Blue ribbon

blue ribbon This is a blue ribbon that you found after a particularly harrowing drunken experience. It reads "First Prize, Ahwatukee Ranglin' [sic], Ropin', and Ridin' Rodeo, 1995." You resolve to keep a better eye on your spleen the next time it decides to be a cowboy. Type: accessory Cannot be traded or discarded Maximum HP +5 (In-game plural: blue ribbons)

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Obtained From

Obsoleted Areas/Methods

St. Sneaky Pete's Day Stupor

The Unkindest Cut (St. Sneaky Pete's Day VII only)

Notes

• 1995 was eleven years ago as of 2006. Yet another of Jick's "eleven coincidences".

References

• The part in the description containing "Ridin' Rodeo, 1995" is a reference to the 1995 Vince Gill song, "Ridin' The Rodeo".
• Blue ribbon is a term used to describe something of high quality. Blue ribbons have also been awarded as prizes, such as competitions at fairs or rodeos.
• The reference to "keeping an eye on your spleen" is a reference to the novelty folk song "The Scotsman," in which a Scotsman wakes up from a drunken stupor to find a blue ribbon tied around his penis. The song ends with the Scotsman saying, "Lad, I don't know where you been/But I see you won first prize.".
• Ahwatukee, a suburb of Phoenix, Arizona, has been recognized by Money Magazine as one of America's "Best Places to Live".

See Also

• HP Modifiers

Collection

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