Java 305
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Also… Congratulations! I am awarding some Spoiler Kick Points to two commenters that guessed the Sphinx’s next riddle! SVGeezer and Vadan each get 5 Kick Points. I’m also awarding 3 Kick Points to (new reader) Senok13 for his guess, because I think that may have actually been a better riddle than I came up with. For those too lazy to hit the left arrow key on your keyboard and check out last week’s comments, Senok13 said:
He will be so surprised, he will ask, “What is that?”, and with it, they both introduce the Sphinx to the modern technology, the internet, and answer the last “riddle”. This is my guess.
That would have been pretty clever to have the PCs out-sphinx the sphinx.
This guy is such a disgrace to sphinx-kind that I’m not sure if I want to introduce him to Enid or Phix for re-education.
Well, he is only 3062 years old. So, he was 2 when he was thrown into this death trap dungeon.
Yeah, not buying that you have a pocket on your body.
Aren’t Sphinxes (Sphinxi?) marsupials? Let’s check with the Australians online here.
I feel wonderfully gratified! Thank you! Good to see a little gollum in a little sphinx…
You’re welcome.
Actually it was Bilbo Baggins who asked that question of Gollum.
I’m so old I READ “The Hobbit” long before that wretched movie came out.
So I have to share credit for this…. (Grrr)
And which one of the three is Gollum?
Well, thank you! I barely found this webcomic, maybe about 2 or 3 weeks ago, I wasn’t expected any answer this fast – it’s an genuine honor, that it came from the author itself!
Also, Sphinxes possess a body of lion, therefor no “pocket”. If you want to know more about them, they are from Egypt, so the information is in their corresponding Myths.
I sense a fan-mail break in the future. Matt, do you intend to segue straight into another plot? Or will there be another fan-mail break? It’s an entertaining challenge finding something new to tease our young cub with.
Oh yeah! It’s not to late to “Ask the Sphinx”!
Actually, that’s a great idea! I will do a Java fan mail segment as soon as our heroes get back to the coffee shop, however, I will have the legendary Golden Sphinx answer Java’s mail! 5 Kick Points to Archives.
Do that and the first question will be “what’s in my pocket?” and the second one “what’s in your pocket?”
So best be prepared.
Hey Merlin! Maybe you can ask the sphinx to help you beat up Java next time!
#plznohex
*smiles* I’m a white wizard, I don’t do hexes. With Java I tease him but would never actually be abusive… except to his patience. 🙂
Right, let’s see about our Golden Sphinx.
“Hallo Golden Sphinx. You probably don’t know about me, but I’m a powerful British magic user named Merlin. If you give me your True Name I’ll break the spells imprisoning you. Deal?”
Ah life. Always enchanters, no enchantress.
Woo!!