chuckle. Funny what old rules and regulations hang around. Heard a story once of a Cambridge student who'd been digging around in old Uni documents, and noted a C16th (or something) regulation which allowed him to send out for a pint of beer while sitting an examination. He was successful, but then found he'd been failed for not attending the exam with a sword!
Probably apocyphal, but it gave me a giggle.
