[SCA-AE] Just out of curiosity

[Gretchen Beck]

--On Wednesday, October 08, 2008 5:24 PM -0500 chatalot at verizon.net wrote:

>  I remember sitting in on some of the discussions when the Principality 
> was being formed, and Sir Andreas Hak making negative remarks about more 
> "danglies".  I spoke up and said that it was fine for someone of his ilk 
> to disparage more trinkets, but there were a lot of little people like 
> me who wouldn't mind being able to get one once in a while.  Did I make 
> a mistake?

Hi Fionnghuala,

I think there are two different meanings of "danglies" here.

  Sir Andreas Hak making negative remarks about more 
> "danglies"
      In this context "danglies" refers to the awards themselves

   "The Gage came about because I was tired of the proliferation of
"danglies" - every award had to have a badge that got put on a string
around someone's neck." -- Orianna

        In this context, "danglies" clearly refers to the associated order
regalia -- the badges on strings.

I think the principality awards were just about right -- not to many, not
too few -- so I would have to agree with your sentiment. On the other hand,
I also agree with Orianna's sentiment; if would be nice for the orders to
have more period style regalia, and not just the round dohicky on a string
with something painted on it. (Not that I have the time and energy to
supply said more period style regalia, but it's fun to grump on occasion)

toodles, margaret