[Ansteorra] Marking your property

[Maria Buchanan]

Yes there are exceptions to the rule and the colors are not reserved.  However, believe me, if a newbie is wearing a red, green or yellow belt and someone walks up to them and asks whose student they are, that newbie is going to be extremely embarrassed.  
PLEASE tell your newbies that although the colors aren't reserved, please try to stay away from red, green or yellow belts.  It will avoid embarrassment and hard feelings.  Especially if someone walks up to them and asks in a nasty way.  I've heard it happen.
Maria

--- On Sun, 2/21/10, Tim McDaniel <tmcd at panix.com> wrote:

> From: Tim McDaniel <tmcd at panix.com>
> Subject: [Ansteorra] Marking your property
> To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
> Date: Sunday, February 21, 2010, 11:41 PM
> On Sun, 21 Feb 2010, Maria Buchanan
> <scarlettmb at sbcglobal.net>
> wrote:
> > Pelicans mark with a yellow belt and Laurels with
> green.
> 
> Except when they don't, and of course people often choose
> belt colors
> based on what goes with their clothes.
> 
> Digression:
> 
> As a herald, and being interested in authenticity, I
> recommend that
> peers mark their squires, cadets, apprentices, proteges,
> households,
> gofers, trusted lieutenants, minions, lackeys, henchmen,
> sundry goons,
> and other property with their badge.  To me, knowing
> *who* they're the
> squire &c of is useful information, because I know who
> to Talk To
> about them.  Since squires &c are not public
> utilities or slaves --
> that is, they're not MY squire &c -- I have yet to have
> a use for
> knowing that they're squire &c of some unknown person.
> 
> Danielis Lindum Colonia
> -- Tim McDaniel, tmcd at panix.com
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