diff -Ndru nethack-3.4.3/src/mondata.c nethack-patched/src/mondata.c
--- nethack-3.4.3/src/mondata.c	2005-12-19 17:51:30.000000000 +0000
+++ nethack-patched/src/mondata.c	2006-02-28 21:30:32.000000000 
+0000
@@ -476,6 +476,9 @@
 		{ "erinyes",		PM_ERINYS },
 	    /* falsely caught by -ves check above */
 		{ "master of thief",	PM_MASTER_OF_THIEVES },
+            /* common variations */
+                { "mindflayer",         PM_MIND_FLAYER },
+                { "master mindflayer",  PM_MASTER_MIND_FLAYER },
 	    /* end of list */
 		{ 0, 0 }
 	};
diff -Ndru nethack-3.4.3/src/objnam.c nethack-patched/src/objnam.c
--- nethack-stable/src/objnam.c	2006-03-28 15:55:04.000000000 +0000
+++ nethack-working/src/objnam.c	2006-03-28 15:51:40.000000000 
+0000
@@ -1748,7 +1748,11 @@
 	{ "can opener", TIN_OPENER },
 	{ "kelp", KELP_FROND },
 	{ "eucalyptus", EUCALYPTUS_LEAF },
+	{ "royal jelly", LUMP_OF_ROYAL_JELLY },
 	{ "grapple", GRAPPLING_HOOK },
+	{ "helmet of brilliance", HELM_OF_BRILLIANCE },
+	{ "helmet of opposite alignment", HELM_OF_OPPOSITE_ALIGNMENT },
+	{ "helmet of telepathy", HELM_OF_TELEPATHY },
 	{ (const char *)0, 0 },
 };
 
@@ -2022,6 +2026,13 @@
 		&& (mntmp = name_to_mon(p+4)) >= LOW_PM)
 		*p = 0;
 	}
+
+        /* Handle the special jargon "rubber chicken" -AJO */
+        if (!strncmpi(bp, "rubber chicken", 14)) {
+            mntmp = PM_COCKATRICE;
+            strcpy(bp, "corpse");
+        }
+
 	/* Find corpse type w/o "of" (red dragon scale mail, yeti corpse) */
 	if (strncmpi(bp, "samurai sword", 13)) /* not the "samurai" monster! */
 	if (strncmpi(bp, "wizard lock", 11)) /* not the "wizard" monster! */