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  • Apr. 18th, 2012 at 9:50 PM
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Day five of our hiking trip in the Lake District (no, I haven't posted about days one to four), we walked into Troutbeck and stopped for the lunch at the Mortal Man. Ordering our Real Ales, madtechie2718 says to me, "Look, there's a copy of Turn Left." The woman behind the bar says, "Yes, it just arrived today. About fifteen minutes ago."

"You realize, the author is right here..."




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reidemosthenes
Apr. 18th, 2012 10:12 pm (UTC)
That is brilliant :D
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wldrose
Apr. 18th, 2012 10:34 pm (UTC)
Ok that is cool
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eaquaelegit
Apr. 18th, 2012 11:48 pm (UTC)
Awesome!
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min8ive
Apr. 18th, 2012 11:58 pm (UTC)
madtechie2718 posted that on his facebook as well. So cool.

Imagine the stories she'll be telling about it. :-)
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rono_60103
Apr. 19th, 2012 12:51 am (UTC)
Have you seen: http://chzsetphaserstolol.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/sci-fi-fantasy-according-to-google-maps-we-turn-left-at-orion.jpg

There is an allusion to your book there - probably deliberate.
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raisinbottom
Apr. 19th, 2012 12:05 pm (UTC)
What show is this?
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rono_60103
Apr. 19th, 2012 03:12 pm (UTC)
Stargate Universe
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brotherguy
Apr. 20th, 2012 07:11 pm (UTC)
I had not seen that -- very cool!
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erikvolson
Apr. 19th, 2012 10:17 am (UTC)
Well, that certainly justified hauling Dermot around for a week...
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tree_and_leaf
Apr. 19th, 2012 11:08 am (UTC)
Excellent! Good pub that, too (did you get to the Wasdale Head Inn? It's great).
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brotherguy
Apr. 20th, 2012 07:09 pm (UTC)
Never been to the Wasdale Head Inn, alas. The closest I would have come was when I hiked to Black Sail Youth Hostel in March, 1976, through waist deep snow, with two strangers whom I had met on the bus to Coniston; it was my first trip to the lakes, and unforgettable.
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jebra
Apr. 21st, 2012 05:50 am (UTC)
The universe is a strange and wonderful place.
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