The most recent 20 comments posted to Making Light by Kate:

Re Dubbing:

I am australian, and although the Bananas in Pyjamas were not around during my childhood, they are pervasive enough that I know they have, in their native country, detectable Australian accents.

However once, when in Denmark on business, I turned on the television and saw the Bananas speaking Danish.

I cannot express the strength of the "being hit by a train in the middle of the street" shock* that this caused me. It was just weird.

I hope their Danish at least had Australian accents.



* I know there is a german word for this feeling, but having only six months of high school German back in the dark ages (circa 1980) I can't put my finger on it.

Re: #7

I don't recall how I first happened upon Making Light, but it has certainly acted as a gateway drug to several dead tree science fiction purchases.

1. read Making Light (a reward in and of itself)

2. read comment by John Scalzi, follow link to Whatever

3. read Whatever (another reward IAOI)

4. read, nay, devour, Scalzi's free online book Agent to the Stars (no
donation, as I am out of US, sorry John. I promise to buy it in dead
tree form when the TP comes out).

5. read ML (or Whatever) comment by Charles Stross.

6. buy Charles Stross books.

7. wait impatiently for Scalzi's book contract.

8. read Whatever comment by Justine Larbalestier. There is an
additional element here in that I knew a Larbalestier in my childhood
and the curiousity got me. Follow link to Justine's Blog.

9. on Justine's blog, note comments about her author husband, Scott Westerfeld (who also has a blog).

10. buy Scott Westerfeld books.

11. once Justine hits the trade paperback stage, buy Justine's books.

12. once John Scalzi hits the TP stage, buy his books.

13. Profit!!! (well enjoyment anyway)

I tried, when I was in NYC, to get a copy of Teresa's Making Book, but was unable to find a copy.



So I have, as a result of reading this blog, bought and read (mostly, still some in the queue) upwards of 16 books.



And that is not including the one's that were just mentioned here that I have also bought (Shaun Tan's Arrival comes to mind).



You people (ha!) are a dirty low down bunch of enablers.

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