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<blockquote data-quote="Jeff Wilder" data-source="post: 2017747" data-attributes="member: 5122">&quot;Knowledge (fringe systems)&quot; -- Fringe systems is a sub-category of the Knowledge skill in Star Wars D20.&nbsp; During a game which took place about 75% in the fringe itself, my PC (with a good score in the skill) was never called upon to use it.&nbsp; Frustrated, everytime the GM started asking for a Knowledge roll (but never fringe systems), I'd say, &quot;I have Knowledge (fringe systems)!&quot;Somehow it morphed so that now the whole group uses it to mean, &quot;No, we don't have that stupid esoteric Knowledge skill ... we have the ultimate Knowledge skill, and it should cover everything!&quot;&nbsp; This even in D&amp;D and other games where the skill doesn't exist, and even outside the game context, in place of a blank stare when someone says something completely incomprehensible.&nbsp; (That happens a lot in my group of friends ... )&quot;Gimli on Legolas&quot; -- One of our female players used to constantly opine about man-on-man pairings she wanted to see.&nbsp; (Always fictional characters ... I think the concept is called &quot;slash.&quot;)&nbsp; To get her to shut up, everytime she steered the conversation toward that area, we'd say, &quot;Gimli on Legolas.&quot;&nbsp; She's extremely Dwarfist, so she'd shudder and shut up.&nbsp; Having trained her, now we just say it in any vaguely disturbing situation (or even just for fun, to watch her reaction).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jeff Wilder, post: 2017747, member: 5122"] [B]"Knowledge (fringe systems)"[/B] -- Fringe systems is a sub-category of the Knowledge skill in Star Wars D20. During a game which took place about 75% in the fringe itself, my PC (with a good score in the skill) was never called upon to use it. Frustrated, everytime the GM started asking for a Knowledge roll (but never fringe systems), I'd say, "I have Knowledge (fringe systems)!" Somehow it morphed so that now the whole group uses it to mean, "No, we don't have that stupid esoteric Knowledge skill ... we have the [i]ultimate[/i] Knowledge skill, and it should cover everything!" This even in D&D and other games where the skill doesn't exist, and even outside the game context, in place of a blank stare when someone says something completely incomprehensible. (That happens a lot in my group of friends ... ) [B]"Gimli on Legolas"[/B] -- One of our female players used to constantly opine about man-on-man pairings she wanted to see. (Always fictional characters ... I think the concept is called "slash.") To get her to shut up, everytime she steered the conversation toward that area, we'd say, "Gimli on Legolas." She's extremely Dwarfist, so she'd shudder and shut up. Having trained her, now we just say it in any vaguely disturbing situation (or even just for fun, to watch her reaction). [/QUOTE]

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