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. -- Joshua Kronengold (mneme@(io.com, labcats.org)) |\ _,,,--,,_ ,) --^-- "Did you know, if you increment enough, you /,`.-'`' -, ;-;;' /\\ get an extra digit?" "I knew," weeps Six. |,4- ) )-,_ ) /\ /-\\\ "We knew. But we had forgotten." '---''(_/--' (_/-'