I mean, afaic it's pretty much like building a Disney resort next to Auschwitz.
That's kind of how I feel about the torture museums at Medieval Times.
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Laga - Feb 15, 2009 5:22:13 pm PST #1132 of 30000
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Barb - Feb 15, 2009 5:25:13 pm PST #1133 of 30000
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I mean, afaic it's pretty much like building a Disney resort next to Auschwitz. With profound and melancholy theme rides like 'It's a Cruel World After All' demonstrating that this is a sensitive and educational luxury theme park.
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Fay - Feb 15, 2009 5:25:20 pm PST #1134 of 30000
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
Don't know Medieval Times, but I'm right with you in theory - we have the same things in London and York, and it does blow my mind. Torture/=HappyFunTimes, people! Also? IT STILL HAPPENS. And yet it's a fun-filled day out for all the family.
People are INSANE.
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Dana - Feb 15, 2009 5:26:14 pm PST #1135 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
There were no forks in medieval times, so there are no forks at Medieval Times.
Fay - Feb 15, 2009 5:28:34 pm PST #1136 of 30000
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
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Is Medieval Times a restaurant? My bad - I was assuming it was something like The London Dungeon.
Do you have to be seated in order of importance, above and below the salt? And eat off trenchers?
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billytea - Feb 15, 2009 5:30:14 pm PST #1137 of 30000
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Hil R. - Feb 15, 2009 5:30:32 pm PST #1138 of 30000
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Don't know Medieval Times, but I'm right with you in theory - we have the same things in London and York, and it does blow my mind. Torture/=HappyFunTimes, people! Also? IT STILL HAPPENS. And yet it's a fun-filled day out for all the family.
Medieval Times is a "dinner and tournament" place -- you go and sit around this arena, where they serve you "medieval" food (without forks) and you watch a tournament of people on horseback doing things like jousting, and each section of the place gets a specific knight to root for and wave flags in his color. I loved it when I was 10, and haven't been back since, which is probably for the best. But while you're waiting to get in, there are some exhibits to look at, one of which is a display of torture devices.
Dana - Feb 15, 2009 5:30:51 pm PST #1139 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Laga - Feb 15, 2009 5:31:39 pm PST #1140 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
yeah, Medieval Times is basically dinner theatre with jousting. You get a paper crown the same color as the knight you're supposed to root for and they frame it in a "historical" context that you are the guests of the king & queen. It's fun for the whole family and hey, while you're here, why not visit the torture museum? I was horrified at the number of children in there and had to scurry away.
Fay - Feb 15, 2009 5:31:51 pm PST #1141 of 30000
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
I have to say, that sounds an awful lot less ghastly than The London Dungeon. In fact - wasn't it on an episode of Ugly Betty?