For historical re-enactors, authenticity has its limits.

humor from The Onion:

Nine Drawn and Quartered at Renaissance Fair

 

RICHMOND, VA—Nine people were torn limb-from-limb and skewered through the anus with wooden stakes this weekend at the city's annual Renaissance Fair. Organizers boast that the "Drawn and Quartered" show made this year's fair one of the most authentic ever.

full @ http://www.theonion.com/articles/nine-drawn-and-quartered-at-renaissance-fair,20580/?mobile=false