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*The combat message, "He assaults, peppers, parsleys, sages, rosemarys, and thymes you", contains nested puns. He "assaults, peppers" is 'salts and peppers', and "parsley, sages, rosemarys and thymes you" could be a reference to the refrain from the song [[Wikipedia:Scarborough Fair|Scarborough Fair]]. | *The combat message, "He assaults, peppers, parsleys, sages, rosemarys, and thymes you", contains nested puns. He "assaults, peppers" is 'salts and peppers', and "parsley, sages, rosemarys and thymes you" could be a reference to the refrain from the song [[Wikipedia:Scarborough Fair|Scarborough Fair]]. | ||
*"Out of the frying pan and into the fire" means that someone has gone from a bad situation to a worse one. There is a [[Wikipedia:Meat Loaf|Meat Loaf]] song by this name. | *"Out of the frying pan and into the fire" means that someone has gone from a bad situation to a worse one. There is a [[Wikipedia:Meat Loaf|Meat Loaf]] song by this name. | ||
*The word "Knob Goblin" is most likely a corrupted version of "hob goblin", a diminutive goblin from english fairy tales. | |||
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Occurs at Cobb's Knob [[Kitchens]] | Occurs at Cobb's Knob [[Kitchens]] | ||
[[Category:Adventure]] | [[Category:Adventure]] | ||
Revision as of 23:44, 13 April 2006
He assaults, peppers, parsleys, sages, rosemarys, and thymes you. Argh! Ow!
He starts to throw a cleaver at you, but breaks into tears when you make fun of his little hat.
He swings a frying pan at you, but you leap out of the way. Into the fire. Except for the 'into the fire' part.
 | You acquire bunches of dry noodles |
 | You acquire Knob mushrooms |
 | You acquire spices |
References
- The title, Knob Goblin Master Chef, could be a reference to Master Chief from the Halo video game series and associated media.
- The combat message, "He assaults, peppers, parsleys, sages, rosemarys, and thymes you", contains nested puns. He "assaults, peppers" is 'salts and peppers', and "parsley, sages, rosemarys and thymes you" could be a reference to the refrain from the song Scarborough Fair.
- "Out of the frying pan and into the fire" means that someone has gone from a bad situation to a worse one. There is a Meat Loaf song by this name.
- The word "Knob Goblin" is most likely a corrupted version of "hob goblin", a diminutive goblin from english fairy tales.
Occurs at Cobb's Knob Kitchens
