We don't have to count in years - we can count in cynicisem like Vimes or something. In another club I'm in (non TP related) there's a woman that counts her...
... to "Guards" is ... But ... There is little crossover between the "Witches" and "Guards" series, so you could read most of either series independently. The...
YIKES! I'm surrounded by Virgo's it seems! <<G>> Immediate family member, friend, and when I used to work in the "outside world", it was a small place, and...
... I'm libra (not that I care - I go with the discworld horoscop, which tells me I'm the faint group of boring stars or something - like Rincewind). ... Oh, I...
... Well then, you're the only Libra, that I know about anyway! <<G>> ... Too thin is just horrid, IMO, and anorexia is just sad. It's definitely a societal...
... Ooooh, a match between Bslaveboy and Granny Weatherwax... you know how she feels about mirrors, handsome! Then again, you could probably charm her ... for...
... other guy ... have long ... idiot's ... the whole ... pretty good ... Just ... criticize. ... There must be two Brian's here then, correct? Bslaveboy's...
... Yup, there are two Brians that post regularly here -- who knows how many more are lurking! Bslaveboy signed his post "Bslaveboy" and that's how I knew it...
... other guy ... have long ... idiot's ... the whole ... pretty good ... Can't argue with much of that except not being a computer whiz. I even managed to get...
I just finished reading The Last Continent (again), and my most lasting impression this time was that it contains the *funniest* explanation of sex I have ever...
Just about finished with "ER". Anxious to get into "Mort" next. Bought the new "Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell" book by Susanna Clarke. It's almost 800 pages...
Interesting. What did you think of ER? In a similar serial vain, I've just finished the third Thursday Next novel, "The Well of Lost Plots," and have concluded...
... Next ... the ... Jeff, I think E.R. is where TP's wry wit is starting to take off for me, especially towards the end. Esk is a great little character, IMO....
I like the Granny renditio, too. What Kirby and Kidby never seem to remember was that Granny is supposed to be a good looking woman, even for her age. She is...
... What Kirby and Kidby never seem to ... Did I read somewhere that she has long blonde hair that is only partially giving up to grey? I know she is described...
... I'm pretty sure this *is* actually a Kidby illustration... 'Granny Wetterwachs' with blonde hair? Just seems wrong, somehow, like Rincewind with grey hair...
www.paulkidby.com - has a good range of Kidby's illustrations including the Lancre Witches illustration. ~Ben -~ The Australian Discworld Convention -...
Seems like one of the books describe Granny and Nanny's trouble getting their skin to be pale and wrinkled or warty and their teeth to rot out no matter how...
... Must be put down to individual taste, Leigh. I really really like _The Wee Free Men_ and enjoy it more every time I pick it up. I helped my daughter go...
... getting ... out no ... You're not imagining it, although I recall that the description in question was only used to describe Granny, rather than Nanny,...
... Whew! Glad my mind hasn't completely slipped off to la-la-land. Yeah, now that you mention it, I do remember that Nanny isn't supposed to have teeth, and...
Yes, I fulfilled a lifelong (all right, two-month) dream to meet The Man Himself, at a talk and book-signing he did at the Boston Public Library. He looks just...
