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- From: leo@ph.tn.tudelft.nl (Leo Breebaart)
- Subject: Re: You know, I hate to say this, but....
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- Organization: Delft University of Technology
- References: <1e5ebeINNh5e@csc2.anu.edu.au> <1992Nov17.111827.25408@csd.uwe.ac.uk>
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 13:57:02 GMT
- Lines: 28
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- ma_blase@csd.uwe.ac.uk (Fox) writes:
-
- > Random reader : 'Hah hah hah! This bit in Equal Rites is amazingly funny'
- >
- > A.F.P guru : 'What bit?'
- >
- > Random reader : 'Oh the bit where Esk (dum de dum de dum)'
- >
- > A.F.P : 'Ah yes. That's funny because so and so is a parody of
- > thingumy-jig and there's a cunning side reference to
- > what`s-his-face aswell compounded with the fact that
- > it's all done in front of oojumiflip's face'
-
- Random reader : 'Wow, that's amazing! I *thought* it sounded familiar,
- but I would never have thought of thingumy-jig!
- This makes it even funnier! Say, how come you know these
- things so well?'
-
- A.F.P. guru : 'Because I've read the a.f.p's Annotated Pratchett File,
- available via anonymous ftp from theory.lcs.mit.edu
- in the file pub/dmjones/annotated-pratchett'
-
- Random reader : 'Gee, thanks. I'll go fetch a copy immediately.
- Here, have another cookie -- no, I insist!'
-
-
- --
- Leo Breebaart (leo @ ph.tn.tudelft.nl)
-