The Dude felt sad this week when he heard that a second luminary in the RPG industry had died. He had the pleasure to meet and shake his hand two years ago at the FLGS (Friendly Local Gaming Store) during Worldwide Dungeons and Dragons day, and Mr. Arneson seemed a very kind, down to earth sort of man. His impact on pop culture, and gaming, will be hard to fully measure, but he will be missed. 100 Quatloos to the first person to correctly identify the origin (title and artist) of the song lyrics quoted on the title line without looking it up (ie. cheating).