12-17-2004, 08:02 PM
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| FIE - separate events for lefty and righty?
What's this about FIE considering separating lefties and righties into separate events? | 
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12-17-2004, 09:07 PM
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| Yeah that's what I hear. It's Mr. Roch decided it's another way to make fencing come into the media more. By making double the amount of events we already have by seperating it by hands, we are bound to get double more Olympic coverage.
MF RH
MF Team RH
MF LH
MF Team LH
ME RH
ME Team RH
ME LH
ME Team LH
MS RH
MS Team Rh
WF RH
WF Team RH
WF LH
WF Team LH
WE RH
WE Team RH
WE LH
WE Team LH
WS RH
WS Team RH
WS LH
WS Team LH
Think of the possibilities!!
You weren't serious were you? Because I wasn't.
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12-17-2004, 09:15 PM
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| You might not be serious but if Roch sees this thread HE will be serious.
Roch: I think we should screw fencers over even more than we have already.
Poor Executive Guy(PEG): Why should we do that sir?
Roch: Because I'm bored.
PEG: Won't that send fencing into a state of disarray and destroy what we've worked for over the last few years, sir?
Roch: Yes, but I'm bored.
Fencing Community as a whole: 
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12-17-2004, 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Epee Scherma Yeah that's what I hear. It's Mr. Roch decided it's another way to make fencing come into the media more. By making double the amount of events we already have by seperating it by hands, we are bound to get double more Olympic coverage.
MF RH
MF Team RH
MF LH
MF Team LH
ME RH
ME Team RH
ME LH
ME Team LH
MS RH
MS Team Rh
WF RH
etc. | No MS LH??? Discrimination!!! Of course, since you have WS LH, I may forgive you. We could even have three sets! LH, RH and mixed hand (where we compete against each other)! Or ambidextrous (sp?)! The possibiltys are endless. Unfortunately, doubling or tripling an infitissimally small amount still yields an infitisimally (watch my speling deteriorate!) small amount. *sigh* Right. Anyway, I should really be studying...
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12-18-2004, 02:25 PM
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| Yes! Perhaps they'll follow that up with separating each event into tall-fencer and short-fencer categories! Won't that make for a nice, easily-run NAC and Summer Nationals?  | |
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12-18-2004, 05:49 PM
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| lol nooo.....i love to fence lefties  | |
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12-18-2004, 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Inquartata Yes! Perhaps they'll follow that up with separating each event into tall-fencer and short-fencer categories! | ... then we could have weight divisions, hair colours .... omg the list is endless! | |
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12-18-2004, 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted by drippingwet What's this about FIE considering separating lefties and righties into separate events? | Hope that you didn't really fall for this...   
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12-18-2004, 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted by The Armourer ... then we could have weight divisions, hair colours .... omg the list is endless! | ... and what about pistol/French/orthopaedic grips, etc? Think about it: you'd never have to fence a lanky left-handed pomeller again, unless you're one yourself... | |
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12-18-2004, 08:04 PM
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| next we'll seperate it into black and white, and pimply and non pimply. We'll have a seperate division for poor people, and a special division for people who use BF blues.
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12-18-2004, 08:10 PM
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Originally Posted by drippingwet What's this about FIE considering separating lefties and righties into separate events? | This is, quite possibly, the worst thing I have ever heard. I am now dumber for having read it | |
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12-19-2004, 07:21 AM
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Originally Posted by telkanuru This is, quite possibly, the worst thing I have ever heard. I am now dumber for having read it | Um, if you fell for this troll, you were already dumb. 
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12-19-2004, 07:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Point_Left No MS LH??? Discrimination!!! Of course, since you have WS LH, I may forgive you. We could even have three sets! LH, RH and mixed hand (where we compete against each other)! Or ambidextrous (sp?)! The possibiltys are endless. Unfortunately, doubling or tripling an infitissimally small amount still yields an infitisimally (watch my speling deteriorate!) small amount. *sigh* Right. Anyway, I should really be studying... | How can you have "mixed-handed" events? What if two lefties made the final? Then it wouldn't be mixed anymore!
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12-19-2004, 07:58 AM
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Originally Posted by haroldbuck Um, if you fell for this troll, you were already dumb. | Touche, sir! | |
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12-19-2004, 03:09 PM
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| seperate events? oh man, that means they'll be inspecting for appropriate equipment, and i might have to get a right-handed mask (i've been fencing with a left-handed one for awhile now  ) | |
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12-20-2004, 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by SwordSoul separate events? oh man, that means they'll be inspecting for appropriate equipment, and i might have to get a right-handed mask (i've been fencing with a left-handed one for awhile now ) | My GOD!! Your coach has let you do that? I've seen fencers get black-carded for less!
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12-20-2004, 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by D'Artag-NOT My GOD!! Your coach has let you do that? I've seen fencers get black-carded for less! | There is only one offence worse - fencing with an other-handed body-wire... it is near enough cheating and can be stupidly dangerous.... 
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12-20-2004, 07:15 PM
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| It'd make the handshakes easier... | |
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12-20-2004, 07:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Boo Boo There is only one offence worse - fencing with an other-handed body-wire... it is near enough cheating and can be stupidly dangerous....
Boo | I thought this was okay if the joy buzzer was deactivated after the handshake. Gotta get back into the rule book, I guess.
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12-21-2004, 01:15 AM
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Originally Posted by haroldbuck How can you have "mixed-handed" events? What if two lefties made the final? Then it wouldn't be mixed anymore! | Flip a coin. Loser fences right handed. Flip a coin every bout. You never know which hand you will be fencing with. Think of all the time that could be lost by fencers frantically searching for an opposite handed glove or weapon! Besides which if you have fencers constantly getting undressed (to switch their plastron and body wire) it is bound to increase viewers... 
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