07-06-2005, 12:13 AM
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#1021 | | Senior Member
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| Speaking of which ...
GIMME SOME REP POINT LOVIN, PEOPLE!!!
And on other topic ...
I lose my foil rating at the end of this month. It falls right off the scale back to the Unrated level. (sniffle) Very sad. Anyone else here losing their multiple-rating status? | 
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07-06-2005, 03:42 PM
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#1022 | | Senior Member
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| Wellllllll.... I finally acquired my fourth green dot. Thanks.
Looks like I'll be stuck here for a while. | |
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07-06-2005, 10:20 PM
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#1023 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by Sciurus-Rex Wellllllll.... I finally acquired my fourth green dot. Thanks.
Looks like I'll be stuck here for a while. | you're welcome. wait, "stuck"?
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07-07-2005, 05:29 PM
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#1024 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by Army Fencer Victor, I think you started some sort of cult.  |
One with surprising staying power. 
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07-07-2005, 05:32 PM
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#1025 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by Maeve_Mari No. There was never a suitable conclusion or settlement to that great debate! | This is an epee forum we don't make conclusions or settlements we make a point then move on if someone else makes a point as well we acknowledge it and move on.
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The Epeeman, the Epeeman, in frayed and tattered gear
Can lick his weight in wildcats and can drink his weight in beer
And for the foil and sabreman he hasn't any fear
For he's a late edition of the dashing Musketeer.
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07-07-2005, 05:35 PM
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#1026 | | Senior Member
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| This is epee... a point is a point.
No one to decide if it is or isn't.
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07-07-2005, 05:47 PM
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#1027 | | the dark one
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| And sometimes you can both make your point at the same time - and they're both valid. What a wonderful world we live in!
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07-07-2005, 06:12 PM
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#1028 | | Epee fencing addict
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Originally Posted by swordwench And sometimes you can both make your point at the same time - and they're both valid. What a wonderful world we live in! | Ahhh... The joy of epee!!
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07-08-2005, 06:43 PM
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#1029 | | Senior Member
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| C'mon folks weare really starting to slack off here.
new Topic
Strangest item you have ever used to practice epee with or on.
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The Epeeman, the Epeeman, in frayed and tattered gear
Can lick his weight in wildcats and can drink his weight in beer
And for the foil and sabreman he hasn't any fear
For he's a late edition of the dashing Musketeer.
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07-08-2005, 07:05 PM
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#1030 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by broncofencer
Strangest item you have ever used to practice epee with or on.
| Before I got my weapon I used a dowel with a plastic container for a bell guard. I have no idea why I felt I needed a bellguard as I only fenced in front of the mirror... but it just looked right
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07-08-2005, 07:12 PM
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#1031 | | Senior Member
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| I used to use a marker taped to the end of my epee and would try to write my name on a huge piece of cardboard. This was designed to improve fingertip control.
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The Epeeman, the Epeeman, in frayed and tattered gear
Can lick his weight in wildcats and can drink his weight in beer
And for the foil and sabreman he hasn't any fear
For he's a late edition of the dashing Musketeer.
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07-08-2005, 10:58 PM
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#1032 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by broncofencer I used to use a marker taped to the end of my epee and would try to write my name on a huge piece of cardboard. This was designed to improve fingertip control. | Oh wow! Great idea! Rep fo' you.
Edit: aw, I couldn't rep ya, gotta "spread it around".
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07-08-2005, 11:13 PM
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#1033 | | Curmudgeon-in-Chief
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Originally Posted by Fencergrl This is epee... a point is a point.
No one to decide if it is or isn't. | Unless it's a floor touch. Or, given the propensities of epeeists, a furtive one to your own ankle...  | |
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07-09-2005, 12:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Inquartata Unless it's a floor touch. Or, given the propensities of epeeists, a furtive one to your own ankle... |
I think it's sabreurs who would behave like that, if given half a chance.
Epeeists prefer to cheat so as to actually score on the OTHER person.
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07-09-2005, 09:54 PM
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#1035 | | Curmudgeon-in-Chief
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Originally Posted by scrapinpeg Epeeists prefer to cheat so as to actually score on the OTHER person. | "Score on the other person"? Hey, I thought epeeists were all one big happy family of Kumbaya-singing rep-swappers. What's with wanting to hit each other?
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07-10-2005, 01:06 AM
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#1036 | | Senior Member
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| you mean, after smirking, invoking satan, and doing a superiority dance?
wow, way to bring back old memories there.
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07-10-2005, 06:49 AM
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#1037 | | Épéeist Hive Queen
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Originally Posted by Inquartata Tsk! What would The Church Lady ( Zilverzmurfen ) say? | Zilverzmurfen says "No cheating in the church of épée!" 
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07-10-2005, 09:42 AM
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#1038 | | Senior Member
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| there's a coach at my club who's fond of saying that cheating IS fencing.
he means "outwitting your opponent in seemingly underhanded ways" when he says cheating. but it sounds better without the explanation.
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07-10-2005, 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Inquartata "Score on the other person"? Hey, I thought epeeists were all ...
| Didn't get enough attention in your own thread, eh? | |
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07-10-2005, 11:13 PM
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#1040 | | Senior Member
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| It's almost the end of the day and no sermon????
We're slipping. I'm much to tired from spending the day at the World Cup to think of anything clever....
So let's just think happy epee thoughts okay??? Amen!
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