"More usually a landlady would ask 'Are you decent?', but Mrs Cake knew her lodgers."
Footnote Game
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Footnote Game
by Tonyblack » Mon Feb 08, 2010 8:35 am
I'll post a footnote from a Pratchett book and you need to tell me which book it's from. Whoever gets it right posts the next footnote.
"More usually a landlady would ask 'Are you decent?', but Mrs Cake knew her lodgers."
"More usually a landlady would ask 'Are you decent?', but Mrs Cake knew her lodgers."
A légpárnás hajóm tele van angolnákkal
"Coffee. The finest organic suspension ever devised. I beat the Borg with it."
- Capt. Kathryn Janeway
"Coffee. The finest organic suspension ever devised. I beat the Borg with it."
- Capt. Kathryn Janeway
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by Sjoerd3000 » Mon Feb 08, 2010 11:23 am
Men at Arms?
A poster outside one shop urged people to Dig For Victory, as if it were some kind of turnip.
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by Tonyblack » Mon Feb 08, 2010 11:24 am
Right! Your turn!Sjoerd3000 wrote:Men at Arms?
A légpárnás hajóm tele van angolnákkal
"Coffee. The finest organic suspension ever devised. I beat the Borg with it."
- Capt. Kathryn Janeway
"Coffee. The finest organic suspension ever devised. I beat the Borg with it."
- Capt. Kathryn Janeway
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by Sjoerd3000 » Mon Feb 08, 2010 11:29 am
Yeah! 
This one is not to difficult
"Ankh-Morpork's underworld, which was so big that the overworld floated around on top of it like a very small hen trying to mother a nest of ostrich chicks, already had Big Dave, Fat Dave, Mad Dave, Wee Davey, and Lanky Dai. Everyone had to find their niche."
This one is not to difficult
"Ankh-Morpork's underworld, which was so big that the overworld floated around on top of it like a very small hen trying to mother a nest of ostrich chicks, already had Big Dave, Fat Dave, Mad Dave, Wee Davey, and Lanky Dai. Everyone had to find their niche."
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by Sjoerd3000 » Mon Feb 08, 2010 11:33 am
correct! told you it wasn't to difficult
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by Tonyblack » Mon Feb 08, 2010 12:32 pm
Hopefully this one will be a bit harder. 
"This is because wiring plugs, putting up shelves, sorting out the funny noise in the attics and mowing lawns can eventually reduce even the strongest constitution."
"This is because wiring plugs, putting up shelves, sorting out the funny noise in the attics and mowing lawns can eventually reduce even the strongest constitution."
A légpárnás hajóm tele van angolnákkal
"Coffee. The finest organic suspension ever devised. I beat the Borg with it."
- Capt. Kathryn Janeway
"Coffee. The finest organic suspension ever devised. I beat the Borg with it."
- Capt. Kathryn Janeway
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by Sjoerd3000 » Mon Feb 08, 2010 12:56 pm
I think that one is from Eric
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by Tonyblack » Mon Feb 08, 2010 1:03 pm
Right again!Sjoerd3000 wrote:I think that one is from Eric
A légpárnás hajóm tele van angolnákkal
"Coffee. The finest organic suspension ever devised. I beat the Borg with it."
- Capt. Kathryn Janeway
"Coffee. The finest organic suspension ever devised. I beat the Borg with it."
- Capt. Kathryn Janeway
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by Sjoerd3000 » Mon Feb 08, 2010 1:08 pm
I hope this one proves a little bit more difficult
"And hair. And skin tone. And, if you ate enough of it long enough, vital signs.
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by Sjoerd3000 » Mon Feb 08, 2010 1:35 pm
Dat´s der bunny Still not difficult enough
Still not difficult enough A poster outside one shop urged people to Dig For Victory, as if it were some kind of turnip.
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by Dotsie » Thu Feb 11, 2010 11:43 am
Ok, I've been a right slacker, but here goes:
"[He] maintained three trays: In, Out and Shake It All About; the last one was where he put everything he was too busy, angry, tired or bewildered to do anything about."
Took the name out to make it slightly more difficult
"[He] maintained three trays: In, Out and Shake It All About; the last one was where he put everything he was too busy, angry, tired or bewildered to do anything about."
Took the name out to make it slightly more difficult
What's up with this glass? Excuse me? Excuse me? This is my glass? I don't think so. My glass was full! And it was a bigger glass!
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