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    Quote Originally Posted by Girl in Story View Post
    Oh, I totally cried when I read it, but I'm a pansy. I get way too into stories. For Christ's sake, an episode of Futerama made me cry once.
    was that the episode with frys dog? that episode was so sad (but it always makes me feel worse when i see it because it was on the day my dog died, really, though you have to admit it was kinda weird that that episode was on on the same day (especialy as it was christmas, you would expect a christmas episode!))

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    i keep meaning to read pratchet. can anyone suggest a good one to get me started?


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    I know they always say "begin at the begining" but don't. The later ones are much better, and you arn't missing anything you can't catch up on. I'd suggest 'Going Postal' to start with, because it's at the start of a mini-saga and introduces you to Ankh-Morpork without making you fell as if you've missed anything.
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    thanks ^.^


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    Or Mort...it's a good setup for Death.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Crazy_dude6662 View Post
    was that the episode with frys dog? that episode was so sad (but it always makes me feel worse when i see it because it was on the day my dog died, really, though you have to admit it was kinda weird that that episode was on on the same day (especialy as it was christmas, you would expect a christmas episode!))

    anyway,

    i keep meaning to read pratchet. can anyone suggest a good one to get me started?
    Yeah, that was totally the episode. I'm sorry about your dog. Mine had actually died just about a week before I saw it. Creepy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Girl in Story View Post
    Yeah, that was totally the episode. I'm sorry about your dog. Mine had actually died just about a week before I saw it. Creepy.
    weird. i blame the episode


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    Start with the city watch books. I think they're the best out of the lot, especially since you'll then be familiar with a couple of the characters who show up in a number of other books. (Fred and Nobby)
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    Have to return to the subject of Death getting drunk for my favourite line:

    Barman: Don't you think you've had enough?
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    Anyone play the discworld games? Love the scene in the first one when Rincewind is hanging off a pole really high up and death comes along saying he was passing by and was wondering if he could convince Rincewind to kill himself now to save himself time later.
    Gotta love Eric aswell
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    I played the second one, but didn't get very far. Couldn't figure out what to do with the ice.

    I overheard a pair of teenage girls in a bookstore once (yeah, I know! A bookstore!). They saw the Terry Pratchett bookcase and one of them said "I think there's a game called discworld." How do you spell sacriledge?
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    Kion, I remember that one. That was a brilliant game. Got a bit awkward at one point though because I couldn't get the M-16 to work.
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    I just started reading Guards, Guards. I was in the bookstore the other day and I picked up the book and just started reading it. I like the book, but is it a good place to start?
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    I don't think there's a bad place to start with these, Lonte, but Guards, Guards! is a pretty good place. It's chronologically early in the Sam Vimes books. Enjoy!

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    Hells yeah! I love Night Watch the best, I'd have to say. I can't keep from laughing when Grimes is chasing the asshole over the top of the building and the magic-smart crows/ravens say: "What's happenin', mifter?" I love the word mifter so much I call my cat by it. It's terrible. "What's happenin' mifter?" I love it.


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    I love the Discworld novels.. but I've kinda felt that the last few have been a bit.. well, lame.. but I keep buying them and reading them and enjoy them but not as much as I once did :-/ does that make me less of a Pratchett Fan? *hangs head in shame*

    Though I have to agree that Vimes and Death are two of the best characters to be completely weird.. I've always been kinda attracted to Vimes.. :-/ definately need to get out more, I think lol!

    Shame about his Altzeimers though..
    I probably should have read that before I posted it :-/

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