Dudley's dungeon -- Tuesday, 5 December, 2006

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SomeoneElse	December 5, 2006 01:26
First comment: 11 September, 2006	143 comments written
Heh. I assume the second @ is Wesley. This was funny!
Nobody Special	December 5, 2006 01:55
First comment: 8 June, 2005	118 comments written
Or Nerdley, perhaps.
SomeoneElse	December 5, 2006 02:03
First comment: 11 September, 2006	143 comments written
I forgot about Nerdly. It makes more sense that it would be Nerdly, actually.
acheron	December 5, 2006 02:34
First comment: 1 June, 2004	63 comments written
Love it.
Kernigh	December 5, 2006 04:54
First comment: 6 April, 2005	349 comments written
& "Which way to Gondolin?"
IceLizarrd	December 5, 2006 06:36
First comment: 25 May, 2006	7 comments written
Got a little bored during the discussion, but I think the punchline was worth it.
Am Shaedan	December 5, 2006 07:29
First comment: 18 May, 2004	49 comments written
Absolutely loved the punchline
E	December 5, 2006 08:17
First comment: 2 September, 2004	34 comments written
azgor++
Little &	December 5, 2006 08:39
First comment: 2 November, 2006	5 comments written
I loved it. Grinning the whole way throgh.
A	December 5, 2006 09:59
First comment: 24 October, 2006	70 comments written
I agree with "E". azgor++
The Bard of Blasphemy	December 5, 2006 10:56
First comment: 13 May, 2005	46 comments written
frikkin' awesome... one of the best for awhile.
Aerthel	December 5, 2006 13:42
First comment: 17 February, 2006	13 comments written
& "Dorks." Lovely.. =)
.	December 5, 2006 13:50
First comment: 7 December, 2005	48 comments written
People who can actually hold arguments about constructed languages++, I say. Melinyes. (Don't know any Sindarin -- that comes next, hopefully).
Alcari	December 5, 2006 17:16
First comment: 11 September, 2006	93 comments written
Hehe, great comic. Presumably, Azgor takes the -ath suffix from Argonath and Dagorath (king-stones and battles) and asumes it is a plural form unsuited for this occasion. The form Balroeg seems better to me, as Balrog... It came to the edge of the fire and the light faded as if a cloud had bent over it. Then with a rush it leaped the fissure. The flames roared up to greet it, and wreathed about it; and a black smoke swirled in the air. Its streaming mane kindled, and blazed behind it. In its right hand was a blade like a stabbing tongue of fire; in its left it held a whip of many thongs. 'Ai, ai!' wailed Legolas. 'A Balrog! A Balrog is come!' [ The Fellowship of the Ring, 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. is derived from balch (cruel) & rhaug (demonIt is often very hard to discover what any given Demon looks like, apart from a general impression of large size, huge fangs, staring eyes, many limbs, and an odd color; but all accounts agree that Demons are very powerful, very Magic (in a nonhuman manner), and made of some substance that can squeeze through a keyhole yet not be pierced with a Sword. This makes them difficult to deal with, even on the rare occasions when they are friendly. [ 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.), so one would need to change only the 'Rog' part of the word, becoming Roeg, thus Balroeg. I however, whould advice to avoid the problem and the Quenya word Valarauko (from nwalya- (to torture) + rauko(demonIt is often very hard to discover what any given Demon looks like, apart from a general impression of large size, huge fangs, staring eyes, many limbs, and an odd color; but all accounts agree that Demons are very powerful, very Magic (in a nonhuman manner), and made of some substance that can squeeze through a keyhole yet not be pierced with a Sword. This makes them difficult to deal with, even on the rare occasions when they are friendly. [ 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.)), whose plural form is Valaraukar. Problem solved :P ps, You mean malanyes (1) (stem, Melme, Melnye for I love ('a' added to pronounce it) -S for he,she,it (another -S for 'them', but -SS doesn't exist) you can add either an -A- or -E-, but afaik not an I. Wow, that must be the longest post here ever, and noone is going to read it :P (1) --> the first E should have a ' on it, and the second E a " the site doesn't like those.
Roger Barnett	December 5, 2006 17:35
First comment: 7 April, 2006	143 comments written
Nice bit of work
Mikoangelo	December 5, 2006 17:46
First comment: 19 October, 2005	82 comments written
/me looks at comic; dies laughing /me looks at Alcari; thinks "nerd" -- meant as a compliment
Mantar	December 5, 2006 22:58
First comment: 17 June, 2004	197 comments written
Good one. (As for the second @? I'm glad he's not named. Personally, I hate ley, for all values of ley that are not Dudley. Borrowed jokes from other comics = teh newtscale lame.)
Fathead	December 6, 2006 01:46
First comment: 1 April, 2006	1136 comments written
That was mildly odd.
G	December 6, 2006 03:56
First comment: 5 October, 2005	82 comments written
NICE. Kernigh also gets cool points in my book for an esoteric but funny joke.
Ristipisto-Risto	December 7, 2006 09:41
First comment: 25 January, 2006	52 comments written
Perfect.
jonnan.west@gmail.com	December 9, 2006 17:07
First comment: 9 December, 2006	1 comments written
Well worth the wait.
Gamer_2k4	December 9, 2006 20:21
First comment: 10 October, 2006	13 comments written
Hehe..."A balrog... It came to the edge of the fire and the light faded as if a cloud had bent over it. Then with a rush it leaped the fissure. The flames roared up to greet it, and wreathed about it; and a black smoke swirled in the air. Its streaming mane kindled, and blazed behind it. In its right hand was a blade like a stabbing tongue of fire; in its left it held a whip of many thongs. 'Ai, ai!' wailed Legolas. 'A Balrog! A Balrog is come!' [ The Fellowship of the Ring, 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. looks at his watchThese 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.."
Grognor	April 21, 2007 07:31
First comment: 4 April, 2007	1161 comments written
Friggin GENIUS! I say that a lot but it's always true. I know because I'm an omnigenius.
Killheart	January 3, 2008 11:28
First comment: 19 August, 2007	11 comments written
Bahaha. The discussion wasn't all that bad and just made the punchline better. Kudos.
Quint Sakugarne	January 3, 2008 20:31
First comment: 1 January, 2008	233 comments written
When I hear or read "Balrog... It came to the edge of the fire and the light faded as if a cloud had bent over it. Then with a rush it leaped the fissure. The flames roared up to greet it, and wreathed about it; and a black smoke swirled in the air. Its streaming mane kindled, and blazed behind it. In its right hand was a blade like a stabbing tongue of fire; in its left it held a whip of many thongs. 'Ai, ai!' wailed Legolas. 'A Balrog! A Balrog is come!' [ The Fellowship of the Ring, 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.", the first thing I think about isn't LotR, it's Cave Story, and the big talking lunchbox character. And I'm proud to say that. Suck it, LotR fans!
Dani	June 13, 2008 11:27
First comment: 7 June, 2008	39 comments written
WHO shall not pass now?
chrisruls00	October 16, 2008 01:30
First comment: 16 October, 2008	1 comments written
This is actually one of the better long ones. I loved last row of panels.
Newtkiller	November 16, 2008 15:04
First comment: 28 October, 2008	127 comments written
Ahhhhh ... Expert cone of cold is such a nice spell ...

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