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Discussion in 'Archive: SF&F: Books and Comics' started by TC-47, Jan 3, 2006.

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  1. DarthIshtar

    DarthIshtar Chosen One star 10

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    I loved Night Watch the most, but my favorite of the older ones is Eric. A pubescent boy in charge of the world...
     
  2. JediNemesis

    JediNemesis Jedi Padawan star 4

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    Eric is still on the list of ones I haven't read - sounds interesting though . . . [face_thinking]

    who else could accidently find a whole army?

    Who indeed? And where else could you find a character whose solution to being trapped in a mudhole with sizzling magic armour is to do a charade of "Oh****oh****oh****I'mgoingtodie"?

    I love charades, so that was a high point. :D
     
  3. DarthIshtar

    DarthIshtar Chosen One star 10

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    I love it when Rincewind just destroyed a bunch of bandits because they tried to steal his hat and his only reason why is: "It was my hat!"
     
  4. Jairen

    Jairen Manager Emeritus star 4 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    LOL! But a hat is very important to a wizard, it defines them. Especially when it has "Wizzard" written on it.

    ROFL!
     
  5. DarthIshtar

    DarthIshtar Chosen One star 10

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    In the immortal words of Ridcully: "How long can you hold your breath?"
     
  6. MsLanna

    MsLanna Jedi Master star 6

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    Anybody except me bought 'Where's my cow'? [face_blush]
    Got a book-voucher fo x-mas, perfect opportunity to buy a horribly expensive and rather useless book. (Which nevertheless ist great :D *millenium hand and shrimp*)

    btw, does 'millenium hand' have any meaning at all (I'm no native speaker...) Just it turned up in a Jonny book, too and I startted to wonder...
     
  7. JediNemesis

    JediNemesis Jedi Padawan star 4

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    As far as I know, "millennium hand and shrimp" means precisely zilch. It's just one of Pratchett's signature phrases.
     
  8. MsLanna

    MsLanna Jedi Master star 6

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    [face_laugh] Thanks JediNemesis, as as foreing speaker i just KNOW what zilch means.:p
    But I think I get the meaning....:)
     
  9. Lord-Wiz

    Lord-Wiz Jedi Padawan star 4

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    has anyone read The Wee Free Men?? The Nac Mac Feegles are quite funny.


    EDIT: this post bought to you by Lady_Wiz, who got confused by the log-out log-in thing :rolleyes:

    :p
     
  10. JediNemesis

    JediNemesis Jedi Padawan star 4

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    i just KNOW what zilch means.

    Okay, "Millennium hand and shrimp" bedeutet nichts. :p (Apologies if my German's off, I don't learn it.)

    has anyone read The Wee Free Men?? The Nac Mac Feebles are quite funny.

    No, but they're in Carpe Jugulum and they're hilarious. I especially like their insane legal documents - "A race six inches high can write very small print".
     
  11. TC-47

    TC-47 Jedi Youngling star 2

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    I read A Hat full of Sky: that has the big wee hag and the nac mac feegles in it. LOL, TPs books are so sterotype!
    [face_laugh]
     
  12. Jedi_Dajuan

    Jedi_Dajuan Administrator Emeritus star 6 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    has anyone read The Wee Free Men?? The Nac Mac Feebles are quite funny.

    Big job!

    They remind me of really violent smurfs.
     
  13. JediNemesis

    JediNemesis Jedi Padawan star 4

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    Stereotype, but in a wild and crazy way. Pratchett's student wizards are basically magic geeks, his young vampires are sort of inverse-goths (staying up till gone noon, wearing brightly coloured clothes and calling yourself Tracy) and the barbarian heroes are mostly geriatric (go Genghiz Cohen! :D ). Pratchett includes every fantasy ingredient there is, but somehow they don't come out the same the other end.
     
  14. TC-47

    TC-47 Jedi Youngling star 2

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    Cohen signs his name with an X.[face_laugh]
     
  15. JediNemesis

    JediNemesis Jedi Padawan star 4

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    Co-author of In Just 7 Dayes I Will Make Youe A Barbearian Hero!

    Any guesses as to who the other one was . . ?
     
  16. TC-47

    TC-47 Jedi Youngling star 2

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    Probabley that smart one from interesting times
     
  17. JediNemesis

    JediNemesis Jedi Padawan star 4

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    Apparently it was one C.M.O.T. Dibbler. :p
     
  18. TC-47

    TC-47 Jedi Youngling star 2

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    Really... I never knew that. Should of guessed, CMOT would do anything for money.[face_money_eyes]
     
  19. JediNemesis

    JediNemesis Jedi Padawan star 4

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    Except possibly an honest day's work . . .
     
  20. TC-47

    TC-47 Jedi Youngling star 2

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  21. Lord-Wiz

    Lord-Wiz Jedi Padawan star 4

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    yeah but which C.M.O.T? there is one in each city on each continent ;)
     
  22. MsLanna

    MsLanna Jedi Master star 6

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    I love the short story 'Troll bridge'.
    It's so utterly sad and at the same time just hilarious.

    Couln't have been Tech, he died in IT and was not with them for very long before IIRC.[face_thinking]
     
  23. JediNemesis

    JediNemesis Jedi Padawan star 4

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    yeah but which C.M.O.T? there is one in each city on each continent

    I think the Ankh-Morpork one. In theory it could equally have been Disembowel-Meself-Honourably Dibhala, Cut-Me-Own-Hand-Off Dhblah, May-I-Never-Achieve-Enlightenment Dhiblang, Swallow-Me-Own-Blowdart Dlang-Dlang, May-I-Be-Kicked-In-My-Own-Icehole Dibooki, Al-Jibla, or Dib Diblossonsson. :p
     
  24. Emporer_Poggle

    Emporer_Poggle Jedi Youngling star 1

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    I haven't read much Terry Pratchett but the ones I have are hilarious. I've read: Truckers, Wings and Guards!Guards!Guards!. My friend is always talking about something called luggage that seems to go through anything to return to its master.[face_laugh]
     
  25. TC-47

    TC-47 Jedi Youngling star 2

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    I know what they feel like. If you hadn't noticed I like him to.;)

    OMG I knew there were afew CMOTs but not that many=D=
     
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