T-Bob! I can't find your balls anywhere!

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T-Bob! I can't find your balls anywhere!

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Pinky balls, that is.....

I've serched Dollar stores, Target, Wal-mart, Kay-Bee, Toys-r-Us...and more. Most look at me like I'm a lunatic.

T-Bob, where did you find your balls? How many balls do you use to make your maces?

I'm currntly using a base of Mcdonalds playland pipe covering (blue foam with a kind of plastic coating)over my rattan and I was going to affix my balls to that.

Have you used tennis balls? Are they workable? I was concearned about them being fuzzy and the tape coming off if I used these balls instead of pink ones. I was considering shaving them first. For those of you who have made maces with tennis balls, did you shave your balls first? Dd you notice a difference in performance between shaved and unshaved balls?

Thanks for any input. I really want to get my mace made, i just have to find the balls to do it.
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lol, I knew I shouldn't have clicked on it, I knew I shouldn't have clicked on it...

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Post by Templar Bob/De Tyre »

>ahem, snerk<

Go to my Profile, get my e-mail address and send me your address--I'll mail a couple of them to you gratis for the amusement you've given me in this posting.
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Wow, thanks T-Bob!

You're very generous with gifting your balls!
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*shakes head*
i have to admit, that was damn funny.
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Be gentle when you play with them. Image
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You win the "big smirk" award for the month!
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I will NOT play gently with T-Bob's balls! I will be smacking them with great force in the face of my adversaries!

I'm hoping to at least crease a cuisse or two with them.
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Post by Templar Bob/De Tyre »

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Ringlancer:
<B>I will NOT play gently with T-Bob's balls! I will be smacking them with great force in the face of my adversaries!

I'm hoping to at least crease a cuisse or two with them.</B></font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

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As Vitus would say...

"Yikes!"
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Post by daniel »

don't know if shaving is gonna make the tape stick better ...but I bet it will hurt less if you have to pull the tape off
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I never have any trouble finding them...
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Post by Ivar »

yes, but are they REALLY pink?
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Post by warclub_33 »

I bet Hush knows where they are. My guess is they are pickled in a jar in the kitchen cabinet.
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Post by Brandr »

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Hushgirl:
I never have any trouble finding them...</font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

*Pointing randomly and invoking the power of subject change.....*

"Look!!! A duck!!!"


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Post by Garreth »

ROTLLMAO!!!!
I was thinking... I you are having to replace T-Bob's balls so frequently, maybe you shouldn't be buying them at discount stores. Kinda like cheap tires and low tread life.

Your mileage may vary.

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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Ringlancer:
I will be smacking them with great force in the face of my adversaries!</font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Isn't that called teabagging?

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Roughing the reader, 15 yard penalty, automatic loss of down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Garreth...

you for got TWO BEER PENALTY!!!!
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Already drank 3 beers, it did NOT help!

MY EYES!!!! IEEEEEEEEEHHHHHH!!!!!!

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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">I bet Hush knows where they are. My guess is they are pickled in a jar in the kitchen cabinet.</font>


I know these two like family and that is hilarious!!!!!

Once more, let me explain, "Hush" is one of the most friendly and helpful people you could ever meet. She comes off harsh on the internet, but if she said it to your face you'd laugh it off as nothing. Like me, the way we write comes off more agressive than what we really are.
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Brandr:
<B> *Pointing randomly and invoking the power of subject change.....*

"Look!!! A duck!!!"


Brandr</B></font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

A flock of ducks!

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Image ROLFMAO

I will not coment, I will not coment, I will not coment

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Post by warclub_33 »

Yea, Hushgirl has turned out to be a purty good ole gal, dor an ole gal. I hope she knows I was playin anyway, heh.
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Post by mordreth »

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Ringlancer:
[B]I will NOT play gently with T-Bob's balls! I will be smacking them with great force in the face of my adversaries!

Ah - why not? Probably no worse than he's done with them
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I'll never be able to look at photos of T-bob on the big pennsic ribroast flyers the same ever again. I don't think i've ever laughed so hard at something on the armourarchive.

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Post by Hushgirl »

I not only know where they are, I know where they've been.

The ones in the jar belong to someone else.

[This message has been edited by Hushgirl (edited 04-25-2003).]
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::laughing:: hide the children!
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Post by Ld. David de Clermont »

Heh heh, I got to thinking about T-Bob's pink balls and went out to the garage and started digging in my ancient armour box. Lo and behold, beneath enough scrap leather to build a suit of lamellar for an elephant I found one of them! That's right, folks, I have one of T-Bob's balls! Hahaha! I *know* you are all so jealous! After 12 years it's not quite as pink as it used to be but I've got one and you don't! Image



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Post by Garreth »

You one of T-Bobs balls AND a one off WMA helm... Damnit!!!!
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Post by Hushgirl »

Hey, T-Bob, that thread on "your balls" is still growing!
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Post by Juan Santell »

Perhaps, if he is married like me he has no further use for them. I know I rarely do!

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Yes, he's married.

No, that's not the problem.

Juan, if that's your situation, you're doing it wrong.
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Post by Templar Bob/De Tyre »

All this talk about balls is makin' me really nervous, guys!

Trepiditiously,

T-Bob

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Post by warclub_33 »

Trepiditiously? Does that mean you have more balls than you do good sense? People tell me that all the time.
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Post by Trevor »

You know, brass balls would be a lot more durable...
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