Dudley's dungeon -- Thursday, 21 December, 2006

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Average rating: Fair
Number of ratings: 25

Comments

Roger Barnett	December 21, 2006 01:14
First comment: 7 April, 2006	143 comments written
I... don't get it.
Nameless	December 21, 2006 01:34
First comment: 29 December, 2004	281 comments written
Uh... what?
Armv	December 21, 2006 02:48
First comment: 5 October, 2006	28 comments written
I've tried to understand. I went as far as looking for references and allusions. Could someone please elaborate on it? I'm assuming either most of it got deleted, or it is a case of deja vu...
Murph Istrare	December 21, 2006 03:08
First comment: 21 December, 2006	9 comments written
The text is actually monsters. There's a 'd' right above him, and it's attacking...it wasn't that funny, IMHO.
Kernigh	December 21, 2006 03:50
First comment: 6 April, 2005	349 comments written
I stay away from the top of the screen for exactly this reason. I read my email only occasionally, is it because I hate to see an @ near so many monsters?
Nameless	December 21, 2006 04:20
First comment: 29 December, 2004	281 comments written
LOL. That's actually pretty clever, but it could have been made a bit more obvious.
Nameless	December 21, 2006 04:23
First comment: 29 December, 2004	281 comments written
...Maybe if the other monsters had moved in the second panel?
Kernigh	December 21, 2006 06:26
First comment: 6 April, 2005	349 comments written
Yes, if the dogA domestic animal, the _tame dog_ (_Canis familiaris_), of which numerous breeds exist. The male is called a dog, while the female is called a bitch. Because of its known loyalty to man and gentleness with children, it is the world's most popular domestic animal. It can easily be trained to perform various tasks. 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. can bite, then some of the other monsters should also be able to move toward Dudley.
Eskimo	December 21, 2006 08:30
First comment: 14 April, 2004	166 comments written
Clever but I agree, the monsters should have moved. Shows how hard it is to make these comics lol. Once you think you are done, show it to a friend and see if he gets it. Funny Dion didn't comment on it (he always commented on mineMade by Dwarfs. The Rule here is that the Mine is either long deserted or at most is inhabited by a few survivors who will make confused claims to have been driven out/decimated by humans/ other Dwarfs/Minions of the Dark Lord. Inhabited or not, this Mine will be very complex, with many levels of galleries, beautifully carved and engineered. What was being mined here is not always evident, but at least some of the time it will appear to have been Jewels, since it is customary to find unwanted emeralds, etc., still embedded in the rock of the walls. Metal will also be present, but only when made up into armor and weapons (_wondrous_). [ The Tough Guide to Fantasyland, by Diana Wynne Jones ] 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. but that probably only shows my defiency).
jukka	December 21, 2006 10:46
First comment: 22 November, 2006	57 comments written
Murph Istare's explanation would make sense OTHERWISE, but the "You die..." in the first picture..
Dav	December 21, 2006 15:28
First comment: 26 June, 2004	147 comments written
There wouldn't be game text on the same row as part of the map.
Armv	December 21, 2006 21:36
First comment: 5 October, 2006	28 comments written
Now that I understand the comic, I was able to get a smile of it. This is proof that you have to make sure that the joke is obvious, or at least not
Nobody Special	December 22, 2006 00:45
First comment: 8 June, 2005	118 comments written
I think the idea is that "You die..." is part of the map, but "The dogA domestic animal, the _tame dog_ (_Canis familiaris_), of which numerous breeds exist. The male is called a dog, while the female is called a bitch. Because of its known loyalty to man and gentleness with children, it is the world's most popular domestic animal. It can easily be trained to perform various tasks. 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!" is a message which covers up that line.
Murph Istrare	December 22, 2006 03:16
First comment: 21 December, 2006	9 comments written
Wait, does the message line ever cover part of the map, though? I thought it had a row or two all to itself.
Hyoga	December 22, 2006 22:40
First comment: 22 December, 2006	11 comments written
"The dogA domestic animal, the _tame dog_ (_Canis familiaris_), of which numerous breeds exist. The male is called a dog, while the female is called a bitch. Because of its known loyalty to man and gentleness with children, it is the world's most popular domestic animal. It can easily be trained to perform various tasks. 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!" is clearly a message covering the "You die..." monsters-spaces This is really cleaver!
Boronx	December 25, 2006 14:57
First comment: 21 July, 2004	12 comments written
I don't recall "The DogA domestic animal, the _tame dog_ (_Canis familiaris_), of which numerous breeds exist. The male is called a dog, while the female is called a bitch. Because of its known loyalty to man and gentleness with children, it is the world's most popular domestic animal. It can easily be trained to perform various tasks. 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" ever covering the map. Is this possible?
Tharis	December 27, 2006 18:13
First comment: 12 October, 2005	20 comments written
Also, instead of an ellipse, the dots really should continue across the top of the screen. And there should be dots in between the words. But then, that would alter, subtly, the nature of the joke, IMO.
Fathead	December 28, 2006 17:50
First comment: 1 April, 2006	1136 comments written
That's simultaneously stupid-funny and stupid-psychotic. I'm not sure which I agree with.
Grognor	April 21, 2007 18:07
First comment: 4 April, 2007	1161 comments written
Does this mean that no dogA domestic animal, the _tame dog_ (_Canis familiaris_), of which numerous breeds exist. The male is called a dog, while the female is called a bitch. Because of its known loyalty to man and gentleness with children, it is the world's most popular domestic animal. It can easily be trained to perform various tasks. 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 him since it was on the same line as "You die..."?

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