Just to lighten things up here!

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Originally posted by JeffJ:
Everyone gets them. How do you reply to them, and how would you REALLY LIKE to answer?

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one of my favorites....."do you really EAT that stuff? eeeewwwwww!" to whit we reply "of course! wouldnt you like roast lamb with a mustard sauce? what about a custard pie with dates? chicken wrapped in pastry with bacon and sage? green salad with balsamic vingegrette? apple pie with toasted hazelnuts? pears stewed in red wine with spices? devilled eggs with fresh herbs? roast chicken with cinnamon orange sauce? mmmm......"
next question is always..." >drool<....are you guys selling food here?"

heh heh heh. we usually sell them a cookbook at that point .

My general reaction would be an incredulous look chased by a Yes that would bring their sanity into question.

What you really want to say:

No, it's a hologram, why don't you step in and find out.

It's the latest in fully interactive experiences. It looks and feels just like a real camp fire. Go ahead and touch it. It's really cool. *smirk*

To the simple, Are you dafted? Then walk away shaking your head. This of course would activate their random acts of stupidity program and as soon as you walk away, someone is liable to test the Interactive theory, this is why you have to be careful what you say.

The power of suggestion on their inner child is quite compelling.

At a LH presentation at at 7/8 grade, Carly had Aiden (who was about 8 months old at the time) with her. Several of the kids asked "is that a real baby?"-- and they were serious...

One could chalk that up to childish ignorance, but at the Riley's event an adult went into Dylan & Carly's tent and poked Aiden who was asleep on the bed "to see if it was a real baby".

Sheesh.

I don't like to be dismissive, but what sort of thought process is or is not going on there? Isn't it more logical for it to be a real horse or baby than an anamatronic one? It certainly can't be CGI!!!

And the "hot armor" one... Our last event in Jamestown where it reached nearly 100 degrees & they put our camp in the sun, I intentionally left armor on a table in the sun, just so they could touch it & answer that for themselves. Fried egg, anyone?

What I'd like to have are new answers to the question "How much does that weigh?" The usual spiel is that it weighs 60 pounds, but isn't too uncomfortable because of the padded arming doublet and the weight is well distributed. Yawn.

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Originally posted by JeffJ:
Hey, AM, tell more about that cookbook!

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our local SCA cooking guild has a series of small cookbooks outlining period recipes from various medieval sources. They're not half bad...we always include the primary source info for your comparison, and we stick to it pretty well. (if you want more info, you can email Eden at raghead@liripipe.com). we got a couple on 14th century english, one on APicius (roman) and are working on a french one and an elisabethan one. there's also a general reference manual with info on how to reconstruct your own recipes from prinmary sources as well as an annotated bibliography and an extensive glossary.

for us WoR folks, Gwen and I are collaberating on a cookbook devoted to 15th century appropriate recipes and cookery, hopefully to be available at Pennsic.

rest assured we'll let y'all know when its ready for purchase!

The recipes all come from Continental or English 15th C sources, we're including the original version of the recipe with each reconstruction, and will discuss things like why this recipe is a good one for over the fire (or why it isn't), seasonal propriety, class propriety, etc.

We aim to make it a very useful overview of what's appropriate for what we do with enough background so you can go on and reconstruct your own recipes without doing something horrible (like mashed potatoes or something).

We have about 100 recipes, 6-8 articles, a list of ingredients and cookery terms-- oh, and some cool woodcuts.

Is it it hot in there Mister?
Is that heavy?
Is that a REAL Sword?
Have you ever KILLED someone?

And my personal favourite!!!

Do you want me to get you some oil....

HO HO HO!

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For God, King and Lancaster

At a demo for the Boy Scouts a couple of months ago, a kid asks, "Does it hurt when you get hit?" (as he kicks me in the stomach).

Robert Coleman, Jr.

Those who beat their swords into plowshares end up plowing for those who don't.