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Tuesday, 7 September, 2004 by Dion Nicolaas
                    
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@ "Playing NetHack is a bit like lawnmowing."
                    
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@ "So thou thought thou couldst kill me, fool."
                    
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@ "You're in the wrong joke, Rodney."


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Mantar September 7, 2004 00:24
First comment: 17 June, 2004 197 comments written
,,, Hovver Bovver?
Cetra September 7, 2004 02:12
First comment: 28 June, 2004 38 comments written
...Huh? I'm completely lost.
Christopher September 7, 2004 02:39
First comment: 10 May, 2004 30 comments written
Mehhh... That's not that funny.
t September 7, 2004 04:07
First comment: 7 September, 2004 1 comments written
i got the amulet of yendorThis mysterious talisman is the object of your quest. It is
said to possess powers which mere mortals can scarcely
comprehend, let alone utilize. The gods will grant the gift of
immortality to the adventurer who can deliver it from the
depths of Moloch's Sanctum and offer it on the appropriate high
altar on the Astral Plane.

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Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
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!!! yea yea!
Zeddi September 7, 2004 19:49
First comment: 5 June, 2004 80 comments written
I've never found one :[
D September 7, 2004 23:30
First comment: 1 September, 2004 28 comments written
I haven't even seen one. :^(
Crawler September 8, 2004 11:11
First comment: 24 August, 2004 57 comments written
What's that thing about a mullet on Endor ? Aren't ewoks stupid-looking enough like that ?
NHINASW!
Anywayz September 8, 2004 15:02
First comment: 31 August, 2004 6 comments written
What does "NHINASW" means?
D September 8, 2004 19:04
First comment: 1 September, 2004 28 comments written
My guess: "NetHack Is Not A(something) Star Wars"

And a mullet? On Endor? Did Chack go to the moon, then?
(Sorry, lame Star Wars 1 MUSH reference)
eneekmot@yahoo.com January 13, 2005 16:16
First comment: 29 December, 2004 57 comments written
Try spelling "Yendor" backwards.
Q. E. D. February 22, 2005 07:50
First comment: 22 February, 2005 11 comments written
I've gotten plenty of cheep plastic imitations of the amulet of yendorThis mysterious talisman is the object of your quest. It is
said to possess powers which mere mortals can scarcely
comprehend, let alone utilize. The gods will grant the gift of
immortality to the adventurer who can deliver it from the
depths of Moloch's Sanctum and offer it on the appropriate high
altar on the Astral Plane.

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Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
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. You just never get what you wish for.
ec June 15, 2005 19:08
First comment: 14 June, 2005 15 comments written
I thought it was one of the funniest of the comics yet. *looks at other comments* Man, I must have a real weird sense of humour!
tracer June 22, 2005 03:56
First comment: 22 June, 2005 32 comments written
"Rodney" ... that was the default name your character got if you didn't specify a name in the original ROGUEI understand the business, I hear it: to have an open ear, a
quick eye, and a nimble hand, is necessary for a cut-purse; a
good nose is requisite also, to smell out work for the other
senses. I see this is the time that the unjust man doth
thrive. <...> The prince himself is about a piece of iniquity,
stealing away from his father with his clog at his heels: if
I thought it were a piece of honesty to acquaint the king
withal, I would not do't: I hold it the more knavery to
conceal it; and therein am I constant to my profession.
        [ Autolycus the Rogue, from The Winter's Tale by
                William Shakespeare ]

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game, wasn't it? ('Cause Rodney something-or-other was the game's creator.)
Fathead April 11, 2006 20:27
First comment: 1 April, 2006 1136 comments written
Wow! it's the famous Rodney!

I didn't get it, but it was still funny.

What's Rodney doing here?
Grognor April 7, 2007 02:43
First comment: 4 April, 2007 1161 comments written
No comprendo.
HK June 5, 2007 23:47
First comment: 1 June, 2007 309 comments written
Funny.
Kohkelxon January 10, 2008 19:17
First comment: 8 January, 2008 52 comments written
Who's Rodney anyway? This strip left me puzzled.
rogerb June 12, 2008 17:15
First comment: 12 June, 2008 2 comments written
'Rodney' is the Wizard of YendorNo one knows how old this mighty wizard is, or from whence he
came. It is known that, having lived a span far greater than
any normal man's, he grew weary of lesser mortals; and so,
spurning all human company, he forsook the dwellings of men
and went to live in the depths of the Earth. He took with
him a dreadful artifact, the Book of the Dead, which is said
to hold great power indeed. Many have sought to find the
wizard and his treasure, but none have found him and lived to
tell the tale. Woe be to the incautious adventurer who
disturbs this mighty sorcerer!

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- the middle frame shows what he often says. 'Rodney' is a nickname used for the WizardEbenezum walked before me along the closest thing we could
find to a path in these overgrown woods. Every few paces he
would pause, so that I, burdened with a pack stuffed with
arcane and heavy paraphernalia, could catch up with his
wizardly strides. He, as usual, carried nothing, preferring,
as he often said, to keep his hands free for quick conjuring
and his mind free for the thoughts of a mage.
        [ A Dealing with Demons, by Craig Shaw Gardner ]

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on rgrn.

As to the joke, I think it's because killing the Wizard of YendorNo one knows how old this mighty wizard is, or from whence he
came. It is known that, having lived a span far greater than
any normal man's, he grew weary of lesser mortals; and so,
spurning all human company, he forsook the dwellings of men
and went to live in the depths of the Earth. He took with
him a dreadful artifact, the Book of the Dead, which is said
to hold great power indeed. Many have sought to find the
wizard and his treasure, but none have found him and lived to
tell the tale. Woe be to the incautious adventurer who
disturbs this mighty sorcerer!

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 like mowing the lawn; you'll just have to do it again later.

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