I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Asterisks.
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At the bottom of the Enormous Greater-Than Sign, you find a small pile of asterisks.
You stand there for a while trying to figure out what they are, and what to do with them, but fail. You decide to do some situps, instead.
You gain 7 Strengthliness. |
Occurred at The Enormous Greater-Than Sign.
References
- The name of this adventure is a play on the title of the song I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts, which was written in 1944 Fred Heatherton and sung by Danny Kaye. It has been covered many times, including by Monty Python.
- In NetHack, asterisks represent rocks, various useful stones (such as luckstones), valuable gems, and worthless pieces of glass.