WoD gets surprising amount of press here, but mainly because of the CCP connection.
Look up how many national TV programs, comic strips, and books reference D&D.
Well, old or not, that's just nonsense. Ask Gary Glitter.
Who?
The fact is D&D is known from coast to coast and around the world. When normal people think of RP then think of D&D and usually will ask, "what's RP?"