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10:33 August 14th, 2007

Hot summer knights, a visor advisory…

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Posted by: Robert Basler

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Blog Guy, recently you told about some people who go jousting for sport, but their concept was disappointing.

Have you found anyplace else were real armor enthusiasts can go to use their lance a lot?

You bet. Try Ukraine, where this time of year you’d swear it’s still the 14th century. We have a video report on the action, and you can see they mean business - one knight even takes off his helmet to show us the dents.

Um, he takes off his helmet?

D’oh! Paul Chapman reports:

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August 15th, 2007 4:09 am GMT	To me, that’s not odd. Seen people doing that most of my life. Unfortunately, most of the people I knew were so involved in it, they could not separate fantasy from reality. - Posted by Lady Weasel
August 15th, 2007 6:44 pm GMT	There’s a difference? Huh. - Posted by Shawn Hendricks
August 15th, 2007 7:24 pm GMT	anyplace were? Ha, ha. - Posted by Shawn Hendricks
August 15th, 2007 7:29 pm GMT	Gets me right in the nee. - Posted by Shawn Hendricks
August 15th, 2007 7:31 pm GMT	You’ll never defeat me. I’ve got a can opener and a 30,000 Watt microwave radio. - Posted by Shawn Hendricks
August 15th, 2007 9:16 pm GMT	You call that a lance? - Posted by John C Abell
August 16th, 2007 2:13 am GMT	You’re just phoning that in, John. You want to have lunch at the usual place next week? - Posted by Robert Basler
August 16th, 2007 11:40 pm GMT	Yeah, you’re right, Bob. It is time for you to take me to task in person. Lunch it is. - Posted by John C Abell

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