Originally Posted by Whifflingpin
Whif, I am sorry that I have just seen your posts!
You will have to let me know next time you find yourself in my part of the country. I will be the one who grins like the Cheshire cat in Alice!
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"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
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A knight in shining armour it is...I just don't think I could resist a man on horseback. Don Qixote it is, for me
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If nobody minds me thowing a spanner in the works, what would be wrong with a Knight in Shining Armour who was incredibly charming and with lacy cuffs under the tinplate? I've often fancied myself in the role, except that the nearest I've got to a trusty steed is my old bike.
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Would the incredibly charming knight in shining armour be a ranconteur, h-m-m-m?
"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its' own reason for existing." ~ Albert Einstein
"Remember, no matter where you go, there you are." Buckaroo Bonzai "Some people say I done alright for a girl." Melanie Safka
How about a dark knight?
Well in one of my stories there is a white knight, who is supposed to protect me (i am not female btw). He does a pretty good job too. Now if i can summon him to life, it would be very usefull to have control of such a slashing power...
Ha! Tales of derring-do, Celtic myths, dark stories form the Mabinogion, whole packs of lies, that sort of thing? Distinctly possible!
Dafydd Manton, A Legend In His Own Lunchtime!!
My Work Has Been Spread Over Many Fields!
Oh white knight, with charm and derring-do, protect me from yon dragon! Oh yeah, give me a knight anytime!
"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its' own reason for existing." ~ Albert Einstein
"Remember, no matter where you go, there you are." Buckaroo Bonzai "Some people say I done alright for a girl." Melanie Safka
A knight, yep, def-definitely a knight.
I'd rather have questions that I can't answer than answers that I can't question.
The OP:
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"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
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I can see problems with both. The knight needs his princess to be in constant peril (and we all know what happens to the action hero's girlfriend eventually). And Prince Charming is equally charming to everyone. As one of the Prince Charmings said in Into the Woods, "I was raised to be charming, not sincere."
You must be the change you wish to see in the world. -- Mahatma Gandhi
Neither. Villains are always best, they tend to be more charismatic and true to their nature. So if we're sticking with the medieval theme, I prefer Morgana le Fay/Mordred/the Green Knight etc. over those repressed vanilla dorks Arthur/Lancelot/Gawain etc..
Edit: Oh look, past Juniper agrees with me:
It's always weird when I stumble across past Juniper. Apparently she used emoticons.Both knights and princes are kind of boring, now that I think about it.
What most girls really want is a villian.
Last edited by JuniperWoolf; 06-14-2013 at 12:57 AM.
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I’m voting for Knight, but he has to be very charming.
These days I agree with Juniper, villains are way better. In our time of popular superheroes, (all of a sudden it's cool to be a nerd, it wasn't when I was in school) the villain is the best part of a story. Loki (not just in the movies but in the old stories) is the greatest character ever in my opinion.
My son tells everyone that I always take the bad guys side in movies, they are just way cooler, most of the times.
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Neither. Villains are always best, they tend to be more charismatic and true to their nature. So if we're sticking with the medieval theme, I prefer Morgana le Fay/Mordred/the Green Knight etc. over those repressed vanilla dorks Arthur/Lancelot/Gawain etc..
Edit: Oh look, past Juniper agrees with me:
It's always weird when I stumble across past Juniper. Apparently she used emoticons.
hahahha, I love coming across past Papaya and agreeing with her.
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Interesting, indeed. I wonder if Basil considers himself to be rugged and rascally?Definitely the knight! Pretty boys do nothing for me, I like them to be a little more rugged and rascally.
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feet lovely and still as sleeping doves,
porcelain bones strong enough to carry a life,
but weighty and unmovable
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