squirel52 Out of mind, be back... sometime
(2/11/03 11:11 pm) Reply
Ode to the weird and wondeful
spread across the discworld we hear of many wierd and wonderful creatures and peoples.
They vary from the mundane ;such as talking dogs, and thingies from the dungeon dimensions; through to the wacky and eccentric - one of my favourites, the hydrophobes of Krull, and even cohan (he can be considered a creature right?)
now i figured that this was as good a place as any to discuss the weirdest, the coolest, and the most favourite of these cool characters.
now i have to say that i Love gaspode as a character... i can just imagine TP walkig down the street one day, and seeing this dog staring up at ihm. this poor little dog is staring so intently at the sandwhich in his had, it almost as if it's trying to learn telepathy jus so it can get at that sandwhich. gaspode has the distinct advantage that everyone knows that dogs can't talk.
and then there's nany oggs cats (it was nanny og right?) Greebo. "most cats when backed into a corner have 2 options. fight, or run. Greebo however had a third option; become human!) What a wicked cat!!
i have aprx 8 of my own, so i'm a big cat fan (which i why i support grim in the mocking of u'r MAD dog scarlet )
anyway, updates everybody
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This little pig went to Hades
This little pig stayed home
This little pig ate raw and steaming human flesh
This little piggy violated virgins
And this little pig clambered over a heap of dead bodies to get to the top
robcraine Out of mind, be back... sometime
(2/12/03 4:25 pm) Reply
Re: Ode to the weird and wondeful
One which sticks in my mind is the Shadowing Lemma, which stalks mathematicians.
Patrician with faithful Luggage
(2/13/03 4:21 pm) Reply
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I adore both Gaspode and Greebo!
Gorgon was quoting from one book- I believe Sourcery- about the vermin. I'm far to lazy to try and look it up but it had something to do with the vermin's pelt be prized by many people, but even more so by the vermin itself.
Scarlet Phoenix
robcraine Out of mind, be back... sometime
(2/13/03 5:05 pm) Reply
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Ah, the vermin, a distant relation to the lemming which tends to absail down cliffs, and hang arround looking embarrassed when they come to an impassible atretch of water, before leaving early to avoid the rush.
Mentioned in a couple of the earlier books... probably ones including wizards because of the vermin robes thing, so I'll take a punt at saying: They appear in S and RM. Hopefully I will be right, thus increasing my aura of omniscience.
Presumably one day a lemming, like the tortoise, will fly.
rob, who has doubts that impassible is a word, but feels it should be, and who is also slightly annoyed at a new insidious form of pop-ups
Re: Ode to the weird and wondeful
Whoever designed this type of popup for for stupid dictionary terms should be shot. So there. I get annoyed rather easily when it comes to unnecessary clickage. Anyway that quote about the Vermin might be from the light fantastic or sourcery, I really can't remember. It went something like this: Many prize the fur of the vermin, but none as much as the creature himself. That greedy little bastard will do anything to keep their hands off it.
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I liked it because fur coats are bad.. and evil. It's like Jeffery Dhamer with animals. (He was an icky guy who killed people and made lamp shades, furniture, and other apparel from their skin) *shiver* I know you're soo much the richer for this information.
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Irene (still shivering and wishing that she hadn't shared that with you)
Patrician with faithful Luggage
(2/13/03 8:49 pm) Reply
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Fur coats are evil!
I'm glad you fixed up the quote though- I was a tinsy bit out of it.
Oh and I have to say these new pop-ups are bugging the heck out me too- I'm just about ready to scream.
Like my random lines of posting?
Scarlet Phoenix
squirel52 Out of mind, be back... sometime
(2/14/03 10:47 pm) Reply
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i swear to anyone who's listening, hat it was a vermine, not a vermin, who was closely related to lemmings and liked weaaring its own fur.
and that is my favourite quote, so u r quite right in supporting it
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This little pig went to Hades
This little pig stayed home
This little pig ate raw and steaming human flesh
This little piggy violated virgins
And this little pig clambered over a heap of dead bodies to get to the top
Re: Ode to the weird and wondeful
It's my favorite quote too! I laughed until I hit my head on the bedside lamp.
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Irene
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I will look up the vermine/vermin issue
robcraine Out of mind, be back... sometime
(2/15/03 3:55 pm) Reply
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OK, I've gone to the fount of all stuff, and according to the companion:
Vermine. A small, mlack and whhit relative of the lemming found near the hub esp. the ramtops. Its pelt is rare and prized, esp by the vermine itself; the selfish little bastard will do anything rather than let go of it. Fur used for trimming robes, esp. by wizards.
It is a more careful relative of the lemming, it only throws itself off small pebbles. The point being that dead animals don't bread and current vermine are decended from those who, when face with a cliff squeal the rodent equivalent of 'blow that for a game of soldiers'. Vermine now abseil down cliffs and build small boats to cross lakes. When face with a seashore they sit around avoiding each others gaze and then leave early before the rush [S, WS, RM]
looks like a got two of the books right, but the spelling wrong.
Commandress of the City Watch
(2/23/03 8:53 pm) Reply
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Now I know what is missing from my bookshelf! (TY SPF for taking off the evil html...I can now post without being kicked off every other post!) I'm going to go hunt down a Discworld Companion...
Oh, that quote was from Sourcery ^_^ I loved all the creatures that the Luggage brought an end to in that book...that was a laugh-out-loud moment!
Mrs Grim
Take me apart, take me apart,
You must be off your head,
And if you try to take me apart to get me there,
I'll stay right here in bed.
--The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, Douglas Adams
Patrician with faithful Luggage
(2/24/03 5:39 pm) Reply
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Ditto! I've never seen them at BN. I'll try and hunt one down when I order the Pressed Fairy book.
Scarlet Phoenix
robcraine Out of mind, be back... sometime
(2/25/03 4:23 pm) Reply
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I'd suggest you don't rush out and buy it yet. There's a third edition out at the end of March (in some sort of strange more-expensive-than-a-paperback but still backed-with-paper format) A proper pb version is out in December.... maybe a hogswatch present...? (although you'll also be asking for Monstrous Regiment at that time).
On the other hand I'm still coping with my first edition... and you may be able to pick up a second edition cheap as it is about to become outdated.
Patrician with faithful Luggage
(2/25/03 8:37 pm) Reply
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I love the Librarian!!!
But, is that one of those screwy things where it has a nice, pretty cover in England, but we get a sad pathetic cover here in the states? *cough cough* Night Watch
Scarlet Phoenix
robcraine Out of mind, be back... sometime
(2/26/03 2:18 pm) Reply
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The good news is there doesn't seem to be a ghastly American version of the cover. The bad news is there may not be an American version at all.
terrypratchettbooks.com (the website for terry's US publishers) only mentions the Companion obliquely deep into the site, and amazon.com (as opposed to amazon.co.uk) only features the current 2nd edition (with the propper Josh Kirby cover) which has to be ordered from the UK.
How much paraphernalia do you tend to see in the US? do you see the maps and diaries in shops?... or the graphic novels and t-shirts?... or Thud?
I'd expect that if you can get the maps you'll probably be able to get the Companion.
Patrician with faithful Luggage
(2/26/03 9:22 pm) Reply
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We basically don't get anything, except the books themselves. We're still in thr process of attempting to get The Eyre Affair & Lost in a Good Book from Amazon.co.uk. Screwy postal codes!!!!!!!
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No, I've never seen anything Pratchett in stores here. Just online. *sigh* The Jasper Fforde saga is getting a bit sad. We've even asked the school librarian.
Irene
robcraine Out of mind, be back... sometime
(2/27/03 5:05 pm) Reply
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I thought you had them? or have you worn out your first copies already?... or maybe they've simply gone on permanent 'loan' to a 'friend'
Commandress of the City Watch
(2/28/03 11:20 pm) Reply
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As Lisa whined, the second one is not out here yet. He's coming to WI in April, though, and we are going to the signing (duh!). We tried to order the books over amazon.co.uk, but we entered an 'invalid postal code' and no one here seems to know what constitutes a valid postal code. Any suggestions?
Mrs Grim
Take me apart, take me apart,
You must be off your head,
And if you try to take me apart to get me there,
I'll stay right here in bed.
--The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, Douglas Adams
robcraine Out of mind, be back... sometime
(3/1/03 10:00 am) Reply
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Well, postal codes in the UK take the form of two letters, two or three numbers, then another two letters. eg mine is IM33DA
You could try something of that format, but you may need a real one.
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