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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture This kind of story belongs to the "Tumour in the whale" genre of long-standing myths, I think. Dale, Rodney, The Tumour in the Whale (London: Duckworth, 1978) A version I heard while working with Gurkha troops was An enemy (British, communist etc - take your pick from any foe the Gurkhas have confronted) meets a Gurkha and slices at him with a sword/bayonet etc. "Missed" shouts the Gurkha and then swipes with his kukri. "Missed" says the foe. "Nod your head" says the Gurkha and as the man does so his head falls off. John Hall ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html