How many Jhereg does it take to sharpen a sword? -Jhereg don't sharpen *swords*. Jhereg sharpen *daggers*. -or- One to deal with the higher-ups in the Organization, four to start a shereba game, one to recruit Teckla to play shereba, and one to loan funds to Teckla who lose at shereba. The one who runs the loan business will offer to forget about one of the payments the Teckla owes if said Teckla will just sharpen this sword over here.