Posted by Doc M on October 26, 1999 at 13:30:52:
In Reply to: Re: Historical Trekkers posted by Danalee Lavelle-Burroughs on October 26, 1999 at 13:16:03:
: Stand aside, Doc M! Or, if you like, I'll flip you for him! [Doc M: his 'health is at stake' or he is a 'steak'?] Danalee
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: : : Well, not being a trekker OR a re-enactor, my word will not be definitive, but here's how I interpret the difference ...
: : : A re-enactor strives, as the name implies, at re-enacting, or re-creating, an event or life-style of a particular era.
: : : A trekker, is, in probably nearly all cases, a re-enactor. The subtle difference being that this re-creation is not of a specific event necessarily, but a period "trek" into the wilderness, or elsewhere.
: : : I would think woman are welcome in either case ...
: : : Any re-enactor/trekker want to elaborate, confirm, or otherwise?
: : WooooEEEE! Upon close examination, I believe the little
: : buckskin muffin in that picture is suffering from an acute
: : Doctor Maryitis deficiency. Please have him re-enact his
: : way off that mountain and report to the Emergency Clinic
: : ASAP. His health is at stake!!!
: : Doc M
Oh, I'll *flip* you for him, all right Missy! Just come over
here with me by this 300 foot drop! That's it! Clooooser....
cloooooser.... don't be afraid of harmless old Doc M....
she wouldn't hurt a fly! Not a little fly!
Doc M