You Know You're a True Rennie if...

[Aniroaldawen]

When you go to a singing pirate group from Faire's show in an Irish pub, in garb, two hours before the show starts, when the place is filled with mundanes, and then make small talk with the bouncer because he's English and you're "homesick" for the accent. True story. :-) Didn't realize I was missing the accent until I realized the bouncer was British, though!

[ArielCallista]

at a friends party (most of us attend faire at least occasionally) at the end of the toast everyone says Huzzah! without a thought..

[Lady Renee Buchanan]

you know you can't take weapons with you on an airplane, but there is NO WAY you're not taking your hats.  So you both wear your Cavalier hats through the airports coming and going, because you don't want to put them in the carryon suitcases and squish the feathers.  And when people point at you and make comments, you remove the hat and bow down to them with a flourish.

[LadyStitch]

When you are forced to have a full search of your carry on's because they 1) lit up like a christmas tree due to all the peweter mugs and garb trinkets you have in the bag. 2)  think they see a 'bomb' that once you open your bag you find a Drabbit puppet surrounded by clothing. 


You are bitten by fire ants, and your ankles are thes size of grapefruits , yet you still manage to hobble your way around the faire to every show, and pub. 

Edit: Had to add this one since a co worker just bought it up again.  When asked for photos of everyone in their halloween costumes for a bullitin I submitted one of me from ren faire.  I got a note back saying "That is you in your weekend wear not halloween."  I responded with, "Hey, it was taken Halloween weekend!"   They couldn't argue with that.

[LadyStitch]

You wear some of your garb to church.
And the pastor doesn't mind, because he loves faire also.

My Rogue wanted me to post this for him.  When asked by the pastor to read a copy of the historical declaration of Thanksgiving at church the weekend before Thanksgiving.  Also, he wants to know if you could do it in some sort of costume. Surely in the week you can RENT something.
You show up in full historical regalia from tricorn, captain's coat, shirt, breeches and boots with out batting an eye, then you have to explain that you had it laying around. (IE just pulled out of your tub you had packed for the upcoming weekend at TRF) 

[justsomeguytn]

You buy clothing items for your avatar on Xbox live to try and match your ren faire garb.  Unfourtunately they don't have a light brown doublet yet.

[Lady Renee Buchanan]

you wear your Clan M'Crack knee socks to work on St. Patrick's day (with a skirt, no less) because they have green in them.  And when your co-workers comment on them, you give them the w-h-o-l-e  story of the Clan, including the motto.     

[eloquentXI]

you know you can't take weapons with you on an airplane, but there is NO WAY you're not taking your hats.  So you both wear your Cavalier hats through the airports coming and going, because you don't want to put them in the carryon suitcases and squish the feathers.  And when people point at you and make comments, you remove the hat and bow down to them with a flourish.

OMG! I did this too! I did this too!!!!! There was NO way I was gonna let my hat get squished.

[Tygrkat]

You hop on here right before you leave for work to see if anything new has been posted. *runs off to finish getting ready for work*

Guilty as charged 

[DT_Masters]

You plan to go but then don't due to responsibilities and ................... have nightmares/withdrawl dreams that you are there, but out of place, not participating, dresses as a rich 'dane.

OR

you go for parts, musical pieces so when it's time to perform them, you can wear your garb.

[LadyStitch]

You are in an aisle at hobby lobby looking for something, and over hear a couple a few feet away mention "Favors" .  Within 5 minutes they recognize you out of garb, and you are comparing notes  on the best way to make favors.   

[ArielCallista]

you work from 10-2 on opening day...but you're still considering driving an hour to show up for cannon...drive an hour to work...and then when you get off drive another hour for the last few hours of opening day...

[ladyecho]

~when you haven't been to a faire in about 2 or 3 years, then you get a postcard for the NCRF for this weekend. Knowing that there is no time to make anything you myself AND my 2 neices to wear, I start going through closets untill 3 am piecing together old halloween costumes, old faire odds and ends, the girls play and dress-up clothes, and loading 3 belts with anything they can use (considerring that the last time they were at faire it was still at the raliegh fair-grounds and both girls were still in diapers!). Now I'm all excited and can't sleep, typing in this for the first time in 6 months dress as a dark Fae with a 5 pound belt! I guess the Faire never really left me, it was just sleeping!

[Ludovi]

...if you spend more time telling people about being on cast for the faire then you do about the job you've landed to help pay for it.

... if you apply to jobs with the knowledge in mind already that you just have to have the faire weekends off. No questions asked.

... if in your spare time you draw up garb patterns, and have memorized your measurements (or your clients) to make sure they would fit and drape properly.

[Lady Catherine]

you swear that you won't be on cast this year because you are recovering from a broken foot, but still wind up getting roped into working a booth!     Doh!