[blam]

"After another hundred or so years, not even Kings could read or write. "

Yup. I've read that the kings had writers and readers and the writers could not read and the readers could not write. (Doesn't make a lot of sense but, that's what I read)

Our custom of reading wills aloud comes from that period. Everything official used to be read aloud because so few could read.

[steve-b]

I've read that the kings had writers and readers and the writers could not read and the readers could not write. (Doesn't make a lot of sense but, that's what I read)

East German joke:

Q: Why do Stasi agents travel in threes?
A: One who can read, one who can write, and one to keep an eye on the two dangerous intellectuals.