There were no forks in medieval times, so there are no forks at Medieval Times.
Bar maid! Bring me stronger ale! And some plump, succulent babies to eat!
Olaf the Troll ,'Showtime'
Spike's Bitches 44: It's about the rules having changed.
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Dana - Feb 15, 2009 5:26:14 pm PST #1135 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
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?
t intrigued
billytea - Feb 15, 2009 5:30:14 pm PST #1137 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Neighbors!
Ahem. Neighbours.
Apparently today I have my jingoism set to 'crotchety'.
Hil R. - Feb 15, 2009 5:30:32 pm PST #1138 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
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?
Hil R. - Feb 15, 2009 5:38:48 pm PST #1142 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
In fact - wasn't it on an episode of Ugly Betty?
Very likely.
Now that I think about it, I have been there since I was 10, because I remember getting a vegetarian meal there, and I became vegetarian when I was 13. The vegetarian meal is the same vegetable soup that everyone else gets, plus a plate of roasted vegetables with lots of spices. (All the vegetables and meat there have lots of spices, and the waitresses explain that the spices were preservatives.)
The torture exhibit is in a separate room off the main waiting room, with dark lighting and spooky music.
Cashmere - Feb 15, 2009 5:39:19 pm PST #1143 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.
Ahem. Neighbours.
Heh. Of course.
Laga - Feb 15, 2009 5:41:19 pm PST #1144 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Yep, just from the front page of their website, The London Dungeon appears to be far more ghastly than Medieval Times. This is pretty awesome. This American Life takes a medieval scholar to Medieval Times.