Terry Pratchett & DiscWorld, anyone? - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information

barb dwyer · 10-23-2009, 10:24 PM

When I got so sick I had to quit my job,
I loaded up on the Discworld books and ONLY read humor for months.

I truly believe it made a GIANT difference.

Now, when I die - I hope I wake up in Ankh-Morpork...
but as a wizard or something really cool.

not a zombie.

Luckily, my 'most signifigant person' is British
so I was tutored properly in the realm of Pratchett.

Anyone?

allport · 10-24-2009, 03:33 AM

Oh being unemployed at the moment I have to wait for the new one (Unseen Academicals) to arrive from the library, the wait is killing me.

The books make me laugh out loud but I am glad to say there is more to them than that.

I love every one of them and even on my worst day they cheer me up.

Terry is my hero

barb dwyer · 10-29-2009, 07:38 PM

I go to his site pretty regular to see how he's doing,
he had early onset alzheimer's.

very sad.

I only JUST heard about the new book -
I'm chomping at the bit to get my hands onnit, as well!

allport · 10-30-2009, 06:33 AM

Well I am going to pick up a copy at the library today

I will let you know if it's one of the good ones or one of the really, really good ones lol

stone · 10-30-2009, 11:37 AM

I am not too impressed with the new one but it is always good to visit Discworld.

barb dwyer · 11-05-2009, 06:49 PM

*stone is my discworld tutor.*

but I'l gonna read it anyhow.

allport · 11-06-2009, 03:24 AM

I would read it too Barb

what does Stone know

Just kidding lol

It's not the best one ever but there is more than enough good stuff in there to make it worth your time

stone · 11-06-2009, 06:57 AM

Meh.

allport · 11-06-2009, 09:56 AM

Don't go all dissaffected and apathetic on me Stone (it's boring

).

If we can't argue about trivial things like books, what is the point

stone · 11-06-2009, 03:41 PM

barb dwyer · 11-08-2009, 06:29 PM

:

actually, I'll have to get it
I've so many of his books now,
it'd be like an incomplete set or something.

I'm totally bummed that
the american releases in paperback
don't have the INCREDIBLE illustrations
that the british editions have on them.

allport · 11-09-2009, 03:49 AM

Yeah the American covers are a bit odd, I've never quite understood why they are different.

Be aware though this one contains a lot of very British references, mostly about footie culture, I know Stone isn't a football fan so feel free to ask if you are wondering about anything.

stone · 11-09-2009, 04:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by barb dwyer

:

actually, I'll have to get it
I've so many of his books now,
it'd be like an incomplete set or something.
.

You have a lot more to read before I let you read that one!

Quote:

Originally Posted by allport

Yeah the American covers are a bit odd, I've never quite understood why they are different.

Be aware though this one contains a lot of very British references, mostly about footie culture, I know Stone isn't a football fan so feel free to ask if you are wondering about anything.

I haven't been down a shaft pumping water for the last 100 years, I get the references!

allport · 11-09-2009, 04:56 AM

Oh you are back are you

No one has been down a shaft pumping water for the last hundred years, and even if you do get the references since when do you get to LET anyone read something?

tsukiko · 11-09-2009, 05:15 AM

Man, it's been years, but I used to love The Disc World Books. I remember when I was in college picking up a copy of Mort in the Library lounge and reading it start to end and then realisingI'd missed all my classes and it had gotten dark. Good times.

stone · 11-09-2009, 05:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by allport

Oh you are back are you

No one has been down a shaft pumping water for the last hundred years, and even if you do get the references since when do you get to LET anyone read something?

barb dwyer · 11-11-2009, 09:32 PM

...er... 'let'?

10-23-2009, 10:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
barb dwyer same planet...different world Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: butte mt Posts: 10,933 Blog Entries: 7	Terry Pratchett & DiscWorld, anyone? When I got so sick I had to quit my job, I loaded up on the Discworld books and ONLY read humor for months. I truly believe it made a GIANT difference. Now, when I die - I hope I wake up in Ankh-Morpork... but as a wizard or something really cool. not a zombie. Luckily, my 'most signifigant person' is British so I was tutored properly in the realm of Pratchett. Anyone? __________________ Knowledge is knowing that tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad.

10-24-2009, 03:33 AM	#2 (permalink)
allport Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: north yorkshire, england Posts: 1,900	Oh being unemployed at the moment I have to wait for the new one (Unseen Academicals) to arrive from the library, the wait is killing me. The books make me laugh out loud but I am glad to say there is more to them than that. I love every one of them and even on my worst day they cheer me up. Terry is my hero __________________ 'Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too' Douglas Adams

10-29-2009, 07:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
barb dwyer same planet...different world Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: butte mt Posts: 10,933 Blog Entries: 7	I go to his site pretty regular to see how he's doing, he had early onset alzheimer's. very sad. I only JUST heard about the new book - I'm chomping at the bit to get my hands onnit, as well! __________________ Knowledge is knowing that tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad.

10-30-2009, 06:33 AM	#4 (permalink)
allport Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: north yorkshire, england Posts: 1,900	Well I am going to pick up a copy at the library today I will let you know if it's one of the good ones or one of the really, really good ones lol __________________ 'Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too' Douglas Adams

10-30-2009, 11:37 AM	#5 (permalink)
stone Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: UK Posts: 18,303	I am not too impressed with the new one but it is always good to visit Discworld. __________________ . As from a fire aflame thousands of sparks come forth, even so from the Creator an infinity of beings have life and to him return again. -- Maitri Upanishads

11-05-2009, 06:49 PM	#6 (permalink)
barb dwyer same planet...different world Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: butte mt Posts: 10,933 Blog Entries: 7	stone is my discworld tutor. but I'l gonna read it anyhow. __________________ Knowledge is knowing that tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad.

11-06-2009, 03:24 AM	#7 (permalink)
allport Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: north yorkshire, england Posts: 1,900	I would read it too Barb what does Stone know Just kidding lol It's not the best one ever but there is more than enough good stuff in there to make it worth your time __________________ 'Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too' Douglas Adams

11-06-2009, 06:57 AM	#8 (permalink)
stone Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: UK Posts: 18,303	Meh. __________________ . As from a fire aflame thousands of sparks come forth, even so from the Creator an infinity of beings have life and to him return again. -- Maitri Upanishads

11-06-2009, 09:56 AM	#9 (permalink)
allport Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: north yorkshire, england Posts: 1,900	Don't go all dissaffected and apathetic on me Stone (it's boring ). If we can't argue about trivial things like books, what is the point __________________ 'Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too' Douglas Adams

11-06-2009, 03:41 PM	#10 (permalink)
stone Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: UK Posts: 18,303	__________________ . As from a fire aflame thousands of sparks come forth, even so from the Creator an infinity of beings have life and to him return again. -- Maitri Upanishads

11-08-2009, 06:29 PM	#11 (permalink)
barb dwyer same planet...different world Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: butte mt Posts: 10,933 Blog Entries: 7	: actually, I'll have to get it I've so many of his books now, it'd be like an incomplete set or something. I'm totally bummed that the american releases in paperback don't have the INCREDIBLE illustrations that the british editions have on them. __________________ Knowledge is knowing that tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad.

11-09-2009, 03:49 AM	#12 (permalink)
allport Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: north yorkshire, england Posts: 1,900	Yeah the American covers are a bit odd, I've never quite understood why they are different. Be aware though this one contains a lot of very British references, mostly about footie culture, I know Stone isn't a football fan so feel free to ask if you are wondering about anything. __________________ 'Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too' Douglas Adams

11-09-2009, 04:56 AM	#14 (permalink)
allport Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: north yorkshire, england Posts: 1,900	Oh you are back are you No one has been down a shaft pumping water for the last hundred years, and even if you do get the references since when do you get to LET anyone read something? __________________ 'Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too' Douglas Adams

11-09-2009, 05:15 AM	#15 (permalink)
tsukiko Attended By a Single Hound Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: London Posts: 315 Blog Entries: 8	Man, it's been years, but I used to love The Disc World Books. I remember when I was in college picking up a copy of Mort in the Library lounge and reading it start to end and then realisingI'd missed all my classes and it had gotten dark. Good times. __________________ What place is this, what region, what quarter of the world? Where am I? -Seneca, Hercules Furens 2

11-11-2009, 09:32 PM	#17 (permalink)
barb dwyer same planet...different world Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: butte mt Posts: 10,933 Blog Entries: 7	...er... 'let'? __________________ Knowledge is knowing that tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad.

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