How to freak out the new intern

[JoitheArtist]

Me: *yammering about last night's sword-fighting class* "And I'm just so happy to finally find a longsword class! Everyone kept telling me to go with fencing, and there are fencing classes everywhere, but I'm just not interested in it."

Clueless Intern: "You should try fencing! It'd be just like the movies!"

Me: *mental facepalm* "No, I really have no interest in poking people with pointy sticks. I want something battle oriented. If you don't run a danger of decapitation, it's not really sword fighting."

Clueless Intern: "Um...I see..." *scoots chair away from me*

Me:

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.

[RecoveringKinkoid]

Aw, come on. You know what chainmail is to rapier? A series of holes through which to poke a sword!

(of course, continue on your current course and you will know to come back with "You know what four layers of trigger is to a broadsword? A trip to the emergency room." )

Glad you're having so much fun! Soon you'll be showing off your bruises like a seasoned stick jock.

[JoitheArtist]

Aw, come on. You know what chainmail is to rapier? A series of holes through which to poke a sword!

You know I love the way your mind works, right?

[SongsOfDragons]

I think it was Yahtzee who said it... "Who wants to be a fencer anyway, bunch of hoity-toity tw*ts with sieves on their faces!!"

I utterly corpsed when I heard that for the first time.

But I appreciate anyone who's keeping the old sword arts alive. I'd love to learn how to handle a sabre, if only for the 'why the hell not?' factor.

[RecoveringKinkoid]

You know I love the way your mind works, right?

Thank you. I suppose I should be glad that it at least works...more or less.

[fireheart]

We actually have a little demo with mail at the medival fair (calling it chainmail at the fair results in you being made to do the dishes ) using arrows. One of our members hand-forged some points. One type was for hunting IIRC-basically the arrow heads were too big to pierce said mail. The other type were the fighting ones where the heads could poke through.

[Kristev]

I'd prefer a scimitar myself.

[teh_blumchenkinder]

Man, newbie needs a thicker skin! It takes a bit to freak me out... usually involves sex practices nowadays... :blech:
Awesome to have done that regardless Joi!