Re: Translation: Trolls and their Management

Christophe wrote:

> I like thr trolls of Pratchett's Discworld series, silicon beings
> (basically thinking rocks, probably originating from a Creator wanting to
> cut corners when creating life ;)) ) who are not especially hostile (at
> least no more than any other species) but tend not to take into account
> organic life in their frame of reference :)) . They're not evil, just
> oblivious :))) . And they're usually not very smart, their semi-conductive
> brains being by necessity not very efficient :) .
Remember, however, that the trolls are essentially dumbed down by moving into
the hotter climate, where their brains don't work as efficiently. Pratchett
mentions this in "Guards, Guards!", where the Troll main character is very
close to solving the problems of reality while nearly freezing to death in an
ice cellar.

Simen Rustad