tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post6055588301020688428..comments2024-03-25T21:52:03.310-05:00Comments on Hill Cantons: On the Topic of International Write Like Gary Gygax DayChris Kutalikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01414743509426875792noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-820873362687877702012-03-16T05:22:53.573-05:002012-03-16T05:22:53.573-05:00Quite entertaining indeed, gentlemen - Chris for t...Quite entertaining indeed, gentlemen - Chris for this madcap humor, and the many comments that followed suit. Thanks!Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18031181424520125213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-41340489805720903562012-03-14T13:12:15.962-05:002012-03-14T13:12:15.962-05:00I have a headache. There's no utility in comp...I have a headache. There's no utility in complex, ambiguous and prolixic writing done for it's own sake. Indeed it often appears to mask insecurities - and it gives me a headache. If you had to learn your vocabulary from game books then your schools should give you your tax dollars back. Grumble, grumble...DHBoggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02170439175265397893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-82414594871826186182012-03-14T01:05:02.892-05:002012-03-14T01:05:02.892-05:00Well done, all! (I can herein only express my appr...Well done, all! (I can herein only express my appreciation for your efforts, without inscribing additional witticisms of my own, as the hour is quite late and my brain appears to have liquified and been consumed by a coelacanth.)Keith Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00059044388944936192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-30775254657326231302012-03-13T19:51:46.412-05:002012-03-13T19:51:46.412-05:00I can't frigging believe I mistyped 'albei...I can't frigging believe I mistyped 'albeit'...<br /><br />WHERE'S MY BOTTLE?!?!scottszhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10327316054801308727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-42510959288510000202012-03-13T19:51:08.321-05:002012-03-13T19:51:08.321-05:00I forgot about the use of caps... John, that is aw...I forgot about the use of caps... John, that is awesome!scottszhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10327316054801308727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-90338632741207325122012-03-13T13:29:30.153-05:002012-03-13T13:29:30.153-05:00[ ;) ][ ;) ]Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07090296806321882601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-36218549110098885622012-03-13T13:04:27.291-05:002012-03-13T13:04:27.291-05:00there's a very interesting article about D&...there's a very interesting article about D&D's effect on the English language found here<br />http://phrontistery.info/disq6.html<br /><br />oh, and... puissant and so forthDungeon Smashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17400977043480856370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-41808430214363740392012-03-13T13:04:01.221-05:002012-03-13T13:04:01.221-05:00Many persons have the sad misconception that Gygax...Many persons have the sad misconception that Gygaxian prose comprises nothing more than bombastic oratory without any regard for clarity. This error is obvious to any person who considers the subject with perceptiveness. Care must be taken to ensure that each word is used only in its proper place. YOU CAN NOT HAVE A MEANINGFUL PASTICHE IF STRICT DICTION IS NOT MAINTAINED.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07090296806321882601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-18678744478449832012-03-13T12:53:07.960-05:002012-03-13T12:53:07.960-05:00Thanks to Gary, every grognard knows how to use &#...Thanks to Gary, every grognard knows how to use 'abeit'...scottszhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10327316054801308727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-72340647908789914122012-03-13T12:44:09.540-05:002012-03-13T12:44:09.540-05:00I actually owe a fair amount of my own ten-dollar ...I actually owe a fair amount of my own ten-dollar word vocabulary to those books myself.Chris Kutalikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414743509426875792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-8969983489168809452012-03-13T12:36:32.410-05:002012-03-13T12:36:32.410-05:00Man, it's been a while since I held a dumb poi...Man, it's been a while since I held a dumb pointless contest. Hmm...Chris Kutalikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414743509426875792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-23709209316304275502012-03-13T12:35:43.886-05:002012-03-13T12:35:43.886-05:00Bravo.Bravo.Chris Kutalikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414743509426875792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-1137906947861296662012-03-13T12:28:26.313-05:002012-03-13T12:28:26.313-05:00Can you imagine I've learnt English through th...Can you imagine I've learnt English through the AD&D manuals!賈尼https://www.blogger.com/profile/03207671300903490067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-86617091302812205092012-03-13T11:32:53.662-05:002012-03-13T11:32:53.662-05:00Perforce, this posting raises my ire. Surely Gygax...Perforce, this posting raises my ire. Surely Gygaxian language, devoid of contextual clues, reliant upon breadth of archaic vernacular, can create arduous environs which impede comprehension. Nevertheless my preference is complexity versus simplicity, for the latter is the province of unlearned plebs bereft of fervor for jocularity. Indeed such amusement arrives from bonafide discernment betwixt solemnity and tomfoolery.Bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06596247660364673313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-8402043862786247282012-03-13T11:30:49.798-05:002012-03-13T11:30:49.798-05:00Can we have an 'imitate Gary's writing'...Can we have an 'imitate Gary's writing' contest?scottszhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10327316054801308727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-53573480840367115012012-03-13T11:29:48.184-05:002012-03-13T11:29:48.184-05:00I understand.
As you were, citizen.I understand.<br /><br />As you were, citizen.scottszhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10327316054801308727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-58562068498171590772012-03-13T11:24:05.819-05:002012-03-13T11:24:05.819-05:00It was either that or Confederate War Widows Day.It was either that or Confederate War Widows Day.Chris Kutalikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414743509426875792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-69316566565102059952012-03-13T11:23:27.381-05:002012-03-13T11:23:27.381-05:00Thank you both.
I will be adding an alphabetical...Thank you both. <br /><br />I will be adding an alphabetical list later of all those persons who in some way contributed to the formation of this post. Naturally, each did not make an equal contribution to the pastiche, and those that I normally play LL with, as well as those who were kind of enough to comment on my G+ thread, had more influence and engendered more ideas than did those others with whom I do not have the privilege of continued virtual association or contact.Chris Kutalikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414743509426875792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-23091630735035280992012-03-13T11:21:56.608-05:002012-03-13T11:21:56.608-05:00This is a sorry attempt to get a holiday off from ...This is a sorry attempt to get a holiday off from work, Kutalik.<br /><br />Shame on you.scottszhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10327316054801308727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-17642708769821198222012-03-13T11:13:40.452-05:002012-03-13T11:13:40.452-05:00By dint of puissant effort, you have achieved the ...By dint of puissant effort, you have achieved the highest epitome of pastiche; and lesser wordsmiths must step forth, such as they can, or cease their caviling.Roger G-Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594440701279968693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1389986049507804094.post-87964316702905069092012-03-13T10:42:49.725-05:002012-03-13T10:42:49.725-05:00Hahaha, well played Cake!Hahaha, well played Cake!Xyanthonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07902260753434100101noreply@blogger.com