Dudley's (New, Improved) Dungeon

< Jun 11th, 2009 >

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K "DON'T PUSH! CALM DOWN Y'ALL, PLEASE!"

K "t minus thirty, guys..."

K "Mrs. Tenaya - being v.i.p. does not give you the right to wear those speed boots already."

                    
                    
                    
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& "...you all heard what Rodney said."

& "Possibly some DfV bastards will make it to castle very fast, but this is not our problem - the dungeonics will take care of them."

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& "We're awaiting the first serious provocation at our gates soonest at 0100."

& "So, those of you with digestion go have a last wee-wee, and then all of you return to your posts. NOW."

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@ "Gehennics! Never forget that YOU are the last bastion of monsterkind, my pride and joy!

Good luck..."

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& "Boss, honestly - will we succeed this year?"

@ "Ferchrissake, Demo! You should know better. And forget about that unpaid leave you requested."

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6 Comments

#1	mijae	Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:54:25
Took me till the footnote to get it, but just the first-panel image of K's trying to hold back a mob of @ signs was funny in and of itself too. I wonder if that's what Minetown looks like on Black Thursday.
#2	Quint	Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:59:50
Wha?
#3	mijae	Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:41:04
er, Black Friday, brainfart, sorry.
#4	Anonymous	Sun, 14 Jun 2009 07:18:00
Who is Tenaya, anyway? Someone I should know?
#5	xCheckPoint	Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:48:15
#4 -> http://nethack.devnull.net/archive/2008/standings.shtml
#6	Anonymous	Thu, 4 Apr 2013 04:10:23
Someone rate it good... POWERS OF 2 FTW!!!

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