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  1. 10-29-2009 01:57 PM #1
    flechewounds
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    Fencing Heaven and Hell

    For your consideration...

    Heaven -
    Lovers that fence sabre
    Judges that fence foil
    Engineers that fence epee

    Hell -
    Lovers that fence epee
    Judges that fence sabre
    Engineers that fence foil
  2. 10-29-2009 02:22 PM #2
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    Heaven -
    Being able to fence for a living (I wish)

    Hell -
    Having to give up fencing

    Regarding your list, what difference does choice of weapon make to lovers?
    My fencing philosophy = quantity over quality. Eliminate the rest periods! Fence all three weapons! 15 touches for Vet DE's!
  3. 10-29-2009 02:40 PM #3
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    Epeeists are supposed to have poor hygiene and be more interested in money than lovers :P

    Sabreurs are supposed to be rather passionate (see all that yelling, yeesh)

    I don't see how foilists are good judges, though...
  4. 10-29-2009 03:02 PM #4
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    Heaven is where:

    You turn foil into art
    You turn saber into theatre
    And you turn epee into truth.

    Hell is where:

    You are looking for truth in foil
    You are seeking art in saber
    and your stuck trying to make theatre from epee
    Everyone relax cause I got it....
  5. 10-29-2009 05:24 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by Superscribe View Post
    Heaven is where:

    You turn foil into art
    You turn saber into theatre
    And you turn epee into truth.

    Hell is where:

    You are looking for truth in foil
    You are seeking art in saber
    and your stuck trying to make theatre from epee
    [/thread] we have a winnah!
    Need fencing equipment? See me at H.O.M. Fencing Supply

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  6. 10-29-2009 06:11 PM #6
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    Engineers that fence foil
    Rofl. Good thing I fence sabre, then, eh? I don't have to be that well dressed xD
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  7. 10-31-2009 12:38 PM #7
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    Lovers that fence sabre...

    Sabeurs may be passionate, but they also finish quite quickly....
  8. 10-31-2009 02:48 PM #8
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    As long as both are satisfied, so what?

    And parenthetically, all of these ideas are flawed. There is no place in heaven for epee.
    Use the Shift key, people! Keyboard manufacturers everywhere are ineffably saddened when you ignore what they made just for you!
  9. 10-31-2009 04:46 PM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by Inquartata View Post
    There is no place in heaven for epee.
    Because with everyone fencing it there, its hard to find an open strip.

    R-
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    You've mistaken it for the other place! It's understandable, when you can't smell the brimstone over the pong of your own uniforms.
    Use the Shift key, people! Keyboard manufacturers everywhere are ineffably saddened when you ignore what they made just for you!
  11. 10-31-2009 08:34 PM #11
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    Fencing Heaven and Hell, according to Inquartata:

    Heaven is:

    The judges are Inquartata,
    the engineers are Inquartata,
    and the lovers are Inquartata.

    Hell is:

    Anything else.
  12. 10-31-2009 09:19 PM #12
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    Virgil disapproves of the following:

    Hi!


    On the other side of Styx, we find:

    Me fencing sabre
    Inquartata calculating ratings, Kiwi-style
    and finally,

    New Jersey in charge of all fencing politics.

    Now it is your turn to impersonate Dante on his way up!


    Have a nice time!

    Peter gustafsson
  13. 10-31-2009 09:23 PM #13
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dev View Post
    and the lovers are Inquartata.
    This would imply that all of my potential partners are also Inquartata.

    I assure you, I have had entirely too much of that business already, and would not arrange heaven the same way!
    Use the Shift key, people! Keyboard manufacturers everywhere are ineffably saddened when you ignore what they made just for you!
  14. 10-31-2009 09:35 PM #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by Superscribe View Post
    You are looking for truth in foil
    You are seeking art in saber
    and your stuck trying to make theatre from epee
    If you don't think epee can make good theater, you should try watching Jan Viviani protest a call sometime.
    The only way to atone for being occasionally a little over-dressed is by being always absolutely over-educated. -Oscar Wilde
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