04-22-2008, 12:32 AM
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#921 | | Senior Member
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Originally Posted by Shi no Tenshi  Ignorance is bliss.
Now that should be the title of this thread..... | If you're refering to the epee comment, that was all I saw. I only had time to watch a few videos though...
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04-22-2008, 12:39 AM
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| Foil requires skill.
Epee requires blind confmormity ( look at those uniforms! ) and irrationality. Pretty much kids that failed their Foil tests are shoved in epee.
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04-22-2008, 01:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Neinteen Foil requires skill.
Epee requires blind confmormity ( look at those uniforms! ) and irrationality. Pretty much kids that failed their Foil tests are shoved in epee. | So, how much have you tried of the others? Oh, that's right, you haven't....probably because you didn't have the skill.
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04-22-2008, 01:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Neinteen Foil requires skill.
Epee requires blind confmormity ( look at those uniforms! ) and irrationality. Pretty much kids that failed their Foil tests are shoved in epee. | We shouldnt judge them too harshly. I mean, they're doing what they are able to which, granted, isnt very much. Some people start fencing and they have trouble understanding simple things like parrying, moving, washing their gear, stuff like that. Those people are sent to the "special" part of the club... the epee part. They're happy there. They bounce around a little, poke each other, and all the time looking like big bunnies all in white.
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04-22-2008, 01:04 PM
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| Yes looking like a baked potato is very dignified. 
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04-22-2008, 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Fencergrl Yes looking like a baked potato is very dignified. | Oh come now, you know very well they are only half-baked......
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04-22-2008, 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Fencergrl Yes looking like a baked potato is very dignified. | Rather like a baking potato, since most foilists are only half-baked, and for some inexplicable reason never quite get fully cooked. 
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04-22-2008, 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Fencergrl Yes looking like a baked potato is very dignified. | Bah, dont compare us to the saberists.
Besides, you know we foilists are the coolest looking out there on the strip. 
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04-22-2008, 04:44 PM
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| Epee forces have pushed into the homeland!
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04-22-2008, 04:44 PM
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| Common foilists, those epeers have got it into their little brains to rep each other and move up the ranks. We need to stick together here and support each other. So, lets share some rep with our brothers and sisters.
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04-22-2008, 05:22 PM
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| With you tiny, ity-bity bits of rep.
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04-22-2008, 05:29 PM
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| Yes, the 2 of you can rep yourselves once you've repped several others...most likely you'll hit an epeeist during that time.
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04-22-2008, 05:56 PM
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| Foil Rep around.
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04-22-2008, 05:58 PM
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Originally Posted by OROD Common foilists, those epeers have...
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04-24-2008, 01:10 AM
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| They are cool points, not rep. With my logic, the group of weapons that controls the board with rep/points is the coolest weapon.
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04-24-2008, 01:14 AM
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| Epees are the dominating force at the moment. Though that WILL change.
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04-24-2008, 01:15 AM
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Originally Posted by sionnach My sentiments exactly | btw I love the design in your sig.
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04-24-2008, 01:28 AM
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| hmm.. Yes, I just noticed that. It will change... They need to have the member list organized by the weapon that you fence. It would be FOIL!!!, Sabre/saber, SCA (They could be included I guess...), and epee...
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04-24-2008, 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Neinteen Epees are the dominating force at the moment. Though that WILL change.
IT'S A CHANGE YOU CAN BELIEVE IN! | Amazing what some people can believe in
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