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  • N Nagy Vilmos

    Forget Bond, who's the best Discworld Character? I'm hoping for the minor characters, but I guess it'll be Carot/Sam/Granny/Nanny/The Agony Aunts. I couldn't remember who I was thinking of, but I finally found Amschat B'hal Zoon[^]. I think he's great, yesno?


    Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.

    modified on Monday, October 6, 2008 6:12 AM

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    Cohen the Barbarian. :) Honorable mentions: Moist von Lipwig Rincewind

    The user formerly known as pkam.

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      Professor Ridcully ;P

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      Surely that would be Archchancellor Ridcully?

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      • N Nagy Vilmos

        Forget Bond, who's the best Discworld Character? I'm hoping for the minor characters, but I guess it'll be Carot/Sam/Granny/Nanny/The Agony Aunts. I couldn't remember who I was thinking of, but I finally found Amschat B'hal Zoon[^]. I think he's great, yesno?


        Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.

        modified on Monday, October 6, 2008 6:12 AM

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        Pete OHanlon
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        Honestly. I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Death or Lord Vetinarii. Of course, there are the old favourites: Sam Vimes Nobby Fred Colon Detritus Glod Twoflower Susan Sto Helit Mort Albert Moloch The Great A'Tuin and the person on who my own sig is loosely based Lu Tze.

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        • N Nagy Vilmos

          Forget Bond, who's the best Discworld Character? I'm hoping for the minor characters, but I guess it'll be Carot/Sam/Granny/Nanny/The Agony Aunts. I couldn't remember who I was thinking of, but I finally found Amschat B'hal Zoon[^]. I think he's great, yesno?


          Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.

          modified on Monday, October 6, 2008 6:12 AM

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          Greebo! :-D

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          • N Nagy Vilmos

            Forget Bond, who's the best Discworld Character? I'm hoping for the minor characters, but I guess it'll be Carot/Sam/Granny/Nanny/The Agony Aunts. I couldn't remember who I was thinking of, but I finally found Amschat B'hal Zoon[^]. I think he's great, yesno?


            Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.

            modified on Monday, October 6, 2008 6:12 AM

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            Colin Angus Mackay
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            I like Sam Vimes as he is down to earth and doesn't like taking crap or BS from anyone. Vetinari is wonderfully politically astute and I love the way he can weave situations with seemingly very little efforts.

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              Honestly. I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Death or Lord Vetinarii. Of course, there are the old favourites: Sam Vimes Nobby Fred Colon Detritus Glod Twoflower Susan Sto Helit Mort Albert Moloch The Great A'Tuin and the person on who my own sig is loosely based Lu Tze.

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              Colin Angus Mackay
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              Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

              I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Death or Lord Vetinarii

              Death is good. But I prefer Vetinarii.

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                Greebo! :-D

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                Damn, I'd have said Greebo if I'd remembered.

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                • C Colin Angus Mackay

                  I like Sam Vimes as he is down to earth and doesn't like taking crap or BS from anyone. Vetinari is wonderfully politically astute and I love the way he can weave situations with seemingly very little efforts.

                  Recent blog posts: *SQL Server / Visual Studio install order *Installing SQL Server 2005 on Vista *Crazy Extension Methods Redux * Mixins My Blog

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                  Sam Vimes was good in the first couple of books about him. The last one I read (where he was trapped in the past) came across as long, morose, pseudo-philosophical rant and was a tedious read. The whimsical humour of the early Discworld books has pretty much gone, more's the pity.

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                    Surely that would be Archchancellor Ridcully?

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                    Probably :-O, it's been years since I read most of them.

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                    • N Nagy Vilmos

                      Forget Bond, who's the best Discworld Character? I'm hoping for the minor characters, but I guess it'll be Carot/Sam/Granny/Nanny/The Agony Aunts. I couldn't remember who I was thinking of, but I finally found Amschat B'hal Zoon[^]. I think he's great, yesno?


                      Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.

                      modified on Monday, October 6, 2008 6:12 AM

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                      Robert Surtees
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                      Otto the vampire photographer in The Truth. I laughed all 7,342 times he took a picture. The joke never got old. He's got a new YA book out. Nation. Not a Discworld novel.

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                      • C Colin Angus Mackay

                        Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

                        I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Death or Lord Vetinarii

                        Death is good. But I prefer Vetinarii.

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                        And how could I forget Igor? Or Igor. Or possibly his cousin Igor? And then again, there's Igor from near Slice. Ah hah - let's not forget Casanunda. The worlds second greatest lover - he tries harder.

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                          And how could I forget Igor? Or Igor. Or possibly his cousin Igor? And then again, there's Igor from near Slice. Ah hah - let's not forget Casanunda. The worlds second greatest lover - he tries harder.

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                          Colin Angus Mackay
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                          Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

                          And how could I forget Igor?

                          I really couldn't thay, thur.

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                            Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

                            And how could I forget Igor?

                            I really couldn't thay, thur.

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                            That'th Igor thur. Alwayth ready to lend a hand - and pothibly an arm ath well.

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                            • N Nagy Vilmos

                              Forget Bond, who's the best Discworld Character? I'm hoping for the minor characters, but I guess it'll be Carot/Sam/Granny/Nanny/The Agony Aunts. I couldn't remember who I was thinking of, but I finally found Amschat B'hal Zoon[^]. I think he's great, yesno?


                              Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.

                              modified on Monday, October 6, 2008 6:12 AM

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                              What is "discworld"?

                              "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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                              "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                                Professor Ridcully ;P

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                                Sean Michael Murphy
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                                "Oh, please sue the university! We've got a pond full of people who tried to sue the university..." - Archchancellor Ridcully Ridcully plays hardball, man. My favourite sentiment from any of the books.

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                                  What is "discworld"?

                                  "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
                                  -----
                                  "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                                  lol...?

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                                  • P Pete OHanlon

                                    Honestly. I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Death or Lord Vetinarii. Of course, there are the old favourites: Sam Vimes Nobby Fred Colon Detritus Glod Twoflower Susan Sto Helit Mort Albert Moloch The Great A'Tuin and the person on who my own sig is loosely based Lu Tze.

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                                    Lord Vetinarii gets my vote

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                                      What is "discworld"?

                                      "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
                                      -----
                                      "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

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                                      In case you're being serious for once...[^]

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                                      • N Nagy Vilmos

                                        Forget Bond, who's the best Discworld Character? I'm hoping for the minor characters, but I guess it'll be Carot/Sam/Granny/Nanny/The Agony Aunts. I couldn't remember who I was thinking of, but I finally found Amschat B'hal Zoon[^]. I think he's great, yesno?


                                        Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.

                                        modified on Monday, October 6, 2008 6:12 AM

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                                        C.M.O.T. Dibbler "Sausage inna bun"


                                        "It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don't say it." -Sam Levenson

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                                          C.M.O.T. Dibbler "Sausage inna bun"


                                          "It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don't say it." -Sam Levenson

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                                          I used to know a trader who was so good at taking money for goods he never quite got round to delivering that we christened him "C.M.O.T. Cooper". I've never seen so many angry re-enactors itching for the chance to string up the same person...:rolleyes:

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