Behind the Hedge? The Dueling Inn? or, gauntlet tossing on locale... - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

mark12_30 · 10-30-2004, 12:08 PM

Hail and well-met, o my most quarrelsome foe! Quit thee, and have at thee, for I will have my vengeance!

Whoops. Not yet.

In several places during serious threads, we have gotten sidelined (Okay, I've sidelined) the discussion with various mock arguments, duels, satire, confrontations, etc. They've been good fun. (At least, I've enjoyed them.) They'v bordered on the satirical, whimsical, and (hopefully) comical. But alas, one must keep a thread on topic, and the (saintly, benifacent) mods do insist on stepping in and putting a stop to it. Well, so they should, or threads would never get anywhere.

Not being of Estelyn's satirical caliber, I seem to run out of steam in an hour or a day, but I always look back on the exchange with great fondness and contentment.
At first I thought of challenging my adversaries to meet me at one of the (existing) Inns, but there are rules against fighting in the Inns, so that won't work. Then I remebered Bethberry's "The Snowed Inn" and how much fun that was.

Wouldn't it be fun (would it?) to have a predetermined location where mock dueling and fighing was allowed, shenanigans and satires could be tossed about, and where our mock battles could take place til they run their course? Am I the only one who would enjoy such a duelling ground? Or does it raise a glimmer of interest in anyone else?

"The Hedged Inn", with Gauntlets Optional...

Hilde Bracegirdle · 10-30-2004, 12:45 PM

Methinks it might be an amusing read. Perhaps Mirth needs an inn of its own?

Feanor of the Peredhil · 10-30-2004, 01:44 PM

I rather like this idea, mark. And the separate thread for Mirth might be a plan, if either of you remember the war between the nerds and the Cheeky Brits in Lush's quiz thread. It would all depend on what our wonderful and understanding mods think.

Fea trots off to find some black clothes and eyeliner for the Halloween bash tonight...

Fea

Sapphire_Flame · 10-30-2004, 04:44 PM

A fine plan indeed, mark. *nod nod* It sounds like a lot of fun.

Abedithon le,

~ Saphy ~

Fordim Hedgethistle · 10-30-2004, 04:54 PM

Ooooooo. . .me likey.

Such a place will allow Mithalwen and I to settle some old scores. . .

Heh heh *whets his foil, readies gauntlet*

Kransha · 10-30-2004, 06:08 PM

If it matters, I'm all for it. That...might...count for something.

I, of course, have an unfair advantage. All my gloves are made of pure, 100%, Made in Taiwan, Mithril!

The site does have a resident parody RPG (and an excellent one at that!) but perhaps we paupers, villeins, serfs, proletariat, commoners, peasants, waifs, vagabonds, impecunious, desititute, and impoverished Downers require a mock game of our own, to some degree...unless the almighty mods say or think otherwise. As always, we remain in the thrall of their benevolence.

Mithalwen · 10-31-2004, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Fordim Hedgethistle

Ooooooo. . .me likey.

Such a place will allow Mithalwen and I to settle some old scores. . .

Heh heh *whets his foil, readies gauntlet*

What happened to that air of ennui when considering another potential spat? I thought we had found some common ground rather than a heath for a change... agreeing on the might of the "Vandoos" if nothing else and I am not prepared to risk my skin for Mary Shelley... peace may break out if we stay away from the F word... (The seven letter F word ......).

10-30-2004, 12:08 PM	#1
mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,349	Behind the Hedge? The Dueling Inn? or, gauntlet tossing on locale... Hail and well-met, o my most quarrelsome foe! Quit thee, and have at thee, for I will have my vengeance! Whoops. Not yet. In several places during serious threads, we have gotten sidelined (Okay, I've sidelined) the discussion with various mock arguments, duels, satire, confrontations, etc. They've been good fun. (At least, I've enjoyed them.) They'v bordered on the satirical, whimsical, and (hopefully) comical. But alas, one must keep a thread on topic, and the (saintly, benifacent) mods do insist on stepping in and putting a stop to it. Well, so they should, or threads would never get anywhere. Not being of Estelyn's satirical caliber, I seem to run out of steam in an hour or a day, but I always look back on the exchange with great fondness and contentment. At first I thought of challenging my adversaries to meet me at one of the (existing) Inns, but there are rules against fighting in the Inns, so that won't work. Then I remebered Bethberry's "The Snowed Inn" and how much fun that was. Wouldn't it be fun (would it?) to have a predetermined location where mock dueling and fighing was allowed, shenanigans and satires could be tossed about, and where our mock battles could take place til they run their course? Am I the only one who would enjoy such a duelling ground? Or does it raise a glimmer of interest in anyone else? "The Hedged Inn", with Gauntlets Optional... __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.

10-30-2004, 01:44 PM	#3
Feanor of the Peredhil La Belle Dame sans Merci Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: perpetual uncertainty Posts: 5,517	I rather like this idea, mark. And the separate thread for Mirth might be a plan, if either of you remember the war between the nerds and the Cheeky Brits in Lush's quiz thread. It would all depend on what our wonderful and understanding mods think. Fea trots off to find some black clothes and eyeliner for the Halloween bash tonight... Fea __________________ peace

10-30-2004, 04:44 PM	#4
Sapphire_Flame Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The World That Never Was Posts: 1,232	A fine plan indeed, mark. nod nod It sounds like a lot of fun. Abedithon le, ~ Saphy ~ __________________ The Hitchhiking Ghost

10-30-2004, 04:54 PM	#5
Fordim Hedgethistle Gibbering Gibbet Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Beyond cloud nine Posts: 1,844	Ooooooo. . .me likey. Such a place will allow Mithalwen and I to settle some old scores. . . Heh heh whets his foil, readies gauntlet __________________ Scribbling scrabbling.

10-30-2004, 06:08 PM	#6
Kransha Ubiquitous Urulóki Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: The port of Mars, where Famine, Sword, and Fire, leash'd in like hounds, crouch for employment Posts: 747	If it matters, I'm all for it. That...might...count for something. I, of course, have an unfair advantage. All my gloves are made of pure, 100%, Made in Taiwan, Mithril! The site does have a resident parody RPG (and an excellent one at that!) but perhaps we paupers, villeins, serfs, proletariat, commoners, peasants, waifs, vagabonds, impecunious, desititute, and impoverished Downers require a mock game of our own, to some degree...unless the almighty mods say or think otherwise. As always, we remain in the thrall of their benevolence. __________________ "What mortal feels not awe/Nor trembles at our name, Hearing our fate-appointed power sublime/Fixed by the eternal law. For old our office, and our fame," -Aeschylus, Song of the Furies Last edited by Kransha; 10-30-2004 at 06:12 PM.

10-30-2004, 12:45 PM	#2
Hilde Bracegirdle Relic of Wandering Days Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: You'll See Perpetual Change. Posts: 1,480	Methinks it might be an amusing read. Perhaps Mirth needs an inn of its own?