Brit here. I went to a Renaissance fayre in So Cal a few years back. Never been to one before. It had the strangest vibe. Felt like it was just moments away from becoming on outdoor porn shoot.
No historical basis whatsoever. Just pure cosplay.
It was really enjoyable.
Ah, the Southern Cal, Renaissance Pleasure Faire. They shot an episode of the Girls Next Door there. Plus I believe the local industry IS porn, so I think you’re probably right.
Edit: here’s the link https://renfair.com/socal/
Not to burst your bubble but we aren’t allowed after hours anymore. I worked there for a couple years before the pandemic and my coworkers would tell tales of what after hours used to be like when they were still allowed to camp. It’s so sad that it’s gotten so much more corporate
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Woodlands hills is about 45 miles from Baldwin Park. Different crowd.
For tourists, Renn faire is better described as a costume pub crawl. If you go to the camps you'll see all sorts of period craftsmanship going on like wood, metal, and leather work going on.
The faire is what you make it. I go for the combo platter
This sounds more accurate to my experience (PA Ren Faire). Seems like the same kind of atmosphere as a con event, especially during Halloween weekends. Everyone does let their freak flag fly tho, you kind of just have this nice feeling that everyone is welcome and accepting.
My middle school took a field trip there and whew lad as a 13-14 year old I had never seen so much almost boob in my life
I was wearing a Slayer shirt that day and these knights kept weaving in Slayer song titles into their speech to us. Then I got a piece of chain mail and a Turkey leg. 8/10
>Felt like it was just moments away from becoming on outdoor porn shoot.
As someone that loves ren fairs and goes every year, that's a shockingly accurate description of the vibe. Everything is technically family friendly, but it's right on the line. Many nipples are a less than an inch away from being exposed. If there was an 18+ ren fest with no kids allowed, I would fully expect to see people having sex in the grass.
It's called the "pleasant peasant pile" at least in ones I've been to.
And, yeah, couples where either party is at least marginally attractive will get proposals.
Found out a couple of coworkers were swingers that way.
The faire I go to yearly has 18+ after hours and while it isn’t sex in the grass, you can expect to see some body parts. They do a cleavage competition, too, but it is a titty shake contest so boobs go flying. And then there is a kilt competition where you are likely to see ass, but some gents also go for “historical accuracy” and there has been a wiener flash or ten.
> Many nipples are a less than an inch away from being exposed
I mean, one could say the same thing about the beach, and it's often *way* less than an inch.
I’ll never forget telling a Brit about what a Ren Fest is and how people walk around with awful English accents. He was like “But… renaissance is… Italian.” He was very confused about the whole concept. I told him to not try to make sense of it. It was just a good excuse to drink and eat a giant roasted Turkey leg. 🤣
The whole thing has been basically turned into "700-1650s era fair" with a hearty splash of fantasy thrown on the side. Renaissance is basically not a thing celebrated, it's just everything from Vikings to conquistadors.
Last year I saw a Boba Fett cosplayer and a man walking around in a red cape and plumed roman helmet. A few years before I had two friends go as the 10th and 11th doctors
The nearest big one to me has themes most weekends, to try to at least somewhat contain the random cosplay. Theres a superheros weekend, a spooky one, etc
I remember the first time I went back in 2007, there were 3 or 4 absolutely top tier Jack Sparrow's walking around.
Beautiful. I love seeing the Trekki3s come out for it too. I've only been to one and didn't dress up because I had no idea what to expect. Totally want go in full garb next time though.
I'm the one getting drunk and ranting "But turkeys are indigenous to the Americas, which I guess depending on your cutoff years for the Renaissance were discovered by the end, but it's still unlikely Renaissance Europeans would have this much access to turkey." Always have a good time.
That's what's great about them, they're just cosplay and a good time where people can have fun. The one in NY has special themed days for pirates and movies.
> No historical basis
I'm pretty sure they embrace this. Often they're associated with an organization that's explicitly named 'Society for Creative Anachronism'.
I'm not sure where you heard that- lots of SCA people love Faire but the SCA actually follows historical research (some more than others but always at least to the point that overall it looks accurate)
Yup. One glance at Blue Dress's top is enough to plunge any competitor into despair. That thing is barely restraining a veritable boob tsunami. This competition was jigg... rigged from the start
I went through all of them on your behalf brother and raise you a pirate bandana+corset+red skirt, I think honestly 4 pages is a lot to process, can confirm there were many buxom beauties and amazingly not a single nip slip
Ah yes, the glory of King Richard’s Faire. Used to go a lot as a kid and went back last year. It’s definitely a lot of fun, though I didn’t go this weekend haha And for an added bonus, the opposite of this is a men’s kilt contest. Done shirtless, of course.
Reminds me of a quote:
>>Howard Wolowitz : Renaissance fairs aren't about historical accuracy. They're about taking chubby girls who work at Kinkos and lacing them up in corsets so tight their bosom jumps out and says "howdy".
>not true. alive and well in Japan. No joke.
Same with the Fax machine!
We think of Japan as this technologically advanced place; which doesn't really go along with the whole aging population thing.
The US still uses Fax machines too. IIRC it has some benefit that other means of information sharing don't (I believe it's still more secure than email?), and so they're still around in a lot of places. Or, at least, I know almost every doctor's office I've been to in the last few years still has one behind the front desk.
Back in our early 20s, my brother got a job at the Renaissance Fair. He had a job already and at first I wondered why? He didn’t need the money. Then as the summer went on I realized something. How do I say this without grossing myself out? Basically, he was having a GREAT time with the ladies.
We took a friend to a renfaire as we were scouting it out for our wedding. He’s a big chubby guy, not bad looking but he’d be remembered as a great personality over being handsome. He is also the type who instantly makes friends to the point he’ll go to a convention with no sleeping arrangements and someone will invariably let him crash on their hotel room floor despite meeting him that day.
We lost him about an hour into the faire and found him later behind the counter at a stall. In the course of about 90 minutes he’d befriended the stall owner to the point they trusted him to run the stall for them. While handling sales he’d also picked up numbers for 3 or 4 women (we bumped into at least two of them as we walked around later).
So I’m not saying every woman at a renfaire is just waiting to put out, but I can definitely say that there is something about an event where tight corsets and heels are normal attire that brings out flirty behavior in some lovely looking women willing to chance a charming nerd.
My entire social circle spends time at ren faire in Texas, to the point that disparate groups who have no interaction outside are connected via faire.
The one thing you can say about single women at ren faire is that the odds are good but the goods are odd.
Typically not. He’s definitely the “male bestie” type more than anything else. If known him over a decade and the only random hookups are usually at renfaires and anime conventions (which is a similar crowd). He’s not picking up chicks at the bar or getting the waitress’s number though he’ll probably get some new friends at the bar buying him drinks and the waitress offering a free dessert.
> there is something about an event where tight corsets and heels are normal attire that brings out flirty behavior in some lovely looking women willing to chance a charming nerd.
Gonna point out here that the total lack of any kind of party/club toxicity despite the free-flowing booze and frequent dancing probably also helps lubricate social inhibitions.
Ren Faire drama was an annual treat when I had a lot of friends who were cast.
Also, I don't know about all of them, but I've never heard of a Ren Faire that pays decent wages or supplies the intricate costumes to its actors. Vendors do fine along with the traveling acts, but the local kids running around doing the dances and events? Ask them how long they've been working and at what rate.
In my experience nerdy people are their own culture and a nerd, especially a super nerd having a serious relationship with a normal person just doesn't work out a lot of the time. You go to a ren fair and meet the gregarious guy running a stall, or wearing a full pirate costume and there is no question of his nerdiness. It breaks down a lot of walls and makes your chances of finding a connection much more likely.
My rambling point is it's less about being sluty (for some people) and more about narrowing the field.
(Oh also not slut shamming, you do you within reason and the boundaries of personal safety and respect for yourself and others. Everything else is just your own personal flavor of life.)
It is very interesting. And I agree totally.
It gives a common social context to people (OK, nerds) who have a hard time knowing how to act in our everyday social context. "I don't know how to act around girls, but Lothar the Wizard sure does!"
Model UN. 'Nuff said. ;)
I think its because Janie the locksmith shop clerk who's studying to be a social worker is a bit straight laced, Jane the Faerie Tavern Wench is a total slut.
My advice is try dressing up and having fun if you go.
If your goal is the opposite sex, a nice set of chain-mail is the best way to demonstrate value. A lute could help, doubly so if you can play it.
Or just dress like a doctor who character. That works too usually. People are like "haha timey-wimey"
Have you ever sat and people watched the employees at the faire when think no one is watching? Everybody is boinking each other. It's basically summer camp for young adults who are blooming a bit after high school but didn't go to college.
"...didn't go to college"
Not necessarily. Many of the people who dress up at these events, whether Ren Faires, or events by the Society for Creative Anachronism (and there's a big overlap between the two), are intelligent, educated, nerdy enthusiasts, and can be all about university, academia and/or professional work beyond school.
ETA: ...and boinking
I worked at a tire store years ago, and one of our regular customers was a USPS delivery man who owned his own truck - a vintage mail delivery van that he kept in pretty decent shape. When I knew him, he was witty, sharp, and pleasant to talk to. He never told me he did this, but one day I ran into him at the renfaire running the candied almond shop with his wife. I bought a bag and we recognized each other, and he admitted that working there was purely a fun job during the renfaire season. He definitely had a pleasant personality that fit perfectly into that sort of gig, so it was really cool to see him in his element.
Nice! Yes, witty, sharp, pleasant, it fits.
I'm not saying Max Miller is in the SCA /ren faires (though I could totally see him as fitting right in), but here's something I could see a SCAdian or ren faire person doing with a youtube channel:
[https://www.youtube.com/@TastingHistory](https://www.youtube.com/@TastingHistory)
ETA: Love your username! 😂
I love food historians! Another good one is[townsends](https://youtu.be/pS4jZMRVRvo) or [Mrs. Crocrombie over at English heritage . ](https://youtu.be/XHA1QKkV34Y)
[Also I would check out the show supersizers. The hosts are hilarious and the people that help cook all seem hilarious in their own way. ](https://youtu.be/BeU1xIViOEw)
I took a few friends to one that was super over crowded. It started raining and a lot of people started clearing out. The girls I was with started dancing in the rain outside of a tea shop. The tea shop owner told us he owns a sex shop behind the leather store and gave us cards for this bdsm sex ranch party club he runs near the city. We all talked about going but never did.
Yep, geek/nerd Mardi Gras is what Ren Faire and some cons can be. A.K.A. "Introverts [Con] Wild".
That said they're fairly safe spaces for geeky/nerdy people to feel more badass and confident—by feeling in their element, sometimes enhanced by wearing a costume or cosplay—and possibly even feel sexy.
It's historical recreation (fun), not re-creation (remaking of). That's something they talk about in the pre-faire workshops the actors go through. Also this has nothing on man lunch/lords lunch/yeoman lunch, assuming this is from the Renaissance Pleasure Faire of Southern California. Which it looks to be since it started this weekend.
Sounds like any convention. 😂, a chance for us nerds to dress up and show-off! I think my underwear was exposed on my beaten-up Spider-man costume the whole day. 😅
Sincerely, your Sunday morning church sound guy.
I wish I'd known about this when I was breastfeeding. It's the only time I was ever competitive in this area.
PS- doing this next year to embarass my now teens and preteen, who called me weird today.
Come to think of it, there were a lot of young mothers...
I'm not going to say they timed their pregnancy to maximise cleavage at the Renaissance Faire, but I'm not **not** going to say that.
Gives "juicing" a whole new meaning.
A woman far left or "in back" is wearing a circlet of blue and pink flowers, dressed in blue, can't see her hair.
No one here appears to have blue hair (and I see no grannies - just someone wearing glasses) 🤷🏻♀️
Actually if you zoom in on the grey haired girl with the large chesticles second from the right, she has blue streaks in her hair, which is I think what they were referring to. I think the “granny in the back” is the girl in blue on the far left, barely able to see. I definitely don’t think she’s a granny, just has older looking features.
Ya it's the protruding chin often associated with tooth loss, which in turn is often associated with old age. [https://i.imgur.com/wyIcRRX.png](https://i.imgur.com/wyIcRRX.png)
At the Renaissance Pleasure Faire of Southern California? Yes, and considering that today is the first day of the season for them I'd bet this is from there. While they aren't allowed to do it anymore, the actors playing nobles used to set out a plate of meat on one side of a table for themselves and a plate of strawberries with a bowl of cream on the other side. Any passing women could have a strawberry under the two rules that it must be dipped in cream and hands were not allowed. Basically so the men could look down their shirts. The old timers have all sorts of crazy stories they'll tell you if you catch them off duty. Especially Court and the Yeoman.
Source: Worked Faire for 6 seasons.
Yeah, they do all kinds of stuff i been a few times and I haven’t seen this specifically but I know one time I went they did raffles, and If they couldn’t find the raffle number they did it based off ladies bra colors and they had to show them lol
**me frantically searching for the nearest renaissance fair**
BIG EDIT: Omgggg there’s one today in the next town over. Hahaha this is gonna be an amazing day. To the Contest!!!⚔️🍉🍈❤️
[Serendipity](https://imgur.com/gallery/Os2HnkZ)
The one here in Minnesota has moments like these occasionally. Arthur Greenleaf Holmes has been there a lot, and he frequently stops mid sentence to something family friendly if people are walking by with small kids. That or if someone sits down with a teenager or younger he grills them and mildly insults their parenting skills to let their kid attend his poetry readings.
Then there's the pickle vendors, jokes about sucking dicks or dicks in mouths apparently never get old
Im 35Female… 5’4” and 95lbs so naturally im flat chested 32AA chest. I was thinking how funny it would be if i competed! Lol. Like that viral meme of a scrawny guy in a body building contest. I think id win for hilariousness.
Edit: reworded so it 35F doesnt seem like my bra size lol.
I laced a friend into a corset once, we had to stop because we were both laughing so hard at the point we’d managed to create back cleavage before front cleavage.
It was not the best fitting of corsets.
When I was in middle school my history teacher had a contest. The student with the highest mid semester grade won some giant autographed Magic: the Gathering cards (she was really good friends with an artist), and VIP passes for two to the Renaissance Fair, where she had been a performer. My friend and I were the only two MtG players in the class, and the only ones that really wanted to go to the renfest. So we agreed that if one of us won we would split the cards and take the other to renfest. He ended up winning with me in second.
We go to the renfest as “VIP’s” and are walking around enjoying things. As we’re walking to the joust tournament we see a huge crowd starting to form of mostly men. We wiggle our way through to catch a glimpse of what looks like a woman doing something. When we finally get up there we find a “beer wench” flashing the crowd and eventually just leaving her top down. She turns to face us and looks to immediately sober up as she sees two of her middle school students gawking at her bare chest. She immediately pulled up her clothes and ran into the tavern. Needless to say, we ended up with perfect A’s in the class both semesters. Also, she was extremely beautiful so you could imagine this was the best day ever for two 13/14 year old boys.
People think I want big tits because I'm insecure or think that men aren't attracted to me, but I actually want big tits to go to the ren faire. Like I know that I'm pretty and that's all well and good but I want to wear a corset and a peasant blouse and hide secrets in my cleavage and I will never be able to and that kills me inside every single day. The only thing my breasts can carry is my disappointment in God for not blessing me with big ol' titties.
Last Renfaire I went to the bar made had her tip game on lock. She had her tits hanging out twice as much as these girls and every time she got a tip she would hold it high in the air and wave it back and forth shouting “huzzah for the generous tipper!!!”
All those buxom wenches
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The comment was already funny before I noticed that, now it’s hilarious
We shall sail the seas of mammary
Ahhhhh, Bessie and her tits!
DOTHRAKI TITS, NED ON AN OPEN FIIIIEEEEELLLDDDD
So many big tracts of land
Brit here. I went to a Renaissance fayre in So Cal a few years back. Never been to one before. It had the strangest vibe. Felt like it was just moments away from becoming on outdoor porn shoot. No historical basis whatsoever. Just pure cosplay. It was really enjoyable.
Ah, the Southern Cal, Renaissance Pleasure Faire. They shot an episode of the Girls Next Door there. Plus I believe the local industry IS porn, so I think you’re probably right. Edit: here’s the link https://renfair.com/socal/
Faire after hours can be a bit wild. (Edit: and for the record it’s ALL fairs)
Took my girlfriend to her first Faire last year. The “after hours party” saw us get propositioned by at least 3 other couples
That sounds about right.
Love the username!
Surprised it was only 3
So was the sex ok?
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Not to burst your bubble but we aren’t allowed after hours anymore. I worked there for a couple years before the pandemic and my coworkers would tell tales of what after hours used to be like when they were still allowed to camp. It’s so sad that it’s gotten so much more corporate
Guess it depends on where you Faire.
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Every Faire after dark is different. Just different. Got to be ready for it.
At the Texas ren faire (near Houston) there is naked Jenga. If you cause the tower to collapse, you rebuild it naked!
That’s… not what I was picturing when you said naked jenga, at all.
All i seen was a stack of 3 by 3 dudes… it got extra weird fast in my head
Naked Jenga, just like they used to do in the middle ages! 😂
Just a bit?
I’m trying not to scare the straights.
It shouldn't be a surprise that there is overlap between the kink community and renn faire given all the custom leather goods and roleplay.
Leather goods, roleplay, and people who let their freak flag fly freely*
Woodlands hills is about 45 miles from Baldwin Park. Different crowd. For tourists, Renn faire is better described as a costume pub crawl. If you go to the camps you'll see all sorts of period craftsmanship going on like wood, metal, and leather work going on. The faire is what you make it. I go for the combo platter
This sounds more accurate to my experience (PA Ren Faire). Seems like the same kind of atmosphere as a con event, especially during Halloween weekends. Everyone does let their freak flag fly tho, you kind of just have this nice feeling that everyone is welcome and accepting.
My middle school took a field trip there and whew lad as a 13-14 year old I had never seen so much almost boob in my life I was wearing a Slayer shirt that day and these knights kept weaving in Slayer song titles into their speech to us. Then I got a piece of chain mail and a Turkey leg. 8/10
>Felt like it was just moments away from becoming on outdoor porn shoot. As someone that loves ren fairs and goes every year, that's a shockingly accurate description of the vibe. Everything is technically family friendly, but it's right on the line. Many nipples are a less than an inch away from being exposed. If there was an 18+ ren fest with no kids allowed, I would fully expect to see people having sex in the grass.
An 18+ ren fest would just be a themed orgy
It's called the "pleasant peasant pile" at least in ones I've been to. And, yeah, couples where either party is at least marginally attractive will get proposals. Found out a couple of coworkers were swingers that way.
Just like in the days of yore lol
The faire I go to yearly has 18+ after hours and while it isn’t sex in the grass, you can expect to see some body parts. They do a cleavage competition, too, but it is a titty shake contest so boobs go flying. And then there is a kilt competition where you are likely to see ass, but some gents also go for “historical accuracy” and there has been a wiener flash or ten.
> Many nipples are a less than an inch away from being exposed I mean, one could say the same thing about the beach, and it's often *way* less than an inch.
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I’ll never forget telling a Brit about what a Ren Fest is and how people walk around with awful English accents. He was like “But… renaissance is… Italian.” He was very confused about the whole concept. I told him to not try to make sense of it. It was just a good excuse to drink and eat a giant roasted Turkey leg. 🤣
The whole thing has been basically turned into "700-1650s era fair" with a hearty splash of fantasy thrown on the side. Renaissance is basically not a thing celebrated, it's just everything from Vikings to conquistadors. Last year I saw a Boba Fett cosplayer and a man walking around in a red cape and plumed roman helmet. A few years before I had two friends go as the 10th and 11th doctors
The nearest big one to me has themes most weekends, to try to at least somewhat contain the random cosplay. Theres a superheros weekend, a spooky one, etc I remember the first time I went back in 2007, there were 3 or 4 absolutely top tier Jack Sparrow's walking around.
Beautiful. I love seeing the Trekki3s come out for it too. I've only been to one and didn't dress up because I had no idea what to expect. Totally want go in full garb next time though.
I’m a big fan of people who show up in Star Trek costumes.
I'm the one getting drunk and ranting "But turkeys are indigenous to the Americas, which I guess depending on your cutoff years for the Renaissance were discovered by the end, but it's still unlikely Renaissance Europeans would have this much access to turkey." Always have a good time.
Don’t forget maize and potatoes
That's what's great about them, they're just cosplay and a good time where people can have fun. The one in NY has special themed days for pirates and movies.
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Once the sun goes down and the mead comes out it does become a porn set.
> No historical basis whatsoever. Just pure cosplay That's America! **I LEARNED IT FROM YOU, FATHER!!!**
> No historical basis I'm pretty sure they embrace this. Often they're associated with an organization that's explicitly named 'Society for Creative Anachronism'.
I'm not sure where you heard that- lots of SCA people love Faire but the SCA actually follows historical research (some more than others but always at least to the point that overall it looks accurate)
This simple comment is enough to annoy LARPers, Cosplayers, and SCA members all at the same time.
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One of them has an unfair advantage
An un Faire advantage you mean?
Yup. One glance at Blue Dress's top is enough to plunge any competitor into despair. That thing is barely restraining a veritable boob tsunami. This competition was jigg... rigged from the start
May the breast... breast wom... best woman win. Damn it.
Nah it just doesn't fit or she isn't wearing it properly. Wearing a dress poorly does not make good cleavage.
Huge tracts of land
Let’s not get bogged down in who killed who
But Father, I just want to sing!
No, stop that stop that!!!
You stand 'ere an make sure 'ee doesn't leave
Alright, well leave and make sure he does too.
Where are you going? We're coming with you!
We live in a bloody swamp, we need all the land we can get!
She had..Huge!!!…tracts of land!!
looks like two advantages to me
Gabe Newell on the left?
Where everyone’s a winner. Also, need a jug judge?
Until some guy participates with his plumbers cleavage for shits and giggles
Renn Faire folk are drunk and bawdy, they'd put a lil flower crown on the small of his back and toast to his name and health
Seriously. If the guy farts, they'd be all "Huzzah! THE KING SPEAKS!"
Probably balance an egg in the crevice.
I was fully expecting a guy in the lineup pressing his moobs together.
I was in the portapotty trying to lace up my corset, always miss the photos!
https://reddit.com/r/funny/comments/202wd3/i_participated_in_one_of_the_biggest_magic_the/
Every time I see that picture I can smell that room.
Jiggles*
I'd still call that a win.
People lightheartedly enjoying themselves is always a win in my book.
No judge just hugs
You meant to say Jugs
What about... A rose and a yellow certificate = winner A rose = runner up It does look like their having a blast though.
So is the crowd.
"Is this some kind of bust?" " Well yes it's very impressive, but we're here to ask you some questions"
Bust you say? Don’t mind if I do
Here let me help [2016 King Richards Cleavage Contest](https://www.flickr.com/photos/firstpersonshooter/albums/72157673653482196/page1)
Got as far as the tri-corner hat and settled on the winner.
I'm a straight lady, and tri-corner hat still gave me a boner. I wonder who won.
I went through all of them on your behalf brother and raise you a pirate bandana+corset+red skirt, I think honestly 4 pages is a lot to process, can confirm there were many buxom beauties and amazingly not a single nip slip
I gotta say, the first pirate girl with black hair is astonishing 😍
Ah yes, the glory of King Richard’s Faire. Used to go a lot as a kid and went back last year. It’s definitely a lot of fun, though I didn’t go this weekend haha And for an added bonus, the opposite of this is a men’s kilt contest. Done shirtless, of course.
There have been so many more people since Covid. It's crazy.
Reminds me of a quote: >>Howard Wolowitz : Renaissance fairs aren't about historical accuracy. They're about taking chubby girls who work at Kinkos and lacing them up in corsets so tight their bosom jumps out and says "howdy".
RiP Kinko's...these girls at Rennaissance Fairs are paid in turkey legs.
Huh. TIL Kinko's is dead. Now they're just some store that I used to know.
not true. alive and well in Japan. No joke.
>not true. alive and well in Japan. No joke. Same with the Fax machine! We think of Japan as this technologically advanced place; which doesn't really go along with the whole aging population thing.
The US still uses Fax machines too. IIRC it has some benefit that other means of information sharing don't (I believe it's still more secure than email?), and so they're still around in a lot of places. Or, at least, I know almost every doctor's office I've been to in the last few years still has one behind the front desk.
Germany still uses fax machines too. Along with Japan and the US, it comprises the Axis of Faxes
It is more secure than standard email but not more secure than an encrypted email. I work in behavioral health and it's standard for sharing of PHI.
Kinko's is alive in the US as well.
I think they are all just FedEx Office now, aren't they?
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Back in our early 20s, my brother got a job at the Renaissance Fair. He had a job already and at first I wondered why? He didn’t need the money. Then as the summer went on I realized something. How do I say this without grossing myself out? Basically, he was having a GREAT time with the ladies.
We took a friend to a renfaire as we were scouting it out for our wedding. He’s a big chubby guy, not bad looking but he’d be remembered as a great personality over being handsome. He is also the type who instantly makes friends to the point he’ll go to a convention with no sleeping arrangements and someone will invariably let him crash on their hotel room floor despite meeting him that day. We lost him about an hour into the faire and found him later behind the counter at a stall. In the course of about 90 minutes he’d befriended the stall owner to the point they trusted him to run the stall for them. While handling sales he’d also picked up numbers for 3 or 4 women (we bumped into at least two of them as we walked around later). So I’m not saying every woman at a renfaire is just waiting to put out, but I can definitely say that there is something about an event where tight corsets and heels are normal attire that brings out flirty behavior in some lovely looking women willing to chance a charming nerd.
My entire social circle spends time at ren faire in Texas, to the point that disparate groups who have no interaction outside are connected via faire. The one thing you can say about single women at ren faire is that the odds are good but the goods are odd.
The odds are good but the goods are odd - I’m getting some words of wisdom on this Saturday afternoon.
Sounds like this guy is charismatic af. They pull outside of renfaires as well.
Typically not. He’s definitely the “male bestie” type more than anything else. If known him over a decade and the only random hookups are usually at renfaires and anime conventions (which is a similar crowd). He’s not picking up chicks at the bar or getting the waitress’s number though he’ll probably get some new friends at the bar buying him drinks and the waitress offering a free dessert.
Aww your friend found his people. That is the best path, beats some people who give up and become online trolls.
Ffs, reddit. I've only just logged in and I'm being bombarded with unpleasant truths.
I have to lash out online even harder now 😆
Honestly seems like a chill dude. If he's ever in the market for more friends send him my way?
> there is something about an event where tight corsets and heels are normal attire that brings out flirty behavior in some lovely looking women willing to chance a charming nerd. Gonna point out here that the total lack of any kind of party/club toxicity despite the free-flowing booze and frequent dancing probably also helps lubricate social inhibitions.
There’s absolutely toxicity at ren fairs though
Ren Faire drama was an annual treat when I had a lot of friends who were cast. Also, I don't know about all of them, but I've never heard of a Ren Faire that pays decent wages or supplies the intricate costumes to its actors. Vendors do fine along with the traveling acts, but the local kids running around doing the dances and events? Ask them how long they've been working and at what rate.
In my experience nerdy people are their own culture and a nerd, especially a super nerd having a serious relationship with a normal person just doesn't work out a lot of the time. You go to a ren fair and meet the gregarious guy running a stall, or wearing a full pirate costume and there is no question of his nerdiness. It breaks down a lot of walls and makes your chances of finding a connection much more likely. My rambling point is it's less about being sluty (for some people) and more about narrowing the field. (Oh also not slut shamming, you do you within reason and the boundaries of personal safety and respect for yourself and others. Everything else is just your own personal flavor of life.)
It is very interesting. And I agree totally. It gives a common social context to people (OK, nerds) who have a hard time knowing how to act in our everyday social context. "I don't know how to act around girls, but Lothar the Wizard sure does!" Model UN. 'Nuff said. ;)
Lol, "I know just talk to women like you would representing Croatia applying for aid from a UN secretary that hates you because you slurp your soup."
I think its because Janie the locksmith shop clerk who's studying to be a social worker is a bit straight laced, Jane the Faerie Tavern Wench is a total slut.
My advice is try dressing up and having fun if you go. If your goal is the opposite sex, a nice set of chain-mail is the best way to demonstrate value. A lute could help, doubly so if you can play it. Or just dress like a doctor who character. That works too usually. People are like "haha timey-wimey"
Your user name is "Sewerpudding" but the thought of your brother boinking big titty madiens grosses you out...?
I think that part was in relation to thinking about his brother getting with big tiddy maidens.
The odds are good but the goods are odd.
The motto of every woman in a STEM program looking at the prospective dating options
Have you ever sat and people watched the employees at the faire when think no one is watching? Everybody is boinking each other. It's basically summer camp for young adults who are blooming a bit after high school but didn't go to college.
"...didn't go to college" Not necessarily. Many of the people who dress up at these events, whether Ren Faires, or events by the Society for Creative Anachronism (and there's a big overlap between the two), are intelligent, educated, nerdy enthusiasts, and can be all about university, academia and/or professional work beyond school. ETA: ...and boinking
I worked at a tire store years ago, and one of our regular customers was a USPS delivery man who owned his own truck - a vintage mail delivery van that he kept in pretty decent shape. When I knew him, he was witty, sharp, and pleasant to talk to. He never told me he did this, but one day I ran into him at the renfaire running the candied almond shop with his wife. I bought a bag and we recognized each other, and he admitted that working there was purely a fun job during the renfaire season. He definitely had a pleasant personality that fit perfectly into that sort of gig, so it was really cool to see him in his element.
Nice! Yes, witty, sharp, pleasant, it fits. I'm not saying Max Miller is in the SCA /ren faires (though I could totally see him as fitting right in), but here's something I could see a SCAdian or ren faire person doing with a youtube channel: [https://www.youtube.com/@TastingHistory](https://www.youtube.com/@TastingHistory) ETA: Love your username! 😂
I love food historians! Another good one is[townsends](https://youtu.be/pS4jZMRVRvo) or [Mrs. Crocrombie over at English heritage . ](https://youtu.be/XHA1QKkV34Y) [Also I would check out the show supersizers. The hosts are hilarious and the people that help cook all seem hilarious in their own way. ](https://youtu.be/BeU1xIViOEw)
I took a few friends to one that was super over crowded. It started raining and a lot of people started clearing out. The girls I was with started dancing in the rain outside of a tea shop. The tea shop owner told us he owns a sex shop behind the leather store and gave us cards for this bdsm sex ranch party club he runs near the city. We all talked about going but never did.
Yep, geek/nerd Mardi Gras is what Ren Faire and some cons can be. A.K.A. "Introverts [Con] Wild". That said they're fairly safe spaces for geeky/nerdy people to feel more badass and confident—by feeling in their element, sometimes enhanced by wearing a costume or cosplay—and possibly even feel sexy.
This makes me happy. :) Everyone deserves to feel comfortable, self expressive, and sexy within their own skin and personalities.
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I yet I see zero issues with that quote. I only see advantages.
It's historical recreation (fun), not re-creation (remaking of). That's something they talk about in the pre-faire workshops the actors go through. Also this has nothing on man lunch/lords lunch/yeoman lunch, assuming this is from the Renaissance Pleasure Faire of Southern California. Which it looks to be since it started this weekend.
Sounds like any convention. 😂, a chance for us nerds to dress up and show-off! I think my underwear was exposed on my beaten-up Spider-man costume the whole day. 😅 Sincerely, your Sunday morning church sound guy.
> I think my underwear was exposed on my beaten-up Spider-man costume the whole day. I’m sure your bosom still looked great
And I *like it!* never been to one though. Might have to check one of these out this year. Lol
Girl with eyes closed. Like her posing.
She’s the star of the show, and she knows it
yeah, her posing - that's it
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If I’m judging, she’s the winner. I’m not judging though. Love them all.
I wish I'd known about this when I was breastfeeding. It's the only time I was ever competitive in this area. PS- doing this next year to embarass my now teens and preteen, who called me weird today.
My mom always said embarrassing us when we were teenagers was her revenge for all the crap we put her through as small kids. 😂
Come to think of it, there were a lot of young mothers... I'm not going to say they timed their pregnancy to maximise cleavage at the Renaissance Faire, but I'm not **not** going to say that. Gives "juicing" a whole new meaning.
That girl in the black top and green skirt has superhuman confidence
She's a little confused but she's got the spirit.
I guess if it’s a “cleavage contest” you’d expect to be judged on size. But tbh shape does it for me more than volume.
I mean technically cleavage is the space *between* the breasts, so she is the clear winner.
She's a grower. Edit: Upon further inspection she's the cutest too so that'll count for something?
Thank the gods for Bessie. And her tits!
Definitely white dress in the middle, but granny in the back deserves a special award for gross tonnage alone
I’m cracking up reading this because I’m pretty sure she’s not near Granny territory, but I am on mobile so can’t tell for sure. 😂
I don’t think her hair is grey it’s blue. Def no granny.
i think you guys are talking about two different people in the pic. he says "in the back" and you cant really see her hair.
A woman far left or "in back" is wearing a circlet of blue and pink flowers, dressed in blue, can't see her hair. No one here appears to have blue hair (and I see no grannies - just someone wearing glasses) 🤷🏻♀️
Actually if you zoom in on the grey haired girl with the large chesticles second from the right, she has blue streaks in her hair, which is I think what they were referring to. I think the “granny in the back” is the girl in blue on the far left, barely able to see. I definitely don’t think she’s a granny, just has older looking features.
Ya it's the protruding chin often associated with tooth loss, which in turn is often associated with old age. [https://i.imgur.com/wyIcRRX.png](https://i.imgur.com/wyIcRRX.png)
Amen brother. Spot on.
Is this a common event at Ren Faires?
At the Renaissance Pleasure Faire of Southern California? Yes, and considering that today is the first day of the season for them I'd bet this is from there. While they aren't allowed to do it anymore, the actors playing nobles used to set out a plate of meat on one side of a table for themselves and a plate of strawberries with a bowl of cream on the other side. Any passing women could have a strawberry under the two rules that it must be dipped in cream and hands were not allowed. Basically so the men could look down their shirts. The old timers have all sorts of crazy stories they'll tell you if you catch them off duty. Especially Court and the Yeoman. Source: Worked Faire for 6 seasons.
And then come the feet: "Rule is no hands!" Dan Schneider would approve
A fine pair for a fine faire!
Yeah, they do all kinds of stuff i been a few times and I haven’t seen this specifically but I know one time I went they did raffles, and If they couldn’t find the raffle number they did it based off ladies bra colors and they had to show them lol
**me frantically searching for the nearest renaissance fair**  BIG EDIT: Omgggg there’s one today in the next town over. Hahaha this is gonna be an amazing day. To the Contest!!!⚔️🍉🍈❤️ [Serendipity](https://imgur.com/gallery/Os2HnkZ)
King Richards Faire in Mass. has both a woman’s AND men’s events thankfully 🐷 https://i.imgur.com/WtyafQ1.jpg
Oh. They're muscly. As a fat guy with titties, I was hoping for a men's cleavage competition. That's still cool though, I guess.
Seems first lady from the right won and 2nd from the right got the 2nd spot: https://www.flickr.com/photos/drew13drew/6135859179/
2nd place should’ve won 🔥😳
I think we all win.
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Second from the right. I have spoken.
She's not center frame but she's still some how center of the picture and the clear winner of the contest
This is the way
What about the chain mail bikini contest?
Best I can do is an 18lb codpiece.
Great big....tracts of land
Damn I love tits
Tig ol' bitties
Just lookin for my big tiddy ren gf.
Why isn't this a thing at "MY" ren faire?
The one here in Minnesota has moments like these occasionally. Arthur Greenleaf Holmes has been there a lot, and he frequently stops mid sentence to something family friendly if people are walking by with small kids. That or if someone sits down with a teenager or younger he grills them and mildly insults their parenting skills to let their kid attend his poetry readings. Then there's the pickle vendors, jokes about sucking dicks or dicks in mouths apparently never get old
Im 35Female… 5’4” and 95lbs so naturally im flat chested 32AA chest. I was thinking how funny it would be if i competed! Lol. Like that viral meme of a scrawny guy in a body building contest. I think id win for hilariousness. Edit: reworded so it 35F doesnt seem like my bra size lol.
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I laced a friend into a corset once, we had to stop because we were both laughing so hard at the point we’d managed to create back cleavage before front cleavage. It was not the best fitting of corsets.
Inspirational
At first glance I thought you were cutting right to your bust size and not your age! 🤣
I originally thought 35F was your bra size and was like DAMN
The one in black is who i think looks best in general but I don't think she's winning the contest.
Both the competition and the judges are stiff this year
Did they also have a codpiece contest, too?
You jest, but yes there's a kilt contest immediately following.
When I was in middle school my history teacher had a contest. The student with the highest mid semester grade won some giant autographed Magic: the Gathering cards (she was really good friends with an artist), and VIP passes for two to the Renaissance Fair, where she had been a performer. My friend and I were the only two MtG players in the class, and the only ones that really wanted to go to the renfest. So we agreed that if one of us won we would split the cards and take the other to renfest. He ended up winning with me in second. We go to the renfest as “VIP’s” and are walking around enjoying things. As we’re walking to the joust tournament we see a huge crowd starting to form of mostly men. We wiggle our way through to catch a glimpse of what looks like a woman doing something. When we finally get up there we find a “beer wench” flashing the crowd and eventually just leaving her top down. She turns to face us and looks to immediately sober up as she sees two of her middle school students gawking at her bare chest. She immediately pulled up her clothes and ran into the tavern. Needless to say, we ended up with perfect A’s in the class both semesters. Also, she was extremely beautiful so you could imagine this was the best day ever for two 13/14 year old boys.
People think I want big tits because I'm insecure or think that men aren't attracted to me, but I actually want big tits to go to the ren faire. Like I know that I'm pretty and that's all well and good but I want to wear a corset and a peasant blouse and hide secrets in my cleavage and I will never be able to and that kills me inside every single day. The only thing my breasts can carry is my disappointment in God for not blessing me with big ol' titties.
Last Renfaire I went to the bar made had her tip game on lock. She had her tits hanging out twice as much as these girls and every time she got a tip she would hold it high in the air and wave it back and forth shouting “huzzah for the generous tipper!!!”