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OK, here is an old one that I have posted on here long ago.  I still enjoy it.

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Young King Arthur was ambushed and imprisoned by the

monarch of a neighboring kingdom. The monarch could

have killed him but was moved by Arthur's youth and

ideals. So, the monarch offered him his freedom, as

long as he could answer a very difficult question.

Arthur would have a year to figure out the answer

and, if after a year, he still had no answer, he

would be put to death.


The question?...What do women really want? Such a

question would perplex even the most knowledgeable

man, and to young Arthur, it seemed an impossible

query. But, since it was better than death, he

accepted the monarch's proposition to have an answer

by year's end.


He returned to his kingdom and began to poll

everyone: the princess, the priests, the wise men

and even the court jester. He spoke with everyone,

but no one could give him a satisfactory answer.


Many people advised him to consult the old witch,

for only she would have the answer.


But the price would be high; as the witch was famous

throughout the kingdom for the exorbitant prices she

charged.


The last day of the year arrived and Arthur had no

choice but to talk to the witch. She agreed to

answer the question, but he would have to agree to

her price first.


The old witch wanted to marry Sir Lancelot, the most

noble of the Knights of the Round Table and Arthur's

closest friend!


Young Arthur was horrified. She was hunchbacked and

hideous, had only one tooth, smelled like sewage,

made obscene noises, etc. He had never encountered

such a repugnant creature in all his life.


He refused to force his friend to marry her and

endure such a terrible burden; but Lancelot,

learning of the proposal, spoke with Arthur.


He said nothing was too big of a sacrifice compared

to Arthur's life and the preservation of the Round

Table.


Hence, a wedding was proclaimed and the witch

answered Arthur's question thus:


What a woman really wants, she answered....is to be

in charge of her own life.


Everyone in the kingdom instantly knew that the

witch had uttered a great truth and that Arthur's

life would be spared.


And so it was, the neighboring monarch granted

Arthur his freedom and Lancelot and the witch had a

wonderful wedding.


The honeymoon hour approached and Lancelot, steeling

himself for a horrific experience, entered the

bedroom. But, what a sight awaited him. The most

beautiful woman he had ever seen lay before him on

the bed. The astounded Lancelot asked what had

happened


The beauty replied that since he had been so kind to

her when she appeared as a witch, she would

henceforth, be her horrible deformed self only half

the time and the beautiful maiden the other half.


Which would he prefer? Beautiful during the

day....or night?


Lancelot pondered the predicament. During the day, a

beautiful woman to show off to his friends, but at

night, in the privacy of his castle, an old witch?

Or, would he prefer having a hideous witch during

the day, but by night, a beautiful woman for him to

enjoy wondrous intimate moments?



Noble Lancelot said that he would allow HER to make

the choice herself.


Upon hearing this, she announced that she would be

beautiful all the time because he had respected her

enough to let her be in charge of her own life.


The moral of this story…………………


If you don't let a woman have her own way....

Things are going to get ugly!


What city in Missouri has a big arch?
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