Day: October 3, 2017

thehornedwitch:

simonalkenmayer:

gabriel-wolfe-wordsmith:

simonalkenmayer:

maxiesatanofficial:

How come period pieces are almost always dramas, anyway? I want to watch a sitcom about a dude in renaissance-era Tuscany trying to get rich quick by scamming the local merchant princes.

Because the comedy in those days was almost always the sort that ended in slapstick and blood.

And we would most certainly watch that.

Not so sure about that. Our humor in those days wasn’t as refined. Mostly white jokes and fat jokes and Punch and Judy.

Although if it were a comedy of errors about how people actually lived, then that could most definitely work. The Chicken Witchtrial I discuss in my #Simon Explains History tag is good fodder for that.

Blackadder. The thing y’all want is Blackadder.

A little too refined, methinks. You overestimate. Though it got better during the Jacobean. At least then half the cast was sure to die of something that spurred into the crowd.

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gabriel-wolfe-wordsmith:

simonalkenmayer:

maxiesatanofficial:

How come period pieces are almost always dramas, anyway? I want to watch a sitcom about a dude in renaissance-era Tuscany trying to get rich quick by scamming the local merchant princes.

Because the comedy in those days was almost always the sort that ended in slapstick and blood.

And we would most certainly watch that.

Not so sure about that. Our humor in those days wasn’t as refined. Mostly white jokes and fat jokes and Punch and Judy.

Although if it were a comedy of errors about how people actually lived, then that could most definitely work. The Chicken Witchtrial I discuss in my #Simon Explains History tag is good fodder for that.

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maxiesatanofficial:

How come period pieces are almost always dramas, anyway? I want to watch a sitcom about a dude in renaissance-era Tuscany trying to get rich quick by scamming the local merchant princes.

Because the comedy in those days was almost always the sort that ended in slapstick and blood.

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When it comes to long-term food preparation, do you mainly stick with pickled cucumbers, or do you ferment other stuff like different vegetables, fish etc?

I’ve done everything. Pickling, curing, drying, fermenting, salting, smoking.

I don’t think there’s a type of preservation I haven’t undertaken. Well, no. Now that I think on it. I haven’t attempted the Chinese Lyme cure they do for the Century Eggs.

I think it best for someone like me never to attempt such a think, lest someone rightly suspect I’m trying to do away with a body, but entirely by accident.

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simonalkenmayer:

My gentle readers know I’m quite partial to this season. I’ve gone on and on about how it’s the one time of year I get to be myself with convenience, thanks to your modern holidays. It’s also the time of snacks and treats. But most importantly to me…

It’s the date the experiment began.

Halloween, 2011.

So I’d like to have a bit of a virtual party, as big as the internet will allow! To that end, there will be several components, including prizes!

Costume Contest:

To enter, just submit to my blog, a (URL signed) picture of your costume, your child’s costume, your photo from your party, whatever you like (do keep it safe for work). I will add the tag “Simon’s Halloween costume contest” at the bottom. The entries will be upvoted by readers in the form of likes. The one with the most likes will win. I will accept one child and one adult winner.

The prize for the adult will be one of my books, signed, and a Pocket Simon™. For the child, a Pocket Simon™ and a children’s book of my choosing with a hand-written note (likely about eating your vegetables).

Pumpkin Carving Contest:

Submit to this blog a picture of your carving signed with your URL, and some proof of the date in the photo, so that it is obvious it is your work. The prize will be the same as above.

Food Contest:

Submit to my blog a picture of your holiday treats, sign them with your URL, these too will be upvoted by readers. If you would like to post a video of someone tasting your treat, that is also acceptable! Post it to your own blog and send the post directly to my messenger inbox. I will link all the food posts with the tag “Simon’s Halloween Treat Contest”

The prizes will be a signed book and special food-related treat from me. No, not a body part. Something safe for you to eat. It’s a surprise.

The deadline for the contests is November 1. Anyone may enter, so do feel free to reblog this to your followers.

Movie Night:

I’ll be hosting scary movies the week before Halloween – films of my choosing, and a chance to entertain yourself among other gentle readers. Perhaps we may even play a rousing game of Monsters Against Humanity (online game of Cards Against Humanity with me). Perhaps even for a prize, to make it interesting.

If you can think of any other entertaining things we can get up to, do feel free to let me know! I’m quite happy to add events.

Updated to include the pumpkin carving contest! Reblog for your friends who might participate

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youcantseebutimmakingaface:

simonalkenmayer:

My gentle readers know I’m quite partial to this season. I’ve gone on and on about how it’s the one time of year I get to be myself with convenience, thanks to your modern holidays. It’s also the time of snacks and treats. But most importantly to me…

It’s the date the experiment began.

Halloween, 2011.

So I’d like to have a bit of a virtual party, as big as the internet will allow! To that end, there will be several components, including prizes!

Costume Contest:

To enter, just submit to my blog, a (URL signed) picture of your costume, your child’s costume, your photo from your party, whatever you like (do keep it safe for work). I will add the tag “Simon’s Halloween costume contest” at the bottom. The entries will be upvoted by readers in the form of likes. The one with the most likes will win. I will accept one child and one adult winner.

The prize for the adult will be one of my books, signed, and a Pocket Simon™. For the child, a Pocket Simon™ and a children’s book of my choosing with a hand-written note (likely about eating your vegetables).

Food Contest:

Submit to my blog a picture of your holiday treats, sign them with your URL, these too will be upvoted by readers. If you would like to post a video of someone tasting your treat, that is also acceptable! Post it to your own blog and send the post directly to my messenger inbox. I will link all the food posts with the tag “Simon’s Halloween Treat Contest”

The prizes will be a signed book and special food-related treat from me. No, not a body part. Something safe for you to eat. It’s a surprise.

The deadline for both contests is November 1. Anyone may enter, so do feel free to reblog this to your followers.

Movie Night:

I’ll be hosting scary movies the week before Halloween – films of my choosing, and a chance to entertain yourself among other gentle readers. Perhaps we may even play a rousing game of Monsters Against Humanity (online game of Cards Against Humanity with me). Perhaps even for a prize, to make it interesting.

If you can think of any other entertaining things we can get up to, do feel free to let me know! I’m quite happy to add events.

Pumpkin Carving Contest. Photos must show carved pumpkin with poster’s face, URL, and date?

I like that idea well!

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