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Thursday, 7 December, 2006 by azgor
You are getting     
hungry.             
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@ "I am always amazed by the wealth of wonderful open-source software projects out there."
You pick up 6 goldA metal of characteristic yellow colour, the most precious
metal used as a common commercial medium of exchange. Symbol,
Au; at. no. 79; at. wt. 197.2. It is the most malleable
and ductile of all metals, and very heavy (sp. gr., 19.3).
It is quite unalterable by heat, moisture, and most
corrosive agents, and therefore well suited for its use in
coin and jewelry.
[ Webster's New International Dictionary
         of the English Language, Second Edition ]

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Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details.
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@ "It is astonishing how much losely knit groups of volunteers are able to create using spare time."
You hear a chugging 
sound.              
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@ "But the answer to one quesion always escapes me..."
You quaff an        
effervescent potionPOTABLE, n.  Suitable for drinking.  Water is said to be
potable; indeed, some declare it our natural beverage,
although even they find it palatable only when suffering
from the recurrent disorder known as thirst, for which it
is a medicine. Upon nothing has so great and diligent
ingenuity been brought to bear in all ages and in all
countries, except the most uncivilized, as upon the
invention of substitutes for water. To hold that this
general aversion to that liquid has no basis in the
preservative instinct of the race is to be unscientific --
and without science we are as the snakes and toads.
        [ The Devil's Dictionary, by Ambrose Bierce ]

Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team
Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
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@ "How on earth do they pay their bills?"
You are getting thirsty.


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Rating

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Average rating: Excellent
Number of ratings: 30

Comments

AnonPoster December 7, 2006 00:08
First comment: 16 January, 2006 8 comments written
It took me a moment to get this one.

Rated E for excellent.
Jac December 7, 2006 00:22
First comment: 26 May, 2006 48 comments written
"You quaff an effervescent potionPOTABLE, n. Suitable for drinking. Water is said to be
potable; indeed, some declare it our natural beverage,
although even they find it palatable only when suffering
from the recurrent disorder known as thirst, for which it
is a medicine. Upon nothing has so great and diligent
ingenuity been brought to bear in all ages and in all
countries, except the most uncivilized, as upon the
invention of substitutes for water. To hold that this
general aversion to that liquid has no basis in the
preservative instinct of the race is to be unscientific --
and without science we are as the snakes and toads.
        [ The Devil's Dictionary, by Ambrose Bierce ]

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.
(tm)"

Nice one.
G December 7, 2006 01:18
First comment: 5 October, 2005 82 comments written
So, I'm feeling dumb today. How does "PSI" help pay the bills?
Grunt December 7, 2006 01:45
First comment: 25 July, 2006 36 comments written
Subtle. But not subtle enough. :)

("Which character represents a potionPOTABLE, n. Suitable for drinking. Water is said to be
potable; indeed, some declare it our natural beverage,
although even they find it palatable only when suffering
from the recurrent disorder known as thirst, for which it
is a medicine. Upon nothing has so great and diligent
ingenuity been brought to bear in all ages and in all
countries, except the most uncivilized, as upon the
invention of substitutes for water. To hold that this
general aversion to that liquid has no basis in the
preservative instinct of the race is to be unscientific --
and without science we are as the snakes and toads.
        [ The Devil's Dictionary, by Ambrose Bierce ]

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.
?")
Mantar December 7, 2006 03:00
First comment: 17 June, 2004 197 comments written
Keep looking, G!
Gadora December 7, 2006 04:02
First comment: 21 September, 2006 88 comments written
I chuckled heartily.

Would drinking a Coke on this level give you conflict?
G December 7, 2006 05:27
First comment: 5 October, 2005 82 comments written
Oh, good lord! ouch. :P
freshme@ December 7, 2006 06:15
First comment: 4 January, 2005 67 comments written
Oh no! I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

Huh. G's question unintentionally added a clue for Babylon 5 fans: The Psi Corps is your friend. Trust the Corps.
Alcari December 7, 2006 09:09
First comment: 11 September, 2006 93 comments written
The core is mother, the core is father.
Janos December 7, 2006 09:51
First comment: 18 August, 2005 40 comments written
LOL! nice!
A December 7, 2006 11:11
First comment: 24 October, 2006 70 comments written
I don't get it...
L December 7, 2006 13:25
First comment: 10 February, 2005 285 comments written
azgor is certainly pioneering the subtle visual gag front here at Dudley's Dungeon.
motty December 7, 2006 15:35
First comment: 22 November, 2006 9 comments written
"Loosely", not "losely". Excellent gag, though.
Alcari December 7, 2006 15:38
First comment: 11 September, 2006 93 comments written
okok, should we give it away to those not getting it?

here's a hint: Squint, and look at the pictures again.
also, look up what effervescent means if you don't know.
doh December 7, 2006 16:46
First comment: 7 December, 2006 1 comments written
Took some time, but now I got it...
Mikoangelo December 7, 2006 19:39
First comment: 19 October, 2005 82 comments written
In-ge-ni-ous !!
SomeoneElse December 7, 2006 19:59
First comment: 11 September, 2006 143 comments written
This good. This subtle. This sentence fragment.
Fathead December 7, 2006 21:10
First comment: 1 April, 2006 1136 comments written
I don't feel well, or I would have given it better than an Eff.

To SomeoneElse: Ugh.
Tux December 7, 2006 22:13
First comment: 6 November, 2006 9 comments written
lol I think I need something to drink :>
... December 7, 2006 22:46
First comment: 4 December, 2006 2 comments written
If you're really stuck..


Advertising is one way to make money. Don't the last two panels spell something? And effervescent means fizzy or bubbly, by the way.
SomeoneElse December 7, 2006 23:24
First comment: 11 September, 2006 143 comments written
The first two panels also spell something.
flatluigi December 8, 2006 01:00
First comment: 23 November, 2006 28 comments written
Subliminally sublime.
Patashu@hotmail.com December 8, 2006 01:15
First comment: 23 June, 2006 18 comments written
Wow, most subtle humour ever. Excellent once I figured it out though
A December 8, 2006 09:39
First comment: 24 October, 2006 70 comments written
Oh I see.. some text created by the walls, but I don't manage to read them except a few chars. D?NKPFP? or?
MightyTater December 8, 2006 17:30
First comment: 8 December, 2006 2 comments written
Nicely done!
Gamer_2k4 December 9, 2006 20:19
First comment: 10 October, 2006 13 comments written
73 Excellents in three days...not bad.

A, the panels have the following letters (clockwise from the top right, so it's not TOO spoily): NK PSI PE DRI
KC Wong January 9, 2007 09:33
First comment: 9 January, 2007 4 comments written
Very nice! :D
Grognor April 21, 2007 07:40
First comment: 4 April, 2007 1161 comments written
Isn't bubbly an option for randomized potions?

So... many... genius... comics...... feeling...... undermined...

GAH!
Killheart January 3, 2008 11:20
First comment: 19 August, 2007 11 comments written
Rated mediocre because the humor was too subtle. Even now I can't understand it. 'PENK DRIPSI'?
Killheart January 3, 2008 11:22
First comment: 19 August, 2007 11 comments written
Oh, damnit. For some reason I scrolled up and could immediately read it. Good joke.

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