Comments on: Twistie’s Sunday Caption Madness: The Renaissance Edition

By: Babs

Babs — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:34:18 +0000

Margo said:

“”And what’s that on your head? It looks like a snood mated with an attifet…upside down.”"

To me, it looks like a Tudor era “french hood” worn FAR FAR too far back on the head because,you know, we want to show off the bangs.

/costume geek

Actual caption:
“Wot, wot! Is that a pickle merchant I have espied!!!!!???? QUICK! Fetch me my coinpurse!”

(which may be too much of an ‘In joke’ for non-ren faire goers….)

By: Twistie

Twistie — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:35:50 +0000

That’s perfectly fine, Margo. It’s not the sort of caption I was looking for, but it certainly tickled my funny bone and echoed a lot of thoughts I had when I first found it.

Besides, I’m sure Plumcake will take heart at learning that even we history geek girls can Honey, no with the best of them.

By: Margo

Margo — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:02:56 +0000

Oh, Honey, no. The purple is fine: that whole thing about it only being for the Queen is a Ren faire myth. But Princess seams on a bodice are totally wrong, as are metal grommets. And get some steel boning, not that plastic stuff, so the girls will sit up, not ooze out. Your smock, which you probably call a chemise, has the neck and wrists gathered into drawstring casings, or is that elastic? Either way, wrong! Get a nice square necked smock. And what’s that on your head? It looks like a snood mated with an attifet…upside down.

Oops. I don’t think that’s really the kind of snark you had in mind. Sorry for slipping into Costume Police mode.

By: AmazonAngelle

AmazonAngelle — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:53:44 +0000

“Don’t forget to bring back that shrubbery!”

By: Jelly

Jelly — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:13:31 +0000

“For I am the Purple Fairy, and none shall gainsay my right, nay, my privilege in wearing what hat I do desire to!”

By: bookgirl

bookgirl — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:35:51 +0000

“Who dost thou calleth a wench, prithee?”

By: Leah

Leah — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:35:24 +0000

As Gwennie admired the blacksmith’s smoking hot… iron… she knew it was worth the price of admission.

By: Despina

Despina — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:57:49 +0000

“Uh, that’s LADY Barney to you, peasant!”

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 07:21:11 +0000

Dost thou callest a shrew?

By: Nomie

Nomie — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:39:32 +0000

The red-crested purple dilophosaurus, seen here in its natural habitat, is noted for its habit of exposing its neck and flaring its ear-flaps in order to attract a mate. Let’s observe!