Man that gish was the most gishlicious I ever gished.

Gishactly!

Gods above and gods below I hope this isn't contagious.

You gishes are such a gishy gish of gishes.

Lovely gish! Wonderful gish! Lovely gish wonderful gish!

SHUT UP!!

Bloody Vikings ..

I am going to send Gary an email to see if "g~!%" can be classified as profanity so that it is censored from people's posts.

um

Well the fish is gone now. Oh wait no, there it is, it's just smaller.

I am going to send Gary an email to see if "g~!%" can be classified as profanity so that it is censored from people's posts.

Dude. Not cool.

Celestial Healer wrote:

I am going to send Gary an email to see if "g~!%" can be classified as profanity so that it is censored from people's posts.

Dude. Not cool.

You just gave him the idea now.

EDIT: Gary I am very secure in my sexuallity but why is it I AM ALMOST ALWAYS SMURFETTE!!?!?!?

Celestial Healer wrote:

I am going to send Gary an email to see if "g~!%" can be classified as profanity so that it is censored from people's posts.

Dude. Not cool.

I'm sure this guy would think its cool:

Although everytime someone calls the concept a "gish" it becomes harder and harder to hear you... that word sucks. :-P

:)

I am going to send Gary an email to see if "g~!%" can be classified as profanity so that it is censored from people's posts.

Don't be a hater ..be a celebrater .. :P

Gish is the new Drittz.

Pretty much.

Sheesh, don't know what all the fuss is. I have a duskblade in my game that works fairly well. She kicks like a mule, but her AC&HPs ain't all that. And she rarely whips out the spell list (of course we do have several casters that beat her to it)

Gish Shimsh. Let the players have their fun. Some like chocolate in their peanut butter.

Sheesh, don't know what all the fuss is. I have a duskblade in my game that works fairly well. She kicks like a mule, but her AC&HPs ain't all that. And she rarely whips out the spell list (of course we do have several casters that beat her to it)

G&~~ Shimsh. Let the players have their fun. Some like chocolate in their peanut butter.

I have no problems with duskblades, eldritch knights, or 4e swordmages. It's just the word "g&~#" that I object to.

Patrick Curtin wrote:

Sheesh, don't know what all the fuss is. I have a duskblade in my game that works fairly well. She kicks like a mule, but her AC&HPs ain't all that. And she rarely whips out the spell list (of course we do have several casters that beat her to it)

G&~~ Shimsh. Let the players have their fun. Some like chocolate in their peanut butter.

I have no problems with duskblades, eldritch knights, or 4e swordmages. It's just the word "g&~#" that I object to.

+1.

Used to play the heck out of elf fighter/magic users in 1e. Have no problem with the "peanut butter cup" concept.

Drachesturm wrote:

Gish is the new Drittz.

Pretty much.

Not so.

[plant seed]Makes me wonder what (c/w)ould happen if they had avatars tied into the word gish the same as they currently do for smvrfs...[/plant seed]

So that's how they're doing it.

I removed some eye-bleed inducing spam.

I am in favor of removing all of Sebastian's posts, wherever they may be found.

I had a gish once. I had it removed. Very uncomfortable condition indeed.

It appears the whole message board needs a gish vaccine. Perhaps lessen the outbreaks of gish in the future.

I removed some eye-bleed inducing spam.

Not nearly enough, you missed the last 4 pages minus a dozen posts.

Ross Byers wrote:

I removed some eye-bleed inducing spam.

Not nearly enough, you missed the last 4 pages minus a dozen posts.

You're a g~&% sympathizer, aren't you?

I am in favor of removing all of Sebastian's posts, wherever they may be found.

STGU!

Messageboard Troll wrote:

I am in favor of removing all of Sebastian's posts, wherever they may be found.

STGU!

LOL

I can't hear you because you're dead to me.

If you stare at that block for a while and let your eyes drift out of focus there's a fish in the center.

That said, I have to agree with Benn Roe. Sorry guys but he's right. Words evolve.

When a monster is evolving, we must stop it. Hurray for normative linguistics!

Fake Healer wrote:

Ross Byers wrote:

I removed some eye-bleed inducing spam.

Not nearly enough, you missed the last 4 pages minus a dozen posts.

You're a gish sympathizer, aren't you?

Yes.

Ross Byers wrote:

I removed some eye-bleed inducing spam.

Not nearly enough, you missed the last 4 pages minus a dozen posts.

Hey, there's "gish-wish" threads elsewhere. Threads evolve. This is the "gish-stitch" thread, blessed by the Chief himself. It has a special niche, plus you can see a fish.

Orthos wrote:

That said, I have to agree with Benn Roe. Sorry guys but he's right. Words evolve.

When a monster is evolving, we must stop it. Hurray for normative linguistics!

Methinks it's too late for that. It already has a life of its own. ;)

plus you can see a fish.

Not anymore, Ross deleted 'em.

Mairkurion {tm} wrote:

plus you can see a fish.

Not anymore, Ross deleted 'em.

I know, it's very sad.

Orthos wrote:

Mairkurion {tm} wrote:

plus you can see a fish.

Not anymore, Ross deleted 'em.

I know, it's very sad.

Sad?

Anybody seen my archetype?

Mairkurion {tm} wrote:

Orthos wrote:

That said, I have to agree with Benn Roe. Sorry guys but he's right. Words evolve.

When a monster is evolving, we must stop it. Hurray for normative linguistics!

Methinks it's too late for that. It already has a life of its own. ;)

Nah, there are words that aren't acceptable in public.

Who is this Johnny Come Lately?

David Fryer wrote:

Orthos wrote:

Mairkurion {tm} wrote:

plus you can see a fish.

Not anymore, Ross deleted 'em.

I know, it's very sad.

Sad?

Yes, that we can't see the fish anymore.

Who is this Johnny Come Lately?

I am that which is striving towards you. I predict that you will discover there are many instantiations that are striving towards your perfection. I just hope that they all rhyme.

Don'y you have a friend named Posh?

I can't wait to find out.

I figured out the appeal. In the minds of mear mortals gish=Jedi.

I figured out the appeal. In the minds of mere mortals, gish=Jedi.

I just saw Men Who Stare at Goats. The word "Jedi" will never be the same again.

David Fryer wrote:

I figured out the appeal. In the minds of mere mortals, gish=Jedi.

I just saw "Men who Stare at Goats." The word Jedi will never be the same again.

I still mantain that "Obi-Wan Kenobi" was cast in that movie for a reason.

That's not the film you're looking for...

I still mantain that "Obi-Wan Kenobi" was cast in that movie for a reason.

Obviously -- especially in light of that fact that Aaron Eckhart would have been exactly perfect for the part, but they gave it to Ewan MacGregor anyway.

Oh look, another remix.

I figured out the appeal. In the minds of mear mortals gish=Jedi.

You know, I have seen the word "archetype" mentioned in relation to the arcane warrior class and I have been hammering my memory, trying to come up with a fictional character that 1) could fit that role and 2) didn't have its origins in the game.

The jedi definitely come close. I am sure there are more examples out there. I just can't think of them. Perhaps, I just don't have experience with them. Is there something else I am missing? Or is this something that derived entirely from the gaming scene?

Personally I don't mind the whole fighter/arcanist trope. Though I don't like the use of the word "gish" for the concept either. I don't have any players who are dying to fill the role and I don't have any great urge to play that kind of character either. Well, I do like bards so I suppose that isn't entirely true.

Well the is Elric of Melnibone from Moorcock. I also remember an arcane warrior or two in the Witchworld books. A lot of arcane warriors appear in wirefu martial arts movies too.