American History Themed Camps

How much would people dig this?

It's cool because it will be the ultimate costume party.
16
40%
It's cool because it will be the ultimate costume party.
16
40%
History sucks, I would go just to make fun of people.
1
3%
History sucks, I would go just to make fun of people.
1
3%
Only old history buffs will attend, which is lame.
2
5%
Only old history buffs will attend, which is lame.
2
5%
I like it, but I wanted a small intellectual meeting.
0
No votes
I like it, but I wanted a small intellectual meeting.
0
No votes
Your living in the past; that's not what BM is about.
1
3%
Your living in the past; that's not what BM is about.
1
3%
 
Total votes: 40

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Post by Cheyenne » Tue Mar 08, 2011 8:49 am

Did anyone ever see that movie with Plains Indians (I forget the tribe, sorry) from Canada who go to Slovakia to meet with reenactors who apparently know some parts of the culture better than they themselves do? It's an odd sort of thought at any rate.
That happened here to. Some members of 'New France Old England' hosted some members of the Ojibwa a few years ago and they had told them about some lost cultural knowledge which came from the mid 18th century...

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I'll be there in my Margaret Thatcher three piece suit ... :/
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Post by Ugly Dougly » Tue Mar 08, 2011 9:27 am

Spozed to be post-modern and ironic, didn't ya know that?

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Post by falcon451 » Tue Mar 08, 2011 8:56 pm

How do we know we're not already re-enacting Burning Man?

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Post by Ugly Dougly » Thu Mar 10, 2011 10:50 am

So what's wrong with eastern New South Wales history? Why only American history?

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Post by addison4 » Thu Mar 10, 2011 3:54 pm

When Welsh belligerents show up they will be highly encouraged to find a common enemy with inspired 1776 factions. The default universal enemies will also include: the cowardly Belgians, the despicable Portuguese, or the fucking Slovaks. If camp participants cannot divide into belligerents factions in good faith, they will be branded as universal enemies until they join a active belligerent faction.

Mercenary bonus points will be awarded to belligerents fighting their country of origin. Having sex with the opposing faction will double mercenary bonus points. Standing on furniture and yelling obscenities will also help determine faction leadership. Factions will have clear enemies, objectives, and leadership ESPECIALLY if enemies, objectives, and leadership are in dispute. History buffs in costume who are not belligerent enough may be denied faction leadership positions. Women who do not find war sexy may be denied faction leadership positions.

Incorrect history reenactments will only be permitted if they are 'belligerent', 'shocking', 'humorous', or generically 'bad-ass'. (Or if they can not be stopped without the threat of deadly force.) Incorrect reenactments unsexual in nature and creating moop will be highly discouraged. Nudity will be considered a viable weapon in obtaining belligerent status.

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Post by theCryptofishist » Thu Mar 10, 2011 4:27 pm

addison4 wrote:When Welsh belligerents show up they will be highly encouraged to find a common enemy with inspired 1776 factions. The default universal enemies will also include: the cowardly Belgians, the despicable Portuguese, or the fucking Slovaks. If camp participants cannot divide into belligerents factions in good faith, they will be branded as universal enemies until they join a active belligerent faction.
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Nudity will be considered a viable weapon in obtaining belligerent status.
Okay, now you're just stealing from Apokalyptika.
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Post by addison4 » Fri Mar 11, 2011 7:09 am

Have I been accused of "stealing" ideas?

“Good artists copy, great artists stealâ€

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Post by addison4 » Wed Apr 27, 2011 4:38 am

Absinthe update:
We've got a camper who wants to bring 15 750ml bottles of the stuff. How should we advertise that? Or should we? Won't we have cops crawling all over us?

BTW this is the distilled kind, not the nasty home brew.

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Post by HandJamMasterC » Wed Apr 27, 2011 8:53 am

Won't we have cops crawling all over us?
Cops like absinthe ?? :shock:
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Post by addison4 » Sun May 01, 2011 12:09 pm

They'll like the absinthe my buddy drinks. Quality shit.

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