Special:Contributions/Eli Bishop
- 23:12, 28 July 2013 diff hist +282 N A 45 19 Created page with "* {{PP|45|19}} "its the same with all us bloaks we all do our bes work with that same part dont we .... [Dont] be talking so stupid. Its my head I'm talking about thats my mai..." current
- 23:10, 28 July 2013 diff hist +206 N A 43 3 Created page with "* {{PP|43|3}} "3 stroaks for Eusa" One of many significant appearances of the number {{Ix|No.|three}}. As shown in Chapter 16, adding one stroke changes the E ..." current
- 23:09, 28 July 2013 diff hist +352 N A 41 6 Created page with "* {{PP|41|6}} "Now weare coming to the curse {{Ix|road|roads}} of it Erny now weare getting down to terpitation" In a typical example of puns serving to convey the story under..." current
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- 23:08, 28 July 2013 diff hist +479 N A 39 1 Created page with "* {{PP|39|1}} "the time for moving crowds is past .... You just cant have all of {{Inland}} for your {{Ix|foraging|forage}} groun no mor" The conflict between hunter-gatherer ..."
- 23:07, 28 July 2013 diff hist +242 N A 38 32 Created page with "* {{PP|38|32}} "looking a head" Another pun due to Riddley's habit of splitting up words into smaller words: the connexion man looks ahead to the future, and one way to divine..." current
- 23:07, 28 July 2013 diff hist +531 N A 38 14 Created page with "* {{PP|38|14}} "2 cuts hash and 50 rizlas each" The other common currency besides {{Ix|iron}}: cannabis and cigarette papers (Rizla is the most popular British brand of rollin..." current
- 23:06, 28 July 2013 diff hist +165 N A 37 27 Created page with "* {{PP|37|27}} "wotcher" A British greeting, from "what cheer" (i.e., "how's it going?"). In this case it's a more formal welcoming ceremony. Category:Chapter 7" current
- 23:05, 28 July 2013 diff hist +315 N A 37 21 Created page with "* {{PP|37|21}} "No rumpa no dum / No zantigen Eusa cum" One of the more indecipherable pieces of ritual language in the book; derived from (in an earlier draft of the novel) "..." current
- 23:05, 28 July 2013 diff hist +118 N A 37 6 Created page with "* {{PP|37|6}} "the divvy roof" Apparently a designated area for dividing up the day's hunting. Category:Chapter 7" current
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- 22:05, 28 July 2013 diff hist +969 N A20 Created page with "({{Ixp|94|8}}) The A20 connects Folkestone and Ashford. The "A" roads are national routes or what would be called state roads in the U.S., thoug..."
- 22:04, 28 July 2013 diff hist +7 Map of Inland
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- 22:03, 28 July 2013 diff hist +315 N Map of Inland Created page with "The map from the beginning of the book (illustration by Russell Hoban, used by permission) superimposed on the outlines of present-day southeast England. The area is about for..."
- 22:02, 28 July 2013 diff hist +1 How
- 22:01, 28 July 2013 diff hist +778 N How Created page with "(14, {{Ixp|15|18}}, 26, 29, 60, 147, 186) '''Wye'' {{By|TH}} is currently a small college town between Ashford and Canterbury on the [[Rivver Sour|R..."
- 21:59, 28 July 2013 diff hist +2,604 N Eustace Created page with "This legendary 2nd-century Christian martyr's story is told in Chapter 14. Also known as Eustatius or Eustachio, he reportedly began as a Roman soldier named Placidus, who con..."
- 21:53, 28 July 2013 diff hist +3 Chapter 6
- 21:53, 28 July 2013 diff hist +39 Chapter 6
- 21:52, 28 July 2013 diff hist +334 N A 35 27 Created page with "* {{PP|35|27}} "Yul fyn me in the wud yul fyn me on the water lyk yu foun me in the {{Ix|stone|stoan}}." Compare Jesus's 77th saying in the [http://www.gospelthomas.com/ Gospe..."
- 21:51, 28 July 2013 diff hist +346 N A 34 8 Created page with "* {{PP|34|8}} "The Right syd uv him had the nek & {{Ix|heads|hed}} the Left syd uv him had his {{Ix|cock|cok}} & {{Ix|balls|bauls}}" Not only is the Shining Man torn apart, b..." current
- 21:50, 28 July 2013 diff hist +168 N A 33 4 Created page with "* {{PP|33|4}} "He run them thru the Power Ring he mayd the 1 Big 1" Compare to the previous mention of the Power Ring in Chapter 3. Category:Chapter 6" current
- 21:49, 28 July 2013 diff hist +553 N A 32 11 Created page with "* {{PP|32||11}} "I wan tu dark I wan tu lyt I wan tu day I wan tu nyt .... I wan tu woman I wan tu man .... I wan tu plus I wan tu minus I wan tu big I wan tu littl I want tu ..." current
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- 21:48, 28 July 2013 diff hist +420 N A 32 7 Created page with "* {{PP|32|7}} "Eusa wuz angre he wuz in rayj & he kep pulin on the Littl Man the Addoms owt strecht arms" [[File:figures-small.jpg|frame|right|link=Carving of two figures in C..."
- 21:47, 28 July 2013 diff hist +159 N A 31 30 Created page with "* {{PP|31|30}} "holdin him lyk twichin for water with a hayzel" Dowsing or divining for water, traditionally done with a forked stick. Category:Chapter 6" current
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- 21:46, 28 July 2013 diff hist +262 N A 31 20 Created page with "* {{PP|31|20}} "The Littl Man sed, I mus be wut I mus be" An echo of the voice from the burning bush in Exodus—"I am that I am"—but in keeping with the theme of fate or th..."
- 21:46, 28 July 2013 diff hist +351 N A 31 16 Created page with "* {{PP|31|16}} "On the stags hed stud the Littl Shynin Man the Addom in be twean thay horns with arms owt strecht & each han holdin tu a horn" Not only a crucifixion pose, but..." current
- 21:45, 28 July 2013 diff hist +680 N A 31 5 Created page with "* {{PP|31|5}} "Sum tyms bytin sum tyms bit" Computer terms again: a bit is a binary digit (a single 1 or 0) and a byte is a series of eight bits corresponding to a single char..." current
- 21:44, 28 July 2013 diff hist +71 N A 31 2 Created page with "* {{PP|31|2}} "menne cools uv stoan" Molecules. Category:Chapter 6" current
- 21:44, 28 July 2013 diff hist +130 N A 31 1 Created page with "* {{PP|31|1}} "hot & clikkin & countin thay gygers" The clicking of a Geiger counter detecting radiation. Category:Chapter 6" current
- 21:44, 28 July 2013 diff hist +503 N A 30 23 Created page with "* {{PP|30|23}} "He tuk 2 gray dogs with him thear nayms wer Folleree & Folleroo" Two dogs with half-rhyming names also appear in Norse myth, as Odin's constant companions, the..." current
- 21:43, 28 July 2013 diff hist +340 N A 30 18 Created page with "* {{PP|30|18}} "the dansing in the stoan & thay partickler tracks" The first of many allusions to {{Ix|stone}} and the life within it. Partickler tracks suggests a [http://www..." current
- 21:41, 28 July 2013 diff hist +312 N A 29 15 Created page with "* {{PP|29|15}} "No 1 else is allowit to have it wrote down the same which that dont make no odds becaws no 1 else knows how to read" If no one is literate but the Ram and the ..." current
- 21:41, 28 July 2013 diff hist +437 N A 29 9 Created page with "* {{PP|29|9}} "Its all ways wrote down in the old spel" Here we're reminded that Riddley's fanciful {{Ix|spelling}} and grammar are not signs of illiteracy, but are part of a ..." current
- 21:40, 28 July 2013 diff hist +238 N A 29 5 Created page with "* {{PP|29|5}} "Orfing had a face like a limpit" A ''limpet'' is a kind of sea snail. {{By|EB}} A ''lime pit'' is a pit containing corrosive quicklime (burnt limestone), often ..." current
- 21:40, 28 July 2013 diff hist +160 N A 29 1 Created page with "* {{PP|29|1}} "Goodparley had a big face with littl eyes like lookouts" One of several prominent references to characters' {{Ix|eyes}}. Category:Chapter 5" current
- 21:39, 28 July 2013 diff hist +108 N A 28 35 Created page with "* {{PP|28|35}} "he carrit the {{Ix|fit up}}" A fit-up is a portable puppet theater. Category:Chapter 5" current
- 21:39, 28 July 2013 diff hist +905 N A 28 29 Created page with "* {{PP|28|29}} "therewl all ways be a nother Goodparley & Orfing" If the Eusa show had been created purely for propagandistic purposes, there would be no need to ensure that t..."
- 21:38, 28 July 2013 diff hist +286 N A 28 12 Created page with "* {{PP|28|12}} "they all ready ben Shorsday Week with the sess men which they revver newit the fraction for the Ram" ''Shorsday'' is the shortest day of the year; ''sess men''..." current
- 21:37, 28 July 2013 diff hist +1,148 N A 28 10 Created page with "* {{PP|28|10}} "the {{Ix|Big 2}} down from the Ram. Abel {{Ix|Goodparley, Abel|Goodparley}} & Erny {{Ix|Orfing, Erny|Orfing}} the {{Ix|Pry Mincer}} and the {{Ix|Wes Mincer}}" ..."
- 21:36, 28 July 2013 diff hist +416 N A 27 13 Created page with "* {{PP|27|13}} "Belnot {{Ix|Phist, Belnot|Phist}} from the {{Ix|Mincery}}" The Mincery (Ministry) is the central government, such as it is. [http://www.ocelotfactory.com/hoban..." current
- 21:34, 28 July 2013 diff hist +225 N A 26 25 Created page with "* {{PP|26|25}} "Witey hair and pinky eyes" In Riddley's devastated world, we might expect to see much worse deformities than albinism. An explanation for why we haven't seen a..." current
- 21:22, 28 July 2013 diff hist +214 N A 25 23 Created page with "* {{PP|25|23}} "his front legs wer like out stretcht {{Ix|arms}} it took me strange to see that" We will see a particular image of outstretched arms a bit later in..." current
