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1d4chan>Saarlacfunkel at 04:25, 15 July 2021

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	At this point, the increasingly amused fellow party members restored a modicum of order by explaining to Eric what a gazebo is. Thus ends the tale of Eric and the Dread Gazebo. It could have been worse; at least the gazebo wasn't on a grassy knoll.		At this point, the increasingly amused fellow party members restored a modicum of order by explaining to Eric what a gazebo is. Thus ends the tale of Eric and the Dread Gazebo. It could have been worse; at least the gazebo wasn't on a grassy knoll.

			==See also==

			[[Gazebo]]

	[[Category:stories]]		[[Category:stories]]

1d4chan>The Forgefather at 00:18, 19 November 2015

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	ERIC: (Reaching for his dice) Maybe I'll roll up a fire-using [[wizard\|mage]] so I can avenge my Paladin.		ERIC: (Reaching for his dice) Maybe I'll roll up a fire-using [[wizard\|mage]] so I can avenge my Paladin.

	At this point, the increasingly amused fellow party members restored a modicum of order by explaining to Eric what a gazebo is. Thus ends the tale of Eric and the Dread Gazebo. It could have been worse; at least the gazebo wasn't on a grassy ~~gnoll~~.		At this point, the increasingly amused fellow party members restored a modicum of order by explaining to Eric what a gazebo is. Thus ends the tale of Eric and the Dread Gazebo. It could have been worse; at least the gazebo wasn't on a grassy knoll.

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85.218.130.81 at 21:21, 15 January 2010

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	ERIC: (Reaching for his dice) Maybe I'll roll up a fire-using [[wizard\|mage]] so I can avenge my Paladin.		ERIC: (Reaching for his dice) Maybe I'll roll up a fire-using [[wizard\|mage]] so I can avenge my Paladin.

	At this point, the increasingly amused fellow party members restored a modicum of order by explaining to Eric what a gazebo is. Thus ends the tale of Eric and the Dread Gazebo. It could have been worse; at least the gazebo wasn't on a grassy ~~knoll~~.		At this point, the increasingly amused fellow party members restored a modicum of order by explaining to Eric what a gazebo is. Thus ends the tale of Eric and the Dread Gazebo. It could have been worse; at least the gazebo wasn't on a grassy gnoll.

	[[Category:stories]]		[[Category:stories]]

99.144.228.160 at 00:05, 22 March 2009

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	{{Story}}		{{Story}}

	[[Image:Angry Gazebo.jpg\|thumb\|O SHI-]]		[[Image:Angry Gazebo.jpg\|thumb\|O SHI-]]

	Stolen from http://www.netfunny.com/rhf/jokes/98/Jul/gazebo.html		Stolen from http://www.netfunny.com/rhf/jokes/98/Jul/gazebo.html

	The Tale of Eric and the Dread Gazebo		''The Tale of Eric and the Dread Gazebo''
	by Richard Aronson (aronson@sierratel.com)		by Richard Aronson (aronson@sierratel.com)

	...In the early seventies, Ed Whitchurch ran "his game," and one of the participants was Eric Sorenson. Eric plays something like a computer. When he games he methodically considers each possibility before choosing his preferred option. If given time, he will invariably pick the optimal solution. It has been known to take weeks. He is otherwise, in all respects, a superior gamer.		...In the early seventies, Ed Whitchurch ran "his game", and one of the participants was Eric Sorenson. Eric plays something like a computer. When he games he methodically considers each possibility before choosing his preferred option. If given time, he will invariably pick the optimal solution. It has been known to take weeks. He is otherwise, in all respects, a superior gamer.

	Eric was playing a Neutral Paladin in Ed's game. He was on some lord's lands when the following exchange occurred:		Eric was playing a Neutral Paladin in Ed's game. He was on some lord's lands when the following exchange occurred:
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	ERIC: (Reaching for his dice) Maybe I'll roll up a fire-using [[wizard\|mage]] so I can avenge my Paladin.		ERIC: (Reaching for his dice) Maybe I'll roll up a fire-using [[wizard\|mage]] so I can avenge my Paladin.

	At this point, the increasingly amused fellow party members restored a modicum of order by explaining to Eric what a gazebo is. Thus ends the tale of Eric and the Dread Gazebo. It could have been worse; at least the gazebo wasn't on a grassy ~~gnoll~~.		At this point, the increasingly amused fellow party members restored a modicum of order by explaining to Eric what a gazebo is. Thus ends the tale of Eric and the Dread Gazebo. It could have been worse; at least the gazebo wasn't on a grassy knoll.

	[[Category:stories]]		[[Category:stories]]

1d4chan>37 at 22:46, 11 January 2009

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	ED: (Thoroughly frustrated) It's too late. You've awakened the gazebo. It catches you and eats you.		ED: (Thoroughly frustrated) It's too late. You've awakened the gazebo. It catches you and eats you.

	ERIC: (Reaching for his dice) Maybe I'll roll up a fire-using mage so I can avenge my Paladin.		ERIC: (Reaching for his dice) Maybe I'll roll up a fire-using [[wizard\|mage]] so I can avenge my Paladin.

	At this point, the increasingly amused fellow party members restored a modicum of order by explaining to Eric what a gazebo is. Thus ends the tale of Eric and the Dread Gazebo. It could have been worse; at least the gazebo wasn't on a grassy gnoll.		At this point, the increasingly amused fellow party members restored a modicum of order by explaining to Eric what a gazebo is. Thus ends the tale of Eric and the Dread Gazebo. It could have been worse; at least the gazebo wasn't on a grassy gnoll.

	[[Category:stories]]		[[Category:stories]]

1d4chan>Tgcodefag at 01:48, 13 August 2008

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	Stolen from http://www.netfunny.com/rhf/jokes/98/Jul/gazebo.html		Stolen from http://www.netfunny.com/rhf/jokes/98/Jul/gazebo.html

1d4chan>Myomoto at 15:41, 30 June 2008

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	At this point, the increasingly amused fellow party members restored a modicum of order by explaining to Eric what a gazebo is. Thus ends the tale of Eric and the Dread Gazebo. It could have been worse; at least the gazebo wasn't on a grassy gnoll.		At this point, the increasingly amused fellow party members restored a modicum of order by explaining to Eric what a gazebo is. Thus ends the tale of Eric and the Dread Gazebo. It could have been worse; at least the gazebo wasn't on a grassy gnoll.

			[[Category:stories]]

1d4chan>Thesixler at 02:19, 30 June 2008

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	ED: You see a well groomed garden. In the middle, on a small hill, you		ED: You see a well groomed garden. In the middle, on a small hill, you
	see a gazebo.		see a gazebo.

	ERIC: A gazebo? What color is it?		ERIC: A gazebo? What color is it?

	ED: (Pause) It's white, Eric.		ED: (Pause) It's white, Eric.

	ERIC: How far away is it?		ERIC: How far away is it?

	ED: About 50 yards.		ED: About 50 yards.

	ERIC: How big is it?		ERIC: How big is it?

	ED: (Pause) It's about 30 ft across, 15 ft high, with a pointed top.		ED: (Pause) It's about 30 ft across, 15 ft high, with a pointed top.

	ERIC: I use my sword to detect good on it.		ERIC: I use my sword to detect good on it.

	ED: It's not good, Eric. It's a gazebo.		ED: It's not good, Eric. It's a gazebo.

	ERIC: (Pause) I call out to it.		ERIC: (Pause) I call out to it.

	ED: It won't answer. It's a gazebo.		ED: It won't answer. It's a gazebo.

	ERIC: (Pause) I sheathe my sword and draw my bow and arrows. Does it		ERIC: (Pause) I sheathe my sword and draw my bow and arrows. Does it
	respond in any way?		respond in any way?

	ED: No, Eric, it's a gazebo!		ED: No, Eric, it's a gazebo!

	ERIC: I shoot it with my bow (roll to hit). What happened?		ERIC: I shoot it with my bow (roll to hit). What happened?

	ED: There is now a gazebo with an arrow sticking out of it.		ED: There is now a gazebo with an arrow sticking out of it.

	ERIC: (Pause) Wasn't it wounded?		ERIC: (Pause) Wasn't it wounded?

	ED: OF COURSE NOT, ERIC! IT'S A GAZEBO!		ED: OF COURSE NOT, ERIC! IT'S A GAZEBO!

	ERIC: (Whimper) But that was a +3 arrow!		ERIC: (Whimper) But that was a +3 arrow!
	ED: It's a gazebo, Eric, a GAZEBO! If you really want to try to
	destroy it, you could try to chop it with an axe, I suppose, or you		ED: It's a gazebo, Eric, a GAZEBO! If you really want to try to destroy it, you could try to chop it with an axe, I suppose, or you could try to burn it, but I don't know why anybody would even try. It's a @#$%!! gazebo!
	could try to burn it, but I don't know why anybody would even try.
	It's a @#$%!! gazebo!
	ERIC: (Long pause. He has no axe or fire spells.) I run away.		ERIC: (Long pause. He has no axe or fire spells.) I run away.
	ED: (Thoroughly frustrated) It's too late. You've awakened the gazebo.
	It catches you and eats you.		ED: (Thoroughly frustrated) It's too late. You've awakened the gazebo. It catches you and eats you.
	ERIC: (Reaching for his dice) Maybe I'll roll up a fire-using mage so
	I can avenge my Paladin.		ERIC: (Reaching for his dice) Maybe I'll roll up a fire-using mage so I can avenge my Paladin.

	At this point, the increasingly amused fellow party members restored a modicum of order by explaining to Eric what a gazebo is. Thus ends the tale of Eric and the Dread Gazebo. It could have been worse; at least the gazebo wasn't on a grassy gnoll.		At this point, the increasingly amused fellow party members restored a modicum of order by explaining to Eric what a gazebo is. Thus ends the tale of Eric and the Dread Gazebo. It could have been worse; at least the gazebo wasn't on a grassy gnoll.