It is stated as thus: There was once an old hermit, known for his wisdom, that decided to visit the great Vault of Codes and its King, Luxord. He knew Luxord was quite the mathematical master for achieving such an austere position, and thus presented him with a challenge. He retrieved a chess board, and asked the question: "How many grains of rice will there be in total on this board if the number of rice is doubled per the previous square, starting with one, then two, then four, then eight, and so on?" The old hermit began the meticulous process, to which Luxord commanded him to cease. "The answer is 2^64-1." "How did you know?" The hermit asked. "Because," bellowed out King Luxord, "I have seen this problem many times before. You were asking me this problem in an attempt to present a punchline involving my rule over rice. You shall have none!" "Of the punchlines?" "That, too!"
