Tales Of Dwarvish Wisdom

“So,” the Wise Man said, “The Pirate proclaimed, ‘Aaaaaaarrrgh! I cannot help it! I hate the sea! I fear it! Yet I must go near it to earn my trade!’
“Now tell me,” continued the Wise Man, “what the sage replied.”
“Boats are quite valuable. Sell your boat and get a job on land, you idiot.”

The Wise Man nodded. “Very good,” he said, and gave the young man a cookie.

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What is the sound of one hand clapping? No idea. It ain’t the sound of someone hitting rock with hammer, I’ll tell ya  that. Tell whoever it is to stop overthinking and get back to work!

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Either Dwarves can fly, or this is VERY good absinthe.

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In Wine is Truth. In sufficient amounts of Beer are gigantic Dwarven construction projects which they only sometimes regret in the morning.

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