What to read on hols.
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I wouldn't expect very many Americans to get that pun, that particular epithet for toilet isn't much used here.
Nor did you by the look of it...it was a pun for "A day off in lieu"..
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Beware the Sprouts of Wrath[^] (but you really should read the preceding three books in the trilogy first).
Anna :rose: Tech Blog | Visual Lint "Why would anyone prefer to wield a weapon that takes both hands at once, when they could use a lighter (and obviously superior) weapon that allows you to wield multiple ones at a time, and thus supports multi-paradigm carnage?"
5 from me. Do you think Robert Rankin's gone downhill of late? I only skimmed most of the last one as it seemed like he'd plagiarised his last half-dozen books to write it.
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Beware the Sprouts of Wrath[^] (but you really should read the preceding three books in the trilogy first).
Anna :rose: Tech Blog | Visual Lint "Why would anyone prefer to wield a weapon that takes both hands at once, when they could use a lighter (and obviously superior) weapon that allows you to wield multiple ones at a time, and thus supports multi-paradigm carnage?"
I have had brothel sprouts, they are fairly wrathful. From your good self I would have expected a recommendation for this.[^] :-D
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” Why do programmers often confuse Halloween and Christmas? - Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec. Business Myths of the Geek #4 'What you think matters.'
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I was sitting, idly contemplating where to go later this year once the little darlings have returned to school. Somewhere I haven't been for yonks popped into my head. Looe in Cornwall[^]. The thing is, what could I take to read? I really can't go to Looe without something to read. Any suggestions?
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” Why do programmers often confuse Halloween and Christmas? - Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec. Business Myths of the Geek #4 'What you think matters.'
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I have had brothel sprouts, they are fairly wrathful. From your good self I would have expected a recommendation for this.[^] :-D
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” Why do programmers often confuse Halloween and Christmas? - Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec. Business Myths of the Geek #4 'What you think matters.'
Not come across that one; I tend towards comedy and sci-fi generally.
Anna :rose: Tech Blog | Visual Lint "Why would anyone prefer to wield a weapon that takes both hands at once, when they could use a lighter (and obviously superior) weapon that allows you to wield multiple ones at a time, and thus supports multi-paradigm carnage?"
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5 from me. Do you think Robert Rankin's gone downhill of late? I only skimmed most of the last one as it seemed like he'd plagiarised his last half-dozen books to write it.
I've not read many of the recent ones (haven't had the time really - things are a bit mad). Rankin's books are just the right size to throw into a camera bag and dip in and out of, which is probably why I'm re-reading the Brentford Trilogy.
Anna :rose: Tech Blog | Visual Lint "Why would anyone prefer to wield a weapon that takes both hands at once, when they could use a lighter (and obviously superior) weapon that allows you to wield multiple ones at a time, and thus supports multi-paradigm carnage?"
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The book sounds a bit conspiracy theoristy. Not sure if I can cope with all that now, although I would have loved it when I was younger.
viaducting wrote:
If you haven't been to Looe for ages be prepared to battle through a lot of cheap tourist tat.
Sadly true of most places nowadays. Very few remain as you remember them.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” Why do programmers often confuse Halloween and Christmas? - Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec. Business Myths of the Geek #4 'What you think matters.'
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The book sounds a bit conspiracy theoristy. Not sure if I can cope with all that now, although I would have loved it when I was younger.
viaducting wrote:
If you haven't been to Looe for ages be prepared to battle through a lot of cheap tourist tat.
Sadly true of most places nowadays. Very few remain as you remember them.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” Why do programmers often confuse Halloween and Christmas? - Because 31 Oct = 25 Dec. Business Myths of the Geek #4 'What you think matters.'
Henry Minute wrote:
The book sounds a bit conspiracy theoristy
Some of it is. A lot of interesting stuff though if you find that sort of stuff interesting.
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Nor did you by the look of it...it was a pun for "A day off in lieu"..
viaducting wrote:
.it was a pun for "A day off in lieu"..
From the OP: "I really can't go to Looe without something to read." I rather think not... (I wasn't intending to refer to your pun, but rather to Henry's...).
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Rob Graham wrote:
that particular epithet for toilet isn't much used here
Neither is the word 'lieu' it appears since that is the word he WAS punning with! :)
Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription
I was talking about Henry's pun, not viaductings poor follow up.
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I was talking about Henry's pun, not viaductings poor follow up.
I'm wounded. ;P
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5 from me. Do you think Robert Rankin's gone downhill of late? I only skimmed most of the last one as it seemed like he'd plagiarised his last half-dozen books to write it.
The Brentford Triangle books were pure genius, but Rankin started to become a parody of himself and he completely lost the plot; not a good thing for a writer to do.
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