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from “Bacchus F” over on www.rpg.net:

Scene: A FLGS. One table is occupied by a group of Fanboys playing d20. Whenever the word “d20” is repeated, they begin singing and/or chanting. A gamer and his girlfriend enter.

Gamer: You sit here, dear.

Girlfriend: All right.

Store Owner: Morning!

Store Owner: Morning!

Gamer: Well, what’ve you got?

Store Owner: Well, there’s GURPS; HERO; TRISTAT; FUDGE; BRP and d20; d20 UNISYSTEM and d20; d20 FUZION d20 d20 CODA and d20; d20 SILHOUETTE d20 d20 CODA d20 INTERLOCK and d20;

Fanboys: d20 d20 d20 d20…

Store Owner: …d20 d20 d20 TRISTAT; d20 d20 d20 d20 d20 d20 OGL d20 d20 d20…

Fanboys: d20! Lovely d20! Lovely d20!

Store Owner: …or a completely generic system capable of unlimited expansion with tons of feats, new classes, special abilities, a point based character creation system, specific critical hit tables, pre-painted minis, fully integrated LARP rules with war gamming support, and FUZION mixed in and d20.

Girlfriend: Have you got anything without d20?

Store Owner: Well, there’s d20 FUZION SILHOUETTE and d20, that’s not got much d20 in it.

Girlfriend: I don’t want ANY d20!

Gamer: Why can’t she have GURPS d20 and SILHOUETTE?

Girlfriend: THAT’S got d20 in it!

Gamer: Hasn’t got as much d20 in it as d20 FUZION SILHOUETTE and d20, has it?

Fanboys: d20 d20 d20 d20… (Crescendo through next few lines…)

Girlfriend: Could you do the GURPS d20 and SILHOUETTE without the d20 then?

Store Owner: Urgghh!

Girlfriend: What do you mean ‘Urgghh’? I don’t like d20!

Fanboys: Lovely d20! Wonderful d20!

Store Owner: Shut up!

Fanboys: Lovely d20! Wonderful d20!

Store Owner: Shut up! (Fanboys stop) Bloody Fanboys! You can’t have GURPS d20 and SILHOUETTE without the d20.

Girlfriend: I don’t like d20!

Gamer: Sshh, dear, don’t cause a fuss. I’ll have your d20. I love it. I’m having d20 d20 d20 d20 d20 d20 d20 OGL d20 d20 d20 and d20!

Fanboys: d20 d20 d20 d20. Lovely d20! Wonderful d20!

Store Owner: Shut up!! OGL is off.

Gamer: Well could I have her d20 instead of the OGL then?

Store Owner: You mean d20 d20 d20 d20 d20 d20… (but it is too late and the Fanboys drown his words)

Fanboys: (Singing elaborately…) d20 d20 d20 d20. Lovely d20! Wonderful d20! d20 d-d-d-d-d-d d20 d-d-d-d-d-d d20. Lovely d20! Lovely d20! Lovely d20! Lovely d20! Lovely d20! d20 d20 d20 d20!

First, this:

Nemesis

?? Which Of The Greek Gods Are You ??
brought to you by Quizilla

(Hm… I could have gunned for Athena… but I decided to answer the way I felt today. And thus…)

Second… THERE’S A NEW SARAH MCLACHLAN ALBUM! NOVEMBER 6th! You can listen to the single here: http://channels.netscape.com/ns/music/default.jsp

God, I love Love Love this song. And I can’t wait for the new album.

(And she’s got that creepy witch Stevie Nicks look goin’ on. Wowsers.)

Third… Wow. That SM song just kicks my ass.

Fourth… I had a ton of fun at wumpskate last night. Remembering how to ride the wheels. My legs hurt. The front of my shins just ache. Now I really miss dancing. Gots ta go. Need friends to go with.

I was hot and covered with sweat. Out of breath. I had to take my jacket off I was working so hard. And it was all because of .

She made me use muscles I hadn’t used in a long time.

“So glad you could come,” she said, a smile on her face.

“There’s a first time for everything,” I said.

Then, I turned in my skates and went home.

(Glad I finally made it to one of your gigs, girl. Rob and I had a lot of fun.)

http://www.wumpskate.com/

… but I’ll be doing it tonight.
Geez. I remember fifth grade. Had a crush on this cute girl with brown curls and freckles. What was her name…?

What a long, rewarding weekend…

I’m in the game now, so go ahead. Do what you’ve always wanted to do.

http://www.neopets.com/games/whackastaffmember.phtml

from an appropriate source. 😉
(Yes, I’m feeling wicked today.)

Lucifer. The most misunderstood of all the
ArchAngels, you’re most like the ArchAngel of
Light. You’ve seen the darkside and have opted
for something better. You need better press,
though chances are no one will really
understand your motives.

My favorite version of Lucifer

Cash isn’t with us anymore, so it’s a sad day.
But, he is with June. So it’s a happy day.

Godspeed, John.

Adam: http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/3100550.stm?display=1
Me: LAME
Adam: yeah
Me: Much Ado About Nothing
Me: I’ve never heard of this guy before.
Adam: really? he is one of yours
Adam: south park did an episode called Blanetology
Adam: heh
Me: “I’m an artist – nothing more, nothing less,” he said. “I don’t fear life and I don’t fear death.”
Adam: he’s gonna fear 30 drunk british yobs with laser pointers sooner or later
Me: ROFL

People often ask me what I mean by “magic.” I use the word a lot, and always say, “It’s difficult to explain. Unless you’ve seen it for yourself… it can’t be explained.”

Well, I’ve finally got something that we’ve all seen that I can point at and say, “THAT! There it is! Real fucking magic!” Not this neo-pagan bullshit going around. That stuff has no mythological significance. No, I mean honest to Goddess real fucking magic.

And we have Madonna to thank for it. Yes, I’m talking about The Kiss.

It’s a moment we all saw (or you can still see). Madonna and Britney on stage at the MTV Music Awards, in full lip lock for all the world to see. How is that magic? Here… let me explain.

Twenty years ago, Madonna appeared on MTV in a wedding gown, singing “Like a Virgin.” I was fifteen years old, in the prime of my adolescence. Watching her in that pure white wedding gown that looked more like lingerie. The way she moved, the way she sang… I was a fan for life. Right there and then. It was a moment that transformed many young males (and females) forever. A moment of pure magic.

Now, twenty years later, Britney shows up in the same dress… singing the same song. Oh, yeah, and that Christina whatever-her-name-is chick was there, too. So, there’s the song, there’s the dress…

And then Madonna shows up. In her androgynous and sexual “groom” outfit. She dances with the girls, they sing the song together… a mystical marriage ceremony.

And then there’s the kiss. A transfer of power. A passing of the torch. Like Madonna saying, “Here ya go, kid. Here’s all the magic I got.”

It was a ritual, a ceremony. A true moment of magic. Watching it on video tape isn’t the same. Being there for the moment… it made my heart tremble, my knees shake. Not because it was watching two girls kiss… but because of the power of the moment. The mythological power of that kiss was enormous… and made my head swoon.

A lot of people have criticised that moment as a desperate plea for attention, a shameless plug. They don’t get it. Madonna’s a smart woman, and she understands the power of moments. She’s even got her head in kaballa these days, so she knows the mythological importance of symbols and timing. Madonna isn’t a person anymore. She’s a symbol. A walking, breathing myth. A living Goddess on Earth. And she’s just chosen a champion.

Can Britney carry on that legacy? Does she have the strength to hold that power? Am I making too much of a simple publicity stunt?

I don’t know. But, it’s fun to believe.