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&nbsp;# NetHack 3.6  epitaph.txt       $NHDT-Date: 1524689580 2018/04/25 20:53:00 $  $NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.6.0 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.3 $
&nbsp;# Copyright (c) 2015 by Pasi Kallinen
&nbsp;# NetHack may be freely redistributed.  See license for details.
&nbsp;# Epitaphs for random headstones
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&nbsp;Rest in peace
&nbsp;R.I.P.
&nbsp;Rest In Pieces
&nbsp;Note -- there are NO valuable items in this grave
&nbsp;1994-1995. The Longest-Lived Hacker Ever
&nbsp;The Grave of the Unknown Hacker
&nbsp;We weren't sure who this was, but we buried him here anyway
&nbsp;Sparky -- he was a very good dog
&nbsp;Beware of Electric Third Rail
&nbsp;Made in Taiwan
&nbsp;Og friend. Og good dude. Og died. Og now food.
&nbsp;Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
&nbsp;Look out below!
&nbsp;Please don't dig me up.  I'm perfectly happy down here. -- Resident
&nbsp;Postman, please note forwarding address: Gehennom, Asmodeus's Fortress, fifth lemure on the left
&nbsp;Mary had a little lamb/Its fleece was white as snow/When Mary was in trouble/The lamb was first to go
&nbsp;Be careful, or this could happen to you!
&nbsp;Soon you'll join this fellow in hell! -- the Wizard of Yendor
&nbsp;Caution! This grave contains toxic waste
&nbsp;Sum quod eris
&nbsp;Here lies an Atheist, all dressed up and no place to go
&nbsp;Here lies Ezekiel, age 102.  The good die young.
&nbsp;Here lies my wife: Here let her lie! Now she's at rest and so am I.
&nbsp;Here lies Johnny Yeast.  Pardon me for not rising.
&nbsp;He always lied while on the earth and now he's lying in it
&nbsp;I made an ash of myself
&nbsp;Soon ripe.  Soon rotten.  Soon gone.  But not forgotten.
&nbsp;Here lies the body of Jonathan Blake.  Stepped on the gas instead of the brake.
&nbsp;Go away!
&nbsp;Alas fair Death, 'twas missed in life - some peace and quiet from my wife
&nbsp;Applaud, my friends, the comedy is finished.
&nbsp;At last... a nice long sleep.
&nbsp;Audi Partem Alteram
&nbsp;Basil, assaulted by bears
&nbsp;Burninated
&nbsp;Confusion will be my epitaph
&nbsp;Do not open until Christmas
&nbsp;Don't be daft, they couldn't hit an elephant at this dist-
&nbsp;Don't forget to stop and smell the roses
&nbsp;Don't let this happen to you!
&nbsp;Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori
&nbsp;Et in Arcadia ego
&nbsp;Fatty and skinny went to bed.  Fatty rolled over and skinny was dead.  Skinny Smith 1983-2000.
&nbsp;Finally I am becoming stupider no more
&nbsp;Follow me to hell
&nbsp;...for famous men have the whole earth as their memorial
&nbsp;Game over, man.  Game over.
&nbsp;Go away!  I'm trying to take a nap in here!  Bloody adventurers...
&nbsp;Gone fishin'
&nbsp;Good night, sweet prince: And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest!
&nbsp;Go Team Ant!
&nbsp;He farmed his way here
&nbsp;Here lies a programmer.  Killed by a fatal error.
&nbsp;Here lies Bob - decided to try an acid blob
&nbsp;Here lies Dudley, killed by another %&amp;#@#&amp; newt.
&nbsp;Here lies Gregg, choked on an egg
&nbsp;Here lies Lies.  It's True.
&nbsp;Here lies The Lady's maid, died of a Vorpal Blade
&nbsp;Here lies the left foot of Jack, killed by a land mine.  Let us know if you find any more of him
&nbsp;He waited too long
&nbsp;I'd rather be sailing
&nbsp;If a man's deeds do not outlive him, of what value is a mark in stone?
&nbsp;I'm gonna make it!
&nbsp;I took both pills!
&nbsp;I will survive!
&nbsp;Killed by a black dragon -- This grave is empty
&nbsp;Let me out of here!
&nbsp;Lookin' good, Medusa.
&nbsp;Mrs. Smith, choked on an apple.  She left behind grieving husband, daughter, and granddaughter.
&nbsp;Nobody believed her when she said her feet were killing her
&nbsp;No!  I don't want to see my damn conduct!
&nbsp;One corpse, sans head
&nbsp;On the whole, I'd rather be in Minetown
&nbsp;On vacation
&nbsp;Oops.
&nbsp;Out to Lunch
&nbsp;SOLD
&nbsp;Someone set us up the bomb!
&nbsp;Take my stuff, I don't need it anymore
&nbsp;Taking a year dead for tax reasons
&nbsp;The reports of my demise are completely accurate
&nbsp;(This space for sale)
&nbsp;This was actually just a pit, but since there was a corpse, we filled it
&nbsp;This way to the crypt
&nbsp;Tu quoque, Brute?
&nbsp;VACANCY
&nbsp;Welcome!
&nbsp;Wish you were here!
&nbsp;Yea, it got me too
&nbsp;You should see the other guy
&nbsp;...and they made me engrave my own headstone too!
&nbsp;...but the blood has stopped pumping and I am left to decay...
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&nbsp;A masochist is never satisfied.
&nbsp;Ach, 'twas a wee monster in the loch
&nbsp;Adapt.  Enjoy.  Survive.
&nbsp;Adventure, hah!  Excitement, hah!
&nbsp;After all, what are friends for...
&nbsp;After this, nothing will shock me
&nbsp;After three days, fish and guests stink
&nbsp;Age and treachery will always overcome youth and skill
&nbsp;Ageing is not so bad.  The real killer is when you stop.
&nbsp;Ain't I a stinker?
&nbsp;Algernon
&nbsp;All else failed...
&nbsp;All hail RNG
&nbsp;All right, we'll call it a draw!
&nbsp;All's well that ends well
&nbsp;Alone at last!
&nbsp;Always attack a floating eye from behind!
&nbsp;Am I having fun yet?
&nbsp;And I can still crawl, I'm not dead yet!
&nbsp;And all I wanted was a free lunch
&nbsp;And all of the signs were right there on your face
&nbsp;And don't give me that innocent look either!
&nbsp;And everyone died.  Boo hoo hoo.
&nbsp;And here I go again...
&nbsp;And nobody cares until somebody famous dies...
&nbsp;And so it ends?
&nbsp;And so... it begins.
&nbsp;And sometimes the bear eats you.
&nbsp;And then 'e nailed me 'ead to the floor!
&nbsp;And they said it couldn't be done!
&nbsp;And what do I look like?  The living?
&nbsp;And yes, it was ALL his fault!
&nbsp;And you said it was pretty here...
&nbsp;Another lost soul
&nbsp;Any day above ground is a good day!
&nbsp;Any more of this and I'll die of a stroke before I'm 30.
&nbsp;Anybody seen my head?
&nbsp;Anyone for deathmatch?
&nbsp;Anything for a change.
&nbsp;Anything that kills you makes you ... well, dead
&nbsp;Anything worth doing is worth overdoing.
&nbsp;Are unicorns supposedly peaceful if you're a virgin?  Hah!
&nbsp;Are we all being disintegrated, or is it just me?
&nbsp;At least I'm good at something
&nbsp;Attempted suicide
&nbsp;Auri sacra fames
&nbsp;Auribus teneo lupum
&nbsp;Be prepared
&nbsp;Beauty survives
&nbsp;Been Here.  Now Gone.  Had a Good Time.
&nbsp;Been through Hell, eh?  What did you bring me?
&nbsp;Beg your pardon, didn't recognize you, I've changed a lot.
&nbsp;Being dead builds character
&nbsp;Beloved daughter, a treasure, buried here.
&nbsp;Best friends come and go....  Mine just die.
&nbsp;Better be dead than a fat slave
&nbsp;Better luck next time
&nbsp;Beware of Discordians bearing answers
&nbsp;Beware the ...
&nbsp;Bloody Hell...
&nbsp;Bloody barbarians!
&nbsp;Blown upward out of sight: He sought the leak by candlelight
&nbsp;Brains... Brains... Fresh human brains...
&nbsp;Buried the cat.  Took an hour.  Damn thing kept fighting.
&nbsp;But I disarmed the trap!
&nbsp;CONNECT 1964 - NO CARRIER 1994
&nbsp;Call me if you need my phone number!
&nbsp;Can YOU fly?
&nbsp;Can you believe that thing is STILL moving?
&nbsp;Can you come up with some better ending for this?
&nbsp;Can you feel anything when I do this?
&nbsp;Can you give me mouth to mouth, you just took my breath away.
&nbsp;Can't I just have a LITTLE peril?
&nbsp;Can't eat, can't sleep, had to bury the husband here.
&nbsp;Can't you hit me?!
&nbsp;Chaos, panic and disorder.  My work here is done.
&nbsp;Check enclosed.
&nbsp;Check this out!  It's my brain!
&nbsp;Chivalry is only reasonably dead
&nbsp;Coffin for sale.  Lifetime guarantee.
&nbsp;Come Monday, I'll be all right.
&nbsp;Come and see the violence inherent in the system
&nbsp;Come back here!  I'll bite your bloody knees off!
&nbsp;Commodore Business Machines, Inc.  Died for our sins.
&nbsp;Complain to one who can help you
&nbsp;Confess my sins to god?  Which one?
&nbsp;Confusion will be my epitaph
&nbsp;Cooties?  Ain't no cooties on me!
&nbsp;Could somebody get this noose off me?
&nbsp;Could you check again?  My name MUST be there.
&nbsp;Could you please take a breath mint?
&nbsp;Couldn't I be sedated for this?
&nbsp;Courage is looking at your setbacks with serenity
&nbsp;Cover me, I'm going in!
&nbsp;Crash course in brain surgery
&nbsp;Cross my fingers for me.
&nbsp;Curse god and die
&nbsp;Cut to fit
&nbsp;De'Ath
&nbsp;Dead Again?  Pardon me for not getting it right the first time!
&nbsp;Dead and loving every moment!
&nbsp;Dear wife of mine.  Died of a broken heart, after I took it out of her.
&nbsp;Don't tread on me!
&nbsp;Dragon? What dragon?
&nbsp;Drawn and quartered
&nbsp;Either I'm dead or my watch has stopped.
&nbsp;Eliza -- Was I really alive, or did I just think I was?
&nbsp;Elvis
&nbsp;Enter not into the path of the wicked
&nbsp;Eris?  I don't need Eris
&nbsp;Eternal Damnation, Come and stay a long while!
&nbsp;Even The Dead pay taxes (and they aren't Grateful).
&nbsp;Even a tomb stone will say good things when you're down!
&nbsp;Ever notice that live is evil backwards?
&nbsp;Every day is starting to look like Monday
&nbsp;Every day, in every way, I am getting better and better.
&nbsp;Every survival kit should include a sense of humor
&nbsp;Evil I did dwell;  lewd did I live
&nbsp;Ex post fucto
&nbsp;Excellent day to have a rotten day.
&nbsp;Excuse me for not standing up.
&nbsp;Experience isn't everything.  First, you've got to survive.
&nbsp;First shalt thou pull out the Holy Pin
&nbsp;For a Breath, I Tarry...
&nbsp;For recreational use only.
&nbsp;For sale: One soul, slightly used.  Asking for 3 wishes.
&nbsp;For some moments in life, there are no words.
&nbsp;Forget Disney World, I'm going to Hell!
&nbsp;Forget about the dog, Beware of my wife.
&nbsp;Funeral - Real fun.
&nbsp;Gawd, it's depressing in here, isn't it?
&nbsp;Genuine Exploding Gravestone.  (c)Acme Gravestones Inc.
&nbsp;Get back here!  I'm not finished yet...
&nbsp;Go ahead, I dare you to!
&nbsp;Go ahead, it's either you or him.
&nbsp;Goldilocks -- This casket is just right
&nbsp;Gone But Not Forgotten
&nbsp;Gone Underground For Good
&nbsp;Gone away owin' more than he could pay.
&nbsp;Gone, but not forgiven
&nbsp;Got a life.  Didn't know what to do with it.
&nbsp;Grave?  But I was cremated!
&nbsp;Greetings from Hell - Wish you were here.
&nbsp;HELP! It's dark in here....  Oh, my eyes are closed - sorry
&nbsp;Ha! I NEVER pay income tax!
&nbsp;Have you come to raise the dead?
&nbsp;Having a good time can be deadly.
&nbsp;Having a great time.  Where am I exactly??
&nbsp;He died of the flux.
&nbsp;He died today....  May we rest in peace!
&nbsp;He got the upside, I got the downside.
&nbsp;He lost his face when he was beheaded.
&nbsp;He missed me first.
&nbsp;He's not dead, he just smells that way.
&nbsp;Help! I've fallen and I can't get up!
&nbsp;Help, I can't wake up!
&nbsp;Here lies Pinocchio
&nbsp;Here lies the body of John Round.  Lost at sea and never found.
&nbsp;Here there be dragons
&nbsp;Hey, I didn't write this stuff!
&nbsp;Hodie mihi, cras tibi
&nbsp;Hold my calls
&nbsp;Home Sweet Hell
&nbsp;Humpty Dumpty, a Bad Egg.  He was pushed off the wall.
&nbsp;I KNEW this would happen if I lived long enough.
&nbsp;I TOLD you I was sick!
&nbsp;I ain't broke but I am badly bent.
&nbsp;I ain't old.  I'm chronologically advantaged.
&nbsp;I am NOT a vampire.  I just like to bite..nibble, really!
&nbsp;I am here.  Wish you were fine.
&nbsp;I am not dead yet, but watch for further reports.
&nbsp;I believe them bones are me.
&nbsp;I broke his brain.
&nbsp;I can feel it.  My mind.  It's going.  I can feel it.
&nbsp;I can't go to Hell.  They're afraid I'm gonna take over!
&nbsp;I can't go to hell, they don't want me.
&nbsp;I didn't believe in reincarnation the last time, either.
&nbsp;I didn't mean it when I said 'Bite me'
&nbsp;I died laughing
&nbsp;I disbelieved in reincarnation in my last life, too.
&nbsp;I hacked myself to death
&nbsp;I have all the time in the world
&nbsp;I knew I'd find a use for this gravestone!
&nbsp;I know my mind.  And it's around here someplace.
&nbsp;I lied!  I'll never be alright!
&nbsp;I like it better in the dark.
&nbsp;I like to be here when I can.
&nbsp;I may rise but I refuse to shine.
&nbsp;I never get any either.
&nbsp;I said hit HIM with the fireball, not me!
&nbsp;I told you I would never say goodbye.
&nbsp;I used to be amusing.  Now I'm just disgusting.
&nbsp;I used up all my sick days, so now I'm calling in dead.
&nbsp;I was killed by <illegible scrawl="">
&nbsp;I was somebody.  Who, is no business of yours.
&nbsp;I will not go quietly.
&nbsp;I'd give you a piece of my mind... but I can't find it.
&nbsp;I'd rather be breathing
&nbsp;I'll be back!
&nbsp;I'll be mellow when I'm dead.  For now, let's PARTY!
&nbsp;I'm doing this only for tax purposes.
&nbsp;I'm not afraid of Death!  What's he gonna do? Kill me?
&nbsp;I'm not getting enough money, so I'm not going to engrave anything useful here.
&nbsp;I'm not saying anything.
&nbsp;I'm weeth stupeed ---&gt;
&nbsp;If you thought you had problems...
&nbsp;Ignorance kills daily.
&nbsp;Ignore me... I'm just here for my looks!
&nbsp;Ilene Toofar -- Fell off a cliff
&nbsp;Is that all?
&nbsp;Is there life before Death?
&nbsp;Is this a joke, or a grave matter?
&nbsp;It happens sometimes.  People just explode.
&nbsp;It must be Thursday.  I never could get the hang of Thursdays.
&nbsp;It wasn't a fair fight
&nbsp;It wasn't so easy.
&nbsp;It's Loot, Pillage and THEN Burn...
&nbsp;Just doing my job here
&nbsp;Killed by diarrhea of mouth and constipation of brain.
&nbsp;Let her RIP
&nbsp;Let it be; I am dead.
&nbsp;Let's play Hide the Corpse
&nbsp;Life is NOT a dream
&nbsp;Madge Ination -- It wasn't all in my head
&nbsp;Meet me in Heaven
&nbsp;Move on, there's nothing to see here.
&nbsp;Mr. Flintstone -- Yabba-dabba-done
&nbsp;My heart is not in this
&nbsp;No one ever died from it
&nbsp;No, you want room 12A, next door.
&nbsp;Nope.  No trap on that chest.  I swear.
&nbsp;Not again!
&nbsp;Not every soil can bear all things
&nbsp;Now I have a life
&nbsp;Now I lay thee down to sleep... wanna join me?
&nbsp;OK, here is a question: Where ARE your tanlines?
&nbsp;Obesa Cantavit
&nbsp;Oh! An untimely death.
&nbsp;Oh, by the way, how was my funeral?
&nbsp;"Oh, honey... I missed you!" she said, and fired again.
&nbsp;Ok, so the light does go off.  Now let me out of here.
&nbsp;One stone brain
&nbsp;Ooh! Somebody STOP me!
&nbsp;Oops!
&nbsp;Out for the night.  Leave a message.
&nbsp;Ow!  Do that again!
&nbsp;Pardon my dust.
&nbsp;Part of me still works.
&nbsp;Please, not in front of those orcs!
&nbsp;Prepare to meet me in Heaven
&nbsp;R2D2 -- Rest, Tin Piece
&nbsp;Relax.  Nothing ever happens on the first level.
&nbsp;Res omnia mea culpa est
&nbsp;Rest In Pieces
&nbsp;Rest, rest, perturbed spirit.
&nbsp;Rip Torn
&nbsp;She always said her feet were killing her but nobody believed her.
&nbsp;She died of a chest cold.
&nbsp;So let it be written, so let it be done!
&nbsp;So then I says, How do I know you're the real angel of death?
&nbsp;Some patients insist on dying.
&nbsp;Some people have it dead easy, don't they?
&nbsp;Some things are better left buried.
&nbsp;Sure, trust me, I'm a lawyer...
&nbsp;Thank God I wore my corset, because I think my sides have split.
&nbsp;That is all
&nbsp;The Gods DO have a sense of humor: I'm living proof!
&nbsp;The frog's dead.  He Kermitted suicide.
&nbsp;This dungeon is a pushover
&nbsp;This elevator doesn't go to Heaven
&nbsp;This gravestone is shareware.  To register, please send me 10 zorkmids
&nbsp;This gravestone provided by The Yendorian Grave Services Inc.
&nbsp;This is not an important part of my life.
&nbsp;This one's on me.
&nbsp;This side up
&nbsp;Tim Burr -- Smashed by a tree
&nbsp;Tone it down a bit, I'm trying to get some rest here.
&nbsp;Virtually Alive
&nbsp;We Will Meet Again.
&nbsp;Weep not, he is at rest
&nbsp;Welcome to Dante's.  What level please?
&nbsp;Well, at least they listened to my sermon...
&nbsp;Went to be an angel.
&nbsp;What are you doing over there?
&nbsp;What are you smiling at?
&nbsp;What can you say, Death's got appeal...!
&nbsp;What health care?
&nbsp;What pit?
&nbsp;When the gods want to punish you, they answer your prayers.
&nbsp;Where e'er you be let your wind go free.  Keeping it in was the death of me!
&nbsp;Where's my refund?
&nbsp;Will let you know for sure in a day or two...
&nbsp;Wizards are wimps
&nbsp;Worms at work, do not disturb!
&nbsp;Would you mind moving a bit?  I'm short of breath down here.
&nbsp;Would you quit being evil over my shoulder?
&nbsp;Ya really had me going baby, but now I'm gone.
&nbsp;Yes Dear, just a few more minutes...
&nbsp;You said it wasn't poisonous!
&nbsp;You set my heart aflame.  You gave me heartburn.

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