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Monday, 18 June, 2007 by Z
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You can see again.
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   /  REST IN   \   
  /    PEACE     \  
 /                \ 
 |    MedusaMedusa, one of the three Gorgons or Graeae, is the only one
of her sisters to have assumed mortal form and inhabited the
dungeon world.

When Perseus was grown up Polydectes sent him to attempt the
conquest of Medusa, a terrible monster who had laid waste the
country. She was once a beautiful maiden whose hair was her
chief glory, but as she dared to vie in beauty with Minerva,
the goddess deprived her of her charms and changed her
beautiful ringlets into hissing serpents. She became a cruel
monster of so frightful an aspect that no living thing could
behold her without being turned into stone. All around the
cavern where she dwelt might be seen the stony figures of men
and animals which had chanced to catch a glimpse of her and
had been petrified with the sight. Perseus, favoured by
Minerva and Mercury, the former of whom lent him her shield
and the latter his winged shoes, approached Medusa while she
slept and taking care not to look directly at her, but guided
by her image reflected in the bright shield which he bore, he
cut off her head and gave it to Minerva, who fixed it in the
middle of her Aegis.
        [ Bulfinch's Mythology, by Thomas Bulfinch ]

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| | killed by | | a bad hair day | | * * * | /\\_/(\/(/\)\//\/|


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Gadora June 18, 2007 01:56
First comment: 21 September, 2006 88 comments written
It made me chuckle.
DaHusky June 18, 2007 07:51
First comment: 4 June, 2007 27 comments written
Never look at a mirrorBut as Snow White grew, she became more and more beautiful,
and by the time she was seven years old she was as beautiful
as the day and more beautiful than the queen herself. One
day when the queen said to her mirror:

        "Mirror, Mirror, here I stand.
        Who is the fairest in the land?" -

the mirror replied:

        "You, O Queen, are the fairest here,
        But Snow White is a thousand times more fair."
        [ Snow White, by Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm ]

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, especially on a bad hair day. You'll only freak out more.
Fathead June 21, 2007 20:58
First comment: 1 April, 2006 1136 comments written
MedusaMedusa, one of the three Gorgons or Graeae, is the only one
of her sisters to have assumed mortal form and inhabited the
dungeon world.

When Perseus was grown up Polydectes sent him to attempt the
conquest of Medusa, a terrible monster who had laid waste the
country. She was once a beautiful maiden whose hair was her
chief glory, but as she dared to vie in beauty with Minerva,
the goddess deprived her of her charms and changed her
beautiful ringlets into hissing serpents. She became a cruel
monster of so frightful an aspect that no living thing could
behold her without being turned into stone. All around the
cavern where she dwelt might be seen the stony figures of men
and animals which had chanced to catch a glimpse of her and
had been petrified with the sight. Perseus, favoured by
Minerva and Mercury, the former of whom lent him her shield
and the latter his winged shoes, approached Medusa while she
slept and taking care not to look directly at her, but guided
by her image reflected in the bright shield which he bore, he
cut off her head and gave it to Minerva, who fixed it in the
middle of her Aegis.
        [ Bulfinch's Mythology, by Thomas Bulfinch ]

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.
can't be killed by a mirrorBut as Snow White grew, she became more and more beautiful,
and by the time she was seven years old she was as beautiful
as the day and more beautiful than the queen herself. One
day when the queen said to her mirror:

        "Mirror, Mirror, here I stand.
        Who is the fairest in the land?" -

the mirror replied:

        "You, O Queen, are the fairest here,
        But Snow White is a thousand times more fair."
        [ Snow White, by Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm ]

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.
! How many times do I have to tell you!
a June 23, 2007 18:22
First comment: 15 October, 2005 2 comments written
I think it's cute :)
Grognor June 24, 2007 03:24
First comment: 4 April, 2007 1161 comments written
In NetHack, sure she can Fathead.

but it's not particularly funny.
b June 27, 2007 02:10
First comment: 27 June, 2007 1 comments written
I don't think Grognor likes us :(
Grognor July 11, 2007 00:56
First comment: 4 April, 2007 1161 comments written
You're right. I hate insects and blobs.
Grognor August 2, 2007 22:23
First comment: 4 April, 2007 1161 comments written
Hey!

It should be "Petrified by a bad hair day" not "killed"

:(

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