From:	"Ojaste,James [NCR]" <James.Ojaste@**.GC.CA>
Subject:	Re: [OT] Re: Vampires
Date:	Fri, 1 May 1998 09:09:26 -0400

Gurth wrote:
>> >> >Steaks are pretty hard to get. I did manage to get some celery,
>>though...
>> >>
>> >> The really sad thing is that I get this reference.
[snip]
>> No, I forget the name of the book, but that scene will stick with me.
>> Was it "The Celery Stalks at Midnight"? On second thought, I
>> probably don't want to know... :-P
>
>This reference was to Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett -- when the wizards
>want to bury Windle Poons at a crossroads with a stake through is heart,
>one of them misinterpreted the word "stake"...

Doh! I missed a Pratchett reference! As penance, I guess I'll have
to read Reaper Man again. *sigh* A Reaper Man quote yet - that's my
favourite Discworld book, too. Well, I guess it's tied with Hogfather
now...

James Ojaste