Things My Spam Filter Taught Me

[freckles_and_doubt]

"A small penis has one advantage: it requires less soap."

Now that I'm over the paroxysms of coughing from choking on my left-over malva pudding, I have to report with a certain sadness that Making Money, the latest Pratchett, didn't really do it for me. Scrappy, bitty narrative, too many characters/subplots, certainly compared to the wonderful underlying elegance of Going Postal. The nice thing about Pratchett, though, is that the book still delivers laugh-out-loud moments, as well as its fair complement of snickers, chuckles and snorts. I only hurt myself by being a fool for Plot.

Oh, and incidentally, not appreciating the severely misguided attempts of you Witterers to end my sad singlehood by setting me up with random Russian commenters. Honestly.

Comments

Captain Jack o'lantern

[first-fallen.livejournal.com]

Here's a little Hallowe'en present for you (and schedule_5):

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/7070710.stm

Re: Captain Jack o'lantern

[first-fallen.livejournal.com]

Pic number 5, sorry.

Re: Captain Jack o'lantern

[extemporanea.livejournal.com]

It took me several seconds to see that face. I think the sinus infection is warping my brain. Cool pumpkin!

I just realised that yesterday was Halloween and I therefore missed librsa's gig. Kicking self for being on wrong planet. Sorry.

Last chance to see!

[first-fallen.livejournal.com]

It was a good gig. You missed Phleep in Rob Zombie outfit :P. There are still flakes of white face paint in my bathroom.

They have another gig (their last, evar!) at ROAR (upstairs from Gandalf's in Lwr Main Rd Obs) next Saturday (10 Nov).

Re: Last chance to see!

[extemporanea.livejournal.com]

Their last??!? is the band breaking up? say it ain't so!

Re: Last chance to see!

[first-fallen.livejournal.com]

Yup, 'fraid so.

Re: Last chance to see!

[extemporanea.livejournal.com]

Woe! What prompted it?

Re: Last chance to see!

[librsa]

No, that's not quite right. We are _also_ performing in Durbanville this Saturday, at a place called the Corner Bar... It's just the last chance to see us this side of the (ahem) cultural divide.

Why the break up? Irreconcilable musical differences... yes, that'll do.

Re: Last chance to see!

[extemporanea.livejournal.com]

Why the break up? Irreconcilable musical differences... yes, that'll do.

As a reason, it has all the virtues of tradition, at any rate. But I'm sorry to see it happen.

Re: Captain Jack o'lantern

[maxbarners.livejournal.com]

Pictures from the gig?
Don't mind if I do...
With frills, on SpaceBookMyFace (http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=66776&id=770930132).
Without frills, on mbdc (http://www.maxbarners.com/images/2007/10/?viewthumbs=i-villain-20071031).

[castironbird.livejournal.com]

*gulp*

[extemporanea.livejournal.com]

At the soap, the Pratchett, or the Russian internet dating? Or even the pumpkin? Inquiring minds want to know.

Pratchett

[(Anonymous)]

This seems to be the general view of making money - a shame, but as you and others have said - Pratchett on a bad day is still much better than so many others.

Not anon, but Emily of Craftycocktail who cannot cope with another internet persona and password.