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Terry Pratchett @ LegOz 2003
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Sun, 14 Mar 2004 09:22:48 GMT
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Hi all.

I have fond memories of the LegOz meeting in Sydney last year.  One thing
that sticks in my mind is the conversation at the casino on the Saturday
night.  James, Myself and a few others (I think Richie was also involved)
were talking about Terry Pratchett.  We were tryoing to remember which book
had the quote about setting a man alight.  but no-one was 100% sure which
book it was.

Well, I found it

"Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's
warm for the rest of his life"
Solid Jackson, Curious Squid Fisherman, page 262
JINGO

ta da


Leg Godt

Travis Matheson



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  Re: Terry Pratchett @ LegOz 2003
 
(...) You have no idea how much that has been weighing on my mind! I've even used the quote couple of times since James reminded me of it. And I just haven't had the time to go back and read them all! (As a Pratchett aside, I finished reading the (...) (20 years ago, 14-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au)

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