Renaissance Fair
Jun 3rd 2010, 12:44 am
#16
Sleepless In Chicago
Joined: Sep 2008
Location: Chicago.
Posts: 3,601
Re: Renaissance Fair
There's a great Renaissance Fair here, it's on all summer.
Its funny when 'they' come up and talk to you and when you talk back they drop the shitty accent sharpish.
Its funny when 'they' come up and talk to you and when you talk back they drop the shitty accent sharpish.
Jun 3rd 2010, 12:49 am
#17
Ginger Monkey
Joined: Jun 2007
Location: Cheeseland, WI
Posts: 2,772
Re: Renaissance Fair
I think it was the shop selling Harry Potter wands that really tipped me over the edge.
Jun 3rd 2010, 1:08 am
#19
Diamond Geezer
Joined: Mar 2004
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 2,488
Re: Renaissance Fair
It could be worse. It could be the SCA.
I wouldn't mind going to one this year, as there is usually one very near where I live. As a recovering D&D player and having done my fair share of LARPing when I was a lad, I don't see anything wrong with dressing up like an idiot and gallavanting around the woods. No more ridiculous than painting yourself in your team colors and spending a Sunday morning in a stadium parking lot, drinking beer, eating hot dogs and not actually being able to afford tickets for the game.
I wouldn't mind going to one this year, as there is usually one very near where I live. As a recovering D&D player and having done my fair share of LARPing when I was a lad, I don't see anything wrong with dressing up like an idiot and gallavanting around the woods. No more ridiculous than painting yourself in your team colors and spending a Sunday morning in a stadium parking lot, drinking beer, eating hot dogs and not actually being able to afford tickets for the game.
Jun 3rd 2010, 1:14 am
#20
So I am where?
Joined: Oct 2009
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 485
Re: Renaissance Fair
Went to the one in South Florida, bought the wife another sword.
Alas the most entertaining thing there was the wenches displaying their assets.
Some damm Aussie in a plastic kilt was trying to give an archery demo, he could not understand a word I said, so I told him what I thought of him, don't think he understood a wod, but a lot of people did by the laughter.
Alas the most entertaining thing there was the wenches displaying their assets.
Some damm Aussie in a plastic kilt was trying to give an archery demo, he could not understand a word I said, so I told him what I thought of him, don't think he understood a wod, but a lot of people did by the laughter.
Jun 3rd 2010, 1:17 am
#21
Not around much..
Joined: Apr 2010
Location: San Diego CA
Posts: 1,873
Re: Renaissance Fair
Went to the one in South Florida, bought the wife another sword.
Alas the most entertaining thing there was the wenches displaying their assets.
Some damm Aussie in a plastic kilt was trying to give an archery demo, he could not understand a word I said, so I told him what I thought of him, don't think he understood a wod, but a lot of people did by the laughter.
Alas the most entertaining thing there was the wenches displaying their assets.
Some damm Aussie in a plastic kilt was trying to give an archery demo, he could not understand a word I said, so I told him what I thought of him, don't think he understood a wod, but a lot of people did by the laughter.
Jun 3rd 2010, 1:24 am
#23
Sleepless In Chicago
Joined: Sep 2008
Location: Chicago.
Posts: 3,601
Re: Renaissance Fair
Went to the one in South Florida, bought the wife another sword.
Alas the most entertaining thing there was the wenches displaying their assets.
Some damm Aussie in a plastic kilt was trying to give an archery demo, he could not understand a word I said, so I told him what I thought of him, don't think he understood a wod, but a lot of people did by the laughter.
Alas the most entertaining thing there was the wenches displaying their assets.
Some damm Aussie in a plastic kilt was trying to give an archery demo, he could not understand a word I said, so I told him what I thought of him, don't think he understood a wod, but a lot of people did by the laughter.
I bought a full size Katana which can be sharpened if I so wished
It would most likely break if used properly as it was only $15.
Jun 3rd 2010, 1:38 am
#25
So I am where?
Joined: Oct 2009
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 485
Re: Renaissance Fair
Best sword shop I have ever been in was in Puerto Rico, but we figured it would be a pita to bring it back to Florida at the time.
The one we bought at the fair was an excalibur sword, now that sword is really sharp but I reckon it would snap on a bone, so I would prefer to run through somebody with the claymore.
Jun 3rd 2010, 3:58 am
#30
Ginger Monkey
Joined: Jun 2007
Location: Cheeseland, WI
Posts: 2,772
Re: Renaissance Fair
What I fail to understand is how Medieval dress and jousting has anything to do with the Renaissance? 
