Hello hollyclara.

Hi Hollyclara. Welcome.

Welcome, Hollyclara. I'm always glad to see another Southerner in our midst. There used to be a few of us, but one (I'll not mention names here, Clay, because I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings) turned traitor and became a redcoat. Always remember, "The South will rise again!!!" More than likely because of a volcano or some other natural disaster, but by heck we'll do it.

That reminds me of a book that my grandmother was throwing away and caught my attention. "The South Was Right!" by James Ronald and Walter Donald Kennedy. 425 pages. I still haven't even read the flyleaf. I'm gonna have to get around to it one of these days just to see what it's about. My grandmother said that the authors were just a couple of ignorant and bitter old men.

Well, I am feeling very welcome. I have never read "The South Was Right," but I think that you should listen to your granny because she sounds like she knows what she is talking about.
I don't mind reading long books but I prefer them to be fun rather than irratating.
I am looking forward to the new Harry Potter book. Is anyone else? Any idea when we may expect a new book from Terry Pratchett?

Welcome to the boards, Paisley and Holly!

There is information about all the new releases (the next one is Making Money which I think is coming out very soon) in one of the pinned threads in the Boardania forum, and there is a discussion about Making Money somewhere, too. And please feel free to start discussing Harry Potter in the Non-Discworld Books forum - I'll race you down there!

Hi Hollyclara and thanks to all who have made me welcome.
Paisleymushroom

1) what formed the motivational impetus for your chosen screenname?
It just seemed appropriate for me!

2) Male or Female?
Er Female, but I guess that BadEarthMum is a bit of a giveaway!

3) what age catagory and geographic location do you fall into?
Well i'm somewhere in between the rightside of 40 and the wrong side of 30 and I live in a small town in Ayrshire in SW Scotland.

4) do you have good faith that a discworld movie COULD be done well enough not to suck? (note, this in no way shape or form asks about casting choices you'd like to see. i have a loaded rifle and i'm not afraid to use it.)
I'd like to think it was possible and after seeing the Hogfather on Sky i'mm not quite as cynical as I was, but I do have some very specific images in my head for each of the characters and would hate to be disilluisioned by the movie industries complete lack of care when casting these type of films. Did I mention that Marton Csokas (Celeborn in the LOTR films) would be just perfect for Sam Vimes!

5) how, or by who, were you turned on to discworld/pratchett?
An ex-boyfriend who was trying to apologise to me for something bought me Mort and I was hooked from then on!

6) what's your personal quote of the day?
From Small Gods 'Words are the litmus paper of the mind. If you find yourself in the power of someone who will use the word 'commence' in cold blood, go somewhere else very quickly. But if they use the word 'Enter', don't stop to pack.

Hello BadEarthMum.

Hello and welcome.

Hello and welcome, Badearthmum! Where did you get your avatar from?

Erm, i'll have to ask my hubby, he found it for me, but I think it may have came from a fan art site - will ask my long suffering other half!

I have't been in this thread for a long time...
Weeelll...
Welcome, Paisleymushroom, Badearthmum, hollyclara, Alfonz, Woodchopper and Shregor, Grace, bazstar, katalina42, and Serenityscape... I'm looking forward to see you in the other forums. There!

Hello.

• 1) what formed the motivational impetus for your chosen screenname? I'm a big fan of the Spaced crew, and their movies, the second of which is Hot Fuzz.
• 2) Are you male or female? (Asking because there has been quite of lot of confusion over this, on and off.) Male
• 3) what age catagory and geographic location do you fall into? I'm 19, and live in Sydney, Australia.
• 4) do you have good faith that a discworld movie COULD be done well enough not to suck? (note, this in no way shape or form asks about casting choices you'd like to see. i have a loaded rifle and i'm not afraid to use it.) Yes, I'm very optimistic. I would absolutely love for Thief of Time and maybe Guards! Guards! to be adapted for the big screen, but I would hate the world if they didn't live up to the books.
• 5) who or how were you turned on to discworld/pratchett? A mate of mine asked if I read the Discworld novels. I said no. He said I should. I went and bought The Colour of Magic, and have been reading them ever since.
• 6) what's your personal quote of the day? "There are no turtles anywhere." Ponder Stibbons.

Ye gods, another Aussie !

They're invading us ! Run for the hills !

Normally Newbits make the tea, but as you're an Aussie you can provide the tinnies.

Welcome to the Boards.