D&D Odd stuff that crops up in the RW [Archive] - Wizards Community

D&D Odd stuff that crops up in the RW [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Shiftkitty
09-14-07, 08:00 PM Maybe just a thread for general silliness and random thoughts.

I delivered cases to two dental patients, one with a last name of "Genasi" (didn't specify which element), the other with the name of "Nancy Knoll", which I misspelled on the delivery tag as "Gnoll". I immediately thought "Nancy Gnoll, meet Otto Orc, Danny Dwarf, Emily Elf, and Herbie Human."

I probably should have expected that sort of thing that day, because I started the day delivering cases for "Mary Christian" and "Samantha Pagan" (to the same dentist!).

I've mentioned this in a much older thread, but it's worth repeating. I'm sure they mean "Accidental Death & Dismemberment", but it's interesting that my credit union offers "AD&D Insurance". (They don't say if it's for the books and materials or for your character in-game.)
Ebonarc
09-14-07, 09:54 PM "Nancy Gnoll, meet Otto Orc, Danny Dwarf, Emily Elf, and Herbie Human."

Sounds like a newbie campaign's adventuring party.
knowMad
09-15-07, 08:45 AM Back in College there was a Dance Club called "Denim and Diamonds" (Country Bar / Dance Club). It was actually cool to say that you were going to D&D.
stugiiig
09-17-07, 10:44 AM Not exactly the same kind of thing, but waaay back when I was in high school when I took my SAT one of the words that was in the antonyms section on the test was "draconian." I'm pretty sure I would've got the question right even if I hadn't played D&D but I can remember wondering if they meant Baaz or Bozak.
Teh_username
09-17-07, 01:08 PM Heh. I passed many a middle/high-school History and English test thanks to knowledge gleaned from old-school AD&D. The various kinds of mercenaries and wide amount of polearms alone saved me more than once. :D

On a more amusing note...

Couple years ago, on my Modern Dance final, one of the questions was "What is the best alignment for [maneovure I can't remember]?" I was, you may imagine, utterly stumped.

My answer, which I got partial* credit for, was "Lawful Good, so the dancer can wield the Holy Avenger +5".

*"partial" meaning about the same as "did not leave blank"

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Shiftkitty 09-14-07, 08:00 PM	Maybe just a thread for general silliness and random thoughts. I delivered cases to two dental patients, one with a last name of "Genasi" (didn't specify which element), the other with the name of "Nancy Knoll", which I misspelled on the delivery tag as "Gnoll". I immediately thought "Nancy Gnoll, meet Otto Orc, Danny Dwarf, Emily Elf, and Herbie Human." I probably should have expected that sort of thing that day, because I started the day delivering cases for "Mary Christian" and "Samantha Pagan" (to the same dentist!). I've mentioned this in a much older thread, but it's worth repeating. I'm sure they mean "Accidental Death & Dismemberment", but it's interesting that my credit union offers "AD&D Insurance". (They don't say if it's for the books and materials or for your character in-game.)
Ebonarc 09-14-07, 09:54 PM	"Nancy Gnoll, meet Otto Orc, Danny Dwarf, Emily Elf, and Herbie Human." Sounds like a newbie campaign's adventuring party.
knowMad 09-15-07, 08:45 AM	Back in College there was a Dance Club called "Denim and Diamonds" (Country Bar / Dance Club). It was actually cool to say that you were going to D&D.
stugiiig 09-17-07, 10:44 AM	Not exactly the same kind of thing, but waaay back when I was in high school when I took my SAT one of the words that was in the antonyms section on the test was "draconian." I'm pretty sure I would've got the question right even if I hadn't played D&D but I can remember wondering if they meant Baaz or Bozak.
Teh_username 09-17-07, 01:08 PM	Heh. I passed many a middle/high-school History and English test thanks to knowledge gleaned from old-school AD&D. The various kinds of mercenaries and wide amount of polearms alone saved me more than once. :D On a more amusing note... Couple years ago, on my Modern Dance final, one of the questions was "What is the best alignment for [maneovure I can't remember]?" I was, you may imagine, utterly stumped. My answer, which I got partial* credit for, was "Lawful Good, so the dancer can wield the Holy Avenger +5". *"partial" meaning about the same as "did not leave blank"