“I COULD MURDER A CURRY,” He said. He looked over to his granddaughter, nodded with placid deference, rolled the dice, sighed deeply and stated: “A CUPCAKE IT IS.”
He started to dictate a poem to Susan while chewing and added: “DON’T CRITIQUE IT TOO HARSHLY. I’M NOT AT MY BEST.”
for Can You Tell a Story in … 50 words including poem, critique, murder, cupcake, dice
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at the very back, he sees a little man waving to him (Sir Terry Pratchett made me do it [add the additional words]).
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It’s Better to Laugh than Cry. And of course, I agree with DEATH (the Discworld version): “CATS, he said eventually. CATS ARE NICE.” FOWC with Fandango: Creed
Wednesday Quotes: Being Adventurous
“Death grinned because, as has so often been remarked, he didn’t have much option.”
(Terry Pratchett, Mort)
The poor sod can’t even smirk.
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Boredom can be harnessed though, creating routines which appear to be vital for survival: Lucky humans, who can close your minds to the endless deeps of space! You have this thing you call… boredom? That is the rarest talent in the universe! We heard a … Continue reading The Not-Screaming Routine and Others
“I started with a book, and that led me to a library, and that led me everywhere.”
― Terry Pratchett, Meditations on Middle-Earth
Another chance to quote my favourite author, Terry Pratchett. This time not from one of his works set in his own universe, aka Discworld, but from an essay he wrote about J.R.R. Tolkiens Lord of the Rings. Nevertheless, I think the theme needs the photo of a librarian to be complete.
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“The whole business with the fossilized dinosaur skeletons was a joke the paleontologists haven‘t seen yet.”
― Neil Gaiman, Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
Ragtag Daily Prompt: Paleontology
Pink or blue? Green or grey? German or French (or possibly Italian)? Truck or mini? Ford or Fiat?
I don’t mind. Next question: What flavour? Apparently, there are 39 flavours of ice cream. But how when there is only vanilla, strawberry and chocolate? I suppose there could be 39 flavours of ice cream if you mixed them up. Vanilla and chocolate. Strawberry and chocolate. Strawberry and vanilla. …” (with apologies to Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett).
“Many people, meeting Aziraphale for the first time, formed three impressions: that he was English, that he was intelligent, and that he was gayer than a treeful of monkeys on nitrous oxide.”
Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett: Good Omens
“They told me this green stuff was as good as nitrous oxide. I can’t feel it.”
“Don’t eat it, bruh! You needs to ssssmoke it!”
Wednesday Quotes: First Impression
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