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...that makes having a dictionary to hand almost compulsary when reading his work :?:

such is his way with words that it even makes reviewers talk utter b****ks when discussing his work :lol:

for example:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jh ... sel106.xml
a nightmare transcontinental journey of restitution which Tom and his companion - an epicene British malefactor - must undertake to assuage the conflated exigencies of tribal lore mingled with an American-style compensation culture and the tontine system of investment that has proved such a reliable narrative standby for fantasy-merchants from Robert Louis Stevenson to the creators of The Weakest Link.
restitution
epicene
malefactor
assuage
conflated
exigencies
tontine

and those are not his words but those of the telegraph writer interviewing him :o

christ almighty :urff: :lol: :lol:
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Quiff Boy wrote:


epicene

Isn't that a French swimming pool? :lol:
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Debaser wrote:
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epicene

Isn't that a French swimming pool? :lol:
;D or a Dutch urinoir?


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Quiff Boy wrote: assuage
Sounds like some sort of kinky sexual practice... :roll: :lol:
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Hexe Luciferia wrote:
Quiff Boy wrote: assuage
Sounds like some sort of kinky sexual practice... :roll: :lol:
You're thinking of "sausage".
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smiscandlon wrote:
Hexe Luciferia wrote:
Quiff Boy wrote: assuage
Sounds like some sort of kinky sexual practice... :roll: :lol:
You're thinking of "sausage".
Mmmh no, not really. I was thinking more along the lines of "backside" and "France" (I can't articulate any decent/intelligent thoughts today. My bad. Sorry).
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Hexe Luciferia wrote:
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Hexe Luciferia wrote: Sounds like some sort of kinky sexual practice... :roll: :lol:
You're thinking of "sausage".
Mmmh no, not really. I was thinking more along the lines of "backside" and "France" (I can't articulate any decent/intelligent thoughts today. My bad. Sorry).
I was trying to be funny. My bad. Sorry.
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Quiff Boy wrote: malefactor
assuage
conflated
I know those three, is that a good score?
And I think I have an idea about "epicine".
What do I win? ;D
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smiscandlon wrote:
Hexe Luciferia wrote:
smiscandlon wrote: You're thinking of "sausage".
Mmmh no, not really. I was thinking more along the lines of "backside" and "France" (I can't articulate any decent/intelligent thoughts today. My bad. Sorry).
I was trying to be funny. My bad. Sorry.
I was trying to do the same thing actually :eek:
Surprising how we "spoke" the same language but din't meet on the right track :eek:
(Well, not hearing the other's tone of voice is a big problem when chatting on the net -and I would like to keep the number of freaky smileys down...)
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:lol: :oops: :wink: :P :kiss: ;D :innocent:

Better?

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smiscandlon wrote::lol: :oops: :wink: :P :kiss: ;D :innocent:

Better?

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I do have one of his books somewhere, but never read it (can't even remember which one)...
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I've only read 'Cock & Bull' and 'Scale' and they're both rather... odd
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James Blast wrote:I've only read 'Cock & Bull' and 'Scale' and they're both rather... odd
Yes - I've read both of them too and enjoyed the former. Great Apes is fairly good too but he doesn't half show off. :roll:
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Tontine was the only word I knew. :lol:
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Well I don't know any of them so what do I get? :lol:
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Brideoffrankenstein wrote:Well I don't know any of them so what do I get? :lol:
This....Image :innocent:

And where's the sword gone? :wink:
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Hom_Corleone wrote:
Brideoffrankenstein wrote:Well I don't know any of them so what do I get? :lol:
This....Image :innocent:

And where's the sword gone? :wink:
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still disnae match The Michty Stormbringer! :lol:
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Hmmm my sword was Icelandic so I'm afraid it does!
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does it have Pakora Juice on it's blade?
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James Blast wrote:still disnae match The Michty Stormbringer! :lol:
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That's never Elric's Stormbringer - I mean, it might borrow souls for a while without asking, and return them slightly soiled, but it's never going to have the testicular fortitude to actually steal them. It's too short - you want to give that one some spinach and send it to the gym for a work-out :lol:
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