[Sca-cooks] period police

[Martin G. Diehl]

Marilyn Traber wrote:

> Hmmmmmm
>
> Is the festival of Santa Lucia [where the *ahem*
> virgin goes around with a wreath of candles on her
> head] period...
>
> and are those spiffy german toys that whirl using
> candle heat rising to power them period?
>
> Put those 2 together and what can you make?
>
> [just imagine the cylindrical thing that goes around
> of very light bent balsa wood pierced with holes in
> the form of little laurels...so the light from the
> tea light inside shows through;-)

Pretty image.

OTOH, why does it remind me of an SCA light bulb joke?

> margali
> off to the rock using her newfound evercrack ranger
> spell of camo...
>
> the quote starts here:
> I've always wanted to get one of those novelty
> lights- the ones that are usually on top of emergency
> vehicles (but you can get them at Archie MacPhee's
> IIRC) and wear it on top of my head and be the
> Authenticity Police. But that in itself would be
> inauthenic, and I'd have to give myself a ticket...
>
> 'Lainie

Vincenzo

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Martin G. Diehl