And when I was asked what the origin of the Pisces Potion was I totally misremembered the details and just said "Well, in the Northern European dialect of Zociad, the word Pisces means 'good at music'" And then all the Asian people in the world thought that's what it meant
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Ah yes. Somehow I’d forgotten about that - I haven’t re-read them in forever and definitely need to go back to them.
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I think I’d been putting it off over something he said about trans rights but with hindsight it was confusion rather than outright bigotry. Thank fuck.
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yeah but then there’s stuff like the talking archchancellor’s hat, and thispic.twitter.com/pgxVz025UT
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That's a very obvious joke, though, for anyone in Britain of their generations -- "The Monster Book of X" was a generic title for a type of children's book in the 70s and 80s over here. (Pratchett's is funnier though because he's also punning on a famous Anglo-Saxon book)
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And Ibbotson, Secret of Platform 13. Mystic entry to magic-world at King's Cross, spoilt obnoxious bully with doting mother who is neglected hero's guardian, neglected hero, lost heir of magic world, forced to sleep in cupboard under the stairs...
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HOLY SHIT I forgot about that one. Adding it to my re-reading list.
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Yeah his recent tweets have been about as disappointing as his recent books
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