Top 10 Reasons Why Rapier Is Not A Sport
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More humor pulled from postings on SCA Rapier Net. I think
these came from Don Dore.
Aedan |
| 10) | Even when Sheep Dog handling and Cheerleading become Olympic sports, rapier won't. |
| 9) | Our training manuals are 400 years out of print. |
| 8) | No NCAA sanctions for recruiting violations. |
| 7) | Our wacky scoring system does not require a stopwatch accurate to one 100th of a second. What kind of a cheesy sport would that be? |
| 6) | The "babes" & "beefcake" at our events are covered from neck to foot in yards and yards of brocade. |
| 5) | No "60 Minutes" exposé on the rapier/steroid connection. |
| 4) | No sponsorship offers from Nike -- not even one -- and no Nike brand bucket tops. |
| 3) | We don't get a spot on ESPN2, even though caber tossing does! |
| 2) | You generally need to be old, tired and have bad knees to get a White Scarf. |
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If your first priority is winning, you are doing it wrong! |
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