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ThatReallyHurt · 01-29-2005, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by LUDICROUS

Hmm, if a girl did it, I wouldn't touch her. I'm a gentleman.

And smart, methinks.

telkanuru · 01-29-2005, 02:10 PM

I only steal stuff on days ending in 'y'

MyrddinsPrecint · 01-29-2005, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by telkanuru

I only steal stuff on days ending in 'y'

for example, my heart.

electricepeeist · 01-29-2005, 11:48 PM

I have the same issue with body cords...
A lot of the ones I started with (and they were nice ones, too!) seem to have faded away, and I have one or two that I don't remember buying. But I have enough and I keep better track of my stuff now, so I don't mind.

MyrddinsPrecint · 01-31-2005, 02:16 AM

bump you back up

O_O #2 · 01-31-2005, 12:26 PM

stealing stuff is fun! i like to go through unattended fencing bags and take small things... body cords are my favorite, but tips and other spare parts are great if i can find them. usually the guy wont even know it is gone.

i have a huge body cord collection at home (23, i think), and i sell them to people in my club at a reduced price. i make money and they get cheap cords. everyone wins!

D+F+P=Hadouken! · 01-31-2005, 07:24 PM

On a more serious note, a theif tried to steal my moms purse at nationals. Saw him as he was looking through it. Dad scared the hell out of him, and he ran off. Who would steal from 900+ people with SWORDS?

ThatReallyHurt · 01-31-2005, 07:35 PM

The same kind of person who would try to rob a vanload of teenagers on their way to a judo competition. That fellow certainly got what he deserved...

D'Artag-NOT · 01-31-2005, 09:05 PM

"Thou shalt not steal". One of the Big Ten. So I don't.

EpeeConvert · 02-01-2005, 06:50 AM

My team, being so poh, as kshan would say is forced to borrow equipment from just about anyone that has a spare tip screw. afterwards its usually my job to go around and gather up everything we've borrowed and return it to its rightful owner. no one else seems to understand this concept and will just take whatever they are wearing and throw it into a team bag. even though i specifically say this isnt ours. and sometimes i dotn get everything and 2 weeks later i'm stuck wtih a lame that has huge ST JOHNS ACADEMY on the inside going....hmm not fencing them for a while i guess.
the point is we unintentionally steal. unless its tip screws, i steal those all the time, screw paying 60 cents apiece

Achilles · 02-03-2005, 11:32 AM

i would never even dream of taking somebody else's gear

dreamer90024 · 03-30-2005, 06:43 PM

My coach told me this story which I thought was funny.
He was competing and had broken an epee and put it near the side of a strip then gone off to fence. Apparently one fencer needed a tip screw and took the epee and took the screws out of it. My coach came back and was suprised to see the tip screws missing and asked where they had gone to which the fencer replied "I couldn't find your working one."

acaba · 03-30-2005, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by D+F+P=Hadouken!

On a more serious note, a theif tried to steal my moms purse at nationals. Saw him as he was looking through it. Dad scared the hell out of him, and he ran off. Who would steal from 900+ people with SWORDS?

My friend had his wallet stolen at a NAC one time. He had just thrown it into his bag, and it was in plain sight. The first he knew was when we were sitting in the venue and he got a call on his cell from the credit card company. They asked if he had just purchased $700 worth of shoes from Foot Locker.

The moral of the story is to keep your wallet with you or well hidden in your bag.

mrbiggs · 03-30-2005, 09:24 PM

Now that this thread is brought back up, I have a funny story. Today at the club I found out that I accidentally stole a blade at the last tournament I went to. It has the same grip, same color tape, and they are both FIE Vnitis. The only difference was the bellguard and the flexibility of the blade. This also means that someone has my blade. WTF...

telkanuru · 03-30-2005, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by mrbiggs

Now that this thread is brought back up, I have a funny story. Today at the club I found out that I accidentally stole a blade at the last tournament I went to. It has the same grip, same color tape, and they are both FIE Vnitis. The only difference was the bellguard and the flexibility of the blade. This also means that someone has my blade. WTF...

Same thing happened with me and my BF white, but I found who did it before he left.

LUDICROUS · 03-31-2005, 01:25 AM

Surely you wrote your name on the bellpad or something? I mean, if I picked up someone's gold STM with the same tape and grip, I'd notice my name not being written in black on the red pad.

Stealing is low.

ViewtifulMisho · 03-31-2005, 01:26 AM

I'm a socialist at heart so I don't steal from my fellow man.

That's also why I have trouble winning.

KD5MDK · 03-31-2005, 02:15 AM

The closest I get is that my club gives away gear left behind by graduates and others who have left. I've picked up a pair of Allstar FIE knickers (need some sewing), an epee body cord, some t-shirts and a gear bag from that.

VELISARIOS · 03-31-2005, 05:19 AM

Never.......

mrbiggs · 03-31-2005, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by LUDICROUS

Surely you wrote your name on the bellpad or something? I mean, if I picked up someone's gold STM with the same tape and grip, I'd notice my name not being written in black on the red pad.

Stealing is low.

Yes, I did, but I picked it up quickly (I'm usually the only one at most tournaments with a BG visconti and a certain color tip tape) and I didn't check to make sure it was mine until...a long time later.