[Artemisia] Historical Terms...was...political correctness

[Stephanae Baker]

Thank you for the recognition, My Lord Morgan. Anytime I can spend a  
minute and a half on Google in service to kingdom and society, please  
just let me know.

Lady Belladonna


On Jun 21, 2007, at 10:40 AM, morgan wolf wrote:

> I fully support this, and thank you to Lady Belladonna for actually  
> doing the research to give us such a simple answer to the dilemma.
>
> Padruig, might I note that this is MUCH better than "boffer", as we  
> are not simply turning the kids loose with Nerf (tm) swords, but  
> actually requiring protective gear, weapon standards, and Rules of  
> the List be followed?  This is not nearly as much play as it is  
> early training for Rapier and Armored Combat (which, admittedly, is  
> how the big kids play).
>
> Your Majesties, Highnesses, Duke Allan, Baroness Juliana, and Don  
> Maestro Azir, I also petition that "boffer" be replaced with  
> "waster" in ALL of our documents.  We call our rattan sticks by the  
> proper names for real weapons in period, let us do the same for the  
> padded weapons our Pages use.
>
> Morgan Blaidd Du,
> mka Morgan Wolf
> Damn Vicar Archery and Stuff
> www.damnvicar.com
> damnvicar at yahoo.com
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Richard & Florence Evans <rcfaevans at Comcast.net>
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> Cc: kingartemisia at yahoo.com
> Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 4:55:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [Artemisia] Historical Terms...was...political  
> correctness
>
>
> What a GREAT word.  Boffer sounds silly, like one is making  
> marshmallows or
> something .  Waster Practice.  Waster Tournaments.  Now, that  
> sounds like
> something.
>
> I recommend to the Earl Marshal and Their Majesties that the  
> Kingdom of
> Artemisia officially change the name of Youth Combat to Waster Combat.
>
> Ryryd
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stephanae Baker" <stephanae at countryrhoades.net>
> To: <julia.jackman-brink at umontana.edu>; "Kingdom of Artemisia  
> mailing list"
> <artemisia at lists.gallowglass.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 4:21 PM
> Subject: Re: [Artemisia] Historical Terms...was...political  
> correctness
>
>
>> Wooden practice swords in period were called wasters. If that helps.
>>
>> Belladonna
>>
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