Funny questions

[Keith]

Not muzzleloading but I think you can relate.
I am a uniformed police officer. I have been asked, usually by kids, but not always, if my sidearm is real.
Yes, it is. It is plastic admittedly, but Glocks are real guns.

Q: Why do you have a gun?
This one is somtimes answered by a liberal parent or teacher for me. "That is so the nice police officer can shoot wounded animals."
When I'm feeling ornery I tell them what it really is for. Ruins that liberals day.

 

[mewing6003]

My best "stupid" question goes like this. One of the wives in our civil war reenacting group recently had a baby. she brought the new bundle of joy out for a weekend of fun. A spectator walking through our camp after the afternoon battle approached her and asked her if that was a "real baby".

We have also had the "is that a real fire?" question.

Doing living histories and battle reenactments, IMO the kids are the ones who seem most interested and ask tons of questions. I remember one where, with parental permission, we went through a short close order drill with 2 children about 10-12 years old. My wife asked if it would be ok to let them use our muskets. The parents agreed and those kids had the time of their lives! We dressed them in spare frock coats, kepis and the like. I expect they wont forget that for the rest of their lives. And their parents took about a hundred pictures of them! And to boot, their dad is a lawyer!

 

[gabi]

Now, along with the questions like, do you live like this, are you gypsies, (from adults of course)i have heard and my mom has heard, it that real meat? i had no reply. Another great one:
One day a guy came walking through the forest city rendezvous admiring all that there was to see.
I am sure it took him some real courage to ask one
of us. Where do you get that fire wood? Is it real
and genuin? The responce: it is really rare. It
costs a lot to buy it.
the guy: Like how much?
the rondy guy: i payed about five dollars a piece.
now i don't need all of this because i bought too much,
so i am willing to give you a deal. i will give you an
arm full for ten dollars as long as you don't tell
anyone. I don't want the word to go around that it is so cheap or everyone will want some.

yes, he did sell some wood that day, just for his amusement!
this is a legend at that vou because that guy was so gullable.

 

[Tumblernotch]

Here's another, "Why are you dressed?" And probably the most common question asked of reenactors who portray soldiers, "How do you know when you've been shot?" It got so bad that we would reply that we would feel a great shock or blow, followed usually by numbness and copious amounts of bleeding. And unless we were treated in time, we usually died. Some would just look at us and say "Yeah, right," but you would be amazed at the number who would get a look of great concern on their face and say, "Oh, that's too bad." And they would quickly find something else of interest, excuse themselves and leave our vicinity. It's scary folks. These people actually have kids, hold down jobs, vote and drive on our highways. Be aware! :crackup: :crackup: :crackup: :youcrazy:

 

You mean you're not a pirate? :shocking:

Arrrrr! I signed on with the wrong crew!

Stumpkiller's Keyboard:

 

[leslie]

A few years ago while visiting the Alamo and reading the plaques that tell about the defenders a lady asked me "who were they fighting?"I thought she must be kidding but no she was serious and worse an American.

 

[TANSTAAFL]

I remember back in the 70's some Native Americans were attempting to set up a lodge at the Buffalo Bill (Bison Billy) Historical Center in Cody Wyoming. It was sort of unreal, they actually had an a-frame truck and were still stymied. The Club (Yellowstone Mountain Men) went down and in five minutes set up one of our 18' lodges, they were all rather amazed. One of the guys told them our Squaws were a bit faster at such doings than we were.

Another time we had a local rondy with an open to the general public day. A pilgrim and his wife wandered by and remarked he saw we had all of our lodges facing east to honor the Native American's Sun God. Wife told him no, not at all, but we did do so for the same reason the Native Americans did. She explained the prevailing winds were always from the west, if we faced the lodges in that direction with a wood fire inside, the bloody house would be full of smoke.