[Ansteorra] Same-Gender Consort Proposal

[Sir Chiang]

And here it was I thought that we were supposed to hide or not use plastic 
armor.
Your humble and maybe a bit confused servant,
Sir Chiang

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Miles Grey" <Kahn at West-Point.org>
To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 6:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Same-Gender Consort Proposal


> On 7/18/2012 12:42 PM, Rose wrote:
>> This reminds me of a very funny comment I saw the other day. It said:
>>
>> "My armour is plastic. My sword is rattan. My shield is edged in nylon 
>> cord and rubber hose. My helmet is lined with blue foam. My boots have 
>> laces, rubber soles, and machine-stitching. I fight in rigid plates and a 
>> bascinet, but play a 10th century Norseman. Between rounds I rehydrate 
>> with pretzels, oranges and Gatorade. But I can't enter the lists inspired 
>> by another man, because that would be a departure from period.
>
> Save for the rattan sword, everything else is his own fault.  You could be 
> using proper quilted cotton and linen padding, using metal armor and a 
> wooden shield, and rehydrating with barley water, and we would all 
> appreciate your devotion to accuracy.
>
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