WOSSNAME Second Edition, July 2013

WOSSNAME

Newsletter of the Klatchian Foreign Legion

July 2013 (Volume 16, Issue 7, Post 2)

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WOSSNAME is a free publication for members of the worldwide Klatchian Foreign Legion and its affiliates, including the North American Discworld Society and other continental groups. Are you a member? Yes, if you sent in your name, country and e-mail address. Are there any dues? No! As a member of the Klatchian Foreign Legion, you'd only forget them...

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Editor in Chief: Annie Mac
News Editor: Fiona (not Bruce) Bruce
Newshounds: Vera, Mogg, Sir J of Croydon Below, the Shadow
Staff Writers: Asti, Alison Not Weatherwax, Steven D'Aprano, L.C. Wynn-Jones
Convention Reporters: Mithtrethth Hania Ogg et al
Staff Technomancer: Jason Parlevliet
Book Reviews: Drusilla D'Afanguin
Puzzle Editor: Tiff
Bard in Residence: Weird Alice Lancrevic
DW Horoscope: Lady Anaemia Asterisk, Fernando Magnifico, Kevin
Emergency Staff: Jason Parlevliet
World Membership Director: Steven D'Aprano (in his copious spare time)

Copyright 2013 by Klatchian Foreign Legion

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INDEX:

01) LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
02) PTERRY FOR CITY READS IN BRIGHTON
03) BACK TO BEACONSFIELD
04) DISCWORLD APP PRICE DROP FOR THE REST OF JULY
05) THE THINGS PRATCHETT FANS SAY...
06) DISCWORLD PLAYS NEWS
07) AROUND THE BLOGOSPHERE
08) A READER'S LETTER
09) MORE IMAGES OF THE MONTH
10) DISCWORLD GAMES NEWS
11) LATE BREAKING NEWS, AND CLOSE

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01) A LETTER FROM YOUR EDITOR

Back again with some more news, bits, bobs, odds and sods. Like this one:

Fantasy, fiction, philosophy, psychology... what do (or don't) they have in common? In this live discussion video, two Terrys – our favourite Author and the philosopher Terry Eagleton – and famed novelist (and leading Pratchettian) AS Byatt engage in a British Humanist Association-sponsored debate about the nature and uses of fantasy. This fascinating exchange covers the topics of "fantasy and freedom", "fantasy and desire", and "fantasy and fiction", not forgetting the psychological aspects of fantasy. The sound quality is fairly wretched but the content is fascinating. Many thanks to Colin Smythe for pointing this one out!

http://iai.tv/video/at-the-world-s-edge

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Talk about taking one's cosplay seriously – in the Land of Fog, needlewoman The Dreamstress has finished her version of a Polly Oliver uniform after five years of planning and execution. From the lack of, erm, places to put a pair of socks, we can only imagine that this is the uniform Polly might have worn *after* effecting reforms post-return to duty, but do have a look because the results are truly spectacular! The page includes photos and the history of creating the costume:

http://thedreamstress.com/2013/07/announcing-polly-oliver/

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In other news – or lack of it – seems to be very little text out there about this month's NADWCon. If anyone can point me to reviews or reminiscences, we'd be much obliged!

And on with the show...

– Annie Mac, Editor

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WOSSNAME Main Issue, July 2013

WOSSNAME

Newsletter of the Klatchian Foreign Legion

July 2013 (Volume 16, Issue 7, Post 1)

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WOSSNAME is a free publication for members of the worldwide Klatchian Foreign Legion and its affiliates, including the North American Discworld Society and other continental groups. Are you a member? Yes, if you sent in your name, country and e-mail address. Are there any dues? No! As a member of the Klatchian Foreign Legion, you'd only forget them...

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Editor in Chief: Annie Mac
News Editor: Fiona (not Bruce) Bruce
Newshounds: Vera, Mogg, Sir J of Croydon Below, the Shadow
Staff Writers: Asti, Alison Not Weatherwax, Steven D'Aprano, L.C. Wynn-Jones
Convention Reporters: Mithtrethth Hania Ogg et al
Staff Technomancer: Jason Parlevliet
Book Reviews: Drusilla D'Afanguin
Puzzle Editor: Tiff
Bard in Residence: Weird Alice Lancrevic
DW Horoscope: Lady Anaemia Asterisk, Fernando Magnifico, Kevin
Emergency Staff: Jason Parlevliet
World Membership Director: Steven D'Aprano (in his copious spare time)

Copyright 2013 by Klatchian Foreign Legion

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INDEX:

01) QUOTE OF THE MONTH
02) LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
03) NEW RELEASES!!! WITH TRAINS!!!
04) ODDS AND SODS DEPARTMENT
05) IAN STEWART ON THE SCIENCE OF DISCWORLD
06) THE LONG WAR REVIEWS
07) THE THINGS PRATCHETT FANS SAY...
08) DISCWORLD PLAYS NEWS
09) ROUNDWORLD TALES: THE REAL MOIST VON LIPWIG?
10) DISCWORLD GROUPS MEETING NEWS
11) HOGSWATCH IN JULY
12) IMAGES OF THE MONTH
13) DISCWORLD GAMES NEWS
14) CLOSE

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01) QUOTE OF THE MONTH

"So when I was taking high school Biology back in the 90's, we had to make these flash cards of varying animal species. My teacher wasn't the brightest crayon in the box, and my project partners had a mile-wide streak of mischief in them. We made a card for a giant star turtle. Made up a genus/species for it, and put down for 'information' that it had four elephants and a discworld on its back. She never caught it. This may partially explain my love/hate relationship with biology."

– FlowerGirlPhysicist, on i09

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