Quest of the Damned Via Relapsed Catholic (here), I discover a Boing Boing report that Rat Scabies, a founding member of the seminal UK punk band The Damned, is on "a serious quest" for the Holy Grail -- and is auctioning off a portion of the grail on eBay. Scabies is joined on the quest by rock journalist Christopher Dawes -- who's written a book about it. They're offering a 2 percent share in the grail, should they find it.
According to the contract terms posted at Boing Boing, the "Grail Stakeholder will be allowed one sip from the vessel of a beverage of the Grail Stakeholder’s choosing, which beverage to be provided by the Grail Stakeholder at the Grail Stakeholder’s sole expense. The Grail Stakeholder may thereby gain eternal life and the healing of all physical ailments. However, because the Grail Finders cannot be held responsible for the mysterious powers of the Grail and all that, the Grail Finders shall not be held responsible for any failure on the part of the Holy Grail to give eternal life to the Grail Stakeholder, or to alleviate physical ailments, and the Grail Stakeholder hereby warrants to make no claims of any kind against the Grail Finders in the event of such failure."
Sounds like some lawyers were involved in the crafting of the contract. Or Eric Idle.