ANST - Positive to counter the negative

[Michael F. Gunter]

> Hmmm. Why is it that when the argument of whether the Knights ever do
> kitchen work comes up, the recent 12th night is mentioned? Is it so
> unusual to see knights in the kitchen that anytime it happens, that
> it sticks in peoples memories and they make particular note of it?
> 
> Or were the knights in this case just wearing their belts or chains
> and at the other times they haven't?
> 

I believe the reason 12th Night comes up is because there were SO MANY
members of the Chivalry in there. Seeing one or two knights cleaning up
or cooking or autocrating is not unusual but to see just about every knight
on site all scrubbing pots and pans is most noteworthy.

> I think it is wonderful to see knights (and squires, and dukes,
> and counts, and barons, and pelicans, and laurels and peons) in the
> kitchen. I am concerned when this gets headlined like a one-hundred
> year flood, however.

I think it is good that it has been advertised. People don't notice the
knight or Duchess or Pelican cleaning the hall and tend to just discount
those of higher rank as never doing any of the grunt work. If you just
look around an event you will see quite a few of those higher ups working
just as hard as everybody else. Even harder than some of the peons.

> Stefan li Rous
> peon

Yers,

Gunthar

(I didn't clean up that night because I was collapsed from exhaustion in
the corner. And, besides, my kitchen crew wouldn't let me clean.)
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