Biers - Revision history

Tassilo: Added "No change" sign

2021-05-17T18:08:56Z

Added "No change" sign

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	Although were-creatures of all sorts are welcomed, animals are not. In {{H}}, Igor explains to [[Susan]] "If it ([[Quoth]]) can't turn back into human on demand, it's out."		Although were-creatures of all sorts are welcomed, animals are not. In {{H}}, Igor explains to [[Susan]] "If it ([[Quoth]]) can't turn back into human on demand, it's out."
			However a "No change" sign (see ''[[Book:Feet of Clay\|Feet of Clay]]'') is present, probably to avoid inconveniences including were-creatures.

	Biers is a nickname for the pub, it is unknown whether the owner has a formal name for it. The monobrowed bartender is called [[Igor]], but is not one: just try asking him to sew your head back on (see ''[[Book:Thud!\|Thud!]]'').		Biers is a nickname for the pub, it is unknown whether the owner has a formal name for it. The monobrowed bartender is called [[Igor]], but is not one: just try asking him to sew your head back on (see ''[[Book:Thud!\|Thud!]]'').

Old Dickens at 04:04, 17 June 2016

2016-06-17T04:04:48Z

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	[[Image:Igor_biers.JPG\|thumb\|240px\|right\|Igor by Matt Smith]] [[Ankh-Morpork\|Ankh-Morporkian]] [[Pubs\|pub]] where various "people" can show their true forms and nobody will give a second glance. Perhaps one of the few locations where, when asking the bartender for a Bloody Mary, he won't mix you ~~simply~~ a metaphor... Clientele include [[vampires]], [[werewolves]], [[zombies]], [[bogeymen]], [[ghouls]], [[Tooth Fairy\|Tooth Fairies]], and [[Mrs Gammage]]. Mrs Gammage is purely human, a blind old widow living alone who had been patronizing this pub for decades since it was still an ordinary human pub named the Crown and Axe. The differently alive clientele of Biers look after Mrs. Gammage (see ''[[Book:Feet of Clay\|Feet of Clay]]''). The undead customers are not exactly friendly with each other, more that they leave each other alone. On the other hand, if an ordinary human barges into the bar and makes unmeasured comments, even in solicitation for the famous Ankh-Morpork any-kind-of-service-for-money, there will be trouble from just about every drinking customer (see ''[[Book:The Truth\|The Truth]]'').		[[Image:Igor_biers.JPG\|thumb\|240px\|right\|Igor by Matt Smith]] [[Ankh-Morpork\|Ankh-Morporkian]] [[Pubs\|pub]] where various "people" can show their true forms and nobody will give a second glance. Perhaps one of the few locations where, when asking the bartender for a Bloody Mary, he won't simply mix you a metaphor... Clientele include [[vampires]], [[werewolves]], [[zombies]], [[bogeymen]], [[ghouls]], [[Tooth Fairy\|Tooth Fairies]], and [[Mrs Gammage]]. Mrs Gammage is purely human, a blind old widow living alone who had been patronizing this pub for decades since it was still an ordinary human pub named the Crown and Axe. The differently alive clientele of Biers look after Mrs. Gammage (see ''[[Book:Feet of Clay\|Feet of Clay]]''). The undead customers are not exactly friendly with each other, more that they leave each other alone. On the other hand, if an ordinary human barges into the bar and makes unmeasured comments, even in solicitation for the famous Ankh-Morpork any-kind-of-service-for-money, there will be trouble from just about every drinking customer (see ''[[Book:The Truth\|The Truth]]'').

	Although were-creatures of all sorts are welcomed, animals are not. In {{H}}, Igor explains to [[Susan]] "If it ([[Quoth]]) can't turn back into human on demand, it's out."		Although were-creatures of all sorts are welcomed, animals are not. In {{H}}, Igor explains to [[Susan]] "If it ([[Quoth]]) can't turn back into human on demand, it's out."
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	==Annotations==		==Annotations==
	Biers is a multi-level pun: it has an assonance with the well-known bar "{{wp\|Cheers\|Cheers}}" ("where everybody knows your name" - Angua points out that Biers is '' where everybody knows your shape''), and ''a'' bier is a stand used to hold a coffin prior to burial or cremation. This last is particularly appropriate considering the undead clientele. It may also be a reference to {{wp\|Ambrose_Bierce\|Ambrose Bierce}}, a 19th century humorist and author of various ~~gothic~~ / horror novels (his best known work is "The Devil's Dictionary"). Bierce disappeared under mysterious circumstances in his 70's. while following Pancho Villa's army through Mexico and Texas, which may explain why the owner of Biers is never seen. Finally, the word "Biers" also refers to the German word "Bier" which means simply "beer".		Biers is a multi-level pun: it has an assonance with the well-known bar "{{wp\|Cheers\|Cheers}}" ("where everybody knows your name" - Angua points out that Biers is '' where everybody knows your shape''), and ''a'' bier is a stand used to hold a coffin prior to burial or cremation. This last is particularly appropriate considering the undead clientele. It may also be a reference to {{wp\|Ambrose_Bierce\|Ambrose Bierce}}, a 19th century humorist and author of various Gothic / horror novels (his best known work is "The Devil's Dictionary"). Bierce disappeared under mysterious circumstances in his 70's. while following Pancho Villa's army through Mexico and Texas, which may explain why the owner of Biers is never seen. Finally, the word "Biers" also refers to the German word "Bier" which means simply "beer".

	And if you consider the original name of the pub in context with the [[Stoneface Vimes\|monarchy]] of Ankh-Morpork...		And if you consider the original name of the pub in context with the [[Stoneface Vimes\|monarchy]] of Ankh-Morpork...

Old Dickens at 00:41, 5 April 2014

2014-04-05T00:41:17Z

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	And if you consider the original name of the pub in context with the [[Stoneface Vimes\|monarchy]] of Ankh-Morpork...		And if you consider the original name of the pub in context with the [[Stoneface Vimes\|monarchy]] of Ankh-Morpork...

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	[[Category:Ankh-Morpork Businesses]]		[[Category:Ankh-Morpork Businesses]]
	[[de:Bahre]]		[[de:Bahre]]

EinFritz: Bloody Mary

2013-10-14T12:56:11Z

Bloody Mary

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	[[Image:Igor_biers.JPG\|thumb\|240px\|right\|Igor by Matt Smith]] [[Ankh-Morpork\|Ankh-Morporkian]] [[Pubs\|pub]] where various "people" can show their true forms and nobody will give a second glance. Clientele include [[vampires]], [[werewolves]], [[zombies]], [[bogeymen]], [[ghouls]], [[Tooth Fairy\|Tooth Fairies]], and [[Mrs Gammage]]. Mrs Gammage is purely human, a blind old widow living alone who had been patronizing this pub for decades since it was still an ordinary human pub named the Crown and Axe. The differently alive clientele of Biers look after Mrs. Gammage (see ''[[Book:Feet of Clay\|Feet of Clay]]''). The undead customers are not exactly friendly with each other, more that they leave each other alone. On the other hand, if an ordinary human barges into the bar and makes unmeasured comments, even in solicitation for the famous Ankh-Morpork any-kind-of-service-for-money, there will be trouble from just about every drinking customer (see ''[[Book:The Truth\|The Truth]]'').		[[Image:Igor_biers.JPG\|thumb\|240px\|right\|Igor by Matt Smith]] [[Ankh-Morpork\|Ankh-Morporkian]] [[Pubs\|pub]] where various "people" can show their true forms and nobody will give a second glance. Perhaps one of the few locations where, when asking the bartender for a Bloody Mary, he won't mix you simply a metaphor... Clientele include [[vampires]], [[werewolves]], [[zombies]], [[bogeymen]], [[ghouls]], [[Tooth Fairy\|Tooth Fairies]], and [[Mrs Gammage]]. Mrs Gammage is purely human, a blind old widow living alone who had been patronizing this pub for decades since it was still an ordinary human pub named the Crown and Axe. The differently alive clientele of Biers look after Mrs. Gammage (see ''[[Book:Feet of Clay\|Feet of Clay]]''). The undead customers are not exactly friendly with each other, more that they leave each other alone. On the other hand, if an ordinary human barges into the bar and makes unmeasured comments, even in solicitation for the famous Ankh-Morpork any-kind-of-service-for-money, there will be trouble from just about every drinking customer (see ''[[Book:The Truth\|The Truth]]'').

	Although were-creatures of all sorts are welcomed, animals are not. In {{H}}, Igor explains to [[Susan]] "If it ([[Quoth]]) can't turn back into human on demand, it's out."		Although were-creatures of all sorts are welcomed, animals are not. In {{H}}, Igor explains to [[Susan]] "If it ([[Quoth]]) can't turn back into human on demand, it's out."
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	And if you consider the original name of the pub in context with the [[Stoneface Vimes\|monarchy]] of Ankh-Morpork...		And if you consider the original name of the pub in context with the [[Stoneface Vimes\|monarchy]] of Ankh-Morpork...


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	[[Category:Ankh-Morpork Businesses]]		[[Category:Ankh-Morpork Businesses]]
	[[de:Bahre]]		[[de:Bahre]]

Old Dickens: layout

2013-10-09T00:52:11Z

layout

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	[[Image:Igor_biers.JPG\|~~300px~~\|right]] [[Ankh-Morpork\|Ankh-Morporkian]] [[Pubs\|pub]] where various "people" can show their true forms and nobody will give a second glance. Clientele include [[vampires]], [[werewolves]], [[zombies]], [[bogeymen]], [[ghouls]], [[Tooth Fairy\|Tooth Fairies]], and [[Mrs Gammage]]. Mrs Gammage is purely human, a blind old widow living alone who had been patronizing this pub for decades since ~~when~~ it was still an ordinary human pub named the Crown and Axe. The differently alive clientele of Biers look after Mrs. Gammage (see ''[[Book:Feet of Clay\|Feet of Clay]]''). The undead customers are not exactly friendly with each other, more that they leave each other alone. On the other hand, if an ordinary human barges into the bar and makes unmeasured comments, even in solicitation for the famous Ankh-Morpork any-kind-of-service-for-money, there will be trouble from just about every drinking customer (see ''[[Book:The Truth\|The Truth]]'').		[[Image:Igor_biers.JPG\|thumb\|240px\|right\|Igor by Matt Smith]] [[Ankh-Morpork\|Ankh-Morporkian]] [[Pubs\|pub]] where various "people" can show their true forms and nobody will give a second glance. Clientele include [[vampires]], [[werewolves]], [[zombies]], [[bogeymen]], [[ghouls]], [[Tooth Fairy\|Tooth Fairies]], and [[Mrs Gammage]]. Mrs Gammage is purely human, a blind old widow living alone who had been patronizing this pub for decades since it was still an ordinary human pub named the Crown and Axe. The differently alive clientele of Biers look after Mrs. Gammage (see ''[[Book:Feet of Clay\|Feet of Clay]]''). The undead customers are not exactly friendly with each other, more that they leave each other alone. On the other hand, if an ordinary human barges into the bar and makes unmeasured comments, even in solicitation for the famous Ankh-Morpork any-kind-of-service-for-money, there will be trouble from just about every drinking customer (see ''[[Book:The Truth\|The Truth]]'').

	Although were-creatures of all sorts are welcomed, animals are not. In {{H}}, Igor explains to [[Susan]] "If it ([[Quoth]]) can't turn back into human on demand, it's out."		Although were-creatures of all sorts are welcomed, animals are not. In {{H}}, Igor explains to [[Susan]] "If it ([[Quoth]]) can't turn back into human on demand, it's out."

	Biers is a nickname for the pub, it is unknown whether the owner has a formal name for it. The monobrowed bartender is called [[Igor]], but is not one: just try asking him to sew your head back on (see ''[[Book:Thud!\|Thud!]]'')~~. The picture is by [[User:Knmatt\|Matt Smith]]~~.		Biers is a nickname for the pub, it is unknown whether the owner has a formal name for it. The monobrowed bartender is called [[Igor]], but is not one: just try asking him to sew your head back on (see ''[[Book:Thud!\|Thud!]]'').

	==Annotations==		==Annotations==
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	And if you consider the original name of the pub in context with the [[Stoneface Vimes\|monarchy]] of Ankh-Morpork...		And if you consider the original name of the pub in context with the [[Stoneface Vimes\|monarchy]] of Ankh-Morpork...


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	[[Category:Ankh-Morpork Businesses]]		[[Category:Ankh-Morpork Businesses]]
	[[de:Bahre]]		[[de:Bahre]]

User: 1 revision: Discworld import

2012-09-23T21:52:52Z

1 revision: Discworld import

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(No difference)

71.142.225.3 at 03:32, 21 April 2011

2011-04-21T03:32:43Z

New page

[[Image:Igor_biers.JPG|300px|right]] [[Ankh-Morpork|Ankh-Morporkian]] [[Pubs|pub]] where various "people" can show their true forms and nobody will give a second glance. Clientele include [[vampires]], [[werewolves]], [[zombies]], [[bogeymen]], [[ghouls]], [[Tooth Fairy|Tooth Fairies]], and [[Mrs Gammage]]. Mrs Gammage is purely human, a blind old widow living alone who had been patronizing this pub for decades since when it was still an ordinary human pub named the Crown and Axe. The differently alive clientele of Biers look after Mrs. Gammage (see ''[[Book:Feet of Clay|Feet of Clay]]''). The undead customers are not exactly friendly with each other, more that they leave each other alone. On the other hand, if an ordinary human barges into the bar and makes unmeasured comments, even in solicitation for the famous Ankh-Morpork any-kind-of-service-for-money, there will be trouble from just about every drinking customer (see ''[[Book:The Truth|The Truth]]'').

Although were-creatures of all sorts are welcomed, animals are not. In {{H}}, Igor explains to [[Susan]] "If it ([[Quoth]]) can't turn back into human on demand, it's out."

Biers is a nickname for the pub, it is unknown whether the owner has a formal name for it. The monobrowed bartender is called [[Igor]], but is not one: just try asking him to sew your head back on (see ''[[Book:Thud!|Thud!]]''). The picture is by [[User:Knmatt|Matt Smith]].

==Annotations==
Biers is a multi-level pun: it has an assonance with the well-known bar "{{wp|Cheers|Cheers}}" ("where everybody knows your name" - Angua points out that Biers is '' where everybody knows your shape''), and ''a'' bier is a stand used to hold a coffin prior to burial or cremation. This last is particularly appropriate considering the undead clientele. It may also be a reference to {{wp|Ambrose_Bierce|Ambrose Bierce}}, a 19th century humorist and author of various gothic / horror novels (his best known work is "The Devil's Dictionary"). Bierce disappeared under mysterious circumstances in his 70's. while following Pancho Villa's army through Mexico and Texas, which may explain why the owner of Biers is never seen. Finally, the word "Biers" also refers to the German word "Bier" which means simply "beer".

And if you consider the original name of the pub in context with the [[Stoneface Vimes|monarchy]] of Ankh-Morpork...

[[Category:Ankh-Morpork Businesses]]
[[de:Bahre]]