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To: gitmo; Salamander

The power of the monarchy was absolute at the time, and Canute set his chair by the ocean and commanded the tide not to rise.
He got wet of course.


22 posted on 02/23/2014 11:01:24 PM PST by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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To: Darksheare

Heh.


25 posted on 02/23/2014 11:04:09 PM PST by Salamander (Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
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To: Darksheare

And now for the rest of the story.

http://www.scifiwright.com/2008/06/king-canute-and-the-surging-tide/


26 posted on 02/23/2014 11:05:46 PM PST by Salamander (Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
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