Some story

Here is a true story someone found regarding exams at Cambridge University.
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It seems that during an examination one day a bright young student popped up and asked the proctor to bring him Cakes and Ale.
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The following dialog ensued:
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Proctor: I beg your pardon?
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Student: Sir, I request that you bring me Cakes and Ale.
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Proctor: Sorry, no.
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Student: Sir, I really must insist. I request and require that you bring me Cakes and Ale.
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At this point, the student produced a copy of the four hundred year old Laws of Cambridge
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Written in Latin and still nominally in effect, and pointed to the section which read (rough translation from the Latin):
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``Gentlemen sitting examinations may request and require Cakes and Ale.''
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Pepsi and hamburgers were judged the modern equivalent, and the student sat there, writing his examination and happily slurping away.
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Three weeks later the student was fined five pounds for not wearing a sword to the examination.