The Lord of the Black Land

Let the Lord of the Black Land come forth! Well, I'll ask him, but I don't think he'll be very keen.

A long-haired warrior in medieval armor dramatically summons the Lord of the Black Land, while a helmeted guard looks down from a stone battlement and replies that he will ask, though the lord probably will not be keen. The joke comes from the deadpan contrast between an epic fantasy challenge and the guard’s hesitant, bureaucratic response, making it useful as a reaction to an unreasonable demand. EN: A long-haired warrior in medieval armor dramatically summons the Lord of the Black Land, while a helmeted guard looks down from a stone battlement and replies that he will ask, though the lord probably will not be keen. The joke comes from the deadpan contrast between an epic fantasy challenge and the guard’s hesitant, bureaucratic response, making it useful as a reaction to an unreasonable demand.

• @itvbia / 9617 2021-01-25