Get rich quick scheme
Without wanting to be unkind, folks round these 'ere parts (/end stereotypical bumpkin voice) can be a touch... slack-jawed. So it occured me a few years ago that I might be able to fleece these lesser beings for some ill-gotten gains with my knowledge of engineering and pyrotechnics.

The thing about Norfolk is, gossip spreads fast and people will believe anything if they hear it often enough. The castle in the centre of Norwich is a big money-spinner for the council but, it being a castle, it's easy to believe it might be haunted. So I "borrowed" (I did give them back, honest) a few gears and levers from my Uni department and spent an afternoon sightseeing. And rigging. And contrapting. Is that a word?

The first time a suit of armour fell over it just scared the fuck out of a little old lady. Felt a bit bad when I read that in the local rag. So I decided to get a bit more inventive. I figured that if I could rig the same kit to have the arms raise up before it fell over, it'd look more like it was haunted.

It didn't work. So I bet one of my stoner mates from Uni that he couldn't hide in a suit of armour all day, until a large crowd gathered. He couldn't, as it turned out. Back to the drawing board. Eventually I was going to convince the city, a) that the castle was haunted, b) that I was Quint from Jaws and Egon Spengler's badass lovechild and that c) if they wanted their precious tourist trade to survive, they should give me a lot of money.

And I would've got away with it too, if it weren't for those pesky kids...
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 20 Jan 2010, 16:44, 4 replies)

Contrapting
isn't a word.

But really should be.
(greatoldone Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl f'tagn, Thu 21 Jan 2010, 7:39, closed)

Yeah...
Might be a giveaway as to just how comprehensive my knowledge of engineering actually is

Is your sig in Welsh?
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 21 Jan 2010, 9:47, closed)

The thing about Norfolk is
It's fucking awesome.

And the castle is there for the subjugation of the market. The traders can get unruly.

Also, I like the death masks in the castle. The rope-burn marks on the necks are kinda eerie and put things into perspective.

I think the mustard shop in the Royal Parade would be the best place for a ghost.
( Dervel OTBC, Thu 21 Jan 2010, 10:13, closed)

Confession time
I really like living in Norwich now. Took some getting used to but am very happy here. And the stereotype is no more true than the rest of the story. I'm not even sure the castle has a suit of armour in it...
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 21 Jan 2010, 11:59, closed)