Freaking the mundanes

[Sir Morgan]

Ohhh the back. walking in with a sword is not a good idea.

[Dev]

I went to Sheetz in a tunic, chainmail, a tabard, a studded belt with sword removed, bracers, my tail... and fake Versace sunglasses.

One of the people in the MTO place kept saying "A TAIL! A TAIL! A TAIL!"

[jcbanner]

I'm sure I'll start having a few stories to tell soon.  A few members from the cast I'm on are talking about friday night rennie sightings.  Putting on garb and heading out to VERY public places, walking around and finding popular places to eat where we can garnish much attention for the faire.

and make it all the better, it looks like the places we're thinking about going to are places that barely seem to have heard of us

[jinx]

A few weeks back at the Castleteer Gatherin' in Loveland, Lady Everclear, Peter Beerslayer and I went to Sam's Club before hitting up the castle.  The moment we walked in (two wenches and a rogue in kilt), we were somewhat accosted by an employee, wondering where we were going that we were dressed as such.  We made a small explanation, then continued on our way.  All through the store, however, people would stop and stare, but the funniest?  The funniest was the little old man that stared at Lady E and me, then proceeded to get a THWACK in the head and a quite berate from his wife.  That caused quite the giggle.

[Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury]

A few weeks back at the Castleteer Gatherin' in Loveland, Lady Everclear, Peter Beerslayer and I went to Sam's Club before hitting up the castle.  The moment we walked in (two wenches and a rogue in kilt), we were somewhat accosted by an employee, wondering where we were going that we were dressed as such.  We made a small explanation, then continued on our way.  All through the store, however, people would stop and stare, but the funniest?  The funniest was the little old man that stared at Lady E and me, then proceeded to get a THWACK in the head and a quite berate from his wife.  That caused quite the giggle.

Haha, I remember that. 

[Tipsy Gypsy]

I'm sure I'll start having a few stories to tell soon.  A few members from the cast I'm on are talking about friday night rennie sightings.  Putting on garb and heading out to VERY public places, walking around and finding popular places to eat where we can garnish much attention for the faire.

and make it all the better, it looks like the places we're thinking about going to are places that barely seem to have heard of us

Rennie "flash mobs"...sa-WEET!

[Pyroguy]

Walking into a Wal-Mart for last minute snacks in full Rengarb, an older man and his wife passed by and said in a most unfriendly tone, "It is not Halloween." To which the reply came: "Nor is it Judgment Day."

[Jack Daw at Work]

When I go to the TRF in full Highland garb, it never fails that a mundane will ask me directions to such-and-such thinking I work there.

[SleepyArcher]

I wore my kilt to my sons t-ball practice last night. I love the looks I get from other people. They think I'm like some bad biker dude or something and then warm up to me when I run around playing with the kids. I did have two kids come up to me and ask why I wear skirts though and when I told them it's a "kilt" they got a puzzled look on their face and walked away. I did overhear one boy telling his little sister that I am "half man and half women because I wear dresses". I couldn't help but laugh inside. No one really wears these but me around town so it is a new thing to see.

[SleepyArcher]

After faire at Bristol we would often head out for a bite to eat.  Never received stares because everyone was so used to seeing rennies!

At faire I was wearing my middle class outfit.  A man asks if I am the queen.

In high school I did a project on the renaissance.  I dressed in garb, lots of looks.
For an art project I made a suit of armor out of cardboard, managed to get my boyfriend at the time to wear it at school!
For history class we were studying the guillotine and French history.  I made a full sized guillotine, dressed the entire class in French outfits, and proceeded to "cut off" someone's head! 

I was at a Civil War reenactment and in my artillery uniform, a women stops and asks if I am Canadian! 

Last year for Halloween I decided to wear my Civil War uniform.  A little boy came up dressed as Indiana Jones.  His mom points at me and says "Look, another Indiana Jones."   

Your Canadian comment made me think of a time when I went back to my home town in North Dakota, yes mind you very close minded. I decided to bring some kilts and got a friend of mine to wear one along with me to our friend's wedding. We show up and right away start getting looks and our Groom friend just shakes his head at us and smiles. So we go along witht he bar hopping thing and we hit one bar and all these people just keep staring at us until finally someone comes up and asks us what part of Canada are we from and are we for the Bonspiel in town (Curling tournament). We laughed and said that we just wear these normally and really got the looks then. But the best part was when we got asked by an 80 year old woman "what's under there" with the reply "my boots". She didn't get it but it was fun.

[Lady Christina de Pond]

Can't wait until Saturday my normal Mcd's visit this time there might be three of us. 

[Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury]

Walking into a Wal-Mart for last minute snacks in full Rengarb, an older man and his wife passed by and said in a most unfriendly tone, "It is not Halloween." To which the reply came: "Nor is it Judgment Day."

Haha, done that too.

[Zardoz]

When I go to the TRF in full Highland garb, it never fails that a mundane will ask me directions to such-and-such thinking I work there.

I love that!  I always start with "I don't work here" and then give them some kind of crazy route to the bathrooms..

[Jack Daw at Work]

When I go to the TRF in full Highland garb, it never fails that a mundane will ask me directions to such-and-such thinking I work there.

I love that!  I always start with "I don't work here" and then give them some kind of crazy route to the bathrooms..

Oh, yeah, I'll still give them directions, then suggest that they buy a program.

[VIII]

"Nor is it Judgment Day."

With your permission, I am SO stealing this line!