Dragaera

Sword Jokes.

Joshua Kronengold mneme at io.com
Tue May 2 11:20:40 PDT 2006

Jon_Lincicum at stream.com writes:
>How many Dzur does it take to sharpen a sword?
>
>-Three. One to sharpen it, and three to make it worthwhile.

Should be "Four" unless you're trying to imply that Dzur can't
count...which is rather unwise, and -usually- not true.

>How many Athyra does it take to Sharpen a sword?
>
>-Three. One to conjure the sword, a second to enchant the grindstone to 
>spin, and a third to animate the corpse to hold it.

None.  Athyra worth knowing don't need swords.  Yeah, yeah, I know,
Aerich.

>How many Teckla does it take to sharpen a sword?

Trick question.  None; Tekla, with a sword?  Very funny.

>How many Issola does it take to sharpen a sword?

One, but it takes him at least a day to find an appropriate time and
place.

>How many Tiassa does it take to sharpen a sword?

One or three, depending on how often they get distracted by the shiny
metal.

How many Orca does it take to sharpen a sword?  Two.  One to loan you
the whetstone, the other to turn it.

How many Jhereg does it take to sharpen a sword?  Depends on whether
it's the Left hand or the right hand.  The left hand of the Jhereg
doesn't use (or sharpen) swords.  For the right hand, it's three --
one to sharpen the sword, one to pick your pockets, and one to make
you feel good about the process.

How many Dragonlords does it take to sharpen a sword?  One.  Was there
supposed to be a joke there?

How many Hawklords does it take to sharpen a sword?  The square root
of five.  On average, it takes one to sharpen the sword, one to
prepare the grindstone, one to prepare the sword, one to clean the
area afterward, and one to perform this calculation. However, since
Hawlklords are quite capable, each can perform a number of these
tasks, so 5^1/2 is very close to correct.

How many Lyorn does it take to sharpen a sword?  Five. Three to do the
necessary research, one to sharpen the sword, and one to document the
entire process.

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