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by **RACKU** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 9:17 am

Ooh, the irony

I've just started this one. And I have no idea how all you do it, but you seem to know your characters better then me ;P

by **Tonyblack** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 9:52 am

Hi RACKU - as you read the book you'll see that there are clues that will help you spot who is who. :wink:

by **TheMole** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 8:37 am

by the way, when we are talking Night Watch, I think there is an error on p. 215 of my Corgi paperback

The riot was what happens when you have panicking people trapped between idiots on horseback and other idiots shouting 'yeah, right!" and trying to push forward, and the whole thing in the charge of a fool advised by a maniac with a steel rule.

Should there be "steel ruler"? (i. e. steel ruler of Findthee Swing (see p. 166) being the maniac - with lord Winder as fool)

I am sorry if you already had discussed it on some other forum :wink:

by **RACKU** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 9:09 am

Thanks, Tonyblack. I didn't get half of the characters you all numbered until I went a bit further in the book today

Sounds like you got them all right.

TheMole, I believe rule is still the correct term xD Just another name for ruler, really. I think this gets into really tight areas of the English language :]

by **Tonyblack** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 10:01 am

I'd agree with that Mole - 'rule' or 'ruler' can be used to describe onof those long straight things with numbers on.

Here's one of the definitions of 'rule' from an online dictionary.

"measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths"

Ruler is generally used more often, but rule is also correct.

by **TheMole** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 1:31 pm

oh...accept my deepest excuses, and as Otto Chriek would say - bodrozvachski zhaltziet!

by **Tonyblack** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 1:40 pm

Happy to help - and as to errors - Thud! is full of them! :evil:

I was lucky enough to get hold of an advance reading copy and hoped that the problems would be put right in the final edition, but no such luck.

by **snapcase72** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 7:59 am

I recognized the following:

4 - Carcer
6 - Lu Tze
7 - Vetinary
8 - Reginald Shoe
16 - Findthee Swing
18 - Nobby
20 - Sam Vimes
22 - Sam Vimes

14 - Snouty?

by **the sandman** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:57 pm

i no that 1 is henry the hamster and 16 i think is captain findthee swing

by **Trish** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 1:09 am

Tonyblack wrote: Mind you, there's a little girl where Nobby is.

Traffic calming.

Gee, Faulknerian foreshadowing at its best. Nobby could've moved right into Frenchman's Bend and none of the Snopeses would have noticed.

by **Tonyblack** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 1:47 am

the sandman wrote:i no that 1 is henry the hamster and 16 i think is captain findthee swing

I'm sure you're right sandman - and welcome to the site.

Trish -

by **chris.ph** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 4:19 pm

welcome to the site sandman

by **Ezekiel000** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:02 pm

1 - Henry the Hamster
2 -
3 -
4 - Carcer
5 - Dr. Lawn
6 - Lu-Tze (Sweeper)
7 - Havelock Vetinari
8 - Reg Shoe
9 - Josh Kirby
10 - Winsborough Knock
11 -
12 - Fred Colon
13 - Snouty
14 - Captain Tilden
15 -
16 - Findthee Swing
17 -
18 - Nobby Nobbs
19 - Wiglet
20 - John Keel (Vimes)
21 - Ned Coates
22 - Samuel Vimes
23 -

That's my attempt, how'd I do?

by **Tonyblack** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 8:33 pm

I should point out that I don't have a set of correct answers for these. :wink:

It's just a bit of fun trying to ID the usual suspects. :lol:

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