Re: CHAT: what fruit bat?

On Wed, 2 Jan 2002, Christophe Grandsire wrote:

> En réponse à Tristan Alexander McLeay <anstouh@...>:
>
> >
> > Thaumic fields are the answer to everything, aren't they? Any problem
> > experienced---thaumic fields. A bit like quantum ;)
> >
>
> Or subspace :))) .
Actually, it's from a quote from a Discworld novel (or perhaps _The
Science of Discworld_). That's why I put in the winky.

> >
> > That could be why I didn't get it. No entry under `Old Morporkian',
> > `Morporkian' or `Language', I did a quick skim of `Ankh-Morpork' and
> > couldn't find it, but that's probably where it is. Thanks.
> >
>
> I definitely have to read this book series. I wonder if they're easy to find
> here in the Netherlands...
Yes you definitely do. Go and look for them. But make sure they aren't
signed! Signed Terry Pratchett books are worth less than unsigned ones
(because he signs anything that doesn't move. I have a PT ticket (and two
books) signed by him ;) ).

Interestingly enough, it seems Melbourne is (or has) experiencing (-ed) a
change in vocabulary. `Ticket' with the sense of a PT ticket, especially a
magnetic one, is/has being/-en replaced by `metcard', from Metcard(R) the
name of the ticket used here (and the name of the (wholly state
Government--owned company that makes them).

Tristan

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