[SCA-BMDL] SCA-isms

[Baron Dur of Hidden Mountain]

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From: "Paul W. Van Dyke" <crossbow at kconline.com>
Reply-To: sca-middle at midrealm.org
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:20:08 -0400
To: <sca-middle at midrealm.org>
Subject: [Mid] Terms of The SCA

"True's Glossary of..EVIL!, Version 3.0!"
(By THL Thomas Whitehart)

Written by "True" Thomas Whitehart, the Bard of House Strongbow.

Master Ioseph of Locksley (one of the SCA's  first "Super-Bard's") wrote an
SCA
Glossary of SCA slang that is quite descriptive, and is still online. If you
check it out, you can see how some things have changed, and some things are
still the same.  

So in the same vein, I humbly offer "True's Glossary of Evil V 3.0."  Many
of
these terms were left on my doorstep, with the serial numbers filed off, and
no
legible prints. So to my twisted friends.errr.thanks!
As usual-give credit as I know this will be passed around and used!
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Bait eater:   (Alt: Herring choker)  A Viking

Bale Runner:   A person running on top the bales in a bridge battle. Ex:
"Will
somebody PLEASE kill that Bale-Runner on the left?"

Bauble-ing:   A game that involves dice, imagination, and lots of old
costume
jewelry. 

Bow Bunny:    A combat archer who is new, small, female, or fights rarely.
Not
to be confused with Vorpal Bunny.

Bunny-Bow:    A lighter poundage longbow or combat crossbow. Often used by
Bow
Bunnies.

Boffer-madness:    A disease that normally afflicts young children ages 5
thru
12. While a normal childhood illness, it can turn deadly when older males
pick
up the boffers to "show them how it's done".

Brace:   Collective term to describe a group of Knights, (Here come a brace
of
Knights.) {Given because many Knights are wearing knee braces}

Camp-Mom:  Poor unfortunate person  of any gender, who suddenly seems to be
responsible for everything. "Can we get some help in the kitchen?" "Who's
getting the firewood?" "Who is this, and why are they passed out in front of
my
tent?"  

Camp-Dog:    Ex. "I'm just day tripping- can I camp dog with you?" Camp Dogs
travel light, and tend to congregate where there are chairs and shade.

Celtistani:   1. Someone with an Irish or Scottish persona who enjoy
dressing up
in Middle Eastern garb, 2. Middle Eastern garb made from LOUD, clashing
plaid
fabrics.

Clothes horse:    someone with lots of very well tailored garb, but does
nothing
for fear of spoiling them.

Column Charge:    (alt. "Love Train") When a group of warriors attempt to
reach
out to their fellow man by trotting briskly into a shield wall.

Chrome dome:    chromed or exceptionally shiny helmet

Cross dresser:    someone who has multi-period impressions and a throughout
an
event changes from one to another.

Crown-wardly Mobile:    A talented Fighter or potential recruiter of said
talented fighter.

Disa-Peerage: The ability of a Peer to look just like anybody else when
caught
in an awkward situation.

Down and Dirty:    A fighter who gets rolled over in a charge and comes up
only
to realize he is still alive and now deep within enemy ranks.  Usually the
start
of a  "death from behind!" campaign

Drum-Psychosis:    A disturbed mental state brought on by incessant
"Dum-Dum-Tek-Ca-Tek  Dum-Tek-Ca-Tek  (Also called Beledi-Brain or Maksoom
Madness )

Dungeon Bunny:    A person who unclear on which hobby they are currently
reenacting "M'lord, I'm sorry, but no, we don't have any Dark Elf Fighter
magic-users personas in our barony"

"E.B":    Short for Energizer Bunny. A fighter who seems to have endless
energy,
and will never turn down an opportunity to fight.

Eyebrow of Skepticism (the):   (alt.Laurel Look) Originated with Mr. Spock.
Used
by Laurels to indicate concern at possible breaks in the space-time
continuum.
"Well, yes, I'm sure they did have fabric in the 12th century. But it might
not
have been rayon or fluorescent pink polyester."

Flogger in Chief:   Person who is responsible for getting the fighters back
into
their armor and herding them onto the field. Known to use profanity, abuse,
and
in dire circumstances..bagpipes.

Fabric-A-Non:   A little discussed support group for costumers who have had
to
be dug out of a giant mound of bolts of cloth and associated trim. In their
own
homes. More than once.

Feast-Beast:    A Person or persons, who attend feasts and have the medieval
equivalent of Martha Stewart finest in their feast basket. Ex. "Please don't
put
me next to the feast beast! I've got two wooden bowls, and they have solid
gold
period salt mills!"

Garlic eater:    A Roman

Geez-o-Saur:    Early SCA member. Remembers Freon cans and shag carpeting.
Conversations tend to include reminisces about Mammoths and Wimples.

Goth-ling:    (alt. Proto-Goth) A person who tends to wear a lot of black,
and a
variety of interesting jewelry. Often found in the company of pirates,
vampires,
fairies, and barbarians.

Hold-A-Thon:     A hold has been called, and the call "Hold!" circulates
back
and forth until a Marshall kills it.

Inst-A -Rab:    When your friends who normally are decked out in Celtic wool
or
Elizabethan finery suddenly show up to high temp events dressed in light,
flowing cotton. (See Celt-i-stani)

Mosh-Pit: {alt. No-mans-land}    the open area between two sides during a
bridge
battle.

MPS:    Short for Multiple Persona Syndrome: A disease that often afflicts
older
SCA members. While not known to be contagious, it can be very confusing to
others. People with MPS often don't know who they are, but brought all their
wardrobe, just in case. (See: Time-line Impaired)

Ninja-Prize:   At the end of war, camp items are found that no one claims,
and
are put into someone else's  vehicle while the owner is in the privies. Ex:
"Does anybody want this Ninja-Prize from last war?"

O'crat:    Irish honorific, (usually ironic) given to somebody who wasn't
quick
enough, or went to the bathroom at the wrong time. Ex: "Congrats True, you
are
now the official Bard-O'crat for the event!"

Peasant:    anyone shooting arrows at a peer, no matter the actual rank of
the
shooter.

Permanent Hold:    "Dylan the Younger is on Permanent Hold" i.e. Time Out.

Rattan (Monkey, Junky) (alt. Stick Jock):     SCA heavy weapons fighter. A
person who for reasons unknown, wants to hit and be hit by others wielding
solid
core bamboo. Known for their colorful bruises, and heavy luggage.

Rennie:   (Alt: Ren-Fairy, Re-enactor) People who participate in
non-SCA-demo
Renaissance Faires. Occasionally used in a negative sense in the SCA. Some
SCA
people see Rennies as being wanna-be play-actors with little knowledge, and
very
clique-ish. (See: SCA-Dian or Polyester Prince/ss)

Rhino-Bard:    An entertainer often seen in hostage situations.

Road Celt:   dead Gaul on the Via Appia. Usage: while preparing to defend
against a column charge: "They'll all be road Celt in a few minutes."

SCA:  (alt) Society of Computer Addicts.

SCA-Chambeau:   A variant on the game "rock-paper-scissors." In this
version,
the shieldmen kill the archers, the archers kill the spearmen, and spearmen
kill
the shield men. There is a sudden death version "And Siege- kills EVERYTHING
else".

SCA-dian:   An SCA member. Slang. Occasionally used in a negative sense in
the
Re-enactor community. Some Re-enactors see SCA-dians as wanna-be lordlings
with
lots of polyester, little knowledge, and very clique-ish. (See
Rennie-Ren-Fairy)

Spear God/s:   (alt. Pin Cushion) Person or persons prone to dazzling
displays
of spear prowess. Spear Gods often forget to have any shield protection.
(See:
Food Group- Combat Archers).

Snarf:    (Creature-) Snarfs are rarely seen creatures , but the evidence of
their existence is undeniable. Legend has it that may actually be a
condition
brought on by too much imbibing.  "Some Snarf got into the cheese last
night,
and that's why we aren't having omelets this morning!" There is a lesser
known
variant called "Yarf" signs of which can be seen in colorful patches of
pre-digested food. (In this case, Cheese.)

Shield Surfing:   Shield surfing is usually done by larger fighters trying
to
break a shield wall. Considered bad form. Ex:  "I had some 400lb Rhino
Shield
Surf our wall, and he broke my arm."

Shield Walker:   A combat archer of small size who is hoisted up on a
shieldman's shoulders and handed multiple cocked crossbows during a bridge
battle, usually with great effect.

Siege-Cursed:   A poor unfortunate who seems to attract siege weapon
missiles. 
Ex: "Psst, step away from True, he's siege cursed!"

Speed Bump:   When a fighter dies in melee combat and turtles up on the
ground,
defensively. "I spent the last 20 minutes as a speed bump!"

Spin-Cycle:    When the front line of battle has come so close to your
resurrection point that fighters get killed and resurrect repeatedly in a
short
period of time.
"Wow- I was in spin cycle for the last 5 minutes of that battle. I died and
rezzed at least 5 times."

Swishy-Poke:    (Alt. Wire Weenie) People who fight light weapons (rapier,
etc.). Known for their colorful dress,  polka dot bruises and much lighter
baggage. 

Thunder-Bunny:   A rabbit pelt is given to make a pouch and the remaining
scraps
are donated and turned into a bikini-type garment. And worn.

Time-line impaired:    (alt. Chronologically Challenged) A person who
participates in recreating various time lines. "He's out doing civil war
this
week, roman next week, and the celt the following week. He's seriously
time-line
impaired" (See MPS)

Time-Warping:    Pre-16th century personas sitting around the fire and
discussing favorite websites, authors, cheat codes, space genres,
role-playing
games, and of course, Monty Python.  Ex: "Come on in- we were just
Time-Warping
about Joss Whedon"

Tourney-Tank:   A heavily armored fighter who specializes in solo combat.
"Wow-
did you see the armor that Tourney Tank is wearing? Shiny!"

Squire for Hire:   Anybody standing nearby when heavy armor is going on.

Vorpal Bunny:   (alt. "VB") When a normally easygoing fighter, or fighter of
smaller stature proves to be exceedingly ferocious and fast. "That Drafn
Archer
has gone all Vorpal Bunny on me!"

War Dog:   any fighter of any gender who fights wars and not tournaments

War Monster:   (Alt. War Dog, ) A fighter who fights mainly at wars. War
Monsters tend to have larger shields, larger weapons, and larger hangovers.

Well Connected:   a SCAdian who has his cell phone or laptop at a war and is
texting, emailing or otherwise connected to the Internet during the event.
Usage: "Talk to Sir Geek, he's well connected!" (Has signal!)



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