Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site uwvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!mcnc!decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!godot!harvard!seismo!uwvax!unni From: unni@uwvax.UUCP (Shankar Unni) Newsgroups: net.jokes Subject: Re: Some Father Goose tales Message-ID: <88@uwvax.UUCP> Date: Thu, 20-Dec-84 00:17:44 EST Article-I.D.: uwvax.88 Posted: Thu Dec 20 00:17:44 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 23-Dec-84 01:20:29 EST References: <2965@allegra.UUCP> Organization: U of Wisconsin CS Dept Lines: 29 > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > the punch line from another, for which I can't remember enough of the > story to make it worthwhile trying to reconstruct: > > I wouldn't send a knight out on a dog like this. > > ======================================================================== The joke went something like this: There was this kingdom with the usual king and the usual complement of knights. One of the knights was a very short guy, who was nevertheless a fairly capable guy, and so he was kept around anyway, though they had to go to all the trouble of finding him a short pony. One day, the kingdom was attacked, and the knights all set out to war. Which was when our little knight found that his pony couldn't make it. Anyway, all the other knights rode off, while this guy started a pony hunt, which, alas, was futile. In desperation, he asked the king for any large animal, even a dog. The king reluctantly agreed, and they went around hunting for a dog big enough for this guy to ride. Finally, the servants came back with a huge shaggy dog (no pun intended!!!), but the king took one look and shook his head. He said, > > I wouldn't send a knight out on a dog like this. > ----- So now you can rest easy, knowing the body of the joke.