Comments on: Pratchett Fall: Rowan Pelling Is Well Read At Tesco’s

By: Catherine

Catherine — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:04:05 +0000

Sure! The link was posted in the interest of being concise.
Although turtles and frogs may not touch the heart
of every animal lover, Tesco’s treatment
of these animals in China has met with disbelief, indignation and stiff opposition. Tesco either butchers these animals for food in store or sells them alive to be slaughtered at home. British charity Care for the Wild International supported by leading chelonian veterinarian and biologist have asked to stop Tesco selling live turtles for food in China on conservation and animal welfare grounds. Recently new evidence again provides disturbing proof that Tesco skins and dismembers animals alive in its Chinese outlets. By doing Tesco turns its back on animal welfare and its own corporate responsibilities.

M&A
Artemis
Thanks!
I’m pretty sure that Om would not be pleased…

By: Anorak

Anorak — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:49:49 +0000

Get her!

By: chenier

chenier — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:53:42 +0000

Igor would probably be able to create a mouse with a big ball on top…

By: chenier

chenier — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:52:54 +0000

That would be a pity, since much of what he writes is about the politics of the day; it’s still funny x years later but it loses the immediacy…

By: bowleserised

bowleserised — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:47:03 +0000

I’m saving T Pratchett for some future time when I’m confined to bed for six months at a stretch, unable to do anything but read. I suspect that I’ll like his books so much I won’t be able to stop once I start. Anyone who gets raves from A S Byatt deserves the attention.

By: Saul

Saul — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:45:10 +0000

Just readıng İgor sayıng conthequenthes cracks me up every tıme.

By: chenier

chenier — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:44:24 +0000

Saul,
I don’t know.
It probably doesn’t involve 3 s’s in a row, though…

By: chenier

chenier — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:42:27 +0000

Good thought.

Before the tortoise makes contact with your cranium…

Though if you care to discuss the works of T Pratchett, you’ll probably find some takers…

By: bowleserised

bowleserised — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:38:38 +0000

“an error”

Right. I should quit while I’m ahead.

By: bowleserised

bowleserised — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:38:02 +0000

I don’t see how I was being genderist, but perhaps that’s an in-joke here. I’m just a pedant who was pointing out that the original blogger had Ms Pelling’s gender wrong. Which was ironic when they were picking up and error of hers. I can add an “I’m a big, fuck-off feminist” flag to my post if that helps. Because I am.

By: Saul

Saul — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:37:06 +0000

The Mods and Rockers are developıng as punıshment the slow death of beıng rıpped asunder by wıld tortoısesss.
Bugger whats the plural of those shelled thıngs what eat lettuce.

By: chenier

chenier — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:33:28 +0000

As long as you are not being genderist, feel free!

I personally wouldn’t cross Artemis on that issue, but if you are feeling suicidal you could go ahead and make her day…

By: bowleserised

bowleserised — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:28:41 +0000

Can I still swoop on factual errors?

By: chenier

chenier — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:27:34 +0000

And I am good humouredly pointing out that Nakroa is spoken of with awe for his take-no-prisoners approach to spelling wherever dyslexics are gathered together; we are hoping to enter him in the upcoming Galactic Spelling Bee, and would appreciate it if you would stop nobbling the favourite for the Wooden Spoon.

We have money riding on this…

By: bowleserised

bowleserised — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:21:27 +0000

I was carping at the blogger’s mistakes in carping at Pelling’s mistakes and made my own mistake, which I immediately and goodhumouredly acknowledged.

By: chenier

chenier — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:18:34 +0000

M&A stands for Mods and Admin, Artemis is the goddess of the hunt, twin sister to Apollo, and I, as a humble poster, would point out that if you are going to carp at Anoark’s spelling mistakes, it’s a good idea to spell check your own post…

By: bowleserised

bowleserised — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:13:36 +0000

Also, shurely it should be “you Anoraks”.

Just sayin’.

By: bowleserised

bowleserised — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:09:45 +0000

M&A/Artemis, I’m correcting the anonymous author of this piece, who may be you (it’s unclear) and who calls Rowan a “he”.

By: bowleserised

bowleserised — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:03:42 +0000

Oh arse. “Preliminary”.

M&A
Artemis
I was wondering when you would notice that…

By: bowleserised

bowleserised — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:03:16 +0000

Rowan Pelling is a she.

How wonderful it is to do a blog, and show how you check everything with a prelimary Google beforehand.

M&A
Artemis
That’s a very genderist observation, if I may say so.
Surely the writing is what matters, not the author?