Re: Pennsic Letter

[carl christianson <einar@cvn.net>]

Poster: carl christianson <einar@cvn.net>

Elen comments:

At 11:06 AM 1/7/99 -0500, you wrote:
>
>Poster: "H L. Falls" <hlf@holmes.acc.virginia.edu>
>> This is of course the tragedy.  We need to focus on the fact that we
>> want the bikinis to come off, 
>
>   Hey yeah!!!  I like this idea!  ;)

Figures somebody would be overjoyed on this idea!!  ;->  The original
commentator left her/himself **wide** open on that one!!

>>                            The "side" that's holding court (now a
>> review) are the authority.  They're the event organizers.  Pennsic is
>> not a public venue, it's a private party.
> 
>   Ummm, well... no, not really.  If they were holding a *private* party 
>their own back yard, yeah...  Carrying your logic to its absurd conclusion, 
>they could declare Pennsic "Elizabethian only" if they wanted...

And if that were to happen, you'd have very few people at Pennsic.
Non-late period fighters would have to replace their armor with Elizabethan
style armor, and that's just insanely expensive.  I for one flat out refuse
to spend the entire time wearing three layers of clothing, which includes
stays!  If we take your example to its absurd but logical conclusion, a
lady could get hassled over refusing to wear a wheel farthingale and period
makeup (which includes white lead, FYI).  That is ludicrous.

>   *HEY!!!*  Chocolate's not period!!!!  [G,D,RLH!!!]

Neither is iced cappucino, but it was merchanted at Pennsic two years ago.
Gee, does that mean that we can't have iced cappucino, or worse, **no**
**chocolate** **milk**???  Horrors!!!

Elen Prydydd 


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