return of the links numbering five

I haven't done one of these in quite a while.  Here's five links of old stuff (in goldfish-memory internet time) about old stuff (in history of the hobby time).

• Superdan's What Made OD&D Great 
• From the Dungeon to the Dictionary
• The Devil Wore Polyester 
• Fear And Loathing in the Arduinian Wilderness - brought to you by Archive.org
• Real Dungeons & Dragons - "Our campaign consisted of 10 men and 10 women."