Book:The Shepherd's Crown/Annotations - Revision history

Lias Bluestone: too many 's

2024-09-21T23:01:12Z

too many 's

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	It ''had'' to happen. The concept that Discworld lumberjacks perform their duties better when wearing womens' clothing. And singing while they work. They even get the ''''''Biggerwoods''''' mail-order catalogue. In Britain, ''Littlewoods'' is a popular mail-order company specialising in women's clothing from lingerie up to outerwear and clothes and singing is a reference to the Monty Python lumberjack song.		It ''had'' to happen. The concept that Discworld lumberjacks perform their duties better when wearing womens' clothing. And singing while they work. They even get the '''''Biggerwoods''''' mail-order catalogue. In Britain, ''Littlewoods'' is a popular mail-order company specialising in women's clothing from lingerie up to outerwear and clothes and singing is a reference to the Monty Python lumberjack song.

	'''''Doubleday hardback (UK), p223'''''		'''''Doubleday hardback (UK), p223'''''

Myk Streja: Added annotation

2024-09-08T01:10:17Z

Added annotation

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	Tiffany notices young Feegle are following her on her rounds and collecting examples of the strongest substance known to man, toenail clippings from the elderly. It is not specified as to what they do with them, but she suspects some sort of weapon-use is involved. Later in the book crescent-shaped boomerangs are deployed as weapons.		Tiffany notices young Feegle are following her on her rounds and collecting examples of the strongest substance known to man, toenail clippings from the elderly. It is not specified as to what they do with them, but she suspects some sort of weapon-use is involved. Later in the book crescent-shaped boomerangs are deployed as weapons.

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	''Mephistopheles'' is a good name for a goat. Although perhaps not as fitting as "Baphomet". Apparently Geoffrey Swivel got the name from a book. Geoffrey reads widely. Another literary Swivel on the Disc is the Ankh-Morpork Times' literary critic [[Tuppence Swivel]]. On Roundworld the demon Mephistopheles appears to Faust, in both book and opera, to offer him the Standard Contract. Demons, such as Baphomet, are closely associated with goats. And we know on the Discworld the nearest equivalent to the Faust thing happened with a youth called {{E}}.		''Mephistopheles'' is a good name for a goat. Although perhaps not as fitting as "Baphomet". Apparently Geoffrey Swivel got the name from a book. Geoffrey reads widely. Another literary Swivel on the Disc is the Ankh-Morpork Times' literary critic [[Tuppence Swivel]]. On Roundworld the demon Mephistopheles appears to Faust, in both book and opera, to offer him the Standard Contract. Demons, such as Baphomet, are closely associated with goats. And we know on the Discworld the nearest equivalent to the Faust thing happened with a youth called {{E}}.

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	The white cat You's mysterious means of getting about. Elsewhere it has been speculated that this is a case of ''Schrödinger's Hat''....		The white cat You's mysterious means of getting about. Elsewhere it has been speculated that this is a case of ''Schrödinger's Hat''....

	'''''Harper paperback, p. 68''''' "the times they is a-changing" The Times They Are A-Changin' is one of Bob Dylan's most famous songs		'''''Harper paperback, p. 68'''''
			"the times they is a-changing" The Times They Are A-Changin' is one of Bob Dylan's most famous songs

			'''''Harper paperback, p. 82'''''
			"Mephistopheles, how many people are in this pub?" A famous horse called Clever Hans could do the same "trick." In the case of Hans, the horse would continue to tap his hoof until the questioner's body language changed to indicate that the horse should stop tapping.

	'''''Harper paperback, p. 82''''' "~~Mephistopheles~~, ~~how many people are in this pub?" A famous horse called Clever Hans could do~~ the ~~same "trick.~~" In ~~the case~~ of ~~Hans, the horse would continue to tap his hoof until the questioner's body language changed to indicate that~~ the ~~horse should stop tapping~~.		'''''Harper paperback, p. 83'''''
			"…threatened to wallop them with his grandfather’s knobkerrie, a souvenir from the Klatchian campaign…" In [[Roundworld]], a [[Wikipedia:Knobkerrie\|knobkerrie]] is a wooden club or stick from Southern or Eastern Africa with a ball on one end, typically used as a weapon, making it a foreign version of a staff with a knob on the end.

	'''''Harper paperback, p. 207''''' "We will put a girdle of glamour around their world" "I'll put a girdle round about the earth In forty minutes." Puck, A Mudsummer Night's Dream, Act II Scene 1		'''''Harper paperback, p. 207'''''
			"We will put a girdle of glamour around their world" "I'll put a girdle round about the earth In forty minutes." Puck, A Mudsummer Night's Dream, Act II Scene 1

	'''''Doubleday hardback (UK), p214:'''''		'''''Doubleday hardback (UK), p214:'''''
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	A callback to Granny Weatherwax in {{LL}}. Only here, Tiffany is contemplating the possibility inherent - what if Elves really can be made to learn? What if they learn, and develop, and grow up a little?		A callback to Granny Weatherwax in {{LL}}. Only here, Tiffany is contemplating the possibility inherent - what if Elves really can be made to learn? What if they learn, and develop, and grow up a little?

	'''''Harper paperback, p. 260''''' "Och no, I know who I am and he knows who he is and so does our other brother Callum." This is very reminiscent of Larry, Darryl & Darryl from the sitcom Newhart.		'''''Harper paperback, p. 260'''''
			"Och no, I know who I am and he knows who he is and so does our other brother Callum." This is very reminiscent of Larry, Darryl & Darryl from the sitcom Newhart.

	'''''Harper paperback, p. 260''''' "We happy few" This whole section is peppered with quotations & adaptations of the St. Crispin's Day speech from Henry V.		'''''Harper paperback, p. 260'''''
			"We happy few" This whole section is peppered with quotations & adaptations of the St. Crispin's Day speech from Henry V.

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Superluser: Some annotations

2023-08-12T01:55:47Z

Some annotations

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	The white cat You's mysterious means of getting about. Elsewhere it has been speculated that this is a case of ''Schrödinger's Hat''....		The white cat You's mysterious means of getting about. Elsewhere it has been speculated that this is a case of ''Schrödinger's Hat''....

			'''''Harper paperback, p. 68''''' "the times they is a-changing" The Times They Are A-Changin' is one of Bob Dylan's most famous songs

			'''''Harper paperback, p. 82''''' "Mephistopheles, how many people are in this pub?" A famous horse called Clever Hans could do the same "trick." In the case of Hans, the horse would continue to tap his hoof until the questioner's body language changed to indicate that the horse should stop tapping.

			'''''Harper paperback, p. 207''''' "We will put a girdle of glamour around their world" "I'll put a girdle round about the earth In forty minutes." Puck, A Mudsummer Night's Dream, Act II Scene 1

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	A callback to Granny Weatherwax in {{LL}}. Only here, Tiffany is contemplating the possibility inherent - what if Elves really can be made to learn? What if they learn, and develop, and grow up a little?		A callback to Granny Weatherwax in {{LL}}. Only here, Tiffany is contemplating the possibility inherent - what if Elves really can be made to learn? What if they learn, and develop, and grow up a little?

			'''''Harper paperback, p. 260''''' "Och no, I know who I am and he knows who he is and so does our other brother Callum." This is very reminiscent of Larry, Darryl & Darryl from the sitcom Newhart.

			'''''Harper paperback, p. 260''''' "We happy few" This whole section is peppered with quotations & adaptations of the St. Crispin's Day speech from Henry V.

	'''''Doubleday hardback (UK), p277:'''''		'''''Doubleday hardback (UK), p277:'''''

Shaderon at 09:54, 7 February 2021

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	It ''had'' to happen. The concept that Discworld lumberjacks perform their duties better when wearing womens' clothing. And singing while they work. They even get the ''''''Biggerwoods''''' mail-order catalogue. In Britain, ''Littlewoods'' is a popular mail-order company specialising in women's clothing from lingerie up to outerwear.		It ''had'' to happen. The concept that Discworld lumberjacks perform their duties better when wearing womens' clothing. And singing while they work. They even get the ''''''Biggerwoods''''' mail-order catalogue. In Britain, ''Littlewoods'' is a popular mail-order company specialising in women's clothing from lingerie up to outerwear and clothes and singing is a reference to the Monty Python lumberjack song.

	'''''Doubleday hardback (UK), p223'''''		'''''Doubleday hardback (UK), p223'''''

Jagra at 17:19, 17 January 2016

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	The white cat You's mysterious means of getting about. Elsewhere it has been speculated that this is a case of ''Schrödinger's Hat''....		The white cat You's mysterious means of getting about. Elsewhere it has been speculated that this is a case of ''Schrödinger's Hat''....



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	A shout-out to a bleak old English ballad made relevant by Terry's favourite band, Steeleye Span. The ballad "Long Lankin" is about child-murder by night and named this particular elf. The LP that has this song, incidentally, is called ''The Commoner's Crown''. Listen to it '''''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSUH6YPM9oI here]'''''		A shout-out to a bleak old English ballad made relevant by Terry's favourite band, Steeleye Span. The ballad "Long Lankin" is about child-murder by night and named this particular elf. The LP that has this song, incidentally, is called ''The Commoner's Crown''. Listen to it '''''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSUH6YPM9oI here]'''''

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AgProv: one of those minor one letter correctinos that make all the difference....

2015-09-02T09:04:51Z

one of those minor one letter correctinos that make all the difference....

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	''Mephistopheles'' is a good name for a goat. Although perhaps not as fitting as "Baphomet". Apparently Geoffrey Swivel got the name from a book. Geoffrey reads widely. Another literary Swivel on the Disc is the Ankh-Morpork Times' literary critic [[Tuppence Swivel]]. On Roundworld the demon Mephistopheles appears to Faust, in both book and opera, to offer him the Standard Contract. Demons, such as Baphomet, are closely associated with goats. And we know on the Discworld the nearest equivalent to the Faust thing happened with a youth called {{E}}.		''Mephistopheles'' is a good name for a goat. Although perhaps not as fitting as "Baphomet". Apparently Geoffrey Swivel got the name from a book. Geoffrey reads widely. Another literary Swivel on the Disc is the Ankh-Morpork Times' literary critic [[Tuppence Swivel]]. On Roundworld the demon Mephistopheles appears to Faust, in both book and opera, to offer him the Standard Contract. Demons, such as Baphomet, are closely associated with goats. And we know on the Discworld the nearest equivalent to the Faust thing happened with a youth called {{E}}.

	And the story of the goat Mephistopheles - the rejected runt in the litter who needs intervention in order to survive - is echoed a little later when Tiffany Aching rescues the unwanted triplet Tiffany Robinson (p48). Foreshadowing? And things come in threes: Geoffrey is the youngest of three sons, ~~tiffany~~ Robinson is the youngest of triplets, Mephistopheles the youngest of a litter of kids.		And the story of the goat Mephistopheles - the rejected runt in the litter who needs intervention in order to survive - is echoed a little later when Tiffany Aching rescues the unwanted triplet Tiffany Robinson (p48). Foreshadowing? And things come in threes: Geoffrey is the youngest of three sons, Tiffany Robinson is the youngest of triplets, Mephistopheles the youngest of a litter of kids.

	'''''Doubleday hardback (UK), p21:'''''		'''''Doubleday hardback (UK), p21:'''''

Old Dickens: nice link...

2015-09-01T21:48:35Z

nice link...

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	An enigma fated never to be be resolved: the second reference to [[Eskarina Smith]]'s son. (~~Although~~ this is discussed on the Eskarina Smith talk page.		An enigma fated never to be be resolved: the second reference to [[Eskarina Smith]]'s son (although this is discussed on the [[Talk:Eskarina Smith\|Eskarina Smith talk page]].

	'''''Doubleday hardback (UK), p44:'''''		'''''Doubleday hardback (UK), p44:'''''

AgProv at 16:35, 1 September 2015

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	''Mephistopheles'' is a good name for a goat. Although perhaps not as fitting as "Baphomet". Apparently Geoffrey Swivel got the name from a book. ~~Geoofrey~~ reads widely. Another literary Swivel on the Disc is the Ankh-Morpork Times' literary critic [[Tuppence Swivel]]. On Roundworld the demon Mephistopheles appears to Faust, in both book and opera, to offer him the Standard Contract. Demons, such as Baphomet, are closely associated with goats. And we know on the Discworld the nearest equivalent to the Faust thing happened with a youth called {{E}}.		''Mephistopheles'' is a good name for a goat. Although perhaps not as fitting as "Baphomet". Apparently Geoffrey Swivel got the name from a book. Geoffrey reads widely. Another literary Swivel on the Disc is the Ankh-Morpork Times' literary critic [[Tuppence Swivel]]. On Roundworld the demon Mephistopheles appears to Faust, in both book and opera, to offer him the Standard Contract. Demons, such as Baphomet, are closely associated with goats. And we know on the Discworld the nearest equivalent to the Faust thing happened with a youth called {{E}}.

	And the story of the goat Mephistopheles - the rejected runt in the litter who needs intervention in order to survive - is echoed a little later when Tiffany Aching rescues the unwanted triplet Tiffany Robinson (p48). Foreshadowing? And things come in threes: Geoffrey is the youngest of three sons, tiffany Robinson is the youngest of triplets, Mephistopheles the youngest of a litter of kids.		And the story of the goat Mephistopheles - the rejected runt in the litter who needs intervention in order to survive - is echoed a little later when Tiffany Aching rescues the unwanted triplet Tiffany Robinson (p48). Foreshadowing? And things come in threes: Geoffrey is the youngest of three sons, tiffany Robinson is the youngest of triplets, Mephistopheles the youngest of a litter of kids.
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	'''''Doubleday hardback (UK), p214:'''''		'''''Doubleday hardback (UK), p214:'''''
	It ''had'' to happen. The concept that Discworld lumberjacks perform their duties better when wearing womens' clothing. They even get the ''''''Biggerwoods''''' mail-order catalogue. In Britain, ''Littlewoods'' is a popular mail-order company specialising in women's clothing from lingerie up to outerwear.		It ''had'' to happen. The concept that Discworld lumberjacks perform their duties better when wearing womens' clothing. And singing while they work. They even get the ''''''Biggerwoods''''' mail-order catalogue. In Britain, ''Littlewoods'' is a popular mail-order company specialising in women's clothing from lingerie up to outerwear.

	'''''Doubleday hardback (UK), p223'''''		'''''Doubleday hardback (UK), p223'''''

AgProv: triplets - a recurring motif

2015-09-01T16:34:41Z

triplets - a recurring motif

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	''Mephistopheles'' is a good name for a goat. Although perhaps not as fitting as "Baphomet". Apparently Geoffrey Swivel got the name from a book. Geoofrey reads widely. Another literary Swivel on the Disc is the Ankh-Morpork Times' literary critic [[Tuppence Swivel]]. On Roundworld the demon Mephistopheles appears to Faust, in both book and opera, to offer him the Standard Contract. Demons, such as Baphomet, are closely associated with goats. And we know on the Discworld the nearest equivalent to the Faust thing happened with a youth called {{E}}.		''Mephistopheles'' is a good name for a goat. Although perhaps not as fitting as "Baphomet". Apparently Geoffrey Swivel got the name from a book. Geoofrey reads widely. Another literary Swivel on the Disc is the Ankh-Morpork Times' literary critic [[Tuppence Swivel]]. On Roundworld the demon Mephistopheles appears to Faust, in both book and opera, to offer him the Standard Contract. Demons, such as Baphomet, are closely associated with goats. And we know on the Discworld the nearest equivalent to the Faust thing happened with a youth called {{E}}.

	And the story of the goat Mephistopheles - the rejected runt in the litter who needs intervention in order to survive - is echoed a little later when Tiffany Aching rescues the unwanted triplet Tiffany Robinson (p48). Foreshadowing?		And the story of the goat Mephistopheles - the rejected runt in the litter who needs intervention in order to survive - is echoed a little later when Tiffany Aching rescues the unwanted triplet Tiffany Robinson (p48). Foreshadowing? And things come in threes: Geoffrey is the youngest of three sons, tiffany Robinson is the youngest of triplets, Mephistopheles the youngest of a litter of kids.

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	'''''Doubleday hardback (UK), p32 and on:'''''		'''''Doubleday hardback (UK), p32 and on:'''''
	Pratchett tours the Disc to get a series of reactions, from established characters, to the Disc-changing event that marks the early part of this book (sorry: no spoilers. But it's a big one. We can rewrite this bit after the book has circulated a bit and people have had time to read it.) As he calls back to the events of {{ER}} - Smith's rag-rug on the bed and a very brief cameo from Esk - he reverts, in this chapter, to the second-person writing style that distinguished {{ER}} from the other early novels.		Pratchett tours the Disc to get a series of reactions, from established characters, to the Disc-changing event that marks the early part of this book (sorry: no spoilers. But it's a big one. We can rewrite this bit after the book has circulated a bit and people have had time to read it.) As he calls back to the events of {{ER}} - Smith's rag-rug on the bed and a very brief cameo from Esk - he reverts, in this chapter, to the second-person writing style that distinguished {{ER}} from the other early novels. And of course just as Esk was a girl who wanted to become a wizard, Geoffrey is a boy who wants to become a witch.

	'''''Doubleday hardback (UK), p42:'''''		'''''Doubleday hardback (UK), p42:'''''

AgProv: giving up on that thrice-damned link

2015-09-01T11:43:27Z

giving up on that thrice-damned link

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	An enigma fated never to be be resolved: the second reference to [[Eskarina Smith]]'s son. (Although this is discussed ~~elsewhere [http://wiki.lspace.org/mediawiki/Talk:Eskarina_Smith\|elsewhere~~ on the ~~wiki])~~.		An enigma fated never to be be resolved: the second reference to [[Eskarina Smith]]'s son. (Although this is discussed on the Eskarina Smith talk page.

	'''''Doubleday hardback (UK), p44:'''''		'''''Doubleday hardback (UK), p44:'''''