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[Nessmuk]

Exchange my Smoke pole for a Gladius ?  Sir, you jest!
 

[Flinchlock]

I do not, but I shan't make you eat anything disgusting like eel or cooked sow's placenta....😂

[Oldetexian]

WOW! What a powerfully enticing image, you provide, Marsh...

A heaping plate piled high with steaming hot sow placenta.

My first question is do ya have the recipe? And secondly, with vittles like that do ya have to fight off all the recruits clammering  to join your unit? 

[Flinchlock]

Hail no! I don't put stuff lie that on the site. I only have a couple hundred and very few even close to hinky. Fish sauce sounds vile and once watched it made, but it's really just Worcestershire sauce.

Some are actually really good. Different people. And remember, all the stuff we think of "Italian cooking"... They didn't have tomatoes, potatoes, most beans... Still. I ain't eating rocky mountain oysters... We all have weirdness.

[Oldetexian]

Absolutely, my friend. Your point is well and truly made. I have been privileged to "get to eat" an amazingly diverse variety of vittles. Most were offered to me in situations where it would be considered quite rude not to partake. (when someone offers you the best they have, well I am not going to be the one to say "no way"...)

And I also agree with you about the Rocky Mountain Oysters. Different strokes for different folks. I like haggis, but then I blame that on being half Scot.

[Flinchlock]

I agree on when people offer you food. People don't have manners anymore.

I do remember rattlesnake... Tasted just like chicken, other than the weird bones in it. That was in my youth at a rendezvous in California... So long ago.

If you get the chance, the "Moretum" recipe is GREAT.

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[Spotted Bull]

That's the reason I carry a steel noggin and wooden spoon on my belt. When people offer a bite to eat or a cup of coffee, I dont want to dirty up their stuff. I can just use mine and clean it up and put it back on its hook.

[Flinchlock]

That's great. I'm not into plastic armor and duct tape. Yes, I'm sure that I'm a horrible stitch-nazi Bastard, but SCA... Hell no! Plastic cosplay... Not into it. "Where is be the dragons?"

As the SMS Rudolf Weiß sails out of a large cordite cloud... mebbee that was too harsh...

Here's the thing... Lots of guys got zapped by someone for being a farb or something when they first tried reenacting. I knew of a silly war unit that thought it was cool to make people cry. The southern guards... I despised them. They hurt the hobby. This kind of crap tends to turn people off and they become like my brother, all butt-holey. With the right intro, new guys learn what is and is not cool. We all rise to our own level of authenticity. Just don't try and spoil another's time trip.

However, there are guys that just refuse to do things like authenticity -- and that's fine. You go to and have your events. I won't be botherin' you

Bad Marsh should also say that he has no problem with CVA's, T/C's, etc. Good guns. Straight shooting too. What fires me up is an automatic knee-jerk reactions to authenticity and peoples belief in. I should, in all fairness state that I do not wear period underwear in ANY time period, including the Roman stuff I do... the boys need support. Anyway, I tell reenactors to beware if some dude demands to see your underwear.

[Flinchlock]

 

[Flinchlock]

 

[Flinchlock]

I think we're all pretty much on the same page. And, as long as people are improving each time, that's a good thing.

I still don't hold with some dude asking about my underwear, in ANY time period... Although, I was at a public Roman event in March and some older guy was giving me crap "I bet you don't have proper underwear..." I reached down and started sliding my tunica up my leg like I was going to pull it up... He grunted and walked off quickly. Bad me.

[Oldetexian]

You go, Marsh! Your response to the Underwear Police was right on. How does the old saw go? "Everyone's gotta have someone to look down on..." Sadly, it holds true in our hobby as well as life in general. As long as someone is trying..give 'em a hand and help them improve...

[jimmywise]

still on this topic?     figured you be moved on to asking if anyone sews with a bone needle or something

[Flinchlock]

still on this topic?    sign  figured you be moved on to asking if anyone sews with a bone needle or something

Joto... Why would anyone do that? There was an abundance of metal needles then, dork. I did use a 2-needle saddle stitch to shorten my nifty woven powder horn strap by folding a portion over. Worked well. Is that what you wanted? I know your cooter hurts over the idea that some folks want hand-stitching on certain things. I'm not particularly that anal, especially in things you can't see. Is like doing car seats... Why can't you just use seat covers?

I'm going to steam my new straw hat into a tricorn tomorrow. Jon Townsend graciously sent me some pics and an explanation. I will endeavour to photo that for anyone with an interest.

Jimmy, you need to stop. You cannot win and if you strike me down I will only grow stronger.

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[Oldetexian]

Got to admit that not too interested in bone needles...but the idea of a straw tricorn has me a might intrigued. I definitely want to hear more, Russ.