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Moving Pictures (Revised)
Moving Pictures (Revised) | Terry Pratchett
The alchemists of the Discworld have discovered the magic of the silver screen. But what is the dark secret of Holy Wood Hill? It's up to Victor Tugelbend ("Can't sing. Can't dance. Can handle a sword a little") and Theda Withel ("I come from a little town you've probably never heard of") to find out.
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Mangelli
Mehso-so

Just kind of meh compared to his other discworld books, imho.

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MissHel
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Bailedbailed

Maybe I‘m too old to just get into Discworld. All the jokes were flat, and it was nothing but jokes. Sigh. I feel like I wasted a Hoopla checkout.

Ruthiella I‘m ancient and I love the Discworld! But if Pratchett‘s sense of humor isn‘t yours, you aren‘t going to be a fan. I‘m always a little happy to know there are certain books that aren‘t for me, so I can skip them with a free conscience. But, that is a bummer about one less Hoopla borrow! 14mo
MissHel @Ruthie that is just the most delightful perspective! Thank you! 14mo
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Robotswithpersonality
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🎉 Finished my 20th Discworld book! By my count that puts me halfway through the series. For the confused: I've been reading them in whatever order I can get them from the library.
I loved the send ups of classic and popular films. Imaginative and funny as always and all the more heartwarming thanks to Gaspode the Wonderdog and Good boy Laddie! I think if this were published today, the focus would be on the internet as the seductive medium. 🤔

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Robotswithpersonality
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Bonus points for the Blues Brothers reference. 😎

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TK-421
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“There are few things that so shake #belief as seeing, clearly and precisely, the object of that belief. Seeing, contrary to popular wisdom, isn‘t believing. It‘s where belief stops, because it isn‘t needed anymore.” #QuotsyFeb21

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BookmarkTavern
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KathyWheeler I got this too. 😊. I haven‘t read the Discworld series though, so I just picked whatever answer appealed to me the most. 3y
BookmarkTavern @KathyWheeler It is a fantastic series if you like fantasy, humor, and insightful commentary on human nature. Just don‘t start with The Color of Magic. 😅 3y
KathyWheeler @ozma.of.oz This is why I haven‘t read them yet. I don‘t know where to start! 3y
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BookmarkTavern @KathyWheeler I have the perfect thing for that! Hold on... 3y
BookmarkTavern @KathyWheeler I have this chart bookmarked for every time I recommend the series to somebody! https://goddamnshinyrock.tumblr.com/post/189907734735/every-time-i-recommend-rea... 3y
Soubhiville Fun! I got Munstrum Ridcully: As the Archchancellor of Unseen University, you value healthy living, crossbows, and keeping things simple. You‘re a very powerful Wizard, and by all accounts quite difficult to kill. 😊🧙‍♀️ 3y
khooliha I got Ponder too! I was sort of hoping for Rincewind, but Ponder is accurate. 3y
KathyWheeler @ozma.of.oz Thanks! 3y
Vansa What a super fun quiz! I got Esk!! "You are Esk, the first, and possibly only, female wizard. You have a lot of determination and a unique way of looking at the world, having fought hard to be admitted to Unseen University." 3y
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jmtrivera
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While I missed some of the usual characters from previous books, I greatly appreciated all the giggles in this satire. The featured characters, esp. Victor & the Archchancellor, add just enough reason to make Holy Wood even more ridiculous. Their resistance to the allure also grounded the story in a way, and made it even more fun to root for them against the madness. It weirdly felt like not enough happened, but I still really enjoyed it.

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jmtrivera
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1. I have a billion throws I rotate through, but one of my faves is our fleecy owl throw. 🦉
2. Only a billion of them, but I've been working on catching up on my Pratchett for ages and I'd like to get through the tagged this year.

@TheSpineView #Two4Tuesday

@CaffeineAndCandy @Megabooks @Nitpickyabouttrains

Nitpickyabouttrains My favorite throw is a sweatshirt blanket I got in Nantucket ages ago. And I want to read a million books before the end of the year, and will want even more after all the best of lists come out. 3y
jmtrivera @Nitpickyabouttrains I refuse to acknowledge best of lists yet. Still too early! Maybe December or January! 😂 3y
TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 3y
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AbbaZabba02
Mehso-so

Book 30

Once again I'm being a downer on the early books. This one does get into the feel of his parody style more. I guess I'm just not real big on movies in general (the book is better after all).

I really do want to like this book, I just can't quite get into it the way that I do the later writing.

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jenniferw88
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#ReadYourSign Book 1 completed! It fills the following prompts:

♉ Published between April 20-May 20
♉ Published in my birth year (1990)
♉ Taurus author
♍ Marigold flower (I hope this last one is allowed, as it's not really about the flower!)

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@Meaw_catlady @Clwojick

reading_rainbow starting my first DiscWorld book today! 4y
Clwojick Way to go! Checking off a ton of prompts with one book is the way to do it! 🙌🏻 4y
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jenniferw88
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After a lot of umming and aahing, these are the 7 books I'm going to use for the 13 prompts I want to do for #readyoursign @Meaw_catlady @Clwojick . Using Moving Pictures & The Girl who Played with Fire for a LOT of them! 😂😂😂

jenniferw88 Moving Pictures works for: Taurus prompts 1, 2, 12 and Virgo prompt 6! 4y
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jenniferw88 Taurus prompt 6 4y
jenniferw88 Taurus prompts 11 and 14 and Cancer prompt 9 4y
Clwojick Woohoo! Awesome choices! 🙌🏻🙌🏻 4y
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Carolyn11215
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Not my fave of his Discworld books thus far but still made me chuckle plenty. #booked2020 Makes Me Laugh prompt and #mounttbr2020 @Cinfhen @BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft

BarbaraTheBibliophage Awesome! 🤓 4y
Cinfhen We could all use a good laugh 👍🏽 4y
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Carolyn11215
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#weeklyforecast About 3/4 of the way though tagged book so should finish by tomorrow.

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TK-421
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“It was like rising slowly out of a pink cloud, or a magnificent dream which, try as you might, drains out of your mind as the daylight shuffles in, leaving a terrible sense of loss; nothing, you know instinctively, nothing you're going to experience for the rest of the day is going to be one half as good as that dream.” #shuffle #QuotsySept19

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TK-421
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“Dil was realizing that there are few things that so shake belief as seeing, clearly and precisely, the object of that belief. Seeing, contrary to popular wisdom, isn‘t believing. It‘s where belief stops, because it isn‘t needed anymore.” #Realize #QuotsyAug19

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AbbaZabba02
Mehso-so

Book 58 of the year finished July 24, audio.

Not my favorite Discworld. I kept falling out if the story before pulling my attention back in again.

When moving pictures come to the Disc, chaos ensues.

julesG They can't all be perfect. I love all the books with Granny and Death, struggle with some of the others. #OokBOokClub 😉 5y
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SconsinBookyBadger
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Friday summer solstice evening camping on the living room floor with 3 out of 4 of my sleeping reading companions, guest Rex (left), dog niece Shandy (right), and cat nephew Dac making himself comfortable in Rex‘s dog bed. Somewhere cat niece Sunny Shine is having her own adventure through out the house.
Two more books to go @julesG until I‘m caught up with the #oOkBooKcluB. 😅

julesG You can do it!!! 5y
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Riveted_Reader_Melissa
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Pickpick

This one took me a long time to get into, I tend to struggle with the outliers in the Discworld series, without the characters I‘ve grown to love. But as the action picked up at the end and the movie references came faster, it definitely got better and picked up for me, loved Gaspode and the last 1/3 of the story flew by for me.

#PratchettPosse
#OokBOokClub

And one more #SeriesRead for @TheSpineView

TheSpineView Awesome! 😊 5y
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khooliha
Pickpick

Oh, I liked this one! In my mind I think I had conflated it with Soul Music, so it'll be interesting to revisit that one and see just how similar they are. I feel like the middle sagged some and I wish that Ginger was a more developed character, but the ending sings and the prose is having the best time the whole time. Probably to highest jump in fun between memory and reread.
#OokBOokClub

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khooliha
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Victor, I like you, but saying you -think- something is wrong after multiple fugue states, talking animals, and changed eyes? Keep up, would you?!
#OokBOokClub

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julesG
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#OokBOokClub @TricksyTails

Hello friends! Open discussion is in the FOLLOWING POST marked as a spoiler. Find the #MovingPictures post & tap “show me“ on the spoiler tag to join in the discussion. Join in whenever you can! Today. Tomorrow. Next month! The post will always be up so just tag each other & we'll jump in to discuss with you. Feel free to chat about anything!

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julesG
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#OokBOokClub @TricksyTails

Welcome to the #OokBOokClub open discussion for #MovingPictures! Feel free to discuss anything! Don't forget to tag each other in the comments so your friends can see your reply. Have fun!

#Discworld #SirTerryPratchett #TerryPratchett #PratchettPosse #ReadAlong #BuddyRead

dariazeoli I‘m about halfway through the book so far, which is ok because the next book isn‘t available on Libby 🙁 This one started off slow for me, but it seems to be rounding a corner. I‘m enjoying the references to movies 5y
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TheSpineView Gaspode was my favorite character. Leave it to Pratchett to poke fun at such an institution as Hollywood. I thought Pratchett was very clever in having the statue defeat the creatures from the Dungeon Dimensions. What do you think he was trying to say by doing that? 5y
gossamerchild I'm still working my way through this one, too. I've read it before, but it's been long enough that I don't remember much. Gaspode is the best! I'm also amusing myself by trying to guess the “real life“ references in the Holy Wood (spellcheck wants me to change that to Hollywood) universe. “Blown Away“ about killed me...too funny 😆 5y
TheSpineView @gossamerchild I know I chuckled my way through this one.🤣 5y
Laura317 I finished it awhile back. It wasn‘t my favorite, but I did like the talking dog. 5y
julesG @dariazeoli I haven't finished either. Other books called for my attention. I like it, but I'm definitely looking forward to June and Reaper Man. 😉 5y
Gezemice I have read this a while ago. This one is more fun for its little quotes and digs at Hollywood (frankly, I don‘t give a damn 😂). The story was rather shaky, but I also enjoyed Gaspode. 5y
khooliha @TheSpineView I was thinking about the purpose of the Oscar defeating the Dungeon Dimension beasts as well. It's not as if the Academy Awards reign in excess or the "unreality" (or heightened reality, I guess) of movies. I mean, it's probably just for the image, but I think it's interesting. 5y
khooliha I must have said this 3 or 4 times before, but this feels like the series really finding its groove. The antagonist/threat feels very classic Discworld, and I like using the Dungeon Dimension slightly differently than the past. Speaking of the DD, I feel like Pratchett took some pains early on to differentiate Victor from Rincewind, specifically in never running away because it takes too much energy. 5y
khooliha The wizard portion of the book felt a little weird, cause it never mattered that much that Victor used to be a wizard, but I was happy to see Ridcully and Ponder. Ridcully just needs to chill a bit and Ponder needs to step up his game. 5y
khooliha Also, a silly question: did Gaspode have 4 legs the whole book? Cause my brain squarely has him as a 3 legged dog and now I am not sure why. 5y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa Finally finished this one too! I agree, it started off really slow for me, a bit disjointed between the wizards, Victor, the new senior wizard, etc....but as usual it coalesced as it went along and I loved the last 1/3 of the story. Gaspode was my favorite... I was wishing for a fluke that he could keep his speech and we‘d see him in other books, I enjoyed his character and perspectives. 5y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa @TheSpineView I‘m guessing we are all relying on Uncle Oscar to protect us from film demons.🤷‍♀️ 5y
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khooliha

Ah, Ridcully! Though he's a bit more aggressive than I remembered. Also, this book seems to have more going for it prose-wise than Eric right of the bat.
#OokBOokClub

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rockpools
Moving Pictures (Revised) | Terry Pratchett
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Haven‘t been #litsywalkers -ing very diligently for a few weeks, but took a looong walk to a yoga class today. Warrior poses. Who knew standing still could be such hard work? The funny-shaped buildings are the part of the medical school - wasn‘t sure to start with, but I quite like them now.

And listening to the next #OokBookClub title. Enjoying this one much more! Can‘t decide how much is the narrator & how much is the book!

Cathythoughts Love the warrior pose ... strong stuff 👍🏻♥️ 5y
Kaye Great to see a change in the photos. We were seeing snow not long ago. Now we see green leaves and flowers 5y
rockpools @Cathythoughts I‘ll be off to YouTube to give it another go! Next week, the focus is on balance. Uh Oh 🙃🤣 5y
rockpools @kaye This was my first jacketless walk in forever! 🌞 5y
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julesG
Moving Pictures (Revised) | Terry Pratchett
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#OokBOokClub @TricksyTails

Sorry, forgot to post this. 🙈

#OokBOokClub-ers, our Discworld adventure continues with #MovingPictures!

Looking forward to our discussion next month!

Happy reading!

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TheSpineView
Moving Pictures (Revised) | Terry Pratchett
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This lovely came today in the mail. It is April's book for the #TerryPratchett epic read. #OokBOokCkub #EpicBuddyread

Paula3 😍 5y
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julesG
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#OokBOokClub

Just a friendly reminder that next month we'll be reading #MovingPictures! Dig our your books, put in your library holds, or place your orders! The next Discworld adventure continues on April 8th! Woohoo!

If anyone wants to be tagged/untagged for future posts please let me know! Happy to oblige!

@TricksyTails

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TK-421
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"It was like rising slowly out of a pink cloud, or a magnificent dream which, try as you might, drains out of your mind as the daylight shuffles in, leaving a terrible sense of loss; nothing, you know instinctively, nothing you're going to experience for the rest of the day is going to be one half as good as that dream." #Cloud #QuotsyFeb19

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TobeyTheScavengerMonk
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This is an extremely accurate depiction of something that happens in this book, painted by the great Paul Kidby. Don‘t you think you should probably read it?

#DiscRead

Billypar You and @Aimeesue are making a good case for Pratchett. Is there a good one to start with? 5y
TobeyTheScavengerMonk That is a loaded question! He‘s most famous for his 41 book Discworld series which I‘m tackling in publishing order. A lot of them stand alone though, and to start I‘d highly recommend 5y
Aimeesue @Billypar Defintely go with the DW books first, but I wouldn‘t start at the beginning if I had it to do over. There are several arcs to follow, though. I‘d start off with The Witches arc or the City Watch arc first, so Equal Rites or Guards, Guards! Depends on which you favor, Shakespeare and psychology or police procedurals. Arcs are laid out nicely here: https://io9.gizmodo.com/how-to-read-terry-pratchetts-discworld-series-in-one-h-1... (edited) 5y
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Aimeesue Or just throw caution to the wind and go with my favorite, The Wee Free Men, which is a Tiffany Aching book, and technically YA, but the Mac ac Feegles (Scottish “Pictsies”) crack me up. Crivens! 5y
Billypar @TobeyTheScavengerMonk @Aimeesue Oh wow- thanks for the reccs! And here I was thinking there'd be 5-7 of these....41?! 😯 I have seen a lot of love for Guards! Guards! though @Aimeesue I'll keep your fav in mind! 5y
Aimeesue @Billypar Oh, Guards, Guards! Is one of his best. My favorite of the City Watch books. Sam Vimes! Nobby! Detritus! Ooh, and Vetinari! Who I always see as being played by David Bowie for some reason. 😋 (edited) 5y
Billypar @Aimeesue Okay: Vetinari = Bowie- got it. I'll file that away for when I pick it up 👩‍🎤 5y
Soubhiville Yes! What a great image! I love the depictions he does. @StephanieGeiser see, you should give Discworld a try! 😏. 5y
Soubhiville @Billypar Wee Free Men and the Tiffany Aching series are actually my favorite too. But of the more adult Discworld series, I love Men at Arms. 5y
Billypar @Soubhiville Ok- thanks- will add Tiffany Aching and Men at Arms to my now growing Pratchett list! 5y
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TobeyTheScavengerMonk
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In Discworld 10, Lovecraftian horrors seek to break into reality by weakening the walls between real and unreal... and what better way to do that than the Disc‘s burgeoning moving picture industry located at, where else, Holy Wood.

This book is loaded with movie in-jokes and commentary about the madness of fame, while somehow also being a cracking adventure. Also Gaspode the Wonder Dog and a thousand elephants!

#DiscRead

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“‘‘Twas beauty killed the beast,‘ said the Dean, who liked to say things like that.
‘No it wasn‘t,‘ said the Chair. ‘It was it splatting into the ground like that.‘”

In a book of copious movie references, this one‘s the winner.

#DiscRead

saresmoore 😂 5y
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“‘It's fifteen hundred miles to Ankh-Morpork,‘ he said. "We've got three hundred and sixty-three elephants, fifty carts of forage, the monsoon's about to break and we're wearing... we're wearing... sort of things, like glass, only dark... dark glass things on our eyes...‘”

I see what you did there, Sir Terry. #DiscRead

Also in this book the Discworld version of Gone With the Wind is called Blown Away.

Heideschrampf I didn‘t recognize this! Awesome! Would‘ve thought this might have come from the rocknroll novel instead. #letsgetthebandtogether 5y
Aimeesue Many of the DW books were annotated (by fans) on the old l-space site. I usually check them as I‘m reading along, because I miss a lot of the British-isms. https://www.lspace.org/books/apf/ 5y
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paulfrankspencer Made me think of Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino. Check it out if you haven't read it. 5y
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saresmoore 😅 5y
JoRead 🤔😂 5y
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TobeyTheScavengerMonk
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#Starting Discworld 10. #DiscRead

scowler1 Nice cover! 5y
Soubhiville This is a really fun read! 5y
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TK-421
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“The whole of life is just like watching a film. Only it's as though you always get in ten minutes after the big picture has started, and no-one will tell you the #plot, so you have to work it out all yourself from the clues.” #QuotsyNov18

JoRead Wow! Love this 💖 5y
Cortg Yes! 5y
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Terry Pratchett making an interesting point about Star #Trek's famous introduction...
#quotsysept18

saresmoore Haha! I love it! 6y
Lcsmcat 😀 6y
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zsuzsanna_reads Can't you have a frontier as long as you know what's on one side of it? Frontier as in edge. As on "frontier of science". #toomuchphilosohy 6y
Moray_Reads @zsuzsanna_reads I think it's more about the "final" bit. If a frontier is an edge between one thing and another and the other is unknown how can you ever say it's final? 6y
zsuzsanna_reads @Moray_Reads I see what you mean and I think you are right as long as there's a possibility there is something on the other side. I got confused by the clause in the quote about "there's nothing for it to be a frontier to". ? 6y
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TK-421
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“The universe contains any amount of horrible ways to be woken up...A dog's wet nose is not strictly speaking the worst of the bunch, but it has its own peculiar dreadfulness which connoisseurs of the ghastly and dog owners everywhere have come to know and dread. It's like having a small piece of defrosting liver pressed lovingly against you.” #Dog #QuotsyAug18 #QuotsyCatchup

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Nerdfins
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Pickpick

Gaspode has been added as a potential name for any dog I adopt.

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Nerdfins
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😇💀

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Nerdfins
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That honey ginger lemonade is amazing. I want it everyday. #food

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Nerdfins
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I‘ve been sleeping terribly lately due to meds I‘m on, so I‘m hoping some lemon honey camomile tea will help with that. #tea #ravenclaw #harrypotter #discworld

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Nerdfins
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I had to remind my husband to not make any burger or IHOB jokes as the waitresses probably hear too much of it. #tea #food

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Nerdfins
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I‘ve been needing something funny recently, so I‘ve switched to reading more Discworld. Plus doing some crosswords to relax.