"University Traditions"

Here is a "true story" someone found regarding
exams at Cambridge University. It seems that
during an examination one day a bright young
student popped up and asked the proctor to bring
him Cakes and Ale. The following dialog ensued:

Proctor: I beg your pardon?

Student: Sir, I request that you bring me Cakes
and Ale.

Proctor: Sorry, no.

Student: Sir, I really must insist. I request and
require that you bring me Cakes and Ale.

At this point, the student produced a copy of the four
hundred year old Laws of Cambridge, written in Latin
and still nominally in effect, and pointed to the section
which read (roughly translated):

"Gentlemen sitting examinations may request and
require Cakes and Ale."

Pepsi and hamburgers were judged the modern
equivalent, and the student sat there, writing his
examination and happily slurping away.

Three weeks later, the student was fined five pounds
for not wearing a sword to the examination.

Dave Oesterreich