minstrel: a challenge

[WICKHAM Raymond]

A challenge is being raised on the SCA cooks net that feasts
are resorting to food fights due to the absence of entertainment 

	How should we respond?
	Here is a copy of the missives out there
	
	hi all from Anne-Marie

re: food fights

here in An Tir, we have "civilized food fights". leagues of minions are
enlisted and small bits of food are presented to the assualtee on small
dishes, with attendant descriptions..."your grace...this was just lobbed
at
you and appears to have stuck on the points of your coronet. Shall I
wait
for a reply?"

often the "ammunition" becomes more and more elaborate as the foodstuffs
are ornamented and added to. My favorite was the viking boat made out of
a
?carrot? (cant remember), complete with little shields and oarsmen and a
sail. When sent to "hit" someone, it came back, being attacked by a
giant
squid made out of green beans.

And then there was the anatomically correct snowman made out of cheap
squishy white bread...(OK, he started out as just a snowman, but his
pudgy
little face looked like her ex-husband....what was a girl to do?)

Most of the peers I know carry small dishes, plates and bowls with them
for
exactly this purpose. Boredom may indeed be a reason for this, but no
food
is thrown, and there is no cleanup (if I caught anyone actually pitching
food I think I'd have to hurt them. not only does it waste food, but
there's usually a damage deposit to the tune of several hundred dollars
on
our rental sites here). Usually the foodstuffs used are the wastel, ie
scraps that would have been thrown out.

Y'all should give it a try! 


	
	

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Claudia Chaves [SMTP:cchaves at openlink.com.br]
> Sent:	Monday, 31 May 1999 2:43
> To:	Minstrels' List
> Subject:	minstrel: En: [SCA-Caid]Announcing: Universitas (Fwd)
> 
> 
> Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 16:00:30 -0400
> From: "Susan Carroll-Clark" <nicolaa at earthlink.net>
> Subject: [Mid] Announcing: Universitas
> 
> Greetings!
> 
> (This is being posted to the Middle, Ealdormere, Known World Laurels,
> and
> Middle Kingdom Laurels lists.  I would appreciate it if it could also
> be
> forwarded to any other appropriate SCA mailing lists, particularly the
> other
> kingdom lists (which I can't post to, as I'm not subscribed to them).
> 
> Announcing:  Universitas
> 
> For a long time now, it’s been a wish of mine to set up an
> interkingdom
> group for SCA members who are doing or interested in pursuing advanced
> research.  More and more SCA members are interested in or doing the
> kind of
> research which brings them into contact with the academic and
> professional
> world.  This group will hopefully be a place where SCA researchers can
> meet
> each other, trade information, ask questions (How do I order
> microfilms?
> What do I need to do research at the V&A?  What do I wear to an
> academic
> conference?) and learn about modern-world opportunities such as
> conferences,
> workshops, and journals.   I hope this will also become a good
> resource for
> those just beginning to do advanced research and feeling a little bit
> lost—or wanting to know other people who share their obsessions!
> 
> Where did I get this idea?  I’ve just completed graduate school.  Most
> of
> what I’ve just described are things that those in academia learn as a
> matter
> of course as part of their studies.  But I’m also an SCA member, and
> have
> seen many talented researchers spin their wheels for months, even
> years
> because they simply didn’t know who to ask or where to go.  In
> addition,
> many advanced SCA researchers are unaware that the work they’re doing
> might
> hold up well outside the SCA, or even be worthy of publication.
> Often, they
> ’re not sure of how to present themselves to academia or the
> professional
> world.  It’s my belief that if we in the SCA who are interested in or
> doing
> advanced research know each other, we can begin to build the type of
> support
> network which academia and the professional world takes for granted.
> 
> Right now, several things are planned:  First, I am collecting names
> to be
> on the contact list for further information.  Second, I am planning an
> online quarterly newsletter, which will debut in July, and I would
> welcome
> submissions, queries, and the like. Finally there will be a meeting at
> Pennsic (Sunday, August 15, 4 pm, site TBA), designed as a roundtable
> on
> doing advanced research.  All with an interest in this topic are
> welcome!
> 
> Possible future plans could include an electronic mailing list, a
> webpage of
> links to members’ pages, even (at some point in the distant future) a
> peer-reviewed journal (that’s “peer” with a small “P” :-) Everything
> depends
> on what folks are interested in and want to do.
> 
> Please pass this along to whomever you think might be interested, and
> feel
> free to forward to any appropriate mailing lists.  To get on the list
> for
> future mailings, e-mail me at the address below.
> 
> Magistra Nicolaa de Bracton
> nicolaa at earthlink.net
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