Medieval Mind Pillows

Eight medieval characters from the Canterbury Tales.

William of Ockham

King Arthur on the lake trying to open letters when the lady of the lake offers a letter opener.

"I'm sure you'll grow into it, darling."

"Shall we start with an icebreaker?"

"Before you chop off my head, don't you think we should see a counsellor?"

'A portcullis is SO yesterday!'

"The sweater you knit him will be thrown out in February."

'I guess it's not much consolation but I thought your impersonation of the King was a riot.'

"He's his own worst enemy."

'The siege is working my lord. They have food and water but no beard oil. I reckon they will surrender in 12 hours or less'

"Early model of baggage claim"

"The knights of the round accent table"

Swiss army knife

Hildegard von Bingen

"It isn't much of a dragon, but then, she wasn't much of a maiden."

"Uh Oh! Jehovah's"

Pet psychic -- yup, she's for real.

'I'm re-enacting a battle with my conscience.'

Ale. Mead. It's been a hard knight's day!

"Yes, I'm sure. The dragon I saw was quite a bit bigger."

"To begin with, I would like to express my sincere thanks and deep appreciation for the opportunity to meet with you. While there are still profound differences between us, I think the very fact of my presence here today is a major breakthrough."

Viking sitting patiently while his wife winds her wool on his helmets horns to sort it out.

Oh, the armor is state of the art

"Say! While I'm off in the Holy Land, why don't you find a little crusade of some kind that interests you?"

Don't tell my wife. Dragon head.

"But I use all of them!"

'Damn, I knew that disabled access would be our undoing.'

"Bob, the whole Cupid thing is a metaphor."

Early attempts at standardising currency.

'Is "I'll huff and I'll puff till I blow your castle down" the best intimidation we can come up with!!'

"It's either this or a country run by lawyers."

The Inn Keeper's Wife and Daughter taking care of the Don after being beaten and bruised.

Man can levitate but can't hold fingers properly.

Tonight's Lecture: Eastern Mystical Approaches to Dream Interpretation. Yin-Yang Jung.