You mean to tell me that someone conducted independent research to verify what they saw on TV, and then choose not to believe what they saw on TV based on a real life experience?
Grandma is influenced by TV or the local church or whatever and wants to forbid their grandchild DnD. Her son-in-law hates her and tells her to fuck off, explicitly allowing his son to do as he pleases (regarding DnD). His wife wants to pour oil on troubled waters and allows her mother to watch without disturbing the kids unless the satanism shows.
And her anger actually sounds like it was directed at the satan-preachers, like she was storming off to give them a piece of her mind: "These kids are choosing to play a game that reinforces their math and higher-level thinking skills better than their homework and you want me to stop them!?"
It's math but with enough consulting of books and argumentation about rule mechanics that I swear lawyers would probably make better dnd players than mathematicians
so far all the sessions I've been to have at least one american chopper energy moment over rule disagreements and I love it
Okay, so playing D&D could be helpful to a child interested in a nursing career? Getting the arithmetic fully automatic, since they also have a lot of other details to think about.
Basically the same show except instead of buying interesting things, they build interesting motorcycles. There's another show more related to pawn stars. I can't recall the name, but there was a "car expert" they brought on the show regularly who ended up with his own spinoff show. If I recall correctly, the younger guy in the American Choppers meme got his own spinoff show too. Americans really can't get enough of their workplace drama television.
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Rooskie91@discuss.online · 233 pts · 1y
You mean to tell me that someone conducted independent research to verify what they saw on TV, and then choose not to believe what they saw on TV based on a real life experience?
I don't believe it.
TheFriar@lemm.ee · 86 pts · 1y
It was the 80s.
tetris11@feddit.uk · 50 pts · 1y
it was acceptable at the time
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 1y
I'll do things for you
tetris11@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 1y
I've got hugs for you
mogranja@lemmy.eco.br · 2 pts · 1y
There wasn't a storm of internet influencers and news media telling people it wasn't acceptable, so it was by default.
Black616Angel@discuss.tchncs.de · 8 pts · 1y
I can see this happen the following way:
Grandma is influenced by TV or the local church or whatever and wants to forbid their grandchild DnD. Her son-in-law hates her and tells her to fuck off, explicitly allowing his son to do as he pleases (regarding DnD). His wife wants to pour oil on troubled waters and allows her mother to watch without disturbing the kids unless the satanism shows.
Then the math induced rage commences.
RedSnt@feddit.dk · 146 pts · 1y
At least she was open minded enough to sit in on the session to determine for herself if it really was satanism.
Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works · 59 pts · 1y
And her anger actually sounds like it was directed at the satan-preachers, like she was storming off to give them a piece of her mind: "These kids are choosing to play a game that reinforces their math and higher-level thinking skills better than their homework and you want me to stop them!?"
ameancow@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 1y
Noodle07@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Does it mean she knows what Satanism is to be able to tell if it is Satanism ? What is grams up to ? 🤔
Mothra@mander.xyz · 102 pts · 1y
It's math but with enough consulting of books and argumentation about rule mechanics that I swear lawyers would probably make better dnd players than mathematicians
so far all the sessions I've been to have at least one american chopper energy moment over rule disagreements and I love it
Initiateofthevoid@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 41 pts · 1y
Ashen44@lemmy.ca · 23 pts · 1y
every maths professor I've had in college told me to use the simplest numbers possible in my answers because arithmetic is annoying.
SARGE@startrek.website · 18 pts · 1y
Initiateofthevoid@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 1y
Lumiluz@slrpnk.net · 7 pts · 1y
Noob, not even using bayesian probability to determine if certs dice rolls should be done /s
Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y
Okay, so playing D&D could be helpful to a child interested in a nursing career? Getting the arithmetic fully automatic, since they also have a lot of other details to think about.
Initiateofthevoid@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 1y
laranis@lemmy.zip · 10 pts · 1y
A great DnD player is the perfect confluence of math nerd, obnoxious lawyer, and theater kid.
Mothra@mander.xyz · 3 pts · 1y
100%
Landless2029@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Can confirm. I like math, I consider myself a decent debator and I was in drama class...
Eheran@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
What is a "American chopper energy moment"?
Mothra@mander.xyz · 13 pts · 1y
This meme is the American chopper meme. Now picture these guys arguing about spells and DnD lore
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
That's pawn stars, isn't it?
Edit: I guess I didn't watch enough Discovery Channel...
DrSteveBrule@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 1y
Basically the same show except instead of buying interesting things, they build interesting motorcycles. There's another show more related to pawn stars. I can't recall the name, but there was a "car expert" they brought on the show regularly who ended up with his own spinoff show. If I recall correctly, the younger guy in the American Choppers meme got his own spinoff show too. Americans really can't get enough of their workplace drama television.
PapaStevesy@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
The meme with the father and son from American Chopper arguing back and forth where the son throws a chair
LePoisson@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
It's where the meme comes from.
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/american-chopper-argument
ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml · 54 pts · 1y
Alright, she's gone, we can start summoning Satan
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social · 12 pts · 1y
To kill him for exp!
wise_pancake@lemmy.ca · 44 pts · 1y
I was disappointed it wasn’t satanism too.
BlemboTheThird@lemmy.ca · 25 pts · 1y
It can be if you run the campaign right
SARGE@startrek.website · 14 pts · 1y
spicytuna62@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y
But if there's lots of DnD in Hell, sign me the fuck up.
Gerudo@lemm.ee · 10 pts · 1y
It's everywhere in hell, yet everyone cancels still.