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This article from Wired is really funny and pokes fun at all the drama that has unfolded on various forums over D&D 4E in the last year.
http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/ ... ttext_0618

Guess I am not in a humorous mood.

Besides I hate oregano and everyone knows colby is a poor mans rip off of Cheddar.
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Habanero jack. Mmm. Add a little Death Sauce and some Tabasco and Liquid Smoke. Mmm.

Oh sorry. I found the link funny, and had already pulled part of my sig from it.

It may contain macaroni, and it may contain cheese, but it is not macaroni and cheese. This is a slap in the face and a knife in the gut. You have lost me, Better Joy Cookbook. I would bid you goodbye, but I wish you nothing but the pain and rage you have delivered unto me.

Yep. That about sums it up.
-Fox

What made me laugh most was one of the comments below:

"I'm tempted to email this to my ma, but she doesn't check her email. This sort of analogy clearly defines the d&d geek in a way that your average-joe-soap-layperson-on-the-street can understand!"

I like how everyone outside the rpg hobby thinks we're all the same. lol Or, better yet, that they don't bitch in the very same way about their subject of choice.

Foxroe wrote:
It may contain macaroni, and it may contain cheese, but it is not macaroni and cheese. This is a slap in the face and a knife in the gut. You have lost me, Better Joy Cookbook. I would bid you goodbye, but I wish you nothing but the pain and rage you have delivered unto me.

Yep. That about sums it up.
-Fox

Naturally, this analogy pissed me off, especially presented as a metaphor for a grognard's supposedly "unreasonable" opinion.

My ice cream analogy is better. It's really vanilla, but they insist on calling it chocolate.
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I like chocolate ice cream.
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I like rocky road, which has chocolate in it, but is handmade to taste.

Jackal wrote:
I like how everyone outside the rpg hobby thinks we're all the same. lol Or, better yet, that they don't bitch in the very same way about their subject of choice.

It is true that this parody could represent the message forums of just about any fan base. Gamers are just an easy target.

It is a pretty close approximation to a lot of 4E posts I've seen in the last few months though

Hah! This was great.

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I would bid you goodbye, but I wish you nothing but the pain and rage you have delivered unto me.

This was fabulous! I especially enjoyed:

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And don't tell me to just make a PBJ myself, I'm not some sort of hippy artist pretentious "freeform cook."

So would we C&Cers be "hippy artist pretentious freeform cooks"? I'm pretty much cool with that...
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Indigo Rose wrote:
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So would we C&Cers be "hippy artist pretentious freeform cooks"? I'm pretty much cool with that...

I kind of like the idea of being a hippy artist pretentious freeform Castle Keeper. Do I need to grow a goatee and wear a beret to live up to the title?

I'm more of a Fascist Pig CK myself.

Taranthyll wrote:
I kind of like the idea of being a hippy artist pretentious freeform Castle Keeper. Do I need to grow a goatee and wear a beret to live up to the title?

I hope not, because the first is beyond me! Well, I suppose with the right steroids I might, but I'd really rather not... The beret sounds sweet, though! A black beret with the TLG logo embroidered on it. Yeah...
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Wow tech geeks telling me I'm a geek because i like to discuss changes people might not like. cough...VISTA....cough. Ah well, it was funny enough and I guess tech geeks need to poke fun at someone.

Indigo Rose wrote:
I hope not, because the first is beyond me! Well, I suppose with the right steroids I might, but I'd really rather not... The beret sounds sweet, though! A black beret with the TLG logo embroidered on it. Yeah...

Yes, a TLG or C&C logo would be good for my next gig. Not so many years ago, it was a Che Guevara pin!
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Hah! Rhu is the man!

I''m afraid my younger, hippier days are behind me ...

I wish my job would have let me keep the hair though.