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GMC Truck Commercial I was just watching the end of Survivor, and lo and behold, a commercial for GMC trucks comes on with a fair amount of sabre fencing in it!
Anyone else seen this? Opinions? I thought it was awesome.
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fencing commercials are always fun. Although I haven't seen that particular one, a favorite of mine is when two fencers are fencing with fish on the food network.
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Saw it I saw it!!! I think they were trying to use it as a metaphor for "precision engineering," because they also showed a wristwatch...in fact, I had thought it was a Bulova or Tag Heuer commercial before I saw the truck. It made fencing look very cool. Good publicity for us.
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I would agree...it was definitely well done.
The watch was shown to represent "prcision engineering". The fencing scene was foolowed by the word "grace". I think there was one more thing shown, but I was so excited about the fencing I missed it!
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But they still weren't dressed correctly. Proper sabre flunge but then on the close up the sabrist is wearing a foil lame!
Perhaps it's a preview of the "new" foil once the next set of rules changes goes through. 
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 Originally Posted by TitanHawk fencing commercials are always fun. Although I haven't seen that particular one, a favorite of mine is when two fencers are fencing with fish on the food network. yeah, that one is my fave. i will be on the look out for the GMC one though!
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Originally Posted by Craig But they still weren't dressed correctly. Proper sabre flunge but then on the close up the sabrist is wearing a foil lame!
Perhaps it's a preview of the "new" foil once the next set of rules changes goes through.
I saw sabre lames and no flunge. I guess we didn't see the same commercial.
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Originally Posted by fencergal33 I was just watching the end of Survivor I'm sorry.
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I know, it's a ridiculously stupid show, but my sister bets on it, and stupid me got hooked last season rooting for her chick to win.
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You realize it's not getting better the more you explain, right? :)
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Originally Posted by TitanHawk fencing commercials are always fun. Although I haven't seen that particular one, a favorite of mine is when two fencers are fencing with fish on the food network. I think I would get fewer touches against if someone was trying to poke me with a fish. ^_^ -)—— 
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Depends on the fish. Just get an electric eel and hook it up to a 2 prong and you've got flick city, baby!
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"When your opponent fears you, then's the moment when you give the fear its own rein, give it the time to work on him. Let it become terror. The terrified man fights himself. Eventually he attacks in desperation. That is the most dangerous moment, but the terrified man can be trusted usually to make a fatal mistake. You are being trained here to detect these mistakes and use them."
-Frank Herbert, Dune
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Originally Posted by Angwilwileth hmm...
not a bad idea. Depending, of course, on one's definition of "bad"... :)
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True.
Can anybody post a link? I can't find it anywhere. "When your opponent fears you, then's the moment when you give the fear its own rein, give it the time to work on him. Let it become terror. The terrified man fights himself. Eventually he attacks in desperation. That is the most dangerous moment, but the terrified man can be trusted usually to make a fatal mistake. You are being trained here to detect these mistakes and use them."
-Frank Herbert, Dune
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