Flying Squid@lemmy.world to pics@lemmy.world · 2 months agoU.S. Civil War Reenactors (Rockville, Indiana)lemmy.worldimagemessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up198arrow-down17file-text
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minus-squareKbobabob@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoDid they shoot any pumpkins out of the cannons? This used to be a thing when I was involved.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoThey did not. It was all just smoke and noise. Sometimes people fell over and apparently died, but not too many and I’m not sure how they decided. The guys on horses occasionally sort of charged at each other and clashed with swords and no one “died” and then they wrote away again. It looked neat, but it was all a bit silly.
Did they shoot any pumpkins out of the cannons? This used to be a thing when I was involved.
They did not. It was all just smoke and noise. Sometimes people fell over and apparently died, but not too many and I’m not sure how they decided.
The guys on horses occasionally sort of charged at each other and clashed with swords and no one “died” and then they wrote away again.
It looked neat, but it was all a bit silly.