[MR] Re: Queen's Arms

[Mairghread in Eyverska]

I agree.  I heard the same jokes 15 years ago in the
_Midrealm_ - I'd never even been to Atlantia at that
point, didn't know any Atlantians.  All I knew about
this kingdom was stuff like that.  The "pun" isn't as
obscure as some people might like to think, and I
think our Queens deserve better than to be represented
by a crude euphemism for private parts, even if it
were true that nobody "gets it" but heralds. 

Also, I really don't think it's appropriate for
someone to post comments from another list onto this
one without the original author's permission.  If
Thyra had wanted to post to the Merry Rose, she would
have.  

Just my tuppence worth,
Mairghread

--- Susan and Frank Downs <sfdowns at pinn.net> wrote:
> With utmost respect to Mistress Alisoun, I first
> heard the off-color jokes
> about the Queen's Arms twenty years ago, when I
> joined the SCA, during the
> reign of Bertrand and Anya. I traveled with Anya
> quite a bit, and i *never*
> repeated what I'd heard, for fear of offending her.
> Later, I received my AoA
> from Jahn and Tuiren, after serving as one of the
> Royal Nannies for their
> son, Bevan. I do not know if Queen Tuiren was aware
> of the nasty joke, but I
> wasn't going to be fool enough to tell her!
> 
> In short, the connotations have been around for a
> long time, but I've always
> respected our Queens too much to particpate in
> ribald banter. I'm with Dame
> Rosine on this one-anything that might cause any of
> our noble Queens, past,
> present, or future, discomfort, should be avoided.
> 
> Regards,
> Baroness Caitlin ni h'Arrachtain
> 
> 
> 

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