Dudley's dungeon

Home Comments Archive Print

Friday, 1 June, 2007 by Slowpoke
What do you want to 
call the newt(kinds of) small animal, like a lizard, which spends most of
its time in the water.
        [ Oxford's Student's Dictionary of Current English ]

"Fillet of a fenny snake,
In the cauldron boil and bake;
Eye of newt and toe of frog,
Wool of bat and tongue of dog,
Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting,
Lizard's leg and howlet's wing,
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble."
        [ 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.?      
                    
               ---- 
               |... 
             ##.... 
             # |... 
         #@### ---- 
           :
@ "Gingrich." 
What do you want to 
read?               
                    
               ---- 
               |... 
             ##.... 
             # |... 
         #@### ---- 
           :
@ "A scrollAnd I was gazing on the surges prone,
With many a scalding tear and many a groan,
When at my feet emerg'd an old man's hand,
Grasping this scroll, and this same slender wand.
I knelt with pain--reached out my hand--had grasp'd
Those treasures--touch'd the knuckles--they unclasp'd--
I caught a finger: but the downward weight
O'erpowered me--it sank. Then 'gan abate
The storm, and through chill aguish gloom outburst
The comfortable sun. I was athirst
To search the book, and in the warming air
Parted its dripping leaves with eager care.
Strange matters did it treat of, and drew on
My soul page after page, till well-nigh won
Into forgetfulness; when, stupefied,
I read these words, and read again, and tried
My eyes against the heavens, and read again.
        [ Endymion, by John Keats ]

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. of BARACK OBAMA." 
You displaced       
the newt(kinds of) small animal, like a lizard, which spends most of
its time in the water.
        [ Oxford's Student's Dictionary of Current English ]

"Fillet of a fenny snake,
In the cauldron boil and bake;
Eye of newt and toe of frog,
Wool of bat and tongue of dog,
Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting,
Lizard's leg and howlet's wing,
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble."
        [ 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. Gingrich.  
                    
               ---- 
               |... 
             ##.... 
             # |... 
         #:### ---- 
           @
@ "Name 'em then tame 'em, I always say."
http://dudley.nicolaas.net
It's just a joke, folks. One US politician has the name of a NetHack monster, another
sounds like a NetHack scroll, nothing more.

http://dudley.nicolaas.net
Want to contribute? Write an email to dudley@nicolaas.net!
Powered by Nics
<< Previous<< First Random  Today >> Next >>

Rating

13452
Average rating: Fair
Number of ratings: 15

Comments

SomeoneElse June 1, 2007 00:10
First comment: 11 September, 2006 143 comments written
Ehhh, what?
Wonderer June 1, 2007 00:19
First comment: 22 March, 2007 106 comments written
Saw the footnote, used Google, still :-|

And that's not a newt(kinds of) small animal, like a lizard, which spends most of
its time in the water.
        [ Oxford's Student's Dictionary of Current English ]

"Fillet of a fenny snake,
In the cauldron boil and bake;
Eye of newt and toe of frog,
Wool of bat and tongue of dog,
Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting,
Lizard's leg and howlet's wing,
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble."
        [ 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. next to some wall sections.
xyzzy_n June 1, 2007 01:29
First comment: 9 January, 2007 7 comments written
The footnote says it all, at least if you're making a bit of an effort to follow US politics... Otherwise, not so much.

The comic could have been a bit shorter, though.
SQLGuru June 1, 2007 14:15
First comment: 23 October, 2006 77 comments written
I caught the references and thought it was mildy humorous....enough to giggle at when I haven't yet had my caffeine.

Layne
Slowpoke June 1, 2007 19:41
First comment: 27 February, 2007 239 comments written
I'm not sure I understood the comment about the wall sections.

Meh, I didn't expect stellar ratings to this one; I re-submitted it after Dion indicated last week he was all out of cartoons. At heart, it's Just Another Newt(kinds of) small animal, like a lizard, which spends most of
its time in the water.
        [ Oxford's Student's Dictionary of Current English ]

"Fillet of a fenny snake,
In the cauldron boil and bake;
Eye of newt and toe of frog,
Wool of bat and tongue of dog,
Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting,
Lizard's leg and howlet's wing,
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble."
        [ 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. Comic. Maybe someday Zelgo Mer will be the new Indonesian prime minister, or Venzar Borgavve in Denmark, and you will think back on this comic and laff.
Feory June 1, 2007 23:11
First comment: 15 August, 2006 63 comments written
Being in Britain, this comic meant nothing to me.
Just Passing Through June 2, 2007 02:32
First comment: 2 June, 2007 1 comments written
Being from Alpha Centauri, I am getting a kick out of these replies.
Fathead June 5, 2007 04:24
First comment: 1 April, 2006 1136 comments written
The weird thing is, he killed it, and I still enjoyed it!
Grognor June 5, 2007 20:27
First comment: 4 April, 2007 1161 comments written
Living in the US, I got it. Unfortunately, it just isn't very good. Fair.
Antheridium June 12, 2007 08:06
First comment: 17 May, 2007 442 comments written
It should be a scrollAnd I was gazing on the surges prone,
With many a scalding tear and many a groan,
When at my feet emerg'd an old man's hand,
Grasping this scroll, and this same slender wand.
I knelt with pain--reached out my hand--had grasp'd
Those treasures--touch'd the knuckles--they unclasp'd--
I caught a finger: but the downward weight
O'erpowered me--it sank. Then 'gan abate
The storm, and through chill aguish gloom outburst
The comfortable sun. I was athirst
To search the book, and in the warming air
Parted its dripping leaves with eager care.
Strange matters did it treat of, and drew on
My soul page after page, till well-nigh won
Into forgetfulness; when, stupefied,
I read these words, and read again, and tried
My eyes against the heavens, and read again.
        [ Endymion, by John Keats ]

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. labeled BARACK OBAMA.

And technically it doesn't work that way with named monsters... but doing it right would have messed up the joke.

Eh well.
Slowpoke September 23, 2009 18:21
First comment: 27 February, 2007 239 comments written
Looking back a couple of years later, I would just like to give myself props on being ahead of the curve on Obama. I suspect today there would be no "Being in Britain" comments. :)
860 3640
http://dudley.nicolaas.net
Want to contribute? Write an email to dudley@nicolaas.net!
Powered by Nics
<< Previous<< First Random  Today >> Next >>