Barbarian Camp

littleflower · Post by **littleflower** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:17 pm

did you know that raquel welch actually had a few ribs removed to make her waist smaller? she is not the only one, either!

talk about barbaric.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 12:07 pm

Seems unsubstanciated. I'd put it down as an urban legend.

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 12:47 pm

It certainly wouldn't hurt to try.

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 12:55 pm

OK, here is one place to look for fun, or inspiration:
http://www.amazonenland.de/

A little more serious if you want to go Viking:
http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~capriest/barbarian.html
http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~capriest/qdirtyvk.html
http://sca.uwaterloo.ca/mjc/sca/aprond.html

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 5:22 pm

I love ribs........

littleflower · Post by **littleflower** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 6:00 pm

theCryptofishist wrote:Seems unsubstanciated. I'd put it down as an urban legend.

perhaps, but the people who mentioned it were long-time hollywood insiders. they mentioned a few others, as well.

littleflower · Post by **littleflower** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 6:04 pm

Ugly Dougly wrote:OK, here is one place to look for fun, or inspiration:
http://www.amazonenland.de/

inspiring for the guys, you mean ...

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 6:12 pm

some women would enjoy that.........

littleflower · Post by **littleflower** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 6:16 pm

true .........

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 6:50 am

and.,
some men would also enjoy, some women, enjoying that........

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 9:04 am

Stray thoughts on barbarian costuming (over the morning's first cup of coffee):
- Leather and fur bikinis are cool. No, they're actually hot. I'm so confused.
- Long dresses and caftans get wrapped up in bicycle mechanisms. Best to change to something else when you want to bike about.
- Experiment away, but don't forget to bring some "sane" desert-rat clothes as a backup.

I got a deerskin kilt lined up, some medieval shoes, and will probably wrap rabbitskins around my shins. There may be a goatskin vest in my future. An all-muslin Viking ensemble would be a sane backup.

Sorry about all the sanity; I know it's looked down upon here.

Almost done with the theme camp plans. Ho-yo-to-ho!

littleflower · Post by **littleflower** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 6:27 pm

but you forget ... long things can be tied up in various ways to make biking possible. i have a bunch of tie-able things of various lengths that i plan to wear, being a non-sewing barbarian. and a nice piece of faux fur for evenings out. AND a valkyrie hat, with blonde braids!

but no boffer sword, yet.

Tiahaar · Post by **Tiahaar** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 11:33 pm

littleflower wrote:
theCryptofishist wrote:Seems unsubstanciated. I'd put it down as an urban legend.
perhaps, but the people who mentioned it were long-time hollywood insiders. they mentioned a few others, as well.

very very scarily...this is one urban legand that could be true. I have a friend who's had many alterations done (rib removal not among them), but the doc had some stories to tell.
LA place that does the rib thing: http://www.aaronstonemd.com/RibRemoval.shtm
This site http://www.streamingsurgeries.com/extre ... merib.html has this rumor to spread: "Women who have been rumored to have spared ribs to the goddess of vanity are: Cher, Elizabeth Taylor, Jane Fonda, Racquel Welch, Tori Spelling, Pamela Anderson, Gina Lollobrigida, and Victoria's Secret model Stephanie Seymour."

Yes indeed truly worthy of Barbaric...now where's my pec implants? I have the PERFECT sword, will bring.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 9:09 am

Tiahaar wrote:
littleflower wrote:
theCryptofishist wrote:Seems unsubstanciated. I'd put it down as an urban legend.
perhaps, but the people who mentioned it were long-time hollywood insiders. they mentioned a few others, as well.
very very scarily...this is one urban legand that could be true. I have a friend who's had many alterations done (rib removal not among them), but the doc had some stories to tell.
LA place that does the rib thing: http://www.aaronstonemd.com/RibRemoval.shtm
This site http://www.streamingsurgeries.com/extre ... merib.html has this rumor to spread: "Women who have been rumored to have spared ribs to the goddess of vanity are: Cher, Elizabeth Taylor, Jane Fonda, Racquel Welch, Tori Spelling, Pamela Anderson, Gina Lollobrigida, and Victoria's Secret model Stephanie Seymour."

Yes indeed truly worthy of Barbaric...now where's my pec implants? I have the PERFECT sword, will bring. :evil:

I've also heard about victorian women doing it, which just seems weird, as that would ahve been pre-antibiotics surgery. What are the medical consequences? Is it bad for you to have the lower bits of your lungs unprotected? The whole thing just smells like urban legend to me--the uncertain protagonist, the wacky morallizing it induces. YMMV.

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 9:34 am

littleflower wrote:but you forget ... long things can be tied up in various ways to make biking possible. i have a bunch of tie-able things of various lengths that i plan to wear, being a non-sewing barbarian. and a nice piece of faux fur for evenings out. AND a valkyrie hat, with blonde braids!

but no boffer sword, yet.

Would you like to be tied up with leather thongs or hemp rope? Maybe we can experiment.

Oh, yeah, and here's your cat:
Sphinx

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 9:37 am

By the way, Edhellen has a Do It Yourself Sword Kit. The two that I have were made this way. $19 apiece and no trouble at all to put together.

littleflower · Post by **littleflower** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:52 am

speaking of tying people up ... will we have a punishment section in the camp? dungeon tent, maybe? stocks? hmmmm .... could be fun ... here's a place to rent stuff to fill it ...

http://transnationaltelevision.com/dungeon.html

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:22 am

My, what a kinky little flower you are turning out to be. Is this something that you have done before or are you interested in experimenting?

I don't want to give the impression that Barbarian Camp is "about" BDSM; there are plenty of those on the playa.

littleflower · Post by **littleflower** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:59 am

who's kinky? you started the tying up theme!

it just seemed proper for barbarians to have a dungeon ... but as long as we can refer torture-minded barbarians to other camps, i am satisfied.

i still like that spanking bench, though

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:10 am

No problem, sorry, I am posting from work, and for some reason brutal torture in the slave pits comes to mind. I am sure we will be more friendly once we get "home".

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Mon May 04, 2009 1:27 pm

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EvilDustBooger · Post by **EvilDustBooger** » Mon May 04, 2009 1:55 pm

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Mon May 04, 2009 2:07 pm

EDG, I had no idea. I thought you were just another nose-picking playa slob like myself.

Did you make that all yourself? You're so... versatile!

littleflower · Post by **littleflower** » Mon May 04, 2009 6:36 pm

i was thinking of wearing only chain mail on the playa ... but wouldn't the sun-heated metal burn me? i'd end up looking like i had a disease, or something.

here's a barbarian scenario more likely to be seen on the playa:

ibdave · Post by **ibdave** » Mon May 04, 2009 7:46 pm

littleflower wrote:i was thinking of wearing only chain mail on the playa ... but wouldn't the sun-heated metal burn me?

I'm sure you can find shade under Mozy's star Tent or under the bOOby Bar.... So wear away littleflower...

EvilDustBooger · Post by **EvilDustBooger** » Tue May 05, 2009 6:36 am

Only a wench would parade around in a scanty little chain maille combo like that.

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Tue May 05, 2009 8:55 am

EvilDustBooger wrote:Only a wench would parade around in a scanty little chain maille combo like that.

We're suposed to assume that you're a... bug?

Ah, we're all men by default, I get it.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Tue May 05, 2009 9:21 am

EvilDustBooger wrote:Only a wench would parade around in a scanty little chain maille combo like that.

You don't get much protection from those small swatches.

EvilDustBooger · Post by **EvilDustBooger** » Tue May 05, 2009 11:24 am

Ugly Dougly wrote:
EvilDustBooger wrote:Only a wench would parade around in a scanty little chain maille combo like that.
We're suposed to assume that you're a... bug?

Ah, we're all men by default, I get it.

Evil, maybe.
A whore, perhaps.

But above all, sir, I am a professional.

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Tue May 05, 2009 11:30 am

theCryptofishist wrote:
EvilDustBooger wrote:Only a wench would parade around in a scanty little chain maille combo like that.
You don't get much protection from those small swatches.

Ample protection from boffers, that's for sure. Don't forget your sunscreen; otherwise, you'll have an interestingly patterned tan!