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Scott Hrouda
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| Maurizio D'Angelo wrote: | | When, even, your cat wants a riveted mail. |
 I have to make a coif for my wife's cat...  Here kitty, kitty...
Thanks Maurizio!
...and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped. - Sir Bedevere
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Timo Nieminen
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| Scott Hrouda wrote: | | Maurizio D'Angelo wrote: | | When, even, your cat wants a riveted mail. |
:idea: I have to make a coif for my wife's cat... :evil: Here kitty, kitty...
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I don't know if Jeff de Boer does commissions, but he is likely the best-known manufacturer of such quality feline equipment. And to keep it fair, he does mice, too.
http://jeffdeboer.com/Galleries/CatsandMice/tabid/77/Default.aspx
"In addition to being efficient, all pole arms were quite nice to look at." - Cherney Berg, A hideous history of weapons, Collier 1963.
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Colt Reeves
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Holy crap, if they had done that Cats versus Dogs movies wearing those get-ups, I would have watched it! 
I wonder if anyone has tried putting one of those suits on a cat/mouse/rat/dog, etc. A lot of animals would hate it, but some are pretty laid-back and let you do anything to them...
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Reinier van Noort
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"When you wander around your home in a pair of 15th century joined hose just because you can. "
Try 13th century Braies; they are very roomy and nice; especially in summer, and without the Hosen 
School voor Historische Schermkunsten
www.bruchius.com
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Jason Hollman
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I read this as 'You know you've been IN armour too long'
so my response was
'When you think the unpleasant smell that everyone is complaining about is coming up from inside your harness and you're relieved to find it's actually the backed up porta loo on the edge of the 'Plastic' camp site'
It has happened........
'A Stafford! A Stafford!'
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Jean Thibodeau
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When it gets cold and it just feels obscene and expensive to fire up the furnace before October first, keeping warm by sleeping in a nice and warm medieval wool tunic and two wool cloaks and wear my Medieval knee lenght boots to keep my feet warm: Feels better and warmer to me than getting under the covers.
Note: Answering the door to pay for takeout pizza in cloak and long boots and a scabbared sword does get one a few strange looks ! Give a good tip if you want the delivery guy to come back next time.
Hugging a favourite sword while you sleep is very calming: It's like a teddy bear when one was a young kid but with sharp edge ( Scabbared sword obviously ..... I'm not crazy ...... Really I'm not CRAZY.  ).
( Disclaimer: Not all the above is true, but some of it is like I really like sleeping and keep warm using a wool cloak ..... nah I don't order pizza if I'm wearing any costume or armour ..... but it could happen.   ).
You can easily give up your freedom. You have to fight hard to get it back!
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Marc H
Location: Chilterns UK Joined: 19 Dec 2007
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How do I know that I've been into armour too long?
I have been known to use false names during street interviews and I usually use a peice of armour or weapon as the surname
Giles Sabaton
Alan Tasset
Ian Placket
Nigel Gadling
Tony Falchion etc
I always use my 18thC banyan and mules around the house and even wore them and a daycap during a recent stay in hospital and I didn't look like a looney......much =o)
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Gabriele A. Pini
Location: Olgiate Comasco, Como Joined: 02 Sep 2008
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When you see a fun image with an obese knights who ask to a farmer "Do you know someone who could fatten up my armour?" and you realize that in fact you can!
SideTopic:
You know that you have played too much Assassin's Creed 2 (better that 1st, even if not so accurate with the armours) when you find yourself staring at the Romanesque church of Saint Simpliciano in Milan valuing the best external route to the roof... (this happened to me this morning)
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Jason Hollman
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'( Disclaimer: Not all the above is true, but some of it is like I really like sleeping and keep warm using a wool cloak ..... nah I don't order pizza if I'm wearing any costume or armour ..... but it could happen. ). '
I've found myself doing a last minute run to the shops prior to an event in full kit three times this year (twice in 15thc and once in 18th) The only time anyone even looked twice was when I strode across Derby market square in 18th c gear and that was only a Goth checking out my Coachmans coat and riding boots! I'll have to be more careful though, I ran to the local Co-op to pick up a couple of bottles of mineral water so we'd be ready to go when we arrived on site wearing a 9" sharp rondel. It felt so normal to be wearing it I clean forgot!
'A Stafford! A Stafford!'
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Arne Focke
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Or going shopping in full gear right before an event and nobody at the local shop reacts since you do it all the time.
And yes, i sleep with a sword next to me too, at least when the wife is gone...
So schön und inhaltsreich der Beruf eines Archäologen ist, so hart ist auch seine Arbeit, die keinen Achtstundentag kennt! (Wolfgang Kimmig in: Die Heuneburg an der oberen Donau, Stuttgart 1983)
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Neil Gagel
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| Arne Focke wrote: | | And yes, i sleep with a sword next to me too, at least when the wife is gone... |
So what you're saying is that you replace your battleaxe with your sword?
I kid, I kid...
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Jean Thibodeau
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| Neil Gagel wrote: | | Arne Focke wrote: | | And yes, i sleep with a sword next to me too, at least when the wife is gone... |
So what you're saying is that you replace your battleaxe with your sword?
I kid, I kid... |
Oh, that's a good one and had me for real and not just as an emoticon.
You can easily give up your freedom. You have to fight hard to get it back!
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Arne Focke
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| Neil Gagel wrote: | | Arne Focke wrote: | | And yes, i sleep with a sword next to me too, at least when the wife is gone... |
So what you're saying is that you replace your battleaxe with your sword?
I kid, I kid... |
You know that you´ve been into armour for too long when your wife actually laughs about something like that (She is on this forum too.).
So schön und inhaltsreich der Beruf eines Archäologen ist, so hart ist auch seine Arbeit, die keinen Achtstundentag kennt! (Wolfgang Kimmig in: Die Heuneburg an der oberen Donau, Stuttgart 1983)
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Josh MacNeil
Location: Massachusetts, USA Joined: 23 Jul 2008
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When your girlfriend of just two short years (who initially had NO knowledge or interest in the subject) is sitting next to you reading, understanding, and laughing just as hard as you are at all this stuff.
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Scott Hrouda
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| Andreas Auer wrote: | when one pair of your hand sewn shoes cost more then all of your girlfriends shoes...  guilty |
When the ladies in your office are discussing an advertisement and how expensive some nice looking pointy shoes are…
They have no idea!
...and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped. - Sir Bedevere
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Tom King
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| C. Stackhouse wrote: | When you are sent to the principals office for making chainmaille in the cafeteria (I'm in high school and it actually happened. A teacher thought I was making a weapon)
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happened to a friend of mine with a substitute 
When you wonder why parents and peers are so against you bringing swords on campus
When you have a scabbard on your motorcycle
When you have grieves welded to your motorcycle instead of roll bars
When most of your travel plans involve a clanking, 90lb duffel bag
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Luka Borscak
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| Tom King wrote: | | C. Stackhouse wrote: | When you are sent to the principals office for making chainmaille in the cafeteria (I'm in high school and it actually happened. A teacher thought I was making a weapon)
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happened to a friend of mine with a substitute
When you wonder why parents and peers are so against you bringing swords on campus
When you have a scabbard on your motorcycle
When you have grieves welded to your motorcycle instead of roll bars
When most of your travel plans involve a clanking, 90lb duffel bag |
I made a greater part of my mail in school.
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Colt Reeves
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When you think the library's air conditioning and high ceilings look like a good place to train and you have a conversation with one of the librarians somewhat like this:
You: "I have a really weird question..."
Librarian: "We get lots of weird and strange questions. I've probably heard it before."
You: "So you get people coming in here with swords all the time?"
Librarian: ".... Ummmm..."
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Arne Focke
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When a university professor tells you: "I've been organizing student excursions for forty years and it's the first time any of them brought swords!"
So schön und inhaltsreich der Beruf eines Archäologen ist, so hart ist auch seine Arbeit, die keinen Achtstundentag kennt! (Wolfgang Kimmig in: Die Heuneburg an der oberen Donau, Stuttgart 1983)
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F. Carl Holz
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| Posted: Sun 19 Sep, 2010 3:16 am Post subject: |
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| Jean Thibodeau wrote: | Hugging a favourite sword while you sleep is very calming: It's like a teddy bear when one was a young kid but with sharp edge ( Scabbared sword obviously ..... I'm not crazy ...... Really I'm not CRAZY. ).
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sigh... i actually did that once upon a time.
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