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<blockquote data-quote="shoak1" data-source="post: 7723175" data-attributes="member: 54380">[Steve clears his throat and preps his Old Man voice]Back when I was a boy, we didn't have none of this new-fangled iPuds, Titter, Faceplant, U-Tube, or even dem' fancy thinkin' boxes ya'all call &quot;computers.&quot;&nbsp; In MY day, if we wanted to have fun we either rode our bikes, read a book, or played games....And back in THOSE days, D and D was the BIG Fish in the Game Pond - everyone in my home town of Americaburg who liked water came to see him. Nobody - and I mean NOBODY - had EVER seen a Fish THAT big, and everyone was talking about him, even dem's who thoughts he was evil (claimed he was Satanic as I recall....).&nbsp; Anyone who liked water at all came to THIS Pond and saw THIS Fish.&nbsp; It was somethin' else, I tell ya......[nostalgically shakes head]Fast forward 35 years, and a whole new world has grown up all around that little Pond and our Big Fish.&nbsp; Sure, the Pond is deeper and wider than it used to be, and our old Fish has grown a bit larger around the waist, and heck - maybe even there's a few more people that come to the Pond than there used to be....But now lakes and seas and huuuuuge fish are everywhere to be seen.&nbsp; The big attractions today are the the Dinosaur Fish down by New Lake, and the Killer Whale down at the Wharf, and a hundred other Fish, some with names I can't even pronounce.&nbsp; I even hear rumors of an ocean that's home to some monstrous sea creature called &quot;Megaladon&quot;......Some of my old buddies still come down with me to the Pond each day, talking about the good old days, and we still like seeing our Big Fish. There's a bit of a buzz in the village these days.&nbsp; Some fancy suits came into town couple years back and bought up the old Motel 4e, tore it down, then built some fancy new hotel on top of it called &quot;5e.&quot; Some of dem folk down at the village is real excited about it (it don't quite look finished if you ask me).&nbsp; They sayin' its gonna be some kinda &quot;Golden Age&quot; for our Big Fish.&nbsp; But no sir [shakes head and clears his throat almost violently] - I don't think so.&nbsp; &quot;I've seen the Golden Age,&quot; I tell em - &quot;And this ain't it !!!&quot;&quot;&quot; [Old Man Steve chuckles a bit too excitedly and loudly].&nbsp; No sirrree Bob - Hotel 5e ain't no Golden Age for our Big Fish - in fact, it aint nuttin more than a sad half-finished reminder of his Golden Years........[Old Man Steve pauses thoughtfully as if to begin some new contemplation, but then abruptly nods off and begins snoaring profusely]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="shoak1, post: 7723175, member: 54380"] [Steve clears his throat and preps his Old Man voice] Back when I was a boy, we didn't have none of this new-fangled iPuds, Titter, Faceplant, U-Tube, or even dem' fancy thinkin' boxes ya'all call "computers." In MY day, if we wanted to have fun we either rode our bikes, read a book, or played games.... And back in THOSE days, D and D was the BIG Fish in the Game Pond - everyone in my home town of Americaburg who liked water came to see him. Nobody - and I mean [U]NOBODY[/U] - had EVER seen a Fish THAT big, and everyone was talking about him, even dem's who thoughts he was evil (claimed he was Satanic as I recall....). Anyone who liked water at all came to THIS Pond and saw THIS Fish. It was somethin' else, I tell ya......[nostalgically shakes head] Fast forward 35 years, and a whole new world has grown up all around that little Pond and our Big Fish. Sure, the Pond is deeper and wider than it used to be, and our old Fish has grown a bit larger around the waist, and heck - maybe even there's a few more people that come to the Pond than there used to be.... But now lakes and seas and huuuuuge fish are everywhere to be seen. The big attractions today are the the Dinosaur Fish down by New Lake, and the Killer Whale down at the Wharf, and a hundred other Fish, some with names I can't even pronounce. I even hear rumors of an ocean that's home to some monstrous sea creature called "Megaladon"...... Some of my old buddies still come down with me to the Pond each day, talking about the good old days, and we still like seeing our Big Fish. There's a bit of a buzz in the village these days. Some fancy suits came into town couple years back and bought up the old Motel 4e, tore it down, then built some fancy new hotel on top of it called "5e." Some of dem folk down at the village is real excited about it (it don't quite look finished if you ask me). They sayin' its gonna be some kinda "Golden Age" for our Big Fish. But no sir [shakes head and clears his throat almost violently] - I don't think so. "I've seen the Golden Age," I tell em - "And this ain't it !!!""" [Old Man Steve chuckles a bit too excitedly and loudly]. No sirrree Bob - Hotel 5e ain't no Golden Age for our Big Fish - in fact, it aint nuttin more than a sad half-finished reminder of his Golden Years........ [Old Man Steve pauses thoughtfully as if to begin some new contemplation, but then abruptly nods off and begins snoaring profusely] [/QUOTE]

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