From c155d238236f320ee1e0bd5f1b5b882db6f0b8a5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: PatR Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2023 15:57:27 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] data.base entry for stethoscope I was going to add a joke entry for "microscope" to data.base and disocovered that stethoscope was missing. (There is a rumor about cursed ones.) Add a lame entry for it so that the joke has something to relate to. Searching for "stethoscope" led to the "cope" comment, which is near the "cornuthaum" entry. Add a comment giving Janet credit for coining the term. --- dat/data.base | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+) diff --git a/dat/data.base b/dat/data.base index 98c01be3c..9b79df996 100644 --- a/dat/data.base +++ b/dat/data.base @@ -1026,6 +1026,8 @@ cope and are like a very long mantle or cloak, fastened at the breast by a clasp. [ Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ] +# the word "cornuthaum" was coined by devteam member jwalz and adopted in +# 3.2.0, after searching for an actual name for pointy hat came up empty cornuthaum He was dressed in a flowing gown with fur tippets which had the signs of the zodiac embroidered over it, with various @@ -4992,6 +4994,22 @@ statue* the lion's back and the top of its head were covered with snow. Of course it must be only a statue! [ The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis ] +# the original stethoscope was a fixed tube open at both ends; subsequent +# early ones were adaptations of an 'earhorn' used by the hard of hearing, +# but players are unlikely to picture anything like that when they find one +stethoscope + Tool used to listen closely to adjacent sound, typically by + a medical practioner to listen to a patient's heart, lungs, + or pulse. +# joke suggested by stethoscope; a zillion things could be added but these +# ought to suffice +microscope +telescope +telephone +television +#tricorder +#phaser + Not invented yet. sting There was the usual dim grey light of the forest-day about him when he came to his senses. The spider lay dead beside