[Steppes] Twelfth Night

[ironwyrm at juno.com]

Lady Linet,

We have discussed this issue many times 
in the past and I agree with Jacques that 
you should in no way consider yourself 
the bad guy here.

While yes they are fun there is much 
potential for abuse by the user's here.
And there is even historic precedence 
quoted by Iron Angel Forge the main 
retail manufacture of the little feast 
crossbows on their web site:

"During the 15th C. in the courts of 
Italy these very crossbows were banned 
as courtiers were shooting nuts about 
and injuring the ladies of the court.  
Not wise when one could lose
their head for such Tom-foolery"

Hard objects such as nuts, carrots, & 
candies may cause injuries, as well as 
semifluid objects such as grapes, cheese, 
olives, celery & such create accidents 
when scattered about the hard floor.

We have recommended the use of only 
marshmallows or baby marshmallows 
in these devises for years, but it falls on 
deaf ears as all sorts of other things seem 
to always find their way as ammunition.

So I must agree with Hillary, maybe the 
time has come to move this sort of activity 
out of doors!

YIS,

Ironwyrm



On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 09:58:28 -0600 (GMT-06:00) jspinks at ix.netcom.com
writes:
> Well said and this still leaves the door open to other events 
> (preferrably outdoors) where they can be used- and you are not the 
> bad guy here.  
> 
> Later
> Jacque
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Susan Hill <sueorintx at hotmail.com>
> Sent: Dec 31, 2003 9:21 AM
> To: ansteorra-announce at ansteorra.org, steppes at ansteorra.org
> Subject: [Steppes] Twelfth Night
> 
> Good Gentles of the Steppes and the Kingdom of Ansteorra,
> 
> At the request of the Autocrat of the Twelfth Night Celebration, and 
> after 
> conferring with those in higher position than myself, it is 
> requested that 
> there be no feast crossbows, trebuchets, catapults, or other such 
> devices 
> brought into the hall. Any gentle that brings such a device into the 
> hall 
> will be asked to remove it. Last year there were some incidents 
> involving 
> food missles that nearly resulted in serious injury from falls. 
> Considering 
> the import of the event this year, with the stepping down of our 
> beloved 
> Baron and Baroness, and the installation of their successors, let us 
> enjoy 
> the occasion with the joy, respect, and dignity that it deserves.
> 
> I look forward to seeing each of you this weekend and hope that you 
> have a 
> safe and happy new year.
> 
> Yours in service to the dream we share,
> 
> Linet Grey
> 
> Archery Marshall of the Steppes
> 
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