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 Mar 20 2003, 06:15 AM
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 a hoopy frood who really knows where her towel is  Group: New Members Posts: 1,203 Joined: 26-February 03 From: saskatchewan! Member No.: 46  |
i'm going with guards 'cause vimes and angua are my favourite characters. i was angua for halloween 2 years ago, nifty costume if i do say so myself.
it was also the first series i got my dad to read. when i was angua, he dressed up as duck man! -------------------- i don't need eternal truth, i've got shadow puppets!
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Mar 20 2003, 11:42 AM
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 Light On The Surface Group: Moderators Posts: 4,370 Joined: 4-March 03 From: Banjomouse Record House Member No.: 91 Gender: Male |
Death all the way! I love the way he keeps getting things slightly wrong - there's something quite endearing about it.
I was so unutterably chuffed when I played him at University (as I mentioned in a previous thread), but it still came with its pitfalls. Firstly, I had to pose for a mask-fitting, which involved wearing a plastic bag on my head and covering my face with Vaseline. Yeesh... Then I had to find a way to make myself taller. Death is a towering and imposing figure, and I... ain't. I'm 5' 11" (in shoes), and that just doesn't cut it. In the end my dad crafted a pair of siz-inch platform shoes out of an old pair of boots and some wood. Fan-bloody-tastic. The cloak was easy, but finding a scythe was trickier. We almost had to resort to using a crappy plastic thing, but then my parents found a bloke selling one ofr a tenner at a car boot sale. It's bloody massive - about 51/2 feet, with a 3 foot blade - and it now hands on my wall above me bed. The whole set-up was bizarre. There I stood in platform boots, wearing a thick black cloak that brushed the floor and an all-over plaster-of-paris mask that meant that I couldn't wear my glasses, weilding a scythe. It's amazing no-one died... The year after the next I played Vimes, which was far easier as it took a less extreme costume, a less artificially booming voice, and Vimes and I are practically the same person anyway... -------------------- the end is nice |
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Mar 20 2003, 03:19 PM
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 w00t! I'm back! At least for a bit. er... Hi! Group: New Members Posts: 517 Joined: 26-February 03 From: North Carolina, USA Member No.: 35 |
discworld series? I haven't heard about that before, what is it?
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Mar 20 2003, 04:50 PM
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 Destructogirl... Group: Moderators Posts: 1,547 Joined: 11-March 03 From: Innsmouth Member No.: 124 Gender: Female |
They are the books by Terry Pratchett about a fantastical place called the Discworld where witches, wizards, werewolves and Death (on Binky the horse) roam around. They are very, very funny, I love the witches, most of my friends say I'm Nanny Ogg coz I want a whole troupe of nameless daughters in law to run my errands and make me roll ups. And of course she's the ownner of Greebo the cat, who is both vile and wonderful at the same time.
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Mar 21 2003, 12:53 AM
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a hoopy frood who really knows where her towel is Group: New Members Posts: 1,203 Joined: 26-February 03 From: saskatchewan! Member No.: 46 |
yes. read them. read them now!
ik- you've been death *and* vimes?! yahi!!! you go on my hero list! i'm more like susan, i've grown up in a weird world and people often don't register my presence, which is just fine by me. plus, i've got a poker and a bunny blankie! -------------------- i don't need eternal truth, i've got shadow puppets!
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Mar 24 2003, 12:50 AM
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Light On The Surface Group: Moderators Posts: 4,370 Joined: 4-March 03 From: Banjomouse Record House Member No.: 91 Gender: Male |
I could barely believe I was cast in those parts, jic. They are, after all, my favourite characters. And, according to one Pratchett nerd (I use the term affectionately...) I was exactly how they imagined Vimes to be.
Go me! And I like Susan. So yay. -------------------- the end is nice |
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Mar 24 2003, 12:59 AM
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 I plug directly into my computer Group: Established Members Posts: 3,641 Joined: 1-March 03 Member No.: 80 Gender: Female |
I got one of Terry Pratchet's books for my bf to read, but he never read it... lol I might steal it back and read it myself now
 lol I thought it sounded good, but he just blew it off. Since then, I've forgotten about it until I saw this thread.
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Mar 24 2003, 01:03 AM
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Light On The Surface Group: Moderators Posts: 4,370 Joined: 4-March 03 From: Banjomouse Record House Member No.: 91 Gender: Male |
Which one? They're all good, but some are better than others.
The non-Discworld books are worth a look too, especially as they include one of my all-time faves - 'Good Omens', a book Pratchett wrote with Neil Gaiman. If you haven't read it, read it. I just re-read it recently, and it still makes me laugh out loud. -------------------- the end is nice |
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Mar 24 2003, 11:25 AM
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I plug directly into my computer Group: Banned Posts: 3,954 Joined: 27-February 03 Member No.: 61 |
i have to say pratchett is insanely brilliant.
i mean how do you come up with a world that is flat on the back of four elephants, on the back of a giant space turtles of unknown sexual orientation(bit like mittens arrggh the concept scary mittens is great a'tuin aaaarrrgh!) plus the amazingly wide variety of characters available. the patrician's sheer ability has to be respected along with his polar opposite carrot (similar abilities just different manifestations) death's simplistic approach to everything is execellantly done, poor poor rincewind, the always amusing great gaspode, the mighty detritus and dorlf. and the classic duo of nobby and colon |
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Mar 24 2003, 11:30 AM
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 Has too much time on their hands Group: New Members Posts: 387 Joined: 1-March 03 From: Wales Member No.: 74 |
I couldn't decide!!! I love Death (wish my horse was a bit more like Binky
 ) but I also love the witches! Lords and Ladies is one of my faves, as is Soul Music...oh to have a mind like Pratchett's!!
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Mar 24 2003, 01:19 PM
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 Roger Rabbit, having hit the skids, is now busking for a living. Group: Moderators Posts: 8,645 Joined: 4-March 03 From: In front of the screen Member No.: 95 Gender: Male |
I'm only on the 6th one - which is a nice cool witchy one... but I hafta say Death is me fave! I hurt meself laughing at Mort.
InKy - I'd sooooooo love to play Death! He gets all the best lines - like when he's summoned an he appears with a coctail nibble (cos he's been at a party) "Is it a good party?" "Yes, but it might get ugly at midnight" "Oh. Why?" "They think I'm going to take my mask off" TP is an insane genius... -------------------- The author of this post is entirely fictional and is intended for entertainment purposes only. The views of the author are not necessarily representative of the views of Matazone, Mata himself nor any of his assorted cronies, friends, allies, associates or hangers-on. Any resemblance to other posts, alive or dead, is purely coincidental and is not intentional. Except when that's the point of the post, in which case it is intentional and no coincidence is applied, inferred or otherwise described by another long legalese term which temporarily escapes me. No animals have been hurt in the production of this post, although I did kick the cat before I sat down at the computer. |
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Mar 24 2003, 07:07 PM
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 Worrying Group: New Members Posts: 137 Joined: 14-March 03 From: Locally Member No.: 138 |
Noooo! How could anyone choose?! If I was to only go by his last few books then I'd say the stand-alones, since with the exception of the Truth they've all been pants. Of course, I'd have to ignore the fact that practically everything post Equal Rites was trouser-moisteningly brilliant for that to work, and that's bordering on sacrilege.
Ack, I'll go with the Watch series, since they were my introduction and so merit a bit of rose-tintedness. -------------------- The Rubber Chicken - PVC fetishist? Poultry lover? We can only disappoint!
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Mar 24 2003, 10:58 PM
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I plug directly into my computer Group: Established Members Posts: 3,641 Joined: 1-March 03 Member No.: 80 Gender: Female |
The one I got him is titled Interesting Times... these books don't have a certain order they should be read in, do they?
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Mar 24 2003, 11:02 PM
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Roger Rabbit, having hit the skids, is now busking for a living. Group: Moderators Posts: 8,645 Joined: 4-March 03 From: In front of the screen Member No.: 95 Gender: Male |
Dunno Crissi... they were written in an order, an some of them have characters that follow on from earlier ones. Plus TP gets bored of explainin the way the Discworld works by "Mort", an he only explains rimward, hubward, turnwise an widdershins in the first one.
I guess ya could read em in order. I am, but I'm a bit anal like that. I hate doin stuff out o sequence. It confoozes the hell outa me if I do... 
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Mar 24 2003, 11:06 PM
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Light On The Surface Group: Moderators Posts: 4,370 Joined: 4-March 03 From: Banjomouse Record House Member No.: 91 Gender: Male |
Not really, Crissi... Each book has a bit of Discworld backstory in it, and the characters are alwayd set up anew each time. It's more of a case of 'the more you read 'em, the more you understand'. There's a bit of back-reference that you won't get, but you should be fine with it.
But read 'Good Omens' as well. leo - One of my fave lines in the play version was 'I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BOY, BUT I COULD MURDER A CURRY'. A very satisfying line to bellow from back stage. -------------------- the end is nice |
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Mar 24 2003, 11:10 PM
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I plug directly into my computer Group: Established Members Posts: 3,641 Joined: 1-March 03 Member No.: 80 Gender: Female |
kk
thank you... I will get that other book too the next time I go into town!!!
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Mar 24 2003, 11:12 PM
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Roger Rabbit, having hit the skids, is now busking for a living. Group: Moderators Posts: 8,645 Joined: 4-March 03 From: In front of the screen Member No.: 95 Gender: Male |
QUOTE (Industrial Kybosh @ Mar 24 2003, 11:06 PM) leo - One of my fave lines in the play version was 'I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BOY, BUT I COULD MURDER A CURRY'. A very satisfying line to bellow from back stage. I can see why... but then he does seem to get the best lines... I wish I'd started readin these years ago really... I only just started readin again recently as summat ta do of an evenin other than putin or workin or watchin the idiot box. -------------------- The author of this post is entirely fictional and is intended for entertainment purposes only. The views of the author are not necessarily representative of the views of Matazone, Mata himself nor any of his assorted cronies, friends, allies, associates or hangers-on. Any resemblance to other posts, alive or dead, is purely coincidental and is not intentional. Except when that's the point of the post, in which case it is intentional and no coincidence is applied, inferred or otherwise described by another long legalese term which temporarily escapes me. No animals have been hurt in the production of this post, although I did kick the cat before I sat down at the computer. |
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Mar 24 2003, 11:14 PM
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 I am perpetually confused. Group: New Members Posts: 1,457 Joined: 26-February 03 From: Cupertino CA Member No.: 32 |
what then hell is discworld?
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Mar 24 2003, 11:17 PM
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Light On The Surface Group: Moderators Posts: 4,370 Joined: 4-March 03 From: Banjomouse Record House Member No.: 91 Gender: Male |
Go and buy 'The Colour Of Magic' by Terry Pratchett, MAtt. That'll tell you all you need to know.
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Mar 24 2003, 11:18 PM
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Roger Rabbit, having hit the skids, is now busking for a living. Group: Moderators Posts: 8,645 Joined: 4-March 03 From: In front of the screen Member No.: 95 Gender: Male |
QUOTE (MAtt @ Mar 24 2003, 11:14 PM) what then hell is discworld? HOORAY!!!! Summat I'm on the inside of fer a change!!!! *ahem* Matt, I could kiss ya!!!!! *cough* Erm, Discworld is a series of novels written by Terry Pratchett (I assume ya heard of him) based on the tales of a circular world restin on the backs of four elephants, who in turn were stood on the back of a giant turtle called A'Tuin. It's weird stuff, but very funny. -------------------- The author of this post is entirely fictional and is intended for entertainment purposes only. The views of the author are not necessarily representative of the views of Matazone, Mata himself nor any of his assorted cronies, friends, allies, associates or hangers-on. Any resemblance to other posts, alive or dead, is purely coincidental and is not intentional. Except when that's the point of the post, in which case it is intentional and no coincidence is applied, inferred or otherwise described by another long legalese term which temporarily escapes me. No animals have been hurt in the production of this post, although I did kick the cat before I sat down at the computer. |
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Mar 24 2003, 11:19 PM
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I plug directly into my computer Group: Banned Posts: 3,954 Joined: 27-February 03 Member No.: 61 |
QUOTE (MAtt @ Mar 24 2003, 11:14 PM) what then hell is discworld? a flat disc populated by many humerous characters on the back of 4 giant elephants on the back of the giant space turtle |
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Mar 25 2003, 12:15 AM
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 Super advanced member Group: New Members Posts: 63 Joined: 22-March 03 From: Seattle Member No.: 164 |
I must say that DEATH is hilarious! Everyone knows that they have a mini DEATH inside of them...
Besides, how cool would it be to talk in all capital letters? 
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Mar 25 2003, 12:17 AM
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Roger Rabbit, having hit the skids, is now busking for a living. Group: Moderators Posts: 8,645 Joined: 4-March 03 From: In front of the screen Member No.: 95 Gender: Male |
I CAN TELL YA, IT'S COOLER THAN A SMOWMAN'S COLD BITS!!
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Mar 25 2003, 12:32 AM
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I plug directly into my computer Group: Banned Posts: 3,954 Joined: 27-February 03 Member No.: 61 |
i feel sorry for snow men all that repressed evil caged in an unmoving body it brings a tear to the eye it really does
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Mar 25 2003, 10:45 AM
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 Worrying Group: New Members Posts: 141 Joined: 15-March 03 From: M'BRO, UK Member No.: 141 |
Haven't read many of them, just 2 or 3 I think. I need to read more of them.
DEATH's gotta be the best though. |
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