Screaming fencers

[It]

Here is one that bugs me once ever so often. It's those fencers who Scream no matter what the result. I don't mean when someone yells a war cry as such. It's when they scream! That loud irriating high pitch sound that echoes throughout the hall or gym. For those of you in southern California you may of heard of a person screaming while she's fencing sabre. I won't mention her name (I don't know it), but you'd know her if you heard her. And trust me, it's really LOUD sometimes. It kinda makes me want to give up so I won't hear her scream anymore. And that's when I'm fighting a different wepon.

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[Purple Fencer]

[quote]Originally posted by It:
<strong>Here is one that bugs me once ever so often. It's those fencers who Scream no matter what the result. I don't mean when someone yells a war cry as such. It's when they scream! That loud irriating high pitch sound that echoes throughout the hall or gym. For those of you in southern California you may of heard of a person screaming while she's fencing sabre. I won't mention her name (I don't know it), but you'd know her if you heard her. And trust me, it's really LOUD sometimes. It kinda makes me want to give up so I won't hear her scream anymore. And that's when I'm fighting a different wepon.

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Young kid? Short, thin, dark hair witht eh Powerpuff Girls on her chest protector? Fences for Gascon in Los Angeles?

Yep...she almost busted my eardrums from across the room last week...once for each ear!

Do I - perhaps - know you?

[Peach]

Hmmm. . . we got one of those on the East Coast too. Everybody in the room winces.

[Zelda]

I can think of 3 in Australian fencing who really should supply industrial ear plugs to their opponents.

[HilandDoug]

When I was fencing at MSU (back when they had a varsity club), the guys from Illinios and Wisconsin would scream and yell in saber, after EVERY action, whether they hit or not, in an attempt to influence the touch judges. This was in the mid-80's, before electric. We Spartans found this highly annoying. Our team captain, who also invented the "butt parry" during the 3-touch switch, suggested we, as a team, mimic them on each action. Well, we should have been called for unsportsman-like conduct, but I think the referees were glad we were doing it, because the Fighting Illini and the Wisc Badgers eventually gave up the screaming. And I mean it was BAD. At one point, one Illini made a cut, and all you could hear was the WHOOSH of blade in the air, clearly missing anything. The guy turns his back and walks back to the on guard line, pumping his fist and yelling, "Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrgggghhh!!!!" There was no halt, so I hit him in the back while he was walking away. His touch judges, one from Illinois and one from Michigan State, both had their arms folded, indicating no touch was seen. When I hit him in the back with a point thrust, he turned and glared at me through his mask, clearly pissed at me. I looked at my touch judges, and both had their hands in the air, indicating they saw a touch. Ref calls halt, and as the Illinios fencer removes his mask and takes a breath to protest my action, the ref (Bill Goering) said to him, "Do not stop or turn your back until I call a halt. Next infraction draws a card." It was priceless.

[It]

[quote]Originally posted by Purple Fencer:
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Young kid? Short, thin, dark hair witht eh Powerpuff Girls on her chest protector? Fences for Gascon in Los Angeles?

Yep...she almost busted my eardrums from across the room last week...once for each ear!

Do I - perhaps - know you?</strong><hr></blockquote>

Yeah! She kinda looks like Buttercup and has the same attitude as her to boot! ( if ya know her let's not mention her name. Let's let others know her as we know her.)

[Purple Fencer]

[quote]Originally posted by It:
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Yeah! She kinda looks like Buttercup and has the same attitude as her to boot! ( if ya know her let's not mention her name. Let's let others know her as we know her.)</strong><hr></blockquote>

'Specially since I just sold three FIE blades to her sister!

[Catlady]

I think I may have heard her in Sandy--not saw since I was manning the T-shirt booth and had my back to the strips. The voice sounded female anyway, and they were doing sabre at the time, so I have a feeling it must be the one everyone else is talking about. Anyway whoever this was literally shrieked. I'm not vocal on strip for the most part, but the ocassional et-la, or all right doesn't bother me. Even a slight grunt is okay, but seriously it sounded like someone was beating their child or something. <img src="graemlins/blah.gif" border="0" alt="[Blah]" />

[sabreur]

Touya from France, sister to Damien and Gael, has a really amusing screech when she gets excited.

MR

[Inquartata]

[quote]Originally posted by Catlady:
<strong>I think I may have heard her in Sandy--not saw since I was manning the T-shirt booth and had my back to the strips. The voice sounded female anyway, and they were doing sabre at the time, so I have a feeling it must be the one everyone else is talking about. Anyway whoever this was literally shrieked. </strong><hr></blockquote>

If it was the same day I was there, it was a foilist. I know because I was two strips away and still had to keep my fingers in my ear ( and I had company ). After every light, she'd let out an extended shriek at the top of her lungs---bending over at the waist, the better to get all the air out of her lungs while doing it, no dounbt.

Wonder whether she knew how many people besides her opponent were either (a) irked or (b) laughing up their sleeves at her. Or whether she was just too self-involved to care...

[Scaramouche]

[quote]Originally posted by HilandDoug:
<strong>It was priceless. </strong><hr></blockquote>

Ah echoes of those godawful Mastercard commercials

[135711]

interestingly, the coach who screams also bends at the waist, while he screams and for the exact reason you mention, to gather more air in his lungs with which to continue, it's interesting, wheeeeeeee-hawken, deliver us from <img src="graemlins/evild.gif" border="0" alt="[Evil]" />

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[peircer]

I actually kinda like screamers...

Alright, alright. You know someone was dieing to say it, I just finally gave into temptation first...

[135711]

okay, the best articulation ever is when two fencers, usually this happens in womens saber, who decide they're really strong, who both attack weakly at the same time, and both realize at the same time that neither one of them know what they're doing, and both attacks land off target, while both of them sorta start yelling and end up with an OOOOHHHhhhhhhh.....

[It]

[quote]Originally posted by peircer:
<strong>I actually kinda like screamers...

Alright, alright. You know someone was dieing to say it, I just finally gave into temptation first... </strong><hr></blockquote>


Well it depends, short bursts or long and obnoxious please stop your ruining the moment yeah I know okay your now waking the dead I can't hear the dogs barking the cat just died I think I'm gonna die I'm no longer intrested now you can go home I'll call you later thumbs up yeah right where's my Excedrin I have a headache this Big and it won't go away oh god please take me now how did I let that happen .......well?

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[Sabresque]

[quote]Originally posted by 135711:
<strong>okay, the best articulation ever is when two fencers, usually this happens in womens saber, who decide they're really strong, who both attack weakly at the same time, and both realize at the same time that neither one of them know what they're doing, and both attacks land off target, while both of them sorta start yelling and end up with an OOOOHHHhhhhhhh.....</strong><hr></blockquote>

Hey man, I know some women's sabreurs who could outmuscle most men's sabruers. And some pretty talented ones too.

Are you commenting on women's sabre or screaming? (If it was screaming, and I took it wrong I apologize and will say no more)

[135711]

that's why i SAY it, i scream!

[Sabresque]

Eh? I'm confused now, lol... oh well *throws arms up in the air*

[Sabresque]

Wait! Now I get it! Woohoo! *jumps up and down*

Okay, sowwy, I totally didn't get that but now I do. Had to deal with a few attacks on women's sabre recently and became all defensive. My big mistake! Yup. I'll shut up now! Hugest apologies.

[Peach]

My one victory in Div I WS this weekend was over my least favorite screamer, whom I mentioned earlier--a shrill screecher (even though I suppose she's a perfectly nice girl). Now THAT's a good tournament <g>. Especially since I achieved my goal, which was to show up.