A Pratchett Quote Game: thread #23
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1joannasephine
Ok, the fuller quote, continued from the old thread:
'Go up there tonight, ---. Get yourself a little bit closer to heaven. And then get down on your knees and pray. You know how to pray, don't you? You just put your hands together -- and hope.'
'Go up there tonight, ---. Get yourself a little bit closer to heaven. And then get down on your knees and pray. You know how to pray, don't you? You just put your hands together -- and hope.'
3anatwork.k
Tagging the thread only because I honestly have no clue. :)
4joannasephine
Not Small Gods. Think more recent.
6pinkozcat
My default is a later book so ... Unseen Academicals
7Beorn_se_Bacaire
Ah, I'll just randomly guess Making Money--I have no idea, really...
8anatwork.k
The Fifth Elephant? Still randomly guessing...
9joannasephine
Going Postal it is. Your turn, ArmyAngel1986!
10AngelaB86
Weeeee! I hope this one hasn't been used yet, I've been out of the game for a while:
"There isn't a way things should be. There's just what happens, and what we do.”
"There isn't a way things should be. There's just what happens, and what we do.”
11anatwork.k
Sounds meta. I will go with The Amazing Maurice.
20pinkozcat
This is my fall-back default answer - The Last Continent?
23AngelaB86
No.
Sorry for the delay, I replied earlier but I think the internet went down and didn't post. Y'all can guess this, someone was already pretty close!
Sorry for the delay, I replied earlier but I think the internet went down and didn't post. Y'all can guess this, someone was already pretty close!
24joannasephine
I'm thinking Tiffany ... Wintersmith?
26anatwork.k
Okay guys, lets get this going again. How about A Hat Full of Sky? and/or another line/clue? It has been two days since the quote... :)
29anatwork.k
Okay, lets try this:
...didn't just mean nasty laughter. It meant your mind drifting away from its anchor. It meant you losing your grip. It meant loneliness and hard work and responsibility and other people's problems driving you crazy a little bit at a time...
...didn't just mean nasty laughter. It meant your mind drifting away from its anchor. It meant you losing your grip. It meant loneliness and hard work and responsibility and other people's problems driving you crazy a little bit at a time...
31anatwork.k
Got it in one! Your go Pwaites. :)
35anatwork.k
I thought we just did this recently. I still can't remember which book! The Truth maybe?
37edrandrew
Well, Feet Of Clay was where I got it from to post on the previous thread.
38pwaites
Erm, Feet of Clay is where I got it too. Sorry everyone.
39joannasephine
Don't apologise! Pterry often uses slight variations on memorable phrases across multiple books. And three of us didn't get it anyhow!
40anatwork.k
I thought it was recent. :) Yeah, don't apologise. We still couldn't remember -- maybe now we will.
42edrandrew
Ok, here goes...
This says I've got to keep the peace. So in ten seconds I'm going somewhere to find some peace to keep
This says I've got to keep the peace. So in ten seconds I'm going somewhere to find some peace to keep
43anatwork.k
Sounds like Sir Sam Vimes in Monstrous Regiment to me.
45pinkozcat
I'll guess Night Watch just to be in the game
57anatwork.k
Oh someone else should take it. I have had a bunch of turns recently. I nominate pinkozcat because her guess was right above mine. :)
58pinkozcat
LOL - I almost changed my last guess to Jingo - that would have been my next post if anatwork hadn't got it right.
I've started re-re-re-reading my Pratchetts and came across this:
Dang the twigger f r'a bang at the fusel, and shrimp, 'cos the worm's on the other boot!
No prizes for guessing who the speaker is ... but which book?
I've started re-re-re-reading my Pratchetts and came across this:
Dang the twigger f r'a bang at the fusel, and shrimp, 'cos the worm's on the other boot!
No prizes for guessing who the speaker is ... but which book?
60joannasephine
Erm ... Hogfather?
61pinkozcat
No and no.
And I am reading at random, having read them so many times already. Whatever suits my mood at the time.
And I am reading at random, having read them so many times already. Whatever suits my mood at the time.
62Beorn_se_Bacaire
Thud?
Grr--can't even remember which books Ron appears in...
Grr--can't even remember which books Ron appears in...
63pinkozcat
Like DEATH, he tends to wander through a number of books. But the quote is not from Thud.
64anatwork.k
Lol I would give a lot to be able to decipher what the hell Ron is saying. Enlighten me, someone!
I will try The Truth.
I will try The Truth.
65Beorn_se_Bacaire
Eric?
Hmm...
Maybe Ron got hit on the head with a crate of prawns, doing some serious damage. Hence his muddled speech and preoccupation with shrimp?
Hmm...
Maybe Ron got hit on the head with a crate of prawns, doing some serious damage. Hence his muddled speech and preoccupation with shrimp?
70pinkozcat
Not Men at Arms. Sorry!
71Beorn_se_Bacaire
Guards! Guards!?
73joannasephine
Ok, going way early -- The Colour of Magic?
74Beorn_se_Bacaire
Not Sourcery is it?
76pinkozcat
*sigh* When I said that you were getting closer I really expected that the next reply would get it but you are moving away from the book in question.
77Beorn_se_Bacaire
Eric?
Getting closer can be taken in different ways, since the books aren't chronological...
Getting closer can be taken in different ways, since the books aren't chronological...
79pinkozcat
'Dang the twigger f r'a bang at the fusel, and shrimp, 'cos the worm's on the other boot! See if he don't.'
'He meant it's the same one we saw the other day,' said the dog.
'He meant it's the same one we saw the other day,' said the dog.
80Beorn_se_Bacaire
It couldn't possibly be my standby, could it?
The Fifth Elephant?
The Fifth Elephant?
84eclecticdodo
yay! success at last!
ok, here goes...
No sun in the sky. Even on the dullest days, you could generally see where the sun was, but not here.
ok, here goes...
No sun in the sky. Even on the dullest days, you could generally see where the sun was, but not here.
87anatwork.k
Elfland? In The Wee Free Men?
88eclecticdodo
anatwork has it. Well done
89anatwork.k
Yay Tiffany! Ok, here goes:
It was midnight in Ankh-Morpork's Royal Art Museum.
It occurred to new employee Rudolph Scattering about once every minute that on the whole it might have been a good idea to tell the curator about his nyctophobia, ...
It was midnight in Ankh-Morpork's Royal Art Museum.
It occurred to new employee Rudolph Scattering about once every minute that on the whole it might have been a good idea to tell the curator about his nyctophobia, ...
92anatwork.k
It is indeed Unseen Academicals! Take it away Pinkozcat!
93pinkozcat
People pretending to be other people to tell a story in a huge room where the world is a different place.
94anatwork.k
No clue but let's go for Good Omens to get things started.
95pinkozcat
No - not Good Omens
104Beorn_se_Bacaire
I haven't the foggiest, but how about Carpe Jugulum
105pinkozcat
No - not Carpe Jugulum
106pinkozcat
Don you need a hint? A bit more of the quote? Anything? Or are you happy to keep on trying?
107Beorn_se_Bacaire
I think a hint would be useful...
111pinkozcat
No neither of those.
Socks play an essential role in the story.
Edited to add that the socks were rolled up.
Socks play an essential role in the story.
Edited to add that the socks were rolled up.
112pwaites
This is the line about plays in Monstrous Regiment. I believe that chocolate was also mentioned.
113pinkozcat
pwaites has it. The line is from Monstrous Regiment
114Beorn_se_Bacaire
Grrr. Duh--now I remember the socks.
Obviously I need to reread that one...
Obviously I need to reread that one...
115pwaites
"The point is that descriptive writing is very rarely entirely accurate and during the reign of Olaf Quimby II as Patrician of Ankh some legislation was passed in a determined attempt to put a stop to this sort of thing and introduce some honesty into reporting. Thus, if a legend said of a notable here that "all men spoke of his prowess" any bard who valued his life would add hastily "except for a couple of people in his home village who thought he was a liar, and quite a lot of other people who had never really heard of him."
116anatwork.k
Sounds early. Sourcery? BTW you do mean 'hero' instead of 'here' right? ;)
122anatwork.k
Ok, here it is:
When you became a wizard you were expected to stop shaving and grow a beard like a gorse bush. Very senior wizards looked capable of straining nourishment out of the air via their moustaches, like whales.
When you became a wizard you were expected to stop shaving and grow a beard like a gorse bush. Very senior wizards looked capable of straining nourishment out of the air via their moustaches, like whales.
123pinkozcat
No idea but I'll try Equal Rites
125anatwork.k
No and no. If no one gets it in 24 hours I shall post a hint. Guess away! :)
128anatwork.k
Still no... Keep going.
131anatwork.k
Still no!
133anatwork.k
Nope. And welcome to the group olleh. :)
You guys get 5 more hours to guess then I'll post a hint. Unless you want to keep going without one!
You guys get 5 more hours to guess then I'll post a hint. Unless you want to keep going without one!
135anatwork.k
Nope.
Okay a hint:
This is the book where a number of well known wizards achieve a higher status.
Okay a hint:
This is the book where a number of well known wizards achieve a higher status.
137anatwork.k
Nope.
140anatwork.k
No again. You are getting closer in terms of numbering by Soul Music.
143anatwork.k
Not yet.
145anatwork.k
Over to you Joannasephine! :)
146joannasephine
Nooooooo! Brain hurts!
OLLEH, you take my turn. (Welcome to the game!)
OLLEH, you take my turn. (Welcome to the game!)
148OLLEH
Here's a simple one...
''And will he come back like Darktan did? said someone else. 'If he does he'll be really mad if we've eaten him.''
''And will he come back like Darktan did? said someone else. 'If he does he'll be really mad if we've eaten him.''
149anatwork.k
This would be one of my favourites The Amazing Maurice! :)
151anatwork.k
Haha ok nominating beorn_se_bacaire for the next one!
152Beorn_se_Bacaire
Lol, thanks :)
"What about your public duty?"
"Aye, so there's no money in this?"
"What about your public duty?"
"Aye, so there's no money in this?"
153anatwork.k
No clue at all. Um, Monstrous Regiment?
154pinkozcat
Guards! Guards!? just guessing ...
155Beorn_se_Bacaire
Neither.
The 'no' in the quote is supposed to be italicized...
The 'no' in the quote is supposed to be italicized...
157Beorn_se_Bacaire
Correct! Over to you ArmyAngel
158AngelaB86
"Apes never admired the sleek of the fur and the burn of the eye, because they were too well aware of the teeth of the mouth."
159joannasephine
Lords and Ladies, and the truth about Elves?
161joannasephine
One of my favourite quotes. And here (at the risk of repeating one I've done before) is another:
I expect she told you about them when I was momentarily distracted by the display of pencils.
I expect she told you about them when I was momentarily distracted by the display of pencils.
162anatwork.k
Haven't the foggiest again. Perhaps Thud?
163pinkozcat
Making Money? I haven't a clue either
164Nahkis
Here's another clueless guess. Going Postal?
165joannasephine
No, no and still no. Think slightly earlier.
166anatwork.k
Only slightly? The Truth? A book closely concerned with writing?
167joannasephine
Getting closer, but no, not concerned with writing.
169joannasephine
Nup. Wrong direction.
Time for a hint?
Time for a hint?
171pinkozcat
Sounds like Carrot talking about Angua and museums Men at Arms?
172anatwork.k
The Fifth Elephant? In Uberwald?
173joannasephine
ArmyAngel has it -- it was indeed Hogfather. Hooray!
174AngelaB86
That's what I thought-the snooty kid who was certain there was no Hogfather!
"My humble friends are overawed by your...variety of plum...small knife for cutting seaweed...presence, noble sir."
"My humble friends are overawed by your...variety of plum...small knife for cutting seaweed...presence, noble sir."
175anatwork.k
Argh this is so familiar! Thief of Time?
177eclecticdodo
snuff?
179anatwork.k
Oh, Small Gods perhaps?
183Beorn_se_Bacaire
"I mutht have died and gone to heaven," said ____. "Jutht put me near enough copper and......"
184joannasephine
Thief of Time? (If it is, eclectic dodo can have my turn).
185Beorn_se_Bacaire
Knew I should have picked a harder quote. Yes it is Thief of Time
186eclecticdodo
"Most of the places 'discovered' by the society's members already had people living in them, who were already trying to sell snakes to the newcomers"
188eclecticdodo
nope
And very rude of me - I forgot to thank Joannasephine.
And very rude of me - I forgot to thank Joannasephine.
189anatwork.k
That sounds like the write up of The Discworld Mapp.
190pinkozcat
Drat! And I was so sure of that one. Back to my default answer Unseen Academicals?
191eclecticdodo
all yours pinkozcat
It's describing the Ankh-Morpork Trspassers' Society, formerly the Explorers Society
It's describing the Ankh-Morpork Trspassers' Society, formerly the Explorers Society
192pinkozcat
Good grief! My default turned up trumps.
Here is a quote which has stuck in my mind since I first read it but couldn't remember which book. "That which was lost and is found ..."
This is for all the fans of Elizabeth Peters and Amelia Peabody.
Just my hair messed up and another shirt ruined.
Here is a quote which has stuck in my mind since I first read it but couldn't remember which book. "That which was lost and is found ..."
This is for all the fans of Elizabeth Peters and Amelia Peabody.
Just my hair messed up and another shirt ruined.
193anatwork.k
Haha, statistically speaking it had to happen some time! Is this Angua in The Fifth Elephant?
199anatwork.k
I was clearly circling around it. :)
200joannasephine
Sorry about the delay. An easy one to make up for it:
Nulli Sheilae sanguineae.
Nulli Sheilae sanguineae.
201pinkozcat
No idea but I'll guess The Last Continent on account of the Sheilas :)
202joannasephine
And you'd be exactly right.
:-)
:-)
203Beorn_se_Bacaire
Yup--over the XXXX University gates. Translation: No Bloody Women :P
206Beorn_se_Bacaire
I know you are :)
You don't believe in making this one easy, do you--it could be from any of them!
I'm going to give Pyramids a try...
You don't believe in making this one easy, do you--it could be from any of them!
I'm going to give Pyramids a try...
207pinkozcat
I usually just pick a book at random and take a quote from wherever the page opens - but I had this particular page tagged.
Not Pyramids though.
Not Pyramids though.
209pinkozcat
No - not Thief of Time
214joannasephine
The Truth? (If it is, Espadrile can have my go. Either way, welcome to the game!)
216joannasephine
Don't thank me yet -- I could well be wrong.
;-)
;-)
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