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#1 User is offline   Excellence 

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Posted 11 December 2010 - 10:42 PM

I don't know if this has been threaded yet or where, but it struck me reading this book there was th biggest joke of all. All series long we've been told oh how Whiskey's Bridgeburners would follow him even into death itself.

And that's literally what they've done! I was rolling with laughter...
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Posted 12 December 2010 - 12:32 AM

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Posted 12 December 2010 - 12:56 AM

Almost all of Tehol's dialogue especially with Bugg is extremely funny but when he decides to greet Karsa and his blanket falls to his ankles after calling out to him was freaking hilarious and I honestly couldn't stop laughing. The image of Tehol standing like that and the imagined look on Karsa's face viewing that was classic.
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Posted 12 December 2010 - 12:57 AM

I think you mean Icarium there, which personally would be funnier than Karsa's reaction.
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Posted 12 December 2010 - 01:16 AM

View PostIlluyankas, on 12 December 2010 - 12:57 AM, said:

I think you mean Icarium there, which personally would be funnier than Karsa's reaction.


Ah yes- my mistake. I just remember laughing at that part.
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Posted 12 December 2010 - 07:45 AM

never quite thought of it like that, but i suppose it explains the attitude of the BB's when they talk to kalyth. as an aside, love the fact that dujek is an honorary bridgeburner
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Posted 13 December 2010 - 04:08 AM

The 'path' joke in TTH is obviously the biggest joke of all. I loved that SE made a bacon joke in DoD too lol.
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Posted 14 December 2010 - 08:17 PM

While reading these I've been taking extensive notes (to help me keep up on the characters) and one of the things I was doing was marking my favorite humorous moments. In random order:
MT: 'Kettle, from now on,' Shurg said, 'I will tell you who to kill -- don't worry, there should be plenty.'
'All right. That's nice of you.'
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(Kettle) Shrugging again, she turned away. 'It's getting dark,' she said over her shoulder. 'I need to kill someone . . . maybe that artist . . .'
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'...Speaking of which, how are Shurq and Ubala getting along?'
'Swimmingly.'
'Impressively droll, Bugg.'
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'I am Forkrul Assail. I am named Serenity.'
'You are a demon, then?'
The head cocked. 'I am?'
'This is not your world.'
'It isn't?'

TBonehunters: 'I wasn't the one who threw that guard into a cart!'
Karsa: 'He spoke rudely. You should have warned him.'
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'Silence.'
Iskaral Pust: 'My lord? I said nothing. Oh, best glance away now, and think on this. I said nothing. Silence. Perhaps he's making an observation?'
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'Well, why Apsalar has two dragons in tow.'
'They're not dragons. They're tiny lizards--'
'No, Sergeant, they're dragons.'
Slowly, Fiddler's eyes widened.
Bottle'd known he wouldn't like it.
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Legana Breed Spoke: 'You are all marines?'
'Aye,' Fiddler said.
'Tonight, then, I too am a marine. Let us go kill people.'

My favorite out of every book (I have quite a few more of these) is this moment from Memories of Ice:
Kruppe and Crone:
Crone halted , teetering a moment, wings half spreading. She cocked her head, whispered, 'A dog?'
'Only so that I might ruffle you behind the ears, my dear!'
'Ruffle? Ruffle!'
'Very well, not a dog, then. A parrot?'
'A parrot!'
'Perfect!'

This post has been edited by Loiosh: 14 December 2010 - 08:18 PM

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Posted 14 December 2010 - 10:30 PM

I love all of those, but that moment with Serenity is not so much funny as it is...bone-chilling.
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Posted 14 December 2010 - 10:44 PM

mogora: what would you do if I were pregnant?
Oust: I'd kill the mule
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Posted 15 December 2010 - 02:41 PM

I always remember from MT

Iron Bars: Hood's Balls!
Shurq Elalle: Who's Hood?
Silchas Ruin: The God of Death. And yes, he has balls.
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Posted 15 December 2010 - 07:06 PM

Raest : I will name him fluffy

best moment in TTH
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