January 9, 2008

On this date in 1431, judges' investigations began in the trial of Joan d'Arc (colloquially Joan Avark). They just investigated and kept on investigating, those judges. And when, finally, it was time for a verdict, the tribunal spoke.
"Let's incinerate her!" cried the first judge.
"Let's canonize her!" cried the second.
"Yes," agreed the first judge. "I concur. Let us shoot her out of a cannon!"
"No, not cannonize, canonize."
"What?"
"I mean make her a saint!"
"Make her a SAINT? Why would we do that?"
"Why would we set her on fire? HUH?"
"SHUT UP!"
"NO YOU SHUT UP!"
"Guys! GUYS!" the third judge finally broke in. "I think, if we just work this through rationally, that we can reach some sort of a compromise..."

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