Ah, no, I was simply making reference to the fact that the Zork games from way back when (the first was apparently late-1970′s) would warn you,
It’s pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
… when you wandered into an unlit area.
I have seen something like
It is dark, and after the year 2000. If you proceed, you are likely to be eaten by a bleen.
in someone’s email signature, and been delighted by it. (Though I worry that part of my delight derives from smugness about getting the joke.)
Nice!
Sorry, my mistake!
No worries at all; I just didn’t want to invest the time trying to figure out how it related to my serious comment if it turned out to be a joke I didn’t get, or vice-versa.
Ah, no, I was simply making reference to the fact that the Zork games from way back when (the first was apparently late-1970′s) would warn you,
… when you wandered into an unlit area.
I have seen something like
in someone’s email signature, and been delighted by it. (Though I worry that part of my delight derives from smugness about getting the joke.)
Nice!
Sorry, my mistake!
No worries at all; I just didn’t want to invest the time trying to figure out how it related to my serious comment if it turned out to be a joke I didn’t get, or vice-versa.