Dudley's dungeon -- Monday, 8 December, 2008

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Quint Sakugarne	December 8, 2008 00:53
First comment: 1 January, 2008	233 comments written
......wha???
Wellan	December 8, 2008 01:42
First comment: 27 November, 2007	247 comments written
I get it, but it's a bit too obscure to be really funny. It refers to the "boy who cried wolfThe ancestors of the modern day domestic dog, wolves are powerful muscular animals with bushy tails. Intelligent, social animals, wolves live in family groups or packs made up of multiple family units. These packs cooperate in hunting down prey. 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." story. Anyway, nice try.
Arle	December 8, 2008 02:59
First comment: 2 June, 2008	29 comments written
Wait, wait, wait... OW from Weavers, is that ye?
Chilemonkey	December 8, 2008 11:52
First comment: 4 November, 2008	6 comments written
Well, I liked it. Shame Dudley didn't indignantly wipe the floor with them though: those guards are always pissing me off by getting in my way when I'm in hot pursuit with a fresh kill for the 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..
Quint Sakugarne	December 9, 2008 01:50
First comment: 1 January, 2008	233 comments written
No, I'm aware that this references the boy-who-cried-wolfThe ancestors of the modern day domestic dog, wolves are powerful muscular animals with bushy tails. Intelligent, social animals, wolves live in family groups or packs made up of multiple family units. These packs cooperate in hunting down prey. 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. story, but I am unsure how it's being referenced--is it being referenced to make fun of this situation, or is it being fit to this situation to make fun of the reference, or is it just a non sequitur?
OverWilliam	December 9, 2008 04:37
First comment: 9 December, 2008	2 comments written
Indeed it do. Who could've seen that one coming? Anyway, I must admit that the punchline lacked punch for me as well, and I wrote the thing... In retrospect this doesn't even make the joke that I wanted to make, and I can think of a different way to say it that would make a lot more sense. Oh, well.
Slowpoke	December 9, 2008 04:53
First comment: 27 February, 2007	239 comments written
OW, "this doesn't even make the joke that I wanted to make". Clearly you had something in mind, so there has to be some way of stating it. Explaining without the constraints of a Dudleycomic might help.
OverWilliam	December 9, 2008 16:24
First comment: 9 December, 2008	2 comments written
The joke I was shooting for was how any time any member of the watchThese strange creatures live mostly on the surface of the earth, gathering together in societies of various forms, but occasionally a stray will descend into the depths and commit mayhem among the dungeon residents who, naturally, often resent the intrusion of such beasts. They are capable of using weapons and magic, and it is even rumored that the Wizard of Yendor is a member of this species. 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. blows any, ordinary whistle, everybody else in Minetown automatically assumes that it's Dudley and tries to kill you. Even if you lure one member way off to the side and then start to kill him, just so long as he manages to blow his whistle once, everybody else is out to get Dudley's head on a pike with no explanation or questions asked. So what happens if somebody blows a whistle in Minetown and Dudley is just standing around minding his own business?
Slowpoke	December 9, 2008 17:00
First comment: 27 February, 2007	239 comments written
Thanks, OW. Maybe this would have been a good cartoon for O.J. Simpson's Dungeon. "But I didn't do anything, this time."
Antheridium	December 9, 2008 23:41
First comment: 17 May, 2007	442 comments written
Killed by a whistle-blower? Killed by an out-of-place football coach? Nah...
sediius	December 10, 2008 21:47
First comment: 9 October, 2008	2 comments written
how about: Dudley killed by the invisible whistling Rodney.

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