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Monday, 12 June, 2006 by Nameless
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The appleNEWTONIAN, adj.  Pertaining to a philosophy of the universe
invented by Newton, who discovered that an apple will fall
to the ground, but was unable to say why. His successors
and disciples have advanced so far as to be able to say
when.
        [ The Devil's Dictionary, by Ambrose Bierce ]

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is delicious! The nurseThese 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.

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turns to flee! |^||@.``|.`.`.| |^||.%@.|.....| |^|------`----- |^| |......| |^|-----......| |..^^^^````...|
@ "Huh."


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L June 12, 2006 03:38
First comment: 10 February, 2005 285 comments written
That's the reason Healers start with them, you know!
Jmadman311 June 12, 2006 04:14
First comment: 23 May, 2006 17 comments written
Nice. :)
Jack Simth June 12, 2006 08:24
First comment: 3 January, 2005 59 comments written
So.... how many turns in a day? I'd like to know how long my appleNEWTONIAN, adj. Pertaining to a philosophy of the universe
invented by Newton, who discovered that an apple will fall
to the ground, but was unable to say why. His successors
and disciples have advanced so far as to be able to say
when.
        [ The Devil's Dictionary, by Ambrose Bierce ]

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Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
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supply will last....
  June 12, 2006 12:37
First comment: 1 April, 2004 431 comments written
/me goesn't get it
Emma June 12, 2006 14:31
First comment: 22 October, 2005 4 comments written
An appleNEWTONIAN, adj. Pertaining to a philosophy of the universe
invented by Newton, who discovered that an apple will fall
to the ground, but was unable to say why. His successors
and disciples have advanced so far as to be able to say
when.
        [ The Devil's Dictionary, by Ambrose Bierce ]

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.
a day does keep the doctorI swear by Apollo the physician, and Aesculapius, and Health,
and All-heal, and all the gods and goddesses, that, according
to my ability and judgment, I will keep this Oath and this
stipulation -- to reckon him who taught me this Art equally dear
to me as my parents, to share my substance with him, and relieve
his necessities if required; to look upon his offspring in the
same footing as my own brothers, and to teach them this art, if
they shall wish to learn it, without fee or stipulation; and
that by precept, lecture, and every other mode of instruction,
I will impart a knowledge of the Art to my own sons, and those
of my teachers, and to disciples bound by a stipulation and oath
according to the law of medicine, but to none others. I will
follow that system of regimen which, according to my ability and
judgment, I consider for the benefit of my patients, and abstain
from whatever is deleterious and mischievous. [...]
        [ Hippocrates' Oath, translated by Francis Adams ]

PHYSICIAN, n. One upon whom we set our hopes when ill and our
dogs when well.
        [ The Devil's Dictionary, by Ambrose Bierce ]

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away, after all.
But aren't healers doctors in the first place, right?
Dav June 12, 2006 15:17
First comment: 26 June, 2004 147 comments written
What ever happened to "Core dumped" ?
stormy June 12, 2006 18:03
First comment: 9 July, 2005 44 comments written
you don't get 'core dumped' on all builds. On the mac version of nethack, you get 'This macintosh is delicious!' when eating an appleNEWTONIAN, adj. Pertaining to a philosophy of the universe
invented by Newton, who discovered that an apple will fall
to the ground, but was unable to say why. His successors
and disciples have advanced so far as to be able to say
when.
        [ The Devil's Dictionary, by Ambrose Bierce ]

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Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
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.
Fathead July 25, 2006 20:06
First comment: 1 April, 2006 1136 comments written
Actually, it depends on how hard you throw them....
AnMaster October 23, 2006 11:33
First comment: 22 October, 2006 26 comments written
stormy: no the message is "Delicious! Must be a Macintosh!" according to the source (indention went missing when posting no idea how to fix that):
#ifdef UNIX
if (otmp->otyp == APPLENEWTONIAN, adj. Pertaining to a philosophy of the universe
invented by Newton, who discovered that an apple will fall
to the ground, but was unable to say why. His successors
and disciples have advanced so far as to be able to say
when.
        [ The Devil's Dictionary, by Ambrose Bierce ]

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Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details.
|| otmp->otyp == PEARWhat was the fruit like? Unfortunately, no one can describe
a taste. All I can say is that, compared with those fruits,
the freshest grapefruit you've ever eaten was dull, and the
juiciest orange was dry, and the most melting pear was hard
and woody, and the sweetest wild strawberry was sour. And
there were no seeds or stones, and no wasps. If you had once
eaten that fruit, all the nicest things in this world would
taste like medicines after it. But I can't describe it. You
can't find out what it is like unless you can get to that
country and taste it for yourself.
        [ The Last Battle, by C.S. Lewis ]

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) {
if (!Hallucination) pline("Core dumped.");
else {
/* This is based on an old Usenet joke, a fake a.out manual 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.
*/
int x = rnd(100);
if (x <= 75)
pline("Segmentation fault -- core dumped.");
else if (x <= 99)
pline("Bus error -- core dumped.");
else pline("Yo' mama -- core dumped.");
}
} else
#endif
#ifdef MAC /* KMH -- Why should Unix have all the fun? */
if (otmp->otyp == APPLENEWTONIAN, adj. Pertaining to a philosophy of the universe
invented by Newton, who discovered that an apple will fall
to the ground, but was unable to say why. His successors
and disciples have advanced so far as to be able to say
when.
        [ The Devil's Dictionary, by Ambrose Bierce ]

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Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details.
) {
pline("Delicious! Must be a Macintosh!");
} else
#endif
Grognor April 19, 2007 04:54
First comment: 4 April, 2007 1161 comments written
Oh. I thought "core dumped" was a glitch resulting in not eating the appleNEWTONIAN, adj. Pertaining to a philosophy of the universe
invented by Newton, who discovered that an apple will fall
to the ground, but was unable to say why. His successors
and disciples have advanced so far as to be able to say
when.
        [ The Devil's Dictionary, by Ambrose Bierce ]

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Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details.
at all.

Brilliant+Funny=Excellent=This strip.

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