Reincarnation

I just had a thought about people who believe in reincarnation. They're the exact same type of people who join SCA (the Society of Creative Anachronisms) except they're too damn lazy to make chainmail.

Every person from SCA I've known, who wasn't a juggler, almost always chose "important" people as their characters - noble men and women, knights, etc. At least the ones who suffered from an overinflated sense of self did. Every now and then you got someone who realized in all likelihood his ancestors were peasants, and if they had a good enough sense of humor would gladly make that his or her character, even if all they did was dress in brown clothing and effect a horrible cockney accent.

Every person I've known who believes in reincarnation believes he or she were very important people in past lives - sometimes naming them (like Marie Antoinette) or more often than not just claiming a past life consisted of being a very important chieftain/warlord/regent, etc.

So, the next time you run into some loon who believes he or she has been reincarnated, tune out whatever dreck they're foisting upon you and see if you can imagine them selling leather mugs at your local Renaissance Faire.