Sep 8 2008, 9:48 am
Out of curiosity, I performed a little research on our peculiar hobby.
Of the 5 people I found in my facebook networks who list "D&D" as an
interest, 4 were "Christian," 3 of which were "Conservative."
Recognizing semantic differences, I found 4 other people who listed
"Dungeons & Dragons" as an interest. Only two of them listed a
religion: Agnostic and Kindness.
So, are publicly Christan facebookers more likely to veil their
activity in an acronym, while still wanting to put it out there? And
then, are a-religious types more forthcoming by spelling it in full,
provided they want anyone to know in the first place?
Incidentally, I only knew one of the people revealed in the search,
one of the 6 people I currently play with.
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Sep 9 2008, 10:53 am
ReplyDeleteFrom: Lady Lazarus
On that note I have to proffer even more mysterious connections.
It seems UND has a small, but devoted Dance Dance Revolution fan base. In the first two weeks of holding this Free Wellness Center
Sponsored Group Exercise Class, I noted that during intermission while catching our breath and choosing another song, some of my participants/patrons (i.e. guests) were talking about their latest campaign. And after a voluntary inquiry and a response of raised hands I noted that at least six of them play D&D, 2 play D20modern, and 1 plays vampire:
the requiem. Most are rampant anime followers.
Obviously, this proves statistically that DDR, not unlike its similarly acronymed friend, D&D is satanic pastime and should be entered into with abandon, or not at all.
My apologies, I would like to make a note of the use of HEAVY sarcasm in the previous post for those who missed it.
Sep 9 2008, 1:24 pm
ReplyDeleteFrom: Karlene
On another related note, those that engage in SCA and in LARPing are often also heavy gamers.
Sep 9 2008, 4:05 pm
ReplyDeleteFrom: elucidarian
This would be a case of stating the obvious for humorous effect?
Sep 9 2008, 4:12 pm
ReplyDeleteFrom: "Leonardo Negron"
So you are saying that LARPers and SCAers are satan worshipers? ;)
Sep 9 2008, 8:49 pm
ReplyDeleteFrom: Lady Lazarus
Well, if we use some of the statistically substantiated yet simple premises stated this article and apply a small amount of deductive
reasoning:
All DDRers like D&D
All D&Ders worship satan
Therefore all DDRers worship satan.
Feel free to replace "DDRers" with a like-minded activity like "LARPer" or "SCAer"
Or, by using a version of axiomatic propositional logic...
* [PL1] DDR → (DD → DDR)
* [PL2] (DDR → (DD → SATAN)) → ((DDR → DD) → (DDR → SATAN))
* [PL3] (￢DDR → ￢DD) .....
....Never mind. Just take my word on it. There is a very large group off unimaginative, un-fun people out there; We've got a better chance of survival if we stick together.