Fiendish can of asparagus

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You're fighting a fiendish can of asparagus

In the Haunted Pantry, you're attacked by a fiendish can of asparagus. Cans of asparagus aren't normally all that scary, but this one's got a knife!

Hit Message(s):

You gain 4-6 Meat.

asparagus knife

You acquire an item: asparagus knife (20.6% chance)*

razor-sharp can lid

You acquire an item: razor-sharp can lid (42.4% chance)*

stalk of asparagus

You acquire an item: stalk of asparagus (40.8% chance)*

• If you are on the appropriate bounty hunt:

shredded can label

You acquire an item: shredded can label (100% chance)*

Occurs at The Haunted Pantry.

Notes

• A successful attack from this monster has a chance of giving you an effect:

What's That Smell?

You acquire an effect: What's That Smell? (duration: 5 Adventures)

• There exists a stuffed version of this monster.

References

• The combat text, "Never bring a knife to a footfight", is a reference to the 1987 Brian De Palma film, The Untouchables. Irish beat cop Jim Malone (played by Sean Connery) says to a would-be assassins corpse, "Isn't that just like a wop? Brings a knife to a gun fight."
• The "blood smells funny" effect refers to the fact that when some people eat asparagus, their urine smells funny for a while.
• "Kick the can" is a reference to the old tag variant, where those caught by the person who is "it" can be freed if a non-caught player kicks a can.
• The critical hit message is a reference to Britney Spears.
• "This one's got a knife" is a reference to a 'The Far Side' Comic strip in which two men on safari are wary of an elephant with a knife