802D&D

What grown-ups thought playing Dungeons & Dragons would do to us:
(Person in despair): Blackpetal the half-elf thief is dead! This is the end of everything! I can’t go on! Farewell, cruel world!
What playing Dungeons & Dragons actually did to us:
(Same person at computer surrounded by papers, speaking on phone): So, if I take some money from my savings account and some out of Paypal, I can send you enough to cover your ticket, and when you get here we’ll sign a contract showing that as a 0% loan repayable on demand for tax purposes, then when I get my paycheck next week I can make up the amount in my savings account so by the end of the month I’m back at the threshold for the interest rate boost.