#1521: Sword in the Stone

XKCD comic, described below.
Transcript

[[A figure approaches a sword sticking out of a rock. They grab it, tussle a bit, then successfully wrest it from its crevice. Angelic trumpets sound.]] Aethereal voice from above: THE THRONE OF ENGLAND IS YOURS [[Figure pulls out smartphone]] Smartphone: Wikipedia. England. [[Figure stares at smartphone a bit, pokes sword back into stone.]]

That seems like an awful lot of hassle when all I wanted was a cool sword.

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