It has recently come to my attention that I have been "tuckerized" as a significant character in Lois McMaster Bujold's new book,
The Hallowed Hunt, as the warrior-poet Jokol Skullsplitter! Woo-hoo!
Ahem. Grr.
Sigh. And so has my pet bear, Ted, who in the book is named Fafa.
Fafa! Yes! And now cute girls will come over and feed you honey! Yes!
Um. I don't think it works that way, Teddy.
Yes! And they will tuck you in and tell you stories and comb your fur longingly! Yes!
Ummm... this is getting a little disturbing, bear.
Grrrrr.
Okay okay. They
might. I guess it
could happen. Okay?
Okay?
Grrr. Okay.
Go to sleep, bear.
Grrr. Okay.
Umm . . . what inside joke am I missing about the pet bear Ted, who in the book is named Fafa?
Anyone else . . .
_DO_ you actually have a pet bear? ;)
Posted by: Mike Ralls | May 25, 2005 at 11:31 AM
And what does Jokol Skullsplitter do in the book anyways?
Posted by: Mike Ralls | May 25, 2005 at 11:33 AM
I'm gonna take a wild stab-in-the-dark and guess "split skulls".
Posted by: Bernard Guerrero | May 25, 2005 at 02:58 PM
Mike, Teddy is a little unclear at the perks of minor celebrity. I blame television.
Bernard, there's more than one way to split a skull.
To my e-mail correspondent: NyQuil!
Carlos
Posted by: Carlos | May 25, 2005 at 03:14 PM
"Bernard, there's more than one way to split a skull."
Too true. I prefer abstaining from Coke and coffee for 24 hours, myself, but YMMV.
Posted by: Bernard Guerrero | May 25, 2005 at 06:21 PM
"Chicks leave, buds move on;
The money soon runs out.
Only one thing can truly stand the test of time:
A bitchin' Camaro!"
Or in this case, a bitchin' cameo. Thank you, Lois!
Carlos
Posted by: Carlos | May 25, 2005 at 08:53 PM
You own a Camaro?! I'm jealous. I had to give up my Firebird some time ago.
Posted by: Bernard Guerrero | May 25, 2005 at 10:34 PM
>what inside joke am I missing
Well congrats I guess
I have to say I did not know what the frack you are talking about but�
I had to go a-googling to figure out even the first sentence :)
After a time-wasting detour into the history of the Marshal Tucker Band I think I can follow most of this.
Francis �I didn't get arrested, because my dad's the mayor� Burdett
Posted by: Francis Burdett | May 25, 2005 at 10:55 PM
Regrettably not knowing you much at all, I can merely say it's a nice part to have. An excellent book, too.
Posted by: Andrew Lambdin-Abraham | May 25, 2005 at 11:38 PM