Pratchett Fall: Rowan Pelling Is Well Read At Tesco’s
HOW wonderful it is to be well read, to show knowledge by way to quotes and “Yes, I read that”. Says the Telegraph’s literary elephant Rowan Pelling:
Last year, Tesco sold £107.2 million of books. We may think of it as a grocer, but in reality it’s a behemoth, carrying the nation on its vast back like the turtles in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld.
That’s the cover of the book he notes on the left, the one with the elephants.
You Anorak’s don’t need to read it…
July 30th, 2008 at 11:07 pm
A book is always handy in any checkout queue..
July 31st, 2008 at 1:03 pm
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?
July 31st, 2008 at 1:03 pm
Oh arse. “Preliminary”.
M&A
Artemis
I was wondering when you would notice that…
July 31st, 2008 at 1:09 pm
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”.
July 31st, 2008 at 1:13 pm
Also, shurely it should be “you Anoraks”.
Just sayin’.
July 31st, 2008 at 1:18 pm
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…
July 31st, 2008 at 1:21 pm
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.
July 31st, 2008 at 1:27 pm
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…
July 31st, 2008 at 1:28 pm
Can I still swoop on factual errors?
July 31st, 2008 at 1:33 pm
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…
July 31st, 2008 at 1:37 pm
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.
July 31st, 2008 at 1:38 pm
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.
July 31st, 2008 at 1:38 pm
“an error”
Right. I should quit while I’m ahead.
July 31st, 2008 at 1:42 pm
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…
July 31st, 2008 at 1:44 pm
Saul,
I don’t know.
It probably doesn’t involve 3 s’s in a row, though…
July 31st, 2008 at 1:45 pm
Just readıng İgor sayıng conthequenthes cracks me up every tıme.
July 31st, 2008 at 1:47 pm
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.
July 31st, 2008 at 1:52 pm
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…
July 31st, 2008 at 1:53 pm
Igor would probably be able to create a mouse with a big ball on top…
July 31st, 2008 at 2:49 pm
Get her!
July 31st, 2008 at 4:04 pm
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…