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Re: UK book signings?
Posted by: dave (---.addleshaw-booth.co.uk)
Date: January 06, 2003 02:36PM

<HTML>oooh, much.</HTML>

Re: UK book signings?
Posted by: Sarah (---.vip.uk.com)
Date: January 06, 2003 02:41PM

<HTML>H'mmm...

*searches for slightly larger spherical object*

*finds Christmas bauble, taken down yesterday with the rest of the decorations, and inserts that into discontinuity instead*

How's that?</HTML>

Re: UK book signings?
Posted by: dave (---.addleshaw-booth.co.uk)
Date: January 06, 2003 02:43PM

<HTML>I shall refrain from comment until I'm sure...</HTML>

Re: UK book signings?
Posted by: Sarah (---.vip.uk.com)
Date: January 06, 2003 02:52PM

<HTML>Seems to have worked. :-)</HTML>

Re: UK book signings?
Posted by: Sarah B (---.cableinet.co.uk)
Date: January 07, 2003 09:45PM

<HTML>Lol</HTML>

Re: UK book signings?
Posted by: Adam (212.137.30.---)
Date: January 08, 2003 01:52PM

<HTML>I do wish you wouldn't discuss my diseases in public our kid.</HTML>

Re: UK book signings?
Posted by: jon (---.abel.net.uk)
Date: January 08, 2003 02:33PM

<HTML>Get on with your reading, you.

(Guess what he got for Christmas).</HTML>

Re: UK book signings?
Posted by: dave (---.addleshaw-booth.co.uk)
Date: January 09, 2003 02:12PM

<HTML>this appeared in this week's ansible.


> 1-2 Mar [] MICROCON 2003, University of Exeter, Devon. GoH Jasper Fforde;
> other guests. Pounds3.50 advance reg, Pounds5 at door (students
> Pounds3.50). Contact Flat A3, 11 Kingdom Mews, Exeter, EX4 4BU.</HTML>

Re: UK book signings?
Posted by: Adam (212.137.30.---)
Date: January 09, 2003 02:39PM

<HTML>What's an 'ansible'?</HTML>

Re: UK book signings?
Posted by: dave (---.addleshaw-booth.co.uk)
Date: January 09, 2003 02:43PM

<HTML>sci-fi newsletter written by Dave Langford. It's very good. Find out more at

[www.asible.co.uk];

Re: UK book signings?
Posted by: Rob Johnson (---.leeds.ac.uk)
Date: January 09, 2003 02:59PM

<HTML>Although <a HREF="http://www.ansible.co.uk"> [www.ansible.co.uk]; works better !</HTML>

Re: UK book signings?
Posted by: dave (---.addleshaw-booth.co.uk)
Date: January 09, 2003 03:06PM

<HTML>oh there's always one. And it's usually him, :-)</HTML>

Re: UK book signings?
Posted by: Adam (212.137.30.---)
Date: January 09, 2003 03:42PM

<HTML>I was being polite and not mentioning it :)</HTML>

Re: UK book signings?
Posted by: dave (---.addleshaw-booth.co.uk)
Date: January 09, 2003 04:05PM

<HTML>Ah, Rob's not good on that. Scathing sarcasm, it's what he does best...</HTML>

Re: UK book signings?
Posted by: Rob (---.leeds.ac.uk)
Date: January 10, 2003 10:17AM

<HTML>Sarcastic ? Moi ??</HTML>

Re: UK book signings?
Posted by: fuzz (---.cableinet.co.uk)
Date: January 12, 2003 03:31PM

<HTML>well, any fforumites planning on popping down to sunny old exeter drop me a mail and I can show you round the pubs...(Wilfred, this doesn't mean you!).</HTML>

Re: UK book signings?
Posted by: poetscientistdrinker (---.cache.pol.co.uk)
Date: January 12, 2003 08:05PM

<HTML>Don't even risk it....</HTML>

Microcon
Posted by: Jo Foster (---.ex.ac.uk)
Date: January 24, 2003 05:01PM

<HTML>Ah - so *this* is where all the 'ffordies' hang out! :)

OK - would like to confirm that Jasper Fforde is Guest of Honour at Microcon 2003, which is held at Exeter University on the 1st and 2nd March - doors open at 9.30 on the Saturday, 12.30 on the Sunday. Other guests include Jon Courtenay Grimwood, N Lee Wood, Paul Cornell, Paul Leonard and many, many more! :) Prices are £5.00 on the door, £3.50 for students and for advance tickets - cheques made payable to EUGS, and please send to Jo Foster, 3A, 11 Kingdom Mews, Exeter, EX4 4BU (now you all know where I live -aaagh! :) )

If you want any further details, including how to get to us, please email me.</HTML>

Re: Microcon
Posted by: dave (---.addleshaw-booth.co.uk)
Date: January 24, 2003 05:04PM

<HTML>If only Exeter were a little closer to Leeds! If anyone goes, can they tell Jon Courtenay Grimwood that I think his books are ace.

And Jasper too, obviously. But then he knows that, cos we've already told him here...</HTML>

Re: Microcon
Posted by: poetscientistdrinker (---.cache.pol.co.uk)
Date: January 24, 2003 07:32PM

<HTML>heheh - another victim! Hiya Jo!</HTML>

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