I’m similarly minded. A friend and I have talked about doing this for some time, but it’s such an old joke I sorta fear it wanders into the same territory as asking the grocery clerk if the item that didn’t scan is free.
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Alchemy@lemmy.world 6 months ago
haha that is a good one! I wonder if the faire participants mind or feel like it hurts their immersion.
TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 months ago
MaggiWuerze@feddit.de 6 months ago
I worked as a cashier and still do it 😅
Alchemy@lemmy.world 6 months ago
have you ever said anything back as a response, like" everything’s free if you steal it…" and just kind of pause for a moment?
MaggiWuerze@feddit.de 6 months ago
I usually said something like “I already filled my theft quota for today”
weariedfae@lemmy.world 6 months ago
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weariedfae@lemmy.world 6 months ago
What a perfect comparison. I would agree it’s in the same neighborhood. It was funny the first 8 million times.
Taleya@aussie.zone 6 months ago
Unfortunately the internet hellishly complements our copycat tendencies
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 months ago
People at ren fairs are usually in pretty good spirits and good humor. Considering there are people dressed as wizards and elves, I think they’d be okay with Star Trek time travelers.
negativenull@startrek.website 6 months ago
The Venn Diagram of Renn Fair goers, and Trekkies isn’t a circle, but it’s close I’d imagine.
TheMongoose@kbin.social 6 months ago
I've seen a story where one of the faire participants had a commbadge hidden in their costume, pulled the Trekkie to one side, showed it to them, then told them off for breaking the Prime Directive...
TurnItOff_OnAgain@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Some Faires have a time traveler day for things like this.
NakariLexfortaine@lemm.ee 6 months ago
In my experience, you might annoy the “hardcore” ones, but most people won’t be bothered. Hell, people may honestly join in, so long as you aren’t causing any problems.
A lot of the Faire folk I have met are just happy people are participating and having a good time, and if you put effort into a costume, even better.
dejected_warp_core@startrek.website 6 months ago
Considering what goes into the more hard-core outfits, they deserve respect for their dedication. And there are lots of outlets for that too, which is great (e.g. SCA).
However, if someone gets their tabbard in a bunch because some sci-fi cosplayers ruined their sense of immersion, at what is arguably a pay-to-enter medieval-themed shopping mall, they may deserve what they get.
A lot of the Faire folk I have met are just happy people are participating and having a good time, and if you put effort into a costume, even better.
These people are the backbone of every Faire. Huzzah!
ClarkDoom@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I wear a TNG uniform to my local ren fair every year - it almost exclusively generates excitement and high fives.
Lemmygizer@lemmy.world 6 months ago
At least at the Faires I’ve worked at no one cares.
In fact, I have a second-hand anecdote that one faire staff has a screen accurate combadge inside their doublet. When they see people doing stuff like this, they run over and pull them aside. They would whip out the badge and get in their face. “Does the Prime Directive mean NOTHING to you?! This is an uncontacted pre-warp civilization. You are ruining YEARS of undercover research! Who is your captain? I’m going to have your court martialled if you don’t get under cover FAST.”
CosmicTurtle@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Maggoty@lemmy.world 6 months ago
God forbid I see some Star Trek cosplayer while I’m watching a comedian crack whips and sing twisted tunes.
Taleya@aussie.zone 6 months ago
I’ve seen that as well, it’s slowly growing. Unsurprisingly the correlation of ren faire goers and trekkers is high.
otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months ago
Is “trekker” the new “trekkie”?
Taleya@aussie.zone 6 months ago
…considering the term is nearly sixty years old i’d say no.