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If a politician was very vocal about the evils of Dungeons and Dragons and it was revealed that he regularly played CRPGs, would the media call the resulting scandal Baldursgate? (self.showerthoughts)
submitted 9 months ago by SirSamuel to c/showerthoughts
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[–] Aremel 75 points 9 months ago (2 children)

No, because that would be too clever and only nerds would get it. But I like where your head is at.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

Modest proposal, disenfranchise all normies. Utopia awaits.

[–] SirSamuel 4 points 9 months ago

You would be the first. I don't like where my head is at

[–] grue 63 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Baldursgategate, unfortunately.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yeah that's about the right level of normie.

[–] SirSamuel 6 points 9 months ago

I hate that you're right

[–] TheQuietCroc 26 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Probably something simpler like "Dragon Gate"

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago

If I rush to make a game called that before the news comes out, can I accuse them of slander or some sort of wrongful use of a trademark?

[–] SirSamuel 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Oh, but since DND is bad, they should call it BadDragonGate

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Are you making the joke I think you're making, or am I just exposing myself for the dirty heathen I am?

[–] SirSamuel 5 points 9 months ago

[–] [email protected] 20 points 9 months ago (2 children)

God I hate their obsession with calling everything -gate

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I blame Heaven's Gate and OceanGate.

[–] SirSamuel 16 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Not sure if you're joking but the original "-gate" = political scandal was the break-in at the DNC headquarters in the Watergate Hotel by people connected to the Nixon administration.

So this is either a TIL or "I met a pedant with no sense of humor on the Internet" moment for you

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

Oh, you mean Watergategate?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

At least we didn't call it Whitewatergate.

[–] SirSamuel 5 points 9 months ago

It's super annoying. So annoying that I now get my news exclusively from what written on bathroom stalls at the Lowe's on Silver Drive.

Whoever this Trump guy is, people have very strong opinions about him

[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I've never wanted to run for public office, until now. I can be the change I want to see in the world.

[–] SirSamuel 2 points 9 months ago

Don't let you dreams be memes

[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago

I could see "dnd gate" or even "nerd gate" to be retro. Hell, could end up as "gamer gate" for maximum "fun"

[–] Rhynoplaz 5 points 9 months ago

Love it!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

20Dgate

[–] SirSamuel 1 points 9 months ago

Nah that's when the red hat crowd discovers that Dimension 20's resident GM is BLM