Pitter-patter

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• Snidely Join Date: 2003-02-04 Member: 13098Members

  June 2003 edited June 2003

  It's onomatopoeia. "Pitter patter" is the sound a mouse makes when scurrying across a wooden floor.
  
  <a href='http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=pitter' target='_blank'>Pitter</a>: \Pit"ter\, v. i. To make a pattering sound; to murmur; as, pittering streams. [Obs.] --R. Greene.
  
  <a href='http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=patter' target='_blank'>Patter</a>: pat·ter (ptr)
  v. pat·tered, pat·ter·ing, pat·ters
  v. intr.
  To make a quick succession of light soft tapping sounds: Rain pattered steadily against the glass.
  To move with quick, light, softly audible steps.

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• UnderDOG Join Date: 2003-04-05 Member: 15221Members

  June 2003

  means theres a skulk nearby

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• ElvenThief aka Elven Thief (ex. NS Programmer) Join Date: 2002-11-15 Member: 8754Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Constellation

  June 2003 edited June 2003

  Or, as this is probably a question asked in the context of the 1.1s changelog, it's a gorge.
  
  <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->O Gorge has pitter-patter now<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
  
  They aren't so silent when the walk. They make noise in addition to the usual grunts. (it isn't a new ability)

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• Isotermo Join Date: 2003-06-13 Member: 17331Members

  June 2003

  Thanks now i understand it. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

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• ZiGGY Join Date: 2003-01-19 Member: 12479Members

  June 2003

  are gorges still hella cute?

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• eggmac Join Date: 2003-03-03 Member: 14246Members

  June 2003

  sexy as usual

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• Forlorn Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2634Banned

  June 2003

  <!--QuoteBegin--eggmac+Jun 24 2003, 10:01 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (eggmac @ Jun 24 2003, 10:01 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> sexy as usual <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
  Excellent. <!--emo&::gorge::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/pudgy.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='pudgy.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::gorge::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/pudgy.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='pudgy.gif'><!--endemo--> pittah-pattah! <!--emo&::gorge::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/pudgy.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='pudgy.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::gorge::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/pudgy.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='pudgy.gif'><!--endemo-->

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