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Author Topic: Could someone explain... The thread where we muse over what causes certain wtfs.  (Read 473301 times)

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I can. Sorry, I meant magmaproof.

Why do elves wear thongs?
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No. Because its very clear what he said.

Why can't dwarves, goblins, etc have many wives. But a night creature can have as many as it wants?
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Because night creatures are unethical.

Why is this thread so popular?
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Because of the number of wtf questions, and the number of wtf answers.

How can bookeepers tell just by scribiling at a desk how many things there are, even if they are not accesible to dwarves (i.e. animal-men's weaponry?)
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How can bookeepers tell just by scribiling at a desk how many things there are, even if they are not accesible to dwarves (i.e. animal-men's weaponry?)
In case you hadn't noticed, bookkeepers actually have no writing tools.
When they're at that desk, they enter a meditative state, being able to temporarily transcend their physical limitations in order to count every last rope reed seed in the fortress. They then communicate it to the great dwarvern hive-mind.
That's also why they become so fast. Sprinting is hard work, even when you have no physical body to have to move.
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What is with people not asking questions?
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The joy of answering a question overwhelms their sub-standard minds.
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Why dont dwarven beards latch onto other creatures when their host dies?
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A dwarven chin is full of holes that the beard uses as a direct link to the liver, other creatures do not have a large enough liver to process the waste of the beard, the resulting backup of waste kills the beard. alcohol is necessary somewhere in the process.
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A dwarven chin is full of holes that the beard uses as a direct link to the liver, other creatures do not have a large enough liver to process the waste of the beard, the resulting backup of waste kills the beard. alcohol is necessary somewhere in the process.
I will add that alchohol is a absolutely nescasary product ofr healthy beards, and only dwarves have the blood to alcohol ratio to keep them alive. This is why sober dwarfs slow so much, as without it their parasites take it from their bodies, and they can't use it for metabolization.

What is up with the dwarven obsession with squares and triangles in engravings?
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What is up with the dwarven obsession with squares and triangles in engravings?

The squares thing started when a dwarf, thinking of engraving an image, engraved the frame. Then he thought it would be nice to have some booze and a meal and a nap (he was also the broker, of course), and just never got around the finishing that image. Other lazy dwarves thought "Hey, just engraving the frame is a whole lot less work than actually engraving an image in it" so engraving squares became a thing. Later, an even lazier dwarf realized that it was less work to engrave just 3 lines rather than 4. Naturally the next step in this evolution, will be an engraved line, followed by an engraved dot and it will cumulate in dwarves saying "I've finished my engraving" before they've even started it.

What is with throwing a party at a chained animal?
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What is up with the dwarven obsession with squares and triangles in engravings?
What is with throwing a party at a chained animal?
You don't wanna know. It is the same thing as a popular Settlers of Catan joke.


Why does the dwarven hivemind even care about socks anyway?
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What is up with the dwarven obsession with squares and triangles in engravings?
What is with throwing a party at a chained animal?
You don't wanna know. It is the same thing as a popular Settlers of Catan joke.


Why does the dwarven hivemind even care about socks anyway?
Beards eat socks.

Is it "dwarves" or "dwarfs"? (cough cough subjective cough)
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dorfs.

what is with the goblins determination to attack a dwarf civ, simply because a new fort was started? I noticed my currebt war is listed as not having a cause.
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Wow misko. Exact ninja. I was about to say that.

Armok needed some entertainment so that worlds with careful and sane overseers would still die a slow horrible death. In theory, at least. He oversaw serrated steel discs.

How can two minecarts pass each other in the same direction on one track?
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