...making Linux just a little more fun!

### [OT] One for Ben: pTerry made his own sword

Jimmy O'Regan [joregan at gmail.com]

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:25:12 +0100

http://www.news.com.au/technology/terry-[...]-meteorites/story-e6frfro0-1225926584339

'Pratchett, who has Alzheimer's disease, also said he had thrown in "several pieces of meteorites - thunderbolt iron, you see - highly magical, you've got to chuck that stuff in whether you believe in it or not".' ... 'He said: "It annoys me that knights aren't allowed to carry their swords. That would be knife crime."'

    --
    <Leftmost> jimregan, that's because deep inside you, you are evil.
    <Leftmost> Also not-so-deep inside you.

Top Back

Ben Okopnik [ben at linuxgazette.net]

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:04:34 -0400

On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 04:25:12PM +0100, Jimmy O'Regan wrote:

    > http://www.news.com.au/technology/terry-[...]-meteorites/story-e6frfro0-1225926584339
    >
    > 'Pratchett, who has Alzheimer's disease, also said he had thrown in
    > "several pieces of meteorites - thunderbolt iron, you see - highly
    > magical, you've got to chuck that stuff in whether you believe in it
    > or not".'
    > ...
    > 'He said: "It annoys me that knights aren't allowed to carry their
    > swords. That would be knife crime."'

"...the author dug up 81kg of ore and smelted it in the grounds of his house, using a makeshift kiln built from clay and hay and fuelled with damp sheep manure."

Yep. If there was any question of it being pTerry, it's settled now.

    --
    * Ben Okopnik * Editor-in-Chief, Linux Gazette * http://LinuxGazette.NET *

Top Back