[ April 01, 2011, 12:03 PM: Message edited by: Raymond Arnold ]
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
*yawn* Sure it is.
Happy April 1st to you, too.
Posted by Raymond Arnold (Member # 11712) on :
You're gonna miss out on some awesome pillow fights.
Posted by Rawrain (Member # 12414) on :
I'm going to use a feather pillow, not only are they increadibly heavy, the feathers make you terribly itchy... fear my pillow!
Posted by Raymond Arnold (Member # 11712) on :
They specifically ask you not to, in the interest of not actually hurting people.
Posted by adenam (Member # 11902) on :
Also some people are allergic to feather pillows.
Posted by Rawrain (Member # 12414) on :
;-; But it's not a good pillow fight unless someone get's hurt at least a little....
Didn't account for allergies, guess I can use a hypoallergenic synthetic feathers, but them my pillow would be really light, but it would still make people itchy, so I guess I win a little woo
Posted by Raymond Arnold (Member # 11712) on :
I was a little annoyed that the pillow fighting was confined to a (relatively) small area, surrouded by a dense wall of spectators that was hard to get through. I got in eventually.
I came to the arena with two pillows stuffed into one pillow case, so it just looked like I had one. Whenever I found someone to challenge to a dual and secured some empty space, I'd start off left handed, then halfway through the fight announce dramatically "I know something you don't know!" "Huh?" "I AM NOT LEFT HANDED!" And then switch and start wailing. THEN a minute later I'd suddenly draw the second pillow out of my case and start with the dual wielding, nunchuck style. (If you're dual wielding you can often snag their pillow, either disarming them or leaving them helpless as you wail on them with the second pillow).
Eventually met up with some folks from the NYC Rationalist group. Eliezer was there. That was pretty cool, although it was also a little disillusioning to see him running around screaming "Blood for the Blood God! The Enemy's Gate is Sideways!" (He looked pretty silly. Not to be confused with, you know, the rest of us).
By that point they (and I) were pretty tired, and mostly let ourselves get absorbed into this tidal wave of people, surrendering ourselves to Mob physics.
Posted by Vadon (Member # 4561) on :
quote:Originally posted by Raymond Arnold: I was a little annoyed that the pillow fighting was confined to a (relatively) small area, surrouded by a dense wall of spectators that was hard to get through. I got in eventually.
I came to the arena with two pillows stuffed into one pillow case, so it just looked like I had one. Whenever I found someone to challenge to a dual and secured some empty space, I'd start off left handed, then halfway through the fight announce dramatically "I know something you don't know!" "Huh?" "I AM NOT LEFT HANDED!" And then switch and start wailing. THEN a minute later I'd suddenly draw the second pillow out of my case and start with the dual wielding, nunchuck style. (If you're dual wielding you can often snag their pillow, either disarming them or leaving them helpless as you wail on them with the second pillow).
Wow. You really have that down to an art.
Posted by Rawrain (Member # 12414) on :
The sad part is.... I can't tell if this really happened or not XD
Posted by Raymond Arnold (Member # 11712) on :
It really did.
Posted by Rawrain (Member # 12414) on :
I should've went, but Kansas City is too far away. And if it were to happen in St.Loius I wouldn't even have bothered, it's a hellhole up there ;o
Posted by Raymond Arnold (Member # 11712) on :
(I didn't personally get any video, but this is a decent one. It mostly just shows a massive mob. The more hardcore people were occasionally able to clear a circle around themselves, which was where more "duel-like" stuff happened (although it usually ended up being sort of "Good, the Bad and the Ugly" ish).
Posted by Rawrain (Member # 12414) on :
We should decide war like this, last one standing wins.... we will call the warriors pillowsmen... -------- Strangle before I thought war should be decided with paintball guns... that way you can still shoot people... and they theoretically die... everyone wins (except those that lose) 8D
Posted by Frisco (Member # 3765) on :
So this is why the subway tracks were covered in feathers yesterday. I thought the Q train hit a flock of pigeons.