During exams at England's Cambridge University, a bright young student asks the proctor to bring him cakes and ale.
"Sorry, no," says the proctor.
"Sir, I really must insist," says the student, taking out a copy of the 400 year old Laws of Cambridge, written in Latin and still nominally in effect. He points to a section which reads (roughly translated): "Gentlemen sitting examinations may request and require cakes and ale."
The proctor gives in, but since cakes and ale aren't readily available, he and the student agree that hamburgers and beer can be substituted, and the student sits there, writing his examination and happily slurping away.
Three weeks later, the same student is fined five pounds for not wearing a sword to the examination.
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