My ren faire season has started up again, due to a super hot weekend people were a bit cranky, and it seemed to have attracted the SCs by the dozens.
So, words I heard on our first weekend.
1: " You don't need to listen to her, she is just a wench." (This was spat our with utter disgust, the "wench" then goes to get security, security kicks idiot out. Also I should note, the "wench" was gently telling a little boy he wasn't allowed to go onto the active joust field or he could get hurt, but saying after he could pet the knight's horses. At first I felt bad for the kid, but then I remembered he was a terror anyway most of the day.
2: "Ugh you have to cook my food! I've been here for half an hour!!!!!!" ( Said after a few minute wait, with a horrible long line at a food both that makes homemade items fresh.)
3: "Real swords are 20 pounds or more, these guys are wimps!" (female sword fighter then offers sword asking if the patron cares to fight, he for some reason declines....wimp.) btw swords historically have been up to 6lbs tops, sometimes heavier ones are made but they appeared to be for show, you know in case they were lacking in their manhood. From what I understand, mostly that came about because of rumors, or masters of other fighting styles making fun of other fighters. I'm no professional, I'm just forced to listen to my friends ramble.
4: This wasn't said, but a patron decided he was going to stick his hand down a lady's corset. Things to point out, 1) You should never do that anyway. 2) You should never do it at a place where 90% of the women there have some trained fighting. 3) You should never do it when the woman you are doing it to is A) trained fighter b) exhausted from a hot day, c) been dealing with cranky patrons all day and would happily haul off and hit one. and finally d) has a short tempter. The patron is still alive, but the female officer who escorted him off the grounds ignored his cries of abuse, since she witnessed it and was like the rest of us in a poor mood from dealing with the heat all day.
5) " Why did you grab my child!!!" Said to me, as I was grabbing the kid before it ran out in front of the horses on parade.
6) "Blargh blargh blargh, rabble rabble, they cut me off at the beer stand, blargh blargh that girl doesn't have big enough boobs to work here, rabble rabble." (This is why we can't have newbies at the beer stand, they don't know when to cut them off.)
We kicked a few people out this weekend, I swear it might have been a record for us. It was mostly people trying to abuse staff. Another was a 15 year old (she looked more like 12) who decided proper renaissance attire was fishnets, hooker boots, a sheer skirt over her panties and a VERY revealing top. The owners of the faire had her promptly collected by the female officer, gave her a shirt, sat her in the office and proceeded to call her parents. Let's just say, she isn't seeing the friend who loaned her those clothes anymore, from what I understand she walked to the fair grounds, she is lucky she wasn't mistaken as a hooker, or taken by someone. After she left the owner called his daughters and said if they ever dressed like that he is willing to go to jail, and they should know that.
Hopefully we finish our run without cranky people, I can dream right?
So, words I heard on our first weekend.
1: " You don't need to listen to her, she is just a wench." (This was spat our with utter disgust, the "wench" then goes to get security, security kicks idiot out. Also I should note, the "wench" was gently telling a little boy he wasn't allowed to go onto the active joust field or he could get hurt, but saying after he could pet the knight's horses. At first I felt bad for the kid, but then I remembered he was a terror anyway most of the day.
2: "Ugh you have to cook my food! I've been here for half an hour!!!!!!" ( Said after a few minute wait, with a horrible long line at a food both that makes homemade items fresh.)
3: "Real swords are 20 pounds or more, these guys are wimps!" (female sword fighter then offers sword asking if the patron cares to fight, he for some reason declines....wimp.) btw swords historically have been up to 6lbs tops, sometimes heavier ones are made but they appeared to be for show, you know in case they were lacking in their manhood. From what I understand, mostly that came about because of rumors, or masters of other fighting styles making fun of other fighters. I'm no professional, I'm just forced to listen to my friends ramble.
4: This wasn't said, but a patron decided he was going to stick his hand down a lady's corset. Things to point out, 1) You should never do that anyway. 2) You should never do it at a place where 90% of the women there have some trained fighting. 3) You should never do it when the woman you are doing it to is A) trained fighter b) exhausted from a hot day, c) been dealing with cranky patrons all day and would happily haul off and hit one. and finally d) has a short tempter. The patron is still alive, but the female officer who escorted him off the grounds ignored his cries of abuse, since she witnessed it and was like the rest of us in a poor mood from dealing with the heat all day.
5) " Why did you grab my child!!!" Said to me, as I was grabbing the kid before it ran out in front of the horses on parade.
6) "Blargh blargh blargh, rabble rabble, they cut me off at the beer stand, blargh blargh that girl doesn't have big enough boobs to work here, rabble rabble." (This is why we can't have newbies at the beer stand, they don't know when to cut them off.)
We kicked a few people out this weekend, I swear it might have been a record for us. It was mostly people trying to abuse staff. Another was a 15 year old (she looked more like 12) who decided proper renaissance attire was fishnets, hooker boots, a sheer skirt over her panties and a VERY revealing top. The owners of the faire had her promptly collected by the female officer, gave her a shirt, sat her in the office and proceeded to call her parents. Let's just say, she isn't seeing the friend who loaned her those clothes anymore, from what I understand she walked to the fair grounds, she is lucky she wasn't mistaken as a hooker, or taken by someone. After she left the owner called his daughters and said if they ever dressed like that he is willing to go to jail, and they should know that.
Hopefully we finish our run without cranky people, I can dream right?
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