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|desc=The trainer eyes the stack of cards you've been shuffling and says, "Oh dear, it's finally happeninged."
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|desc=The trainer eyes the stack of cards you've been shuffling and says, "Oh dear, it finally happened."
  
 
"Excuse me?" you ask.
 
"Excuse me?" you ask.
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You wish you had some idea where this was going, but to be honest you haven't got a clue. Are they trying to tell you something? It's making you nervous, for sure. You start to edge away, but the trainer mutters something about coming down with a fever and slaps a patch into your hand.
 
You wish you had some idea where this was going, but to be honest you haven't got a clue. Are they trying to tell you something? It's making you nervous, for sure. You start to edge away, but the trainer mutters something about coming down with a fever and slaps a patch into your hand.
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You get a merit badge: '''Really Out to Sea'''
 
|image=Think-im-a-banana-tree.gif
 
|image=Think-im-a-banana-tree.gif
|reqs=Go to the Guild with exactly 51 [[playing card|playing cards]].}}
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|reqs=Have exactly 51 [[playing card]]s in your inventory.}}
 
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==Notes==
== Notes ==
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* Does not consume the [[playing card]]s.
This badge, its description, and its file name are all a reference to the Queen song, "I'm Going Slightly Mad". Several of the phrases are lyrics.
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==References==
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* Both the name, the image name and the acquisition text refer to the Queen song {{wikipedia|I'm Going Slightly Mad}}.
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* The standard deck of playing cards has 52 cards in it (not counting jokers).  As such, 51 is "one card short of a full deck", which is also a common euphemism for insanity (also referenced in the above-mentioned song).

Latest revision as of 13:58, 27 February 2013

Merit Badge:
The trainer eyes the stack of cards you've been shuffling and says, "Oh dear, it finally happened."

"Excuse me?" you ask.

"The outside temperature rises. The kettle is boiling over"

"Huh?"

"You're simply not in the pink, my dear."

You wish you had some idea where this was going, but to be honest you haven't got a clue. Are they trying to tell you something? It's making you nervous, for sure. You start to edge away, but the trainer mutters something about coming down with a fever and slaps a patch into your hand.

You get a merit badge: Really Out to Sea

Think-im-a-banana-tree.gif
Merit badges can be seen in your character page.


Requirements

Have exactly 51 playing cards in your inventory.


Notes

References

  • Both the name, the image name and the acquisition text refer to the Queen song I'm Going Slightly Mad.
  • The standard deck of playing cards has 52 cards in it (not counting jokers). As such, 51 is "one card short of a full deck", which is also a common euphemism for insanity (also referenced in the above-mentioned song).