I wish I'd known about this - I totally could have dragged myself and my
gimpy knee (Frisbee tournament on Sunday...) off the couch and stumbled
over! Where was it? Sounds like it was a blast. Next time, I'm SO there!

Koren

On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 10:57 PM, Jess Huckins <jesshuckins@...>wrote:

> Hey everyone,
>
> I posted a little while ago about an outdoor showing of TPB in Boston.
> Sadly, that was rained out, but something even better happened tonight --
> "The Princess Bride" Quote-Along. They showed TPB on the big screen, gave
> us
> props (a giant -- like 4 feet long! -- inflatable sword, a bell, bubbles,
> and a slide whistle, as well as a guide to when to use what) and encouraged
> us to yell out our favorite lines. It was like The Princess Bride Rocky
> Horror-style, but without the rude callbacks. And let me tell ya, it was a
> BLAST. Riding the subway with my huge sword after was a lot of fun, too.
> We used the swords during any scene with a sword, the bell whenever W&B
> kissed or looked like they were about to kiss, the bubbles during the
> wedding scene to make it all look "pretty," and the slide whistle for any
> deaths or sad moments. We also had a "Storybook Love" sing-along and there
> was a performance at the beginning, where they took two people (plants,
> really) from the audience (again, "audience" is relative, as they were
> plants) and had them duel with the swords, then have a rhyming contest, and
> finally a battle of wits where instead of iocane powder, one guy got to
> spit
> into the cup of the other guy and guy #2 had to "divine from what he
> [knew]"
> of the first guy to figure out which cup had the spit. It was one hilarious
> night, I can tell you that. Once my friend posts pictures, I'll try to get
> some somewhere where you guys can access them.
>
> I miss the activity on this board! Has anyone had any other fun TPB
> experiences, or anything lately?
>
> Best,
> Jess
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