04-17-2007, 03:08 PM
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#101 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Under the sea
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Originally Posted by Fencergrl  You're Scottish man! We'll never hear from you again if you start doing THAT!!!!  | You will. Sometimes my hangover kicks in before the pub opens. 
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04-17-2007, 05:17 PM
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#102 | | Epee fencing addict
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Glenwood, ny
Posts: 2,302
| You know you fence too much when you go to the sporting goods store to buy shoes and you try them out by lunging through the store.
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04-17-2007, 08:16 PM
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#103 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Wherever I am.
Posts: 516
| Haha, I've done that!
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04-17-2007, 11:18 PM
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#104 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Norcal
Posts: 510
| YKNYFTM
When everything becomes a fencing metaphor:
Examples:
1. Going off topic becomes going off-target.
2. Bad arguments become counter-attacks.
3. You begin to refer to impatient people as people who "rush their action".
4. Double-entandre becomes second intention.
Oh and if you have a desk job, you get wicked carpal tunnel in your off hand from typing.
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04-18-2007, 01:00 AM
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#105 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: near Boston
Posts: 3,308
| When you have T-shirts for all but 2 of the 25 Massachusetts Bay State Games.
You know you are a Veteran fencer when you have jackets (for medalists) to go along with each of the T-shirts.
I try to bring them and hang them up at the Fencing Venue. Fills up a whole wall.
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04-18-2007, 01:45 PM
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#106 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the middle of an ellipsis named 'lemur catta'
Posts: 2,409
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Originally Posted by remistress YKNYFTM
When everything becomes a fencing metaphor:
Examples:
1. Going off topic becomes going off-target.
2. Bad arguments become counter-attacks.
3. You begin to refer to impatient people as people who "rush their action".
4. Double-entandre becomes second intention. | This has to be one of the best ones that I've read here so far!!!!! Thank you remistress for making my day! 
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04-18-2007, 02:20 PM
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#107 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 1,254
| YKYFTMW
you are sitting next to a teammate in astronomy, dead bored. so you doodle an epee on the side of her notes and write *poke* underneath. she draws a sabre and writes *poke* as well. within minutes, you're playing tactical wheel and arguing (on paper) whether this and that would actually be successful, and drawing arrows to explain double(the corkscrew attack)....
we've spent way too much time together.
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04-18-2007, 02:27 PM
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#108 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Illinois
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Originally Posted by Zasha ...she draws a sabre and writes *poke* as well. ... | YKYFTMW you read that and think "sabreur? *poke*? Shouldn't that be *cut*?" | |
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04-18-2007, 05:26 PM
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#109 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 1,254
| well, we will pencil-fence in class sometimes, but the prof will glare at us....i think she was trying to apply the concepts from pencil-fencing....
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i know i fence too much
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04-18-2007, 05:57 PM
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#110 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Minnesota
Posts: 202
| YKYFTMW you nearly pass out from shock when your team captain tries to tell you he wont be fencing next year but instead using his new found free time to start a World of Warcraft club.
Of course when he saw my reaction I got an immidiate "I was just kidding!!!!" I'd be so mad at him...  | |
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04-18-2007, 08:18 PM
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#111 | | Member
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Ich Will
Posts: 92
| YKYFTM when your World of Warcraft addiction is beaten when the season starts then starts up when the season ends
WOW FTW!
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04-18-2007, 11:35 PM
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#112 | | Just Joined
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Pasadena, CA
Posts: 15
| haha i totally have shaken someone's hand with my non-weapon hand and then paused afterwards like...something was off there.
and when someone pokes you and you automatically parry them and poke them back...or throw in a nice little feint-disengage... | |
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04-21-2007, 02:02 AM
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#113 | | Question Game Queen
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Southern Canadia
Posts: 15,603
| You know that you fence too much when "hooking up" has a completely different meaning than the one the rest of the world uses. | |
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04-22-2007, 08:49 PM
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#114 | | Just Joined
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 3
| you know you fence too much when you get called down to teh guidance counciller's office because your classmates think you are getting beaten at home.
you know you fence too much when your school freinds know everything about your fencing freinds. | |
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04-22-2007, 09:28 PM
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#115 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Edinburgh, UK
Posts: 333
| you know you fence too much when you injure your left (or right - non weapon arm) and think I can still fence.
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04-22-2007, 09:58 PM
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#116 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the middle of an ellipsis named 'lemur catta'
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| YKYFTM when at the pool, you start doing fencing footwork instead of swimming.
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04-22-2007, 10:16 PM
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#117 | | Question Game Queen
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Southern Canadia
Posts: 15,603
| You know that you fence too much when your only friends are either fencers or people you're trying to get to start fencing. | |
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04-22-2007, 11:46 PM
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#118 | | Senior Member
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 6,229
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Originally Posted by fences_like_a_lemur YKYFTM when at the pool, you start doing fencing footwork instead of swimming. | Likewise, you know you fence to much if you go golfing and your swing's all out of wack because you seem to have gone en garde. | |
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04-24-2007, 07:35 PM
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#119 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 1,254
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Originally Posted by ParryRiposte Likewise, you know you fence to much if you go golfing and your swing's all out of wack because you seem to have gone en garde. | ha! that's like me and tennis.
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I am but mad by north-north west. When the wind is southerly i know a hawk from a handsaw. -Hamlet
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04-26-2007, 12:10 AM
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#120 | | Member
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Ich Will
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| you think the guy above is a loser for playing and having time for anything else besides fencing ( im joking )
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