A Pratchett Quote Game: thread #21

He'd like to take this moment and press it carefully in a big book, so that when he was old he could take it out occasionally and remember it.

He'd like to take this moment and press it carefully in a big book, so that when he was old he could take it out occasionally and remember it.

Vimes, when he answers the Assasins' demand to know what right he had to walk in as if he owned the place? Men at Arms?

Given twice and got at once. Your go joannasephine.

I so love that scene. But my books are still under dustsheets, so someone else can take my go. (Just couldn’t resist guessing it!)

OK - I'll take it with an easy one:

Anyone called Mister is NOT allowed in the Ladies. That sort of thing can only lead to hanky-panky.

Going Postal and the issue of who cleans out the Ladies restroom?

Over to you, pwaites. :)

"There were no flies on _____. He would have charged them rent."

I haven't a clue so I will guess Moving Pictures

I think it might be referring to Chrysoprase. I will guess Thud.

It's neither of those, and Chrysoprase isn't the character.

Because we have a vast number of flies in XXXX and because TP might be having a gentle dig at us I will suggest guess that the quote comes from The Last Continent.

It's not The Last Continent or XXXX. Try thinking of the character who is so enterprising, that he'd charge flies rent.

I have and CMOT Dibbler comes to mind but he features in so many books that my heart quailed. Hogfather?

I'm with Minnie on Dibbler. Guessing at random, Men at Arms.

Could it be Pyramids? The pyramid builder's son was a rampantly frugal accountant, as I recall (aka, I'm currently reading it again).

Going Postal perhaps?

CMOT Dibbler in Soul Music?

It is CMOT Dibbler, but not any any of those books.

I had decided that maybe it was the King of the Golden River but I'll put in for The Truth anyway.

At the risk of yet again having to hand my turn on … Moving Pictures?

21> Yes, it is The Truth!

Gaspode in Men at Arms

Got it in one! Over to you Beorn ...

"You don't let it, it...happens...it's what rivers do!"

Hmmmmm - Witches Abroad?

Rincewind in the last continent!

Correct, Hailsus. Over to you.

Quote, somebody!

OK - here is one right out of the left field.

The first couple of times the crazed idiot chased her she ran away out of sheer amazement.

Huh.

Oh wait, it is Wyrd Sisters.

No, not Wyrd Sisters

Hint:

When Nation was released there was some discussion about whether or not non-Discworld books were eligible on this forum and the decision was that anything written by Terry Pratchett was fair game.

Nation?

I'm guessing The Long Earth.

No and no. There are almost 1,000 copies of this book registered here so there must be someone amongst us who has it.

Hmmm. Is it one of the Bromeliad ones? Truckers?

No, not Truckers

Diggers?

No, not Diggers.

Think about my online name ..

The Unadulterated cat

I wondered when you would say your piece.

Yes, it is from The Unadulterated Cat which I am re-reading at the moment.

Pinko, please choose someone else.

I am not yet ready for my debut.

Guido.

Just take one of the books from the shelf - (I shut my eyes) and open it randomly to a page and pick a line randomly as long as it doesn't give too many hints - and post it.

Then hang onto the book and mark the page just in case you have to add a few more lines.

I am looking forward to your first contribution. :)

OK, OK.

Ponder sat up and yawned.
'What time is it?'
'Ook.'
'Gosh, that late?'

I think that might be from Hogfather.

nope

Are we celebrating the shonky beginnings of our wet season?

The Last Continent?

Or possibly Lords and Ladies?

nope #51.

nope, Pinko, we had a 37+c day here recently.
So going to be a HOT> summer.

Is it too early to give a hint, or should I drag this out :-)

Drag out further, Guido. If no-one’s guessed it by tomorrow, then add a hint. But you have to allow time for the Northern Hemispherians.

I agree with joanna. The USA is 12/15 hours behind Perth, the UK is 8 hours behind and Europe is 7 so we have to give them time for their morning coffee etc.

I guess it those people from "The FAR East" I really have to think about. ie. USA (and Canada et. al.)

I'll guess Interesting Times.

Here in San Diego, 15 hours behind you.

I'll fall back onto my default answer.

Unseen Academicals?

nope and nope
PS. Melbourne is 3 hours ahead of Perth.

I know - I left you to do your own arithmetic. And come autumn you will be back to two hours ahead. We, thank goodness, don't have daylight saving here.

Soul Music?

Sourcery?

Hint 1)
Not one of the 39.

Johnny and the Bomb?

Sorry Pinko, NO.

Do you recon. our USA cousins are on-line yet?

Before "that Test" I was ready to stay awake till 3am. my "local time" (+10) Now...no more cricket tomorrow.

What's the point?

Hint 2) What are some of my greatest interests?

On the East Coast they will just be brewing their morning coffee. On the west Coast it is almost the middle of the night still; there is a threee hour time difference between east and west.

The Brits will be online but it is 12.15pm and they will mostly be at work.

I used to do the dog watch on the Starship Titanic bulletin board many moons ago and afternoon was a dead time.

The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents?

Umm, #66, how can I say this gently...

I do respect "rats", why my cat (Max) usually brings me one a week (rent) but alas...

The Science of Discworld (the first one)?

OK mabith,
Now name the chapter :-)

"The Dawn of Dawn" chapter 15.

ha, well, not being one of the 39 but having Ponder and the librarian certainly narrowed down the choices!

The role of the lower intestine in the efforts to build a better nation is one that is often neglected by historians.

men at arms?

Nope

Interesting Times?

Nope, not that one either.

The World of Poo?

I haven't read it but I have read about it and it seems to be on topic.

Ha, no. It's one of the main 39.

The Truth?

I feel like it is Thief of Time.

It is not.

Think about the books where there's a real invasion (though it's not the most obvious of those).

Sourcery?

Jingo?

No to both.

In the book the invading force is rather small.

Has to be something with "Cohen the Barbarian".

I shouldn't say it. but I always think of The last hero

Nope, not even a hint of Cohen in this one.

Carpe Jugulum

Yes! It is indeed the short-lived vampire invasion.

Someone had pulled away the weeds and debris, including the inevitable rotting mattress and decomposing armchair.

I will be away from my computer from Friday (late morning) until Sunday night - Australian Western Time so hopefully someone will get this one before that time.

Jingo?

No, not Jingo

Johnny and the Dead?

No, not that one either.

Night Watch?

No - not Night Watch

Hint: it is a City Watch book and Angua is the one who is the subject of the quote.

Feet of Clay?

Will have to pass now since I'm traveling the next two days.

Not Feet of Clay and I'll be out of here in about 18 hours. Just for two days so hopefully someone will have it before then.

Random guessing - Thud?

Yes it is from Thud. Over to you mabith.

How about an easy one (though that all depends on which books are you favorites, I suppose)...

People would take pains to tell her that beauty was only skin-deep, as if a man ever fell for an attractive pair of kidneys.

I'd guess Maskerade

You would guess right. :)

And the thread slipped off the page whilst I was away. No matter ...

THAT ALWAYS ANNOYS ME, he said. I MIGHT AS WELL INSTALL A REVOLVING DOOR.

The Light Fantastic?

Over to you, edandrew.

'I've never seen anyone eat three of Throat Dibbler's sausages inna bun and look so happy,' said the Senior Wrangler.

don't know why, but I'm thinking possibly unseen academicals

I don't know why either, because it wasn't.

Moving Pictures

I'm betting that pinkozcat got it.

I'm betting he did too, lol.

If not I'm going to say The Last Continent--I know it's a Rincewind quote...

111 > I felt like it was IT too.

I hope that I am right; I am sort of re-reading Interesting Times at the moment when I am on the train so it is rather slow progress.

And ... um - I am female and straight. :)

And pinkozcat does indeed have it.

@ pinkozcat: Noted :P

Er, I'll just go with a semi-random guess. Lords and Ladies?

Not Lords and Ladies.

Sounds Genua like. Witches Abroad?

No - sorry - not Witches Abroad

The Light Fantastic?

No - not The Light Fantastic either

Jingo possibly?

No - not Jingo

I'm sticking with the desert, so Small Gods?

Small Gods it is.

Over to you, mabith ...

I'll start off with my default answer:

Unseen Academicals

No, ma'am.

Guards! Guards!

I am only guessing - I actually haven't a clue.

Nope, not that either.

It does sound rather Vetinari-ish. I will try Feet of Clay.

I'll try Equal Rites

Thief of Time?

There was a lot of slightly cynical discussion about the nature of freedom in The Fifth Elephant ...?

Nope, none of those. You're going along the right lines with Vetinari, but it's not a Watch book.

Going Postal?

You got it!

I knew that would be too much of a hint, but lost the place in the book the quote came from, so I couldn't add to it. I will attempt to learn a lesson from that.

"I did tell you the Watch has a werewolf on the staff,"

The Truth?

Going Postal? (Are you being sneaky?)

Ha, I was wondering that too!

Making Money?

I thought about being sneaky, lol.

@mabith--got it in one.

Hmm, this could really be any book. Jingo?

Nope. I'll add the next line if no one gets it in the next 12 hours or so.

This is an earlier book.

The Last Hero?

Pyramids?

No to both.

Mort?

You got it, Beorn!

But it was just a guess...

"No one. Yet everyone tries."

That doesn't sound even remotely familiar but I shall take a stab with Sourcery?

I'll guess Night Watch

Neither are correct.

Unseen Academicals

When all else fails ... go for the default. :)

Lol, no.
I'll post a hint after I wake up.

It's also an earlier book.

I'm thinking Death in Sourcery. (But if by some chance I'm right, someone else can take it.)

Nope. Neither is it DEATH

Hmm, if it isn't Death ... the Sphinx? Pyramids?

Nope--next line.

"No one. Yet everyone tries."
"And yet, again, I believe I felt you giving me a little assistance against the others?"

Default No.2 because I live in XXXX

The Last Continent

One of Rincewind's conversations with The Lady perhaps - I'll try The Colour of Magic.

hogfather?

Correct, edrandrew--it is The Colour of Magic. The Conversation between Lady Luck and Fate--the first part is Fate talking...

Over to you.

Right book, wrong conversation. OK, on with the next one...

you would have to employ two people just to hold your trousers up.

The clowns in Men at Arms?

Not Men at Arms

The dream of a publisher, in Maskerade?

Indeed in is the Dream of the Publisher - to have so much gold that you would have to employ...

Your turn joannasephine.

Argh, still not unpacked. Someone else take my turn.

OK - random quote from randomly selected book.

The last of the daylight trickled out of the landscape. And there suddenly seemed to be a great many rocks about.

The Light Fantastic?

Yes - it is from The Light Fantastic

over to you, edrandrew.

It was two hundred dollars per capita; if per capita was a problem, decapita could be arranged.

Guards! Guards!?

Not that one

Men at Arms?

Nor that

I'll finish the trilogy ... Feet of Clay?

Nor that one either.

Making Money?

Nor that either... I'll exend the quotation

you couldn't put a tax on knowledge.
The Patrician said you could. It was two hundred dollars per capita; if per capita was a problem decapita could be arranged.

Interesting Times?

Going Postal?

Still not there.

Making Money?

Sourcery?

It being Christmas, I'll extend a bit further...

The wizards said that the University stood on magical ground and was therefore exempt from taxation and anyway you couldn't put a tax on knowledge.
The Patrician said you could. It was two hundred dollars per capita; if per capita was a problem, decapita could be arranged.

Equal Rites?

I'll try Jingo

Moving Pictures?

Oh dear, still no joy. But perhaps a quote from over the page may help...

Mrs Evadne Cake was a medium, verging on small.

Reaper Man?

All yours pinkozcat.

I'll continue in a new thread - if I can work the link.