Pratchett/Gaiman characters in fantasy literary calendar

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Pratchett/Gaiman characters in fantasy literary calendar

Postby Bouncy Castle » Thu Oct 04, 2012 10:00 am

Pratchett and Gaiman characters star in fantasy literary pin-up calendar

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/oc ... feed=true#

That's one hell of an unusual Rincewind! :lol:
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Re: Pratchett/Gaiman characters in fantasy literary calendar

Postby pip » Thu Oct 04, 2012 10:44 am

Not a potatoe in sight :lol:
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Postby Who's Wee Dug » Thu Oct 04, 2012 12:16 pm

Tempted to get one $30 that's including international postage.
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Re: Pratchett/Gaiman characters in fantasy literary calendar

Postby pip » Thu Oct 04, 2012 12:29 pm

Mrs Pip would beat me :lol:
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Re: Pratchett/Gaiman characters in fantasy literary calendar

Postby Tonyblack » Thu Oct 04, 2012 12:32 pm

Ok I know that Rincewind is assistant librarian, but . . .
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Re: Pratchett/Gaiman characters in fantasy literary calendar

Postby The Mad Collector » Thu Oct 04, 2012 12:37 pm

It looks like it might not just be the beard that's false ;)
One of those? Oh I'm sure I have one somewhere..

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Re: Pratchett/Gaiman characters in fantasy literary calendar

Postby raisindot » Thu Oct 04, 2012 1:01 pm

I'd let that RIncewind hold my staff anytime. :D
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Re: Pratchett/Gaiman characters in fantasy literary calendar

Postby Bouncy Castle » Thu Oct 04, 2012 1:40 pm

Easy tiger!
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Re: Pratchett/Gaiman characters in fantasy literary calendar

Postby Who's Wee Dug » Thu Oct 04, 2012 3:21 pm

pip wrote:Mrs Pip would beat me :lol:
With a shillelagh or a feather pip. :mrgreen:
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Re: Pratchett/Gaiman characters in fantasy literary calendar

Postby pip » Thu Oct 04, 2012 3:23 pm

Never seen a shillelagh so probably with my baseball bat :shock:
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Re: Pratchett/Gaiman characters in fantasy literary calendar

Postby Who's Wee Dug » Thu Oct 04, 2012 3:28 pm

Here is one, it like a smaller version of a wizard's staff with a knob on the end.
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Re: Pratchett/Gaiman characters in fantasy literary calendar

Postby pip » Thu Oct 04, 2012 3:36 pm

Ah , a stick :lol:
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Re: Pratchett/Gaiman characters in fantasy literary calendar

Postby Bouncy Castle » Thu Oct 04, 2012 3:39 pm

Is that the same as Knobkerry, wot people get hit with in Robert Rankin books?
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Re: Pratchett/Gaiman characters in fantasy literary calendar

Postby Who's Wee Dug » Thu Oct 04, 2012 3:44 pm

pip wrote:Ah , a stick :lol:

But it's an Oirish one pip.

@Bouncy the same by another name. :mrgreen:
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Re: Pratchett/Gaiman characters in fantasy literary calendar

Postby michelanCello » Thu Oct 04, 2012 4:48 pm

I'd never have recogized her as Rincewind... :shock: They should've put in a bit of a reference...something like Librarrian or something... :P
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