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Lead me not into temptation...
Nov. 8th, 2009 09:59 pmfor I am perfectly capable of finding it on my own.
It started out with a simple declaration: for our reign the book The Princess Bride shall be period.- HRH of Northshield. This started the cranky postings on the EK list (which I am now a part of... some how I thought this was a 'good' idea as a potential communication method for ekweb stuff.... sigh).
To which Konrad, great and wise King of the East posted the following reply:
"The dread King Konrad, having braved the terrors of fireswamps and cliffs of insanity, avoiding getting involved in land wars in Asia, defeating Spaniards with steel, giants with strength, and Sicilians even with death being on the line, has come forward in a most inconceivable manner to declare that the film Princess Bride is period during the duration of the reign, in support of the Prince of Northshield.
As such, all documentation based upon the Princess Bride, be it cited by men with six fingers on their right hand, or ladies with perfect breasts, or owners of rodents of unusual size, or any less or more colorful characters, is hereby period.
Let any man who may stand against this declaration hear the fearsome cry...his name is King Konrad von Ulm ... You have insulted his brother... Prepare to die! As you wish, this six day of November, AS44, so it is decreed."
Now I am both intrigued and amused by the whole thing, which is probably a bad thing for such a young SCAdian (there there young scadian, this too shall soon pass). I got to thinking... why couldn't a paper be written that analyzes the book/movie for the things that we as a society strive for. That while TPB is fiction, and the SCA tries to accurately recreate elements of the past, the two do not follow different paths. I am seriously tempted to do a philosophical paper about how lessons from The Princess Bride are relevant to society and our game. His Majesty Konrad has decreed it would be period. Her Majesty Brenwen and Her Excellency Countess Alethea seem to think they would enjoy reading something like this. As you wish.
I think I have found my winter "I'm stuck in a cast" project. Now all I need to do is find a copy of the book.
It started out with a simple declaration: for our reign the book The Princess Bride shall be period.- HRH of Northshield. This started the cranky postings on the EK list (which I am now a part of... some how I thought this was a 'good' idea as a potential communication method for ekweb stuff.... sigh).
To which Konrad, great and wise King of the East posted the following reply:
"The dread King Konrad, having braved the terrors of fireswamps and cliffs of insanity, avoiding getting involved in land wars in Asia, defeating Spaniards with steel, giants with strength, and Sicilians even with death being on the line, has come forward in a most inconceivable manner to declare that the film Princess Bride is period during the duration of the reign, in support of the Prince of Northshield.
As such, all documentation based upon the Princess Bride, be it cited by men with six fingers on their right hand, or ladies with perfect breasts, or owners of rodents of unusual size, or any less or more colorful characters, is hereby period.
Let any man who may stand against this declaration hear the fearsome cry...his name is King Konrad von Ulm ... You have insulted his brother... Prepare to die! As you wish, this six day of November, AS44, so it is decreed."
Now I am both intrigued and amused by the whole thing, which is probably a bad thing for such a young SCAdian (there there young scadian, this too shall soon pass). I got to thinking... why couldn't a paper be written that analyzes the book/movie for the things that we as a society strive for. That while TPB is fiction, and the SCA tries to accurately recreate elements of the past, the two do not follow different paths. I am seriously tempted to do a philosophical paper about how lessons from The Princess Bride are relevant to society and our game. His Majesty Konrad has decreed it would be period. Her Majesty Brenwen and Her Excellency Countess Alethea seem to think they would enjoy reading something like this. As you wish.
I think I have found my winter "I'm stuck in a cast" project. Now all I need to do is find a copy of the book.
