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Sir Vitus .... was this you or one of your cohorts?
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 9:50 am
by SirCathal
Re: Sir Vitus .... was this you or one of your cohorts?
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 10:28 am
by Jonny Deuteronomy
That guy is awesome coated in incredible with a side order of fantastic.
Re: Sir Vitus .... was this you or one of your cohorts?
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 10:31 am
by Alex Baird
That's one way to trim back the bureaucracy....
Re: Sir Vitus .... was this you or one of your cohorts?
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 10:32 am
by Peikko
shame they said no...
Re: Sir Vitus .... was this you or one of your cohorts?
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 11:01 am
by Vitus von Atzinger
What makes you associate such behavior with little ole' me?
Re: Sir Vitus .... was this you or one of your cohorts?
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 11:04 am
by SirCathal
You Sir Vitus ... have very stong convictions
Re: Sir Vitus .... was this you or one of your cohorts?
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 11:23 am
by InsaneIrish
Vitus von Atzinger wrote:What makes you associate such behavior with little ole' me?
Maybe not Sir Vitus.
But RAT, on the other hand....
Re: Sir Vitus .... was this you or one of your cohorts?
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 12:33 pm
by Swete
Haha! yeah! That is awesome! Shame he wasn't allowed to do it.
Re: Sir Vitus .... was this you or one of your cohorts?
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 1:44 pm
by Vitus von Atzinger
Rat doesn't have any convictions worth hearing about. He is barely audible.
Re: Sir Vitus .... was this you or one of your cohorts?
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 2:45 pm
by Glaukos the Athenian
Perhaps we can convince the Drachenwald Royals to set up a collection to pay for this man's ransom, I mean fine?
I'd be happy to contribute from here.
Think about how much honor and renown the SCA would gain by showing deference to this valiant gentleman....
Glaukos
Re: Sir Vitus .... was this you or one of your cohorts?
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 3:17 pm
by Livia Tasia
I agree with Glaukos!
Re: Sir Vitus .... was this you or one of your cohorts?
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 6:24 am
by ThorvaldR Skegglauss
I am against interfering with Mundane law. (as much as I may find the mans actions amusing/laudable)
regards
ThorvaldR
Re: Sir Vitus .... was this you or one of your cohorts?
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 7:19 am
by Peikko
Thorvaldr Skegglauss wrote:I am against interfering with Mundane law. (as much as I may find the mans actions amusing/laudable)
regards
ThorvaldR
agreed....all this to avoid a £25 fine/fee
one hopes the resulting £300 suits him better.
Re: Sir Vitus .... was this you or one of your cohorts?
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 8:01 am
by David Urry
I think its awesome the judge charged him 300 instead of the 25, for being so lame.
Come on samurai swords.
Re: Sir Vitus .... was this you or one of your cohorts?
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 2:21 pm
by Alex Baird
David Urry wrote:I think its awesome the judge charged him 300 instead of the 25, for being so lame.
Come on samurai swords.
I think it's amazing that people think a £25 fine for NOT using a vehicle you own on the road is reasonable.
Re: Sir Vitus .... was this you or one of your cohorts?
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 2:45 pm
by Alecks
Too bad the court refused it. SCAdians and reenactors would have quite an advantage!
Re: Sir Vitus .... was this you or one of your cohorts?
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 5:04 pm
by Peikko
Alex Baird wrote:David Urry wrote:I think its awesome the judge charged him 300 instead of the 25, for being so lame.
Come on samurai swords.
I think it's amazing that people think a £25 fine for NOT using a vehicle you own on the road is reasonable.
Meh...that's the law. If it was an issue, enough of us would make use of the democratic process to do something about it.
Re: Sir Vitus .... was this you or one of your cohorts?
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 7:57 pm
by David Urry
Alex Baird wrote:I think it's amazing that people think a £25 fine for NOT using a vehicle you own on the road is reasonable.
I think its amazing that people think fighting to the death over a £25 fine is reasonable.
Re: Sir Vitus .... was this you or one of your cohorts?
Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2011 1:09 pm
by Peikko
David Urry wrote:Alex Baird wrote:I think it's amazing that people think a £25 fine for NOT using a vehicle you own on the road is reasonable.
I think its amazing that people think fighting to the death over a £25 fine is reasonable.
Yep, I might be tempted to fight over £300 but not over £25...that's pocket change.
Re: Sir Vitus .... was this you or one of your cohorts?
Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2011 12:53 am
by Alex Baird
David Urry wrote:Alex Baird wrote:I think it's amazing that people think a £25 fine for NOT using a vehicle you own on the road is reasonable.
I think its amazing that people think fighting to the death over a £25 fine is reasonable.
But, making the challenge is a wonderful way of pointing out how ludicrous and arbitrary the law sometimes is.
Re: Sir Vitus .... was this you or one of your cohorts?
Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2011 1:29 am
by juan
David Urry wrote:Alex Baird wrote:I think it's amazing that people think a £25 fine for NOT using a vehicle you own on the road is reasonable.
I think its amazing that people think fighting to the death over a £25 fine is reasonable.
Well, Hell, that's like ...
one point six four times...carry the one...two... like FORTY bucks!
Re: Sir Vitus .... was this you or one of your cohorts?
Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2011 1:32 am
by Kilkenny
David Urry wrote:Alex Baird wrote:I think it's amazing that people think a £25 fine for NOT using a vehicle you own on the road is reasonable.
I think its amazing that people think fighting to the death over a £25 fine is reasonable.
I believe you are mistaken. Not a single poster has suggested it is reasonable.
Awesome, yes. But not one has called it reasonable.
Reasonable is almost never awesome
Re: Sir Vitus .... was this you or one of your cohorts?
Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2011 7:44 pm
by Wulf
Gavin, if it was reasonable then everyone would do it and it would not be awesome.
Re: Sir Vitus .... was this you or one of your cohorts?
Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2011 8:06 pm
by Kilkenny
Wulf wrote:Gavin, if it was reasonable then everyone would do it and it would not be awesome.
well, duh!
Explains why you're so awesome though....
Re: Sir Vitus .... was this you or one of your cohorts?
Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2011 9:12 pm
by RoaK
The fight should be to first blood drawn... not to the death. But then it would depend how good the first blow that hits was.
Who would the court pick as a champion? Would it have to be a local guy or could they get a SAS guy to come in and fight him?
Re: Sir Vitus .... was this you or one of your cohorts?
Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2011 9:59 pm
by sha-ul
RoaK wrote:The fight should be to first blood drawn... not to the death. But then it would depend how good the first blow that hits was.
Who would the court pick as a champion? Would it have to be a local guy or could they get a SAS guy to come in and fight him?
This.
Re: Sir Vitus .... was this you or one of your cohorts?
Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 6:34 am
by Peikko
sha-ul wrote:RoaK wrote:The fight should be to first blood drawn... not to the death. But then it would depend how good the first blow that hits was.
Who would the court pick as a champion? Would it have to be a local guy or could they get a SAS guy to come in and fight him?
This.
We were ready to volunteer...
Re: Sir Vitus .... was this you or one of your cohorts?
Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 6:45 am
by Glaukos the Athenian
Peikko wrote:sha-ul wrote:RoaK wrote:The fight should be to first blood drawn... not to the death. But then it would depend how good the first blow that hits was.
Who would the court pick as a champion? Would it have to be a local guy or could they get a SAS guy to come in and fight him?
This.
We were ready to volunteer...
Of course it would make sense for the Insular fighters to come up to defend the Queen's cause in this matter, since the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is an official representative of the Crown. I presume that our inclination, being former colonials -and feeling therefore a kinship to Guyennois and Gascon attitudes- , is to support the Barons in limiting King John's authority to fine this individual gentle, or at least to allow him an honorable defense.
But Alas, I notice now that the news is from 2002, almost 10 years old, so the point is moot.
Re: Sir Vitus .... was this you or one of your cohorts?
Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 7:56 pm
by Smilingotter
Since just about everything else is banned, what were they going to use - fresh fruit?
Re: Sir Vitus .... was this you or one of your cohorts?
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 5:31 pm
by Bob H
David Urry wrote:I think its amazing that people think fighting to the death over a £25 fine is reasonable.
I think you missed the point. He wasn't offering to fight over a £25 fine, he was offering to fight over principle. I won't put a price on that, and obviously, he won't either.
Re: Sir Vitus .... was this you or one of your cohorts?
Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 10:54 pm
by chris19d
Alex Baird wrote:David Urry wrote:I think its awesome the judge charged him 300 instead of the 25, for being so lame.
Come on samurai swords.
I think it's amazing that people think a £25 fine for NOT using a vehicle you own on the road is reasonable.
Why wouldn't it be reasonable. There were duels in France (to 1st blood) as late as the 1960s some fought over less, a perceived insult (or they just didn't like each other) etc.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e68nuAcS ... _embedded#!