Greebo's Giggles
As web masters, we get a few chuckles running this website, so we thought we would present some of the best quotes (but don’t let the Chairman know about this!):
Strange Facts
Terry Pratchett has the rather dubious honour of being the “most stolen author” in the UK, and probably in Australia too. Rumour has it that a certain bookshop in Adelaide keeps their Pratchett “behind the counter” because it is stolen so regularly.
How does that classic poem go?
Up rode the squatter mounted on his thorough-bred
Down came the coppers One Two Three
What’s that jolly Pratchett you’ve got in your tucker bag
You’ll come a Waltzing Discworld with me.
With apologies to Banjo Patterson.
General Quotes
Martin Pearson (of The Hedgehog Song fame): “Folk Music – it’s not as bad as it sounds!”
On the Registration Forms
1.
Diet Requirements: spuds
Other Requirements: Ook? [Does this mean bananas as well?]
2.
Diet Requirements: LOTS of chocolate!
Other Requirements: Money – please send me some.
3.
Diet Requirements: 17 courses (not including nuts) [Shame – we have plently of nuts!]
4.
Diet Requirements: I only eat swan. But I’m not fussy, it doesn’t have to be fresh, frozen is fine. [We’ll check with MacDonalds then!]
Other Requirements: Dancing girls, rose petal scatterers, the usual – nothing fancy.
5.
Diet Requirements: Standard Wizard [Clearly someone who likes his food!]
6.
Other Requirements: A palanquin! Preferably in black and chrome. Goes with Everything! Will happily share with Sir Terry. [Unfortunately the NA3 palanquin has never been the same since THE STIG road tested it!]
7. How did you hear about the convention?
Mrs. X – “I’m a big Pratchett fan”
Miss X – “Mum infected me with Discworlditis.”
Master X – “Mum infected me with Discworlditis too!”
Mr. X – “Wife is dragging me.”
Perhaps Granny Weatherwax has some nice medicine to cure Discworlditis?
99. Spambots. We have received a number of spambots in the registration, none of which are able to penetrate the inner sanctum of HEX. Thought you might like to know that
Janraxy Janraxy wants to attend the convention. He (or she) is a spambot from Venesuela and is aged 5! The rather fetchingly named, Grenlick Grenlick is also aged 5, but will be joining us from Nigeria!! [such liberal parents!!]
Please keep them coming in – it brings a giggle to our day :-)]