People, new and old, please introduce yourselves - Page 94

Maljonic · 07-30-2010, 19:20

Hi morrisdancer, nice to meet you. There seems to be a few morrisers here now.

morrisdancer · 07-30-2010, 20:40

I know at least one of the others - I sent him a link to a thread on Dark Morris and he beat me to replying!

But we are both genuine Pterry fans, have many books between us (and he has some signed ones - although I haven't).

And of course, being locals, we danced at the twinning ceremony when Wincanton twinned with Ankh-Mor[pork; and we posed with Pterry for photographs with sticks (no buckets I'm afraid).

Actually, knowing how many morris dancers enjoy the Discworld, I'm susprised that there aren't many versions of the Dark Morris out there (or of the S & B dance either); but this may be inlfuenced by the fact that not many morris dancers seem to realise how essential the art of creating new (sorry - "rediscovering lost") dances is, and how rewarding it is too.

Anyway, now that I'm here I expect to find lots to interest me outside the morris, I especially like Sam Vimes and Death and I expect there are threads here with lots to say about both!

Thereisnopilot · **Hello Everyone -** 07-30-2010, 21:13

I've visited your pages for some time but haven't yet posted. Great little group you have here. I do have something to post today, so here goes:

1) what formed the motivational impetus for your chosen screenname?

A line from the Laurie Anderson album Big Science. The song is called "From The Air".

2) Are you male or female? (Asking because there has been quite of lot of confusion over this, on and off.)

Male, happily engaged to be married

3) what age catagory and geographic location do you fall into?

early thirties, USA.

4) Have you seen any Discworld movies, did you like them and do you have faith in future productions being good, better or worse than current ones?

(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.)

Absolutely I like the movies. Also a fan of the Cosgrove Hall cartoons, wish more of those were happening. Haven't seen Going Postal yet, waiting for the USA DVD release.

5) who or how were you turned on to discworld/pratchett?

kind of a long story... worked in bookstores for a few years when I was younger, saw his books all the time. Had a cool boss who was always reading Pratchett and around that time I found the Wyrd Sisters VHS at the library and checked it out, enjoyed it ok, but it didn't make a huge impression..... A few years later my fiancee was loaned Going Postal by a friend because she's an avid reader, and she was telling me about it. I bought her a few more books and the more she told me about them the more I had to get into it myself. I'm an audio guy though, and I've fully enjoyed Planer and Briggs bringing these characters to life.

6) what's your personal quote of the day?

probably "Let's get to it" - Devo

Carrington · **Hellooo! -** 08-13-2010, 10:47

1) what formed the motivational impetus for your chosen screenname?

It's my fella's nickname for me.

2) Are you male or female? (Asking because there has been quite of lot of confusion over this, on and off.)

Female

3) what age catagory and geographic location do you fall into?

Just turned 32 and live in SE England but originally from NE England.

4) Have you seen any Discworld movies, did you like them and do you have faith in future productions being good, better or worse than current ones?
(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.)

Have only seen Hogfather (on YouTube) as I don't have Sky TV. Must admit I wasn't overly impressed. Sometimes things are best played out in your own imagination.

5) who or how were you turned on to discworld/pratchett?

I borrowed Small Gods from the library (must be about 20 years ago now) and loved it. Soon built up my own library to include all the books written up to that time and I buy every new DW novel as soon as it's out!

6) what's your personal quote of the day?

I hate people who say time travel is a stupid idea. It's that kind of attitude that lost us World War Three...

Maljonic · 08-13-2010, 22:20

Hello Carrington.

scrouffles · **Carol from France -** 10-24-2010, 10:44

I have no idea if I am doing this right or wrong.
So, I'm Carol from France, but I am Dutch.
AND I see I can't check my spellings, damn it
I have two cats one Husband a *ONE* huge garden.
I love to make *Watercolour flowers for cards, jewellery, knit, but not that brilliantly & of course I live to read, especially all of the *Terry Pratchett Books*
That's it
Bisous
Carolxx

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Maljonic · 10-24-2010, 19:06

Hi Carol, nice to meet you.

Have you lived in France a long time?

Buzzfloyd · 10-26-2010, 22:45

Hello, new people! Welcome to the boards.

scrouffles · 10-27-2010, 07:29

Hiya.
Sorry I have not replied sooner, but the Best beloved was rushed off to the Hospital on Sunday & I have had my hads full since then.
I have lived in France for just under five years, in a beautiful area of the Limousin, The Haute-Vienne, it is full of natural lakes & trees.
Bisous till later

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Quietsailor · **Hello All -** 02-01-2011, 20:55

1) what formed the motivational impetus for your chosen screenname?
I use this screen name for all forums I post on. So there you can probably track my hobbies, hometown and where I'm in college now.

2) Are you male or female? (Asking because there has been quite of lot of confusion over this, on and off.)
Male - if you ever meet me there will be absolutely no confusion over this

3) what age catagory and geographic location do you fall into?
34, Cork City, Ireland

4) Have you seen any Discworld movies, did you like them and do you have faith in future productions being good, better or worse than current ones?
I watched the Hogfather on DVD, David Jason was briliant in it but I don't think there is an actor alive that could bring the characters alive to match the way I see the Discworld in my imagination. I generally prefer the paper version of any story.

5) who or how were you turned on to discworld/pratchett?
I read one in the local Library

6) what's your personal quote of the day?
"Tis better to light a flamethrower than to curse the darkness."

Silvertounge · **Intro's -** 02-05-2011, 18:19

1.Silvertounge, Nickname given to me by my old boss, stating with my mounth, i will probably end up rich, imprisoned or in an mental institution. (probably all 3!).

2.Male

3. 39 years of age and from East London.

No Eastender Jokes please...

Maljonic · 02-08-2011, 12:34

Hello Quietsailor and Silvertounge.

GracePoland · 02-08-2011, 13:10

1) I think I always have been Grace, and since it looked taken I just added my country
2) I definitely feel woman
3) I'm 25 and I'm from Poland
4) I have seen the movies, but I prefer the books
5) Long time ago, my friends called me a witch (nowthing wrong about it) andone of them brought me a book and told me to read it. It was Wyrd Sisters.
Now I came here, hoping for some news I can steal and share at Polish forum

Maljonic · 02-09-2011, 12:28

Hi Grace, nice to meet you.

Linnea · **Me introducing me -** 03-18-2011, 20:19

1) what formed the motivational impetus for your chosen screenname?
Linnea is swedish name for vanamo a twinflower in english, it's kinda cute check here Kew: Millennium Seed Bank Project: Also it's related to Carl von Linné who was once a famous nature and floral scientist, he made an order to the world of nature and I like things in order. And last any name is better than mine, which is girl in finnish language. (This turned out to be quite a long one, sorry)

2) Are you male or female? (Asking because there has been quite of lot of confusion over this, on and off.)
Female

3) what age catagory and geographic location do you fall into?
Soon 24 but always been a bit precocious

And I'm from Finland, but not one of those beer drinking and ambarrasing ones.

4) Have you seen any Discworld movies, did you like them and do you have faith in future productions being good, better or worse than current ones?
(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.)
We have this YLE channel that sent Hogfather and the Colour of Magic a while ago. I've also seen the Wyrd Sisters adaptation at the theatre. I didn't think any of those were bad, one could always use more money on the special effects but the language and puns are also in big part. That maybe the reason I feel the theatre stage is good place for Pratchett's novels to come alive.

5) who or how were you turned on to discworld/pratchett?
I can vaguelly remember that Wyrd Sisters was the first book, we had this tradition at the family that my mother read to me. She read also the Hogfather but I think it was then a bit ambarrasing at times as I was growing up (I can remember some blushing scenes from Wyrd Sisters), I wanted to read the books for my self from then on. Also bit of the credit belongs to my middle school room mate who was a big fan.

6) what's your personal quote of the day?
I want to see order in things, but not in humour or life.

7) Who's your favorite author (F/M) besides Pratchett?
I'm a real bookworm but right now I'd say Chuck Palahniuk, very nice black humour, Fight Club is nothing compared to the Choke.

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