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Monday, 16 October, 2006 by Nameless
You kill the bugbearBugbears are relatives of goblins, although they tend to be
larger and more hairy.  They are aggressive carnivores and
sometimes kill just for the treasure their victims may be
carrying.

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@ "Whew, that was a lot of effort. I'll just sit on this conviently placed throneMethought I saw the footsteps of a throne
Which mists and vapours from mine eyes did shroud--
Nor view of who might sit thereon allowed;
But all the steps and ground about were strown
With sights the ruefullest that flesh and bone
Ever put on; a miserable crowd,
Sick, hale, old, young, who cried before that cloud,
"Thou art our king,
O Death! to thee we groan."
Those steps I clomb; the mists before me gave
Smooth way; and I beheld the face of one
Sleeping alone within a mossy cave,
With her face up to heaven; that seemed to have
Pleasing remembrance of a thought foregone;
A lovely Beauty in a summer grave!
        [ Sonnet, by William Wordsworth ]

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For what do you     
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@ "Wow! A wish! I've already got everything I need though..." 
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Meanwhile, at the North Po— er, wish factory... 
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@ "Hey! Pippy! Stop slacking off! Get back to work!"
h "Yes sir, sorry sir..." 
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& "Slappy! Report!" 
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@ "Yes Santa, sir. We are running low on 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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h "Sir! Sir! We have an emergancy situation!" 
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& "What is it? And this had better be good, or I'll dock your rations!" 
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h "Somebody has wished for an iron chain"You are fettered, " said Scrooge, trembling. "Tell me why?"
"I wear the chain I forged in life," replied the Ghost. "I
made it link by link, and yard by yard; I girded it on of my
own free will, and of my own free will I wore it. Is its
pattern strange to you?"
Scrooge trembled more and more.
"Or would you know," pursued the Ghost, "the weight and
length of the strong coil you bear yourself? It was full as
heavy and as long as this, seven Christmas Eves ago. You
have laboured on it, since. It is a ponderous chain!"
        [ A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens ]

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& "WHAT?! An iron chain"You are fettered, " said Scrooge, trembling. "Tell me why?"
"I wear the chain I forged in life," replied the Ghost. "I
made it link by link, and yard by yard; I girded it on of my
own free will, and of my own free will I wore it. Is its
pattern strange to you?"
Scrooge trembled more and more.
"Or would you know," pursued the Ghost, "the weight and
length of the strong coil you bear yourself? It was full as
heavy and as long as this, seven Christmas Eves ago. You
have laboured on it, since. It is a ponderous chain!"
        [ A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens ]

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@ "We don't even keep any in stock! What are we going to do?!" 
The throneMethought I saw the footsteps of a throne
Which mists and vapours from mine eyes did shroud--
Nor view of who might sit thereon allowed;
But all the steps and ground about were strown
With sights the ruefullest that flesh and bone
Ever put on; a miserable crowd,
Sick, hale, old, young, who cried before that cloud,
"Thou art our king,
O Death! to thee we groan."
Those steps I clomb; the mists before me gave
Smooth way; and I beheld the face of one
Sleeping alone within a mossy cave,
With her face up to heaven; that seemed to have
Pleasing remembrance of a thought foregone;
A lovely Beauty in a summer grave!
        [ Sonnet, by William Wordsworth ]

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in a puff of logic. 
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  October 16, 2006 00:45
First comment: 1 April, 2004 431 comments written
My CAPNTHALA: Which character represents an altarAltars are of three types:
1. In Temples. These are for Sacrifices [...]. The stone
top will have grooves for blood, and the whole will be covered
with _dry brown stains of a troubling kind_ from former
Sacrifices.
[ The Tough Guide to Fantasyland, by Diana Wynne Jones ]

To every man upon this earth
Death cometh soon or late;
And how can man die better
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of his fathers
And the temples of his gods?
        [ Lays of Ancient Rome, by Thomas B. Macaulay ]

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., or an iron chain"You are fettered, " said Scrooge, trembling. "Tell me why?"
"I wear the chain I forged in life," replied the Ghost. "I
made it link by link, and yard by yard; I girded it on of my
own free will, and of my own free will I wore it. Is its
pattern strange to you?"
Scrooge trembled more and more.
"Or would you know," pursued the Ghost, "the weight and
length of the strong coil you bear yourself? It was full as
heavy and as long as this, seven Christmas Eves ago. You
have laboured on it, since. It is a ponderous chain!"
        [ A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens ]

Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team
Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
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Nobody Special October 16, 2006 00:55
First comment: 8 June, 2005 118 comments written
It's Christmas in October!
Smelly Uncivilized Bastard October 16, 2006 04:45
First comment: 17 May, 2006 3 comments written
Interesting choice of representations; I never thought of Santa as a 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 ]

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Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details.. Maybe somebody received too much coal in their stocking?
Grunt October 16, 2006 05:58
First comment: 25 July, 2006 36 comments written
So this is why thrones disappear...
L October 16, 2006 08:08
First comment: 10 February, 2005 285 comments written
Slappy = Sluggy Freelance reference?
Alcari October 16, 2006 09:19
First comment: 11 September, 2006 93 comments written
hehe, good one "running low on 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 ]

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. scale mail" :)
Roger Barnett October 16, 2006 14:59
First comment: 7 April, 2006 143 comments written
Just goes to show that you can't always get what you want.
Fathead October 16, 2006 18:18
First comment: 1 April, 2006 1136 comments written
Yeah! A puff of logic!

It's almost too bad that it wasn't Mediocre, because previously the distribution was 0, 0, 3, 3, 7.

Dude, wish for something you might need later.
Alcari October 16, 2006 18:38
First comment: 11 September, 2006 93 comments written
He allready HAS everything, thus also stuff he needs later.
The fact he wishes for something as useless as an iron chain"You are fettered, " said Scrooge, trembling. "Tell me why?"
"I wear the chain I forged in life," replied the Ghost. "I
made it link by link, and yard by yard; I girded it on of my
own free will, and of my own free will I wore it. Is its
pattern strange to you?"
Scrooge trembled more and more.
"Or would you know," pursued the Ghost, "the weight and
length of the strong coil you bear yourself? It was full as
heavy and as long as this, seven Christmas Eves ago. You
have laboured on it, since. It is a ponderous chain!"
        [ A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens ]

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NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. IS the joke.......
S October 16, 2006 19:32
First comment: 16 October, 2006 1 comments written
Wait, why is the throneMethought I saw the footsteps of a throne
Which mists and vapours from mine eyes did shroud--
Nor view of who might sit thereon allowed;
But all the steps and ground about were strown
With sights the ruefullest that flesh and bone
Ever put on; a miserable crowd,
Sick, hale, old, young, who cried before that cloud,
"Thou art our king,
O Death! to thee we groan."
Those steps I clomb; the mists before me gave
Smooth way; and I beheld the face of one
Sleeping alone within a mossy cave,
With her face up to heaven; that seemed to have
Pleasing remembrance of a thought foregone;
A lovely Beauty in a summer grave!
        [ Sonnet, by William Wordsworth ]

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. still there in the last frame?
SomeoneElse October 16, 2006 21:30
First comment: 11 September, 2006 143 comments written
What are the h's? Can't be Santa's elves, as elves are @ in NetHack.
Mantar October 16, 2006 22:18
First comment: 17 June, 2004 197 comments written
@ are Tolkien-type elves. They're very tall. Santa's elves are tiny little guys, so they get h, which is for small humanoids.
Mantar October 16, 2006 22:19
First comment: 17 June, 2004 197 comments written
Well, okay, not exactly Tolkien-type -- they're chaotic, which is closer to the old tales of the faery folk. But that's close enough.
SomeoneElse October 17, 2006 00:54
First comment: 11 September, 2006 143 comments written
Yeah, but they're still elves.
Grognor April 20, 2007 07:13
First comment: 4 April, 2007 1161 comments written
Santa a 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 ]

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Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details.? It is an anagram of Satan after all.

Ha! Hmm...
HA!~~!
Kerta December 14, 2007 09:39
First comment: 12 December, 2007 72 comments written
What? Is the 'puff of logic' thing common knowledge now?
Kerta applies his fist to his face.
Sorry. I forgot I am surrounded by my own kind... Nerds...
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