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* It's 1187, and Saladin, having marched 30 000 men into Palestine, has to, somehow, beat the 20 000 men that the Crusaders could call up. The Fatimid king can only beat the crusaders on the field instead of sieges - and Saladin prepares to exploit this, baiting a trap for Guy of Lusignan, king of Jerusalem by besieging a fortress which belongs to another high commander of the Crusaders, Raynald of Châtillon. Saladin leaves his main army behind to further improve his chances of making the bait work.
* It's 1187, and Saladin, having marched 30 000 men into Palestine, has to, somehow, beat the 20 000 men that the Crusaders could call up. The Fatimid king can only beat the crusaders on the field instead of sieges - and Saladin prepares to exploit this, baiting a trap for Guy of Lusignan, king of Jerusalem by besieging a fortress which belongs to another high commander of the Crusaders, Raynald of Châtillon. Saladin leaves his main army behind to further improve his chances of making the bait work.
** '''You'd Expect''': As Raynald pointed out - stay where they are, in a safe place near an oasis. However, he was called a coward...
** '''You'd Expect''': As Raynald pointed out - stay where they are, in a safe place near an oasis. However, he was called a coward...
** '''Instead''': Which led to chivalry's notion of bravery rearing its ugly head. Guy marches his army through the desert - getting harrased by Muslim light cavalry along the way. Saladin forced the crusaders onto a plateau - thirsty, demoralized and with a situation so bad five Christian knights defecting to the Muslim side, the Crusaders attempted to get to the springs of Hattin - resulting in a battle in which the Crusaders get destroyed and Guy and Raynald captured. As Saladin wrote later on, "[[Satan]] incited Guy to do what ran counter to his purpose." indeed.
** '''Instead''': Which led to chivalry's notion of bravery rearing its ugly head. Guy marches his army through the desert - getting harassed by Muslim light cavalry along the way. Saladin forced the crusaders onto a plateau - thirsty, demoralized and with a situation so bad five Christian knights defecting to the Muslim side, the Crusaders attempted to get to the springs of Hattin - resulting in a battle in which the Crusaders get destroyed and Guy and Raynald captured. As Saladin wrote later on, "[[Satan]] incited Guy to do what ran counter to his purpose." indeed.
* A science teacher at a local high school wanted to get out of work several times, so she creates a fake jury duty notice to show to her superiors.
* A science teacher at a local high school wanted to get out of work several times, so she creates a fake jury duty notice to show to her superiors.
** '''You'd Expect''': That the teacher would double check the fake notice to make sure it looked legit.
** '''You'd Expect''': That the teacher would double check the fake notice to make sure it looked legit.
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