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My first day of my first season out at the Festival, in my Xen getup, I was surrounded by five drunk rednecks. To say they were harassing me would be to put it quite mildly. I didn't break character (for which I'm quite proud) - I merely leaned my quarterstaff on one dude's foot, supporting my 150-pound weight, and told them they'd best back off before I divested them of their remaining teeth.

But then, I was allowed to talk.

32 posted on 08/05/2003 2:19:33 PM PDT by Xenalyte (I may not agree with your bumper sticker, but I'll defend to the death your right to stick it)

"I merely leaned my quarterstaff on one dude's foot, supporting my 150-pound weight, and told them they'd best back off before I divested them of their remaining teeth.
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Hah! I can think of one other place you could have put your quarterstaff....very effective against drunken idiots, too.

BTW, I love the quarterstaff. Back, years ago, when I had to walk daily through a very dangerous part of Los Angeles, I got myself a nice quarterstaff to use as a walking stick. nobody ever bothered me, which is a good thing, since I also took a course in combat with it. Nasty weapon in good hands.