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The Original Reason for Spell Components: Balancing Bad Jokes
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<blockquote data-quote="ilgatto" data-source="post: 9075774" data-attributes="member: 86051"><p>Interesting post! It has actually solved a lot of questions I now realize I had (fleece!) - and then some didn't even know I had. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>The following probably don't classify as 'bad jokes' as per OP's definition, but they (as well as the <em>Friends</em> thing - <strong>ESPECIALLY</strong> THE FRIENDS THING) have always bugged me - which makes them bad jokes IMDO.</p><p></p><p><em><strong>Aid</strong></em> (UA): The material components of of this spell are a tiny strip of white cloth with a sticky substance (such as tree sap) on the ends, (...).</p><p><em>Band... </em>(Oh dear, I think I have sprained a muscle - this one always get me, NOT)</p><p></p><p><strong><em>Repulsion</em></strong>: The material component of this spell is a pair of small magnetized iron bars attached to two small canine statuettes, one ivory and one ebony.</p><p><em>Really?</em></p><p></p><p><strong><em>Bigby's Clenched Fist</em></strong>: The material component of this spell is (...) and a small device consisting of four rings joined so as to form a slightly curved line, with an "I" upon which the bottoms of the rings rest, the whole fashioned of an alloyed metal of copper and zinc.</p><p><em>He's not gonna say it, is he?</em></p><p></p><p>Oh, not a bad joke but on the off chance that someone doesn't know: </p><p><em><strong>Wall of Fog</strong></em>: The material component is a pinch of split dried peas.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pea_soup_fog" target="_blank"><em>Pea soup fog</em></a><em>.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ilgatto, post: 9075774, member: 86051"] Interesting post! It has actually solved a lot of questions I now realize I had (fleece!) - and then some didn't even know I had. :) The following probably don't classify as 'bad jokes' as per OP's definition, but they (as well as the [I]Friends[/I] thing - [B]ESPECIALLY[/B] THE FRIENDS THING) have always bugged me - which makes them bad jokes IMDO. [I][B]Aid[/B][/I] (UA): The material components of of this spell are a tiny strip of white cloth with a sticky substance (such as tree sap) on the ends, (...). [I]Band... [/I](Oh dear, I think I have sprained a muscle - this one always get me, NOT)[I][/I] [B][I]Repulsion[/I][/B]: The material component of this spell is a pair of small magnetized iron bars attached to two small canine statuettes, one ivory and one ebony. [I]Really?[/I] [B][I]Bigby's Clenched Fist[/I][/B]: The material component of this spell is (...) and a small device consisting of four rings joined so as to form a slightly curved line, with an "I" upon which the bottoms of the rings rest, the whole fashioned of an alloyed metal of copper and zinc. [I]He's not gonna say it, is he?[/I] Oh, not a bad joke but on the off chance that someone doesn't know: [I][B]Wall of Fog[/B][/I]: The material component is a pinch of split dried peas. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pea_soup_fog'][I]Pea soup fog[/I][/URL][I].[/I] [/QUOTE]
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