--- src.v4/cmd.c	Sat Mar  1 14:29:36 2003
+++ src/cmd.c	Sat Mar  1 14:33:12 2003
@@ -471,7 +471,16 @@
 	    else aggravate();
 	} else if (Upolyd)
 		pline("Any special ability you may have is purely reflexive.");
-	else You("don't have a special ability in your normal form!");
+	else {
+	    static const char *tricks[] = {
+		"do a brief soft-shoe",
+		"juggle briefly",
+		"balance a pebble on your nose",
+		"do an impression of Elvis"
+	    };
+	    int i = rn2(SIZE(tricks));
+	    You("%s, but no one seems impressed.", tricks[i]);
+	}
 	return 0;
 }