You might be a Ren Geek...

topic posted Mon, May 5, 2008 - 9:23 AM by  DanWill
Thank you to all who gave to RESCU this weekend. The Rally was a lot of fun and i can't wait to hear the numbers.
in the mean time, i was asked by a few people to put this up here, so for them and for those that missed it, i give you "You Might be a Ren Geek if..."

If your closet for Ren Faire clothes and accessories is bigger than your closet for the rest of the year… You might be a Ren Geek

If you can name five Dukes of Elizabeth’s court, but cannot name your own congressman…

If you can cite which characters shouldn’t be alive during Her Majesty’s second year of her reign…

If you can recite a sonnet that you didn’t have to learn for school…

If you know who Sir Jonathan Davyes is…

If you tried to or were even tempted to correct me that he isn’t a knight, you are right… and you ARE a ren geek.

If you googled the population of port Deptford or any other such info as soon as you found out our town’s new name…

If you know the name of the town we were last year…

If you know that the Bell in Ives is a Stewe or Brothel, and can recite more than 4 other ways to describe it… You might be a Ren Geek, or you might be on Tribe.

If your daily conversation during the week use words like “Gramercy” and “Privy”…

If you catch yourself at work saying “anon” to people as you hang up the phone…

If you consider dirt a food additive…

If you have attempted to collect as many food cards as you can…

If all your non faire friends know to plan their time with you outside of these months…

If that last one made you go “non-faire friends? What are they?”…

If you were excited that World of Warcraft was partnering with Faire so you could lure your WoW guild to Faire…

If you have a World of Warcraft character named after your Faire Character…

If your Faire character is based off anything in World of Warcraft… seek help…

If your first thought upon seeing an item of clothing at the mall is “would Freida approve?”…

If you can do impressions of any of the management staff…

If these impressions are complimentary, you might be a kiss ass.

If you can identify the era a bodice comes from just by looking at it…

If you can untie a bodice without the use of your hands… I know some people that would love to meet you!

If a Sunday night shower feels almost orgasmic…

If you have trouble sleeping without the sounds of moaning in a nearby tent…

If you have trouble sleeping without the sounds of moaning in your own tent… you are DEFINITELY a Ren Geek!

And if you laughed at any of these, or turned to explain them to anyone new…

and yes, i admit, many of these apply to me as well! I had more, but we had a time limit... Feel free to add!
posted by:
DanWill
Los Angeles
  • Re: You might be a Ren Geek...

    Mon, May 5, 2008 - 11:54 PM
    When you nostolgically look back (hey I made a new word!) at the times Janni said "I don't care if you don't wear anything else in the priv, but wear your shoes!"
  • Re: You might be a Ren Geek...

    Wed, May 7, 2008 - 11:58 AM
    If you have Sunday afternoon boogers the size of knuckles..

    If the smell of horses means there is jousting nearby...

    If you drop a pile of costuming on your living room floor on Sunday and they are still there on Thursday...

    If you have ever been to "Witch's Wood"... (I want some of what you are on)

    If more than one of your previous spouces has worked at the Renaissance Faire...

    If you give a guy partially masticated food to eat and he does it...

    If you think playing folk music might earn you a living...

    If you have ever dressed as Xena, Hercules, devil, pirate, stormtrooper, elf...