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Chaos plagues the land. In the West, the King in Orange blusters and bloviates endlessly in barely comprehensible gibberish. Perhaps he is attempting to call forth the Elder Gods? In the East, the Queen of Mayflies glowers menacingly and shakes a vaguely pole-shaped object1 at friend, not foe. The people cry out for deliverance from this turmoil, and one man, the nominal head of an obscure anarcho-syndicalist commune in the countryside believes he has the answer.
The Lady of the Lake, her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite, held aloft Excalibur from the bosom of the water, signifying by divine providence that I, Arthur, was to carry Excalibur. That is why I am your king.
Waterytartocracy is the way forward, says he, the Lady of the Lake told me so. But who, or what, is this Lady?
She, or it, must:
Be able to live or at least spend long periods of time underwater in a lake
Preserve one or more European swords of at least arming sword length in good condition underwater for extended periods of time
Possess one or more arms that can pass off as a human lady, preferably with the appearance of being clad in samite
From underwater, hear the sound of two empty coconut halves being banged together near the shoreline, so as to determine the Chosen One
Bonus points if she/it:
Actually looks like a human woman or mermaid, or at the very least has the silhouette of one while swimming when perceived from the shore
Can talk to humans, so as to participate in farcical aquatic ceremonies that confer supreme executive power
Function normally on shore, also for the purposes of aforementioned ceremonies.
1: Normally one might expect this to be a spear or scepter, but given the state of total confusion nobody knows what it actually is
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Chaos plagues the land. In the West, the King in Orange blusters and bloviates endlessly in barely comprehensible gibberish. Perhaps he is attempting to call forth the Elder Gods? In the East, the Queen of Mayflies glowers menacingly and shakes a vaguely pole-shaped object1 at friend, not foe. The people cry out for deliverance from this turmoil, and one man, the nominal head of an obscure anarcho-syndicalist commune in the countryside believes he has the answer.
The Lady of the Lake, her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite, held aloft Excalibur from the bosom of the water, signifying by divine providence that I, Arthur, was to carry Excalibur. That is why I am your king.
Waterytartocracy is the way forward, says he, the Lady of the Lake told me so. But who, or what, is this Lady?
She, or it, must:
Be able to live or at least spend long periods of time underwater in a lake
Preserve one or more European swords of at least arming sword length in good condition underwater for extended periods of time
Possess one or more arms that can pass off as a human lady, preferably with the appearance of being clad in samite
From underwater, hear the sound of two empty coconut halves being banged together near the shoreline, so as to determine the Chosen One
Bonus points if she/it:
Actually looks like a human woman or mermaid, or at the very least has the silhouette of one while swimming when perceived from the shore
Can talk to humans, so as to participate in farcical aquatic ceremonies that confer supreme executive power
Function normally on shore, also for the purposes of aforementioned ceremonies.
1: Normally one might expect this to be a spear or scepter, but given the state of total confusion nobody knows what it actually is
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I am assuming you are looking for solutions that don't involve magic? Because otherwise it's simple: She's a magical wizardy magic lady! Naturally her magic permits submersion, why, she might even not get wet, despite living at the bottom of the lake! I'll bet she has an armchair and a fireplace down there, all safe within a nice little magic bubble of air.
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But who, or what, is this Lady? She's an anatomically correct strange woman in a pond distributing swords. Women are human by definition. What's the question?
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Chaos plagues the land. In the West, the King in Orange blusters and bloviates endlessly in barely comprehensible gibberish. Perhaps he is attempting to call forth the Elder Gods? In the East, the Queen of Mayflies glowers menacingly and shakes a vaguely pole-shaped object1 at friend, not foe. The people cry out for deliverance from this turmoil, and one man, the nominal head of an obscure anarcho-syndicalist commune in the countryside believes he has the answer.
The Lady of the Lake, her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite, held aloft Excalibur from the bosom of the water, signifying by divine providence that I, Arthur, was to carry Excalibur. That is why I am your king.
Waterytartocracy is the way forward, says he, the Lady of the Lake told me so. But who, or what, is this Lady?
She, or it, must:
Be able to live or at least spend long periods of time underwater in a lake
Preserve one or more European swords of at least arming sword length in good condition underwater for extended periods of time
Possess one or more arms that can pass off as a human lady, preferably with the appearance of being clad in samite
From underwater, hear the sound of two empty coconut halves being banged together near the shoreline, so as to determine the Chosen One
Bonus points if she/it:
Actually looks like a human woman or mermaid, or at the very least has the silhouette of one while swimming when perceived from the shore
Can talk to humans, so as to participate in farcical aquatic ceremonies that confer supreme executive power
Function normally on shore, also for the purposes of aforementioned ceremonies.
1: Normally one might expect this to be a spear or scepter, but given the state of total confusion nobody knows what it actually is
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Chaos plagues the land. In the West, the King in Orange blusters and bloviates endlessly in barely comprehensible gibberish. Perhaps he is attempting to call forth the Elder Gods? In the East, the Queen of Mayflies glowers menacingly and shakes a vaguely pole-shaped object1 at friend, not foe. The people cry out for deliverance from this turmoil, and one man, the nominal head of an obscure anarcho-syndicalist commune in the countryside believes he has the answer.
The Lady of the Lake, her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite, held aloft Excalibur from the bosom of the water, signifying by divine providence that I, Arthur, was to carry Excalibur. That is why I am your king.
Waterytartocracy is the way forward, says he, the Lady of the Lake told me so. But who, or what, is this Lady?
She, or it, must:
Be able to live or at least spend long periods of time underwater in a lake
Preserve one or more European swords of at least arming sword length in good condition underwater for extended periods of time
Possess one or more arms that can pass off as a human lady, preferably with the appearance of being clad in samite
From underwater, hear the sound of two empty coconut halves being banged together near the shoreline, so as to determine the Chosen One
Bonus points if she/it:
Actually looks like a human woman or mermaid, or at the very least has the silhouette of one while swimming when perceived from the shore
Can talk to humans, so as to participate in farcical aquatic ceremonies that confer supreme executive power
Function normally on shore, also for the purposes of aforementioned ceremonies.
1: Normally one might expect this to be a spear or scepter, but given the state of total confusion nobody knows what it actually is
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I am assuming you are looking for solutions that don't involve magic? Because otherwise it's simple: She's a magical wizardy magic lady! Naturally her magic permits submersion, why, she might even not get wet, despite living at the bottom of the lake! I'll bet she has an armchair and a fireplace down there, all safe within a nice little magic bubble of air.
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– MarielS
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But who, or what, is this Lady? She's an anatomically correct strange woman in a pond distributing swords. Women are human by definition. What's the question?
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I am assuming you are looking for solutions that don't involve magic? Because otherwise it's simple: She's a magical wizardy magic lady! Naturally her magic permits submersion, why, she might even not get wet, despite living at the bottom of the lake! I'll bet she has an armchair and a fireplace down there, all safe within a nice little magic bubble of air.
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– MarielS
6 hours ago
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But who, or what, is this Lady? She's an anatomically correct strange woman in a pond distributing swords. Women are human by definition. What's the question?
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– Mazura
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I am assuming you are looking for solutions that don't involve magic? Because otherwise it's simple: She's a magical wizardy magic lady! Naturally her magic permits submersion, why, she might even not get wet, despite living at the bottom of the lake! I'll bet she has an armchair and a fireplace down there, all safe within a nice little magic bubble of air.
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– MarielS
6 hours ago
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I am assuming you are looking for solutions that don't involve magic? Because otherwise it's simple: She's a magical wizardy magic lady! Naturally her magic permits submersion, why, she might even not get wet, despite living at the bottom of the lake! I'll bet she has an armchair and a fireplace down there, all safe within a nice little magic bubble of air.
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– MarielS
6 hours ago
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But who, or what, is this Lady? She's an anatomically correct strange woman in a pond distributing swords. Women are human by definition. What's the question?
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– Mazura
57 mins ago
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But who, or what, is this Lady? She's an anatomically correct strange woman in a pond distributing swords. Women are human by definition. What's the question?
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I suspect she is a woman.
- Be able to live or at least spend long periods of time underwater in a lake
"Long periods" is relative and opinion based. Kimberly Jeffries can hold her breath for six minutes even after having drank a load of coffee. Also notice that women are easily capable of outsmarting men, specially men who do not pay attention to their surroundings. The lady of the lake may dive only when someone approaches, and then she can use a snorkel made of reeds to spend really long periods underwater.
- Preserve one or more European swords of at least arming sword length in good condition underwater for extended periods of time
Doable. I know plenty of women who have swords (I went to a fencing school). Preserving swords underwater would be hard but has been done. The sword of Goujian is approximately 2,500 years old and was found in a river without any tarnish. It is believed to have spent 2,000 years underwater.
- Possess one or more arms that can pass off as a human lady, preferably with the appearance of being clad in samite
A human lady clad in samite will perfectly mimic a human lady clad in samite. Also, women generally have woman-like arms[citation needed].
- From underwater, hear the sound of two empty coconut halves being banged together near the shoreline, so as to determine the Chosen One
As long as she is not deaf, that is a no-brainer. You can experiment yourself if you have access to a pool, a friend and a coconut.
Now let's see if I can collect a bonus.
- Actually looks like a human woman or mermaid, or at the very least has the silhouette of one while swimming when perceived from the shore.
You would be surprised to find that women look like women.
- Can talk to humans, so as to participate in farcical aquatic ceremonies that confer supreme executive power
For the vast majority of people throughout space and time, the first word they learned is "mommy" in whatever their native language is. This is usually taught by a woman, with most of our vocabulary being learned by imitating her. I think this is enough evidence that women can, in fact, not only talk to other fellow humans, but also teach them how to do so.
- Function normally on shore, also for the purposes of aforementioned ceremonies.
I am yet to see a woman fail to function normally on shore. Men, I've seen or read about plenty (Jackass and the Darwin Awards have a large set of examples of our shorely disfunctions), but women? Nope.
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Ladies with lady-like arming swords? Madness. What will they think of next, shepherds that don't look sheepish?
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– nullpointer
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Is Wolfgang really a gang of wolves?
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– Juha Untinen
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Great, now my coworkers are looking at me like I am a weirdo for laughing so loud...
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You'd get a +1 anyway, but on reaching "You can experiment yourself if you have access to a pool, a friend and a coconut." I had to scroll up and vote immediately
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+1 for [citation needed] :D
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Manatee are believed to have given origin to the myth of the sirens: their swollen breasts while breast feeding their younglings, their humanoid appearance, the human sounding sounds they can emit, together with the months long forced heterosexual abstinence experienced by old time sailors, could easily explain the "chanting naked ladies luring sailors to death with their voices".
Well, take a manatee adapted to lake or river life, and have it put out of the water a sword, which happened to be on the lake bed, right when a coconuts holder is passing by.
Some gentle moans of the manatee can sound to the ears of the adventurers like an invitation for a holy mission, of course said in a heavenly language not understandable by commoners.
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+1 for a sensible answer, a manatee of the right hue could be a convincing facsimile of humanity
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– nullpointer
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I think the lack of opposable thumbs might be a problem here - not sure how a manatee would go about "handing" swords to people...
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– Darrel Hoffman
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I've always wondered who thought up that urban legend, considering it's so obviously wrong. A manatee doesn't look even slightly humanoid, even at a distance - the best you can say is that it looks a bit like a hippo. (I've seen some women the size of small hippos, but I still wouldn't mistake them for an actual hippo. Or a manatee.) Their young don't suckle out of the water, so no "swollen breasts" visible unless you're swimming close enough to see it's a manatee. And the honking/grunting noises they make are hardly mistakable for a human voice, even at a distance.
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It could grip it by the husks! Sorry, what were we talking about?
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@Nahshonpaz In which case I'd refer you to the gay clubber saying that the difference between straight and gay is about 4 pints of beer. If I'm far gone enough to think a manatee's attractive, a man is still easier to get hold of.
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She is a normal woman standing in a submerged bin
While she awaits the chosen one she sits on the stool. As soon as she hears the coconuts, she stands on the stool and arranges her samite robe to conceal the edges of the bin. She raises the sword aloft and waits for the future king to appear.
Clearly there are variations. She could remain sitting with the samite already in place and simply raise her arm with the sword at the appropriate moment. She could have peepholes in the samite.
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+1 for adding srating that she is, in fact, a woman of the normal variety.
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– Renan
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She's gotta have some amazing arms though, as she's been holding that sword in the air for 67 years now.
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Did you know some turtles can breathe through their butt?
Here we have a similar thing: a humanoid lady clad in long folds of her own skin, which just so happens to look like samite. Which, after some googling is apparently some kind of embroidered silk.
This species has a peculiar mating ritual: the males migrate over land towards ancestral spawning ponds and upon arriving there will tap together sticks (or similar objects, such as coconut halves) in a rhythmic fashion to entice the female to rise to the surface.
The female in turn presents the male with an object of choice. In a natural environment this is usually some kind of plant, shell, bones or even a dead mallard. In areas where humans are present the mating ritual will often involve either human detritus or even some votive offerings made by pagans in ages past.
Arthur is just quite blind, his servant very polite and the amphibian lady very desperate for a mate.
answered 10 hours ago
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"Did you know some turtles can breathe through their butt?" with a link to the source. Damn, I love WorldBuilding.SE! :D
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The poor man had terrible visibility and was a braggart.
No one was actually there. He came upon the remains of a sacked merchant cargo at twilight. The cargo, including thick samite tapestries, was dropped, clumped and draped over debris and branches near a bog or pond. It just so happened that the lumps looked like a reclining female form with an outstretched arm handling a sword.
Unfortunately, there were dead bodies around the booty. So creepy is as creepy does, and no one looked too closely at the reclining form. Imagine coming up to a place that smells of mud, rot, and offal, with the sounds of scavengers being heard throughout the woods. No one wants to linger there. On top of which, very few people would want to set foot on uncertain terrain when visibility is, at best, enough to see shapes and shadows.
If I was in their shoes, I would take the closest bit of valuable pickings, which any bit of metal would be, at that time. I would then head straight for the closest village for heat, food and safety. And when pressed for how I got such a valuable item (the sword), I would say "someone gave it to me". The details would come later with every mead-induced retelling.
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I suspect she is a woman.
- Be able to live or at least spend long periods of time underwater in a lake
"Long periods" is relative and opinion based. Kimberly Jeffries can hold her breath for six minutes even after having drank a load of coffee. Also notice that women are easily capable of outsmarting men, specially men who do not pay attention to their surroundings. The lady of the lake may dive only when someone approaches, and then she can use a snorkel made of reeds to spend really long periods underwater.
- Preserve one or more European swords of at least arming sword length in good condition underwater for extended periods of time
Doable. I know plenty of women who have swords (I went to a fencing school). Preserving swords underwater would be hard but has been done. The sword of Goujian is approximately 2,500 years old and was found in a river without any tarnish. It is believed to have spent 2,000 years underwater.
- Possess one or more arms that can pass off as a human lady, preferably with the appearance of being clad in samite
A human lady clad in samite will perfectly mimic a human lady clad in samite. Also, women generally have woman-like arms[citation needed].
- From underwater, hear the sound of two empty coconut halves being banged together near the shoreline, so as to determine the Chosen One
As long as she is not deaf, that is a no-brainer. You can experiment yourself if you have access to a pool, a friend and a coconut.
Now let's see if I can collect a bonus.
- Actually looks like a human woman or mermaid, or at the very least has the silhouette of one while swimming when perceived from the shore.
You would be surprised to find that women look like women.
- Can talk to humans, so as to participate in farcical aquatic ceremonies that confer supreme executive power
For the vast majority of people throughout space and time, the first word they learned is "mommy" in whatever their native language is. This is usually taught by a woman, with most of our vocabulary being learned by imitating her. I think this is enough evidence that women can, in fact, not only talk to other fellow humans, but also teach them how to do so.
- Function normally on shore, also for the purposes of aforementioned ceremonies.
I am yet to see a woman fail to function normally on shore. Men, I've seen or read about plenty (Jackass and the Darwin Awards have a large set of examples of our shorely disfunctions), but women? Nope.
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Ladies with lady-like arming swords? Madness. What will they think of next, shepherds that don't look sheepish?
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– nullpointer
14 hours ago
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Is Wolfgang really a gang of wolves?
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– Juha Untinen
14 hours ago
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Great, now my coworkers are looking at me like I am a weirdo for laughing so loud...
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– Secespitus
14 hours ago
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You'd get a +1 anyway, but on reaching "You can experiment yourself if you have access to a pool, a friend and a coconut." I had to scroll up and vote immediately
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I suspect she is a woman.
- Be able to live or at least spend long periods of time underwater in a lake
"Long periods" is relative and opinion based. Kimberly Jeffries can hold her breath for six minutes even after having drank a load of coffee. Also notice that women are easily capable of outsmarting men, specially men who do not pay attention to their surroundings. The lady of the lake may dive only when someone approaches, and then she can use a snorkel made of reeds to spend really long periods underwater.
- Preserve one or more European swords of at least arming sword length in good condition underwater for extended periods of time
Doable. I know plenty of women who have swords (I went to a fencing school). Preserving swords underwater would be hard but has been done. The sword of Goujian is approximately 2,500 years old and was found in a river without any tarnish. It is believed to have spent 2,000 years underwater.
- Possess one or more arms that can pass off as a human lady, preferably with the appearance of being clad in samite
A human lady clad in samite will perfectly mimic a human lady clad in samite. Also, women generally have woman-like arms[citation needed].
- From underwater, hear the sound of two empty coconut halves being banged together near the shoreline, so as to determine the Chosen One
As long as she is not deaf, that is a no-brainer. You can experiment yourself if you have access to a pool, a friend and a coconut.
Now let's see if I can collect a bonus.
- Actually looks like a human woman or mermaid, or at the very least has the silhouette of one while swimming when perceived from the shore.
You would be surprised to find that women look like women.
- Can talk to humans, so as to participate in farcical aquatic ceremonies that confer supreme executive power
For the vast majority of people throughout space and time, the first word they learned is "mommy" in whatever their native language is. This is usually taught by a woman, with most of our vocabulary being learned by imitating her. I think this is enough evidence that women can, in fact, not only talk to other fellow humans, but also teach them how to do so.
- Function normally on shore, also for the purposes of aforementioned ceremonies.
I am yet to see a woman fail to function normally on shore. Men, I've seen or read about plenty (Jackass and the Darwin Awards have a large set of examples of our shorely disfunctions), but women? Nope.
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Ladies with lady-like arming swords? Madness. What will they think of next, shepherds that don't look sheepish?
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– nullpointer
14 hours ago
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Is Wolfgang really a gang of wolves?
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– Juha Untinen
14 hours ago
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Great, now my coworkers are looking at me like I am a weirdo for laughing so loud...
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– Secespitus
14 hours ago
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You'd get a +1 anyway, but on reaching "You can experiment yourself if you have access to a pool, a friend and a coconut." I had to scroll up and vote immediately
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– Chris H
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+1 for [citation needed] :D
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I suspect she is a woman.
- Be able to live or at least spend long periods of time underwater in a lake
"Long periods" is relative and opinion based. Kimberly Jeffries can hold her breath for six minutes even after having drank a load of coffee. Also notice that women are easily capable of outsmarting men, specially men who do not pay attention to their surroundings. The lady of the lake may dive only when someone approaches, and then she can use a snorkel made of reeds to spend really long periods underwater.
- Preserve one or more European swords of at least arming sword length in good condition underwater for extended periods of time
Doable. I know plenty of women who have swords (I went to a fencing school). Preserving swords underwater would be hard but has been done. The sword of Goujian is approximately 2,500 years old and was found in a river without any tarnish. It is believed to have spent 2,000 years underwater.
- Possess one or more arms that can pass off as a human lady, preferably with the appearance of being clad in samite
A human lady clad in samite will perfectly mimic a human lady clad in samite. Also, women generally have woman-like arms[citation needed].
- From underwater, hear the sound of two empty coconut halves being banged together near the shoreline, so as to determine the Chosen One
As long as she is not deaf, that is a no-brainer. You can experiment yourself if you have access to a pool, a friend and a coconut.
Now let's see if I can collect a bonus.
- Actually looks like a human woman or mermaid, or at the very least has the silhouette of one while swimming when perceived from the shore.
You would be surprised to find that women look like women.
- Can talk to humans, so as to participate in farcical aquatic ceremonies that confer supreme executive power
For the vast majority of people throughout space and time, the first word they learned is "mommy" in whatever their native language is. This is usually taught by a woman, with most of our vocabulary being learned by imitating her. I think this is enough evidence that women can, in fact, not only talk to other fellow humans, but also teach them how to do so.
- Function normally on shore, also for the purposes of aforementioned ceremonies.
I am yet to see a woman fail to function normally on shore. Men, I've seen or read about plenty (Jackass and the Darwin Awards have a large set of examples of our shorely disfunctions), but women? Nope.
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answered 15 hours ago
RenanRenan
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I suspect she is a woman.
- Be able to live or at least spend long periods of time underwater in a lake
"Long periods" is relative and opinion based. Kimberly Jeffries can hold her breath for six minutes even after having drank a load of coffee. Also notice that women are easily capable of outsmarting men, specially men who do not pay attention to their surroundings. The lady of the lake may dive only when someone approaches, and then she can use a snorkel made of reeds to spend really long periods underwater.
- Preserve one or more European swords of at least arming sword length in good condition underwater for extended periods of time
Doable. I know plenty of women who have swords (I went to a fencing school). Preserving swords underwater would be hard but has been done. The sword of Goujian is approximately 2,500 years old and was found in a river without any tarnish. It is believed to have spent 2,000 years underwater.
- Possess one or more arms that can pass off as a human lady, preferably with the appearance of being clad in samite
A human lady clad in samite will perfectly mimic a human lady clad in samite. Also, women generally have woman-like arms[citation needed].
- From underwater, hear the sound of two empty coconut halves being banged together near the shoreline, so as to determine the Chosen One
As long as she is not deaf, that is a no-brainer. You can experiment yourself if you have access to a pool, a friend and a coconut.
Now let's see if I can collect a bonus.
- Actually looks like a human woman or mermaid, or at the very least has the silhouette of one while swimming when perceived from the shore.
You would be surprised to find that women look like women.
- Can talk to humans, so as to participate in farcical aquatic ceremonies that confer supreme executive power
For the vast majority of people throughout space and time, the first word they learned is "mommy" in whatever their native language is. This is usually taught by a woman, with most of our vocabulary being learned by imitating her. I think this is enough evidence that women can, in fact, not only talk to other fellow humans, but also teach them how to do so.
- Function normally on shore, also for the purposes of aforementioned ceremonies.
I am yet to see a woman fail to function normally on shore. Men, I've seen or read about plenty (Jackass and the Darwin Awards have a large set of examples of our shorely disfunctions), but women? Nope.
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Ladies with lady-like arming swords? Madness. What will they think of next, shepherds that don't look sheepish?
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– nullpointer
14 hours ago
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Is Wolfgang really a gang of wolves?
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– Juha Untinen
14 hours ago
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Great, now my coworkers are looking at me like I am a weirdo for laughing so loud...
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– Secespitus
14 hours ago
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You'd get a +1 anyway, but on reaching "You can experiment yourself if you have access to a pool, a friend and a coconut." I had to scroll up and vote immediately
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– Chris H
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+1 for [citation needed] :D
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Ladies with lady-like arming swords? Madness. What will they think of next, shepherds that don't look sheepish?
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– nullpointer
14 hours ago
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Is Wolfgang really a gang of wolves?
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– Juha Untinen
14 hours ago
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Great, now my coworkers are looking at me like I am a weirdo for laughing so loud...
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– Secespitus
14 hours ago
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You'd get a +1 anyway, but on reaching "You can experiment yourself if you have access to a pool, a friend and a coconut." I had to scroll up and vote immediately
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– Chris H
12 hours ago
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+1 for [citation needed] :D
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– orithena
11 hours ago
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Ladies with lady-like arming swords? Madness. What will they think of next, shepherds that don't look sheepish?
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– nullpointer
14 hours ago
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Ladies with lady-like arming swords? Madness. What will they think of next, shepherds that don't look sheepish?
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– nullpointer
14 hours ago
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Is Wolfgang really a gang of wolves?
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– Juha Untinen
14 hours ago
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Is Wolfgang really a gang of wolves?
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– Juha Untinen
14 hours ago
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Great, now my coworkers are looking at me like I am a weirdo for laughing so loud...
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– Secespitus
14 hours ago
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Great, now my coworkers are looking at me like I am a weirdo for laughing so loud...
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– Secespitus
14 hours ago
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You'd get a +1 anyway, but on reaching "You can experiment yourself if you have access to a pool, a friend and a coconut." I had to scroll up and vote immediately
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– Chris H
12 hours ago
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You'd get a +1 anyway, but on reaching "You can experiment yourself if you have access to a pool, a friend and a coconut." I had to scroll up and vote immediately
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– Chris H
12 hours ago
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+1 for [citation needed] :D
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– orithena
11 hours ago
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+1 for [citation needed] :D
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Manatee are believed to have given origin to the myth of the sirens: their swollen breasts while breast feeding their younglings, their humanoid appearance, the human sounding sounds they can emit, together with the months long forced heterosexual abstinence experienced by old time sailors, could easily explain the "chanting naked ladies luring sailors to death with their voices".
Well, take a manatee adapted to lake or river life, and have it put out of the water a sword, which happened to be on the lake bed, right when a coconuts holder is passing by.
Some gentle moans of the manatee can sound to the ears of the adventurers like an invitation for a holy mission, of course said in a heavenly language not understandable by commoners.
answered 16 hours ago
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+1 for a sensible answer, a manatee of the right hue could be a convincing facsimile of humanity
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– nullpointer
14 hours ago
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I think the lack of opposable thumbs might be a problem here - not sure how a manatee would go about "handing" swords to people...
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– Darrel Hoffman
13 hours ago
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I've always wondered who thought up that urban legend, considering it's so obviously wrong. A manatee doesn't look even slightly humanoid, even at a distance - the best you can say is that it looks a bit like a hippo. (I've seen some women the size of small hippos, but I still wouldn't mistake them for an actual hippo. Or a manatee.) Their young don't suckle out of the water, so no "swollen breasts" visible unless you're swimming close enough to see it's a manatee. And the honking/grunting noises they make are hardly mistakable for a human voice, even at a distance.
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– Graham
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It could grip it by the husks! Sorry, what were we talking about?
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– John Doe
10 hours ago
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@Nahshonpaz In which case I'd refer you to the gay clubber saying that the difference between straight and gay is about 4 pints of beer. If I'm far gone enough to think a manatee's attractive, a man is still easier to get hold of.
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Manatee are believed to have given origin to the myth of the sirens: their swollen breasts while breast feeding their younglings, their humanoid appearance, the human sounding sounds they can emit, together with the months long forced heterosexual abstinence experienced by old time sailors, could easily explain the "chanting naked ladies luring sailors to death with their voices".
Well, take a manatee adapted to lake or river life, and have it put out of the water a sword, which happened to be on the lake bed, right when a coconuts holder is passing by.
Some gentle moans of the manatee can sound to the ears of the adventurers like an invitation for a holy mission, of course said in a heavenly language not understandable by commoners.
answered 16 hours ago
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+1 for a sensible answer, a manatee of the right hue could be a convincing facsimile of humanity
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– nullpointer
14 hours ago
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I think the lack of opposable thumbs might be a problem here - not sure how a manatee would go about "handing" swords to people...
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– Darrel Hoffman
13 hours ago
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I've always wondered who thought up that urban legend, considering it's so obviously wrong. A manatee doesn't look even slightly humanoid, even at a distance - the best you can say is that it looks a bit like a hippo. (I've seen some women the size of small hippos, but I still wouldn't mistake them for an actual hippo. Or a manatee.) Their young don't suckle out of the water, so no "swollen breasts" visible unless you're swimming close enough to see it's a manatee. And the honking/grunting noises they make are hardly mistakable for a human voice, even at a distance.
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– Graham
12 hours ago
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It could grip it by the husks! Sorry, what were we talking about?
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– John Doe
10 hours ago
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@Nahshonpaz In which case I'd refer you to the gay clubber saying that the difference between straight and gay is about 4 pints of beer. If I'm far gone enough to think a manatee's attractive, a man is still easier to get hold of.
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– Graham
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Manatee are believed to have given origin to the myth of the sirens: their swollen breasts while breast feeding their younglings, their humanoid appearance, the human sounding sounds they can emit, together with the months long forced heterosexual abstinence experienced by old time sailors, could easily explain the "chanting naked ladies luring sailors to death with their voices".
Well, take a manatee adapted to lake or river life, and have it put out of the water a sword, which happened to be on the lake bed, right when a coconuts holder is passing by.
Some gentle moans of the manatee can sound to the ears of the adventurers like an invitation for a holy mission, of course said in a heavenly language not understandable by commoners.
answered 16 hours ago
L.Dutch♦L.Dutch
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Manatee are believed to have given origin to the myth of the sirens: their swollen breasts while breast feeding their younglings, their humanoid appearance, the human sounding sounds they can emit, together with the months long forced heterosexual abstinence experienced by old time sailors, could easily explain the "chanting naked ladies luring sailors to death with their voices".
Well, take a manatee adapted to lake or river life, and have it put out of the water a sword, which happened to be on the lake bed, right when a coconuts holder is passing by.
Some gentle moans of the manatee can sound to the ears of the adventurers like an invitation for a holy mission, of course said in a heavenly language not understandable by commoners.
answered 16 hours ago
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+1 for a sensible answer, a manatee of the right hue could be a convincing facsimile of humanity
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– nullpointer
14 hours ago
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I think the lack of opposable thumbs might be a problem here - not sure how a manatee would go about "handing" swords to people...
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– Darrel Hoffman
13 hours ago
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I've always wondered who thought up that urban legend, considering it's so obviously wrong. A manatee doesn't look even slightly humanoid, even at a distance - the best you can say is that it looks a bit like a hippo. (I've seen some women the size of small hippos, but I still wouldn't mistake them for an actual hippo. Or a manatee.) Their young don't suckle out of the water, so no "swollen breasts" visible unless you're swimming close enough to see it's a manatee. And the honking/grunting noises they make are hardly mistakable for a human voice, even at a distance.
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– Graham
12 hours ago
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It could grip it by the husks! Sorry, what were we talking about?
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– John Doe
10 hours ago
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@Nahshonpaz In which case I'd refer you to the gay clubber saying that the difference between straight and gay is about 4 pints of beer. If I'm far gone enough to think a manatee's attractive, a man is still easier to get hold of.
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– Graham
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+1 for a sensible answer, a manatee of the right hue could be a convincing facsimile of humanity
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– nullpointer
14 hours ago
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I think the lack of opposable thumbs might be a problem here - not sure how a manatee would go about "handing" swords to people...
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– Darrel Hoffman
13 hours ago
10
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I've always wondered who thought up that urban legend, considering it's so obviously wrong. A manatee doesn't look even slightly humanoid, even at a distance - the best you can say is that it looks a bit like a hippo. (I've seen some women the size of small hippos, but I still wouldn't mistake them for an actual hippo. Or a manatee.) Their young don't suckle out of the water, so no "swollen breasts" visible unless you're swimming close enough to see it's a manatee. And the honking/grunting noises they make are hardly mistakable for a human voice, even at a distance.
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– Graham
12 hours ago
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It could grip it by the husks! Sorry, what were we talking about?
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– John Doe
10 hours ago
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@Nahshonpaz In which case I'd refer you to the gay clubber saying that the difference between straight and gay is about 4 pints of beer. If I'm far gone enough to think a manatee's attractive, a man is still easier to get hold of.
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– Graham
9 hours ago
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+1 for a sensible answer, a manatee of the right hue could be a convincing facsimile of humanity
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– nullpointer
14 hours ago
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+1 for a sensible answer, a manatee of the right hue could be a convincing facsimile of humanity
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– nullpointer
14 hours ago
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I think the lack of opposable thumbs might be a problem here - not sure how a manatee would go about "handing" swords to people...
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– Darrel Hoffman
13 hours ago
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I think the lack of opposable thumbs might be a problem here - not sure how a manatee would go about "handing" swords to people...
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– Darrel Hoffman
13 hours ago
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I've always wondered who thought up that urban legend, considering it's so obviously wrong. A manatee doesn't look even slightly humanoid, even at a distance - the best you can say is that it looks a bit like a hippo. (I've seen some women the size of small hippos, but I still wouldn't mistake them for an actual hippo. Or a manatee.) Their young don't suckle out of the water, so no "swollen breasts" visible unless you're swimming close enough to see it's a manatee. And the honking/grunting noises they make are hardly mistakable for a human voice, even at a distance.
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– Graham
12 hours ago
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I've always wondered who thought up that urban legend, considering it's so obviously wrong. A manatee doesn't look even slightly humanoid, even at a distance - the best you can say is that it looks a bit like a hippo. (I've seen some women the size of small hippos, but I still wouldn't mistake them for an actual hippo. Or a manatee.) Their young don't suckle out of the water, so no "swollen breasts" visible unless you're swimming close enough to see it's a manatee. And the honking/grunting noises they make are hardly mistakable for a human voice, even at a distance.
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– Graham
12 hours ago
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It could grip it by the husks! Sorry, what were we talking about?
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– John Doe
10 hours ago
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It could grip it by the husks! Sorry, what were we talking about?
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– John Doe
10 hours ago
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@Nahshonpaz In which case I'd refer you to the gay clubber saying that the difference between straight and gay is about 4 pints of beer. If I'm far gone enough to think a manatee's attractive, a man is still easier to get hold of.
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– Graham
9 hours ago
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@Nahshonpaz In which case I'd refer you to the gay clubber saying that the difference between straight and gay is about 4 pints of beer. If I'm far gone enough to think a manatee's attractive, a man is still easier to get hold of.
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– Graham
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She is a normal woman standing in a submerged bin
While she awaits the chosen one she sits on the stool. As soon as she hears the coconuts, she stands on the stool and arranges her samite robe to conceal the edges of the bin. She raises the sword aloft and waits for the future king to appear.
Clearly there are variations. She could remain sitting with the samite already in place and simply raise her arm with the sword at the appropriate moment. She could have peepholes in the samite.
answered 7 hours ago
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+1 for the amazing artwork
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– GOATNine
6 hours ago
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+1 for adding srating that she is, in fact, a woman of the normal variety.
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– Renan
5 hours ago
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She's gotta have some amazing arms though, as she's been holding that sword in the air for 67 years now.
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– T.E.D.
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She is a normal woman standing in a submerged bin
While she awaits the chosen one she sits on the stool. As soon as she hears the coconuts, she stands on the stool and arranges her samite robe to conceal the edges of the bin. She raises the sword aloft and waits for the future king to appear.
Clearly there are variations. She could remain sitting with the samite already in place and simply raise her arm with the sword at the appropriate moment. She could have peepholes in the samite.
answered 7 hours ago
chasly from UKchasly from UK
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+1 for the amazing artwork
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– GOATNine
6 hours ago
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+1 for adding srating that she is, in fact, a woman of the normal variety.
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– Renan
5 hours ago
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She's gotta have some amazing arms though, as she's been holding that sword in the air for 67 years now.
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– T.E.D.
26 mins ago
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She is a normal woman standing in a submerged bin
While she awaits the chosen one she sits on the stool. As soon as she hears the coconuts, she stands on the stool and arranges her samite robe to conceal the edges of the bin. She raises the sword aloft and waits for the future king to appear.
Clearly there are variations. She could remain sitting with the samite already in place and simply raise her arm with the sword at the appropriate moment. She could have peepholes in the samite.
answered 7 hours ago
chasly from UKchasly from UK
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She is a normal woman standing in a submerged bin
While she awaits the chosen one she sits on the stool. As soon as she hears the coconuts, she stands on the stool and arranges her samite robe to conceal the edges of the bin. She raises the sword aloft and waits for the future king to appear.
Clearly there are variations. She could remain sitting with the samite already in place and simply raise her arm with the sword at the appropriate moment. She could have peepholes in the samite.
answered 7 hours ago
chasly from UKchasly from UK
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answered 7 hours ago
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answered 7 hours ago
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answered 7 hours ago
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+1 for the amazing artwork
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– GOATNine
6 hours ago
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+1 for adding srating that she is, in fact, a woman of the normal variety.
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– Renan
5 hours ago
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She's gotta have some amazing arms though, as she's been holding that sword in the air for 67 years now.
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– T.E.D.
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+1 for the amazing artwork
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– GOATNine
6 hours ago
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+1 for adding srating that she is, in fact, a woman of the normal variety.
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– Renan
5 hours ago
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She's gotta have some amazing arms though, as she's been holding that sword in the air for 67 years now.
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– T.E.D.
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+1 for the amazing artwork
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– GOATNine
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+1 for the amazing artwork
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– GOATNine
6 hours ago
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+1 for adding srating that she is, in fact, a woman of the normal variety.
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– Renan
5 hours ago
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+1 for adding srating that she is, in fact, a woman of the normal variety.
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– Renan
5 hours ago
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She's gotta have some amazing arms though, as she's been holding that sword in the air for 67 years now.
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– T.E.D.
26 mins ago
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She's gotta have some amazing arms though, as she's been holding that sword in the air for 67 years now.
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Did you know some turtles can breathe through their butt?
Here we have a similar thing: a humanoid lady clad in long folds of her own skin, which just so happens to look like samite. Which, after some googling is apparently some kind of embroidered silk.
This species has a peculiar mating ritual: the males migrate over land towards ancestral spawning ponds and upon arriving there will tap together sticks (or similar objects, such as coconut halves) in a rhythmic fashion to entice the female to rise to the surface.
The female in turn presents the male with an object of choice. In a natural environment this is usually some kind of plant, shell, bones or even a dead mallard. In areas where humans are present the mating ritual will often involve either human detritus or even some votive offerings made by pagans in ages past.
Arthur is just quite blind, his servant very polite and the amphibian lady very desperate for a mate.
answered 10 hours ago
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"Did you know some turtles can breathe through their butt?" with a link to the source. Damn, I love WorldBuilding.SE! :D
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Did you know some turtles can breathe through their butt?
Here we have a similar thing: a humanoid lady clad in long folds of her own skin, which just so happens to look like samite. Which, after some googling is apparently some kind of embroidered silk.
This species has a peculiar mating ritual: the males migrate over land towards ancestral spawning ponds and upon arriving there will tap together sticks (or similar objects, such as coconut halves) in a rhythmic fashion to entice the female to rise to the surface.
The female in turn presents the male with an object of choice. In a natural environment this is usually some kind of plant, shell, bones or even a dead mallard. In areas where humans are present the mating ritual will often involve either human detritus or even some votive offerings made by pagans in ages past.
Arthur is just quite blind, his servant very polite and the amphibian lady very desperate for a mate.
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Did you know some turtles can breathe through their butt?
Here we have a similar thing: a humanoid lady clad in long folds of her own skin, which just so happens to look like samite. Which, after some googling is apparently some kind of embroidered silk.
This species has a peculiar mating ritual: the males migrate over land towards ancestral spawning ponds and upon arriving there will tap together sticks (or similar objects, such as coconut halves) in a rhythmic fashion to entice the female to rise to the surface.
The female in turn presents the male with an object of choice. In a natural environment this is usually some kind of plant, shell, bones or even a dead mallard. In areas where humans are present the mating ritual will often involve either human detritus or even some votive offerings made by pagans in ages past.
Arthur is just quite blind, his servant very polite and the amphibian lady very desperate for a mate.
answered 10 hours ago
BorghBorgh
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Did you know some turtles can breathe through their butt?
Here we have a similar thing: a humanoid lady clad in long folds of her own skin, which just so happens to look like samite. Which, after some googling is apparently some kind of embroidered silk.
This species has a peculiar mating ritual: the males migrate over land towards ancestral spawning ponds and upon arriving there will tap together sticks (or similar objects, such as coconut halves) in a rhythmic fashion to entice the female to rise to the surface.
The female in turn presents the male with an object of choice. In a natural environment this is usually some kind of plant, shell, bones or even a dead mallard. In areas where humans are present the mating ritual will often involve either human detritus or even some votive offerings made by pagans in ages past.
Arthur is just quite blind, his servant very polite and the amphibian lady very desperate for a mate.
answered 10 hours ago
BorghBorgh
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answered 10 hours ago
BorghBorgh
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answered 10 hours ago
BorghBorgh
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answered 10 hours ago
BorghBorgh
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– Secespitus
5 hours ago
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– Secespitus
5 hours ago
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"Did you know some turtles can breathe through their butt?" with a link to the source. Damn, I love WorldBuilding.SE! :D
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– Secespitus
5 hours ago
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The poor man had terrible visibility and was a braggart.
No one was actually there. He came upon the remains of a sacked merchant cargo at twilight. The cargo, including thick samite tapestries, was dropped, clumped and draped over debris and branches near a bog or pond. It just so happened that the lumps looked like a reclining female form with an outstretched arm handling a sword.
Unfortunately, there were dead bodies around the booty. So creepy is as creepy does, and no one looked too closely at the reclining form. Imagine coming up to a place that smells of mud, rot, and offal, with the sounds of scavengers being heard throughout the woods. No one wants to linger there. On top of which, very few people would want to set foot on uncertain terrain when visibility is, at best, enough to see shapes and shadows.
If I was in their shoes, I would take the closest bit of valuable pickings, which any bit of metal would be, at that time. I would then head straight for the closest village for heat, food and safety. And when pressed for how I got such a valuable item (the sword), I would say "someone gave it to me". The details would come later with every mead-induced retelling.
answered 9 hours ago
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The poor man had terrible visibility and was a braggart.
No one was actually there. He came upon the remains of a sacked merchant cargo at twilight. The cargo, including thick samite tapestries, was dropped, clumped and draped over debris and branches near a bog or pond. It just so happened that the lumps looked like a reclining female form with an outstretched arm handling a sword.
Unfortunately, there were dead bodies around the booty. So creepy is as creepy does, and no one looked too closely at the reclining form. Imagine coming up to a place that smells of mud, rot, and offal, with the sounds of scavengers being heard throughout the woods. No one wants to linger there. On top of which, very few people would want to set foot on uncertain terrain when visibility is, at best, enough to see shapes and shadows.
If I was in their shoes, I would take the closest bit of valuable pickings, which any bit of metal would be, at that time. I would then head straight for the closest village for heat, food and safety. And when pressed for how I got such a valuable item (the sword), I would say "someone gave it to me". The details would come later with every mead-induced retelling.
answered 9 hours ago
BuggyMelonBuggyMelon
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The poor man had terrible visibility and was a braggart.
No one was actually there. He came upon the remains of a sacked merchant cargo at twilight. The cargo, including thick samite tapestries, was dropped, clumped and draped over debris and branches near a bog or pond. It just so happened that the lumps looked like a reclining female form with an outstretched arm handling a sword.
Unfortunately, there were dead bodies around the booty. So creepy is as creepy does, and no one looked too closely at the reclining form. Imagine coming up to a place that smells of mud, rot, and offal, with the sounds of scavengers being heard throughout the woods. No one wants to linger there. On top of which, very few people would want to set foot on uncertain terrain when visibility is, at best, enough to see shapes and shadows.
If I was in their shoes, I would take the closest bit of valuable pickings, which any bit of metal would be, at that time. I would then head straight for the closest village for heat, food and safety. And when pressed for how I got such a valuable item (the sword), I would say "someone gave it to me". The details would come later with every mead-induced retelling.
answered 9 hours ago
BuggyMelonBuggyMelon
511
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The poor man had terrible visibility and was a braggart.
No one was actually there. He came upon the remains of a sacked merchant cargo at twilight. The cargo, including thick samite tapestries, was dropped, clumped and draped over debris and branches near a bog or pond. It just so happened that the lumps looked like a reclining female form with an outstretched arm handling a sword.
Unfortunately, there were dead bodies around the booty. So creepy is as creepy does, and no one looked too closely at the reclining form. Imagine coming up to a place that smells of mud, rot, and offal, with the sounds of scavengers being heard throughout the woods. No one wants to linger there. On top of which, very few people would want to set foot on uncertain terrain when visibility is, at best, enough to see shapes and shadows.
If I was in their shoes, I would take the closest bit of valuable pickings, which any bit of metal would be, at that time. I would then head straight for the closest village for heat, food and safety. And when pressed for how I got such a valuable item (the sword), I would say "someone gave it to me". The details would come later with every mead-induced retelling.
answered 9 hours ago
BuggyMelonBuggyMelon
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answered 9 hours ago
BuggyMelonBuggyMelon
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answered 9 hours ago
BuggyMelonBuggyMelon
511
answered 9 hours ago
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– L.Dutch♦
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I am assuming you are looking for solutions that don't involve magic? Because otherwise it's simple: She's a magical wizardy magic lady! Naturally her magic permits submersion, why, she might even not get wet, despite living at the bottom of the lake! I'll bet she has an armchair and a fireplace down there, all safe within a nice little magic bubble of air.
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But who, or what, is this Lady? She's an anatomically correct strange woman in a pond distributing swords. Women are human by definition. What's the question?
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– Mazura
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