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20 Edition 207 October 21, 2016 The Positive Community News, Events & City Advertisements Buzz Cynthiana, Paris & Georgetown, KY Magazine 2 19 The Witch and King Arthur Young King Arthur was ambushed & imprisoned by the monarch of a The City Buzz Magazine 2016 (Leap Year) Edition Dates: neighboring kingdom. The monarch could have killed him but was moved by Jan 1 & 15 & 29 / Feb 12 & 26 / Mar 11 & 25 / April 8 & 22 Arthur's youth & ideals. So, the monarch offered him his freedom, as long as he May 6 & 20 / June 3 & 17 / July 1 & 15 & 29 / Aug 12 & 26 could answer a very difficult question. Arthur would have a year to figure out the answer and, if after a year, he still had no answer, he would be put to death. Sept 9 & 23 / Oct 7 & 21 / Nov 4 & 18 / Dec 2 & 16 & 30 The question? What do women really want? Such a question would perplex even the most knowledgeable man, & to young Arthur, it ' ASK YOUR OWN LAWYER ' Notice; This column is not to be considered as any legal advice, always ask your own lawyer when you need legal advice. seemed an impossible query. But, since it was better than death, he accepted the monarch's The stories depicted in this column are commonsensical in approach and are intended for purely entertainment purposes. proposition to have an answer by year's end. He returned to his kingdom & began to poll everyone: the princess, the priests, the wise men & even the court jester. He spoke with Question: I went into business with three friends and we opened a pawn and jewelry everyone, but no one could give him a satisfactory answer. Many people advised him to shop. Because of the stale economy since 2008, this was a great choice. We have done consult the old witch, for only she would have the answer. But the price would be high; very well and invested most of our profits back into the business. We set specific rules in as the witch was famous throughout the kingdom for the exorbitant prices she exacted. our organizational papers (Partnership Agreement) to guide us from the beginning, but The last day of the year arrived & Arthur had no choice but to talk to the witch. She we have no buyout clause but to reimburse for startup cost. We never anticipated that we agreed to answer the question, but he would have to agree to her price first. The old witch would need anything else in this venture. One of the partners went against our biggest wanted to marry Sir Lancelot, the most noble of the Knights of the Round Table & rule (not taking jewelry or pawn items at cost) and was caught. Since then we can no Arthur's closest friend! Young Arthur was horrified. She was hunchbacked & hideous, had longer work with her and she has agreed to leave the partnership. She later called and only one tooth, smelled like sewage, made obscene noises, etc. He had never encountered asked for her portion of the money that we invested back into the business in addition to such a repugnant creature in all his life. He refused to force his friend to marry her & her startup money. Is she entitled to any of that money? She is the one that went against endure such a terrible burden; but Lancelot, learning of the proposal, spoke with Arthur. the rules. He said nothing was too big of a sacrifice compared to Arthur's life & the preservation of the Round Table. Hence, a wedding was proclaimed & the witch answered Arthur's Answer: My immediate answer is yes, she is entitled to receive her percentage share of question thus: “What a woman really wants,” she answered, “is to be in charge of her own the total business (that would include startup investment). All four of you must agree to life.” a reasonable value (in writing) of the total business and divide it according to the Everyone in the kingdom instantly knew that the witch had uttered a great truth & that percentage of ownership. If you can‟t agree on a value, have a non-biased professional Arthur's life would be spared. And so it was, the neighboring monarch granted Arthur his come in and value the business for you. That will not be very expensive and would be freedom & Lancelot & the witch had a wonderful wedding. the fairest way to do it. Consulting an appraiser and a business attorney will help you to The honeymoon hour approached & Lancelot, steeling himself for a horrific experience, negotiate a fair buy-out amount and perhaps help you amend your Partnership entered the bedroom. But, what a sight awaited him. The most beautiful woman he had Agreement and clarify the process for removing a partner in the future. At that point their ever seen lay before him on the bed. The astounded Lancelot asked what had happened. shouldn‟t be any falling out among the remaining owners with this issue. The beauty replied that since he had been so kind to her when she appeared as a witch, she Partners are not employees; they are joint owners of a company. Therefore, when a would henceforth, be her horrible deformed self only half the time & the beautiful maiden partner leaves a partnership, they have a right to expect some compensation or the other half. Which would he prefer? Beautiful during the day, or night? reimbursement for the loss of their ownership interest. This is what is called a traditional Lancelot pondered the predicament. During the day, a beautiful woman to show off to “buy-out,” where the remaining partners buy the exiting partner‟s share of the business. his friends, but at night, in the privacy of his castle, an old witch? Or, would he prefer How much you would pay an exiting partner for this ownership interest depends upon a having a hideous witch during the day, but by night, a beautiful woman for him to enjoy few factors. The initial investment, the inventory, debt and in your case the profits on the wondrous intimate moments? What would YOU do? pawns and inventories. Money may make some people do strange thing in business. Noble Lancelot said that he would allow HER to make the choice herself. Upon hearing They just can‟t resist a good deal. Good Luck & Good Profits! this, she announced that she would be beautiful all the time because he had respected her enough to let her be in charge of her own life. Now....what is the moral to this story? If you don't let a woman have her own way, things are going to get ugly! author unknown 117 N. 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