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I figured out what a grue looks like in the Infocom text adventures. This is a bit from Sorcerer, set in the Zork world. Important parts are bolded. Not much info, but our current pictures work well.

>frotz grue

There's a flash of light nearby, and you glimpse a horrible, multi-fanged creature, a look of sheer terror on its face. It charges away, gurgling in agony, tearing at its glowing fur.

Marshal Uncyclopedian! Talk to me!

So in other words, something like this?:

--Hotadmin4u69 ^[TALK] 19:43, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

No, I believe our normal grue pictures do fine. Marshal Uncyclopedian! Talk to me!

THIS is what grues look like.

--Lt. High Gen. Grue The Few The Proud, The Marines 22:50, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

Love me. For truly I am an adorable baby.

It's clearly this.Sir Modusoperandi ^Boinc! 02:51, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

Baby!!! :-) -- (but) Untrue  Whhhy?Whut?How? *Back from the dead* 09:09, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

Yes, honey? --Lord Fluffy who rains fire from the heavens 16:48, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

You're mistaken. It's this: • Spang • ☃ • talk • 03:49, 04 Aug 2007

"More?!" Sir Modusoperandi ^Boinc! 03:53, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

Think harder! • Spang • ☃ • talk • 08:15, 05 Aug 2007

Grue? Nah. It's just the next door neighbor.

Meet Martin. He likes axes.--~

Jacques Pirat, Esq. Converse : Benefactions : U.w.p.

04:04, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

You're all wrong

Has it ever occured to you that a Grue might not be a furry little creature at all, but instead a hidden archipelago home to Gardens straight from HELL ITSELF?? -- T​K​F​​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​CK 23:37, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

No. No it hasn't. -- (but) Untrue  Whhhy?Whut?How? *Back from the dead* 00:11, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Oh. -- T​K​F​​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​CK 00:12, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Sorry, but we are talking about the Infocom text adventure type of grue. I'll show you the bit again:

>frotz grue

There's a flash of light nearby, and you glimpse a horrible, multi-fanged creature, a look of sheer terror on its face. It charges away, gurgling in agony, tearing at its glowing fur. Marshal Uncyclopedian! Talk to me!

Does it look like I give a flying fuck? -- T​K​F​​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​U​CK 00:41, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

No. Marshal Uncyclopedian! Talk to me!

I do. Just hold still. Also, I need a running start. And a canned ham. That last part is for later. I may be hungry by then. Sir Modusoperandi ^Boinc! 02:08, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

You will remember to wear your helmet this time, right? --The Acceptable  Cainad  (Fnord) 02:22, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

I'll be the football player if you wear the monkey costume. Sir Modusoperandi ^Boinc! 02:27, 5 August 2007 (UTC)