What would you do?

[Northern Rider]

Young King Arthur was ambushed and imprisoned by the monarch of a neighbouring kingdom. The monarch could have killed him but was moved by Arthur's youth and ideals. So, the monarch offered him his freedom, as long as he could answer a very difficult question. Arthur would have a year to figure out the answer and, if after a year, he still had no answer, he would be put to death.

The question?....What do women really want? Such a question would perplex even the most knowledgeable man, and to young Arthur, it seemed an impossible query. But, since it was better than death, he accepted the monarch's proposition to have an answer by year's end.

He returned to his kingdom and began to poll everyone: the princess, the priests, the wise men and even the court jester. He spoke with everyone, but no one could give him a satisfactory answer.

Many people advised him to consult the old witch, for only she would have the answer.

But the price would be high; as the witch was famous throughout the kingdom for the exorbitant prices she charged.

The last day of the year arrived and Arthur had no choice but to talk to the witch. She agreed to answer the question, but he would have to agree to her price first.

The old witch wanted to marry Sir Lancelot, the most noble of the Knights of the Round Table and Arthur's closest friend!

Young Arthur was horrified. She was hunchbacked and hideous, had only one tooth, smelled like sewage, made obscene noises, etc. He had never encountered such a repugnant creature in all his life.

He refused to force his friend to marry her and endure such a terrible burden; but Lancelot, learning of the proposal, spoke with Arthur.

He said nothing was too big of a sacrifice compared to Arthur's life and the preservation of the Round Table.

Hence, a wedding was proclaimed and the witch answered Arthur's question thus:

What a woman really wants, she answered....is to be in charge of her own life.

Everyone in the kingdom instantly knew that the witch had uttered a great truth and that Arthur's life would be spared.

And so it was, the neighbouring monarch granted Arthur his freedom and Lancelot and the witch had a wonderful wedding.

The honeymoon hour approached and Lancelot, steeling himself for a horrific experience, entered the bedroom. But, what a sight awaited him. The most beautiful woman he had ever seen lay before him on the bed. The astounded Lancelot asked what had happened.

The beauty replied that since he had been so kind to her when she appeared as a witch, she would henceforth, be her horrible deformed self only half the time and the beautiful maiden the other half.

Which would he prefer? Beautiful during the day....or night?

Lancelot pondered the predicament. During the day, a beautiful woman to show off to his friends, but at night, in the privacy of his castle, an old witch? Or, would he prefer having a hideous witch during the day, but by night, a beautiful woman for him to enjoy wondrous intimate moments?

What would YOU do?

What Lancelot chose is below. BUT....make YOUR choice before you scroll down below.


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Noble Lancelot said that he would allow HER to make the choice herself.


Upon hearing this, she announced that she would be beautiful all the time because he had respected her enough to let her be in charge of her own life.

Now....what is the moral to this story?







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The moral is.....

If you don't let a woman be in charge of her own life....


Things are going to get ugly!

[srt8danno]

I can’t blame them actually. I certainly wouldn’t want to be told what to do and when to do it, so I’m sure they don’t either. Great story and a great lesson for clods to learn from.

However, I work in an area that is mostly women each making their own decisions. They can be so mean spirited and nasty at times I can hardly stand it. They gossip, back stab, and treat each other like crap. They never do that to me, but I notice they only do it to each other. Why do they feel it necessary to tear each other down like that? Now men can dish out the BS just as much, but if they’re pissed off at each other you’ll know it, have some words, get over it, and then move on. Not with some women, the grudge can last a lifetime. Any answers Dr. NR?

[Northern Rider]

Originally Posted by srt8danno

I can’t blame them actually. I certainly wouldn’t want to be told what to do and when to do it, so I’m sure they don’t either. Great story and a great lesson for clods to learn from.

However, I work in an area that is mostly women each making their own decisions. They can be so mean spirited and nasty at times I can hardly stand it. They gossip, back stab, and treat each other like crap. They never do that to me, but I notice they only do it to each other. Why do they feel it necessary to tear each other down like that? Now men can dish out the BS just as much, but if they’re pissed off at each other you’ll know it, have some words, get over it, and then move on. Not with some women, the grudge can last a lifetime. Any answers Dr. NR?

Sadly, Danno, I have to agree with your observations (fortunately there are exceptions!).

Most men seem to be able to give another guy a shot up the side of the head and take one back without taking it all that personally. We seem to be able to bury the hatchet and cooperate on the next task.

I guess men and women are wired differently. Perhaps it is an evolutionary thing going back to our ancestors who had to hunt for survival.

Everyone has to cooperate when there are 3 sabre-toothed tigers snapping at your ass!