A Quote Game: thread #17
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1joannasephine
Welcome to the New Thread for the Pratchett Quote Game!
A fairly easy one to start us off, with the speaker’s name omitted:
‘Oh, you can cut the crusts off,’ said ____. ‘Even the toenails. If you’re feeling posh.’
A fairly easy one to start us off, with the speaker’s name omitted:
‘Oh, you can cut the crusts off,’ said ____. ‘Even the toenails. If you’re feeling posh.’
2edrandrew
I was thinking of rat sandwiches until I remembered Nobby's brush with nobility - so I'll go for Feet of Clay.
3joannasephine
That's the one. Your turn sir!
4pinkozcat
Hi everyone. I am posting here to bring this thread onto my home page since, for some reason this new thread has not appeared there.
6edrandrew
'It's probably a walrus,' said the doctor, as he was gently but firmly propelled out of the room. 'He's caught a walrus, there's a lot of it going-'
8pinkozcat
I can't even begin to picture this one but it sounds like one of the 'younger' books so Johnny and the Dead?
9justjim
One of my favourite passages! This is about Teppic recovering from 'A case of mortis portalis tackulatum* with complications' in Pyramids!
*Dead as a doornail
*Dead as a doornail
10anatwork.k
I'm posting because #4, #5.
13pinkozcat
#12 LOL Jim, #7 was there when I made my very inaccurate guess.
I must read all the books again; either I am forgetting them or the quotes are getting more obscure.
I must read all the books again; either I am forgetting them or the quotes are getting more obscure.
14AnnieMod
It's a kind of magic, Jim, it's a kind of magic :)
OK. Now THIS should be easy...
"Stories, great flapping ribbons of shaped space-time, have been blowing and uncoiling around the universe since the beginning of time. And they have evolved. The weakest have died and the strongest have survived and they have grown fat on the retelling... stories, twisting and blowing through the darkness."
OK. Now THIS should be easy...
"Stories, great flapping ribbons of shaped space-time, have been blowing and uncoiling around the universe since the beginning of time. And they have evolved. The weakest have died and the strongest have survived and they have grown fat on the retelling... stories, twisting and blowing through the darkness."
15justjim
I'll pick that low-hanging fruit. The beginning of Sir Pterry's development of Narrative Causality in Witches Abroad?
17justjim
We're just flying along now!
When Vimes stepped out into the brilliant daylight the first thing he did was draw a deep breath. The second thing he did was draw his sword, wincing as his sore hand protested.
When Vimes stepped out into the brilliant daylight the first thing he did was draw a deep breath. The second thing he did was draw his sword, wincing as his sore hand protested.
20edrandrew
At least it was what most people think of as the smell of the sea, which is the stink of antique fish and rotten seaweed.
21justjim
That could be a lot of situations. Where the land meets the see is an edge situation. Where you find 'edges', you'll find 'witches'.
Having said that, let me say this*: Jingo?
*Robert James Lee Hawke
Having said that, let me say this*: Jingo?
*Robert James Lee Hawke
22edrandrew
But here at least the sea is a metaphor for nothing more than the sea, no witches are involved and it was not from Jingo.
So, as the piece of string said to the bar man* "No, I'm afraid not."
* Sorry, dreadful punchline to a poor joke.
So, as the piece of string said to the bar man* "No, I'm afraid not."
* Sorry, dreadful punchline to a poor joke.
23anatwork.k
Hmm I wonder which one this is. I shall try The Last Continent in an attempt to rule out the obvious.
27pinkozcat
Really? It was a wild guess ...
When it comes to dirty work he probably wrote the book or, more probably, stole it from someone else.
When it comes to dirty work he probably wrote the book or, more probably, stole it from someone else.
28anatwork.k
This is Nobby right? (At least it sounds like him). I shall try Men At Arms.
29pwaites
This must be Nobby. Feet of Clay?
33justjim
May be it is Reacher Gilt in Going Postal?
37AnnieMod
No, it's not Nobby- this is from one of the Rincewind books. Sourcery? The stereotypical Grand Vizier - cannot remember his name - that he met while searching for the hat with Conina...
39AnnieMod
"And yet…he smiled all the time, in a cheerful chirpy sort of way, and he acted like the kind of rascal who made a dodgy living selling gold watches that go green after a week. And he appeared to be convinced, utterly convinced, that he never did anything really wrong. He'd stand there amid the carnage, blood on his hands and stolen jewellery in his pocket, and with an expression of injured innocence declare, “Me? What did I do?”"
40joannasephine
That would be our introduction to Carcer, from Night Watch?
42joannasephine
Probably too easy:
... but you can't treat religion as a sort of buffet, can you? I mean, you can't say yes please, I'll have some of the Celestial Paradise and a helping of the Divine Plan but go easy on the kneeling and none of the Prohibition of Images, they give me wind.
... but you can't treat religion as a sort of buffet, can you? I mean, you can't say yes please, I'll have some of the Celestial Paradise and a helping of the Divine Plan but go easy on the kneeling and none of the Prohibition of Images, they give me wind.
44anatwork.k
I know it's the obvious choice but it really does sound like Small Gods.
45pinkozcat
I think that it sounds more like something from Carpe Jugulum.
46joannasephine
ArmyAngel has it - it was indeed Moist from Going Postal.
47AngelaB86
"Interestingly enough, the gods of the Disc have never bothered much about judging the souls of the dead, and so people only go to hell if that's where they think they deserve to go. Which they won't do if they don't know about it. This explains why it is important to shoot missionaries on sight."
53AnnieMod
No clue where it is - it was a wild guess really. Oh well - next:
She was not, herself, hugely in favour of motherhood in general. Obviously it was necessary, but it wasn't exactly difficult. Even cats managed it. But women acted as if they'd been given a medal that entitled them to boss people around. It was as if, just because they'd got the label which said 'mother', everyone else got a tiny part of the label that said 'child'...
She was not, herself, hugely in favour of motherhood in general. Obviously it was necessary, but it wasn't exactly difficult. Even cats managed it. But women acted as if they'd been given a medal that entitled them to boss people around. It was as if, just because they'd got the label which said 'mother', everyone else got a tiny part of the label that said 'child'...
54joannasephine
Agnes, in response to Magrat being damp, rather than wet? Carpe Jugulum?
56joannasephine
Ok, another easy one:
"Tuppence A Bucket, Well Stamped Down!" said
___ encouragingly.
Bragging-rights bonus for knowing who this is being said to.
"Tuppence A Bucket, Well Stamped Down!" said
___ encouragingly.
Bragging-rights bonus for knowing who this is being said to.
58pwaites
I think this is Rincewind in Interesting Times. I don't remember to whom exactly he was talking to.
59joannasephine
Pwaites has it!
61eclecticdodo
not sure why, but I'm thinking equal rites
62joannasephine
Or is it off-world? Good Omens?
63ronincats
Sounds like Rincewind to me. The Last Continent?
65pwaites
62> Yes, it's Good Omens. Over to you.
66joannasephine
Sorry about the delay.
"So," he said in a low whisper, "have you boys had your holidays yet?"
"So," he said in a low whisper, "have you boys had your holidays yet?"
70joannasephine
No, nup and no.
But one of you is close.
;-)
But one of you is close.
;-)
71anatwork.k
Ooh finally I get to guess. I've been checking this thread each time someone has guessed correctly.
I am thinking Night Watch.
I am thinking Night Watch.
72joannasephine
Hooray! Yes indeedy, it was Night Watch. Your turn!
73anatwork.k
Hey Guys, sorry for the delay! Let us try this one:
People always calmed down when she smiled at them.
Bonus points as always if you can name the person thinking this and who it is referring to.
(sorry for bad grammar; am rather rushed!)
People always calmed down when she smiled at them.
Bonus points as always if you can name the person thinking this and who it is referring to.
(sorry for bad grammar; am rather rushed!)
74edrandrew
It sounds like Tiffany, so I'll guess Wintersmith.
75AnnieMod
I will get a little on a tangent here but I am pretty sure that was something very similar in Feet of Clay...
Cheri Littlebottom about Angua when the dwarfs saw her. Her clothes. Her earrings. Her ankles :) The whole passage there is hilarious :)
Cheri Littlebottom about Angua when the dwarfs saw her. Her clothes. Her earrings. Her ankles :) The whole passage there is hilarious :)
77AnnieMod
"The pipe was less than three feet away. Fine. This would work. Move both hands on to the new hold, swing gently, get his left hand around the pipe, and he could drag himself across the gap. Then it would be just—"
82edrandrew
Back to back quotes from the same book would be sneaky: AnnieMod, are you really that sneaky? I'm going for Moist's attempts to break into his own Post Office in Making Money.
83AnnieMod
Well... one of those days I may be that sneaky. Not this time though. And you got it right - Making Money it is.
84edrandrew
Your mum made cough sweets, din't she, and fell in the mixture and died. I never have a cough sweet but I think of your mum.
85pwaites
This is Nobby talking... Guards! Guards!?
89anatwork.k
Sounds familiar... but I cannot place it at all so wild guess here Wyrd Sisters just because it sounds a little witchy.
90pwaites
Not Wyrd Sisters.
91edrandrew
I'll try The Fifth Elephant
92pwaites
Not The Fifth Elephant.
Full quote: "'The mouth moves, the tongue waggles, but no sense comes out', said the Duke."
Full quote: "'The mouth moves, the tongue waggles, but no sense comes out', said the Duke."
93AnnieMod
Truckers?. One of the Bromeliads I believe anyway :)
Do we play these ones as well? That makes me think what I can post next. :)
Do we play these ones as well? That makes me think what I can post next. :)
95AnnieMod
OKey... had not realized that before :)
That should be easy
'But we all believed him, didn't we? I know I did. Seems like the best possible explanation for all the socks I've lost over the years. I mean, if they'd just fallen down the back of the drawer or something there'd be a mountain of the things by now.'
That should be easy
'But we all believed him, didn't we? I know I did. Seems like the best possible explanation for all the socks I've lost over the years. I mean, if they'd just fallen down the back of the drawer or something there'd be a mountain of the things by now.'
98justjim
I was wondering where you'd got to!
'What a shame,' said the Queen. 'You've let everybody down, haven't you...?'
'What a shame,' said the Queen. 'You've let everybody down, haven't you...?'
99pinkozcat
Sounds like Lords and Ladies but that is only a guess.
103justjim
Not in Snuff, but it is from The Wee Free Men. Over to you AA!
(I wonder if there is anything definitive about the Queen in WFM not being the Queen of the Elves in LaL?)
(I wonder if there is anything definitive about the Queen in WFM not being the Queen of the Elves in LaL?)
104pinkozcat
I have always assumed that there was only one queen of the elves. That is why I asked.
WFM would have been my next guess but Angel beat me to it.
WFM would have been my next guess but Angel beat me to it.
105AngelaB86
"The Watch were always careful not to intervene too soon in any brawl where the odds were not heavily stacked in their favour. The job carried a pension, and attracted a cautious, thoughtful kind of man."
111pwaites
"He had accepted a chain-mail jacket from ------, but no power in the world would have parted him from his brown bowler hat."
112joannasephine
Hmm, could it be the arming of AE Pessimal (spelling?) in Thud?
114joannasephine
Someone who hasn't had a go recently can take my turn.
115pinkozcat
I'll pick it up to get things going again; an easy one
"The words rang out across the courtyard. 'Acting-Constable Detritus! Atten-shun!'
"The words rang out across the courtyard. 'Acting-Constable Detritus! Atten-shun!'
116Ardagor
Men at Arms? when Carrot defuse the little troll against dwarf fight.
118Ardagor
"And then there was the traffic. Carts that had been held up outside the city were trying to make their way to their destination before eggs hatched or milk got so rotten it could get out and walk the rest of the way. If Ankh-Morpork had a grid it would have been gridlock."
120Ardagor
No to Feet of Clay
123pinkozcat
GENERALLY, I MEET PEOPLE BEFORE THEY'VE BEEN BURIED. THE ONES I MEET AFTER THEY'VE BEEN BURIED TEND TO BE A BIT OVEREXCITED AND DISINCLINED TO DISCUSS THINGS.
125pinkozcat
No, not Reaper Man
126joannasephine
Or even earlier --Mort perhaps?
130justjim
Aha! This would be Death's conversation with my favourite one-book character, the late (but putting up a hell of a fight in the afterlife, what with the Gonne as his burial weapon and all), Acting-Constable Cuddy in Men at Arms?
131AnnieMod
That's Cuddy dying in Men at Arms
132AnnieMod
Yeah - Jim posted while I was getting distracted and not clicking on Post :) So ignore me.
133justjim
I think Minnie is probably asleep, as all good† Aussies should be at this time. I'm holding‡ MAA open at the right page, and Annie agrees with me, so I'll take it as read and offer…
'In this city, gentlemen,' said Mr Slant, 'the facts are never what they seem.'
†No, obviously not me.
‡I put it down so I could type.
'In this city, gentlemen,' said Mr Slant, 'the facts are never what they seem.'
†No, obviously not me.
‡I put it down so I could type.
135pinkozcat
*sigh* Everyone sneaked in while I was asleep. Yes, of course it was Cuddy's conversation with DEATH. One of my favourites.
I see that you have gone on without me which is good because I will be out for most of today. Cheers and have a good one whatever your time zone ...
I see that you have gone on without me which is good because I will be out for most of today. Cheers and have a good one whatever your time zone ...
137justjim
It is indeed from The Truth, which as we all know, will make ye fret.
Pwaites, over to you.
Pwaites, over to you.
138pwaites
"Most people in Lancre, as the saying goes, went to bed with the chickens and got up with the cows. footnote: Er. That is to say, they went to bed at the same time as the chickens went to bed, and got up at the same time as the cows got up. Loosely worded sayings can really cause misunderstandings."
139pinkozcat
Carpe Jugulum? A wild guess but it was the first book which came to mind.
141pinkozcat
I looked it up and we are both wrong so someone try again. I know the answer so i am out of the competition.
147AnnieMod
"The person on the other side was a young woman. Very obviously a young woman. There was no possible way that she could have been mistaken for a young man in any language, especially Braille."
150edrandrew
That's possibly my favourite bit in all the books, anyway - on with the next one...
"That's fifty green fires and hot leads to go, with a side order for blisters and scorpions. Hold the mercy."
"That's fifty green fires and hot leads to go, with a side order for blisters and scorpions. Hold the mercy."
151joannasephine
It's one of the barbarian heroines to Rincewind, but I'm not sure which one. Conina? So Sourcery?
153joannasephine
Oki doki. I've removed the name and descriptor from this one:
Picturesque. That was a new word to ____. It was one of a number he had picked up since leaving the charred ruins of Ankh Morpork.
Picturesque. That was a new word to ____. It was one of a number he had picked up since leaving the charred ruins of Ankh Morpork.
154pinkozcat
Feet of Clay? Huge guess but ...
155anatwork.k
That is definitely Rincewind thinking about all the crazy new concepts taught him by Twoflower in The Colour of Magic. :)
156joannasephine
Anatwork has it!
157anatwork.k
It was a puzzle why things were always dragged kicking and screaming. No one ever seemed to want to, for example, lead them gently by the hand.
159pwaites
Interesting Times? This is about the Century of the Fruitbat?
160anatwork.k
No and no.
162anatwork.k
Yep it is The Truth. Over to you Annie.
163AnnieMod
And Annie disappeared for the weekend... Here is the next one:
"Clearly war had to exist. It was a cornerstone of the processes of government. It was the way the Empire got its leaders. The competitive examination system was how it got its bureaucrats and public officials, and warfare was for its leaders, perhaps, only a different kind of competitive examination. Admittedly, if you lost you probably weren't allowed to re-sit next year."
"Clearly war had to exist. It was a cornerstone of the processes of government. It was the way the Empire got its leaders. The competitive examination system was how it got its bureaucrats and public officials, and warfare was for its leaders, perhaps, only a different kind of competitive examination. Admittedly, if you lost you probably weren't allowed to re-sit next year."
168pinkozcat
"It might look like that to the uninitiated, but, as you say, the true sausagidity goes straight to Offler."
171edrandrew
The Colour of Magic perhaps
175pinkozcat
I think that ArmyAngel1986 must be otherwise occupied.
Would someone else please pick up the baton and get this game going again ... :)
Would someone else please pick up the baton and get this game going again ... :)
180pwaites
"It worked like a machine. That was fine except for the occasional people who got caught in the wheel."
181pwaites
I just realized that I won't have consistent computer acess for the next several days. Could someone else take this up?
182pinkozcat
City Watch
That is a guess but someone needs to make a post or this thread will be lost.
If anyone else posts an answer and pwaites hasn't returned I'll look up the answer and monitor the replies as I am online most of the time.
That is a guess but someone needs to make a post or this thread will be lost.
If anyone else posts an answer and pwaites hasn't returned I'll look up the answer and monitor the replies as I am online most of the time.
183joannasephine
Which one of the three, Minnie? Or maybe we should put pwaites's question on hold, and go with another quote in the interim?
184pwaites
It was Feet of Clay. Who would like to take this up?
185pinkozcat
There has suddenly been a great deal of activity from my groups - I suspect that LT hasn't been doing its job of putting recent group posts onto my home page; so I am bumping this thread up as there has been no activity for five days and it has fallen by the wayside.
This one is easy but one of my favourite passages.
"Sodomy non sapiens, " said ***** under his breath.
"What does that mean?"
"Means I'm buggered if I know."
This one is easy but one of my favourite passages.
"Sodomy non sapiens, " said ***** under his breath.
"What does that mean?"
"Means I'm buggered if I know."
191ronincats
"The Disc, as always, gave the impression that the Creator has designed it specifically to be looked at from above. Streamers of cloud in white and sliver stretched away to the Rim, stirred into thousand-mile swirls by the turning of the world."
200ronincats
Yes to Wyrd Sisters--see, persistence pays off!
201pinkozcat
I had my mind on higher things - but I was running out of ideas.
"I'm a wizard. We're not supposed to be good at machinery.'
"I'm a wizard. We're not supposed to be good at machinery.'
205ronincats
How about Unseen Academicals, then?
206pinkozcat
Sorry - not Unseen Academicals either
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