A Pratchett Quote Game: thread #20

And a comparatively easy one to start us off:

‘It’s the nose, isn’t it?’ said ——. ‘It always gives me away.’

Men at Arms?

It is one of the Igors, but which one? I am going to go with Carpe Jugulum.

Pwaites has it. Men at Arms it was indeed.

"A crow cawed in one of the trees, unless it was a rook. It didn't really break the silence. It just underlined it."

Carpe Jugulum?

Thief of Time?

Neither.

BTW guys, Yay for the twentieth thread! Even though I was not here for the first. :-)

Mort?

Not Mort.

Soul Music?

Still no.

Thud?

Not Thud.

Reaper Man?

The Last Continent?

Neither of those are it.

The Wee Free Men?

Hogfather?

It's neither of those. Is a hint in order?

I have a proposal. Let us have a hint of some kind (an extra line, a clue about the book) every day that a new quote is not guessed. It'll reduce the crazy lags we have sometimes with the more cryptic clues.

I know some people don't check LT every day so if you feel a new clue a day is not reasonable shout out.

What do people think?

Lords and Ladies?

I think it's a good idea.

It's not Lords and Ladies, so here's the two proceeding lines:

"'Peaceful, isn't it," said ____.
"Quiet as the grave," said ____. "Ha, ha."

The Fifth Elephant? Mainly because that sounds like two watch officers on guard and the rook/crow cawing sounds like Uberwald.

Night Watch?

It's neither of those.

Jingo?

Still not it.

The hint for today is that the most important word to look at is "grave".

Johnny and the Dead?

I'd figured out zombies - but which one ...!

pinkozcat's got it - Johnny and the Dead it is!

Rincewind and the Silver Horde? Interesting Times?

No

Ponder Stibbons, The Last Continent?

Yes - all yours.

Sorry about the delay - I've been away.

Someone else take it please?

From what I understand of the previous post is that the "quoter's" spot is up for grabs. If that is not the case, please ignore the following:

"There was sherry. There was always sherry at these occasions."

Night Watch?

Men at Arms?

Neither of those, but you're on the right tracks. Here's what follows:

"Sam Vimes could regard it dispassionately, since he always drank fruit juice these days."

thud?

Feet of Clay?

Changing my guess to Snuff, if that is okay.

You're still a bit off, so here's another tip. Hope it helps:

Think of land ownership issues, war, and Curious Squid.

p.s. I don't mind you changing your guess

Jingo

It is easy to change guesses by editing the first guess and simply changing the book's title; less confusing ...

Bingo, pinko, Jingo it is! Take it away!

Of course. All yours, edrandrew :)

Personal's not the same as important. People just think it is.

I know this is Carrot. Maybe Jingo?

Carrot says it, but so does Granny Weatherwax. I think it's Lords and Ladies.

In this instance mabith has it as I got it from Lords and Ladies, wherever else it may also appear.

The sentiment is always expressed a bit differently between the characters/books. I don't think Carrot ever has the "People just think it is," he thinks much too highly of everyone else.

Anyway, here's mine:

"I want to eat chocolates in a great big room where the world is a different place."

Monstrous Regiment, Lofty I think.

right!

"Asking someone to repeat a phrase you'd not only heard very clearly but were also exceedingly angry about was around Defcon II in the lexicon of squabble."

I think you're being a tricky trickster -- Monstrous Regiment again?

Good Omens?

Neither of those.

Only you can save Mankind?

Still no. Hint - this is the witches.

Carpe Jugulum?

Lords and Ladies with Granny and Magrat?

Equal Rites?

Keep guessing.

I don't think that I've ever read this quote. Time for a re-read of my collection,

I'll guess Nation

An early blow up between Granny and Nanny? Witches Abroad?

Ok, going to *my* second guess which was any of the Tiffany books: Wintersmith.

Joannasephine is correct. Over to you.

Right:

Could you stop pointing that sharp bacon at me?

Back to my default answer: Unseen Academicals

I am waiting for the second hint (or someone else to guess correctly) since I have no idea which book this line is from. I am very perplexed.

Cohan and his mob?

I don't think that Cohen and his mob would be afraid of a bit of bacon. I reckon it is more like Casanunder or Nobby.

I find myself thinking of Vimes at Harga's (or is it Hagar's) House of Ribs. I'll try Guards! Guards!

Not so far, so I’ll add the next bit of the exchange. And invite you to think about who is associated with bacon and other foods cooked in a similar manner …

‘Could you stop pointing that sharp bacon at me?’

‘I asked you a question, young woman!’

It should be Susan in Hogfather but I have just re-read the book and it should be sacrilegious to mention bacon in that context ... and i don't remember reading it there.. but ...

As far as I know, Vimes is the only one associated with Bacon. Except I can't think of anyone saying something like "Could you stop..." to Vimes specially after he becomes His Nibs the Grand High Duke of Blah Blah...

Anyway, I will go with Thud.

Oooh, so close … I’m just not saying which of you …

Mort?

No ... but warm.
;-)

Well based on hints it seems to be Albert. However I will let Minnie take it because it was her guesses. :-)

No ... and getting a little cooler, Minnie.

Albert and Susan in Soul Music?
I am pretty sure for Susan but I might be mistaking Albert's name...

I'll round off the guesses with Thief of Time

Annie Mod has it – Soul Music, and yes, it’s the first meeting between Susan and Albert.

:)

Not that the wages were important, of course. What was important was that she was being her Own Person and holding down a Real job. And being a governess was a real job. The only tricky bit had been the embarrassment when her employer found out that she was a duchess, because in Mrs ___'s book, which was a rather short book with big handwriting, the upper crust wasn't supposed to work. It was supposed to loaf around.

Hogfather?

Yeah... all yours

"It's not perfect, but it works. The thing about stories is that you have to pick the ones that last."

Witches Abroad?

No to both.

The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents?

YOu've got it, anatwork!

I have so got to go back and reread Maurice!

I've got to so go back and read them all. I have just finished reading Hogfather but ronincats beat me to the draw on the quote from that book.

101 - If you can find the audio book, it's well worth listening to. Such a good book made even better by Briggs' voice for Maurice.

Lol Maurice was my gut feeling but I second guessed. Glad I didn't miss it. ;)

Here goes:

...noticed that sex bore some resemblance to cookery...

Unseen Academicals?

The lost Continent

My second default answer.

Or is this Maskerade, and Nanny's foray into the dark world of publishing and drooping knickers?
(I just reread what I typed. Sorry about that.)

HAHAHAHAHAHA

Oh I want to see Nanny dropping her knickers. Actually, scratch that, I don't...

And no, it is none of those. I felt the urge to be as completely cryptic (that is NOT a hint) as I liked since you all will be getting more clues. :-)

Nope.

I don't suppose that it was Lords and Ladies? I know that Verance sent away for a sex manual but was obliged to get some help from Casanunder when (sorry for this) push came to shove.

My, my all the naughty jokes are coming out to play. ;)

No it is not L&L although it was an excellent leap. Here is another line from further down the passage (sorry about the late post -- I went to watch skyfall tonight and forgot I hadn't posted another hint yet)

...sometimes when they were really hungry they created vast banquets in their imagination...

Dodger?

I haven't read it but I remember the film "the Mudlark"

Nope. I haven't read it either.

Snuff?

I'm guessing right down to the dregs now. Sex , cooking ... and being hungry.

Or are we in Small Gods, and the wonderful world of desert herming?

Neither but here is the whole thing to (hopefully) make all clear. :)

He'd noticed that sex bore some resemblance to cookery: it fascinated people, they sometimes bought books full of complicated recipes and interesting pictures, and sometimes when they were really hungry they created vast banquets in their imagination - but at the end of the day they'd settle quite happily for egg and chips. If it was well done and maybe had a slice of tomato.

That sounds more like DEATH to me but which book?

MORT?

Nope. Not Death and not the Witches.

Oh, it's Sam Vimes, isn't it? Argh, but which one? Picking randomly, Night Watch?

(On the off chance that I get it, someone else will have to take my turn -- our earthquake repairs have finally started, and the Pratchetts were the first things I made sure were packed safely away.)

I find myself thinking of Vetinari - but that doesn't narrow the field much. I'll hav a random stab at Making Money.

I'll guess Men at Arms

No, no and no but you guys are getting a lot warmer! :)

Feet of Clay

Working guessing ...

No but closer!

The Fifth Elephant?

Joannasephine got it. It is indeed The Fifth Elephant.

Hooray! But someone else will have to take it. Edrandrew or Pinkozcat, you haven’t set one for a while. Whoever nabs it first.

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

In the nature of things his very important job tended to take him to rickyards and dark cellars and the inside of cats ...

The Death of Rats?
But of course the question is which novel?

131 - Did you forget to guess?

I will try with Soul Music that book about very interesting jobs.

No, not Soul Music

How about The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents?

Not that one either.

Hogfather?

anatwork has it. Take it away ...

Oh Dear. Alright we will go with something easy.

'My grandmother used to give me a thrashing every morning because I would certainly do something to deserve it during the day,' said _____.

Small Gods!

Yup! Take it away pwaites.

"Now the wizards were considering the future, or futures."

The Last Continent?

Nope. Here's a hint - they're going somewhere.

Lords and Ladies? There's a lot of trousers of time business there...

mabith got there three seconds before I did.

It's not Lords and Ladies.

Hmm... Maybe Sourcery?

Still no.

I'll go out on a limb and guess Moving Pictures

Again, still no.

The Last Hero? But if I'm right, someone else take it!

Unseen Academicals :)

Sorry for this 'interrupt'.
And NO, I have never got one.

But, but if I ever were to get one, would it be OK
to use a really obscure DW book.

Thus a few days ago I got Turtle recall and

"the Compleat Ankh-morpork"

Sorry had to use a direct link for the last on, No touchstones.

Now both of these are only owned by about a dozen members. And strangly not the Usual suspects I see on this thread.

Guido.

#154 I don't think that it is playing the game to use really obscure books which very few of us have read, just as it is cheating to look phrases up on the internet.

I must say that I get very tired of guessing quotes which I have no chance at all of getting correct because they are from really obscure books and on the odd occasion when I have looked up the quote I have disqualified myself.

Er, Pinkozcat,
I was just asking if it's OK to use a reference which "only" 12 or so members own. To wit the books I mentioned above.

Hi Guido - I have just edited my reply to answer your question - see above.

The whole of your message didn't post properly and it sort of ended up in the air.

Sure pinko,

Googling is cheating, but please continue on with the game. I know that one day I will get one.

OooooHhhhh The Compleat Ankh Morpork looks pretty! :)

To add my 2 cents to the discussion, I don't think it is very fair to use completely obscure quotes although I will admit that I once used a quote from the Ankh-Morpork Map and once from The Art of Discworld but Annie got them both times so...

OTOH since we don't actually have any rules written down (as far as I am aware) its probably not against the rules. So use your own judgment I say.

Anyone mind if I have a go at playing the game rather than debating the rules? I'll try Science of Discworld II: The Globe

Yep. Ana,

I do rather like the 'classified pages'.
Very "Victorian" & very DW!

Sorry 'edrandrew'.

Please excuse me for interrupting and please do continue.

Guido.

160> Our discussion of obscure books having jogged your memory? ;)

161> Thanks Guido, I will look around for it on vacation! Coming up shortly.

160> That's correct. I guess the conversation jogged your memory.

Would someone like to pick this up and get the game going again ...

Here we go...

"The day had, in fact, reached that gentle point when it was too late for housebreaking and too early for burglary."

The Truth?

Nope!

Interesting Times?

Nope again.

Nope. It's from an earlier book.

Starting from the beginning ...

The Colour of Magic

Equal Rites?

No to both, though it does involve wizards.

Yup, you got it!

Good grief!!!! That was a wild guess

That's the thing with Pratchett, there are so many great little quotes that could be a part of any book that this game does mostly come down to guessing.

I try to make the quotes I use reasonably easy. I think that we have been discouraging some people by trying to make things too hard.

I am thinking The Last Hero.

I like that we are doing new hints everyday though; I think it helps.

Not The Last Hero

I am fairly sure it's Thud.

Thud? Sam Vimes and A.E. Pessimal?

Nuts: mabith beat me to it. :-)

Yes - it is Thud.

Take it away mabith ...

Feet of Clay?

Nope

No again.

Nope. Hint: Feet of Clay was a closer guess.

The Fifth Elephant?

Yes, that's the one!

"'You're dead,' he said. ___ waited. She couldn't think of any suitable reply. 'I'm not' lacked a certain style, while 'Is it serious?' seemed somehow too frivolous."

Carpe Jugulum?

Mort?

edrandrew got it. Over to you.

Maybe a new thread would be a good idea at this stage?

Agreed - can someone remind me how to get a seamless continuation to a new one?

Probably the link down the bottom "continue this topic in another topic" and up the number to the next one - but I have never done it

I think you have to get to 'post 200' before this option pops up. I think I was there when 'Tim' first? implimented this :-)

OK, OK, just showing off.

But a useful point for remembering. And now I see it, so follow me to the new thread.