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type=weapon (2-handed sword)|
type=weapon (2-handed sword)|
power=130|
power=130|
powertype=Damage|
stat=Muscle|
stat=Muscle|
statreq=45|
statreq=45|
autosell=135|
autosell=135|
enchantment=Muscle +7<br />+5 Adventure(s) per day when equipped.}}
enchantment=Muscle +7<br />+5 Adventure(s) per day when equipped.}}


==Recipe==
==Recipe==
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{| class="recipe"
<TR ALIGN=center STYLE="background-color: #FFFFFF">
|- class="row1"
<td STYLE="background-color: #FFFFFF">{{supersmith}}</td>
! {{supersmith}}
<TD>[[dense meat stack]]</TD>
| [[dense meat stack]]
<TD>[[chrome ore]]</TD>
| [[chrome ore]]
<td colspan=2>&nbsp;</td>
! colspan="2" | &nbsp;
</TR>
|- class="row2"
<TR ALIGN=center STYLE="background-color: #EEEEEE">
! {{supersmith}}
<td STYLE="background-color: #FFFFFF">{{supersmith}}</td>
| colspan="2" | [[chrome meat stack]]
<TD COLSPAN=2>[[chrome meat stack]]</TD>
| [[sturdy sword hilt]]
<TD>[[sturdy sword hilt]]</TD>
! &nbsp;
<td bgcolor=#FFFFFF>&nbsp;</td>
|- class="row3"
</TR>
! {{supersmith}}
<TR ALIGN=center STYLE="background-color: #DDDDDD">
| colspan="3" | [[chrome sword]]
<td STYLE="background-color: #FFFFFF">{{supersmith}}</td>
| [[facsimile dictionary]]
<TD COLSPAN=3>[[chrome sword]]</TD>
|- class="row4"
<TD>[[facsimile dictionary]]</TD>
! {{equals}}
</TR>
| colspan="4" | [[sword behind inappropriate prepositions]]
<TR ALIGN=center STYLE="background-color: #CCCCCC">
|}
<td STYLE="background-color: #FFFFFF">{{equals}}</td>
<TD COLSPAN=4>[[sword behind inappropriate prepositions]]</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>


==Notes==
==Notes==
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*The item description deliberately avoids selecting the correct preposition in each location. The prepositions are, as the item name suggests, inappropriate, and randomly change whenever the description is read. If the appropriate prepositions were used, it would say:
*The item description deliberately avoids selecting the correct preposition in each location. The prepositions are, as the item name suggests, inappropriate, and randomly change whenever the description is read. If the appropriate prepositions were used, it would say:
**If you want '''to''' rise '''above''' the masses '''on''' the field '''of''' combat, then this is the sword you should have '''in''' your hand or strapped '''to''' your belt. Its temper and sharpness are head and shoulders '''above''' the rest. One two, one two, and '''through''' and '''through''' -- '''with''' this sword '''on'''<!-- do *not* change this to "by", the correct word is "on" - see the talk page --> your side, it won't be long '''before''' victory is '''within''' your reach.
**If you want '''to''' rise '''above''' the masses '''on''' the field '''of''' combat, then this is the sword you should have '''in''' your hand or strapped '''to''' your belt. Its temper and sharpness are head and shoulders '''above''' the rest. One two, one two, and '''through''' and '''through''' -- '''with''' this sword '''on'''<!-- do *not* change this to "by", the correct word is "on" - see the talk page --> your side, it won't be long '''before''' victory is '''within''' your reach.
*The preposition in the item's name is also inappropriate: it should be "Sword '''of''' inappropriate prepositions".
*The preposition in the item's name is probably supposed to be inappropriate, though it actually isn't, as "behind" can be a synonym for "responsible for".
*Prepositions in other combat messages (such as your hit messages, item and skill usages, familiar actions and even monster name) also become randomly inappropriate, as do prepositions in chat!
*Prepositions in other combat messages (such as your hit messages, item and skill usages, familiar actions and even monster name) also become randomly inappropriate, as do prepositions in chat!
*Familiar names, however, are unaffected. If your familiar is named "from", it will still appear as such in combat.
*You can trick the word substitution in chat by adding a punctuation mark somewhere in the word. "before" could become "except", but "This is what the book is about." will always be "This is what the book is about.", the period, in this case, being the answer.
*The effect does simple word substitution, and cannot distinguish usages of words that can be multiple different parts of speech.  This is even visible in the item description:
*The effect does simple word substitution, and cannot distinguish usages of words that can be multiple different parts of speech.  This is even visible in the item description:
**In the phrase "If you want to rise", the word "to" is part of the infinitive "to rise".
**In the phrase "If you want to rise", the word "to" is part of the infinitive "to rise".
**In the phrase "before victory is in your reach," the word "before" is actually a conjunction.
**In the phrase "before victory is in your reach," the word "before" is actually a conjunction.
*If equipped while talking in a chat channel, the sword randomly inserts prepositions into what you say, making what you say hard to read.
*The prepositions are chosen from:<div style="-moz-column-count: 3">
 
<div style="-moz-column-count: 3">
*The prepositions are chosen from:
**about
**about
**above
**above
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**with
**with
**within
**within
**without
**without</div>
</div>
 
*The [[Toy space helmet]] seems to be immune to the power of the sword.
*Being [[Wanged]] suppresses the preposition changing effect.
*The sword does not appear to fire in private messages, K-mails, and the /haiku channel (where it would violate the required poem format).
*Post-fight familiar actions, such as fairy dancing, are also unaffected by the sword.


==References==
==References==
*"One, two! One, two!  And through and through" is a line from the poem "Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll.
*"One, two! One, two!  And through and through" is a line from the poem "[[Wikipedia:Jabberwocky|Jabberwocky]]" by [[Wikipedia:Lewis Carroll|Lewis Carroll]].
*This could be based off the "Sword of Improper Grammar" mentioned in the [[Wikipedia:Something Awful|Something Awful]] article [http://www.somethingawful.com/fakesa/DFMSDHEO7/ "Dragon Fantasy Mystic Shadow Dungeon Horizon Event Online 7"].
*[[Jick]] is well-known for his dislike of ending sentences with prepositions, as reflected by the "fourth wall" rewording of many in-game descriptions to avoid this grammatical error.
*This sword is the Muscular counterpart to the similar, but far, far cheaper, [[Staph of homophones]].


==See Also==
==See Also==
*[[Muscle Modifiers]]
*[[Muscle Modifiers]]
*[[Extra Rollover Adventures]]
*[[Extra Rollover Adventures]]
*[[Chat_Guide:_Miscellaneous#Chat_Effects|Chat Effects]]


==Collection==
==Collection==
<collection>sword behind inappropriate prepositions</collection>
<collection>1734</collection>


[[Category:Melee Weapons]]
[[Category:Melee Weapons]]
[[Category:2-Handed Weapons]]
[[Category:2-Handed Weapons]]
[[Category:Swords]]
[[Category:Swords]]
[[Category:Items with a chat effect]]

Latest revision as of 18:58, 14 June 2013

sword behind inappropriate prepositions
sword behind inappropriate prepositions

If you want under rise in the masses past the field onto combat, then this is the sword you should have from your hand or strapped with your belt. Its temper and sharpness are head and shoulders after the rest. One two, one two, and near and around -- to this sword against your side, it won't be long from victory is in your reach.

Type: weapon (2-handed sword)
Damage: 13 - 26
Muscle Required: 45
Selling Price: 135 Meat.

Muscle +7
+5 Adventure(s) per day when equipped.


(In-game plural: swords above inappropriate prepositions)
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Item number: 1734
Description ID: 656480531
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Recipe

dense meat stack chrome ore  
chrome meat stack sturdy sword hilt  
chrome sword facsimile dictionary
sword behind inappropriate prepositions

Notes

  • This item must be equipped at rollover in order to earn the extra adventures.
  • The item description deliberately avoids selecting the correct preposition in each location. The prepositions are, as the item name suggests, inappropriate, and randomly change whenever the description is read. If the appropriate prepositions were used, it would say:
    • If you want to rise above the masses on the field of combat, then this is the sword you should have in your hand or strapped to your belt. Its temper and sharpness are head and shoulders above the rest. One two, one two, and through and through -- with this sword on your side, it won't be long before victory is within your reach.
  • The preposition in the item's name is probably supposed to be inappropriate, though it actually isn't, as "behind" can be a synonym for "responsible for".
  • Prepositions in other combat messages (such as your hit messages, item and skill usages, familiar actions and even monster name) also become randomly inappropriate, as do prepositions in chat!
  • Familiar names, however, are unaffected. If your familiar is named "from", it will still appear as such in combat.
  • You can trick the word substitution in chat by adding a punctuation mark somewhere in the word. "before" could become "except", but "This is what the book is about." will always be "This is what the book is about.", the period, in this case, being the answer.
  • The effect does simple word substitution, and cannot distinguish usages of words that can be multiple different parts of speech. This is even visible in the item description:
    • In the phrase "If you want to rise", the word "to" is part of the infinitive "to rise".
    • In the phrase "before victory is in your reach," the word "before" is actually a conjunction.
  • The prepositions are chosen from:
    • about
    • above
    • across
    • after
    • against
    • along
    • among
    • around
    • at
    • before
    • behind
    • below
    • beneath
    • beside
    • between
    • beyond
    • by
    • down
    • during
    • except
    • for
    • from
    • in
    • inside
    • into
    • like
    • near
    • of
    • off
    • on
    • onto
    • out
    • outside
    • over
    • past
    • through
    • throughout
    • to
    • under
    • up
    • upon
    • with
    • within
    • without
  • The Toy space helmet seems to be immune to the power of the sword.
  • Being Wanged suppresses the preposition changing effect.
  • The sword does not appear to fire in private messages, K-mails, and the /haiku channel (where it would violate the required poem format).
  • Post-fight familiar actions, such as fairy dancing, are also unaffected by the sword.

References

See Also

Collection

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  • #10: SRO (#303371) - 66

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