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A '''eucalyptus leaf''' is a [[vegan]] food item.  Eating it will cure [[sickness]], and it can also be applied to use it as a whistle.  It will act as a [[magic whistle]] if blessed and a tin whistle otherwise.  There is a 2% chance that a [[blessed]] eucalyptus leaf will become uncursed after being used as a whistle.<ref>[[apply.c#line2874]]</ref>
 
A '''eucalyptus leaf''' is a [[vegan]] food item.  Eating it will cure [[sickness]], and it can also be applied to use it as a whistle.  It will act as a [[magic whistle]] if blessed and a tin whistle otherwise.  There is a 2% chance that a [[blessed]] eucalyptus leaf will become uncursed after being used as a whistle.<ref>[[apply.c#line2874]]</ref>
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== Trivia ==
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The effect of acting as a magic whistle seems to be based on the 1960's Australian TV show, Skippy the Bush Kangaroo<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skippy_the_Bush_Kangaroo Skippy on wikipedia]</ref>, which had a recognisable theme call that was played on a eucalyptus leaf. The shows titular macropodidae marsupial would then come bounding through the bush to whomever played the eucalyptus leaf.
  
 
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Revision as of 21:45, 6 March 2008

% Eucalyptus leaf.png
Name eucalyptus leaf
Base price 6 zm
Nutrition 30
Turns to eat {{{turns}}}
Weight 1
Conduct {{{conduct}}}

A eucalyptus leaf is a vegan food item. Eating it will cure sickness, and it can also be applied to use it as a whistle. It will act as a magic whistle if blessed and a tin whistle otherwise. There is a 2% chance that a blessed eucalyptus leaf will become uncursed after being used as a whistle.[1]

Trivia

The effect of acting as a magic whistle seems to be based on the 1960's Australian TV show, Skippy the Bush Kangaroo[2], which had a recognisable theme call that was played on a eucalyptus leaf. The shows titular macropodidae marsupial would then come bounding through the bush to whomever played the eucalyptus leaf.

References