My latest dorkly obsession

[Slide Panda]

Out of curiosity, how is this much different than paintballing?

Aside from the fact that you'd be beating fellow dorks with a Nerf Battle Axe instead of leaving welts on weekend-warrior tool-bags.

Probably not much different from the uber intense re-enactment/scenario type paintball games.  Either way, you're pretending to be something you're not, with mildly dangerous big boy toys.  I play paintball, don't really do the scenario scene, but the couple themed 'big games' I've played have been a good time.  I figure this would be about the same.  But hey, I'm a nerd... I play with computers and paint miniatures... so YMMV

[KnightofNi]

CAN BE but some things seem to attract a certain crowd.  people who might have nothing else serious going on, or just need something to feel important...

i have the need to feel important.

does that mean i get to be an a-hole?

[Slide Panda]

CAN BE but some things seem to attract a certain crowd.  people who might have nothing else serious going on, or just need something to feel important...

In DC kickball went from silly fun to taking themselves a little too seriously.  It went from the goofy early adopters, to the hipster thing to do... and yes from that other thread, hipster is a dirty word...

[Oldfisti]

I went to a local SCA event this past fall and it turned out to be a blast!  This particular local chapter seems to be made up of 3 distinct subgroups: (was told this is how most of the SCA is)

1 - Battle re-enactors. Some of this stuff gets fairly intense. Physical prowress is required for the heavy swordfighting and jousting. Cool thing is if one wants to become king you have to fight to earn it and fight to keep it.

2 - Court ladies and general craftspeople. The craftwork was mildly interesting but kind of neat to see how people had to make things back in the day. Most all the court ladies are into wearing those old school corset things that shove their boobies right out in the open. (yay boobies!) Court had to be the most god awfully boring things I've witnessed however.

3 - Brewers/alcoholics. This is the group I was hanging out with. Very loud and boisterous/obnoxious. We spent the whole day getting shit-housed on whiskey and home brewed mead. Not to mention generally harassing the ladies and looking at their boobies. (which everyone remarkably was perfectly fine with. Again, yay boobies!)


Everyone was especially friendly and accomodating. My friend Shelley even auctioned me off to one of the ladies as a man-whore. It was an interesting evening to say the least!      Thanks Shelley!

[ducatiz]

i have the need to feel important.

does that mean i get to be an a-hole?

exactly

I went to a local SCA event this past fall and it turned out to be a blast!  This particular local chapter seems to be made up of 3 distinct subgroups: (was told this is how most of the SCA is)

1 - Battle re-enactors. Some of this stuff gets fairly intense. Physical prowress is required for the heavy swordfighting and jousting. Cool thing is if one wants to become king you have to fight to earn it and fight to keep it.

2 - Court ladies and general craftspeople. The craftwork was mildly interesting but kind of neat to see how people had to make things back in the day. Most all the court ladies are into wearing those old school corset things that shove their boobies right out in the open. (yay boobies!) Court had to be the most god awfully boring things I've witnessed however.

3 - Brewers/alcoholics. This is the group I was hanging out with. Very loud and boisterous/obnoxious. We spent the whole day getting shit-housed on whiskey and home brewed mead. Not to mention generally harassing the ladies and looking at their boobies. (which everyone remarkably was perfectly fine with. Again, yay boobies!)


Everyone was especially friendly and accomodating. My friend Shelley even auctioned me off to one of the ladies as a man-whore. It was an interesting evening to say the least!      Thanks Shelley!

sounds like my experience too except groups 2 and 3 were sorely lacking in membership

[KnightofNi]

I went to a local SCA event this past fall and it turned out to be a blast!  This particular local chapter seems to be made up of 3 distinct subgroups: (was told this is how most of the SCA is)

1 - Battle re-enactors. Some of this stuff gets fairly intense. Physical prowress is required for the heavy swordfighting and jousting. Cool thing is if one wants to become king you have to fight to earn it and fight to keep it.

2 - Court ladies and general craftspeople. The craftwork was mildly interesting but kind of neat to see how people had to make things back in the day. Most all the court ladies are into wearing those old school corset things that shove their boobies right out in the open. (yay boobies!) Court had to be the most god awfully boring things I've witnessed however.

3 - Brewers/alcoholics. This is the group I was hanging out with. Very loud and boisterous/obnoxious. We spent the whole day getting shit-housed on whiskey and home brewed mead. Not to mention generally harassing the ladies and looking at their boobies. (which everyone remarkably was perfectly fine with. Again, yay boobies!)


Everyone was especially friendly and accomodating. My friend Shelley even auctioned me off to one of the ladies as a man-whore. It was an interesting evening to say the least!      Thanks Shelley!

sounds almost like a day at the ren faire. lol

[Oldfisti]

Just stumbled on this pic with the caption:

"BY THE POWER OF THE GREAT SNUGGIE!  I SUMMON YOU TO MY MOM'S BASEMENT!"

[Monsterlover]

OMFG is that the best caption for the pic.

LOL