rlemmyshitpost·Lemmy ShitpostbyrestingOface fencing championsView original on quokk.au294Comments26Reply
AArbitraryValue sh.itjust.works3Hide 3 repliesWhen I was in high school the fencing team had "F***ing Team" t-shirts.52Reply
SSpikedIguana replysh.itjust.works2Hide 2 repliesDang when I was in high school I had to take a bumper sticker off my car to park in the lot, a sticker provided by our state health department.12Reply
jqubed replylemmy.world2Hide 2 repliesThey just start the fight that way, but if they’re losing then they’ll switch to the right hand32Reply
ookwhateverdude replylemmy.world2Hide 2 repliesWoah, I thought maybe the pic was flipped, but the text in the background says no. Yeah, it does appear they are all left handed. Sinister Fencers10Reply
SSylvartas replylemmy.dbzer0.comIIRC it gives a pretty significant advantage as most fencers are used to right hand opponents Random stat I found on a site that doesn't cite a source : While only 10% of the general population is left-handed, roughly 30% of Olympic fencing medalists have been left-handed. Edit : Apparently it's not just about unfamiliarity, due to how fencing works: However, the geometric differences in left-versus-right fencing mean the advantage can be narrowed but never fully eliminated 9Reply
VViking_Hippie replylemmy.dbzer0.com Sinister Fencers I was in a band called that. We mostly played grunge and reggae covers of Hannah Montana songs while straddling various animatronic creatures on stage.2Reply
ssurewhynotlem lemmy.world4Hide 4 repliesOk, but no joke. All three of them could kill us in a knife fight.14Reply
Herbal Gamer replysh.itjust.works2Hide 2 repliesNot these guys; you need the sabre for those skills.14Reply
ssurewhynotlem replylemmy.world1Hide 1 replyI mean.. there's three of them. Definitely gonna take us out. I think eppe would be really good though. Stabbing wrists and shit.5Reply
VViking_Hippie replylemmy.dbzer0.comI'm glad I'm not the only one who thought that at first glance 😄4Reply
Kuma lemmy.worldI am not taking sides so I am staying on the fence. At least someone got the point. Sorry, not sorry, I am seeing my self out8Reply
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When I was in high school the fencing team had "F***ing Team" t-shirts.
Dang when I was in high school I had to take a bumper sticker off my car to park in the lot, a sticker provided by our state health department.
Was it "I ❤️ Boobies"?
No, it was promoting using condoms, sadly can't find it.
They're wizzers Harry
Pee
Rapeer.
Epee
Are they all left-handed?
They just start the fight that way, but if they’re losing then they’ll switch to the right hand
Second health bar?
Woah, I thought maybe the pic was flipped, but the text in the background says no. Yeah, it does appear they are all left handed. Sinister Fencers
IIRC it gives a pretty significant advantage as most fencers are used to right hand opponents
Random stat I found on a site that doesn't cite a source :
Edit : Apparently it's not just about unfamiliarity, due to how fencing works:
I was in a band called that. We mostly played grunge and reggae covers of Hannah Montana songs while straddling various animatronic creatures on stage.
Ok, but no joke. All three of them could kill us in a knife fight.
Not these guys; you need the sabre for those skills.
I mean.. there's three of them. Definitely gonna take us out.
I think eppe would be really good though. Stabbing wrists and shit.
Gonna get them with a sneaky toe stab!
Don't bring a knife to a pissing fight.
Who won the pissing match?
I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought that at first glance 😄
I am not taking sides so I am staying on the fence. At least someone got the point.
Sorry, not sorry, I am seeing my self out
Mmm, silver shower 🤤
Ya'll want to play lightsabres on the toilet?
Wee!