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Friday, 19 May, 2006

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# ---\|-- \|....\| \|@...\| \|&d..\| \|....\| -\|---- # # & "Gangway!" @ "Let's hope it's that reflection 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 ] 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. I ordered online!"	# ---\|-- \|....\| \|@...\| \|.d..\| \|....\| -\|---- # # @ "Oh, it's another of your letters." d "Thank you, my good man."	---\|-- \|....\| \|....\| \|d...\| \|@...\| -\|---- # # # d "Ahem. 'Dear Dogley, how come you, being a 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 talk? Love, VladVlad Dracula the Impaler was a 15th-Century monarch of the Birgau region of the Carpathian Mountains, in what is now Romania. In Romanian history he is best known for two things. One was his skilled handling of the Ottoman Turks, which kept them from making further inroads into Christian Europe. The other was the ruthless manner in which he ran his fiefdom. He dealt with perceived challengers to his rule by impaling them upright on wooden stakes. Visiting dignitaries who failed to doff their hats had them nailed to their head. 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..'"	\|....\| \|....\| \|....\| \|....\| -d---- @ # # ## d "Well, my dear VladVlad Dracula the Impaler was a 15th-Century monarch of the Birgau region of the Carpathian Mountains, in what is now Romania. In Romanian history he is best known for two things. One was his skilled handling of the Ottoman Turks, which kept them from making further inroads into Christian Europe. The other was the ruthless manner in which he ran his fiefdom. He dealt with perceived challengers to his rule by impaling them upright on wooden stakes. Visiting dignitaries who failed to doff their hats had them nailed to their head. 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., there are only a few ways to get a word out of a mute species!"
The hell houndHell hounds are fire-breathing canines from another plane of existence brought here in the service of evil beings. A hell hound resembles a large hound with rust-red or red-brown fur, and red, glowing eyes. The markings, teeth, and tongue are soot black. It stands two to three feet high at the shoulder and has a distinct odour of smoke and sulphur. The baying sounds it makes have an eerie, hollow tone that sends a shiver through any who hear them. 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. \| expounds on Russel's paradox.}}--}} \|---- \| \| }--^--} \| \| > \| \| }\|^@V\|} \| \| -----\| }--d--} \| \| \| }}---}} \| \| \| }}}}}}} \| \| \| \| \| d "1. Be a spellcaster's pet (or, as they like to call it, a familiar.)"	u ## # d# ---\|-- @# \|....\| ####-..OO\| \|....\| ------ d "2. For quantum mechanics with motor neuron disease, equip a speech synthesizer."	# ## # ## ---\|-- ## \|..u.\| #d#@OO...\| \|....\| ------ d "I myself fall into the first category."	# ## # ## ---\|-- ## \|.u..\| ####d@...\| \|....\| ------ d "Of course, Dudley doesn't often play a spellcaster, so you may ask how I—"
# ## # ## ---\|-- ## \|.%..\| ####[@...\| \|^...\| ------ Dogley falls into a spiked pitAmid the thought of the fiery destruction that impended, the idea of the coolness of the well came over my soul like balm. I rushed to its deadly brink. I threw my straining vision below. The glare from the enkindled roof illumined its inmost recesses. Yet, for a wild moment, did my spirit refuse to comprehend the meaning of what I saw. At length it forced -- it wrestled its way into my soul -- it burned itself in upon my shuddering reason. Oh! for a voice to speak! -- oh! horror! -- oh! any horror but this! [ The Pit and the Pendulum, by Edgar Allan Poe ] 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.! Dogley is killed! @ "Oh, darn."	# ## # ## ---\|-- ## \|.%..\| ####[.@..\| \|^...\| ------ Cast create familiar	# ## # ## ---\|-- ## \|.%..\| ####[.@d.\| \|^...\| ------ What do you want to call the little 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.? Dogley	# ## # ## ---\|-- ## \|.%..\| ####[.@d.\| \|^...\| ------ d "—keep appearing at his side." @ "Gotta love NetHack naming logic."
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Mantar	May 19, 2006 03:46
First comment: 17 June, 2004	197 comments written
('Z'aps Dogley with a /WoD) There. That should put a stop to that.
L	May 19, 2006 07:59
First comment: 10 February, 2005	285 comments written
The point of this strip is that it's a logical continuation of the "generate StingThere was the usual dim grey light of the forest-day about him when he came to his senses. The spider lay dead beside him, and his sword-blade was stained black. Somehow the killing of the giant spider, all alone and by himself in the dark without the help of the wizard or the dwarves or of anyone else, made a great difference to Mr. Baggins. He felt a different person, and much fiercer and bolder in spite of an empty stomach, as he wiped his sword on the grass and put it back into its sheath. "I will give you a name," he said to it, "and I shall call you Sting." [ The Hobbit, 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.OrcristThe Great Goblin gave a truly awful howl of rage when he looked at it, and all his soldiers gnashed their teeth, clashed their shields, and stamped. They knew the sword at once. It had killed hundreds of goblins in its time, when the fair elves of Gondolin hunted them in the hills or did battle before their walls. They had called it Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver, but the goblins called it simply Biter. They hated it and hated worse any one that carried it. [ The Hobbit, 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. by naming" logic. See also http:www.nicolaas.netdudley/index.php?f=20050428
irb	May 19, 2006 20:12
First comment: 17 February, 2005	4 comments written
FWIW, I rather enjoyed it.
Fathead	July 22, 2006 00:18
First comment: 1 April, 2006	1136 comments written
I've never cast Create Familiar before.
Fathead	July 22, 2006 00:19
First comment: 1 April, 2006	1136 comments written
Waitasec, I've had multiple pets named "Ruff" before!
Grognor	April 18, 2007 23:58
First comment: 4 April, 2007	1161 comments written
No you haven't.

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