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When in doubt, Throw the Halfling

A Barbaric proverb, stemming from Dungeons and Dragons, Implying that when the obvious fails, do something unexpected, the saying apparently started as an inside joke but now has spread to the general geek/RPG community
DM: There appears to be a secret door in that wall
Druid: *throws rock*
DML Nothing happens
Druid: Come on guys lets go
Barbarian: Can I throw the Halfling at it?
Rogue(hafling):NOOOOOOOO
DM: sure
Rogue: Noooooo
Barbarian: To late, I get annitiative
DM the door opens and the halfing takes 2 points of damage
Barbarian: When in doubt, throw the Halfling
by pvtcaboose103 November 8, 2009
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when in doubt, whip it out

Common slang umong military enlisted to salute an approaching person in uniform when uncertain of their rank. Better to be safe than sorry. More common with the NAVY as Chief Petty Officers have gold anchors on their collars and are often mistaken for gold oak leafs (signifying a Lieutenant Commander or Major).
Bill- "Don't look now, but here comes an officer"
Larry-"No, it looks like a Chief Petty Officer from here"
Bill-"When in doubt, whip it out. Better to be on the safe side then to ignore him if he was an officer".
Larry-"You're right"

*Both saluting-"Good morning sir".
by awj_woody December 26, 2008
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Rain when I die

Awesome song by Alice in Chains. Has a good bass line and solo at the beginning.
"Have you ever played that bass line in Rain when I die?"
"No, it looks lame"
"You're just mad since you are a freemo"
by Bassist November 5, 2005
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When the dice hit the floor

Yeah, Adam's super flakey, but when the dice hit the floor he's always got your back
by dan_gar June 16, 2008
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When in doubt pick c

What everyone tells yo to do if you have no idea what to do on a multiple choice question
Dan: Fuck this questions hard i don't know what to pick, but i de3finately know it's not c

TT: tha fuck u talkin bout, every answer on my test is c, u know how it goes: When in doubt pick c! write that shit down!

dan: but......

TT: do it nigga!
by yung-reap March 30, 2009
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When In Doubt...Tits

When you don't know the answer to a question or command you reply with tits.

To end a conversation awkwardly.
Jack: "Hey John what time is it?"
John: "Uh..."
John: "Tits!"
Jack: "Haha When in doubt...Tits my friend!"
by Pat G Lax July 10, 2010
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When in doubt google it

This is when one person asks another a question and neither of the two people know the answer. Therefore the "smarter" of the two people may suggest using Google.
me: hey billy how many licks does it take to get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop?

Billy: Idk, How many?

me: Idk either?

Billy: When in doubt google it
by nitsuj0207 June 29, 2010
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