Posted June 08, 2016
snowkatt
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HypersomniacLive
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Posted June 08, 2016
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mike_cesara: Very true, but I don't think we can expect any serious problems even with gogbear's ominous smile : )
Actually, that was more a comment on the "Disney's teddy bear". ;-) As for Theodore's evil smile - with all that burden on his shoulders, the poor guy is too beaten to attempt anything.
mike_cesara
Registered: Jun 2013
From Poland
Posted June 08, 2016
mike_cesara: Very true, but I don't think we can expect any serious problems even with gogbear's ominous smile : )
snowkatt: he is coming to get you ! when you sleep !!
he knows where you sleep !!
be wary !
be on your guard !!!
mike_cesara: Very true, but I don't think we can expect any serious problems even with gogbear's ominous smile : )
HypersomniacLive: Actually, that was more a comment on the "Disney's teddy bear". ;-) As for Theodore's evil smile - with all that burden on his shoulders, the poor guy is too beaten to attempt anything.
Maighstir
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Posted June 09, 2016
While I have read a few (far too few) of the Discworld books, I can't, at the moment, recall the N-word.
Wishbone
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From Denmark
Posted June 09, 2016
Wishbone: Well, you can always try to get her to say the N-word ;-)
Edit:
I just realized how that might look to people who haven't read Discworld. For the record, the N-word in question is not related to any race, religion, skin color, minority, etc.
Maighstir: While I have read a few (far too few) of the Discworld books, I can't, at the moment, recall the N-word. Edit:
I just realized how that might look to people who haven't read Discworld. For the record, the N-word in question is not related to any race, religion, skin color, minority, etc.
Still, if you've only read a few of the Discworld books, it very much depends on which few those are. This reference is from the books about Death and related characters.
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mike_cesara
Registered: Jun 2013
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Maighstir
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From Sweden
Posted June 09, 2016
Maighstir: While I have read a few (far too few) of the Discworld books, I can't, at the moment, recall the N-word.
Wishbone: I'll give you a hint: We were talking about a raven. Still, if you've only read a few of the Discworld books, it very much depends on which few those are. This reference is from the books about Death and related characters.
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Posted June 09, 2016
Wishbone: I'll give you a hint: We were talking about a raven.
Still, if you've only read a few of the Discworld books, it very much depends on which few those are. This reference is from the books about Death and related characters.
Maighstir: The raven I figured, but beyond that I'm rather confounded. Would Soul Music and Hogfather suffice? Actually, I'm not entirely sure I even read Hogfather... I should do so as soon as I finish Raising Steam (which'll likely take a while - I find far too little peace to read nowadays). Still, if you've only read a few of the Discworld books, it very much depends on which few those are. This reference is from the books about Death and related characters.
Actually, I do believe the N-word reference might well be from Soul Music.
Regarding reading order, I advise one of two methods: either read the books in the order they were written, or read one "sub-series" (Rincewind, The Witches, Death, The City Watch, etc.) at a time, but still in the order those books were written. The first method will ensure you don't miss anything, but the second is likely more enjoyable. My favourite sub-series is The City Watch.
Edit:
Oh, what the hell. [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_(Discworld)#Quoth]This is the raven[/url] we're talking about.
Post edited June 09, 2016 by Wishbone
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From Sweden
Posted June 09, 2016
Maighstir: The raven I figured, but beyond that I'm rather confounded. Would Soul Music and Hogfather suffice? Actually, I'm not entirely sure I even read Hogfather... I should do so as soon as I finish Raising Steam (which'll likely take a while - I find far too little peace to read nowadays).
Wishbone: You're reading Raising Steam, but you've only read a few of the preceding novels? You must be confused ;-) Actually, I do believe the N-word reference might well be from Soul Music.
Regarding reading order, I advise one of two methods: either read the books in the order they were written, or read one "sub-series" (Rincewind, The Witches, Death, The City Watch, etc.) at a time, but still in the order those books were written. The first method will ensure you don't miss anything, but the second is likely more enjoyable. My favourite sub-series is The City Watch.
I tried getting them in some form of sensible order, but after a while I just kind of gave up and got whichever one I found regardless of which order they come in - then I gave up entirely on trying to find the whole collection in Swedish, and the next book I found was apparently Raising Steam. I would love to find them as DRM-free ebooks, but try as I might, I can only find them covered in some Adobe DRM mess, which doesn't seem to mesh very well with Linux.
EDIT: I have a slight feeling the language I read Soul Music in might have been one of the reasons I can't remember the N-word. Either that or the Klatchian Foreign Legion.
Post edited June 09, 2016 by Maighstir
HunchBluntley
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Posted June 09, 2016
When I saw the little indicator that a GOG staffer had posted in here, I was hoping Konrad or someone dropped a code just to mess with everyone. :)
I know nothing about Discworld, but I strongly suspect the "N-word" being referred to is "neverm--" AAAAAHH!!! MY EEEYE!!!
I know nothing about Discworld, but I strongly suspect the "N-word" being referred to is "neverm--" AAAAAHH!!! MY EEEYE!!!
Post edited June 09, 2016 by HunchBluntley
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Posted June 09, 2016
Maighstir: A little bit, yeah, not to mention I'm reading that one in English, while the dozen or so other books I have are in Swedish, except The Last Hero and the Death's Domain companion.
I tried getting them in some form of sensible order, but after a while I just kind of gave up and got whichever one I found regardless of which order they come in - then I gave up entirely on trying to find the whole collection in Swedish, and the next book I found was apparently Raising Steam. I would love to find them as DRM-free ebooks, but try as I might, I can only find them covered in some Adobe DRM mess, which doesn't seem to mesh very well with Linux.
EDIT: I have a slight feeling the language I read Soul Music in might have been one of the reasons I can't remember the N-word. Either that or the Klatchian Foreign Legion.
Oh dear. Yes, I can see how that would be a problem. I really would recommend reading them in English. Pratchett is something of a linguistic virtuoso, much like Douglas Adams, so a lot of nuances are likely to get lost in translation. I tried getting them in some form of sensible order, but after a while I just kind of gave up and got whichever one I found regardless of which order they come in - then I gave up entirely on trying to find the whole collection in Swedish, and the next book I found was apparently Raising Steam. I would love to find them as DRM-free ebooks, but try as I might, I can only find them covered in some Adobe DRM mess, which doesn't seem to mesh very well with Linux.
EDIT: I have a slight feeling the language I read Soul Music in might have been one of the reasons I can't remember the N-word. Either that or the Klatchian Foreign Legion.
I had the same problem when I originally read the Harry Potter books. Someone had given me the first three books in Danish, so I read those like that. When I then bought book #4 in English I was thoroughly confused to begin with, because in Harry Potter most of the supporting characters have "meaningful" names, so they are called something different in Danish. Hence, when I started on book #4 I had no idea who half the characters were, even though it was clear that I was supposed to know them already.