Mudthaw Court Hijinx

[lumineaux]

In courts, as in melees, no plan survives first contact with the enemy. :-) We had 43 pieces of business, spread out over three separate courts, multiple changes in scheduling and order of business, missing scrolls, a few barely readable scrolls with no typed texts, and the usual last minute whining. Nevertheless, my intrepid team of katnboots, fencerm2, and oaken_glen did a splendid job with the most complicated court day of the reign. 

katnboots read two scrolls and did an amazing job for being thrown into the deep end right off the bat. Not many experienced heralds could have managed to stay composed after the King stuffed a grape in her mouth while she was reading a scroll.

Both fencerm2 and I suffered from "rented tongue" syndrome, screwing up any number of otherwise easily pronounceable words. I was clever enough to save most of my screw-ups for the pieces of business done during the feast, when there was a smaller audience. I only made Roxane "mighty" and Darius "gracious" once. :-)

I got many compliments from Swampie folks during the feast (and these are folks who don't usually pay that much attention to Court). In fact, we received one of the highest compliments: people thought court went quickly. Other than the Peerages at the end (when they couldn't hear the Peers speaking), they heard us, paid attention, and were suitably amused by our various slips of the tongue. We put on a good show. Their Majesties said we deserved some kind of "Iron Herald" award for our endurance and thanked us all.

But next time we definitely bring the booze behind the thrones. :-) 

Comments

[katnboots.livejournal.com]

Not many experienced heralds could have managed to stay composed after the King stuffed a grape in her mouth while she was reading a scroll.

Romans...

Thanks for letting me tag along and get involved. I haven't figured out if I like court heraldry or not, but I'm intrigued. :-) Enough that I've asked to tag along with one of the court groups next weekend.

What's "rented tongue" syndrome?

Booze behind thrones. Sounds like choice activity between herald swap outs. :)

[fencerm2.livejournal.com]

Rented tongue syndrome, or rts, is a common affliction where the most easily pronounced names and words become difficult at best, and readily mangled in new and horrific ways.

There is no known cure for rts, though it is suspected that copious amounts of booze may lubricate the tongue enough to return to its normal state. Research is still being done in the lab.

Please, donate to the RTS Quest For a Cure Fund! Your donation of good single malt, or the money to purchase such, or a proper equivalent, will keep a herald from making an ass of him or herself, and prevent crowns from seeking contracts on heralds' lives.

This has been a public service announcement from the Known World RTS Awareness Council (KWRTSAC)(TM)

[lumineaux.livejournal.com]

Rented tongue syndrome also features the inability to correctly pronounce the names of people you've known for 10+ years. I can manage Gaelic but somehow mangled "Elizabeth Elenore Lovell." Go me. :-)

[msmemory.livejournal.com]

I would not dare tell Roxane she isn't mighty, nor Darius ungracious! :)

:)

[tracytris.livejournal.com]

I think it was a fabulous court. I definately believe that peers speaking for elevations should have some sort of voice projection tutoring. ah well!

Re: :)

[lumineaux.livejournal.com]

peers speaking for elevations should have some sort of voice projection tutoring

Either that, or a word limit. :-)

Re: :)

[math5.livejournal.com]

or both

[donastraya.livejournal.com]

Other than the Peerages at the end (when they couldn't hear the Peers speaking)

and for those of us who are court junkies, who don't mind sitting for two hours and 100 peices of business, it's awful when you can't hear what's going on!!!

[lissa510.livejournal.com]

darn, yet another missed opportunity for getting started with voice heraldry...I have no luck ::sulk sulk::

glad to hear it went well...and I look forward to the day when you do bring the booze behind the throne with you...drunken hearaldry, should be fun to watch, but i dont think you will have much better luck pronouncing names ;-)

[math5.livejournal.com]

but i dont think you will have much better luck pronouncing names ;-)
Sure, but they would likely care less

[siobhan1214.livejournal.com]

With the Gaelic names, alcohol helps ;)