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The story of King Arthur and the Sword in the Stone is lost on many in this thread.

• xamlhacker 8y ago
  So is the Monty Python reference.
  • jacobmoe 8y ago
    Oh, now we see the violence inherent in the system.
    • anon49124 8y ago
      Help, help, I'm being repressed!
    • theoh 8y ago
      Anonymous downvoting is the violence of HN (and it's probably a lot more antisocial than we admit). Politely pointing out errors is... well, it's something else. Probably at least OK. Sorry I don't have a Monty Python line for this comment.
      • anon49124 8y ago
        Yes, sigh. Cyberdisinhibitionism: accountability and boundaries are reduced, lack of impact seen for committing such repressive acts leads to it. Next on front-page HN: How sheep's bladders may be employed to prevent earthquakes
      • kwhitefoot 8y ago
        > probably a lot more antisocial than we admit). More like definitely. What function does downvoting really perform anyway? And what function is it supposed to perform? I see lots of perfectly reasonable comments going grey with no explanation at all.
  • ljm 8y ago
    Touché :)
• thaumasiotes 8y ago
  The sword in the stone really isn't the right story here; you want Arthur receiving Excalibur from the Lady of the Lake.
  • ryandrake 8y ago
    ...her arm clad in the purest shimmering silmite held aloft Excalibur from the bosom of the water... (Couldn’t resist)
    • gumby 8y ago
      Honestly as I kid I thought that she would be clad in slime -- but I still would eagerly have grabbed the cutlery.
    • qohen 8y ago
      s/silmite/samite Per Wikipedia[0]: Samite was a luxurious and heavy silk fabric worn in the Middle Ages, of a twill-type weave, often including gold or silver thread. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samite https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samite