Some years back, I was at a recording studio getting ADR for a film I had directed with the star, Lance Henriksen. It happened to be the same studio where many animated shows and video games get their voice work recorded, and Mark Hamill was there that day.

In a particular campaign, my fellow adventurers and I battled and defeated a big ogre that had been terrorizing a town. Our barbarian cut off its penis, our cleric cast some anti-rotting ritual on the penis, and as a warlock I cast a fear-inducing spell on it. It then became our weapon of choice in negotiations with…

Which isn't a problem, unless the Nestene Consciousness from Doctor Who is real, in which case, we're all doomed!

Solution:

What!?! You mean that Monty Python and the Holy Grail is actually historically accurate!

Yes, some people believe that and it's totally bogus. The second amendment was set up as a uniquely American (well, with strong influence from the Federalists) way of establishing some sort of internal military security. They didn't want a large national military like those in Europe, not just because they didn't like…