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<blockquote data-quote="JesterPoet" data-source="post: 1726963" data-attributes="member: 138"><p> <ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">If you arrive at a game, and are the only person at the table not in costume, be prepared to be a third wheel</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Kilts are cool when worn by Scottish Men</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Kilts are still kind of cool when worn by non-Scottish men</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Kilts made out of khaki are skirts</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><a href="http://www.thefoolery.com/lelu1.jpg" target="_blank">Masking tape</a> does not a <a href="http://www.thefoolery.com/lelu2.jpg" target="_blank">costume</a> make (<strong>warning:</strong> picture links <em>potentially</em> not grandma friendly)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Klingons do not move quickly through large crowds</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">People in funny hats are, by default, irritating people. A person wearing a funny hat does not get the benefit of the doubt on a first encounter. Such a person is required to prove to me that s/he is not a weirdo</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">LARPing is tempting, so it must be bad</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Beer and cookies, though capable of keeping you awake, are not recommended forms of sustenance.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Some people will buy ANYTHING</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">If you dress up in a skanky costume, don’t complain about men taking pictures of your butt… nobody will have sympathy for you. Not even your significant other</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">An amazing amount of people can do good Wookie impressions, if sufficiently goaded</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">There is little that is as depressing as watching a washed-up celebrity beg</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">People will happily stand in a long line for something, all the while having no idea what that something is</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">One GM can, through inhuman feats I have no method of understanding, actually manage a game with 40 players</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Two GMs can, through inhuman feats I have no method of understanding, completely ^#*$@! up a game with only 8 players</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">If you make up an excuse for why you’re leaving a terrible game halfway through, rather than simply telling the truth, be prepared to have said excuse invalidated in front of the game’s GM at some point later in the con, and be prepared to be very, very uncomfortable</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Not everyone understands sarcastic humor. Some who misunderstand are surprisingly aggressive</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">A game may be really stupid, but if you had fun it doesn’t really matter</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Never, ever, ever, agree to carry someone else’s books for them for “a little while.” When carrying extra weight at GenCon, there is no such thing as “a little while”</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Nobody F***s with Marc Singer!<br /> <br /> <img src="http://www.thefoolery.com/msinger.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /> </li> </ol></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JesterPoet, post: 1726963, member: 138"] [list=1] [*]If you arrive at a game, and are the only person at the table not in costume, be prepared to be a third wheel [*]Kilts are cool when worn by Scottish Men [*]Kilts are still kind of cool when worn by non-Scottish men [*]Kilts made out of khaki are skirts [*][url=http://www.thefoolery.com/lelu1.jpg]Masking tape[/url] does not a [url=http://www.thefoolery.com/lelu2.jpg]costume[/url] make ([b]warning:[/b] picture links [i]potentially[/i] not grandma friendly) [*]Klingons do not move quickly through large crowds [*]People in funny hats are, by default, irritating people. A person wearing a funny hat does not get the benefit of the doubt on a first encounter. Such a person is required to prove to me that s/he is not a weirdo [*]LARPing is tempting, so it must be bad [*]Beer and cookies, though capable of keeping you awake, are not recommended forms of sustenance. [*]Some people will buy ANYTHING [*]If you dress up in a skanky costume, don’t complain about men taking pictures of your butt… nobody will have sympathy for you. Not even your significant other [*]An amazing amount of people can do good Wookie impressions, if sufficiently goaded [*]There is little that is as depressing as watching a washed-up celebrity beg [*]People will happily stand in a long line for something, all the while having no idea what that something is [*]One GM can, through inhuman feats I have no method of understanding, actually manage a game with 40 players [*]Two GMs can, through inhuman feats I have no method of understanding, completely ^#*$@! up a game with only 8 players [*]If you make up an excuse for why you’re leaving a terrible game halfway through, rather than simply telling the truth, be prepared to have said excuse invalidated in front of the game’s GM at some point later in the con, and be prepared to be very, very uncomfortable [*]Not everyone understands sarcastic humor. Some who misunderstand are surprisingly aggressive [*]A game may be really stupid, but if you had fun it doesn’t really matter [*]Never, ever, ever, agree to carry someone else’s books for them for “a little while.” When carrying extra weight at GenCon, there is no such thing as “a little while” [*]Nobody F***s with Marc Singer! [IMG]http://www.thefoolery.com/msinger.jpg[/IMG] [/list] [/QUOTE]
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