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<blockquote data-quote="Pat" data-source="post: 3430689" data-attributes="member: 40088"><p>Very, very steeped in the 80s, but quite funny. From <em>Dragon</em> #72:</p><p></p><p>Valley Elf,</p><p>He's a Valley Elf, </p><p>Valley Elf, </p><p>He's a Valley Elf . . .</p><p></p><p>So cool, so fair, </p><p>With chartreuse hair, </p><p>So young, secure ——</p><p></p><p>"Fer sure, fer sure, </p><p>like, oh, man, I was really <em>down</em> today, </p><p>like, sooo <em>down</em>, </p><p>I almost flunked <em>archery</em> today, </p><p>I was blitzed totally, it was</p><p><em>wrong</em>. Like, I wore my elven cloak</p><p>into the <em>dungeon</em>, y'know, and it got all</p><p>grody with, wow, like</p><p><em>spider</em> webs and <em>green slime</em> all over it, </p><p>like <em>yucko</em>, like</p><p>when I saw it when we got out I thought, oh, </p><p><em>gag</em> me with a <em>wand</em>, </p><p>and it was <em>grody</em> to the <em>max</em>, just <em>psionic</em>, like, </p><p>and I had to clean it, oh, </p><p>gross me <em>out</em>, man. </p><p>Totally <em>awesome</em>. I <em>hate</em> to go in <em>dun</em>geons, </p><p>they are <em>so rank</em>, and some of the monsters just like</p><p><em>freak me out</em>, man, like wow, </p><p>I even saw a fer real monster, like <em>real</em> close up</p><p>once, and it was <em>really</em>, like, totally</p><p>disgusting, <em>barf city</em> man, it was <em>so gross</em></p><p>that I thought, like, Hey, keep away from <em>me</em>, man! </p><p>Like <em>no way</em> I'm gonna ever even use <em>my</em> sword</p><p>on <em>you</em>, I just <em>waxed</em> it, y'know, like</p><p>gag me with a mace." </p><p></p><p>Valley Elf, </p><p>He's a Valley Elf, </p><p>Valley Elf, </p><p>He's a Valley Elf . . . </p><p></p><p>North of Geoff, South of Ket, </p><p>By the River Javan wet, </p><p>Living with the stubby gnomes, </p><p>The Valley Elves do make their homes. </p><p></p><p>"Sure, totally, y'know, I had a dog man, </p><p>a cooshee, like he was special, </p><p>a Gucci cooshee poochie, </p><p>he had designer genes, like, really rare, </p><p>he was just <em>awesome</em>, but not too housebroken. </p><p>I had to clean up after him, and that was like <em>grody</em>, </p><p>just <em>gross to the max</em>, but, wow, </p><p>like, no biggie, cuz he was my</p><p><em>dog</em>, y'know, but he's gone now, totally, see, </p><p>I met the <em>mage</em> the other day, and, <em>wow</em>, man, </p><p>the <em>mage</em> has got like <em>no</em>, </p><p><em>totally no</em> sense of humor. Like, I made a joke, </p><p>y'know, I thought it was <em>super</em>, </p><p>like, I saw the <em>mage</em> and said like, hey, </p><p>we're in the Valley of the Jolly, </p><p>like, Ho Ho Ho, Green Valley Mage, </p><p>just like the freakin' commercials, </p><p>but he just looked at me, like <em>wow</em>, </p><p>he must have <em>really</em> been <em>out of it</em>, man, </p><p>like he was so out of it he threw</p><p>one of those, like, meteor swarms at me, it was just</p><p><em>awesome</em>, I mean it was just, oh <em>wow</em> man, it was</p><p><em>astral</em>, and it missed me and hit my dog, </p><p>my designer dog, like, </p><p>crispy critter <em>city</em>, </p><p>I was <em>really</em> bummed out, really bad like." </p><p></p><p>Valley Elf, </p><p>He's a Valley Elf, </p><p>Valley Elf, </p><p>He's a Valley Elf . . .</p><p></p><p>He's a super Valley Elf, </p><p>So chaotic, sure of self, </p><p>Tall and thin and fair of face, </p><p>His brain is lost in outer space. </p><p></p><p>"Oh, super, like I live in the</p><p>good part of the Valley, </p><p>y'know, where we're all into, like, </p><p>real <em>ethereal</em> things, like</p><p>I got a set of designer <em>ring</em> mail</p><p>for my birthday, I was totally</p><p><em>freaked out</em>, like, my old set was getting</p><p>full of wrinkles and it had</p><p>blood on it from where I cut myself</p><p>with my short sword, yeah, really, like</p><p><em>agon</em>y, man, I was in <em>total</em> agony</p><p>for an <em>hour</em>. <em>Really</em>, </p><p>but now I'm together, like, </p><p>fer sure, <em>no problem</em>. </p><p>That was <em>close</em>, man, </p><p>like I was <em>so sure</em> I was gonna</p><p><em>pass out</em> fer sure, </p><p>I lucked out <em>totally</em>. </p><p>Good thing." </p><p></p><p>(<em>Totally</em> written by some gamers in, like, <em>Kentucky</em>, man, who don't want their names used. <em>Fer sure</em>.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pat, post: 3430689, member: 40088"] Very, very steeped in the 80s, but quite funny. From [i]Dragon[/i] #72: Valley Elf, He's a Valley Elf, Valley Elf, He's a Valley Elf . . . So cool, so fair, With chartreuse hair, So young, secure —— "Fer sure, fer sure, like, oh, man, I was really [i]down[/i] today, like, sooo [i]down[/i], I almost flunked [i]archery[/i] today, I was blitzed totally, it was [i]wrong[/i]. Like, I wore my elven cloak into the [i]dungeon[/i], y'know, and it got all grody with, wow, like [i]spider[/i] webs and [i]green slime[/i] all over it, like [i]yucko[/i], like when I saw it when we got out I thought, oh, [i]gag[/i] me with a [i]wand[/i], and it was [i]grody[/i] to the [i]max[/i], just [i]psionic[/i], like, and I had to clean it, oh, gross me [i]out[/i], man. Totally [i]awesome[/i]. I [i]hate[/i] to go in [i]dun[/i]geons, they are [i]so rank[/i], and some of the monsters just like [i]freak me out[/i], man, like wow, I even saw a fer real monster, like [i]real[/i] close up once, and it was [i]really[/i], like, totally disgusting, [i]barf city[/i] man, it was [i]so gross[/i] that I thought, like, Hey, keep away from [i]me[/i], man! Like [i]no way[/i] I'm gonna ever even use [i]my[/i] sword on [i]you[/i], I just [i]waxed[/i] it, y'know, like gag me with a mace." Valley Elf, He's a Valley Elf, Valley Elf, He's a Valley Elf . . . North of Geoff, South of Ket, By the River Javan wet, Living with the stubby gnomes, The Valley Elves do make their homes. "Sure, totally, y'know, I had a dog man, a cooshee, like he was special, a Gucci cooshee poochie, he had designer genes, like, really rare, he was just [i]awesome[/i], but not too housebroken. I had to clean up after him, and that was like [i]grody[/i], just [i]gross to the max[/i], but, wow, like, no biggie, cuz he was my [i]dog[/i], y'know, but he's gone now, totally, see, I met the [i]mage[/i] the other day, and, [i]wow[/i], man, the [i]mage[/i] has got like [i]no[/i], [i]totally no[/i] sense of humor. Like, I made a joke, y'know, I thought it was [i]super[/i], like, I saw the [i]mage[/i] and said like, hey, we're in the Valley of the Jolly, like, Ho Ho Ho, Green Valley Mage, just like the freakin' commercials, but he just looked at me, like [i]wow[/i], he must have [i]really[/i] been [i]out of it[/i], man, like he was so out of it he threw one of those, like, meteor swarms at me, it was just [i]awesome[/i], I mean it was just, oh [i]wow[/i] man, it was [i]astral[/i], and it missed me and hit my dog, my designer dog, like, crispy critter [i]city[/i], I was [i]really[/i] bummed out, really bad like." Valley Elf, He's a Valley Elf, Valley Elf, He's a Valley Elf . . . He's a super Valley Elf, So chaotic, sure of self, Tall and thin and fair of face, His brain is lost in outer space. "Oh, super, like I live in the good part of the Valley, y'know, where we're all into, like, real [i]ethereal[/i] things, like I got a set of designer [i]ring[/i] mail for my birthday, I was totally [i]freaked out[/i], like, my old set was getting full of wrinkles and it had blood on it from where I cut myself with my short sword, yeah, really, like [i]agon[/i]y, man, I was in [i]total[/i] agony for an [i]hour[/i]. [i]Really[/i], but now I'm together, like, fer sure, [i]no problem[/i]. That was [i]close[/i], man, like I was [i]so sure[/i] I was gonna [i]pass out[/i] fer sure, I lucked out [i]totally[/i]. Good thing." ([i]Totally[/i] written by some gamers in, like, [i]Kentucky[/i], man, who don't want their names used. [i]Fer sure[/i].) [/QUOTE]
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