Meetup near Pittsburg for SCA fans as well, Aug. 2003

July 2, 2003 2:11 PM

MeFi Goes Medieval - An August Meet-up Proposal: more inside...
posted by anastasiav to MetaFilter Gatherings at 2:11 PM (15 comments total)

I know that a number of my fellow Metafilterans share a hobby of mine, and might be attending the SCA event The Pennsic War August 1 - 17th. Would anyone be interested in holding a MeFi meetup there?
Be gentle, I realize I'm outing myself as a geek.
posted by anastasiav at 2:12 PM on July 2, 2003

Be gentle, I realize I'm outing myself as a geek.

Given the venue where you're posting this, isn't that redundant? :-)
posted by Asparagirl at 2:31 PM on July 2, 2003

25 miles north of Pittsburgh, for those that are interested...
posted by jonson at 2:35 PM on July 2, 2003

jonson, one note: its the kind of thing you'd have to be already going to ... and I'm pretty sure some other people here are. The entrance fees are high (they're on a per-week basis) and you're required to wear medieval-style clothing.
posted by anastasiav at 2:46 PM on July 2, 2003

Huzzah!

Out of curiousity, I've notice that all the MeFi meetups are proposed in a city -- this is the first one that isn't. Has anyone ever tried something like this?

I know some really great camping spots in California, Utah, and Arizona (even one or two in Nevada)....
posted by namespan at 3:22 PM on July 2, 2003

So you're saying if I just show up in my Star Trek costume I won't be welcome? Even if I wear the Vulcan ears?
posted by jonson at 4:08 PM on July 2, 2003

If you speak elvish, you might get away with the ears...
posted by namespan at 4:23 PM on July 2, 2003

What if it's during the Pon Farr & I really desperately need to mate? I understand there are frequently bosomy wenches aplenty at these so called SCA events...
posted by jonson at 4:47 PM on July 2, 2003

So you're saying if I just show up in my Star Trek costume I won't be welcome? Even if I wear the Vulcan ears?

You would have to make sure not to alter their course of their civilization, for one thing.
posted by Hildago at 4:57 PM on July 2, 2003

You would have to make sure not to alter their course of their civilization, for one thing.

If 2,000 years of progress haven't done it, a pair of plastic ear extensions aren't going to make a dent.
posted by yerfatma at 5:00 PM on July 2, 2003

yes, but those are vibrating plastic ear extensions.
posted by jazzkat11 at 7:33 PM on July 2, 2003

Elvish has left the building.
posted by Vidiot at 9:08 PM on July 2, 2003

Elf shot the food!
posted by vito90 at 9:35 PM on July 2, 2003

Green warrior needs food badly!

alt.:

Crunchings and munchings for Gergi?
posted by Ufez Jones at 11:22 PM on July 2, 2003

yer all nuts.
posted by slipperywhenwet at 12:08 PM on July 4, 2003