wolfsbane114
Warrior
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 | | 04/03/2006 12:51 PM |
| I found this interesting tidbit and thought I would pass it on.
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• The oldest continuously-played Dungeons & Dragons character is believed to be a 237th level magic-user named Kirin Blade. Tom Darcy started his character in 1979, and has played the game every weekend since then for an estimated total of 22,500 hours.
http://www.gullible.info/archive.php?m=2006-04#post542 | |
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Sir Bozak The Damned
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2854 Posts
Québec
| | 04/03/2006 1:46 PM |
| | Wow ! Even if that is doubled or tripled, such a character is more than impressive. I wonder what the other party members looked like...[?] | |
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Malin Lug
Sergeant
742 Posts
| | 04/03/2006 1:57 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by wolfsbane114
I found this interesting tidbit and thought I would pass it on.
quote:
• The oldest continuously-played Dungeons & Dragons character is believed to be a 237th level magic-user named Kirin Blade. Tom Darcy started his character in 1979, and has played the game every weekend since then for an estimated total of 22,500 hours.
http://www.gullible.info/archive.php?m=2006-04#post542
You know what... when you have the ability to kill all of the Gods in your world, it is time to retire the character.
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nyjastul69
Commander
2731 Posts
Rhode Island
| | 04/03/2006 2:12 PM |
| | The date on that listing should be 4/1. | |
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Sulaco
Underboss
1605 Posts
| | 04/03/2006 2:37 PM |
| | Nice gag, man. I might have bought it if I didn't notice the site is named "Gullible Info". [)] | |
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jgsugden
Commander
4320 Posts
Walnut Creek, CA
| | 04/03/2006 6:46 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Sulaco
Nice gag, man. I might have bought it if I didn't notice the site is named "Gullible Info". [)]
IIRC, the gullible info site provides true information for the gullible to check. It doesn't provide false info.
For instance, look under today's date and you'll see:
• In the 1893 case Nix v. Hedden, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the tomato is a vegetable.
If you check wikipedia for the case, you'll find this to be true:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nix_v._Hedden
Of course, the fact checking on gullible.info may be off. For instance, I have a character that was built in the 1978 that is still alive (well ... he was turned to stone in 78 and I have not played him since ... does that count?) | |
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LCS
Underboss
1928 Posts
| | 04/03/2006 7:07 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by jgsugden
Of course, the fact checking on gullible.info may be off.
If you look at the entry which follows the D&D one, you'll note that their knowledge of the english alphabet is suspect as well ;)
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Sulaco
Underboss
1605 Posts
| | 04/06/2006 11:31 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by jgsugden
IIRC, the gullible info site provides true information for the gullible to check. It doesn't provide false info.
Or so they would have the gullible believe. [)]
As to the fruits vs. veg thing, there is no technical or biological difference. The only distinction is that fruits are usually eaten on their own or as a supplement to a meal (eg. dessert) while vegetables are eaten as part of or with other foodstuffs.
And then there are drupes, which are another matter entirely. [)] | |
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IanB
Commander
3112 Posts
| | 04/06/2006 5:19 PM |
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Actually, there is a difference. The real problem is that fruit is a botanical term and vegetable is a culinary term, so their definitions are not written with each other in mind. Scientifically speaking, "fruit" is a defined term (and would include tomatoes.)
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Sulaco
Underboss
1605 Posts
| | 04/06/2006 5:36 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by IanB
Actually, there is a difference. The real problem is that fruit is a botanical term and vegetable is a culinary term, so their definitions are not written with each other in mind. Scientifically speaking, "fruit" is a defined term (and would include tomatoes.)
Exactly. Apart from root crops like carrots and parsnips all vegetable are fruits, but not all fruits are vegetables. | |
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Ridureyu
Underboss
1622 Posts
| | 04/09/2006 7:18 PM |
| Wouldn't the oldest characters technically be the ones played by the game's founders who still play?
Granted, Mordy hasn't been played every weekend. | |
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