Pessimist: The cup is half empty.
DM: The cup appears to be an ordinary metal chalice — possibly bronze or copper. A pungent odor emanates from a viscous fluid occupying approximately half of the vessel's cavity. Does anyone wish to sip, drink, or touch the liquid?
Pessimist: The cup is half empty.
Gender Historian: Patriarchy will always make sure that well more than half of the cup is drunk by a man.
Pessimist: The cup is half empty.
Historian: The cup, 1789-1914
Pessimist: The cup is half empty.
DM: The cup appears to be an ordinary metal chalice — possibly bronze or copper. A pungent odor emanates from a viscous fluid occupying approximately half of the vessel's cavity. Does anyone wish to sip, drink, or touch the liquid?