I so want to do this.
On Sep 11, 10:35 am, [email protected] wrote:
> It's time (I think)
>
> According to the Dresdan Codak web site (an on-line comic strip), tomorrow is
> Pretend to Be a Time Traveler Day:
>
> Pretend to be a Time Traveler Day: this Weekend!
>
> Howdy folks, I know it’s a little late notice but PTTBATTD has moved to
> September 12, though I think we’ll still have a December iteration as in
> previous years. If you live in Portland, OR, though, you’re in for a treat!
> I’ve teamed up with Drunken Rampage and they’ve organized a fantastic
> event this Saturday where we time travelers will be dominating a good section
> of Northwest. Everyone’s invited to participate; we’ve got some great
> challenges and events lined up, as well as a good few bars to hide out in
> after the normals are spooked. Also, there will be several time traveler
> tour groups, one of which will be led by yours truly.
>
> If this sound interesting, check out the site for more details. Even if
> you’re not in Portland, you are encouraged to pretend to be a time traveler
> wherever you might confuse people. For new folks, here are the classical
> rules:
>
> Pretend to be a Time Traveler Day
>
> You must spend the entire day in costume and character. The only rule is that
> you cannot actually tell anyone that you are a time traveler. Other than
> that, anything’s game.
>
> There are three possible options:
>
> 1) Utopian/cliché Future - “If the Future did a documentary of the last f
> ifty years, this is how badly the reenactors would dress.” Think Star Trek:
> TNG or the Time Travelers from Hob. Ever see how the society in Futurama sees
> the 20th century? Run with it. Your job is to dress with moderately
> anachronistic clothing and speak in slang from varying decades. Here are some
> good starters:
>
> - Greet people by referring to things that don’t yet exist or haven’t existed
> for a long time. Example: “Have you penetrated the atmosphere lately?” “What
> spectrum will today’s broadcast be in?” and “Your king must be a kindly soul!”
>
> - Show extreme ignorance in operating regular technology. Pay phones should
> be a complete mystery (try placing the receiver in odd places). Chuckle
> knowingly at cell phones.
>
> 2) Dystopian Future - This one offers a little more flexibility. It can be
> any kind of future from Terminator to Freejack. The important thing to
> remember is dress like a crazy person with armor. Black spray painted
> football pads, high tech visors, torn up trenchcoats and maybe even some dirt
> here or there. Remember, dystopian future travelers are very startled that
> they’ve gone back in time. Some starters:
>
> - If you go the “prisoner who’s escaped the future” try shaving your head and
> putting a barcode on the back of your neck. Then stagger around and stare at
> the sky, as if you’ve never seen it before.
>
> - Walk up to random people and say “WHAT YEAR IS THIS?” and when20they tell
> you, get quiet and then say “Then there’s still time!” and run off.
>
> - Stand in front of a statue (any statue, really), fall to your knees, and
> yell “NOOOOOOOOO”
>
> - Stare at newspaper headlines and look astonished.
>
> - Take some trinket with you (it can be anything really), hand it to some
> stranger, along with a phone number and say “In thirty years dial this
> number. You’ll know what to do after that.” Then slip away.
>
> 2) The Past - This one is more for beginners. Basically dress in period
> clothing (preferably Victorian era) and stagger around amazed at everything.
> Since the culture’s set in place already, you have more of a template to work
> off of. Some pointers:
>
> - Airplanes are terrifying. Also, carry on conversations with televisions for
> a while.
>
> - Discover and become obsessed with one trivial aspect of technology, like
> automatic grocery doors. Stay there for hours playing with it.
>
> - Be generally terrified of people who are dressed immodestly compared to
> your era. Tattoos and shorts on women are especially scary.
>
> JoeG
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