White and Nerdy

Useless Fact 3-5-08

FACT: Donald Duck comics were banned in Finland because he doesn't wear pants.

A Sad Day For Nerds World Wide.

Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons passed away today at age 69 (he he) at his home in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. He had been in poor health, suffering numerous strokes and a near fatal heart attack.

His games and his influence to the role-playing game genre will be missed. I have many funny stories and fond memories of my youth playing Dungeons and Dragons with my neighbors and high school buddies. Playing D&D as we called it definitely kept us away from getting in trouble with girls, and helped my friends and I create the dreaded "2-liter" party. It's where you had to eat a whole large pizza and drink 2-liters of pop by yourself before the night ends without throwing up. Stupid as I was, I always tried to win. The only time I won I thought I was going to die. I just remember laying in the kitchen on the floor by the sink while my friends played D&D in the living room. I remember wishing that I'd throw up, but never I did. It was the longest night of my life. One time I filled up a huge glass of pop that almost emptied my 2 liter bottle and hid it. My friend Kelly thought I was going to win, and quickly drank the rest of his pop. He wasn't too happy when I revealed the rest of my pop in the large glass. That night he sat next to the sink wishing he would throw up while we played D&D.

Thanks Gary Gygax.

Useless Fact - 3-4-08

FACT: Armored knights raised their visors to identify themselves when they rode past their king. This custom has become the modern military salute.

Daily Useless Fact - 3-3-08

FACT: Turtles can breathe through their butt.

I Can't Believe It's Butter!

Lately Avery has been spending a lot of time trying to read everything in the house from what' s on the pegboard to anything that comes in the mail. Today after church, Amber made grilled cheese sandwiches and left the tub of butter on the counter top where Avery was eating. After studying the letters on the tub Avery said to me:

"Dad, I know what kind of butter this is, it's Country Crotch".

No Avery, it's definitely NOT "Country Crotch".

NEW FEATURE - Daily Useless Fact!

FACT: A chocolate bar has an
average of 8 insect legs inside it.