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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

@Thornburywitch @bacon... rich gentlemen have it boys... indigestion!

... why yes, I did learn that song for a school production, why do you ask? ๐Ÿ˜Š

Quite like Dodger btw, nice little reboot of the tale, eh.

[โ€“] Thornburywitch 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Looking forward to that when it comes out. Have you read Terry Pratchett's book Dodger - a real gem imo. Entirely faithful to the spirit of the original, but details different.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

@Thornburywitch I was a bit slack there, referring to The Artful Dodger with Tim Minchin, haven't read the Pratchett one but imagine he'd do the dialogue quite well, right up his alley.

[โ€“] Thornburywitch 4 points 9 months ago

Yes indeedy. Especially the bits about 5,000 years of food safety regulations ... which is a nice contrast to Dickens' rampant anti-semitism. Different story, same setting, and a lot more slapstick. Classic late phase Pratchett.