[MR] A Small Request for Prospective Crowns

[Robert Van Rens]

Yep.  Gotta agree here.  I was once, many many years ago, surprised with an 
award after cooking all day...I had just dunked my head in a sink full of 
water when someone came to get me.  It was summer, and an outdoor kitchen, 
and I was down to breeches and shirt, no shoes.  Not one of my more 
presentable moments.

Yeah, in retrospect, it was nice to get recognition; OTOH, at the time I was 
mostly irritated with being called up while looking like a derelict.  AND I 
was missing my dinner.

Eadric the Potter


>From: crazy cat woman <beiskaldi at yahoo.com>
>Elaine Koogler ekoogler1 at comcast.net
>Sun Sep 10 17:10:04 EDT 2006 said:
>
>"<snip> Usually the reason given for not
>letting friends and family know in advance is the concern that the
>surprise will be ruined. While I can understand this concern, I believe
>it is outweighed by the need to make sure that the day is memorable for
>the candidate."
>
>In all cases, it was a wonderful surprise, whether I found out before or 
>during
>court, and the court experience was still great when I knew beforehand. 
>OTOH, I
>know from mundane and SCA experience that the 'surprise' can be ruined when 
>the
>recipient is stopped in the middle of something to be surprised & their 
>main
>concern is what they were doing.

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