Maskerade Discussion *Spoilers*

[raisindot]

You have two weeks to read or reread Monstrous Regiment for the discussion starting on Monday 6th September.

Looking very forward to this one. It may make the debates about "Pyramids" and "Maskerade" seem downright civilized by comparison.



J-I-B

[mystmoon]

*Goes to find someplace to hide*

[Jan Van Quirm]

It may make the debates about "Pyramids" and "Maskerade" seem downright civilized by comparison.

I thought we'd been quite civilised for us in this thread (pooh's been pretty quiet for starters ) - we were far more 'frisky' in Carpe Jugulam I thought

I don't like Polly too much (just not as much as I don't like Moist ) so I agree that MR could be quite interesting...

[raisindot]

It may make the debates about "Pyramids" and "Maskerade" seem downright civilized by comparison.

I thought we'd been quite civilised for us in this thread (pooh's been pretty quiet for starters ) - we were far more 'frisky' in Carpe Jugulam I thought

You're right. The CJ discussion was far more hot-blooded (is there a correlation between the number of total comments in a thread and its relative friskiness?). This one's been quite civil. My first comment about "MR" will be that although I really disliked it the first read, the second time through (when I listened to Stephen Brigg's excellent audiobook performance) I appreciated it a lot more.

J-I-B

[Jan Van Quirm]

Well I don't do audio so I wouldn't know.

This'll be the 3rd reading for me and No. 2 was better than the first, so maybe it'll grow on me, but Terry's 'done' his great anti-war book with Jingo and in MR, for me, he's trying too hard - but I will expand on or apologise for that attitude in a fortnight!

[Tonyblack]

Let's try and save the comments for the discussion. Although I have to add that, I like MR the more I read it. I really didn't care much for it the first time.

[Tonyblack]

You now have just one week to read or reread Monstrous Regiment for the discussion starting on Monday 6th September.

[Finomans]

I haven't finished reading Maskerade yet, But this morning I just came past something that I Think could possibly be a Monty Python reference.

'Sharing the same gutter in the back streets of Ankh-Morpork, kind of
thing?' said Nanny, in an understanding voice.
'Gutter? In those days you had to put your name down and wait five years
for a gutter,' said Henry. 'We thought people in gutters were nobs. We
shared a drain. With two other families. And a man who juggled eels.'

I think it look a bit like the four Yorkshire men sketch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe1a1wHxTyo

[Tonyblack]

I'm sure you are right.

[Finomans]

My dad just told me that it's even older it's actually from the At Last The 1948 Show

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAtSw3daGoo

with half of the Python gang. The other half was in Do Not Adjust your set

[CJDobs]

KWESTA?!? MALADETTA?!?!?!


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Ball bouncingly funny book. With some amazingly clever typography jokes.