"A truly wise man never plays leapfrog with a unicorn."

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Sometimes they be's dangerous, alright!

I read recently that the 'real' unicorns were actually wild oxen.

I'm really sad to hear that.

No - not oxen. It is thought (if you don't believe that Irish song) that it was the Arabian Oryx, which has two long straight horns and in profile these look like one horn. It is a type of antelope.

I prefer the white-with-a-silver-horn only-tamed-by-a-virgin story myself. Have you ever read Terry Pratchett's book "Lords and Ladies"? It is about a unicorn (amongst other things).


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I've read some of the Discworld books. I don't remember that one, though.

I add to your unicorn recommendation that it is also unwise to attempt to stone to death a cloud.

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No, I have not read it....lol..do you recommend it?

I'd recommend any/all ofhis books - they are very funny and very clever.

However, many people have difficulties with 'getting into' them; I had that problem to start with, myself.

Lords and Ladies is one of the Witch books and they are probably easier to read than most so if you have never read any of his books it might be a good one to start with.

The books are all full of quotes from other books, misquotes from other books and clever puns and one-liners so I usually find something new every time I re-read them.

There is a web site which lists all the sources from which he has taken material - called 'the annotated pratchett' - google will find it if you feel the need to check his sources.



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funny. Just reading 'Maskerade'.

Reference Linklist greetz Ed

Another of the Witch ones - Phantom of the Opera à la Pratchett

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