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- From: andyh@syma.sussex.ac.uk (Andrew Holyer)
- Newsgroups: alt.fan.pratchett
- Subject: Re: Witches Abroad annotation
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.134750.18260@syma.sussex.ac.uk>
- Date: 23 Nov 92 13:47:50 GMT
- References: <1992Nov23.110911.1@vax1.tcd.ie>
- Organization: University of Sussex
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- In article <1992Nov23.110911.1@vax1.tcd.ie> eaobrien@vax1.tcd.ie writes:
- >
- > Tentative annotation for Witches Abroad...
- >
- > Baron Saturday .. a reference to Baron Samedi, a voodoo Death figure who
- > wears top hat and tails, if I recall correctly.
- >
- > one two three..
- >
- > I'M..
- > PUTTING ON MY TOP HAT
- > TYING UP MY WHITE TIE etc :-)
- >
- > Somebody who knows more about voodoo might be able to tell us if
- > any of the names of Mrs. Gogol's gods are significant (Stride Wide Man &c.)
- >
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- Apropos of which, I suppose we should point out the "Samedi Nuit Mort"
- joke...
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- -&.
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