Dragonslaying; something we need more of.

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but it won't matter because there won't be anything left to prosecute.

[The Johnny]

[The Johnny]

[The Johnny]

no intent of offense to OP, im just bored

[Cramulus]

to the OP, Cain on page 1, and JohNyx

I just got back from some great escapism this weekend. Went to a LARP with Richter and Cainad (and a bunch of others).

One of the great things about LARP is the escapism, the ability to spend a few days as someone else and totally forget about your real-world identity and other assorted baggage. When you get back to planet Earth, the pressure is a little less.

Then everything was put into proper perspective by my coworker, who is getting laid off at the end of the month. So he's selling his car, just bought a ticket to europe, and is going to ride the rails from paris to berlin. He has no return plan. I envy him like crazy.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

If you've ever played D&D you'd know that most adventurers DIE.

Horrible pun. But I get what you mean. The problem is; how do you do it right?

Well, first you have to know your enemy.  That "dragon", for example...it's not really a dragon, it's a collection of snotty DMV employees, government whores, devils in clerical collars, and a couple of hundred million people who demanded 20% returns on their investments forever, then got enraged when the market finally collapsed.

It's also the Safety Nazis, and the people who vote for people who promise to be "tough on crime" and then act amazed when 6 year olds are busted on felony charges for acting out in class.

It's all kinds of people.  It's even you, sometimes.

So there you go.  There's your enemy.  Go get 'im, Doc.

[Cramulus]

the Discordian framework is excellent for this.

when you conceputalize society as this horrible illuminati gambit, it does sort of make you feel like a secret agent


Operation Mindfuck is our equivalent of JIHAD! JIHAD! JIHAD!


being a religious fanatic is a hell of a trip. That's why there are so many of them. As a Discordian, you have the freedom to experience that in a really absurd framework, and it rules! For example, try taking time off from work as if Discoflux is really a religious holiday that you absolutely must celebrate. It's a gas.

[LMNO]

If you've ever played D&D you'd know that most adventurers DIE.

Horrible pun. But I get what you mean. The problem is; how do you do it right?

Well, first you have to know your enemy.  That "dragon", for example...it's not really a dragon, it's a collection of snotty DMV employees, government whores, devils in clerical collars, and a couple of hundred million people who demanded 20% returns on their investments forever, then got enraged when the market finally collapsed.

It's also the Safety Nazis, and the people who vote for people who promise to be "tough on crime" and then act amazed when 6 year olds are busted on felony charges for acting out in class.

It's all kinds of people.  It's even you, sometimes.

So there you go.  There's your enemy.  Go get 'im, Doc.

"We're gonna need a bigger boat."

[The Wizard]

So there you go.  There's your enemy.  Go get 'im, Doc.

Hmm. Interesting.

when you conceputalize society as this horrible illuminati gambit, it does sort of make you feel like a secret agent

I could imagine. For a self-mindfuck one time, I spent an entire week just reading superhero comics, watching super hero movies, essentially limiting myself to superhero based entertainment. I also spent the entire time thinking of myself as a super villain. It was a very bitter week. And yet, also rather enjoyable.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

A fun adventure is to choose a person you know fairly well, and decide on a theme... something that they're interested in, so they're likely to notice. Say you have a friend who likes owls.

With a little planning, over the course of a few weeks you can plant owl-related paraphernalia everywhere they go. Posters on their route to work. An owl figurine lying on its side in their front yard, as if a child dropped it. An owl coffee mug appears at their work. You, wearing an owl T-shirt, and when you get to the bar there just happens to be a National Geographic with owls on the cover in the restroom. An owl stenciled on the side of a building they pass by often.

The adventure part is doing it without getting caught, and the payoff is, of course, the hilarity as your friend becomes superstitious/paranoid about owls.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

So there you go.  There's your enemy.  Go get 'im, Doc.

Hmm. Interesting.

Okay, remind me not to respond to your posts in the future.

[The Wizard]

Okay, remind me not to respond to your posts in the future.

Why?

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Okay, remind me not to respond to your posts in the future.

Why?

Because I get enough snark at work, thanks.

Well, shit.  I just responded again.  You were supposed to remind me.

[The Wizard]

Woops. Sorry. Remember not to respond this time.

Also, wasn't being snarky, mate. I just talk like that.

[Richter]

If you want to add meaning to the mead - addled fun of Beowulf, the dragon is that ornery fuck sitting on top of all the advantage, all the good stuff, not willing to share any.  The jackass driver who's certain you'll never be able to get back at him, the fucker at WalMart who act offensive becasue they're sure no one will start a fight with them, the co worker who has it in for you, the 500 lb. parent who gets drunk and slaps their kids around.

Trying to slay them, yeah, it never ends well too often.  The lone knight riding up to one is a great picture.  The next few in the series are usually gruesome.  A forward thinking knight might look down at his kit and realize, "This stuff won't do SHIT on something that big."  Sometimes it's a crafty fuck, a cobler or a tailor, who faces the dragon, and they are certainly in the same boat.  The ones that come back, they know they can live with themselves afterwards.

Maybe they think they have something to prove.
Maybe they're to cowardly to live with guilt or shame, even against odds that ought not to invoke any.

Still, when they're done, either they've gotten something done, or they're beyond worrying about it.