Food-related Meta-Issue -- was, Re: [Sca-cooks] Cola with sugar was Semi-OT: So... guten Pesach to them as does it...

[Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius]

On Apr 13, 2006, at 11:28 AM, Fairy Tale Designs wrote:

> I personally know HRH Sven and he is allergic to many items.  I had  
> actually discussed this with him and his consort, Sir Kolfinna,   
> several months ago.  We were comparing notes since my husband is  
> just real picky, whereas Sven simply can't eat many items.
>
>   In all other things HRH Sven plays the game. HRH Sir Kolfinna is  
> Caid's first female knight and up until recently, was one of my  
> officers.  I would rather have soeone who cannot eat much at a  
> feast then someone who has forbidden to have rapier at events where  
> They may be present (and that just recently happened in another  
> Kingdom)

That actually happened in my Kingdom, several years ago (like maybe  
10 -- we've _almost_ recovered from that). Okay, this clarification  
makes me feel somewhat better about all this.

It's just that, at various times, rapier bans notwithstanding, I've  
experienced Bardic Championships settled by Crowns who attended only  
the finals, and then, apparently, made their decision on the strength  
of certain of the candidates'... um... physical attributes in the  
eyes of the male half of the Crown, another Crown who suggested that  
period food be balanced with plenty of non-period options since  
period food is generally bad (not my Kingdom!), and let's just say  
I'm becoming increasingly touchy whenever I encounter a Crown who  
doesn't seem to be getting into the proper spirit of the game.

Well, at least that's one thing that will never be said about our  
current King and Queen, here ;-).

Adamantius



"S'ils n'ont pas de pain, vous fait-on dire, qu'ils  mangent de la  
brioche!" / "If there's no bread to be had, one has to say, let them  
eat cake!"
     -- attributed to an unnamed noblewoman by Jean-Jacques Rousseau,  
"Confessions", 1782

"Why don't they get new jobs if they're unhappy -- or go on Prozac?"
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Holt, 07/29/04