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[tsukinofaerii]

Because I have a sneaking suspicion that it's Monday...

The problem with LJ: we all think we are so close, but really, we know nothing about each other. So I want you to ask me something you think you should know about me. Something that should be obvious, but you have no idea about. Ask away.

Then post this in your LJ and find out what people don't know about you.

ETA: Why do I desperately want to send a Cthulhupus to someone? o.O

(returns to arguing with Tony)

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[whimzii.livejournal.com]

What fencing scene is the most painful for you to watch?

Look, a Teal Deer!

[tsukinofaerii.livejournal.com]

Oh gods, you mean I have to choose? D: It would be easier to name movies that don't make me cringe—that knocks it down to parodies and most of the PotC. The Three Musketeers might be good too, but I haven't seen that in more than decade, so I'd need to rewatch in order to calculate my Flinch Factor.

After much thought, I have to give the award to two. The original Star Wars trilogy and anything Zorro ever. Never mind that the lightsabers make no sense in how they're designed, I physically cringe every time someone makes an excessively wide attack, or whirls around, or thrusts and holds it for like a minute. Excuse me, you left your ribs wide open, hello! Or when they flip. That's like hanging a sign on your back that says "impale here" with a bullseye. (flail) It's basic enough that you shouldn't have to know fencing in order to catch that turning your back on the enemy is a bad idea.

Zorro (all of them) gets to share the top prize because it's a series that's known for Flynning, and I think it might actually shock the audience if they got it right. What always bothers me most about Zorro is that he uses a rapier (http://www.aceros-de-hispania.com/image/SwordsToledo/spanish-tizona-swords.jpg), right? (Well, he either uses a rapier or a fencing saber (http://www.affondo.co.uk/images/sabre.jpg), but I'm afraid to look. If they went with a fencing saber, I might cry.) Rapiers are stabby weapons. You kill people with them by lunging and, if you know what you're doing, impaling them. Arguably, you could use a rapier to slash, but that's not what they're made for. They're too heavy to swing that easily. I could manage to cut a Z into something with my saber (after I broke off the tip and sharpened it), but with a rapier? I think I'd sprain my wrist.

Ever After comes close behind when Danielle uses two swords. I'm sorry, as flashy as it is, even genius swordsmen and women don't use two swords because they get in the way of each other. The only way to use them is something close to flailing wildly, which leaves you wide open to be killed.