Footnotes*

[Tina a.k.a.SusanSto.Helit]

One of my favourite footnotes:
*This at least was true. Rincewind could scream for mercy in niniteen languages, and just scream# in another forty-four.
#This is important. Inexperienced travellers might think that 'Aargh!' is universal, but in Betrobi it means 'highly enjoyable' and in Howondaland it means, variously' I would like to eat your foot', Your wife is a big hippo' and 'Hello, Thinks Mr Purple Cat.' One particular tribe has a fearsome reputation for cruelty merely because prisoners appear, to them, to be shouting 'Quick! Extra boiling oil!'

From Interesting Times

LOL yeah, I just adore the footnotes. That is a pretty darn good one too. I remember thinking that it was unique that sometimes 1/2 of two facing pages were covered with footnotes... They really add a cool dimension.

[Cheery]

9/10, including footnotes of books I haven't read in the first one and 6/15 in the second one

[Cheery]

One of my favourite footnotes:
*This at least was true. Rincewind could scream for mercy in niniteen languages, and just scream# in another forty-four.
#This is important. Inexperienced travellers might think that 'Aargh!' is universal, but in Betrobi it means 'highly enjoyable' and in Howondaland it means, variously' I would like to eat your foot', Your wife is a big hippo' and 'Hello, Thinks Mr Purple Cat.' One particular tribe has a fearsome reputation for cruelty merely because prisoners appear, to them, to be shouting 'Quick! Extra boiling oil!'

From Interesting Times

Nearly wet my pants when I read that one the first time It's so hilarious!

[Sjoerd3000]

I showed it to all my friends They all laughed out loud

[Cheery]

It's from Colour of Magic isn't it? Or The Last Continent...? This is going to haunt me for the rest of the day

[Sjoerd3000]

No it's from Interesting Times

[Tonyblack]

No it's from Interesting Times

You can tell because it says "From Interesting Times".

[Trish]

The footnotes are terrific.
Pratchett uses direct address to great effect, especially when he footnotes the footnotes.

[Tina a.k.a.SusanSto.Helit]

The footnotes are terrific.
Pratchett uses direct address to great effect, especially when he footnotes the footnotes.

LOL yeah I love those, some almost take up a whole page