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Tuesday, 31 January, 2006 by Nameless
The black dragonIn the West the dragon was the natural enemy of man.  Although
preferring to live in bleak and desolate regions, whenever it
was seen among men it left in its wake a trail of destruction
and disease.  Yet any attempt to slay this beast was a perilous
undertaking.  For the dragon's assailant had to contend
not only with clouds of sulphurous fumes pouring from its fire
breathing nostrils, but also with the thrashings of its tail,
the most deadly part of its serpent-like body.
[ Mythical Beasts by Deirdre Headon (The Leprechaun Library) ]

"One whom the dragons will speak with," he said, "that is a
dragonlord, or at least that is the center of the matter.  It's
not a trick of mastering the dragons, as most people think.
Dragons have no masters.  The question is always the same, with
a dragon:  will he talk to you or will he eat you?  If you can
count upon his doing the former, and not doing the latter, why
then you're a dragonlord."
        [ The Tombs of Atuan, by Ursula K. Le Guin ]

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hits! You die.      
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@ "Damn it!" 
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@ "Yes! That amulet"The complete Amulet can keep off all the things that make
people unhappy -- jealousy, bad temper, pride, disagreeableness,
greediness, selfishness, laziness. Evil spirits, people called
them when the Amulet was made. Don't you think it would be nice
to have it?"
"Very," said the children, quite without enthusiasm.
"And it can give you strength and courage."
"That's better," said Cyril.
"And virtue."
"I suppose it's nice to have that," said Jane, but not with much
interest.
"And it can give you your heart's desire."
"Now you're talking," said Robert.
        [ The Story of the Amulet, by Edith Nesbit ]

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Ha-ha, SIKE!        
DYWYPI? [ynq] (n)   
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@ "*sigh* I hate the RNG sometimes."
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L January 31, 2006 03:44
First comment: 10 February, 2005 285 comments written
It is spelled "PSYCHE."

Always has been, always will be.
freshme@ January 31, 2006 05:52
First comment: 4 January, 2005 67 comments written
Erm, actually, it's "psych" in this case.
Jonas January 31, 2006 08:07
First comment: 15 July, 2005 24 comments written
SIKE? What is it?
. January 31, 2006 08:39
First comment: 7 December, 2005 48 comments written
People sometimes trick others by telling them something, then at the last moment revealing it to be a trick by saying "psych".
Nesman January 31, 2006 15:07
First comment: 4 January, 2005 112 comments written
J - An amulet of"The complete Amulet can keep off all the things that make
people unhappy -- jealousy, bad temper, pride, disagreeableness,
greediness, selfishness, laziness. Evil spirits, people called
them when the Amulet was made. Don't you think it would be nice
to have it?"
"Very," said the children, quite without enthusiasm.
"And it can give you strength and courage."
"That's better," said Cyril.
"And virtue."
"I suppose it's nice to have that," said Jane, but not with much
interest.
"And it can give you your heart's desire."
"Now you're talking," said Robert.
        [ The Story of the Amulet, by Edith Nesbit ]

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Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. false hope
A655321 May 23, 2006 15:31
First comment: 22 May, 2006 4 comments written
"Psyche" is actually pronounced "sie-kee"

I've always spelled "sike" as "syke". Considering it's slang, it's tough to find proper spelling for a slang term.
Fathead July 19, 2006 22:31
First comment: 1 April, 2006 1136 comments written
No, no: Sike is Dudley's substitute.
Grognor April 17, 2007 08:10
First comment: 4 April, 2007 1161 comments written
Ha! I love this webcomic.
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