Deed of arms regarding pie
Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 4:22 pm
Master Thomas Penyngton and I had a scrap:
I am cross posting this to the combat forum, becuase it turned into combat.
Nissan maxima:
The fairest pie in the world is Pecan Pie. If any warrior care to dispute this fact, then come find me on the battlefield and I will prove your error on your body through combat.
If I am victorious you must swear that Pecan pie is the fairest, most delicious pie in all creation. If I fall, I will try the pie you love best and mayhap my opinion will be swayed.
Pie wills it!
Thomas Penyngton :
Well, Nissan, if you are going to Foxhunt, I'll challenge you. I'll bring a CBPP and you bring a regular pecan pie. whoever wins, gets both.
Nissan maxima:
I'll be there and I'll bring pie and happily fight about it, but it doesn't make internally consistent sense for the winner to take the pies.
If I understand the medieval challenge format regarding judicial combat to prove what is best, or fairest, the loser has to take the the winner's pie, eat it and like it.
Pie!
Oh, and if I am the challenged party I get to pick weapons. Since I don't have a giant cake (pie) knife, lets do counted blows with greatswords.
Thomas Penyngton :
Nissan and I met in a contest of arms over the Controversy of the Pies at the Fox Hunt held in Foxvale this past Saturday.
Master Einar Haakonsson served as King of Arms, and Baron Etienne de las Roches acted as herald. Sgt. Kenwrec Wulfe served as my second.
The Dreadlord and I agreed that the contest should take place with greatswords, to strive without break until one or the other of us should submit, or the King of Arms should call an end, declaring that honour had been fulfilled. It was decided that the winner should present a piece of his pie to the loser, should there be one, and the loser should declare it's worth.
After paying respects as fitting, and after being exhorted to end this controversy without violence, the which we both rejected, the King of Arms called for us to lay on, and we set about lustily to debate the merits of the pies, with greatswords.
There was a short respite due to an armour failure, after which the fighting resumed, until I declared that I had had enough, being bested by Nissan.
Nissan graciously served a slice of the pecan pie to me, with a tall glass of milk. After sampling it, I happily declared it pie of pies. After this, both pies were eaten by all concerned. As Nissan had bested me, I offered a second chocolate bourbon pecan pie to him to take home for his lady, which he graciously accepted.
It is well that we do not judge matters in the manner of the ancient greeks, who would decide some question by the numbers of those who stood for or against it-- for of those who partook of the pies, it appeared that the preference ran strongly for the chocolate bourbon pecan pie, even such that much of the regular pecan pie remained long after the other had been consumed.
As for me, I shall respect the judgement of God.
Nissan Maxima:
After due consideration, my opinion is that Master Thomas is correct and that Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie is best.
As Thomas told me, Pecan Pie is right goode, but few indeed are the things that cannot be improved byy adding Chocolate and Bourbon.
I am moved to wonder at the possibility of Chocolate Bourbon Bacon Pecan Pie?
Two minutes? Certes? I had thought it about a week at least.
Thomas Penyngton :
I got a video up-- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNamN_OSaqM
Man, youtube crapifies video. For a limited time you can see a somewhat better version at:
https://webshare.uchicago.edu/users/ted ... 20arms.mp4
If that's not playing well, I'd suggest downloading the file to play locally.
Sorry, there's lots of wind noise. If you want to skip straight to the fighting, go to around 1:50. The music you can (barely) hear in the background is my wife, playing the viol.
Nissan hits like a girl.
thomas p
I like pie.
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I am cross posting this to the combat forum, becuase it turned into combat.
Nissan maxima:
The fairest pie in the world is Pecan Pie. If any warrior care to dispute this fact, then come find me on the battlefield and I will prove your error on your body through combat.
If I am victorious you must swear that Pecan pie is the fairest, most delicious pie in all creation. If I fall, I will try the pie you love best and mayhap my opinion will be swayed.
Pie wills it!
Thomas Penyngton :
Well, Nissan, if you are going to Foxhunt, I'll challenge you. I'll bring a CBPP and you bring a regular pecan pie. whoever wins, gets both.
Nissan maxima:
I'll be there and I'll bring pie and happily fight about it, but it doesn't make internally consistent sense for the winner to take the pies.
If I understand the medieval challenge format regarding judicial combat to prove what is best, or fairest, the loser has to take the the winner's pie, eat it and like it.
Pie!
Oh, and if I am the challenged party I get to pick weapons. Since I don't have a giant cake (pie) knife, lets do counted blows with greatswords.
Thomas Penyngton :
Nissan and I met in a contest of arms over the Controversy of the Pies at the Fox Hunt held in Foxvale this past Saturday.
Master Einar Haakonsson served as King of Arms, and Baron Etienne de las Roches acted as herald. Sgt. Kenwrec Wulfe served as my second.
The Dreadlord and I agreed that the contest should take place with greatswords, to strive without break until one or the other of us should submit, or the King of Arms should call an end, declaring that honour had been fulfilled. It was decided that the winner should present a piece of his pie to the loser, should there be one, and the loser should declare it's worth.
After paying respects as fitting, and after being exhorted to end this controversy without violence, the which we both rejected, the King of Arms called for us to lay on, and we set about lustily to debate the merits of the pies, with greatswords.
There was a short respite due to an armour failure, after which the fighting resumed, until I declared that I had had enough, being bested by Nissan.
Nissan graciously served a slice of the pecan pie to me, with a tall glass of milk. After sampling it, I happily declared it pie of pies. After this, both pies were eaten by all concerned. As Nissan had bested me, I offered a second chocolate bourbon pecan pie to him to take home for his lady, which he graciously accepted.
It is well that we do not judge matters in the manner of the ancient greeks, who would decide some question by the numbers of those who stood for or against it-- for of those who partook of the pies, it appeared that the preference ran strongly for the chocolate bourbon pecan pie, even such that much of the regular pecan pie remained long after the other had been consumed.
As for me, I shall respect the judgement of God.
Nissan Maxima:
After due consideration, my opinion is that Master Thomas is correct and that Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie is best.
As Thomas told me, Pecan Pie is right goode, but few indeed are the things that cannot be improved byy adding Chocolate and Bourbon.
I am moved to wonder at the possibility of Chocolate Bourbon Bacon Pecan Pie?
Two minutes? Certes? I had thought it about a week at least.
Thomas Penyngton :
I got a video up-- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNamN_OSaqM
Man, youtube crapifies video. For a limited time you can see a somewhat better version at:
https://webshare.uchicago.edu/users/ted ... 20arms.mp4
If that's not playing well, I'd suggest downloading the file to play locally.
Sorry, there's lots of wind noise. If you want to skip straight to the fighting, go to around 1:50. The music you can (barely) hear in the background is my wife, playing the viol.
Nissan hits like a girl.
thomas p
I like pie.
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