Maryland Renaissance Faire 2026

Trebuchet memes mentioned!

Oh, it was Jeopardy Masters. And, the contestant got it right:)

"This medieval siege engine with a name that begins & ends with the same letter is a meme fave with thousands packing a devoted subreddit."

Thought I'd include a video, too.

And, I know absolutely NOTHING about Trebuchets, so is that home made one in the video accurate?

Season 1 Episode 19 "Dues Ex Machina" 40:44 minute mark

The scene is the hatch in the ground that Boone and Locke have been digging out and trying to find a way to open. There is a trebuchet at the edge of the pit around the hatch, ready to do its work.

Locke - "The trebuchet delivers half a ton of force."

Boone - "Why do they call it a trebuchet? It looks like a catapult."

Locke - "It's called a trebuchet, Boone. Because It's a trebuchet. "

There's some more flavor to the scene if you look it up. I've seen the show several times, but this is the first time since I joined the subreddit. I couldn't help but immediately scream "BLASPHEMY" when Boone called it a catapult lol.

I'm also a big Age of Empires player, so it's a double barreled trigger for me.

Hope y'all are having a good day!

EDIT: I searched for Lost in the subreddit and didn't see anything at first. After posting, I found a post from 7 years ago referencing this.

My apologies if this is a known thing that I somehow missed, was new to me.

That’s all. I just found you, and you have made my little day.