By: DocDragon

DocDragon — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 02:56:13 +0000

So, has anyone else found the coded message and email rebus yet?

By: dohopoki

dohopoki — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:40:14 +0000

I got Rabbit Takeover but I didn’t put them together and say them outloud. I totally buy it.

By: kingklash

kingklash — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:56:23 +0000

I was told by former poster Arete aka Childlike Empress that due to the overall structure of the Discworld series, you can start with the first book, but picking any book wont rip you up too badly. Although, there are various arcs that you might want to indulge in if you want to see how a particular character fares. Since Death is the main man in Hogfather, you can also read The Colour of Magic, the Light Fantastic, Mort, Reaper Man, Soul Music in that order. Which means I have some heavy reading to do myself, as I am not very well versed on Pratchett. Damn my eyes.

By: squee4242

squee4242 — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:58:35 +0000

Ben, you might want to start by clicking 23 on the Advent calendar. All the mystery and the inclusion of the number 23 kinda reminds me of the LOST Experience. And much like the LOST Experience, I’m going to have to leave it to smarter minds then my own to actually figure things out

I was checking out Hogfather at Borders the other day. Is it appropriate for someone’s first Pratchett book? Or are there other books I should read first?

By: Chris Martin

Chris Martin — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:52:57 +0000

Ran across this in the paper today. Thought everybody might be interested.

Monday 11/26

6 p.m. AMC, “Santa Claus: The Movie”: The history of how Santa Claus came to be. 428602

Tuesday

8 p.m. ABC, “A Charlie Brown Christmas”: Charlie Brown is discouraged by the materialism he sees at Christmas and sets out to find the true meaning. 18008

Nov. 28

8:30 p.m. ABC, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (animated): A mean-hearted hermit descends into Whoville to steal all of the presents from the children but ends up learning the true meaning of Christmas. 9867

Nov. 30

7 p.m. ABC Family, “Frosty’s Winter Wonderland”: The lovable living snowman returns to town in search of a snow-bride. 613030.

Dec. 1

9 p.m. Lifetime, “Holiday Switch”: A married woman buried in debt and the strain of everyday living ponders her fate had she wed her now wealthy high-school beau. 972642

Dec. 2

8 p.m. Disney, “Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas”: Mickey and the gang have an adventure. 713289

Dec. 3

8 p.m. ABC Family, “The Year Without a Santa Claus”: Two of Santa’s elves find children who can convince the Jolly Old Elf that Christmas is important to everyone. 913593

Dec. 4

7 p.m. Food Network, “Emeril Live — Emeril’s Happy Happy Holidays Recipes.” 9545100

Dec. 5

8 p.m. Food Network, “Good Eats School of Hard Nogs”: A serious look at the famed holiday drink. 7585698

Dec. 6

9 p.m. TBS, “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation”: A lovable klutz attempts to execute a grand yuletide celebration. 2870438

Dec. 8

8:15 p.m. HBO, “Deck the Halls”: Two neighbors get into a Christmas lights war. 91920595

Dec. 9

5 p.m. Food Network, “An Italian Christmas with Mario & Giada.” 7473809

Dec. 10

9 p.m. Lifetime, “The Road to Christmas”: A fashion photographer becomes stranded on her way to her dream Christmastime wedding. 699565

Dec. 11

7 p.m. TLC, “Crazy Christmas Lights”: An exploration into the homes of decorators who go all out during the holidays. 416237

Dec. 12

9 p.m. HGTV, “Deserving Design Christmas Special”: As firefighters cook their annual charity dinner, the show’s host renews their firehouse’s sleeping quarters and adds a surprise. 2215812

Dec. 13

7:30 p.m., ABC Family, “Little Drummer Boy Book II”: The Romans take a bell maker’s silver bells for taxes, and the little drummer boy and his animal companions try to get them back. 982058

Dec. 14

8 p.m. WGN, “Blizzard”: One of Santa’s new reindeers, born with magical powers, senses a young girl’s loneliness and travels to her home to help her cope with the outside world. 235375

Dec. 15

1 p.m. Lifetime, “A Fare to Remember”: A business executive stranded in Seattle on Christmas Eve befriends the cabbie she hired to drive her home to Los Angeles. 914931

Dec. 16

5 p.m. Lifetime, “Eve’s Christmas”: Eve, a single and successful professional who traded a simple life with family and loved ones for material gain, wishes upon the Christmas Star for a second chance. 242993

Dec. 17

8 p.m. ABC Family, “Jingle All the Way”: A career-driven dad frantically searches the stores for a sold-out toy the day before Christmas. 468291

Dec. 18

8 p.m. ABC Family, “Snowglobe”: A young woman discovers a fantasy world inside her grandmother’s snow globe. 496876

Dec. 19

8 p.m. Disney, “The Santa Clause”: After accidentally killing St. Nick, a divorced dad dons the Jolly Old Elf’s suit and begins transforming into Santa. 750628

Dec. 20

9 p.m. Lifetime, “Christmas on Chestnut Street”: The profit-hungry owner of a store kicks off a Christmas light showdown in an attempt to sell extra lights. 368643

Dec. 21

7 p.m. Food Network, “Emeril Live Happy Happy Holiday.” 9058624

Dec. 22

8 p.m. HBO, “Unaccompanied Minors” : Six teens stuck in the airport are determined to enjoy their holiday. 314551

Dec. 23

8 p.m. TCM, “Christmas in Connecticut”: A chic magazine writer who is supposed to be an expert homemaker must entertain her boss and a war veteran for the holidays. 2039675

Dec. 24

6 p.m. Disney, “The Santa Clause.” 907540.

Dec. 25

8:15 p.m. Disney, “Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas.” 48293090

11 p.m. TCM, “The Greatest Story Ever Told”: An adaptation of the life of Jesus Christ, from his birth in Bethlehem.

Monday, Dec. 31

10 a.m. HGTV, “Making of the Rose Parade 2008.” 9024197

10 p.m. ABC, “Rockin’ New Year’s Eve,” with Dick Clark and Ryan Seacrest.

By: Ben

Ben — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:33:05 +0000

Uhhh, where do I start? Can I have a sparknotes version of whatever it is?

By: Nizz

Nizz — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:29:27 +0000

Ben: we need all of your Scooby-Doo mystery-solving ability, and we need it now… Christmas may depend on it! I’m not sure if you’re familiar with weffriddles.com but this appears to be exactly that… Everything is relevant, file names, words, colours, images, etc. We need to find a word to add to or replace the url and that will take us to the next clue… Help us Ben Kenobi, you’re our only hope