From: ano@csug.cs.reading.ac.uk (Adrian Ogden)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.pratchett
Subject: Re: The Annotated Pratchett File
Date: 2 Sep 92 15:32:22 GMT
Organization: University of Reading


Leo, I tried to mail this to you, but it kept bouncing so
I've posted it instead.

Anyway, this is more stuff for the APF. All quotes are
from memory and may be unreliable, all page references
are from UK paperbacks.



THE LIGHT FANTASTIC:
>
>- [p. 7] The philosopher Ly Tin Weedle, appearing here at a party, was also
>  spotted in a "Mort" footnote on p. 24, in a bar. He is rumoured to
>  appear a third time somewhere in the Discworld books, but I have not
>  been able to track that down.

It's in SOURCERY, [p. 212], when Nijel Conina & the Seriph are travelling
in the Genie's lamp. There's a bit explaining the laws of the universe
which allow magic travel to work, and goes something like this:

        "The Astrophysycists of Krull once proved conclusively that
    all places are one place and the distance between them was an
    illusion. This was a great embarrasment to philosophers, as it
    didn't explain, for instance, signposts. After much wrangling
    the debate was handed over to Ly Tin Wheedle, who eventually
    announced that while it was true that all places were in fact
    one place, that place was _very large_



>WYRD SISTERS:
>
>- This whole novel brims with Shakespeare references (to the Scottish
>  Play in particular). I am waiting for someone out there to collect
>  and submit some of the more obscure ones.

The 3 witches, the blood which wouldn't wash off Felmet's hand is
indeed very MacBeth. The play, however, and the king's ghost trying
to expose his murderer through his son, are pure Hamlet. "The play's
the thing wherein I'll trap the conscience of the King."

[p. 161] The playhouse built by Tomjon's company is called "The Dysk".
The one built in real life by Shakespeare was "The Globe".

[p. 213] One of WS's more famous sonnets begins "Shall I compare thee to
a summer's day?" The Fool tries, after asking advice from Hwel, to use a
similar line to charm Magrat. "I wonder if I might compare you to a summer's
day. Because, well.. June 12th was quite nice and, um... oh, you've gone."



PYRAMIDS:

[p. 14] During Pteppic's assassins exam, one of the buildings he climbs is
the "Young-Mens-Reformed-Cultists-of-the-Ichor-God-Bel-Shamharoth-Association"
gym. This is based on the YMCA & YWCA (Young Men's/Women's Christian
Association), organizations which provide temporary accomodation for
young people. (I don't know if these are known outside the UK.)




MOVING PICTURES:
>
>This one has uncountable references to classic Hollywood movies and
>anecdotes.
>
>
>- [p. 34] Movie producer Thomas Silverfish is directly modeled on movie
>  mogul Samuel Goldwyn, whose real name was Samuel Goldfish.

Hence some of Silverfish's dialogue. [p. 197]

 "Include me out"                           A genuine Goldwyn-ism.

 "I can tell you in one word. Im-Possible"
 "That's two words."                        From another Goldwyn-ism:
                                            "I can tell you in two
                                             words. Im-Possible."


>- [p. 132] Film studio names.  Fir Wood Studios is Pine Tree Studios [?].

Pinewood Studios.

>- [p. 266] The Librarian hitting the gong in the underground theatre
            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
It was Detritus. Victor & the Librarian couldn't get the hammer off
it's supports. And in mine that happens on p. 318.



 WITCHES ABROAD:
>
> - Casanunda is modeled on Casanova, the world famous lover [Another
>   filler, probably: everybody knows this, right?].

Cassanunder is first mentioned in a footnote in Reaper Man. [p. 261].
Does he appear in WA as well? I'm still waiting for the paperback...



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