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History Forum / General / Archaeology / January 2008Mammoth Migration Homepage
http://tinyurl.com/34ynaa Doug  SignatureDoug Weller -- A Director and Moderator of The Hall of Ma'at http://www.hallofmaat.com Doug's Archaeology Site: http://www.ramtops.co.uk Amun - co-owner/co-moderator http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Amun/ > http://tinyurl.com/34ynaa Hooray! At last a link to the writings of the genius that is Jasper Fforde! Highly recommended to all!!!!!!!!!! > >http://tinyurl.com/34ynaa > > Hooray! At last a link to the writings of the genius that is Jasper Fforde! > Highly recommended to all!!!!!!!!!! I second that. Just read The Eyre Affair. You might add Thomas Pynchon to the list of people the author assembles. Mycroft Next and the names are worth the price of admission and the story is the extra. >http://tinyurl.com/34ynaa > >Doug That's what I was always looking for. Too bad the buttons don't work. Hayabusa peregrine@t-online.de wrote, On 27/01/2008 21:00: >> http://tinyurl.com/34ynaa >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Hayabusa There /are/ no buttons. Signaturep.a. >> Too bad the buttons don't work. >> >>Hayabusa > > There /are/ no buttons. Grasp mammoth firmly by tail. Lift and turn. It is expected that at least half will have buttons. Do NOT press, mammoths are often ticklish. roj >peregrine@t-online.de wrote, On 27/01/2008 21:00: >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >There /are/ no buttons. Great you told me, I wouldn't have figured it alone. *GG* no, rather I wish those buttons would have worked, the prank was just too great Hayabusa For any of you that arent' familliar with Jasper Fforde you'll find that the Mammoth Migration Website is a mock-up of a functional website, ( it is not intended to be a fully functioning site). They are merely a part of the world that Jasper Fforde has created around his Thursday Next novels. If you've never read anything by this author, start with The Ayre Affair and see how you go. It's satire for people who don't mind thinking a bit and have no fear of the totally bizarre! If you like Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, you should love it, (Fforde doesn't write sci-fi but it's the nearest comparison I can come up with). >For any of you that arent' familliar with Jasper Fforde you'll find that the >Mammoth Migration Website is a mock-up of a functional website, ( it is not [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >Galaxy, you should love it, (Fforde doesn't write sci-fi but it's the >nearest comparison I can come up with). His books commonly get reviewed on rec.arts.sf.written. He writes alternative history, http://trashotron.com/agony/columns/06-28-02.htm he writes about time travel. There's a thread in rec.arts.sf.written from 2002 titled: Will Alternate History, Jasper Fforde and Mary Gentle Take Over SF? I've seen his books call mystery stories as well, but I'd classify them as somewhere in fantasy & science fiction. Doug SignatureDoug Weller -- A Director and Moderator of The Hall of Ma'at http://www.hallofmaat.com Doug's Archaeology Site: http://www.ramtops.co.uk Amun - co-owner/co-moderator http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Amun/ > His books commonly get reviewed on rec.arts.sf.written. He writes > alternative history, > http://trashotron.com/agony/columns/06-28-02.htm > he writes about time travel. hmmm... sort of. Basically his characters are able to travel in the world of fiction and he has great fun playing with what the characters get up to in great literature when they're not on the page. The idea of Miss Haversham and Mr Toad having drag races around the A419 Swindon bypass is completely brilliant. He also has places where Nursery Rhyme characters are real and the secret world of illicit porridge trading to bears is a dark and very dangerous place. The time travel bit relates to the Chrono Guard but I won't even attempt to explain them!! It actually pays NOT to think too hard about Fforde's creations. It can really make the grey matter hurt! >> His books commonly get reviewed on rec.arts.sf.written. He writes >> alternative history, [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >The time travel bit relates to the Chrono Guard but I won't even attempt to >explain them!! His latest book has time travel at the heart of it. >It actually pays NOT to think too hard about Fforde's creations. It can >really make the grey matter hurt! Doug SignatureDoug Weller -- A Director and Moderator of The Hall of Ma'at http://www.hallofmaat.com Doug's Archaeology Site: http://www.ramtops.co.uk Amun - co-owner/co-moderator http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Amun/ >For any of you that arent' familliar with Jasper Fforde you'll find that the >Mammoth Migration Website is a mock-up of a functional website, ( it is not >intended to be a fully functioning site). Booooooooohhhhhhh!!!!! *annoyed face, shedding tears* Honestly, this was a wonderful site. Actually, I once saw a migrating mammoth myself, just south of Chiemsee in Bavaria, it nearly stepped on my tent one morning; and I actually took a photo, but attachments are not welcome in this ng. TX to Doug W! Hayabusa |
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