Because of the climate of political correctness now pervading
America,those of us in Arkansas and Missouri will no longer be
referred to as HILLBILLIES.
We ask that you now refer to us as OZARK-AMERICANS.
Thank you!
Now if you'll excuse me, I got possums to fry.
Attn: those from Arkansas and Missouri
Moderator: Falconer
Attn: those from Arkansas and Missouri
Got this email today:
I'm originally from southwest Missouri and my wife is originally from Arkansas. Having said that, I still prefer Hillbilly myself 
. Although Ozark-American does have a nice ring to it, hehehe.
. Although Ozark-American does have a nice ring to it, hehehe.My Old School Art gallery online: http://www.johnathanbinghamart.com
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JRMapes
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xyanthon wrote:I'm originally from southwest Missouri and my wife is originally from Arkansas. Having said that, I still prefer Hillbilly myself
Joplin area perchance?
If so and you get back this way let me know. We will get some gaming in.
I'm just North of Pittsburg, KS (about 25 mins) in a lilttle burg called Arcadia (KS).
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[color=yellow]GROGNARD GEARHEADS[/color]:"Building anything for Traveller is a blast. Just make sure you've got a spreadsheet and a college education. Traveller is built for REAL MEN. There's none of that freeform prose for pussies you'll see in other games." [i]- Kellri[/i]
[color=yellow]THE DUNGEON GESTALT[/color] - D&D is primal fetishism. It makes relics out of old character sheets and totems out of a stack of hardback rulebooks. The dungeon crawl itself is a ritual with no obligation to make sense beyond the circle of participants. In that sense, it's a lot like a cave painting of some ancient hunt. It's a convergence of random events in a controlled setting that forms the basis of a heroic tale in the minds of the participants. Powerful and primitive social magic that can't be reliably explained but only experienced. And IMO, a much more 'real' experience than the forced plot you see in most 'storyteller' games. [i]- Kellri[/i]
[color=yellow]GAMING-Back To The Basics[/color]:"It was a helluva romp in the 70s. The choices were D&D in the white box, Traveller in the black box, or if we wanted something really bizarre, Empire of the Petal Throne in the colourful box! ...You know... it's stunning. Between them, those three games cover so much ground, everything since has been footnotes and elaborations." [i]- pyratejohn[/i]
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JR,
From Springfield originally but my family still lives in Springfield and in Branson. I was just there last week! I wish I had known, heh. I'm going to try and get back more often because my son and soon to be son or daughter will want to spend more time with their grandparents. I'll try and let you know when I'm heading back that way!
From Springfield originally but my family still lives in Springfield and in Branson. I was just there last week! I wish I had known, heh. I'm going to try and get back more often because my son and soon to be son or daughter will want to spend more time with their grandparents. I'll try and let you know when I'm heading back that way!
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That depends on if he stopped because he finally graduated 4th grade.blackprinceofmuncie wrote:From Nevada, MO originally (due east of Fort Scott, KS) and I can say for certain that my family are thoroughbred hillbillies, every last one. My father rode to school on a mule until he was 16 years old. If that doesn't make you a hillbilly I don't know what does.
Bad joke, sorry but I had to do it.
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I guess that makes you a yankee to us here folk down in Florida?TheRedPriest wrote:Or, as Louisianians refer to 'em. Yankees.
I want to hear what you did in the dungeon, not the voting booth. Politics and rules minutia both bore me in my opinion.
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