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$ fortune | cowsay _________________________________________ / Some of the most interesting documents \ | from Sweden's middle ages are the old | | county laws (well, we never had | | counties but it's the nearest | | equivalent I can find for "landskap"). | | These laws were written down sometime | | in the 13th century, but date back even | | down into Viking times. The oldest one | | is the Vastgota law which clearly has | | pagan influences, thinly covered with | | some Christian stuff. In this law, we | | find a page about "lekare", which is | | the Old Norse word for a performing | | artist, actor/jester/musician etc. Here | | is an approximate translation, where I | | have written "artist" as equivalent of | | "lekare". | | | | "If an artist is beaten, none shall pay | | fines for it. If an artist | | | | is wounded, one such who goes with | | hurdie-gurdie or travels with | | | | fiddle or drum, then the people shall | | take a wild heifer and bring | | | | it out on the hillside. Then they shall | | shave off all hair from the | | | | heifer's tail, and grease the tail. | | Then the artist shall be given | | | | newly greased shoes. Then he shall take | | hold of the heifer's tail, | | | | and a man shall strike it with a sharp | | whip. If he can hold her, he | | | | shall have the animal. If he cannot | | hold her, he shall endure what | | | \ he received, shame and wounds." / ----------------------------------------- \ ^__^ \ (oo)\_______ (__)\ )\/\ ||----w | || ||
$output = shell_exec("/usr/games/fortune | /usr/games/cowsay"); echo $output;