Dudley's dungeon -- Wednesday, 31 January, 2007

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Fathead	January 31, 2007 00:31
First comment: 1 April, 2006	1136 comments written
That was sooooo cute. P.S. What's with the 1234567890...? A "ruler", perhaps?
Mogri	January 31, 2007 00:55
First comment: 6 January, 2007	5 comments written
Oops. Yeah, the numbers wereIn 1573, the Parliament of Dole published a decree, permitting the inhabitants of the Franche-Comte to pursue and kill a were-wolf or loup-garou, which infested that province, "notwithstanding the existing laws concerning the chase." The people were empowered to "assemble with javelins, halberds, pikes, arquebuses and clubs, to hunt and pursue the said were-wolf in all places where they could find it, and to take, burn, and kill it, without incurring any fine or other penalty." The hunt seems to have been successful, if we may judge from the fact that the same tribunal in the following year condemned to be burned a man named Giles Garnier, who ran on all fours in the forest and fields and devoured little children, "even on Friday." The poor lycanthrope, it appears, had as slight respect for ecclesiastical feasts as the French pig, which was not restrained by any feeling of piety from eating infants on a fast day. [ The History of Vampires, by Dudley Wright ] 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 measuring stick, forgot to delete them. Extra irony given the caption for that frame. Bonus points to anyone who catches the oblique reference in the first panel?
A	January 31, 2007 09:39
First comment: 24 October, 2006	70 comments written
Shouldn't someone check the comics first? Dion perhaps, or wait why not a Dudley QA team? ;-)
Dion	January 31, 2007 10:13
First comment: 2 February, 2004	100 comments written
I left them in intentionally, because of the 'typo' in the text.
Alcari	January 31, 2007 19:04
First comment: 11 September, 2006	93 comments written
oh, we don't mind. The reference is a bit to oblique for me to get it though.
Rose	February 1, 2007 23:29
First comment: 3 July, 2006	79 comments written
oh... is that Death[Pestilence:] And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see. And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer. [War:] And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword. [Famine:] And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine. [Death:] And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth. [ Revelations of John, 6:1-8 ] 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 Dudley? i didn't get it before; but that makes it funny! someone said that in the comments on the next day
jukka	February 2, 2007 11:00
First comment: 22 November, 2006	57 comments written
A: Somebody else proofreading doesn't necessarily know whether things like that are intentional or not..
Fathead	February 2, 2007 21:43
First comment: 1 April, 2006	1136 comments written
Actually, the numbers could be the "magic" of Death[Pestilence:] And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see. And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer. [War:] And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword. [Famine:] And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine. [Death:] And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth. [ Revelations of John, 6:1-8 ] 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. appearing.
Grognor	April 22, 2007 08:45
First comment: 4 April, 2007	1161 comments written
I actually got it... And it's FUNNY!

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