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Battle recreation days 
Have you ever been to a battle recreation day? What battle did you recreate? Are they fun? How long do they last? I saw a documentary about a World War II recreation which was rather disturbing. It posed the question as to why folks were keen to dress up as Nazi Stormtroopers and getting their kids to wear Hitler Youth clothes. Anyway, battle recreation stories please.... There's Joy In Expatriation. | |
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This wasn't a battle recreation but I saw a tv show not long ago where the show hosts went to Old Town in Stockholm. They were dressed in a medieval way and one of them locked himself into one of those wooden wall contraptions where only your head and your hands stick out on the other side (not sure of the English name for it) and the other urged bystanders to throw rotten eggs and tomatoes and such things (which he provided them with) at the locked up guy's face. I was quite amazed by how willingly people did it, and they seemed to take great plasure in it too, throwing as hard as they could and laughing at the results. Some even walked up to him and rubbed the stuff all over his face, without being prompted to do so.  | |
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retina said: This wasn't a battle recreation but I saw a tv show not long ago where the show hosts went to Old Town in Stockholm. They were dressed in a medieval way and one of them locked himself into one of those wooden wall contraptions where only your head and your hands stick out on the other side (not sure of the English name for it) and the other urged bystanders to throw rotten eggs and tomatoes and such things (which he provided them with) at the locked up guy's face. I was quite amazed by how willingly people did it, and they seemed to take great plasure in it too, throwing as hard as they could and laughing at the results. Some even walked up to him and rubbed the stuff all over his face, without being prompted to do so.
Did he betray the King and he get into the swing of things? There's Joy In Expatriation. | |
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JDInteractive said: Did he betray the King
Nah, he was rather just following orders from the sadistic King of the TV show he worked for. 
and he get into the swing of things?
It didn't seem like it. I mean, he did it willingly, and it was supposed to be like a funny gag, but as he was getting all that stuff thrown at him he really didn't seem too happy with it. He had a very strained smile afterwards. Edit: Oh hang on, did you mean to ask if the king got into the swing of things? In that case no. [Edited 11/7/07 7:04am] | |
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retina said: JDInteractive said: Did he betray the King
Nah, he was rather just following orders from the sadistic King of the TV show he worked for.
and he get into the swing of things?
It didn't seem like it. I mean, he did it willingly, and it was supposed to be like a funny gag, but as he was getting all that stuff thrown at him he really didn't seem too happy with it. He had a very strained smile afterwards. Edit: Oh hang on, did you mean to ask if the king got into the swing of things? In that case no. [Edited 11/7/07 7:04am] It seems a bit odd that it was a peasant free for all doesn't it? I hope for the sake of everyone that they all got merrily pissed on mead. There's Joy In Expatriation. | |
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I have been to a few Civil War reenactments in the states. It very neat to talk to the ppl that travel around and do this. | |
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shanti0608 said: I have been to a few Civil War reenactments in the states. It very neat to talk to the ppl that travel around and do this.
Expand Shanti if you please. Im curious to here more about them. How long was it for? What was your role and what did you do? There's Joy In Expatriation. | |
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JDInteractive said: shanti0608 said: I have been to a few Civil War reenactments in the states. It very neat to talk to the ppl that travel around and do this.
Expand Shanti if you please. Im curious to here more about them. How long was it for? What was your role and what did you do? I basically just went with a few family members just to watch. They have their camps set up similar to how they did back then. They wear clothes from that time period. They usually have food and crafts there as well. The ppl performing the reenactments take it very seriously, some travel around and do them all around the US.  | |
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Mach said: I wish you'd expand more on your answers guys. I'm beginning to think I'm a real curious George or something. There's Joy In Expatriation. | |
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JDInteractive said: Mach said: I wish you'd expand more on your answers guys. I'm beginning to think I'm a real curious George or something. It's hot as hell There is a lot of smoke and bugs A lot of noise The camps are amazing The cooking smells great The children in the camps are usually having a great time - I think they do not realize that their parents are pretending 
They treat the animals they use well I have some very amazing paper photos - If I had a scanner I would share them with you | |
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Mach said: JDInteractive said: I wish you'd expand more on your answers guys. I'm beginning to think I'm a real curious George or something. It's hot as hell There is a lot of smoke and bugs A lot of noise The camps are amazing The cooking smells great The children in the camps are usually having a great time - I think they do not realize that their parents are pretending
They treat the animals they use well I have some very amazing paper photos - If I had a scanner I would share them with you How long do they last for Mach? Is their a prize for the winners? There's Joy In Expatriation. | |
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JDInteractive said: Mach said: It's hot as hell There is a lot of smoke and bugs A lot of noise The camps are amazing The cooking smells great The children in the camps are usually having a great time - I think they do not realize that their parents are pretending
They treat the animals they use well I have some very amazing paper photos - If I had a scanner I would share them with you How long do they last for Mach? Is their a prize for the winners? NO prize _ some are day events - some are weekend long and some go on every weekend for a month
in a small town 30 minutes from where I live the actors come in and set up camp for a weekend on the college campus - no battles - just shows the camplife - the cooking and mending of equipmets and all the stuff | |
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Kind of figured there would be some orgers more knowledgeable than myself on this subject from the US.
all I remember is they are REALLY loud!!!! [Edited 11/7/07 9:55am] | |
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JD, man. I think you and I should recreate Battle Of The Planets.
You can be Zoltar and I'll be Keyop. Or maybe you should be Princess. | |
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Gatchamon kix ass.
And yet, I didn't bold a single book in that nerdy game thread. | |
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Cloudbuster said: JD, man. I think you and I should recreate Battle Of The Planets.
You can be Zoltar and I'll be Keyop. Or maybe you should be Princess. Aslong as I get to sport a beard. There's Joy In Expatriation. | |
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Justin1972UK said: Why aren't they showing the jousting? That surely is the best bit?!  There's Joy In Expatriation. | |
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JDInteractive said: Cloudbuster said: JD, man. I think you and I should recreate Battle Of The Planets.
You can be Zoltar and I'll be Keyop. Or maybe you should be Princess. Aslong as I get to sport a beard. You can wear mine. | |
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Cloudbuster said: JDInteractive said: Aslong as I get to sport a beard. You can wear mine. you're both very nasty young men | |
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Christopher said: you're both very nasty young men
"If he`s fat then what are you? left over garage shit that nobody would buy, not even the garbage men wanted it...you dont even know how he looks and you got your rusty stick up his ass up here trying to call someone fat and I bet you you are as ugly ass fuck!you bitch load of shit" | |
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Cloudbuster said: Christopher said: you're both very nasty young men
"If he`s fat then what are you? left over garage shit that nobody would buy, not even the garbage men wanted it...you dont even know how he looks and you got your rusty stick up his ass up here trying to call someone fat and I bet you you are as ugly ass fuck!you bitch load of shit" 
'I'm sensing....a nautical theme' There's Joy In Expatriation. | |
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