Scottish Festival Peeves?

[Ryan Ross]

One of my greatest likes and one of my greatest dislikes are intertwined at festivals & games.

Like: Lots of people walking around with great honking pieces of cutlery, without others being upset about it.

Dislike: People wearing broadswords, two-handed claymores, and dirks without having the slightest clue how to actually use them.

Hahaha... You know, that same thing gets me all the time.

The funny thing is that many of these games and such have a group of... I'm not really sure what they'd be called, as they're in no way historical reenactors... a group of folks, anyway, who "demonstrate" how claymores, broadswords, dirks, etc were "really" used; in ten years, I've yet to see a group of these types that have any idea of what they're doing. And a real shame, too!

I can't wait for next Sunday. There's nothing wrong with "talk like a pirate day"... We do it because my son (who is 4) loves it. I make Jerked Chicken, Caribbean beans and rice, there are rum drinks for those who can, and my son dresses up.

ith:

Oh man- I talk like a pirate every 9-19 also. Hey- it's fun. Period.