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Friday, 24 June, 2005 by Dion Nicolaas
                    
                    
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Welcome to David's treasure zoo! 
                    
                    
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The rabid ratRats are long-tailed rodents. They are aggressive,
omnivorous, and adaptable, often carrying diseases.

"The rat," said O'Brien, still addressing his invisible
audience, "although a rodent, is carnivorous. You are aware
of that. You will have heard of the things that happen in
the poor quarters of this town. In some streets a woman dare
not leave her baby alone in the house, even for five minutes.
The rats are certain to attack it. Within quite a small time
they will strip it to the bones. They also attack sick or
dying people. They show astonishing intelligence in knowing
when a human being is helpless."
        [ 1984, by George Orwell ]

Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team
Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. bites! The koboldThe race of kobolds are reputed to be an artificial creation
of a master wizard (demi-god?). They are about 3' tall with
a vaguely dog-like face. They bear a violent dislike of the
Elven race, and will go out of their way to cause trouble
for Elves at any time.

Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team
Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. hits! The hobbitHobbits are an unobtrusive but very ancient people, more
numerous formerly than they are today; for they love peace
and quiet and good tilled earth: a well-ordered and well-
farmed countryside was their favourite haunt. They do not
and did not understand or like machines more complicated
than a forge-bellows, a water-mill, or a handloom, although
they were skillful with tools. Even in ancient days they
were, as a rule, shy of "the Big Folk", as they call us, and
now they avoid us with dismay and are becoming hard to find.
        [ The Fellowship of the Ring, by J.R.R. Tolkien ]

Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team
Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. wields a daggerIs this a dagger which I see before me,
The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee.
I have thee not, and yet I see thee still.
Art thou not, fatal vision, sensible
To feeling as to sight? or art thou but
A dagger of the mind, a false creation,
Proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain?
I see thee yet, in form as palpable
As this which now I draw.
[ Macbeth, by William Shakespeare ]

Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team
Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details.. 
                    
                    
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You see here 184 goldA metal of characteristic yellow colour, the most precious
metal used as a common commercial medium of exchange. Symbol,
Au; at. no. 79; at. wt. 197.2. It is the most malleable
and ductile of all metals, and very heavy (sp. gr., 19.3).
It is quite unalterable by heat, moisture, and most
corrosive agents, and therefore well suited for its use in
coin and jewelry.
[ Webster's New International Dictionary
         of the English Language, Second Edition ]

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  June 24, 2005 00:40
First comment: 1 April, 2004 431 comments written
the hobbitHobbits are an unobtrusive but very ancient people, more
numerous formerly than they are today; for they love peace
and quiet and good tilled earth: a well-ordered and well-
farmed countryside was their favourite haunt. They do not
and did not understand or like machines more complicated
than a forge-bellows, a water-mill, or a handloom, although
they were skillful with tools. Even in ancient days they
were, as a rule, shy of "the Big Folk", as they call us, and
now they avoid us with dismay and are becoming hard to find.
        [ The Fellowship of the Ring, by J.R.R. Tolkien ]

Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team
Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. hits!
You die...
gray@: hmm, I think I see how this works.
Nameless June 24, 2005 02:35
First comment: 29 December, 2004 281 comments written
Nice to see Dion writing again.
Kernigh June 24, 2005 04:11
First comment: 6 April, 2005 349 comments written
To submit a note or rating, you'll have to answer this question correctly. If you can't, you can only preview your note, and your rating will be discarded.

But if you turn on the "Preview" checkbox and answer the question, the comic is still rated, even though I am only (trying) previewing my comment! Also, previewing comments is still broken. Am I the only one who still tries to preview comments before posting them?
Nameless June 24, 2005 09:14
First comment: 29 December, 2004 281 comments written
^Probably
Dion June 24, 2005 09:33
First comment: 2 February, 2004 100 comments written
Kernigh, what goes wrong when previewing? I can use preview without any problems.
Rating a comic does not require you to uncheck the preview box, it will just happen.
One more thing: Everyone can rate only once, so if you don't enter a name your rating will overwrite that of the previous person who didn't enter a name.
Nesman June 24, 2005 09:56
First comment: 4 January, 2005 112 comments written
This one's pretty good. I like the idea of a voting system, too.
btw, preview didn't work for me. I submitted, and it counted my vote without showing me my preview, and also removed my text from the input box. It also changed my security question without registering my answer.

Hmm, I could have sworn I turned the preview option off before clicking this second time. Now I see my preview and again have to work out the security question.
blindcoder June 24, 2005 10:29
First comment: 21 March, 2005 27 comments written
I can see how the rating system is broken...
Eemeli June 24, 2005 10:57
First comment: 2 March, 2005 143 comments written
But does this mean that if I just enter many different names, I can rate many many times? Hope there is only one vote per IP...
Dion June 24, 2005 11:14
First comment: 2 February, 2004 100 comments written
Aaaah, now I get it. You both rate and try to preview a note, but the pageThese strange creatures live mostly on the surface of the
earth, gathering together in societies of various forms, but
occasionally a stray will descend into the depths and commit
mayhem among the dungeon residents who, naturally, often
resent the intrusion of such beasts. They are capable of
using weapons and magic, and it is even rumored that the
Wizard of Yendor is a member of this species.

Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team
Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. is refreshed because your rating is posted. Fun. I'll fix it.
For now: Just fill in your rating right before you actually submit the note (not previewing), not earlier. As long as there is no rating present, you can preview just fine.
Dion June 24, 2005 12:03
First comment: 2 February, 2004 100 comments written
It should work better now.
L June 24, 2005 14:37
First comment: 10 February, 2005 285 comments written
So, is anyone going to rate any of the archived strips? I know I am.
Lawful ihope June 24, 2005 15:42
First comment: 7 June, 2005 29 comments written
Me! Me!
Eemeli June 24, 2005 16:15
First comment: 2 March, 2005 143 comments written
Me too!!! All of them...
Plague June 24, 2005 20:57
First comment: 31 January, 2005 102 comments written
Hmm... the average rating is mediocre, yet I find this one rather amusing.
M June 25, 2005 00:24
First comment: 1 June, 2005 13 comments written
So, is the rating saved along with ip?
Eemeli June 25, 2005 11:48
First comment: 2 March, 2005 143 comments written
No. It isn't (I tested once with two different names)
Fathead June 20, 2006 20:49
First comment: 1 April, 2006 1136 comments written
How do you grey the @?
Grognor April 14, 2007 19:52
First comment: 4 April, 2007 1161 comments written
I thought the comic was good.
Quint Sakugarne January 2, 2008 02:21
First comment: 1 January, 2008 233 comments written
No, see, you either pay your GP or your HP to go to the zoo.

In Nethack, it's your HP.
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