Maybe I kill unicorns in my spare time. Maybe I save whales. Maybe I learn Chinese. Maybe I ride the wind in a chariot made of a walnut shell. Maybe I tickle babies. Maybe I put horseheads into people's beds. Maybe I make a lot of lists. Maybe I can't stop making lists until I've got ten items on it. Maybe it really bugs me that your list contains only four items. Maybe I have more in common with Sheldon Cooper than I had previously thought.
It did say 'knock out' not 'impale', so whatever the tip of the flagpole looked like is irrelevant to the situation.
I appreciate the smelling salts, by the way. I've never passed out. This is quite exciting. Am I supposed to have lost all my memories from age twelve? Or should I just look pretty so the prince can lift me gracefully into his arms?