At a bookstore tonight I picked up a copy of the Player's Handbook II and flipped it open and stuck into the first page was a handwritten note that read: "You are a f******g nerd." I laughed really, really hard. Then I set down the book and quickly walked away.
I'm missing the humor here.
I would have bought that book, y'know to ground me before every game.
At a bookstore tonight I picked up a copy of the Player's Handbook II and flipped it open and stuck into the first page was a handwritten note that read: "You are a f******g nerd." I laughed really, really hard. Then I set down the book and quickly walked away.
You have an extra asterisk... now that's nerdy!
That's pretty funny!
At a bookstore tonight I picked up a copy of the Player's Handbook II and flipped it open and stuck into the first page was a handwritten note that read: "You are a f******g nerd." I laughed really, really hard. Then I set down the book and quickly walked away.
Jebadiah,
Check your email. I have a few questions for you.
Cheers,
-Josh
Ahaaaa.....CSI: Paizo is on the case. I bet it's at the distributor level unless Jebediah and Ultradan shop at the same store. I bet the suspect loves monster trucks, wears camouflage ballcaps and lives in a mobile home...(wait, that describes a large part of my family......)
If I were deciding whether to buy the book or not, I think a note like that would have sealed the deal.
No, I know several gamers who love the hobby and would still do something like that just to be funny. I tend to find labels such as nerd and geek useless, not so much offensive, but some of my gaming friends still use them in reference to themselves.
I think the story is hilarious.
Well, being a detective by nature and official job title, I stopped by Barnes & Noble on the way home from work. I got some weird looks when I put on my white cotton gloves and pulled out my fingerprint kit. I pulled all three copies of PHII and found no notes penned inside. By the time the manager arrived, I had carefully replaced all three books and was headed out the back door ;)
Actually I purchased Unearthed Arcana, since it contained several optional rules I plan to use in my future campaign (vitality points, hex based maps, etc). I did leaf through one copy of PHII and didn't find any notes. Being a happily married fat middle aged guy with no chance of scoring with attractive college aged women, I confidently paid for my purchase, even though the nice-looking girl behind the counter gave me the "you're a hopeless geek, and you're fat to boot" look. Maybe her boyfriend hadn't had time to write the note yet?
So what, I was gonna buy a book(Iron Kingdoms stuff, that by the way, is really cool) and while I was waiting in line I see A HUGE SKULL drawn inside...the worst is that the book is from 'only game in town' meaning that the guy who did it was either a D&D player/master or someone who playes with those stpid miniatures(no offense..)
Well, being a detective by nature and official job title, I stopped by Barnes & Noble on the way home from work. I got some weird looks when I put on my white cotton gloves and pulled out my fingerprint kit. I pulled all three copies of PHII and found no notes penned inside. By the time the manager arrived, I had carefully replaced all three books and was headed out the back door ;)
Lol, that’s hilarious.
I’ve always wanted to do something like that. In me and my friends’ version we wanted to get hazmat suits and geiger counters and walk into the local super market while making concerned comments and putting various food items into sample bags with tongs. The fear of arrest kept us from ever doing it though.
Lol, that’s hilarious.
I’ve always wanted to do something like that.
Well, just to be clear--I was only joking. I really did only buy UA. The hazmat suit idea is pretty funny.
True story--one time one of our fellow gamers had just had a baby and during a break in the game, a buddy of mine and I went to the grocery store to buy more beer and chips. She asked us to pick up some baby bottle liners and more formula while we were at the store.
So there we were--two grown men with a case of beer, bags of chips and baby bottle liners and formula. As the clerk was checking us out we got some weird looks, so my buddy told me "I hope the ransom money comes through soon, this baby stuff is getting expensive." I just nodded and said "yeah."
The clerk got the joke right away and started laughing, but we got a few horrified looks from the people behind us.
True story--one time one of our fellow gamers had just had a baby and during a break in the game, a buddy of mine and I went to the grocery store to buy more beer and chips. She asked us to pick up some baby bottle liners and more formula while we were at the store.So there we were--two grown men with a case of beer, bags of chips and baby bottle liners and formula. As the clerk was checking us out we got some weird looks, so my buddy told me "I hope the ransom money comes through soon, this baby stuff is getting expensive." I just nodded and said "yeah."
The clerk got the joke right away and started laughing, but we got a few horrified looks from the people behind us.
LOL ! That is really hilarious !
Quite a mean sense of humor, but obvious in that situation.Thanks for sharing.
Stefan
LOL ! That is really hilarious !
Quite a mean sense of humor, but obvious in that situation.
Thanks for sharing.Stefan
ROFL! That would be funny!
Reminds me of SCA events where you have to make a store run, and you're still in garb. Even funnier if one of your compatriots is still in armor. :D Or wearing a crown or coronet.
I've often done costumed fast-food runs with a group of LARPers before or after a game.
I have pictures of a group of about a dozen of us Wilder (wood elves) standing in line and chowing down on sandwiches at SubWay while amazed mundanes look on. Some of them took pictures, too.
I am a nerd!
Reminds me of SCA events where you have to make a store run, and you're still in garb. Even funnier if one of your compatriots is still in armor. :D Or wearing a crown or coronet.