1. “Frying pans. Who knew, right?”
   — Flynn Rider

2. How bad is it that my first thoughts were, “If I was going to do that, I’d want ear plugs.”?

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   1. A properly fitted helmet should be worn over an appropriately thick arming cap. The noise inside isn’t too bad, even when struck directly on the dome…

3. Concussion, the home game.

4. Dual-wielding skillets!

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5. Two for flinching.

6. Men die sooner, because they want to

7. When the camera pans right, you can see the women applauding them.

   Looks to me like getting-hit-on-the-head lessons/calibrations at an SCA event.

   1. They all appear to be speaking Ukrainian, Russian or some other Slavic language. So it might be Battle of the Nations… Which is basically the SCA only with more, shall we say, “relaxed” safety standards.

      “No! No, you not vear finger gauntlet! Is no appropriate vor historikull period. Vat? You no vant your ‘vingers to get broken’? Vell, learn to parry better. Stop vhining. Bleeding stop in a few hours.”

      Then again, this year’s Pennsic War did just wrap up and this is exactly the sort of thing that sounds like a fun game to play after six days of alcohol, sleep deprivation, alcohol, physical exhaustion, alcohol, sun stroke, alcohol, physical exertion, and maybe a bit of alcohol.

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      1. You understated the amount of alcohol.

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