diff --git a/src/dothrow.c b/src/dothrow.c
index 0f6882e5c..391e606cb 100644
--- a/src/dothrow.c
+++ b/src/dothrow.c
@@ -1570,6 +1570,7 @@ struct obj *obj;
 		case POT_WATER:		/* really, all potions */
 		case EGG:
 		case CREAM_PIE:
+		case MELON:
 		case ACID_VENOM:
 		case BLINDING_VENOM:
 			return 1;
@@ -1607,6 +1608,7 @@ boolean in_view;
 				(obj->quan==1) ? "s" : "", to_pieces);
 			break;
 		case EGG:
+		case MELON:
 			pline("Splat!");
 			break;
 		case CREAM_PIE:
diff --git a/src/objects.c b/src/objects.c
index 48b785889..54b0e8aec 100644
--- a/src/objects.c
+++ b/src/objects.c
@@ -921,6 +921,10 @@ GEM("worthless piece of black glass",  "black",  76, 1, 0, 6, 5, GLASS, CLR_BLAC
 GEM("worthless piece of green glass", "green",   77, 1, 0, 6, 5, GLASS, CLR_GREEN),
 GEM("worthless piece of violet glass", "violet", 77, 1, 0, 6, 5, GLASS, CLR_MAGENTA),
 
+/* Placement note: there is a wishable subrange for
+ * "gray stones" in the o_ranges[] array in objnam.c
+ * that is currently everything between luckstones and flint (inclusive).
+ */
 ROCK("luckstone", "gray",	0, 10,  10, 60, 3, 3, 1, 10, 7, MINERAL, CLR_GRAY),
 ROCK("loadstone", "gray",	0, 10, 500,  1, 3, 3, 1, 10, 6, MINERAL, CLR_GRAY),
 ROCK("touchstone", "gray",	0,  8,  10, 45, 3, 3, 1, 10, 6, MINERAL, CLR_GRAY),