diff --git a/dat/data.base b/dat/data.base
index 6fc860499..5dd5eebea 100644
--- a/dat/data.base
+++ b/dat/data.base
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	SCCS Id: @(#)data.base	3.4	2003/07/23
+#	SCCS Id: @(#)data.base	3.4	2004/06/04
 #	Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team
 #	Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
 #	NetHack may be freely redistributed.  See license for details.
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ aleax
 	Said to be a doppelganger sent to inflict divine punishment
 	for alignment violations.
 *altar
+offer*
+sacrific*
 	Altars are of three types:
 	1.  In Temples.  These are for Sacrifices [...].  The stone
 	top will have grooves for blood, and the whole will be covered
@@ -123,6 +125,13 @@ angel*
 	and shall cast them into the furnace of fire; there shall be
 	wailing and gnashing of teeth.
 		[ The Gospel According to Matthew, 13:37-42, 49-50 ]
+angry god*
+	Cold wind blows.
+	The gods look down in anger on this poor child.
+
+	Why so unforgiving?
+	And why so cold?
+		[ Robin Trower, "Bridge of Sighs" ]
 anhur
 	An Egyptian god of war and a great hunter, few gods can match
 	his fury.  Unlike many gods of war, he is a force for good.
@@ -3292,7 +3301,8 @@ raven
 	On the morrow *he* will leave me, as my hopes have flown before.'
 		Then the bird said, 'Nevermore.'
 				[ The Raven - Edgar Allan Poe ]
-*ring
+ring
+* ring
 ring of *
 	Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky,
 	Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,
diff --git a/doc/fixes34.4 b/doc/fixes34.4
index daeffc3e4..6e6baa5c6 100644
--- a/doc/fixes34.4
+++ b/doc/fixes34.4
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ add passive() flag that indicates uwep was destroyed during the turn
 calculate weight of corpses on special levels correctly
 Sting could trigger premature display of orcs during savegame restore
 Sting now glows light blue again
+prevent "offering" or other words with similar ending from matching ring quote
 
 
 Platform- and/or Interface-Specific Fixes