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Author Topic: Something that Dwarf Fortress and cricket have in common  (Read 478 times)

irontide

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Something that Dwarf Fortress and cricket have in common
« on: April 23, 2013, 03:46:12 pm »

Being menaced by badgers and crows:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2013/apr/23/the-spin-badgers-crows-war-cricket-pitches

Also, perhaps here's a new feature to implement:
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So, in the spirit of public service, the Spin decided to seek, and spread, the advice of the experts at the Badger Trust. According to them, there are three traditional badger deterrents: "Male human urine, human hair clippings, and lion dung."
I think the specificity of the advice fits very well in the spirit of DF. I can imagine people breeding lions for a lion manure industry, lacing their moats with the stuff in order to scare off the Giant Badgers.
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Re: Something that Dwarf Fortress and cricket have in common
« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2013, 12:59:18 am »

Human hair fences? The weapon to end the badger menace was a headbang after all.