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Star Wars
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LOTR (Book or Movie)
|    | 2 | 9.52% | |
3 Musketeers (and spinoffs)
|    | 9 | 42.86% | |
Errol Flynn Movie
|    | 6 | 28.57% | |
Douglas Fairbanks Movie (I am dating myself)
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Another Movie ("There Can Be Only One!")
|    | 6 | 28.57% | |
Book (Comic Books Count!)
| | 5 | 23.81% | |
My Relation/Friend Introduced Me
| | 8 | 38.10% | |
Every Other Team Rejected Me in School
| | 1 | 4.76% | |
Impress a Boy/Girl
| | 2 | 9.52% | 
07-06-2006, 12:01 PM
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#1 | | Senior Member
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| Inspiration for Fencing
What was your inspiration for taking up fencing? | 
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07-06-2006, 12:08 PM
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#2 | | Immortal
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| Helping you out here a bit...
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07-06-2006, 12:15 PM
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07-06-2006, 12:40 PM
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#4 | | Senior Member
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| None of those are my reasons and there's no "other" option. Fole is plawed.
I started fencing because I had nothing better to do and it looked neat.
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07-07-2006, 05:10 AM
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| i joined cuz i just wanted to be different. Its kinda small in singapore
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07-07-2006, 05:23 AM
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| Revenge. When I find that six fingered man he will be for it.
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07-07-2006, 06:35 AM
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| Yes, I did notice there was no explicit Princess Bride choice. POLL IS FLAWED!!! | |
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07-07-2006, 07:59 AM
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| Errol Flynn's films.
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07-07-2006, 12:02 PM
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#9 | | Épéeist Hive Queen
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Originally Posted by Katman None of those are my reasons and there's no "other" option. Fole is plawed. | Seconded.
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07-07-2006, 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Katman None of those are my reasons and there's no "other" option. Fole is plawed. | Thirded.
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07-07-2006, 04:49 PM
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#11 | | Incorruptible
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Originally Posted by Katman None of those are my reasons and there's no "other" option. Fole is plawed.
I started fencing because I had nothing better to do and it looked neat. | Inquartated
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07-07-2006, 08:02 PM
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#12 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by Katman None of those are my reasons and there's no "other" option. Fole is plawed. | Quinted!
Though these were some minor ones, my major inspiration was my need to get up off my lazy arse and get some exercise. 
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07-13-2006, 11:55 PM
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| My inspiration was deffenitly the fact that no other women's sport would let me hit people. My inspiration to keep fencing is my ex-boyfriend. | |
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07-17-2006, 10:42 AM
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#14 | | Super Shoebie
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Originally Posted by Warrior Princess My inspiration was deffenitly the fact that no other women's sport would let me hit people. My inspiration to keep fencing is my ex-boyfriend. | I think you should probably meet fencingfrog...
I wonder how many fence out of misandry?
-not being chauvenistic, just plainly curious (while perhaps firing up the old thread jack)...
Last edited by chefencer; 07-17-2006 at 10:47 AM.
Reason: Clarity and truth in thread jacking...
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07-18-2006, 01:29 AM
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#15 | | Senior Member
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Why don't you start a thread and poll for it? I'm sure it'd get responses. I just wish male fencers would take women more seriously. When I fence for the Varsity Boy's team at my club, it takes broken bones and running them off the strip for other guys to take me seriously. It helps me win, but it is kind of degrading. And I don't hate guys, I like them very much. They've always been my best friends because there's none of that resent you behind your back for years on end for something small. If they're mad, they hit you and it's over.
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07-18-2006, 11:52 PM
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#16 | | Super Shoebie
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| Well, I'd guess your respect problem is more one of age of the guys, although there are of course exceptions... as far as misandry - it was mostly a joke...but be my guest on the poll, if you like (it might go over better from the fairer gender). | |
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07-20-2006, 11:02 AM
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#17 | | Epee fencing addict
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07-20-2006, 11:03 AM
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Originally Posted by parrythis <----------- | Cute. I suppose this also makes it look like Opus is my inspiration for fencing. 
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07-20-2006, 12:30 PM
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#19 | | Super Shoebie
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Originally Posted by RITFencing Cute. I suppose this also makes it look like Opus is my inspiration for fencing. | avatar
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