Posted by m1s1n (66.62.152.12) on March 05, 2002 at 01:17:03:
In Reply to: Re: Question of the Week posted by Bokeem on March 05, 2002 at 00:38:51:
Jim, this one goes out to you.
Ahem.
Tonights passage comes from Terry Pratchett's 'Hogfather' page 74.
There was a sledge hovering in the air by the gutter.
The red-hooded figure had just climbed in and appeared to be talking ot someone invisible hehind a pile of sacks.
HERE'S ANOTHER PORK PIE.
'Any mustard?' said the sacks. 'They're a treat with mustard.'
IT DOES NOT APPEAR SO.
'Oh, well. Pass it over anyway.'
IT LOOKS VERY BAD.
'Nah, 's just where something's nibbled it--'
I MEANT THE SITUATION. MOST OF THE LETTERS . . . THEY DON'T REALLY BELEVE. THEY PRETEND TO BELIEVE, JUST IN CASE.(*) I FEAR IT MAY BE TOO LATE. IT HAS SPREAD SO FAST AND BACK IN TIME, TOO.
'Never say die, master. That's our motto, eh?' said the sacks, apparently with their mouth full.
I CAN'T SAY IT'S EVER REALLY BEEN MINE.
(*)This is very similar to the suggestion put forward by the Quirmian philosopher Ventre, who said, 'Possibly the gods exist, and possibly they do not. So why not believe in them in any case? If it's all true you'll go to a lovely place when you die, and if it isn't then you've lost nothing, right?' When he died he woke up in a circle of gods holding nasty-looking sticks and one of them said, 'We're going to show you what we think of Mr. Clever Dick in these parts. . .'