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it says here the hogword is gukgo.
PM your def'ns to the hogfather within the hognight.
-ron h.
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How many hognights are in a sennight...or vice versa?
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by definition, approximately one.
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I've been reading Terry Pratchett, it took me a moment to figure out this wasn't a post about New Years.  
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I've been reading Terry Pratchett ~ Zed Was that his latest book, 'Monstrous Regiment'? I've just finished it and thought it one of his best. Probably everyone knows this (but I'll write it anyway ), the title comes from a book by John Knox, the founder of Presbyterianism in Scotland, entitled "The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women". The book gave his opinions about the Roman Catholic queens of the day (notably Mary, Queen of Scots, and Mary Tudor), which was that women were unfit to rule. Here's a quote to stimulate you! "For who can denie but it is repugneth to nature, that the blind shall be appointed to leade and conduct such as do see? That the weake, the sicke and impotent persons shall norishe and kepe the hole and strong? And finallie, that the foolishe, madde and phrenetike shal governe the discrete and give counsel to such as be sober of mind. And such be al women, compared unto man in bearing of authoritie. For their sight in civile regiment is but blindness; their strength, weaknes; their counsel, foolishnes; and judgment, phrensie, if it be rightlie considered."
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I'm glad I was born when I was born, and live where I live. The fates were kind. dxb...there is another new Pratchett you may not have heard of "The Wee Free Folk." For some reason they put it in the adolescent section instead of the SciFi/Fantasy section. It is funny. I am an AVID Pratchett fan and have most of his books - including the collaboration with Gaiman "The Nice and Accurate Prophesies of Agnes Nutter, Witch" and I truly enjoy them, but I found the Monstrous Regiment to be preachy rather than the usual humourous you get from Discworld novels. I read SciFi/Fantasy for entertainement and feel affronted with this type of heavy-handed preachyness. (oops, let me get off my soapbox now  )
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Laurie King's second book in her Sherlock Holmes series is called "A Monstrous Regiment of Women".
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"The Wee Free Men." ~ bel
Yes, I do have that one and also "The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents".
"The Wee Free Men" was excellent too. As for Monstrous Regiment, I can see what you mean, but I enjoyed the pleasant conceit of all of the ... well, I don't want to say too much in case it spoils it for anyone. Some of his satires are more obvious than others I guess!
I think I have all of his Discworld books and would be pushed to put them in order of preference (and what would that do for me anyway? Comparisons are odious!). "Small Gods", however, is a particular favourite.
I keep pushing Jasper Fforde. If you like Terry Pratchett, the earlier Tom Holt books and Douglas Adams then you should enjoy Fforde whose books are as unlikely as his name. Not in the least preachy I promise, but they must be read in sequence. He has written three so far, the first one is called "The Eyre Affair".
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Jasper Fforde
Oh you know I'll be trying him out (to my Hubby's - who can't understand why anybody would have so many books - dismay I'm sure)
I can't say that I have a favorite Pratchett, though Agnes Nutter is way up there.
My brothers are just as fanatical as I so, if one of us misses a new Pratchett, the other will surely spot it the next time he's in a bookstore.
I do have The Amazing Maurice - it was a good addition to the collection.
Didja get the cookbook? It's funny and has recipe's for Dwarf bread and everything. The pictured (like a comic book) novel was interesting too (The name escapes me at this second - probly cause I'm here at AWAD cause I've just had a major blow-out with one of my manufacturers that lied to me. There was swearing (which I rarely do) and everything so the adrenalin is still coursing away)
The ones I had a bit of trouble with were the "Science of Discworld" books. Very complex (to me) scientific principles are discussed and I was a little lost in some place.
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the adrenalin is still coursing away
I hope you're more yourself today! I know the feeling - sometimes I think perhaps I'm allergic to adrenalin.
OK, Agnes Nutter sounds worth reading and the cook book worth a look at least, so on your recommendation....
The Science of Discworld turned up on a remainder shelf so I picked it up, but haven't opened it yet.
I shall be interested to hear what you think of Fforde, I don't know of anyone else who has read his stuff; and one man's meat, an' all that.
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I'll be posting the entries for bupgoo (or whatever it was) late tonight, so y'all laggards have until then...
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