02-08-2004, 08:50 PM
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#1 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sweden
Posts: 2,996
| Non-fencing talk at the training times
Hi!
Came to think about the "Water Cooler" IRL. What sort of topics arise in your clubs other than fencing related ones?
In my club, High-School issues are common, because of the age structure. Family is another among those somewhat older than that gang, one of my team-mates has been known to talk about his great-grandchildren. I am the only reader of fencing101 at my club, but some of the issues have been discussed at the club. Not much politics - anyone woh can report of club where that is a common talkie?
Have a nice time!
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02-09-2004, 02:11 AM
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#2 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 4,091
| Monty Python!! And considering my old instructor, stories of his times in Korea and VietNam (fishing with hand grenades, etc.), discussions of the best methods for barfighting, military history of Eurasia...politics was never a big one, because it was normally something like: "Man, can't stand Clinton." "Yup. Can't stand him." "Me either." [Pause] "So! How about a round-robin?" | |
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02-09-2004, 02:49 AM
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#3 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska
Posts: 140
| Classes, books, videogames, and an awful lot about broomball.
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02-09-2004, 04:46 PM
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#4 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: from russia, in usa now
Posts: 210
| hmmm this one guy always talks about math but I guess its not a conversation if its only one guy 
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02-09-2004, 04:50 PM
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#5 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: fredonia, NY
Posts: 390
| there's a lot of sarcasm floating around my club, but the only serious conversatoin beyond small talk like families and school is fencing rules and rule shanges
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02-09-2004, 04:57 PM
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#6 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Savannah, Ga
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| My club since there are two hard line republicans mixed in a bunch of Democrats will often start talking about politics. Even then though it's usually not serious. We all had a laugh over Howard Dean's antics.
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02-09-2004, 06:03 PM
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#7 | | Just Joined
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Victoria, BC
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| Aside from general life things, I usually end up discussing fencing. Usually something about an injury I just received/inflicted. It's always a laugh, though.  | |
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02-09-2004, 08:53 PM
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#8 | | Curmudgeon-in-Chief
Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Somewhere in your nightmares!
Posts: 22,912
| Politics sometimes; literature occasionally; sex and drinking almost constantly ( it's a college club, after all ). | |
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02-09-2004, 09:08 PM
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#9 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Amherst, MA and Franklin, MA
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| hmmm, not much at my high school club. At the others football, baseball (whichever is inn season), politics, honey bBBQ wings, which restaurant to go to, coaches in the area,and upcoming tournaments.
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02-09-2004, 09:48 PM
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#10 | | Just Joined
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Sacramento
Posts: 13
| Quite often, me and the girls talk about school and our unfortunate love lives. With the guys, we talk about how we can beat each other at anything.
Wolfie
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02-10-2004, 11:23 AM
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#11 | | Just Joined
Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: calgary, canada
Posts: 24
| mostly we talk about mac vs PC and politics
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02-10-2004, 12:33 PM
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#12 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Ithaca, NY
Posts: 1,011
| We discuss club politics or what new funny noise we'll use as a cheer at the next team tournament. | |
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02-10-2004, 03:40 PM
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#13 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bristol, England
Posts: 132
| LOL katman.
The coach is usually talking about the latest film to come out or going off on fine details about semi-automatic weapons....
Most of the club are gothy sabreurs... nuff said.
Very little is fencing actually talked about  | |
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