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Koroneburg's Villiage Idiot 

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I am what is popularly referred to as a "Rennie," or a Renaissance Fair participant. I patronize a smaller fair in between Norco, and Corona called "Koroneburg." Being a smaller fair, we are all a close knit bunch, and no-one's secrets are safe for long. However, it is no secret who the villiage idiot is. When God was passing out brains, Tim must have thought he said "trains," and requested HO scale. Really. Being a Renaissance fair, we sell what we refer to as "Sharp pointy things." Several booths are dedicated to knives and swords of all sorts. At Knightware, they even sell little throwing knives called spiders. The smaller a knife is, the better it is made generally, and the spiders are no exception. A customer was asking about blades and came across the spiders. When he asked if they were sharp (Larger blades are not sold with a live edge for safety reasons) Tim replied "No, look" and drove the one inch black blade straight into his chest with all the force he could muster. If it were a cheap knife, it would have come out easily, but the knife was well made and was stuck in Tim's sternum.Tim was driven to the hospital, where the knife was removed, and he was subsequently charged for the knife on the grounds that no-one else wanted to buy it. He was taken back to the hospital two weekends later for stitches in his thumb where, sharpening said knife, he cut it down to the bone. Tim is now banned from all weapons stalls, and doesn't understand why.

Submitted on 04/21/2003

Date: 2003-05-19 02:12 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] starcrossedlady.livejournal.com
OMG, ROFL! Howard sez it sounds like one of the Heckman children, who used their hand as a cutting board for a carrot (he's not sure if it was Russell or Katherine, but thinks it might have been Katherine) at Ventura Faire (before they shut it down). Howard also wanted to know if you are doing Faire as the Drivels...

how's life been treating you, sweets?

Date: 2003-05-19 02:46 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] snobahr.livejournal.com
Oh, good lord, that does sound like a stunt one of the Heckmans would pull... I could so see Russell doing that!

(Laugh)

Date: 2003-05-19 02:46 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] patgund.livejournal.com
Yeah, I've ran across that type before as well. Silly people.

Not working faire this yea, but never did the Drivels, so can't say if they're there or not.

Other than that, busy and tired. Same old anymore. :-)

Re: (Laugh)

Date: 2003-05-19 03:58 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] starcrossedlady.livejournal.com
whoops! :D sorry about that... you know how fairefolk are (plus I'm a very brain-fried woman, so please forgive!)

Date: 2003-05-19 03:58 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] angelique69.livejournal.com
Gods! You've got to be glad that this idiot didn't get hold of a well made/sharpened 4" blade. He might have "gotten lucky" On the other hand, there would be another candidate for the Darwin Awards. Blessed Be, Angelique

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