This week I get a bit personal to start the show, because sometimes you have to do that if you want to display real empathy and compassion.
In Ankh-Morpork, a visit to the Guild of Ecdysiasts, Nauchers, Cancanieres, and Exponents of Exotic* Dance leads some discussion of footnotes, H.L. Menken, and a rather surprising realization** about Sir Terry’s use of footnotes in early books. In addition, the results of Holly’s research into the etymology of the word canon are presented.
This is all followed by some housekeeping, without, alas, the assistance of Mrs. Whitlow. ***
This week’s contest quote: “The origin of the Nac Mac Feegle is lost in the famous Mists of Time. They say they were thrown out of Fairyland by the Queen of the Fairies because they objected to her spiteful and tyrannical rule. Others say they were just thrown out for being drunk.”
No choice of books this week. You’re on your own.
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*That is exotic, not erotic.
** Which realization is that there is only one in Color of Magic and Light Fantastic combined @, although in fairness it is one of the longest of them in all the canon. Collection. Catalogue.
*** She informed us she was “indisposed.” Indisposed, doubtless, to consent to housekeeping with a strange man.
@ Holly concedes she may have missed one. She had to check in short order, since the issue only came up right before airtime.