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chained_bear commented on the word king john's archers
Coined by bilby on my profile. This is the elite task force that handles spammers on Wordie.
And by "elite," I mean basically anyone who wants to join the fun. See also Arsenal for Civil Defunse.
November 5, 2008
reesetee commented on the word king john's archers
Sign me up!
November 5, 2008
bilby commented on the word king john's archers
Of course this is short for The Ancient and Venerable Order of King John's Archers of the Heart of Gallantry.
November 5, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word king john's archers
Absolutely. In fact, I'm having some tabards embroidered with AVOKJAHG, for us to wear over our leather jerkins.
November 5, 2008
bilby commented on the word king john's archers
A tabard! I shall be so elegant. *hippety-hops happily*
November 5, 2008
frindley commented on the word king john's archers
Ooh, me, me, me – can I be elite too? **jumps up and down on short Welsh pit pony legs to attract attention**
November 5, 2008
reesetee commented on the word king john's archers
Excellent! I await my embroidered tabard. But how will that acronym ever fit on our standard? Or our standard-bearer, for that matter?
November 5, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word king john's archers
Well... I think we could put AVOK on the front and JAHG on the back. So that it says "The Ancient and Venerable Order of King" and then "John's Archers in the Heart of Gallantry."
And don't forget we'll have jerkins as well.
November 5, 2008
reesetee commented on the word king john's archers
Oh, right. The jerkins. That will help.
November 6, 2008
trivet commented on the word king john's archers
What about gherkins?
November 6, 2008
reesetee commented on the word king john's archers
I was waiting for that, trivet. :-D
November 6, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word king john's archers
The more, the merrier. Anything's better than merkins.
November 6, 2008
trivet commented on the word king john's archers
Couldn't help myself - but can't you just see the flaming gherkins raining down upon the spam...
November 6, 2008
reesetee commented on the word king john's archers
As long as we don't get into firkins. I'm not down with firkins.
November 6, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word king john's archers
I have to say that's far, far better than spam raining down upon flaming gherkins.
Oh, and frindley, of course you can be one of King John's Archers. The elite is open to any Wordie denizen who wants to be elite. We're no elitists! Which is to say, we're the elite!
November 6, 2008
reesetee commented on the word king john's archers
I admire your elitist views of non-elitism, chained_bear. Also, I admire your non-elitist views of elitism.
November 6, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word king john's archers
Thank you. I work very hard on obfuscation, and it's nice to be recognized.
November 6, 2008
whichbe commented on the word king john's archers
*fires arrow at own foot*
November 6, 2008
frindley commented on the word king john's archers
Oh, you don't want to do that. Did you hear how Lully died of gangrene, after he stabbed himself in the foot while conducting? And that was just a grotty great conducting staff, not even a pointy arrow.
November 6, 2008
bilby commented on the word king john's archers
Stabbed in the foot? While conducting? My, what large gesticles he had.
November 6, 2008
frindley commented on the word king john's archers
French baroque musicians "conducted" by thumping the aforesaid grotty great staff on the floor. Hence the connection with the foot and the grotty but not great case of gangrene.
November 6, 2008
bilby commented on the word king john's archers
Oh dear. Smallish gesticles, but devastating nonetheless :-(
November 6, 2008
frindley commented on the word king john's archers
The movie Tous les matins du monde shows such a scene with Lully conducting at the French court (although not the actual historic moment). You can watch it here, with Gérard Depardieu as Lully.
November 6, 2008
reesetee commented on the word king john's archers
Gesticles has a nice ring to it. :-)
November 7, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word king john's archers
See also King John of King John's Archers.
May 5, 2009