Date Collected
Fall 11-16-2018
Informant
Elyssa Bowman
Point of Discovery/Informant Bio
Elyssa Bowman is one of my best friends. She is 20 years old and is currently a student at BYU. Elyssa is an avid Dungeons and Dragons player, and has played since she was old enough to understand the rules and roll the dice. She introduced me to the game in high school.
Context
Elyssa and I were chatting on Google Hangouts around lunch time, as one typically does with their best friend. I was on my phone in class. In our conversation I told her about my collection project, and asked if she had any funny Dungeons and Dragons jokes she particularly liked. She proceeded to spam me with several different jokes, of which this is one. In D&D, characters have different stats that represent their strengths and weaknesses. “Constitution” is a stat that has to do with fortitude and health- this score determines amount of the characters health points for the entire game. A low score is “8”, an average score is “12”, and a high score is “16” or more.
Text
Why does America spend so much on defense? They only have one Constitution!
Texture
Elyssa sent this joke as one of several others in rapid succession. She later admitted to having these jokes saved in a personal archive of hers to look at whenever she wants a good laugh. She shared these jokes quite happily, and after they had been sent promptly laughed (in the form of XDXDXD).
Instructor
Lynne McNeil
Semester and year
Fall 2018
Theme
G4: Jokes
EAD Number
3.8.1.133
Recommended Citation
Ledyard, Rayna, "D&D: Low Constitution" (2018). USU Student Folklore Fieldwork. Paper 580.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/student_folklore_all/580