Bewildering Balderdash

"I've got to get a beer and go to church"

"It's like a blowjob for your feet."

"I have a tiny sword."

"Which one of you is the most flexible?"
~Patron who wanted some items from a bottom shelf

"Where can I get those leather bits?"
~Patron who wanted a mug strap

(In song) "There's no line and they're clean!"
~Happy patrons using the privs first thing in the morning

"Terry Tessem! Now with less cussing!"
~The Tessem Stoneware booth

"Surly to bed, surly to rise,
~Tony aka Cecily aka Margaret Plantagenet

A friend asked how things were going post ren faire. My reply?

"Post ren-faire life is almost as crazy as ren-faire life except that we don't have to travel to MD to do it."

"He doesn't want to let go of his goblet."
~ new euphemism in the pottery shop

When the shire is too crowded, it's too peopley.
~ random patron

Happy birthday to me
We live in Smokey
Panda & Pony
Happy birthday to me
~There's a song for that [tm] after getting to wear my new Greeentree birthday shirt more than a month early.

In trying to describe daecabhir 's value to the Tessem Stoneware booth and why Master Tessem and Judy want to do nice things for him, Master Tessem said, "He is a donation of time and space."

Wife to hovering husband: "Go look at some boobs!'

Beer pressure - pressure from your beer buddies to buy a mug

"I'm not the in kitchen unless I am lost."
~Misc. patron

"Behold my field of 'give a fucks'. Graze accordingly."
~Basement Lesbian

She has two men. I hope she doesn't need a cucumber.
~ATW

Small mug = S.M.U.G. (in reference to the small mug that I wear around my neck ... because it's not for sale)
~A patron

Can you hold my staff while I go?
~A drunk patron at the privs

Mugs with the right attitude help you relax.
~A patron

What does an egg separator do? It separates the eggs from one another.
~Dad to his daughter

Me to patron: You look healthy.
Patron: Yea! Like a Clydesdale.

Wrap Pants Violation = new cover band name

When the young Miss Marguerite cannot remember my name, she calls me the 'other Panda'.

It's been a long hard season but we made it! The final weekend was a busy one but we had a few noteworthy tidbits...

• There's fucking nickels fucking everywhere! ~Terry Tessem


• Is that a dreidel? ~Drunk patron looking at ring holders


• I'm not the rogue that I used to be ~Random patron


• Therapeutic Parmesan grating ~Terry Tessem


• Conscious capitalism ~Another rennie about choosing to spend your money wisely (on artisans vs. big business)