Book:I Shall Wear Midnight/Annotations - Revision history

Guybrush: Page number formatting

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Guybrush: Formatting, changed order of specific and general annotations to match other updated pages

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Formatting, changed order of specific and general annotations to match other updated pages

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	Annotations for {{ISWM}}. Unless otherwise specified, page numbers below are for the first edition, the UK hardcover published by Doubleday.		Annotations for {{ISWM}}. Unless otherwise specified, page numbers below are for the first edition, the UK hardcover published by Doubleday.

	~~== General annotations ==~~
	~~Annotations about general ideas and concepts in the book, rather than specific passages.~~

	~~''None yet.''~~

	== Specific annotations ==		== Specific annotations ==
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	;Page 149:Long-term solitary confinement prisoners, often dangerous killers, keeping caged birds for company in their cells is now a cliche, thanks to the "Birdman of Alcatraz". Depressingly, the real-life "Birdman", Robert Stroud, never kept caged birds in his life, and certainly not during his incarceration. Stroud was a devious, manipulative and thoroughly loathsome double murderer with paedophilic tendencies, who knew how to play a good PR game. He convinced a charismatic lawyer to fight his appeals, leading to a romantic and wildly inaccurate book being written about him, Thomas E. Gaddis' ''Birdman of Alcatraz'', in 1955. [[wikipedia:Birdman of Alcatraz (film)\|The 1962 Hollywood film starring Burt Lancaster]] established the fiction firmly in the public eye. (Source: [https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/Perfect-Victims/Bill-James/9780857203922 '''''Perfect Victims''''' by Bill James], Simon and Schuster, 2011)		;Page 149:Long-term solitary confinement prisoners, often dangerous killers, keeping caged birds for company in their cells is now a cliche, thanks to the "Birdman of Alcatraz". Depressingly, the real-life "Birdman", Robert Stroud, never kept caged birds in his life, and certainly not during his incarceration. Stroud was a devious, manipulative and thoroughly loathsome double murderer with paedophilic tendencies, who knew how to play a good PR game. He convinced a charismatic lawyer to fight his appeals, leading to a romantic and wildly inaccurate book being written about him, Thomas E. Gaddis' ''Birdman of Alcatraz'', in 1955. [[wikipedia:Birdman of Alcatraz (film)\|The 1962 Hollywood film starring Burt Lancaster]] established the fiction firmly in the public eye. (Source: [https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/Perfect-Victims/Bill-James/9780857203922 '''''Perfect Victims''''' by Bill James], Simon and Schuster, 2011)

	;p.163 (Harper Edition):"Do not suffer a witch to live" Exodus 22:18 (KJV) reads "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live," though I am told the context is less "You must murder..." as "Do not contribute to the livelihood of..." which isn't particularly nice either		;Page 163 (Harper Edition):"Do not suffer a witch to live" Exodus 22:18 (KJV) reads "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live," though I am told the context is less "You must murder..." as "Do not contribute to the livelihood of..." which isn't particularly nice either

	;Page 164:[[Wee Mad Arthur]] declares of the Unreal Estate, "It will be certain death to go in there. Certain death! You'll all be doomed!" This resembles the catch-phrase of Scottish comic actor John Laurie, who played the gloomy undertaker and over-age soldier Private Frazer in the British sitcom ''[[wikipedia:Dad's Army\|Dad's Army]]''. Wee Mad Arthur doesn’t make a habit of it, though, and isn’t gloomy at all, so this one might just be coincidence. (Arthur is also, before this book, usually written with a more Northern accent than a Scottish one.)		;Page 164:[[Wee Mad Arthur]] declares of the Unreal Estate, "It will be certain death to go in there. Certain death! You'll all be doomed!" This resembles the catch-phrase of Scottish comic actor John Laurie, who played the gloomy undertaker and over-age soldier Private Frazer in the British sitcom ''[[wikipedia:Dad's Army\|Dad's Army]]''. Wee Mad Arthur doesn’t make a habit of it, though, and isn’t gloomy at all, so this one might just be coincidence. (Arthur is also, before this book, usually written with a more Northern accent than a Scottish one.)
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	;Page 332:We learn that Eskarina has a son, whom she must protect. This is the only mention of him in the book. Theories about this tantalising standalone fact may be found [[Talk:Eskarina Smith\|on the Discussion page]] for the [[Eskarina Smith]].		;Page 332:We learn that Eskarina has a son, whom she must protect. This is the only mention of him in the book. Theories about this tantalising standalone fact may be found [[Talk:Eskarina Smith\|on the Discussion page]] for the [[Eskarina Smith]].

			== General annotations ==
			Annotations about general ideas and concepts in the book, rather than specific passages.

			''None yet.''

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Superluser: Some annotations

2023-07-11T21:59:26Z

Some annotations

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	;Page 149:Long-term solitary confinement prisoners, often dangerous killers, keeping caged birds for company in their cells is now a cliche, thanks to the "Birdman of Alcatraz". Depressingly, the real-life "Birdman", Robert Stroud, never kept caged birds in his life, and certainly not during his incarceration. Stroud was a devious, manipulative and thoroughly loathsome double murderer with paedophilic tendencies, who knew how to play a good PR game. He convinced a charismatic lawyer to fight his appeals, leading to a romantic and wildly inaccurate book being written about him, Thomas E. Gaddis' ''Birdman of Alcatraz'', in 1955. [[wikipedia:Birdman of Alcatraz (film)\|The 1962 Hollywood film starring Burt Lancaster]] established the fiction firmly in the public eye. (Source: [https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/Perfect-Victims/Bill-James/9780857203922 '''''Perfect Victims''''' by Bill James], Simon and Schuster, 2011)		;Page 149:Long-term solitary confinement prisoners, often dangerous killers, keeping caged birds for company in their cells is now a cliche, thanks to the "Birdman of Alcatraz". Depressingly, the real-life "Birdman", Robert Stroud, never kept caged birds in his life, and certainly not during his incarceration. Stroud was a devious, manipulative and thoroughly loathsome double murderer with paedophilic tendencies, who knew how to play a good PR game. He convinced a charismatic lawyer to fight his appeals, leading to a romantic and wildly inaccurate book being written about him, Thomas E. Gaddis' ''Birdman of Alcatraz'', in 1955. [[wikipedia:Birdman of Alcatraz (film)\|The 1962 Hollywood film starring Burt Lancaster]] established the fiction firmly in the public eye. (Source: [https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/Perfect-Victims/Bill-James/9780857203922 '''''Perfect Victims''''' by Bill James], Simon and Schuster, 2011)

			;p.163 (Harper Edition):"Do not suffer a witch to live" Exodus 22:18 (KJV) reads "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live," though I am told the context is less "You must murder..." as "Do not contribute to the livelihood of..." which isn't particularly nice either

	;Page 164:[[Wee Mad Arthur]] declares of the Unreal Estate, "It will be certain death to go in there. Certain death! You'll all be doomed!" This resembles the catch-phrase of Scottish comic actor John Laurie, who played the gloomy undertaker and over-age soldier Private Frazer in the British sitcom ''[[wikipedia:Dad's Army\|Dad's Army]]''. Wee Mad Arthur doesn’t make a habit of it, though, and isn’t gloomy at all, so this one might just be coincidence. (Arthur is also, before this book, usually written with a more Northern accent than a Scottish one.)		;Page 164:[[Wee Mad Arthur]] declares of the Unreal Estate, "It will be certain death to go in there. Certain death! You'll all be doomed!" This resembles the catch-phrase of Scottish comic actor John Laurie, who played the gloomy undertaker and over-age soldier Private Frazer in the British sitcom ''[[wikipedia:Dad's Army\|Dad's Army]]''. Wee Mad Arthur doesn’t make a habit of it, though, and isn’t gloomy at all, so this one might just be coincidence. (Arthur is also, before this book, usually written with a more Northern accent than a Scottish one.)
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	:Perhaps on their journeys through the dimensions, the Feegle may have visited Ireland in the 1650's and 1660's; Irish folklore preserves the myth of a terrible, wrathful and cunning Little People living in mounds and barrows, who are to leprechauns what Feegle are to flower fairies. Little People are, after all, common to all the Celtic mythologies - Scottish, Welsh, Manx, Breton and Irish.		:Perhaps on their journeys through the dimensions, the Feegle may have visited Ireland in the 1650's and 1660's; Irish folklore preserves the myth of a terrible, wrathful and cunning Little People living in mounds and barrows, who are to leprechauns what Feegle are to flower fairies. Little People are, after all, common to all the Celtic mythologies - Scottish, Welsh, Manx, Breton and Irish.
	:(* The otherwise unknown and unreferenced country of Hergen has been proposed, but this is strictly non-canon, with nothing to support it, except its geographical location on the far side of Llamedos. It is interesting in this context that {{UA}} introduces a place on the Disc with the very unambiguously Irish-sounding name of ''Cladh''. Was there a Discworld Ireland which was never revealed?)		:(* The otherwise unknown and unreferenced country of Hergen has been proposed, but this is strictly non-canon, with nothing to support it, except its geographical location on the far side of Llamedos. It is interesting in this context that {{UA}} introduces a place on the Disc with the very unambiguously Irish-sounding name of ''Cladh''. Was there a Discworld Ireland which was never revealed?)

			;p. 219 (Harper Edition):"There is said to be a code in the number and placement of the horse's hooves." It is indeed said, but the supposed code does not match up to reality. Perhaps a sculptor might choose a more dynamic pose to suggest that the rider should be remembered for something other than the time the rider failed to protect the life of the highest ranking soldier under his command (i.e. him or herself).

	;Pages 199-200:The goings-on at the castle in the run up to a funeral and a wedding. Why is this reminiscent of Swamp Castle in ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail''? Especially when a seemingly dim guard (Preston) is not ''quite'' getting it right about the need to lock up a prisoner, and an increasingly exasperated employer cannot get the idea across...		;Pages 199-200:The goings-on at the castle in the run up to a funeral and a wedding. Why is this reminiscent of Swamp Castle in ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail''? Especially when a seemingly dim guard (Preston) is not ''quite'' getting it right about the need to lock up a prisoner, and an increasingly exasperated employer cannot get the idea across...

			;p. 225 (Harper Edition):"Swan on a Hot Tin Lake" would appear to be a combination of the restrained Tchaikovsky ballet Swan Lake & the somewhat more ribald Tennessee Williams play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

	;Page 274:''The world needs cheesemakers.'' Not a million miles away from "Blessed are the cheese-makers", the misinterpretation of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount heard in ''Monty Python's Life of Brian''.		;Page 274:''The world needs cheesemakers.'' Not a million miles away from "Blessed are the cheese-makers", the misinterpretation of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount heard in ''Monty Python's Life of Brian''.
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	;Page 316:''...by the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.''		;Page 316:''...by the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.''
	:Shakespeare again: ''Macbeth''. Alluding to the ability of a witch to sense things others cannot. See also the line early in Wyrd Sisters (page?) - "Can you tell by the pricking of your thumbs?" "By the pricking of my ears."		:Shakespeare again: ''Macbeth''. Alluding to the ability of a witch to sense things others cannot. See also the line early in Wyrd Sisters (page?) - "Can you tell by the pricking of your thumbs?" "By the pricking of my ears."

			;p.324 (Harper Edition):"a hand thrust its way through the book's cover before a metal plate slammed down on it" making it the witch burner getting pressed instead of the witch.

	;Page 332:We learn that Eskarina has a son, whom she must protect. This is the only mention of him in the book. Theories about this tantalising standalone fact may be found [[Talk:Eskarina Smith\|on the Discussion page]] for the [[Eskarina Smith]].		;Page 332:We learn that Eskarina has a son, whom she must protect. This is the only mention of him in the book. Theories about this tantalising standalone fact may be found [[Talk:Eskarina Smith\|on the Discussion page]] for the [[Eskarina Smith]].

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Guybrush: /* Specific annotations */ Small additions, copyedits (Esk doesn’t say any of this stuff about Simon)

2023-03-29T06:50:38Z

Specific annotations: Small additions, copyedits (Esk doesn’t say any of this stuff about Simon)

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	;Page 164:[[Wee Mad Arthur]] declares of the Unreal Estate, "It will be certain death to go in there. Certain death! You'll all be doomed!" This resembles the catch-phrase of Scottish comic actor John Laurie, who played the gloomy undertaker and over-age soldier Private Frazer in the British sitcom ''[[wikipedia:Dad's Army\|Dad's Army]]''. Wee Mad Arthur doesn’t make a habit of it, though, and isn’t gloomy at all, so this one might just be coincidence. (Arthur is also, before this book, usually written with a more Northern accent than a Scottish one.)		;Page 164:[[Wee Mad Arthur]] declares of the Unreal Estate, "It will be certain death to go in there. Certain death! You'll all be doomed!" This resembles the catch-phrase of Scottish comic actor John Laurie, who played the gloomy undertaker and over-age soldier Private Frazer in the British sitcom ''[[wikipedia:Dad's Army\|Dad's Army]]''. Wee Mad Arthur doesn’t make a habit of it, though, and isn’t gloomy at all, so this one might just be coincidence. (Arthur is also, before this book, usually written with a more Northern accent than a Scottish one.)

	;Pages 176-177:Since last being heard of in {{ER}}, Simon is described (via third-party accounts) as having ~~let~~ his illnesses and allergies ~~multiply~~ to the point where he ~~has become~~ Unseen University's analogue of Stephen Hawking - ~~speaking to peers through a machine (HEX?) and~~ unable to move~~, talk,~~ or do very much for himself. ~~Some of this~~ is ~~related via [[Esk]]~~, ~~who can be described as a reliable witness~~.		;Page 176:”In this neighbourhood we don’t just watch!” A reference to [[wikipedia:Neighbourhood Watch\|Neighbourhood Watch]], originally a community “crime prevention movement” started in New York in the 1960s. In 2007 the “Neighbourhood Watch Network” organisation was set up in the UK to coordinate local Neighbourhood Watch groups, helping them liaise with the police.
	:''~~...~~"the young Eskarina had met at the University a young man called Simon who had been cursed by the Gods with almost every possible ailment that mankind was prone to. ''
	~~:''~~But because the ~~Gods~~ have a sense of humour, ~~although~~ it's a rather strange one, they had granted him the power to understand~~....~~well~~, '''''~~everything~~'''''~~. He could barely walk without assistance but was so brilliant that he managed to keep the whole universe in his head. Wizards... would flock to hear him talk about space and time and magic as if they were all part of the same thing. And young Eskarina had fed him and cleaned him and helped him get about and learned from him - well, everything."''		;Pages 176-177 (Gift Edition pages 210-211):Since last being heard of in {{ER}}, Simon is described (via third-party accounts Tiffany remembers) as having his illnesses and allergies multiplied to the point where he resembles Unseen University's analogue of Stephen Hawking - unable to move or do very much for himself. (He is still able to speak, though.)
			:''"the young Eskarina had met at the University a young man called Simon who had been cursed by the Gods with almost every possible ailment that mankind was prone to. But, because the gods have a sense of humour, even though it's a rather strange one, they had granted him the power to understand - well - everything. He could barely walk without assistance but was so brilliant that he managed to keep the whole universe in his head. Wizards [...] would flock to hear him talk about space and time and magic as if they were all part of the same thing. And young Eskarina had fed him and cleaned him and helped him get about and learned from him - well - everything."''
	:And Simon describes part of the knowledge as ''elasticated string theory'', a phenomena which Eskarina says, in a discourse with Tiffany, has at least sixteen different dimensions... Compare this to Hawking on superspace and string theory. (See also page 332, below.)		:And Simon describes part of the knowledge as ''elasticated string theory'', a phenomena which Eskarina says, in a discourse with Tiffany, has at least sixteen different dimensions... Compare this to Hawking on superspace and string theory. (See also page 332, below.)

Guybrush: /* Specific annotations */ Fixed wiki link for Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band

2023-03-29T00:31:39Z

Specific annotations: Fixed wiki link for Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band

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	:And Simon describes part of the knowledge as ''elasticated string theory'', a phenomena which Eskarina says, in a discourse with Tiffany, has at least sixteen different dimensions... Compare this to Hawking on superspace and string theory. (See also page 332, below.)		:And Simon describes part of the knowledge as ''elasticated string theory'', a phenomena which Eskarina says, in a discourse with Tiffany, has at least sixteen different dimensions... Compare this to Hawking on superspace and string theory. (See also page 332, below.)

	;Page 175:When Mrs Proust performs magic on the statue of Lord Albert Rust to turn it into a temporary Golem under her will, this is reminiscent of “The Equestrian Statue”, a song by 1960s prankster musicians, [[wikipedia:~~The~~ Bonzo-~~Dog Doodah~~ Band\|~~The~~ Bonzo-~~Dog Doodah~~ Band]]. In the song a statue in the park takes it into its head to wake up and have a canter up and down the square. (“Little old ladies stop and say ‘Well, I declare!’”) You can [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKtfFmYiI40 listen to “The Equestrian Statue” on YouTube].		;Page 175:When Mrs Proust performs magic on the statue of Lord Albert Rust to turn it into a temporary Golem under her will, this is reminiscent of “The Equestrian Statue”, a song by 1960s prankster musicians, the [[wikipedia:Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band\|Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band]]. In the song a statue in the park takes it into its head to wake up and have a canter up and down the square. (“Little old ladies stop and say ‘Well, I declare!’”) You can [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKtfFmYiI40 listen to “The Equestrian Statue” on YouTube].

	;Page 216:Rob Anybody describes the abortive attempt to evict the Feegle as having been carried out by a bunch of "mound-digging Cromwells". This is a strange expression for the Disc, as Oliver Cromwell was the Lord Protector of England who is even today vilified for a policy of mass slaughter and destruction during his campaign in Ireland. Fan-fiction aside, there is no "official" Discworld analogue for Ireland or all things Irish*, and the only other analogue to Cromwell on the Discworld is Stoneface Vimes - a man who, while capable of executing a King, would not have countenanced the destruction of a city and the slaughter of all its inhabitants. A Vimes would happily kill a King, but only to protect and serve the people.		;Page 216:Rob Anybody describes the abortive attempt to evict the Feegle as having been carried out by a bunch of "mound-digging Cromwells". This is a strange expression for the Disc, as Oliver Cromwell was the Lord Protector of England who is even today vilified for a policy of mass slaughter and destruction during his campaign in Ireland. Fan-fiction aside, there is no "official" Discworld analogue for Ireland or all things Irish*, and the only other analogue to Cromwell on the Discworld is Stoneface Vimes - a man who, while capable of executing a King, would not have countenanced the destruction of a city and the slaughter of all its inhabitants. A Vimes would happily kill a King, but only to protect and serve the people.

Guybrush: /* Specific annotations */ Softening language around “The Equestrian Statue”

2023-03-29T00:27:36Z

Specific annotations: Softening language around “The Equestrian Statue”

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	:And Simon describes part of the knowledge as ''elasticated string theory'', a phenomena which Eskarina says, in a discourse with Tiffany, has at least sixteen different dimensions... Compare this to Hawking on superspace and string theory. (See also page 332, below.)		:And Simon describes part of the knowledge as ''elasticated string theory'', a phenomena which Eskarina says, in a discourse with Tiffany, has at least sixteen different dimensions... Compare this to Hawking on superspace and string theory. (See also page 332, below.)

	;Page 175:When Mrs Proust performs magic on the statue of Lord Albert Rust to turn it into a temporary Golem under her will ~~- think~~ of ~~the~~ song ~~"The Equestrian Statue"~~ by 1960s prankster musicians, The Bonzo-Dog Doodah Band~~, in which~~ a statue in the park takes it into its head to wake up and have a canter up and down the square. (~~"Little~~ old ladies stop and say ~~"Well~~, I declare!") You can [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKtfFmYiI40 listen to ~~the song~~ on YouTube].		;Page 175:When Mrs Proust performs magic on the statue of Lord Albert Rust to turn it into a temporary Golem under her will, this is reminiscent of “The Equestrian Statue”, a song by 1960s prankster musicians, [[wikipedia:The Bonzo-Dog Doodah Band\|The Bonzo-Dog Doodah Band]]. In the song a statue in the park takes it into its head to wake up and have a canter up and down the square. (“Little old ladies stop and say ‘Well, I declare!’”) You can [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKtfFmYiI40 listen to “The Equestrian Statue” on YouTube].

	;Page 216:Rob Anybody describes the abortive attempt to evict the Feegle as having been carried out by a bunch of "mound-digging Cromwells". This is a strange expression for the Disc, as Oliver Cromwell was the Lord Protector of England who is even today vilified for a policy of mass slaughter and destruction during his campaign in Ireland. Fan-fiction aside, there is no "official" Discworld analogue for Ireland or all things Irish*, and the only other analogue to Cromwell on the Discworld is Stoneface Vimes - a man who, while capable of executing a King, would not have countenanced the destruction of a city and the slaughter of all its inhabitants. A Vimes would happily kill a King, but only to protect and serve the people.		;Page 216:Rob Anybody describes the abortive attempt to evict the Feegle as having been carried out by a bunch of "mound-digging Cromwells". This is a strange expression for the Disc, as Oliver Cromwell was the Lord Protector of England who is even today vilified for a policy of mass slaughter and destruction during his campaign in Ireland. Fan-fiction aside, there is no "official" Discworld analogue for Ireland or all things Irish*, and the only other analogue to Cromwell on the Discworld is Stoneface Vimes - a man who, while capable of executing a King, would not have countenanced the destruction of a city and the slaughter of all its inhabitants. A Vimes would happily kill a King, but only to protect and serve the people.

Guybrush: /* Specific annotations */

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Specific annotations

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	;Page 149:Long-term solitary confinement prisoners, often dangerous killers, keeping caged birds for company in their cells is now a cliche, thanks to the "Birdman of Alcatraz". Depressingly, the real-life "Birdman", Robert Stroud, never kept caged birds in his life, and certainly not during his incarceration. Stroud was a devious, manipulative and thoroughly loathsome double murderer with paedophilic tendencies, who knew how to play a good PR game. He convinced a charismatic lawyer to fight his appeals, leading to a romantic and wildly inaccurate book being written about him, Thomas E. Gaddis' ''Birdman of Alcatraz'', in 1955. [[wikipedia:Birdman of Alcatraz (film)\|The 1962 Hollywood film starring Burt Lancaster]] established the fiction firmly in the public eye. (Source: [https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/Perfect-Victims/Bill-James/9780857203922 '''''Perfect Victims''''' by Bill James], Simon and Schuster, 2011)		;Page 149:Long-term solitary confinement prisoners, often dangerous killers, keeping caged birds for company in their cells is now a cliche, thanks to the "Birdman of Alcatraz". Depressingly, the real-life "Birdman", Robert Stroud, never kept caged birds in his life, and certainly not during his incarceration. Stroud was a devious, manipulative and thoroughly loathsome double murderer with paedophilic tendencies, who knew how to play a good PR game. He convinced a charismatic lawyer to fight his appeals, leading to a romantic and wildly inaccurate book being written about him, Thomas E. Gaddis' ''Birdman of Alcatraz'', in 1955. [[wikipedia:Birdman of Alcatraz (film)\|The 1962 Hollywood film starring Burt Lancaster]] established the fiction firmly in the public eye. (Source: [https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/Perfect-Victims/Bill-James/9780857203922 '''''Perfect Victims''''' by Bill James], Simon and Schuster, 2011)

	;Page 164:[[Wee Mad Arthur]] ~~gloomily intones~~ "It will be certain death to go in there. Certain death! You'll all be doomed!" This ~~was~~ the catch-phrase of Scottish comic actor John Laurie, who played the gloomy undertaker and over-age soldier Private Frazer in the British sitcom ''[[wikipedia:Dad's Army\|Dad's Army]]''.		;Page 164:[[Wee Mad Arthur]] declares of the Unreal Estate, "It will be certain death to go in there. Certain death! You'll all be doomed!" This resembles the catch-phrase of Scottish comic actor John Laurie, who played the gloomy undertaker and over-age soldier Private Frazer in the British sitcom ''[[wikipedia:Dad's Army\|Dad's Army]]''. Wee Mad Arthur doesn’t make a habit of it, though, and isn’t gloomy at all, so this one might just be coincidence. (Arthur is also, before this book, usually written with a more Northern accent than a Scottish one.)

	;Pages 176-177:Since last being heard of in {{ER}}, Simon is described (via third-party accounts) as having let his illnesses and allergies multiply to the point where he has become Unseen University's analogue of Stephen Hawking - speaking to peers through a machine (HEX?) and unable to move, talk, or do very much for himself. Some of this is related via [[Esk]], who can be described as a reliable witness.		;Pages 176-177:Since last being heard of in {{ER}}, Simon is described (via third-party accounts) as having let his illnesses and allergies multiply to the point where he has become Unseen University's analogue of Stephen Hawking - speaking to peers through a machine (HEX?) and unable to move, talk, or do very much for himself. Some of this is related via [[Esk]], who can be described as a reliable witness.

Guybrush: Removed “strength of the coven” annotation as it doesn’t appear in any of the Tiffany books

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Removed “strength of the coven” annotation as it doesn’t appear in any of the Tiffany books

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	;Page 332:We learn that Eskarina has a son, whom she must protect. This is the only mention of him in the book. Theories about this tantalising standalone fact may be found [[Talk:Eskarina Smith\|on the Discussion page]] for the [[Eskarina Smith]].		;Page 332:We learn that Eskarina has a son, whom she must protect. This is the only mention of him in the book. Theories about this tantalising standalone fact may be found [[Talk:Eskarina Smith\|on the Discussion page]] for the [[Eskarina Smith]].

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	~~;Page unknown:"The strength of the witch is the coven and the strength of the coven is the witch" seems equivalent to Kipling's "The Law for the Wolves", as found in ''The Second Jungle Book'':~~
	~~:''As the creeper that girdles the tree trunk, the law runneth forward and back</br>For the strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack.''~~

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Guybrush: Updated to new annotation formatting; removed dead link (the doom was doomed)

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Updated to new annotation formatting; removed dead link (the doom was doomed)

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Cerddaf: Info on Cerne Abbas and Uffingham chalk figures

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Info on Cerne Abbas and Uffingham chalk figures

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	'''''(Doubleday hardback pp11-13)'''''		'''''(Doubleday hardback pp11-13)'''''
	The scouring fair and the Giant: this still happens in England, where a remarkably similar and somewhat [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerne_Abbas_giant priapic giant] is carved in the chalk at Cerne Abbas, in Dorset. Every so often his lines need cleaning...		The scouring fair and the Giant: this still happens in England, where a remarkably similar and somewhat [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerne_Abbas_giant priapic giant] is carved in the chalk at Cerne Abbas, in Dorset. Every so often his lines need cleaning. Apparently for many years postcards of the giant were the only pornographic images that could legally be sent through HM Royal Mail. Meanwhile at Uffington the White Horse is similarly (though less ribaldly) scoured, and the event is celebrated by a fair, with all the usual entertainments, including Cheese Rolling and ducking for apples, though not apparently ducking for frogs.

	'''''(Doubleday hardback p 103)''''' ''Still, it could have been worse,'' she told herself. ''There could have been snakes on the broomstick.''		'''''(Doubleday hardback p 103)''''' ''Still, it could have been worse,'' she told herself. ''There could have been snakes on the broomstick.''

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	;Page 175:When Mrs Proust performs magic on the statue of Lord Albert Rust to turn it into a temporary Golem under her will, this is reminiscent of “The Equestrian Statue”, a song by 1960s prankster musicians, the [[wikipedia:Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band\|Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band]]. In the song a statue in the park takes it into its head to wake up and have a canter up and down the square. (“Little old ladies stop and say ‘Well, I declare!’”) You can [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKtfFmYiI40 listen to “The Equestrian Statue” on YouTube].		;Page 175:When Mrs Proust performs magic on the statue of Lord Albert Rust to turn it into a temporary Golem under her will, this is reminiscent of “The Equestrian Statue”, a song by 1960s prankster musicians, the [[wikipedia:Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band\|Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band]]. In the song a statue in the park takes it into its head to wake up and have a canter up and down the square. (“Little old ladies stop and say ‘Well, I declare!’”) You can [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKtfFmYiI40 listen to “The Equestrian Statue” on YouTube].

	;Page 216:Rob Anybody describes the abortive attempt to evict the Feegle as having been carried out by a bunch of "mound-digging Cromwells". This is a strange expression for the Disc, as Oliver Cromwell was the Lord Protector of England who is even today vilified for a policy of mass slaughter and destruction during his campaign in Ireland. Fan-fiction aside, there is no "official" Discworld analogue for Ireland or all things Irish*, and the only other analogue to Cromwell on the Discworld is Stoneface Vimes - a man who, while capable of executing a King, would not have countenanced the destruction of a city and the slaughter of all its inhabitants. A Vimes would happily kill a King, but only to protect and serve the people.		;Page 216:Rob Anybody describes the abortive attempt to evict the Feegle as having been carried out by a bunch of "mound-digging Cromwells". This is a strange expression for the Disc, as Oliver Cromwell was the Lord Protector of England who is even today vilified for a policy of mass slaughter and destruction during his campaign in Ireland. Fan-fiction aside, there is no "official" Discworld analogue for Ireland or all things Irish*, and the only other analogue to Cromwell on the Discworld is [[Stoneface Vimes]] - a man who, while capable of executing a King, would not have countenanced the destruction of a city and the slaughter of all its inhabitants. A Vimes would happily kill a King, but only to protect and serve the people.
	:Perhaps on their journeys through the dimensions, the Feegle may have visited Ireland in the 1650's and 1660's; Irish folklore preserves the myth of a terrible, wrathful and cunning Little People living in mounds and barrows, who are to leprechauns what Feegle are to flower fairies. Little People are, after all, common to all the Celtic mythologies - Scottish, Welsh, Manx, Breton and Irish.		:Perhaps on their journeys through the dimensions, the Feegle may have visited Ireland in the 1650's and 1660's; Irish folklore preserves the myth of a terrible, wrathful and cunning Little People living in mounds and barrows, who are to leprechauns what Feegle are to flower fairies. Little People are, after all, common to all the Celtic mythologies - Scottish, Welsh, Manx, Breton and Irish.
	:(* The otherwise unknown and unreferenced country of Hergen has been proposed, but this is strictly non-canon, with nothing to support it, except its geographical location on the far side of Llamedos. It is interesting in this context that {{UA}} introduces a place on the Disc with the very unambiguously Irish-sounding name of ''Cladh''. Was there a Discworld Ireland which was never revealed?)		:(* The otherwise unknown and unreferenced country of [[Hergen]] has been proposed, but this is strictly non-canon, with nothing to support it, except its geographical location on the far side of [[Llamedos]]. It is interesting in this context that {{UA}} introduces a place on the Disc with the very unambiguously Irish-sounding name of ''[[Cladh]]''. Was there a Discworld Ireland which was never revealed?)

	;p. 219 (Harper Edition):"There is said to be a code in the number and placement of the horse's hooves." It is indeed said, but the supposed code does not match up to reality. Perhaps a sculptor might choose a more dynamic pose to suggest that the rider should be remembered for something other than the time the rider failed to protect the life of the highest ranking soldier under his command (i.e. him or herself).		;Page 219 (Harper Edition):"There is said to be a code in the number and placement of the horse's hooves." It is indeed said, but the supposed code does not match up to reality. Perhaps a sculptor might choose a more dynamic pose to suggest that the rider should be remembered for something other than the time the rider failed to protect the life of the highest ranking soldier under his command (i.e. him or herself).

	;Pages 199-200:The goings-on at the castle in the run up to a funeral and a wedding. Why is this reminiscent of Swamp Castle in ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail''? Especially when a seemingly dim guard (Preston) is not ''quite'' getting it right about the need to lock up a prisoner, and an increasingly exasperated employer cannot get the idea across...		;Pages 199-200:The goings-on at the castle in the run up to a funeral and a wedding. Why is this reminiscent of Swamp Castle in ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail''? Especially when a seemingly dim guard (Preston) is not ''quite'' getting it right about the need to lock up a prisoner, and an increasingly exasperated employer cannot get the idea across...

	;p. 225 (Harper Edition):"Swan on a Hot Tin Lake" would appear to be a combination of the restrained Tchaikovsky ballet Swan Lake & the somewhat more ribald Tennessee Williams play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.		;Page 225 (Harper Edition):"Swan on a Hot Tin Lake" would appear to be a combination of the restrained Tchaikovsky ballet ''Swan Lake'' and the somewhat more ribald Tennessee Williams play ''Cat on a Hot Tin Roof''.

	;Page 274:''The world needs cheesemakers.'' Not a million miles away from "Blessed are the cheese-makers", the misinterpretation of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount heard in ''Monty Python's Life of Brian''.		;Page 274:''The world needs cheesemakers.'' Not a million miles away from "Blessed are the cheese-makers", the misinterpretation of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount heard in ''Monty Python's Life of Brian''.

	;Page 316:''...by the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.''		;Page 316:''...by the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.''
	:Shakespeare again: ''Macbeth''. Alluding to the ability of a witch to sense things others cannot. See also the ~~line~~ early in ~~Wyrd Sisters (page?)~~ - "Can you tell by the pricking of your thumbs?" "By the pricking of my ears."		:Shakespeare again: ''Macbeth''. Alluding to the ability of a witch to sense things others cannot. See also the exchange early in {{WS}} - "Can you tell by the pricking of your thumbs?" "By the pricking of my ears."

	;p.324 (Harper Edition):"a hand thrust its way through the book's cover before a metal plate slammed down on it" making it the witch burner getting pressed instead of the witch.		;Page 324 (Harper Edition):"a hand thrust its way through the book's cover before a metal plate slammed down on it" making it the witch burner getting pressed instead of the witch.

	;Page 332:We learn that Eskarina has a son, whom she must protect. This is the only mention of him in the book. Theories about this tantalising standalone fact may be found [[Talk:Eskarina Smith\|on the Discussion page]] for ~~the~~ [[Eskarina Smith]].		;Page 332:We learn that Eskarina has a son, whom she must protect. This is the only mention of him in the book. Theories about this tantalising standalone fact may be found [[Talk:Eskarina Smith\|on the Discussion page]] for [[Eskarina Smith]].

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