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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 studnet 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.
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