But it’s so simple. All I have to do is divine from what I know of you: are you the sort of man who would put the poison into his own goblet or his enemy’s? Now, a clever man would put the poison into his own goblet, because he would know that only a great fool would reach for what he was given. I am not a great fool, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of you. But you must have known I was not a great fool, you would have counted on it, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of me.
From “The Court Jester”Hawkins: I’ve got it! I’ve got it! The pellet with the poison’s in the vessel with the pestle; the chalice from the palace has the brew that is true! Right?Griselda: Right. But there’s been a change: they broke the chalice from the palace!Hawkins: They broke the chalice from the palace?Griselda: And replaced it with a flagon.Hawkins: A flagon…?Griselda: With the figure of a dragon.Hawkins: Flagon with a dragon.Griselda: Right.Hawkins: But did you put the pellet with the poison in the vessel with the pestle?Griselda: No! The pellet with the poison’s in the flagon with the dragon! The vessel with the pestle has the brew that is true!Hawkins: The pellet with the poison’s in the flagon with the dragon; the vessel with the pestle has the brew that is true.Griselda: Just remember that.
ekw555 almost 9 years ago
But it’s so simple. All I have to do is divine from what I know of you: are you the sort of man who would put the poison into his own goblet or his enemy’s? Now, a clever man would put the poison into his own goblet, because he would know that only a great fool would reach for what he was given. I am not a great fool, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of you. But you must have known I was not a great fool, you would have counted on it, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of me.
ChessPirate almost 9 years ago
From “The Court Jester”Hawkins: I’ve got it! I’ve got it! The pellet with the poison’s in the vessel with the pestle; the chalice from the palace has the brew that is true! Right?Griselda: Right. But there’s been a change: they broke the chalice from the palace!Hawkins: They broke the chalice from the palace?Griselda: And replaced it with a flagon.Hawkins: A flagon…?Griselda: With the figure of a dragon.Hawkins: Flagon with a dragon.Griselda: Right.Hawkins: But did you put the pellet with the poison in the vessel with the pestle?Griselda: No! The pellet with the poison’s in the flagon with the dragon! The vessel with the pestle has the brew that is true!Hawkins: The pellet with the poison’s in the flagon with the dragon; the vessel with the pestle has the brew that is true.Griselda: Just remember that.
banjinshiju almost 9 years ago
Let me guess, the secret ingredient would be two shots of a tasteless laxative.
Spyderred almost 9 years ago
Credit for the quote from The Princess Bride should be properly given to the author even for a paraphrase.