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Oh, my God! Tsuwm knows the work of Terry Pratchett. For the uninitiated, Terry Pratchett is one of the funniest writers on the planet. Seriously. And not so seriously.
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> funniest writers
Agreed :))
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Where would be a good place to start reading T. Pratchett for the uninitiated?
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if indeed there IS such a colour
You are such a *guy. Of course there's such a color. You just need two X chromosomes to be able to distinguish it from all the other shades of orange.
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You are such a *guy. Of course there's such a color. You just need two X chromosomes to be able to distinguish it from all the other shades of orange.
On a really good day, I am able to distinguish as many as sixteen (total) colours, which does prove conclusively that I am a guy. This disability saves me money when buying crayons, because there is no need to buy the really big box.
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This disability saves me money when buying crayons, because there is no need to buy the really big box.
I would say that this disability gives you all the more reason to buy the really big box, Father Steve.
We should not allow our limitations, especially those of perception, to limit us. :)
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anyone who has heard me sing, will testify, i really am tone deaf.
but i am blessed with a wonderful ability with color..
i can see colors the way those with perfect pitch can hear notes..
i can match colors.. i have mixed paints (exterior enamals) to touch up a huge patch made out of sheet metal (the was just screw on) on the under side of the back (between rear wheel and bumper..) the paint didn't have the same sparkle/glitter as car paint, but it was a perfect match.. (and cheaper than all those cans of spray paint that never really quite match anyway)
i am excelent at matching trim--thread/binding/buttons (on clothing)-- a skill my mother utilized when i was still a child..
i have a pantone book of colors, and even though it has 1000 + shades, i really had to compromise on the purple i chose for my entry way hall paint.. the book didn't have the exact shade i envisioned, and i couldn't find anything to color match.. The color i chose is quite nice.. deep, rich purple (harold and the purple crayon purple) i wanted a shade just a little bluer, but still purple!
i ended up with deep purple, not eggplant, or prune, or mauve wine, or burgendy, or grape jam, or concord grape.
most of the other purples were too light in town (medium to pastel tones) or too redish--red violet..
some one i know used the term puce recently.. puce.. a redish brown.. the color of a lice's underside(belly) right after a blood feast.. its really a lovely color.. (when not on someone's face!
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puce.. a redish brown.. the color of a lice's underside(belly) right after a blood feast.. its really a lovely color..
I'm sure it is a lovely color, Of Troy. But if "Color Our World" gets hold of it, I'm sure they won't call it "puce" and they won't have a lice's underbelly on the paint can either. :)
What name would do justice to the color? Russet?
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a good place to start reading T. Pratchett for the uninitiated?For anyone with your delightful literary bent, dubdub, it's got to be Equal Rites followed swiftly by Wyrd Sisters... yes, you'll immediately recognise elements of Shakespeare but there is more (always, with Pratchett!): there's a bit more to it than just the Macbeth reference. 'Wyrd' is the Norse concept of destiny or fate...http://www.ie.lspace.org/books/apf/wyrd-sisters.htmlHowever, the real magic of the books is not just the individual charm but the complete synthesised alternate world he builds up, layer by layer... and all wickedly and wonderfully observant of the idiocies of mankind yet maintaining a warm-hearted acceptance of our possible grace. I am particularly fond of the series which feature the Watch (police farce of the city of Anhk Morpork) - I think this is about the right order to try: Carrott, Vimes and the rest of the Night Watch of Anhk Morpork Guards! Guards! (Book 8) - introduces Carrot and Vimes Men At Arms (Book 15) - a new threat invades the city Feet of Clay (Book 17) - weaker but still funny Jingo (Book 21) – builds on the scene The Fifth Elephant (Book 24) - Hilarious one of my absolute favourites Night Watch (Book 27) – I love the Watch! Monstrous Regiment (Book 28) - A regiment of misfits are back in Uberwald with Vimes. But then again, all those featuring the Wizards are sublime... and DEATH... and the skit on LA-LA land is a hoot... and Music with rocks in it has altered my perceptions... and The Lost Continent... oh, read them all then report back! http://www.misrule.com.au/pratchett2.html
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You can put whatever you want in it and call it a vinaigrette, but you might arouse the ire of culinary fundamentalists, who seem to take their salad dressings pretty seriously.
RANCH BOMBED BY BALSAMIC EXTREMISTS
from combined theonion wires.
HIDDEN VALLEY - CA - (NOT PAWN) A radical balsamic
fundamentalist group detonated an estimated 800
pounds of TNT at the Hidden Valley Ranch compound
Monday, killing 11 and injuring dozens more.
"Let no salad again be foully tainted by the
corrupt regime of Hidden Valley," said Martin
Pulaski, leader of the Nation of Balsam, in a
statement claiming responsibility for the deadly
attack. "We shall not rest until every salad's
flavor is enhanced by a light and tangy vinaigrette,
not buried in a shameful avalanche of buttermilk."
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