Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett

(7:37:07 PM) KWM01 has entered the room. (7:37:43 PM) ZorPrime67 has entered the room. ZorPrime67 (7:37:49 PM): hello all KWM01 (7:37:57 PM): Hi Zor KWM01 (7:38:27 PM): I think Queen is late ZorPrime67 (7:38:38 PM): heh... ZorPrime67 (7:38:44 PM): how you been ? KWM01 (7:39:06 PM): Ok, job hunting KWM01 (7:39:28 PM): and you QueenSidhe (7:40:17 PM): Hi Kelvin, Zor. QueenSidhe (7:40:24 PM): I'm not late, I'm making dinner. (7:40:27 PM) Baileyslave has entered the room. QueenSidhe (7:40:32 PM): wb Jeff. KWM01 (7:40:39 PM): Hi Jeff Baileyslave (7:40:52 PM): how was dinner queen? Baileyslave (7:40:56 PM): hey all! ZorPrime67 (7:41:34 PM): hello Jeff Baileyslave (7:41:42 PM): hi Zor ZorPrime67 (7:41:50 PM): Kelvin, im doing fine... thanks ZorPrime67 (7:42:08 PM): I'm already shopping for our next books ZorPrime67 (7:42:23 PM): living in canada is a pain sometimes... slow delivery QueenSidhe (7:42:35 PM): Dinner is still cooking. Baileyslave (7:42:50 PM): what? Baileyslave (7:43:04 PM): Mac and cheese doesn't take that long ZorPrime67 (7:43:12 PM): lol QueenSidhe (7:43:18 PM): I don't think I've ever had mac and cheese. Baileyslave (7:43:27 PM): have you heard from Kathy? QueenSidhe (7:43:33 PM): mac, yes. But not w/ cheese. QueenSidhe (7:43:37 PM): Nope. Baileyslave (7:43:47 PM): hope she's Ok QueenSidhe (7:44:11 PM): Something might have come up. Baileyslave (7:44:45 PM): it just felt odd... no leader, just the usual lurkers Baileyslave (7:45:17 PM): Zor, are Biggle books still in print? Our libraries have none QueenSidhe (7:46:06 PM): They are according to amazon. QueenSidhe (7:46:33 PM): The only ones that amazon said were out of print were the ones I marked on the ballot list. ZorPrime67 (7:46:35 PM): no clue ZorPrime67 (7:46:40 PM): sorry :-( QueenSidhe (7:46:46 PM): And my library seems to have them. QueenSidhe (7:46:52 PM): But the ones they have are old. Baileyslave (7:47:01 PM): a branch in Iowa, queen? QueenSidhe (7:47:11 PM): lol. Nope. Baileyslave (7:47:14 PM): aren't they all old? QueenSidhe (7:47:24 PM): I don't know. QueenSidhe (7:47:39 PM): I didn't note down the copyright dates when I was putting thelist together. Baileyslave (7:48:02 PM): I looked at local Borders but bought Paratime instead... didn't see Biggle ZorPrime67 (7:48:55 PM): whos the author? QueenSidhe (7:49:35 PM): Borders could probably order it for you. QueenSidhe (7:49:37 PM): brb. Baileyslave (7:49:41 PM): Piper... like the Fuzzys Baileyslave (7:49:55 PM): her pot boileth over KWM01 (7:50:09 PM): heh KWM01 (7:50:44 PM): Have you started paratime yet? Baileyslave (7:51:13 PM): nope... gotta read 4 others for online clubs first... I get to it soon though KWM01 (7:51:54 PM): I just got my copy yesterday along with Men at Arms Baileyslave (7:52:33 PM): and you'll probably get it finished before I do.... Baileyslave (7:53:01 PM): did you finish Men at Arms? QueenSidhe (7:53:01 PM): You have plenty of time to get to Paratime. QueenSidhe (7:53:10 PM): That one is scheduled for July 11. ZorPrime67 (7:53:11 PM): Anyone already read ender's game? QueenSidhe (7:53:27 PM): I have. Baileyslave (7:53:34 PM): nope - read the Alvin series, though KWM01 (7:53:38 PM): yes, in high school ZorPrime67 (7:53:45 PM): I already start World of Null-A Baileyslave (7:53:53 PM): me too QueenSidhe (7:53:55 PM): Were you able to finish Men at Arms, Kelvin? KWM01 (7:54:06 PM): half way KWM01 (7:54:23 PM): though Baileyslave (7:54:26 PM): to Detritus in freezer? ZorPrime67 (7:54:33 PM): hehe ZorPrime67 (7:54:42 PM): gotta like detritus QueenSidhe (7:54:46 PM): I think that was one of my favorite scenes. QueenSidhe (7:54:54 PM): Do you mind spoilers? Baileyslave (7:55:10 PM): I finished it - nope ZorPrime67 (7:55:38 PM): it was my fav scene. KWM01 (7:55:41 PM): no, go ahead ZorPrime67 (7:55:45 PM): i think i read it like 5 times... (7:55:45 PM) KWM01 has left the room. QueenSidhe (7:55:57 PM): lol. Baileyslave (7:56:08 PM): that's one way to avoid spoilers QueenSidhe (7:56:13 PM): I wonder what all his math equaled to. ZorPrime67 (7:56:18 PM): gotta like the death scene at the start too. ZorPrime67 (7:56:42 PM): Jeff - heh QueenSidhe (7:56:48 PM): =) Baileyslave (7:56:48 PM): I thought it must be death - the only way to know the final answer is to cross over Baileyslave (7:57:15 PM): I thought Death was funny throughout... Bjorn again ZorPrime67 (7:57:27 PM): hehe QueenSidhe (7:58:05 PM): At first, when he said Knock, Knock, I thought it was the other Death. ZorPrime67 (7:58:14 PM): heh Baileyslave (7:58:18 PM): Pratchett mentioned max troll thinking and troll freezing point almost equal, so I think he was steering us in that direction Baileyslave (7:58:28 PM): D'eath Baileyslave (7:59:07 PM): I was confused though - I didn't figure out Cruces killed D'eath QueenSidhe (7:59:18 PM): Me either. QueenSidhe (7:59:22 PM): That was a surprise. ZorPrime67 (7:59:27 PM): =) Baileyslave (7:59:46 PM): yeah... prachett never had scene with them talking QueenSidhe (7:59:56 PM): At first, after they discovered the D'eath's body, I thought it might have been the mysterious guy introduced at the beginning. Baileyslave (8:00:25 PM): I just figured the mystery man was edward ZorPrime67 (8:00:38 PM): hehehe... glad i wasnt alone confused ZorPrime67 (8:00:40 PM): =) QueenSidhe (8:00:44 PM): But I went back to read the section where he was first introduced and figured out who he was. Baileyslave (8:01:06 PM): without chapters, going back was too confusing ZorPrime67 (8:01:13 PM): yep Baileyslave (8:01:28 PM): and it was alibrary book - so I couldn't hilite things ZorPrime67 (8:01:38 PM): the letter from corporal carrot are funny ZorPrime67 (8:01:56 PM): when he writes to his dad and mom... Baileyslave (8:02:09 PM): yep, and his reading of the punctuation in oath ZorPrime67 (8:02:21 PM): hehe QueenSidhe (8:02:37 PM): When I was reading him write those letters at the beginning, I though he was more stupid than he turns out to be further along the book. Baileyslave (8:02:44 PM): it took me forever to figure out why he said he was hitting himself inthe head with a hammer QueenSidhe (8:02:46 PM): That was hilarious. ZorPrime67 (8:02:51 PM): rofl ZorPrime67 (8:03:03 PM): Damn that book was hilarious... ZorPrime67 (8:03:09 PM): I'm still laughing... Baileyslave (8:03:11 PM): yeah - it was all a sham... he was pretty sly QueenSidhe (8:03:40 PM): Wait. Are you saying he wasn't hitting his head w/ a hammer because he was homesick? (8:04:28 PM) KWM01 has entered the room. QueenSidhe (8:04:31 PM): wb. Baileyslave (8:04:33 PM): No - it was because he hit his head everywhere at home... all dwarf size... like when he and Vimes into Hammerguys workshop KWM01 (8:04:59 PM): Damn computer locked up on me! QueenSidhe (8:05:06 PM): Good. I didn't miss something. That's what I thought. ZorPrime67 (8:05:10 PM): Your loving son, adopted ZorPrime67 (8:05:11 PM): rofl ZorPrime67 (8:05:16 PM): welcome back kelvin Baileyslave (8:05:19 PM): or he and Angua were i dwarf cafe... they were always hittingtheir heads Baileyslave (8:05:50 PM): yikes, Kelvin - OK now? KWM01 (8:05:59 PM): hope so QueenSidhe (8:06:16 PM): What do you think Carrot had that made everyone like him? Baileyslave (8:07:01 PM): he was the real king... so I thought it was just that natural royal persona KWM01 (8:07:06 PM): Royal charisma? Baileyslave (8:07:10 PM): everybody likes the King KWM01 (8:07:34 PM): except his killer ZorPrime67 (8:08:26 PM): I think it was because people thought he was simple meaning stupid. He wasnt stupid... but he was simple. People feels confortable around simple people. My 2 cents! QueenSidhe (8:08:53 PM): And he went out of his way to get to know all the people around him? Baileyslave (8:09:06 PM): yep, and mention them by name ZorPrime67 (8:09:08 PM): that too QueenSidhe (8:09:08 PM): A very friendly simple guy. Baileyslave (8:09:18 PM): unless you pissed him off ZorPrime67 (8:09:24 PM): heh Baileyslave (8:09:56 PM): simple act... but he was pretty manipulative near the end... bent a lot of rules to suit his needs QueenSidhe (8:10:02 PM): Are there any other books with him and Angua? ZorPrime67 (8:10:13 PM): I think so. Baileyslave (8:10:31 PM): Guards Guards is the story of how he joins theNight Watch ZorPrime67 (8:10:33 PM): I've seen them on cover of other books. QueenSidhe (8:10:38 PM): Yup. He knows how to get things going his way. Baileyslave (8:10:48 PM): and fight a dragon... Sgt. Colon alludes to it in story QueenSidhe (8:11:07 PM): Maybe in times of trouble, his royalness kicks into high gear? ZorPrime67 (8:11:11 PM): I want more detritus and cuddy advanture :-) Baileyslave (8:11:22 PM): maybe Detritus Baileyslave (8:12:12 PM): the next is a spoiler, Kelvin KWM01 (8:12:24 PM): no problem Baileyslave (8:12:51 PM): I had hoped Pratchett would have had another magic trick up his sleeve to bring back Cuddy like he did Angua Baileyslave (8:13:37 PM): he would have made full constable in no time ZorPrime67 (8:14:35 PM): you think so? Baileyslave (8:14:56 PM): sure - he and Detritus really took to the watch thing near the end ZorPrime67 (8:15:32 PM): yeah... but i dont think people of anhk morpok were ready for a dwarf for constable. :-) Baileyslave (8:15:55 PM): hey, Carrot is captain... and he's a dwarf! ZorPrime67 (8:16:14 PM): hehe.... human raised by dwarf Baileyslave (8:16:41 PM): and a dwarf has got to be better the the new vampire/ghoul recruits mentioned at end ZorPrime67 (8:16:49 PM): hehe Baileyslave (8:17:25 PM): I thought this book was very funny... just started Colour of Magic (1st book) and not as good Baileyslave (8:17:33 PM): I don't like Rincewind ZorPrime67 (8:17:39 PM): same here ZorPrime67 (8:18:00 PM): I didnt finished colour of magic.... been 2 years since I started!! rofl Baileyslave (8:18:07 PM): oh no! Baileyslave (8:18:19 PM): I'll never get to Paratime! ZorPrime67 (8:18:26 PM): lol QueenSidhe (8:18:26 PM): Maybe you should try Guards Gaurds, instead. Baileyslave (8:18:46 PM): I think that's what I'll do... just skip around ZorPrime67 (8:18:46 PM): Wyrd Sisters is nice.... not has good but better than color of magic. ZorPrime67 (8:19:21 PM): I have Hogfather here... I gotta try that one sometimes.... Baileyslave (8:19:40 PM): isnt that Santa Claus? QueenSidhe (8:19:43 PM): How many books are there in the Discwolrd series? QueenSidhe (8:19:47 PM): Yes. ZorPrime67 (8:19:48 PM): its under that huge pile on the floor.... hehe Baileyslave (8:19:51 PM): 25, I think ZorPrime67 (8:19:56 PM): yeap its related to santa cluas ZorPrime67 (8:20:13 PM): 25th had been published in december 2000 Baileyslave (8:20:24 PM): I read an interview in latest B Dalton scifi fanzine ZorPrime67 (8:20:26 PM): The fifth elephant I think Baileyslave (8:20:32 PM): yep ZorPrime67 (8:20:44 PM): He published 2 discworld book last year Baileyslave (8:20:50 PM): which is funny, cuase only four hold up the world ZorPrime67 (8:20:55 PM): yep ZorPrime67 (8:21:05 PM): wonder what is the fifth and where he is! ZorPrime67 (8:21:06 PM): :-) QueenSidhe (8:21:17 PM): On top of the world? Baileyslave (8:21:35 PM): anyone read Good Omens, that he wrote with Gaiman ZorPrime67 (8:21:42 PM): well he would need to be invisible... prolly QueenSidhe (8:21:51 PM): And everyone has to dance under it. ZorPrime67 (8:21:53 PM): Nope. somebody suggested it to me QueenSidhe (8:22:04 PM): Me either. Baileyslave (8:22:07 PM): invisible elephants? now there's a janitors nitemare QueenSidhe (8:22:12 PM): A friend read it but she didn't like it. ZorPrime67 (8:22:14 PM): lol ZorPrime67 (8:22:31 PM): Was that first pratchett book for some of you? Baileyslave (8:22:37 PM): no? I like Gaiman, so I thought the mix might b good Baileyslave (8:22:44 PM): yes KWM01 (8:22:53 PM): this is my first QueenSidhe (8:23:02 PM): My first too. ZorPrime67 (8:23:03 PM): Like his style? QueenSidhe (8:23:17 PM): She said there were phases of funny and then boring. KWM01 (8:23:27 PM): yes but i usually read hard sci-fi QueenSidhe (8:23:29 PM): Like each author was passing the book back and forth to write. Baileyslave (8:23:39 PM): i always thought he was another P Anthony...punny, but I like Pratchett lots better - he eally knows how to pick up the plot ZorPrime67 (8:23:56 PM): yeah ZorPrime67 (8:24:22 PM): I'll try to read most of the discworld books... ZorPrime67 (8:24:33 PM): key word: TRY :-) Baileyslave (8:24:41 PM): me too... I was surprised how fast I finished this one QueenSidhe (8:24:45 PM): Things got more interesting for me after the first 100 pages. Baileyslave (8:24:53 PM): start another pile, Zor ZorPrime67 (8:24:54 PM): Queen - same here QueenSidhe (8:24:57 PM): But the footnotes at the beginning were entertaining. ZorPrime67 (8:25:05 PM): Jeff - lol QueenSidhe (8:25:36 PM): I should finish Kelvin's books before adding to the pile. KWM01 (8:26:22 PM): only if you are moving, if not you have plenty of time ZorPrime67 (8:26:35 PM): I always say that... I gotta finish those first... but I end up buying lots more every week heh QueenSidhe (8:26:39 PM): I still have no job yet. Baileyslave (8:26:44 PM): tell me about it QueenSidhe (8:26:45 PM): It's starting to get me stressed. ZorPrime67 (8:26:47 PM): :-( Baileyslave (8:27:06 PM): hey, school's not even out Queen... relax! KWM01 (8:27:34 PM): don't worry, interview take awhile ZorPrime67 (8:27:41 PM): yep QueenSidhe (8:27:41 PM): Me lease ends at the end of May. Baileyslave (8:27:50 PM): shoot, you should be able to go on Jeopardy and make a mint QueenSidhe (8:27:54 PM): I'd REALLY like to know where I'm going to be living in June. QueenSidhe (8:28:25 PM): I think Wheel of Fortune would be easier. ZorPrime67 (8:28:45 PM): hehe ZorPrime67 (8:28:57 PM): well guys i'll call it a night... i'm a bit tired. ZorPrime67 (8:29:03 PM): laters all... nice chat there! KWM01 (8:29:07 PM): nite Baileyslave (8:29:11 PM): bye, Zor QueenSidhe (8:29:13 PM): besides, if you aren't the big winner, don't you still get to keep whatever money you did make? QueenSidhe (8:29:16 PM): Night Zor. (8:29:24 PM) ZorPrime67 has left the room. Baileyslave (8:29:28 PM): yep, but that's often not much Baileyslave (8:29:46 PM): and why do you think you wouldn't be big winner? QueenSidhe (8:30:07 PM): You could be unlucky and keep hitting the lose tunrs. Baileyslave (8:30:22 PM): or guess a vowel Baileyslave (8:32:12 PM): well, it's early in CA but late here in Iowa... and this is my second chat today... my fingers need a rest. Take care QueenSidhe (8:32:21 PM): Good night, Jeff. KWM01 (8:32:25 PM): see ya (8:32:30 PM) Baileyslave has left the room.

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