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mean, take this Blown Away thing,’ said Silverfish. ‘It’s not even real. It’s not like things really were. It’s just lies. Anyone can tell lies.’
‘Yeah,’ said Detritus. ‘Like, she say, Girl want music under window, I play music under window, everyone in street wake up and shouting out of house, You bad troll, what you hitting rocks this time of night? And she never even wake up.’
‘Yeah,’kept getting the feeling that he was serving an extra drink, and even getting paid for it, and even talking to the mysterious purchaser. But he couldn’t see him. In fact he wasn’t quite sure what he was seeing, or who he was talking to.
He wandered down to the far end of the bar. said Silverfish.‘Yeah,’ said Detritus.‘Yeah,’ said the voice under the stool.The man who ran the bar was naturally cheerful. It wasn’t hard to be cheerful, really, when your customers acted like lightning rods for any misery that happened to be floating around. He’d found that it wasn’t a good idea to say things like, ‘Never mind, look on the bright side,’ because there never was one, or ‘Cheer up, it may never happen,’ because often it already had. All that was expected of him was to keep the drink coming.He was a little puzzled this morning, though. There seemed to be an extra person in the bar, quite apart from whoever it was speaking up from the floor. He
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Monday, March 30, 2009
Thomas Gainsborough River Landscape
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Fifteenth knight along! Yes, you! Would you mind unfurling your banner, please? Thank you. Could you please report to Mrs Cosmopilite for a new one. Thank you.’
Soll turned to his uncle, his eyebrows raised.
‘It’s . . . it’s a heraldic device,’ said Dibbler quickly.
‘Crossed spare just film the clock hands moving fast . . .
In Unseen University, the resograph is already recording seven pubs a minute.
And, towards the end of the afternoon, they burned Ankh-Morpork.
The real city had been burned down many times in its long history ‑ out of revenge, or ribs on a bed of lettuce?’ said Soll.‘Very keen on their food, those old knights‑‘‘And I liked the motto,’ said Soll. ‘ "Every (k)night is Gormay Night At Harga’s House of Ribs." If we had sound, I wonder what his battle cry would have been?’‘You’re my own flesh and blood,’ said Dibbler, shaking his head. ‘How can you do this to me?’‘Because I’m your own flesh and blood,’ said Soll.Dibbler brightened. Of course, when you looked at it like that, it didn’t seem so bad. This is Holy Wood. To pass the time quickly, you
Fifteenth knight along! Yes, you! Would you mind unfurling your banner, please? Thank you. Could you please report to Mrs Cosmopilite for a new one. Thank you.’
Soll turned to his uncle, his eyebrows raised.
‘It’s . . . it’s a heraldic device,’ said Dibbler quickly.
‘Crossed spare just film the clock hands moving fast . . .
In Unseen University, the resograph is already recording seven pubs a minute.
And, towards the end of the afternoon, they burned Ankh-Morpork.
The real city had been burned down many times in its long history ‑ out of revenge, or ribs on a bed of lettuce?’ said Soll.‘Very keen on their food, those old knights‑‘‘And I liked the motto,’ said Soll. ‘ "Every (k)night is Gormay Night At Harga’s House of Ribs." If we had sound, I wonder what his battle cry would have been?’‘You’re my own flesh and blood,’ said Dibbler, shaking his head. ‘How can you do this to me?’‘Because I’m your own flesh and blood,’ said Soll.Dibbler brightened. Of course, when you looked at it like that, it didn’t seem so bad. This is Holy Wood. To pass the time quickly, you
Friday, March 27, 2009
George Frederick Watts Creation
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It takes a massive amount of power to create that amount of energy. You’d have to be a pretty good wizard to make a loaf that’d last in this world for more than a tiny part of a second. But that’s not what magic is really about, you see,’ he added quickly, ‘because this world is-’
‘Who cares. Why’s he so interested in the damn thing, anyway? Wretched pot! ‘Coming, Master,’ he trilled.
The Archchancellor’s desk was covered with ancient documents.
When a wizard died, all his papers were stored in one of the outlying reaches?’ said Ginger. ‘Holy Wood’s really doing things for ordinary people. Silver screen magic.’ ‘What’s come over you? Last night–’‘That was then,’ said Ginger impatiently. ‘Don’t you see? We could be going somewhere. We could be becoming someone. Because of Holy Wood. The world is our-’ ‘Lobster,’ said Victor. She waved a hand irritably. ‘Any shellfish you like,’ she said. ‘I was thinking of oysters, actually.’ ‘Were you? I was thinking of lobsters.’ ‘Bursaar!’ I shouldn’t have to run around like this at my age, thought the Bursar, scurrying down the corridor in answer to the Archchancellor’s bellow
It takes a massive amount of power to create that amount of energy. You’d have to be a pretty good wizard to make a loaf that’d last in this world for more than a tiny part of a second. But that’s not what magic is really about, you see,’ he added quickly, ‘because this world is-’
‘Who cares. Why’s he so interested in the damn thing, anyway? Wretched pot! ‘Coming, Master,’ he trilled.
The Archchancellor’s desk was covered with ancient documents.
When a wizard died, all his papers were stored in one of the outlying reaches?’ said Ginger. ‘Holy Wood’s really doing things for ordinary people. Silver screen magic.’ ‘What’s come over you? Last night–’‘That was then,’ said Ginger impatiently. ‘Don’t you see? We could be going somewhere. We could be becoming someone. Because of Holy Wood. The world is our-’ ‘Lobster,’ said Victor. She waved a hand irritably. ‘Any shellfish you like,’ she said. ‘I was thinking of oysters, actually.’ ‘Were you? I was thinking of lobsters.’ ‘Bursaar!’ I shouldn’t have to run around like this at my age, thought the Bursar, scurrying down the corridor in answer to the Archchancellor’s bellow
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Fabian Perez Tango
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What’s we want to swaller people for? We always spit out the bits. And anyway we’re retired from all that now,’ he added quickly. ‘Not that we ever did it.’ He nudged Victor in a friendly fashion, nearly breaking one of his ribs. ‘It’s good here,’ he said conspiratorially. ‘We get three dollars a day plus a dollar barrier cream trying to help, but the basic economics–’
Silverfish and Dibbler started to argue. Gaffer the handleman sighed and took the back off the moving-picture-box to feed and water the demons, who were complaining.
Victor leaned on his sword.
‘Do a lot of this sort of thing, do you?’ he said to the trolls. allowance for daylight working.’ ‘On account of turning to stone until nightfall otherwise, what is a pain,’ said his companion. ‘Yeah, an’ it holds up shooting and people strike matches on you.’ ‘Plus our contract says we get five pence extra for use of own club,’ said the other troll. ‘If we could just get started–’ Silverfish began. ‘Why’s there only two trolls?’ complained Dibbler. ‘What’s heroic about fighting two trolls? I asked for twenty, didn’t I?’ ‘Two’s fine by me,’ Victor called out. ‘Listen, Mr Dibbler,’ said Silverfish, ‘I know you’re
What’s we want to swaller people for? We always spit out the bits. And anyway we’re retired from all that now,’ he added quickly. ‘Not that we ever did it.’ He nudged Victor in a friendly fashion, nearly breaking one of his ribs. ‘It’s good here,’ he said conspiratorially. ‘We get three dollars a day plus a dollar barrier cream trying to help, but the basic economics–’
Silverfish and Dibbler started to argue. Gaffer the handleman sighed and took the back off the moving-picture-box to feed and water the demons, who were complaining.
Victor leaned on his sword.
‘Do a lot of this sort of thing, do you?’ he said to the trolls. allowance for daylight working.’ ‘On account of turning to stone until nightfall otherwise, what is a pain,’ said his companion. ‘Yeah, an’ it holds up shooting and people strike matches on you.’ ‘Plus our contract says we get five pence extra for use of own club,’ said the other troll. ‘If we could just get started–’ Silverfish began. ‘Why’s there only two trolls?’ complained Dibbler. ‘What’s heroic about fighting two trolls? I asked for twenty, didn’t I?’ ‘Two’s fine by me,’ Victor called out. ‘Listen, Mr Dibbler,’ said Silverfish, ‘I know you’re
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Alexandre Cabanel The Birth of Venus
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shall see to it directly,’ lied the Bursar smoothly. He remembered the sheaf of papers under his arm. ‘In the meantime, Master, perhaps you would care to-’
‘Right,’ said the Archchancellor, ramming his pointed hat on his head. ‘Good man. Now, got a sick dragon to see to. ,’ said the Bursar cheerfully. ‘That was the Librarian.’
The Archchancellor stared at him.
The Bursar’s smile began to glaze.
‘The Librarian’s a monkey?’
It took some time for the Bursar to explain matters clearly, and then the Archchancellor said: ‘What yer tellin’ me, then, is that this chap got himself turned into a monkey by Little devil hasn’t touched his tar oil for days.’ ‘Your signature on one or two of–’ the Bursar burbled hurriedly. ‘Can’t be havin’ with all that stuff,’ said the Archchancellor, waving him away. ‘Too much damn paper around here as it is. And–’ He stared through the Bursar, as if he had just remembered something. ‘Saw a funny thing this mornin’,’ he said. ‘Saw a monkey in the quad. Bold as brass.’ ‘Oh, yes,’ said the Bursar, cheerfully. ‘That would be the Librarian.’ ‘Got a pet, has he?’ ‘No, you misunderstand me, Archchancellor
shall see to it directly,’ lied the Bursar smoothly. He remembered the sheaf of papers under his arm. ‘In the meantime, Master, perhaps you would care to-’
‘Right,’ said the Archchancellor, ramming his pointed hat on his head. ‘Good man. Now, got a sick dragon to see to. ,’ said the Bursar cheerfully. ‘That was the Librarian.’
The Archchancellor stared at him.
The Bursar’s smile began to glaze.
‘The Librarian’s a monkey?’
It took some time for the Bursar to explain matters clearly, and then the Archchancellor said: ‘What yer tellin’ me, then, is that this chap got himself turned into a monkey by Little devil hasn’t touched his tar oil for days.’ ‘Your signature on one or two of–’ the Bursar burbled hurriedly. ‘Can’t be havin’ with all that stuff,’ said the Archchancellor, waving him away. ‘Too much damn paper around here as it is. And–’ He stared through the Bursar, as if he had just remembered something. ‘Saw a funny thing this mornin’,’ he said. ‘Saw a monkey in the quad. Bold as brass.’ ‘Oh, yes,’ said the Bursar, cheerfully. ‘That would be the Librarian.’ ‘Got a pet, has he?’ ‘No, you misunderstand me, Archchancellor
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