Apparently, pickpockets sometimes put up signs earning of pickpockets, because it causes people to check their pockets for valuable items, showing which pockets they are in
Apparently, pickpockets sometimes put up signs earning of pickpockets, because it causes people to check their pockets for valuable items, showing which pockets they are in
Looking at my mum, dad and sisters drinking habits I can confirm this is true. Also, I’m NB and don’t drink either
Many people who would be labelled “retarded” (as in, people with learning disabilities presenting external physical symptoms like Down’s Syndrome) find the term offensive and say it is a slur. It doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks, because they are not affected in the same way. It is a slur.
And you’re old enough to be online? That doesn’t seem correct
(This comment also serves to say how old I am)
I own a real human skull; my parents gave it to me
It’s about quantity, not quality. A prostitute can see, let’s say, 10 people a day. Someone on OnlyFans can stream to a million people simultaneously
I think you mean “Greek or Latin rootices”.
Depends how you pronounce “historical”. If you pronounce it the ‘correct’ but outdated way, with a silent H, then saying “an historical” makes sense. But most people pronounce the H, which is why saying “a historical” makes sense. The whole reason of having a / an is because it makes it easier for your mouth to reshape itself for the next word you’re saying.
The last soldier who’s lost most of their body one tenth at a time would like to disagree with you
“Show your ID or I’ll detain you.”
“Come with me.”
(Apparently)
Be the change you want to see
You’re probably right, but I was trying to say it deserves more recognition. I don’t think it would be a good TV show either. And Eragon has put me off all dragon-related adaptations I think!
It changes based on the book and situation, honestly. Sometimes a weyr boasts than none has got through their wings for several years. Sometimes it’s just a couple of Threads. But often, whenever a character is caught outside, it’s taken to be certain death. For example
Menolly’s fire lizards die as they’re hatching and go out into thread
I can’t remember the book, but one punishment for murderers is to leave them outside in Threadfall to be killed
In Renegades of Pern, many of the traders die in the opening chapter despite there being dragonriders nearby
I feel like a lot of Anne McCaffrey’s writing is inconsistent and is more based on what’s good for the plot than anything else. And (at least in the early editions I own) could have done with a better proofreader. Couple of spelling mistakes, but a lot of people and dragon names changing and other consistency errors. But I still love the books, don’t get me wrong!
The first couple of books were originally published in sci-fi magazines, so they are more like collections of short stories than books. Usually each story covers one crises, and by the next story everyone from the first is dead and gone. So if Apple are trying to make a single cohesive narrative, I can see that it would either need to make a lot of changes or be set later in the Foundation timeline when the books were written as books
That thing was genuinely just opening itself up for a while and hoping for the best.
Sounds like my dating strategy…
Thanks.
I’ve read Night Angel series, that’s where I know the name from. Not the sort of book I’d usually enjoy but I remember good things. I think I’ll add Lightbringer to my list of books to read :)
Dragonriders of Pern, by Anne McCaffrey. Currently doing my umpteenth read-through completely accidentally. I wanted to read one of the books then got sucked in. I’m nine books in and read several of them in one sitting, despite having read them all plenty of times.
And while I’m on the subject, I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone taking about Pern online but I see mentions of Isaac Asimov every few weeks. They’re of a similar age and Pern is equally good as Isaac’s work, if not better. Grumble grumble…
I believe Foundation was made into a series already, by Amazon
Although I love the books, I’d never want to see them as a film. I expect it would be so gory it would take away from the story. Kind of how Game of Thrones was just so focused on boobs that it was honestly embarrassing to watch sometimes.
City Planner: Hey, I’m just reviewing the plans for the traffic light control shed and that there’s no way for the guy inside to see what the traffic’s doing outside.
Architect, who forgot that windows exist: Err… that’s for … well… it’s to ensure the safety of the operator during road rage incidents … They’ll be using CCTV to watch everything. Of course I know about windows haha…