> -----Original Message----- > From: dragaera-bounces at dragaera.info > [mailto:dragaera-bounces at dragaera.info] On Behalf Of Scott Schultz > Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 11:32 AM > To: dragaera at dragaera.info > Subject: RE: Sword Jokes. > > > How many Vallista does it take to sharpen a sword? > > One to analyze the sword and determine the precise amount of > sharpness required. One to design the grindstone. One to > revise the design. Two to build the grindstone and improve > upon the revised design. Three to layout the smithy. Six to > organize the laborers and lay the foundation. Twelve to add > the flying buttresses. Twenty-four to debate the merits of > the Extravagant school versus the Functional school. > Forty-Eight to design a compromise in which each school > interferes with the other equally. > Ninety-Six to oversee construction of the forge, moat, guard > towers, market square, shoeing stable, and statue honoring > Hanrihan patron god of smiths. > One-Hundred and Ninety-Two to design and build the roads and > bridges required to transport the building materials to the > job site. Three-Hundred and Eighty-Four to... > > > The Vallista joke is the perfect place to insert the Engineer Joke Steve alludes to: How many Vallista does it take to sharpen a sword? Assume a spherical sword...