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What If World - Stories for Kids

296. G&G 25: What if dogs had opposable thumbs?

What If World - Stories for Kids

Eric O'Keeffe / What If World LLC

Kids & Family, Stories For Kids, Comedy Fiction, Fiction

4.56.5K Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2023

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Our adventurers finally discover what’s been sneezing people away, but it’s not what they expected. Can they find the missing people, or will they end up lost, too? Lessons include: We should deal with our problems as soon as we can; in games and life, failure can lead to new adventures! This episode is sponsored by Hello Fresh, America’s #1 Meal Kit. Go to hellofresh.com/50whatif and use code 50whatif for 50% off plus 15% off the next 2 months! Join our Patreon for G&G intro rules, ad-free stories, monthly bonus episodes, a shout-out on the show, bi-annual mailings, and more! patreon.com/whatifworld This story is part of the Guilds & Goblins miniseries, where What If World characters (and guests) play an original tabletop RPG for kids and families. Patrons get access to our introductory rules and our character sheet. The dice rolls are all real and help us tell the story, along with your questions and ideas! Start at 294 to get caught up on the latest adventure. Past G&G episodes include 176, 181-182, 191-193, 199-199 ½, 214-217, 243-245, 263, 270-271, and 275-279. Subscribe to What If World wherever you listen: link.chtbl.com/whatifworld. The Riddles for episodes 295-296 are from: weareteachers.com What If World is made by Eric and Karen O'Keeffe. Our character art is by Ana Stretcu, and our episode art is by Lynn Hickernell. A big thanks to our producer Miss Lynn. Our podcast art is by Jason O’Keefe, and our theme song is by Craig Martinson.

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0:00.0

What if kittens played the glockage beer?

0:09.0

What if unicorns were real?

0:12.0

What if you could fly? The Corns were real.

0:13.0

What if you could fly or travel back in time?

0:17.0

We welcome you to what if world.

0:20.0

What if world?

0:22.0

What if world?

0:23.4

world, this is what if world. Hey there folks and welcome back to guilds and goblins, the What If World Show, were your questions and our dice rolls inspire off-the-cuff adventures.

0:44.0

I'm Mr. Eric, your guildmaster.

0:46.0

Joined today by Fred the dog

0:48.0

Yes, but my character's name is Malador.

0:51.0

The Shell's Shark Sm smeladin. Try saying that ten times first. And I'm Alabaster Zero. But my character's name is Alabama

1:00.8

Heera. She is a Cyclops, gum slinger, and you better watch out for her bubble

1:06.5

gum lasso. And last but definitely not least, I'm Mama Jemma playing a swan song, the swan troubadour who's as graceful

1:17.8

as she is experienced. And today we do have a question to play for you all from a listener named Harrison.

1:26.0

Hi, my name is Harrison and I enjoy football and other sports and I also enjoy eating.

1:35.0

And my question for the wonderful what if world is,

1:41.0

what if dogs had a possible thumbs and human IQ?

1:47.0

Oh and I'm 10 years old.

1:50.0

Bye.

1:51.0

Hey I like footballpaws and eating footpaws and you might remember we still have a question

1:58.1

from Ezra that helped inspire this three-part adventure which we can recap for you right now.

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