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Post by Curtis_Louis on Aug 15, 2019 2:54:54 GMT
I never did quite get the Ric Willy and carpet story. Might not even have been Ric but Shadowhowler going green and the cutting competition thread an entire group alternate universes. I had left sometime around 2008, then as Hotspur and returned with my Westerwald Beck family heritage. Or my great uncle of old Napoleon There is some resemblance there How many sock puppet accounts do figure are out here? Robert Marks used to post under the Eyal Azerad Darksword account and sometimes did not add his initials. Not a big deal but confusing sometimes. Maybe I am howler ;) I'm really diggin' that cynical pose of yours. I didn't realize Marlboro Lights were available in the 60's. I think howler smokes reds.
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Post by Curtis_Louis on Aug 15, 2019 3:05:18 GMT
@ nddave,
Your vids and reviews remind me of the days of yesteryear on this forum. Guys like ShooterMike and Shadowhowler had numerous reviews and vids that kept me coming back to this forum.
Kudos to you with your recent video efforts! Hope to see lots more. Just don't forget us when you make it to the top of the Tube celebrity list.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2019 3:50:57 GMT
Nah.... that was some sort of flash card deck, circa 1980. It is a Coke. Photo by Cat Dancing, a 60's friend.
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Post by nddave on Aug 15, 2019 4:17:55 GMT
@ nddave, Your vids and reviews remind me of the days of yesteryear on this forum. Guys like ShooterMike and Shadowhowler had numerous reviews and vids that kept me coming back to this forum. Kudos to you with your recent video efforts! Hope to see lots more. Just don't forget us when you make it to the top of the Tube celebrity list. Thanks, I'll keep posting them as long as people are enjoying them! Yea back then I wanted to try videos but didn't have the tech to do them. Lol! If that happens I promise not to, if it does happen. If I make a million we're all going to the Wallace!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2019 4:18:41 GMT
A living fossil. There are several members here that are senior to me. If I asked; "Say Kids, What Time Is It?" and someone answered; "As old as you", that would be the ballpark of my generation.
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Post by Curtis_Louis on Aug 15, 2019 4:29:03 GMT
That puppet seems to be whispering cynical ideas into the ears of his ventriloquist. No wonder he harbors such despicable thoughts.
A trip to the Wallace Museum would be just the ticket to usher in some sword enthusiasm!
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Post by nddave on Aug 15, 2019 5:43:19 GMT
That puppet seems to be whispering cynical ideas into the ears of his ventriloquist. No wonder he harbors such despicable thoughts. A trip to the Wallace Museum would be just the ticket to usher in some sword enthusiasm! Well every view is pennies towards that trip!
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Post by howler on Aug 15, 2019 20:07:02 GMT
I never did quite get the Ric Willy and carpet story. Might not even have been Ric but Shadowhowler going green and the cutting competition thread an entire group alternate universes. I had left sometime around 2008, then as Hotspur and returned with my Westerwald Beck family heritage. Or my great uncle of old Napoleon There is some resemblance there How many sock puppet accounts do figure are out here? Robert Marks used to post under the Eyal Azerad Darksword account and sometimes did not add his initials. Not a big deal but confusing sometimes. Maybe I am howler Damn I'm good lookin'.
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Post by howler on Aug 15, 2019 20:14:09 GMT
I never did quite get the Ric Willy and carpet story. Might not even have been Ric but Shadowhowler going green and the cutting competition thread an entire group alternate universes. I had left sometime around 2008, then as Hotspur and returned with my Westerwald Beck family heritage. Or my great uncle of old Napoleon There is some resemblance there How many sock puppet accounts do figure are out here? Robert Marks used to post under the Eyal Azerad Darksword account and sometimes did not add his initials. Not a big deal but confusing sometimes. Maybe I am howler I'm really diggin' that cynical pose of yours. I didn't realize Marlboro Lights were available in the 60's. I think howler smokes reds. Don't smoke...but just hang in the corner inhaling the second hand deeply. Cough On cynicism...good quality alcohol sometimes helps.
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Post by Ifrit on Aug 22, 2019 21:55:59 GMT
I like to have a spiritual stance involving the swords. They turn from collectors items to beloved tools, necessary for the craft, like your favourite hockey stick or paddle, or if you build, like your favourite chisels.
To me, a sword is a symbol of my stance on life and my role in life. All my swords have small imperfections, which will agitate me if I focus too hard, but these days I like to see them as my kitchen knife set and that I'm a chef of life.
Corny as heck, and super geeky, maybe. But I ain't hurting nobody, and I feel fulfillment. My swords make me wanna work out. They make me prioritize my morality.
It's not too far off from how many Japanese businessmen practice bushido and practice with swords to sharpen their mentality in business.
When things become a symbol, rather than an object, we can forgive their imperfections. Seeing them in action also becomes more investing.
I suppose it's like how we see ourselves in life. When we only value ourselves as animals, and nothing more, we tend to start seeing ourselves as objects and no longer strive to be anything. We become victims of our own mentality. But when we see ourselves as more, we strive to be more, and we try treat others a little bit better.
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Post by markus313 on Aug 23, 2019 15:55:09 GMT
So well said.
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Post by christain on Aug 23, 2019 21:06:59 GMT
Ditto---That last paragraph is top-notch. You just said a ton in only a few words. You really do sound like a different person---in the best possible way---and I'm proud for you, Bro. If all people lived with a mentality like that, the world truly would be a better place. My sword to you, Brother.
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Post by Ifrit on Aug 24, 2019 2:29:29 GMT
Thanks guys. To me, the sword/knife is one of the most iconic symbols of human aggression or defense. Like his fang or claw. Things have changed a lot since the beginning of man, but to this day, a sharp edge is still all a man needs to enable him to overcome the handicap nature has given him, but only if he's worthy of it
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Post by Barnaum on Aug 24, 2019 4:16:08 GMT
There is a quote from the movie Fight Club that goes "What type of dining set defines me as a person", which I sometimes find myself thinking when I browse for new swords.
I go through swords like used car dealerships do Hondas. I buy them, handle them, and then sell or trade them. This is largely because of what century or decade in history I am enamored with at the moment. I'm a curator at a history museum so I spend most of my time at work thinking about different decades and centuries and their material culture. I'm also fickle and my attention shifts like a 5 year old in a toy store.
I too sometimes feel this cynicism, but I find it fades when I become interested in a new period of time or type of soldier or warfare. My current mood is Landsknecht/early 16th century HRE burgher. Guess what two swords I just bought...
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Post by christain on Aug 24, 2019 18:24:07 GMT
There is a quote from the movie Fight Club that goes "What type of dining set defines me as a person", which I sometimes find myself thinking when I browse for new swords. I go through swords like used car dealerships do Hondas. I buy them, handle them, and then sell or trade them. This is largely because of what century or decade in history I am enamored with at the moment. I'm a curator at a history museum so I spend most of my time at work thinking about different decades and centuries and their material culture. I'm also fickle and my attention shifts like a 5 year old in a toy store. I too sometimes feel this cynicism, but I find it fades when I become interested in a new period of time or type of soldier or warfare. My current mood is Landsknecht/early 16th century HRE burgher. Guess what two swords I just bought... I'll throw a guess to the wind-------Kingston Arms Katzbalger. Maybe?-------
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Post by Barnaum on Aug 24, 2019 18:40:09 GMT
There is a quote from the movie Fight Club that goes "What type of dining set defines me as a person", which I sometimes find myself thinking when I browse for new swords. I go through swords like used car dealerships do Hondas. I buy them, handle them, and then sell or trade them. This is largely because of what century or decade in history I am enamored with at the moment. I'm a curator at a history museum so I spend most of my time at work thinking about different decades and centuries and their material culture. I'm also fickle and my attention shifts like a 5 year old in a toy store. I too sometimes feel this cynicism, but I find it fades when I become interested in a new period of time or type of soldier or warfare. My current mood is Landsknecht/early 16th century HRE burgher. Guess what two swords I just bought... I'll throw a guess to the wind-------Kingston Arms Katzbalger. ::) Maybe?------- :D Haha, you got it. That and a Landsknecht Emporium Gottfried Messer, a beautiful sword er knife.
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Post by christain on Aug 24, 2019 18:52:46 GMT
Not really my cup o' tea as sword collecting goes, but the KA Katzbalger seems like a rock-solid bet for a good German mercenary. Be sure to give us a review when you get them! ----- *I would have never guessed the LE Messer, but I bet I could have come close!---- *
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Post by Zen_Hydra on Aug 24, 2019 22:53:41 GMT
We are fortunate to live in an age and location with the technology and resources most of us have. We could all be subsistence farmers first, and anything else second, but do to the fortunes of our birth, few of us face that reality (any subsistence farmers reading this post should get back to work).
I'm a 43 year-old, white, cis-male, heterosexual, who was born in the US to a relatively affluent family. I've had my share of trials and hardships, but I have never feared that my family would starve, or be killed by petty warlords. I've traveled places, and served in the military, and I KNOW exactly how fortunate I am. I currently work at a research institute located in the southwest, and while I do really enjoy me job, there is very little risk, or the kind of excitement which makes your heart race. It is all too easy for me to fall into a cynical mood about most aspects of my life. It sometimes feels too easy. The part of my brain that hasn't changed from who we were ten thousand years ago, expects threats to life and limb around every corner, but there aren't any cave bears waiting in the conference room. I could throw away my comfortable life, my wife, my young children, and go chasing after trouble with some private military company, but I couldn't sleep at night with that decision. That fantasy is idiotic. My ancestors from ten thousand years ago would have given anything to trade places with my life.
All that said, it is without a doubt HARD to maintain perspective. It is so easy to feel jaded, and become a bitter and cynical about life...especially when every day feels the same. I think it's important to talk about these kinds of feelings, and we all have them. Collecting weapons and armor, practicing with them, learning bits of lost martial skill, that's all an amazing privilege. It connects us to the past, and those people who came before us who didn't have the options we have. In my experience, there is no cure to cynicism, but time and perspective can change, and cynicism can give way to renewed interest.
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Aug 24, 2019 23:04:42 GMT
It's not so hard for me to cope with cynicism because this is my spirit animal: This is a picture in my living room, hanging there for over 25 years!
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