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John Charity Spring posted:Rosie Palm. No I definitely got this one and I got the twelve and a half percent joke after I thought about it. It was clever though.
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D-Rider posted:While that's probably true to an extent, after reading "Sourcery" I've decided that I just don't like Rincewind very much. :P Now I can just skip his books for the time being. Interesting Times is actually a great read but it's also the peak of the Rincewind books. The main issue with the Rincewind books is that they were some of the first he wrote so his writing style's fairly rough. They're also far more about parodying fantasy than general satire.
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Kind of odd, I quite enjoyed the character and concept of Rincewind when I picked the Colour up for the first time. I still kind of miss him, but Terry is sick of writing him. I'm happy with the odd cameo he gets still though.
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Flipswitch posted:I feel dumb now, I didn't notice Mossy Lawn or Brother Brutha, it makes me wonder what others I've missed. Could someone explain Mossy Lawn?
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Iacen posted:Could someone explain Mossy Lawn? Pubic hair.
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Jul 10, 2010 18:00
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What is the 12 1/2 percent joke? I don't remember that one.
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Jul 10, 2010 19:25
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Reacher Gilt of Going Postal fame dressed like a pirate and had a parrot that squawked "Twelve and a half per cent!" Convert it to a fraction.
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Jul 10, 2010 19:35
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That's a terrible joke really. Subtle but terrible.
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Jul 10, 2010 19:39
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rejutka posted:Reacher Gilt of Going Postal fame dressed like a pirate and had a parrot that squawked "Twelve and a half per cent!" Convert it to a fraction. That is mildly amusing. 
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One-eightst? I still don't get it 
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John Dough posted:One-eightst? I still don't get it A piece of eight.
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John Dough posted:One-eightst? I still don't get it 1/8th or a piece of 8 SKwaaaaaaaaaaaak Pieces of Eight
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Jul 10, 2010 21:51
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Oh, I thought there was more to it than that 
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Mokinokaro posted:That's a terrible joke really. Subtle but terrible. My maths are really horrible, but I must admit I burst out laughing when I finally deduced this.
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Jul 11, 2010 13:55
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I still got some books I'm looking to unload. If ya'll are interested lemme know. Reaper Man Small Gods Hogfather The Fifth Elephant Jingo Witches Abroad Soul Music Men at Arms Feet of Clay (words in the heart cannot be taken) Lords and Ladies
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ONE YEAR LATER posted:I still got some books I'm looking to unload. If ya'll are interested lemme know. I do not own The Fifth Elephant. I'm tempted to ask for Small Gods just so I have an extra copy to loan out. What're you asking for these?
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Nothing, just treat them nice.
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Seeing Soul Music on that list has made me realise that after lending the book to my father I have never had it back, the thieving bastard.
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I'll tentatively call Witches Abroad, I think I never read it, but I have to check my stash in the garage.
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ONE YEAR LATER posted:I still got some books I'm looking to unload. If ya'll are interested lemme know. I'd be interested in Reaper Man, Witches Abroad (if appropriatemataphor doesn't want it), Soul Music or Lords and Ladies and be happy to throw you some money for shipping. Apologies if someone called one of these already. PM me with details.
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ONE YEAR LATER posted:Nothing, just treat them nice. That's awesome. I'm going to withdraw my interest, though. I just saw that I actually DO own a copy of the Fifth Elephant.
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ConfusedUs posted:That's awesome. In that case I'll take Fifth Elephant (+ Witches Abroad). I also apparently missed Carpe Jugulum and Maskerade  , no wonder I barely remember any of the Witch books...I hardly read any of them!PM'd you ONE YEAR LATER.
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Flipswitch posted:Seeing Soul Music on that list has made me realise that after lending the book to my father I have never had it back, the thieving bastard. What's the more terrifying prospect, that he loved it so much he intentionally stole it, or that he disliked it so much he put it down and forgot it?
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Moist von Lipwig posted:What's the more terrifying prospect, that he loved it so much he intentionally stole it, or that he disliked it so much he put it down and forgot it? He has got to love it, I assume the goons dad was in his prime in the seventies and would get the music references if he read long enough.
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SeanBeansShako posted:He has got to love it, I assume the goons dad was in his prime in the seventies and would get the music references if he read long enough. I also love your avatar and custom title Moist von Lipwig. 
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ONE YEAR LATER posted:I still got some books I'm looking to unload. If ya'll are interested lemme know. I'll take Small Gods. The only Pratchett book I actually own right now is the latest one.
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One Year Later is awesome, just throwing this out there. My copies of The Truth, Thief of Time and his suggestion of Carpe Jugulum arrived a few days ago adressed from some place called America. The postage was fourteen dollars. I nearly plotzed at having someone pay that on my behalf.
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Flipswitch posted:I also love your avatar and custom title Moist von Lipwig. Thanks friend 
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Nilbop posted:One Year Later is awesome, just throwing this out there. What country do they still speak Yiddish in?
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drunk asian neighbor posted:What country do they still speak Yiddish in? Manhattan's Lower East Side? (thats a country right?)
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Ridonkulous posted:Manhattan's Lower East Side? Gentrified and overrun by yuppies back in the mid '90s or so. I imagine you can still find it in the neighboorhood if you looked really, really hard. edit: I think the Hasidim speak Yiddish, so you could easily find it in the Hasidic communities in Brooklyn and upstate NY. Fun fact: Issac Asimov's native language was Yiddish. Not-so-fun-fact: Asmiov died from complications due to HIV. Smiling Jack fucked around with this message at 03:29 on Jul 13, 2010 |
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Smiling Jack posted:Gentrified and overrun by yuppies back in the mid '90s or so. I thought Hasids spoke Hebrew, but maybe non-zionist Hasids speak yiddish. Or maybe like Brooklyn I'm confused.
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Ridonkulous posted:I thought Hasids spoke Hebrew, but maybe non-zionist Hasids speak yiddish. Or maybe like Brooklyn I'm confused. Reading up on wiki right now, apparently a lot of the Hasids speak Yiddish, to the point where some of their upstate enclaves have signs in both English and Yiddish. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiryas_Joel,_New_York
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Smiling Jack posted:Reading up on wiki right now, apparently a lot of the Hasids speak Yiddish, to the point where some of their upstate enclaves have signs in both English and Yiddish. I was just joking when I asked that. Yeah, most Hasids speak Yiddish, primarily because according to them, Hebrew is a holy language that they're not supposed to speak. My mom and grandma still slip into Yiddish when they're pissed off. I made the joke because he mentioned being in a different country.
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I was just quoting Krusty the Klown.
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Speaking of Clowns, I remembering getting The Fools Guild Diary a few years ago and it is amazing how awesome said Diaries are. I'd totally buy them all bulk and just read them. All the Illustrated guide books and maps are also pretty cool  .
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SeanBeansShako posted:Speaking of Clowns, I remembering getting The Fools Guild Diary a few years ago and it is amazing how awesome said Diaries are. I'd totally buy them all bulk and just read them. Nanny Ogg's Cookbook is fantastic as well. Can't remember bugger all about it now but I legitimately attempted several recipes in college with predictable results.
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Nanny Oggs Maids of Honour sound pretty nice though unfortunately they tend to end up as tarts. I'm always tempted to make Wow-Wow sauce but I dont make much food that I could put it on so it seems pointless.
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You're thinking about it the wrong way. Food just acts as a foundation for that poo poo. Put it on a big slab of steak, mashed pertaters, soup, whatever. You wont taste them.
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