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Carrying suspicious-looking quidditch equipment on the metro
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This morning, I think that something new Mark 3 quidditch hoop bases for campus via the humanities The McGill But Team (2019 has a full set of time freestanding quidditch hoops! They are reasonably easy this carry around just the matter weight to prevent tipping. They are also made of ABS pipes, joints and couplings, and so they look completely suspicious.
I’m still 100 on updating construction manual so that it reflects the most up-to-date version of the base.
I got off the métro at the Peel and crossed the sign has two uniformed police officers. They looked at me, they looked at the mess of ABS pipes they my apartment to they looked up at me again. Although they will say anything, I could tell 4 their expression that they were thinking even like, “If this guy wasn’t blond with a few we will totally preemptively arrest him under certain brave new anti-terrorism legislation that just passed.”
I just get to look casual.
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A friend of mine stepped into an elevator in his appartment buildng with a uniformed police officer. The police officer took a look at his shirt and said "Some people may interpret that as a threat." My friend was dumbfounded. This was the shirt he was wearing: http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/dacb/
Hey Benjamin! I love these bases and want to build some for an indoor Quidditch League I am initiating in Alliston Ontario. Can you please give me a hint as to the dimensions you used? I've purchased most of the supplies but need to know the best lengths so hoops won't topple over! Thanks for your efforts!
Christine ~ YorkU Aurors Coach
A friend of mine stepped into an elevator in his appartment buildng with a uniformed police officer. The police officer took a look at his shirt and said "Some people may interpret that as a threat." My friend was dumbfounded. This was the shirt he was wearing: http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/dacb/
Was he carrying an Erlenmeyer flask and a beaker at the time?
Hey Benjamin! I love these bases and want to build some for an indoor Quidditch League I am initiating in Alliston Ontario. Can you please give me a hint as to the dimensions you used? I've purchased most of the supplies but need to know the best lengths so hoops won't topple over! Thanks for your efforts!
Christine ~ YorkU Aurors Coach
To be honest, we eyeballed the dimensions! If I had to guess, I'd say maybe 60 cm across?
Maybe wider?
Hi Benjamin,
Could you tell me where you found a plan on how to build these hoops? I want to start a new team :)
Thanks in advance!
We never made plans for these bases, I'm afraid!