gedge

Well answered, my thoughts exactly.
One man's tat is another man's treasure.
'Brow' classifications aside, I've enjoyed reading Simon Singh, Richard Feynman and Richard Dawkins to name a few.

232Bar

I always find Terry Pratchett's version of the World to be the most interesting

gedge

lol me too, the guy's a genius. I'm reading Jingo at the moment.

232Bar

I hope they NEVER try to turn it into TV or a movie - it will shatter the imagery. I mean - who would you get to play Carrot, Vimes, The Patrician, Death? Everyone pictures their own Ankh Morpork - I'd hate some cinema guy to impose his view of it on me. Although I have to say I think Dawn French would make a good Lady Sybill

gedge

I used to work in a town called Wincanton.
The town sign announced that it was twinned with Ankh Morpork!
Looked nothing like the place in my mind. You're right it shouldn't be done.

232Bar

Silly game

1. Vincent Price (in his heyday)... The Patrician
2. Ronnie Barker ..... Fred Colon
3. Neil Morrisey ...... Rincewind
4. Richard Griffiths .... Mustrum Ridcully
5. David Jason ..... Sam Vimes
6. Pete Postlethwaite ... Nobby Nobbs

webgum

I've been purging my book collection over the last few days, and one of many to bite the dust was this one. Good book, but I won't be reading it again. Also good: Bliss and Oscar and Lucinda. Remaining on the shelf and yet to read - The History of the Kelly Gang.

tiredwithtwins

Got an excellent funny book for you to read.....its called 'a wayne in a manger' by gervase phinn.
you will seriously pee yourself laughing!
the book is about phinns experience as a school inspector in south yorkshire....and this book is about his encounters with kids at school nativity plays! It helps if you understand the yorkshire accent!!
The title is from a kid who was arguing with a vicar who went into a primary school to talk about christmas and the nativity. getting on to the virgin birth, the vicar asked the kids if they knew what the baby was called. one kid kept saying it was called wayne.....after failing to get the kid to agree the baby was called jesus, the vicar asked why he thougt it was called wayne. the kid replied they knew he was called wayne cos they sang about him in assembly the other day.....''a wayne in a manger, no crib for a bed...''

I pmsl!!

OzTennis

I haven't seen that book, must be a new one - I've read about 4 others which are in a series about his teaching and inspectorial experiences in the Dales (Up and Down in the Dales, Head over heels in the Dales, The other side of the Dale etc). I'll look out for it as they are well written. Invariably they revolve around the funny things that kids say. Yep, a quick 'google' shows this came out in Oct last year!

OzTennis

seang

rereading pilgers A secret country. Old edition bit dated but good info on the mateship of poli's/business men and the Whitlam affair

gedge

I read today that their going to do Hogfather for TV this Xmas.
David Jason to be Albert
Malcolm McDowell as Teatime

232Bar

I still think it'll be wrong. It should be left well alone.

seang

Bump....

"And then the Darkness" (Sue Williams). Its the first book about the Peter Falconio murder. Not a bad read. To be honest at the time I thought the girlfriend had something to do with it (his g/f not mine)

tiredwithtwins

pm me an address and i'll post you my copy

sme