Dudley's dungeon -- Friday, 6 October, 2006

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	October 6, 2006 00:18
First comment: 1 April, 2004	431 comments written
"The mystical power to which all forces must bow"Stand to it, my hearts of gold," said the old bowman as he passed from knot to knot. "By my hilt! we are in luck this journey. Bear in mind the old saying of the Company." "What is that, Aylward?" cried several, leaning on their bows and laughing at him. "'Tis the master-bowyer's rede: 'Every bow well bent. Every shaft well sent. Every stave well nocked. Every string well locked.' There, with that jingle in his head, a bracer on his left hand, a shooting glove on his right, and a farthing's-worth of wax in his girdle, what more doth a bowman need?" "It would not be amiss," said Hordle John, "if under his girdle he had four farthings'-worth of wine." [ The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ] 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. down to!" You make baby grammar cry.
Kernigh	October 6, 2006 03:08
First comment: 6 April, 2005	349 comments written
I play elves and usually reach level 4 quickly enough to resist these sleep rays.
Nesman	October 6, 2006 05:20
First comment: 4 January, 2005	112 comments written
I think it's tacky to correct grammar in a comic, but I'm pretty sure the word 'until' in the last panel should be 'after' or 'once' for it to make sense. Unless I misread, 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 ] 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 feared for his ability to put himself to sleep. Still, good comic.
Zephyrus	October 6, 2006 06:16
First comment: 20 September, 2006	2 comments written
Amusing, though not rolling-in-the-aisles. I could go on about how the "no preposition at the end of a sentance" is silly Victorian prissiness (it really has no sensical basis), but I will restrain myself to asserting that most modern grammatical pundits say that prepositions at the end of sentances are quite kosher. And I really don't mind the "until" in the last panel--it works conversationally. I think it falls under the category of idiom.
Jac	October 6, 2006 09:27
First comment: 26 May, 2006	48 comments written
I can wear the preposition at the end of the sentence; the duplication is the problem. It's a good comic too, it evokes Calvin and Hobbes.
ThomasLB	October 6, 2006 12:51
First comment: 7 September, 2006	13 comments written
It helps if you read this comic in the creepy low voice of the guy who does all the movie trailers. "In a world..."
.	October 6, 2006 20:24
First comment: 7 December, 2005	48 comments written
I suspect that the author wrote "The mystical power which all forces must bow"Stand to it, my hearts of gold," said the old bowman as he passed from knot to knot. "By my hilt! we are in luck this journey. Bear in mind the old saying of the Company." "What is that, Aylward?" cried several, leaning on their bows and laughing at him. "'Tis the master-bowyer's rede: 'Every bow well bent. Every shaft well sent. Every stave well nocked. Every string well locked.' There, with that jingle in his head, a bracer on his left hand, a shooting glove on his right, and a farthing's-worth of wax in his girdle, what more doth a bowman need?" "It would not be amiss," said Hordle John, "if under his girdle he had four farthings'-worth of wine." [ The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ] 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. down to!", realised the mistake (having a knowledge of grammar) and, when correcting it, forgot to remove the "to" on the end.
Rose	October 6, 2006 23:24
First comment: 3 July, 2006	79 comments written
I find it funnier when wesley & dudley wax grandiose in less than perfect grammar:)
Kernigh	October 7, 2006 02:58
First comment: 6 April, 2005	349 comments written
Removing the redundant preposition: The mystical power to which all forces must bow"Stand to it, my hearts of gold," said the old bowman as he passed from knot to knot. "By my hilt! we are in luck this journey. Bear in mind the old saying of the Company." "What is that, Aylward?" cried several, leaning on their bows and laughing at him. "'Tis the master-bowyer's rede: 'Every bow well bent. Every shaft well sent. Every stave well nocked. Every string well locked.' There, with that jingle in his head, a bracer on his left hand, a shooting glove on his right, and a farthing's-worth of wax in his girdle, what more doth a bowman need?" "It would not be amiss," said Hordle John, "if under his girdle he had four farthings'-worth of wine." [ The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ] 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. down! or The mystical power which all forces must bow"Stand to it, my hearts of gold," said the old bowman as he passed from knot to knot. "By my hilt! we are in luck this journey. Bear in mind the old saying of the Company." "What is that, Aylward?" cried several, leaning on their bows and laughing at him. "'Tis the master-bowyer's rede: 'Every bow well bent. Every shaft well sent. Every stave well nocked. Every string well locked.' There, with that jingle in his head, a bracer on his left hand, a shooting glove on his right, and a farthing's-worth of wax in his girdle, what more doth a bowman need?" "It would not be amiss," said Hordle John, "if under his girdle he had four farthings'-worth of wine." [ The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ] 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. down to! Incomplete sentence.
ThomasLB	October 7, 2006 12:19
First comment: 7 September, 2006	13 comments written
Strange grammer is something up with which we shall not put!
ThomasLB	October 7, 2006 12:23
First comment: 7 September, 2006	13 comments written
And that goes double for strange spelling!
Jack Simth	October 7, 2006 15:49
First comment: 3 January, 2005	59 comments written
Ah, it's not all that hard to avoid your own rays.... they usually bounce at right angles (although those rare 180 angles can hurt).
Arch Leech	October 8, 2006 13:53
First comment: 28 September, 2006	8 comments written
Jack Simth? Only diagonally zapped rays usually bounce at right angles. Zapping [hjkl] into a wall will only bounce back at 180 degrees.
Jack Simth	October 8, 2006 17:10
First comment: 3 January, 2005	59 comments written
Oh, it's still bouncing 90 degrees... but it's 90 degrees to the wall, not the ray. It's one of the reasons you always fire rays diagonally unless you're a long way from a wall, or immune to what you're using. If you have an amulet of"The complete Amulet can keep off all the things that make people unhappy -- jealousy, bad temper, pride, disagreeableness, greediness, selfishness, laziness. Evil spirits, people called them when the Amulet was made. Don't you think it would be nice to have it?" "Very," said the children, quite without enthusiasm. "And it can give you strength and courage." "That's better," said Cyril. "And virtue." "I suppose it's nice to have that," said Jane, but not with much interest. "And it can give you your heart's desire." "Now you're talking," said Robert. [ The Story of the Amulet, by Edith Nesbit ] 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. reflection, then a ray 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. is really, really fun to bounce repeatedly over something...
Fathead	October 8, 2006 21:07
First comment: 1 April, 2006	1136 comments written
I have that problem all the time! Uh, the sleep ray problem, that is.
motty	November 29, 2006 15:06
First comment: 22 November, 2006	9 comments written
"Until" for "once" is a hell of a typo, and it's a shame. Doing this intentionally is not a conversational idiom I have ever heard, and wouldn't wish to - it would be as bad as 'could care less' for 'couldn't care less'.
Grognor	April 20, 2007 05:07
First comment: 4 April, 2007	1161 comments written
You see hear a mottled spellbookThe Book of Three lay closed on the table. Taran had never been allowed to read the volume for himself; now he was sure it held more than Dallben chose to tell him. In the sun- filled room, with Dallben still meditating and showing no sign of stopping, Taran rose and moved through the shimmering beams. From the forest came the monotonous tick of a beetle. His hands reached for the cover. Taran gasped in pain and snatched them away. They smarted as if each of his fingers had been stung by hornets. He jumped back, stumbled against the bench, and dropped to the floor, where he put his fingers woefully into his mouth. Dallben's eyes blinked open. He peered at Taran and yawned slowly. "You had better see Coll about a lotion for those hands," he advised. "Otherwise, I shouldn't be surprised if they blistered." [ The Book of Three, by Lloyd Alexander ] 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.. You die... --More-- Do you want your possessions identified?

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