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!
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!
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Re: You might be a Ren Geek...
Mon, May 5, 2008 - 9:30 AMHi, My name is Glen (Hi Glen) and I am a Ren Geek.
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Mon, May 5, 2008 - 10:15 AMIf you've ever had to explain to an outsider that 'Priv' is both a Noun and a Verb. -
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Re: You might be a Ren Geek...
Mon, May 5, 2008 - 11:16 AMIf you have Faire costumes of multiple social classes or for multiple guilds or troupes, you might be a ren geek.
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Re: You might be a Ren Geek...
Mon, May 5, 2008 - 4:36 PMIf "I have to priv" is a valid excuse for virtually ignoring someone.
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Re: You might be a Ren Geek...
Mon, May 5, 2008 - 11:20 AMIf... (by the odddddd chance) you are 'naked' in a guild yard, and someone comes up and ask you for directions to an event in that yard... you might be a ren geek...
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Re: You might be a Ren Geek...
Mon, May 5, 2008 - 11:29 AMI hang my head in pretended shame ...
You forgot one though....
If your home decorations dissappear during faire season because you store your props on the walls and shelves in your home as part of your household decoration ....
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Re: You might be a Ren Geek...
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Re: You might be a Ren Geek...
Mon, May 5, 2008 - 12:32 PMHI, my name is Linda (Yo, Linda) and I am a Rengeek. We will be having Rengeek Anonymous meetings at Kids Kingdom Saturday morning before morning meeting. There will be free coffee, pastries, and........
bacon.
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Re: You might be a Ren Geek...
Mon, May 5, 2008 - 5:02 PMI'm there, Saturday a.m. whoo hoo!
You know you are a Ren Geek when you call on an account and greet them with Good Morrow, or hang up the phone with anon! My customers are so use to it now that they respond in kind.
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Re: You might be a Ren Geek...
Fri, May 9, 2008 - 1:44 AMI'm in for BACON ANY DAY!! -
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Re: You might be a Ren Geek...
Fri, May 9, 2008 - 7:04 AMIf your family comes to faire to buy your birthday or christmas gifts because nothing in the mundane world is unique enough
if you have actually recruited friends to build and test a full size trebechet because my daughters radio station asked for one
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Re: You might be a Ren Geek...
Mon, May 5, 2008 - 5:42 PMembarassingly enough it's true in my home. :-/
It is seriously lacking decoration right now. All of the shelves and most of the walls are rather bare right now.
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Re: You might be a Ren Geek...
Mon, May 5, 2008 - 6:04 PMMy living room is missing furniture, actually.
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Mon, May 5, 2008 - 12:25 PMOk ...
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Re: You might be a Ren Geek...
Mon, May 5, 2008 - 12:33 PM(perhaps old ? ) If your car is older than your girlfriend.... If your shoes cost more than your house.... and...if you know where to find a clean Privy.... -
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Re: You might be a Ren Geek...
Mon, May 5, 2008 - 1:08 PMIf you can navigate a regular-sized privy in a farthingale without even thinking about it... -
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Re: You might be a Ren Geek...
Mon, May 5, 2008 - 4:35 PMIf you've ever *explained* how to priv in costume/farthingale to someone new...
... Especially if "knock even when it's green" and "check the latch twice" were in the explanation!
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Re: You might be a Ren Geek...
Mon, May 5, 2008 - 4:52 PMIf you see adults that you knew as "baabees" wandering around faire.. -
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Mon, May 5, 2008 - 8:34 PMif you see Adults you knew as baabees WITH their own Baabees -
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Re: You might be a Ren Geek...
Mon, May 5, 2008 - 9:00 PMIf you look at your faire clothes and wonder how you could wear some of it to work
If your booth or tent is a bit tidier than your house
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Re: You might be a Ren Geek...
Mon, May 5, 2008 - 11:07 PMMY baabees have baabees. . . and they're coming out to Faire next weekend. . . my own, personal, second generation of Faire brats!
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Re: You might be a Ren Geek...
Tue, May 6, 2008 - 5:44 PMHEY!!!! (Glen) I Don't know who your talking about! :P
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Re: You might be a Ren Geek...
Mon, May 5, 2008 - 4:58 PMIf you begin addressing people in "real life" in the streets the same way that you do in the streets of Faire.
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Re: You might be a Ren Geek...
Mon, May 5, 2008 - 7:24 PMif you want a shower more than you want sex. -
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Mon, May 5, 2008 - 8:18 PMOooooooo.......Good one!!!!! -
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Re: You might be a Ren Geek...
Mon, May 5, 2008 - 9:05 PMIf you pat your belt monday morning looking for the pouch...
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Re: You might be a Ren Geek...
Mon, May 5, 2008 - 11:07 PMAnd don't forget the real bed to follow that shower!
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Re: You might be a Ren Geek...
Mon, May 5, 2008 - 11:54 PMWhen 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!"
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Re: You might be a Ren Geek...
Tue, May 6, 2008 - 8:30 AMMy Name's Yvette and I'm a ren geek...HOWEVER I must correct one thing....Dirt is a FOOD GROUP. -
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Re: You might be a Ren Geek...
Tue, May 6, 2008 - 8:46 AM5 faire food groups...
Beer, boobs, bugs, dirt, straw (boobs are in the desert food group) -
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Tue, May 6, 2008 - 9:29 AMLets hear it for Low-Cal snacking! Boobs, Low in Clorestoral as well! -
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Tue, May 6, 2008 - 2:20 PMUnless they are lactating. -
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Tue, May 6, 2008 - 4:02 PMthen they are high in calcium -
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Re: You might be a Ren Geek...
Tue, May 6, 2008 - 6:59 PMCan I poke out my mind's eye now?
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Re: You might be a Ren Geek...
Wed, May 7, 2008 - 11:58 AMIf 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...
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Re: You might be a Ren Geek...
Wed, May 7, 2008 - 1:21 PMIf you can sell your used tissues as fine-grit sandpaper...
If you know what the bell ringing actually means...
If that first water wash of your hands on Sunday night feels weird...
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Re: You might be a Ren Geek...
Wed, May 7, 2008 - 1:26 PMAnd one I forgot...
If you think of the work week as your "weekend"...
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Wed, May 7, 2008 - 9:17 PMIf you have more than one name. Your mundane name & your faire name(s)... -
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Thu, May 8, 2008 - 10:06 AMIf the name you are most likely to answer to is not (one of) the one(s) your parents gave you. -
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Thu, May 8, 2008 - 10:15 AMMore people know you by your faire name or character than your real name.. -
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Re: You might be a Ren Geek...
Thu, May 8, 2008 - 10:16 AMYou use your faire character (and the period spelling) as your handle on a social networking site!
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Re: You might be a Ren Geek...
Thu, May 8, 2008 - 12:49 PM"*in* a list like this.." rather...
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