Right; I've been playing 40k since 3rd edition; when we affectionately referred to the rulebook as the BBB (or "big black book"), as the cover was mostly shades of grey/black. I put the hobby on hiatus just as the 4th edition rules came out, this time with the cover in shades of green; earning it the moniker of the BGB (big green book...). Once I got back into 40k, towards the end of 5th, we had moved into the BRB, as the cover art was mainly red...
So why are we calling the core rulebook, with it's yellow art the BRB still? when did our clever, affectionate nicknames change from edition specific, colour based ones, to a generic "Big Rule Book" (as that's the only sense I can make of the "R")?
From henceforth, I declare we shall refer to the 6th edition rules as the BYB, or the 'Big Yellow Book." now I only need to convince the rest of the world to listen to a grizzled old vet like me...
Honestly though, what the F? Is there something I missed between 4/5th edition that changed the standard?
There you have it, join the movement, fight the power, and bring back colour coded editions!
*mods: I figure this belongs in general 40k, but if it better belongs in the tavern or something, by all means send it away*