You know you're a fencer when...part 3

[tbryan]

Originally Posted by GorillaSmile

You go to bed and are about to fall asleep and semi-dreaming about fencing and everytime you counter parry 6 your hand twitches.

Worse, you semi-dream that you lunge, and your entire back leg snaps straight, waking you up. Double whammy: I'm no longer asleep, and I'm not actually fencing.

[greenchick]

Originally Posted by tbryan

Worse, you semi-dream that you lunge, and your entire back leg snaps straight, waking you up. Double whammy: I'm no longer asleep, and I'm not actually fencing.

Or, you lunge yourself awake and think, "maybe I'd still be asleep if only I'd recovered faster."

[counter riposte]

You know you are a fencer when you know you've seen this thread many many times before, yet still find it entertaining.

[Zelda]

recent ones:

You find uses for ballons in distance exercises

the fact you seem to coach more then fence bugs the hell out of you, yet you still enter competitions "for the practice"

Your partner has endured at least one national competition with video camera and now runs screaming when he sees the travel bag out.

Under the spare bed is a cornicopia of gaffer tape, tool boxes, blades, spare bags etc.

Your cleaner know not to even bother trying to vacumn under the spare bed.

You have more than 1 tube of super glue open

You own shares in a strapping tape company/bruise cream company/travel agency.

Your PhD meetings with your supervisor are structured around when you get back from competitions.

Emailing your PhD supervisor/boss/random in charge person at 10pm from a hotel room in a different country with a document they need to check is not an unusual occurance.

[FeatherBlade]

Originally Posted by Durando

Or after moving to France and seeing the roadsign "Vous n'avez pas la priorité" (which simply means "yield") you say to yourself, "WTF? I'm an épéeist."

Lol!
Another thing I remembered, while shaking hands (after checking not to bring out your left hand) say "thanks" instead of "hello, nice to meet you".

[mrbiggs]

When you regularly have discussions with your fencing friends about people that don't know you. (Did you hear Bob McWeinerface got his B? Really!?)

When you're mad that they scheduled an NAC the week after Easter because that means two weeks without local tournaments. (Actually, I got lucky this year for this)

When your response to being free on any given weekend is "no" because you figure you'll definately be at a fencing tournament, whether or not you actually have something planned.

[Ordway]

When you automatically go into an en garde position when you're standing in a moving bus or subway train, because it's the easiest way to keep your balance...

[oiuyt]

Originally Posted by fencingfrog

very awkward during english class when people go 'what happened to you?'

Yeah, really... a bleeding watch in English class? Very awkward.

-B

[fencingfrog]

Yeah, really... a bleeding watch in English class? Very awkward.

actually, his watch killed my thumb and his arm, so i had to explain this one without his watch and cut to back me up. lol. how to get a wierd reputation in one easy step...

[counter riposte]

Originally Posted by mrbiggs

When your response to being free on any given weekend is "no" because you figure you'll definately be at a fencing tournament, whether or not you actually have something planned.

When you can totally sympathize with the comment because you know it's true.

[TrainingDummy]

When you tie up the cords for every single appliance you own like they're body cords.

[melihop]

when gossip of mondays with your friends is that sara from school XYZ only fenced once last week.. and she is only going to practice once this week.. and she is the only reason they win.. soo we have a leg up this week...

when you try to figure out a way that you can fence and go to your sneior prom in the same day.. including doing your hair on the car ride home from the tourney.. lol (its not gonna work.. and i wanted to fence the weekend of my birthday)

[RITFencing]

My father once told me, "Sean, your life consists of two things: 'Fencing' and 'not fencing.' And the 'not fencing' has to be gotten over with as quickly as possible."

[sjpfencer220]

YKYAFW: (a lot of these are for kids/teenagers [otherwise known as people who go to school, not work, and live with their parents)

1. Your mom regularly asks you if your schedule is too busy to do something not related to fencing.

2. You start fencing with ski poles, on skis, when you are waiting for a lift.

3. Your friends just know you will probably be busy before they even ask.

4. You are entertained after hearing "aluminum foil" and proceed to think of how they have managed to create a new type of fencing.

5. You are entertained by having a "poking" fight with your friends, and as they attempt to poke your arm and surprise you, you simple take a 4 and hit them easily.

6. You type in www on the web-address bar on the internet on your computer, and instantly the choice of options based on which sites you have visited recently comes up with Fnet, Fnet, usfencing, Fnet, usfencing...

7. I would say another here but my neighbor's odd landscaping habits (recently he's taking a liking to mowing his lawn at 2 in the morning-daily) and loud machines is getting really distracting and I am supposed to be cleaning my room and watching my dogs right now-actually, I was supposed to be cleaning my room and watching my dogs an hour ago, so maybe I'll think of some more later.

[KD5MDK]

You forgot AskFRED.

[fencerbill]

There is much less eyestrain from reading SJPfencing220's submissions if you just use your mouse to select everything. Much better contrast.

[sjpfencer220]

YKYAFW:

1. You have a seperate drawer in your dresser for tournament shirts, of which you have more than any other item of clothing, including underwear.

2. You can actually see a tip screw.

3. Your last present for your mom or wife or any other girl you know has been earrings that look like fencers or a necklace that says "Number 1 Fencing Mom."

4. You have a preference of hotels to stay at in Atlanta, Sacramento, etc, because you have been there sooo often.

5. Your ear starts ringing and you instantly recognize it as a touch.

6. The refs can actually pronounce your name (okay, so I haven't achieved that one yet).

7. When asked to name your role model, you name Romankov, for example, to the confusion of all around you.

8. You have no trouble getting up at 6 AM on a Saturday or a Sunday.

9.You go to fencing on the day of your Bat Mitzvah, between the service and the party (my parents didn't like that one).

10. Instead of measuring, you refer to things as "about the size of a 5 blade" or "just a bit taller than _____ (*fill in with name of a fencer*)"

That's all for now, they got pretty bad towards the end, but it was fun making them so...yeah. Bye

PS: Oh, I knew I forgot something with #6. Sorry about the eye straining, my mouse highlights in blue anyway, so I'm not sure it would make a difference on my computer. Oh, and extra points for anyone who can guess my favorite color

[Black Jeebus]

Originally Posted by sjpfencer220

8. You have no trouble getting up at 6 AM on a Saturday or a Sunday.

*grumble grumble* Stupid RassaFrassingEarlyMorningFoilEvents

(Oh and instead of apologizing for the eyestrain why don't you do the old geezers a favor and use something a little more geriatric friendly. Even dark blue would be better.)

[Go? Fencing?]

Originally Posted by Black Jeebus

(Oh and instead of apologizing for the eyestrain why don't you do the old geezers a favor and use something a little more geriatric friendly. Even dark blue would be better.)

Do it for the young geezers too!

[Fencergrl]

With all due respect to how much you like that particular colour sjpfencer220, it is really hard to read and quite annoying.