Sacharissa Cripslock - Revision history

Tag at 17:53, 16 May 2020

2020-05-16T17:53:21Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:53, 16 May 2020
Line 32:		Line 32:
	==Annotation, or at least an interesting musical aside==		==Annotation, or at least an interesting musical aside==
	Prankster musician Neil Innes (Bonzo Dog Doodah Band and part of Monty Python's reserve team), a man whose lyrics are referenced in passing in {{ISWM}}, wrote a song about an art student with an interesting face and figure called ''I like Cezanne, says Ann''. Sample lyric: ''She had a body by Modigliani and a face by Renoir''. This Bonzos' song might have been part of TP's mental furniture when visualising Sacharissa?		Prankster musician Neil Innes (Bonzo Dog Doodah Band and part of Monty Python's reserve team), a man whose lyrics are referenced in passing in {{ISWM}}, wrote a song about an art student with an interesting face and figure called ''I like Cezanne, says Ann''. Sample lyric: ''She had a body by Modigliani and a face by Renoir''. This Bonzos' song might have been part of TP's mental furniture when visualising Sacharissa?

			From the Greek sacchari meaning sugar.

	==External links==		==External links==

AgProv: A musical version of Sacharissa?

2017-01-01T13:59:37Z

A musical version of Sacharissa?

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:59, 1 January 2017
Line 29:		Line 29:
	==Appearances in other media==		==Appearances in other media==
	Sacharissa was played by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamsin_Greig Tamsin Greig] in the TV adaptation of {{GP}}.		Sacharissa was played by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamsin_Greig Tamsin Greig] in the TV adaptation of {{GP}}.

			==Annotation, or at least an interesting musical aside==
			Prankster musician Neil Innes (Bonzo Dog Doodah Band and part of Monty Python's reserve team), a man whose lyrics are referenced in passing in {{ISWM}}, wrote a song about an art student with an interesting face and figure called ''I like Cezanne, says Ann''. Sample lyric: ''She had a body by Modigliani and a face by Renoir''. This Bonzos' song might have been part of TP's mental furniture when visualising Sacharissa?

	==External links==		==External links==

Konczewski: rearranged

2016-02-22T21:50:29Z

rearranged

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:50, 22 February 2016
Line 27:		Line 27:
	In {{GP}}, she wears a wedding ring: it is more than likely that she married William, who was quite taken with her in {{TT}}, eventually getting up the courage to ask her to lunch... before the hungry press intervened! Despite being married, she still refers to herself as ''Miss'', which [[Moist von Lipwig]] surmises upon first meeting her means that she has Views. In {{RS}}, a footnote on page 123 explicitly refers to "Mr de Worde and wife". However, the reference does not elaborate as to ''whom''. The lack of emphasis upon a romance between William and Sacharissa may reflect on their own reluctance to publicize their private lives (perhaps with good cause in William's case!). Or, it may just be another example of Pratchett's relaxed attitude towards the traditional narrative, in which the main characters' romance would certainly take center stage. Pratchett characters frequently marry; far less frequently is a Big Deal made over the nuptials, provided a dragon doesn't show up.		In {{GP}}, she wears a wedding ring: it is more than likely that she married William, who was quite taken with her in {{TT}}, eventually getting up the courage to ask her to lunch... before the hungry press intervened! Despite being married, she still refers to herself as ''Miss'', which [[Moist von Lipwig]] surmises upon first meeting her means that she has Views. In {{RS}}, a footnote on page 123 explicitly refers to "Mr de Worde and wife". However, the reference does not elaborate as to ''whom''. The lack of emphasis upon a romance between William and Sacharissa may reflect on their own reluctance to publicize their private lives (perhaps with good cause in William's case!). Or, it may just be another example of Pratchett's relaxed attitude towards the traditional narrative, in which the main characters' romance would certainly take center stage. Pratchett characters frequently marry; far less frequently is a Big Deal made over the nuptials, provided a dragon doesn't show up.

			==Appearances in other media==
			Sacharissa was played by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamsin_Greig Tamsin Greig] in the TV adaptation of {{GP}}.

	==External links==		==External links==
	* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discworld_characters#Sacharissa_Cripslock Sacharissa Cripslock] on Wikipedia		* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discworld_characters#Sacharissa_Cripslock Sacharissa Cripslock] on Wikipedia

	~~The role was played by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamsin_Greig Tamsin Greig] in the TV adaptation of {{GP}}.~~

Thnidu: spelling

2015-03-13T05:22:20Z

spelling

← Older revision		Revision as of 05:22, 13 March 2015
Line 25:		Line 25:
	She ends up becoming a reporter with the new ''[[Ankh-Morpork Times]]'', where she shows considerable talent as a journalist with a nose for news and a knack of creating snappy headlines. Unlike most citizens of [[Ankh-Morpork]], she does not wield a pen like a carving knife, and has a firm grasp on the idea of punctuation. In addition, thanks to her physical qualities, various young men from all walks of life tend to come to her with various titbits which she can put into the paper.		She ends up becoming a reporter with the new ''[[Ankh-Morpork Times]]'', where she shows considerable talent as a journalist with a nose for news and a knack of creating snappy headlines. Unlike most citizens of [[Ankh-Morpork]], she does not wield a pen like a carving knife, and has a firm grasp on the idea of punctuation. In addition, thanks to her physical qualities, various young men from all walks of life tend to come to her with various titbits which she can put into the paper.

	In {{GP}}, she wears a wedding ring: it is more than likely that she married William, who was quite taken with her in {{TT}}, eventually getting up the courage to ask her to lunch... before the hungry press intervened! Despite being married, she still refers to herself as ''Miss'', which [[Moist von Lipwig]] surmises upon first meeting her means that she has Views. In {{RS}}, a footnote on page 123 explicitly refers to "Mr de Worde and wife". However, the reference does not elaborate as to ''whom''. The lack of emphasis upon a romance between William and Sacharissa may reflect on their own reluctance to publicize their private lives (perhaps with good cause in William's case!). Or, it may just be another example of Pratchett's relaxed attitude towards the traditional narrative, in which the main characters' romance would certainly take center stage. Pratchett characters frequently marry; far less frequently is a Big Deal made over the ~~nuptuals~~, provided a dragon doesn't show up.		In {{GP}}, she wears a wedding ring: it is more than likely that she married William, who was quite taken with her in {{TT}}, eventually getting up the courage to ask her to lunch... before the hungry press intervened! Despite being married, she still refers to herself as ''Miss'', which [[Moist von Lipwig]] surmises upon first meeting her means that she has Views. In {{RS}}, a footnote on page 123 explicitly refers to "Mr de Worde and wife". However, the reference does not elaborate as to ''whom''. The lack of emphasis upon a romance between William and Sacharissa may reflect on their own reluctance to publicize their private lives (perhaps with good cause in William's case!). Or, it may just be another example of Pratchett's relaxed attitude towards the traditional narrative, in which the main characters' romance would certainly take center stage. Pratchett characters frequently marry; far less frequently is a Big Deal made over the nuptials, provided a dragon doesn't show up.

AgProv: expanding

2015-02-07T10:05:52Z

expanding

← Older revision		Revision as of 10:05, 7 February 2015
Line 21:		Line 21:
	She is described as eclectically attractive insofar as facial features are concerned: various aspects of her face would have had differing appeal over the centuries and went in and out of fashion. However, certain bodily features never go out of style and she is quite well-endowed in that respect.		She is described as eclectically attractive insofar as facial features are concerned: various aspects of her face would have had differing appeal over the centuries and went in and out of fashion. However, certain bodily features never go out of style and she is quite well-endowed in that respect.

	Sacharissa strives for Respectability – however she suffers from misplaced assumptions on what exactly constitutes Respectability. She takes most of her cues from previous centuries, and believes that correct mannerisms are an adequate substitute for good manners. Either way it is a difficult task for one with her figure, which she tries to conceal with old-fashioned dresses (to no avail). When provoked, she can also fire out [[-ing]]'s in the same indiscriminate way [[Detritus]] ~~fores~~ his [[Piecemaker]].		Sacharissa strives for Respectability – however she suffers from misplaced assumptions on what exactly constitutes Respectability. She takes most of her cues from previous centuries, and believes that correct mannerisms are an adequate substitute for good manners. Either way it is a difficult task for one with her figure, which she tries to conceal with old-fashioned dresses (to no avail). When provoked, she can also fire out [[-ing]]'s in the same indiscriminate way [[Detritus]] fires his [[Piecemaker]].



	She ends up becoming a reporter with the new ''[[Ankh-Morpork Times]]'', where she shows considerable talent as a journalist with a nose for news and a knack of creating snappy headlines. Unlike most citizens of [[Ankh-Morpork]], she does not wield a pen like a carving knife, and has a firm grasp on the idea of punctuation. In addition, thanks to her physical qualities, various young men from all walks of life tend to come to her with various titbits which she can put into the paper.		She ends up becoming a reporter with the new ''[[Ankh-Morpork Times]]'', where she shows considerable talent as a journalist with a nose for news and a knack of creating snappy headlines. Unlike most citizens of [[Ankh-Morpork]], she does not wield a pen like a carving knife, and has a firm grasp on the idea of punctuation. In addition, thanks to her physical qualities, various young men from all walks of life tend to come to her with various titbits which she can put into the paper.

	In {{GP}}, she wears a wedding ring: it is more than likely that she married William, who was quite taken with her in {{TT}}, eventually getting up the courage to ask her to lunch... before the hungry press intervened! Despite being married, she still refers to herself as ''Miss'', which [[Moist von Lipwig]] surmises upon first meeting her means that she has Views. In {{RS}}, a footnote on page 123 explicitly refers to "Mr de Worde and wife". However, the reference does not elaborate as to ''whom''. The lack of emphasis upon a romance between William and Sacharissa may reflect on their own reluctance to publicize their private lives (perhaps with good cause in William's case!). Or, it may just be another example of Pratchett's relaxed attitude towards the traditional narrative, in which the main characters' romance would certainly take center stage. Pratchett characters frequently marry; far less frequently is a Big Deal made over the ~~nuptials~~, provided a dragon doesn't show up.		In {{GP}}, she wears a wedding ring: it is more than likely that she married William, who was quite taken with her in {{TT}}, eventually getting up the courage to ask her to lunch... before the hungry press intervened! Despite being married, she still refers to herself as ''Miss'', which [[Moist von Lipwig]] surmises upon first meeting her means that she has Views. In {{RS}}, a footnote on page 123 explicitly refers to "Mr de Worde and wife". However, the reference does not elaborate as to ''whom''. The lack of emphasis upon a romance between William and Sacharissa may reflect on their own reluctance to publicize their private lives (perhaps with good cause in William's case!). Or, it may just be another example of Pratchett's relaxed attitude towards the traditional narrative, in which the main characters' romance would certainly take center stage. Pratchett characters frequently marry; far less frequently is a Big Deal made over the nuptuals, provided a dragon doesn't show up.

AgProv: expanding

2015-02-07T10:05:17Z

expanding

← Older revision		Revision as of 10:05, 7 February 2015
Line 21:		Line 21:
	She is described as eclectically attractive insofar as facial features are concerned: various aspects of her face would have had differing appeal over the centuries and went in and out of fashion. However, certain bodily features never go out of style and she is quite well-endowed in that respect.		She is described as eclectically attractive insofar as facial features are concerned: various aspects of her face would have had differing appeal over the centuries and went in and out of fashion. However, certain bodily features never go out of style and she is quite well-endowed in that respect.

	Sacharissa strives for Respectability – however she suffers from misplaced assumptions on what exactly constitutes Respectability. She takes most of her cues from previous centuries, and believes that correct mannerisms are an adequate substitute for good manners. Either way it is a difficult task for one with her figure, which she tries to conceal with old-fashioned dresses (to no avail).		Sacharissa strives for Respectability – however she suffers from misplaced assumptions on what exactly constitutes Respectability. She takes most of her cues from previous centuries, and believes that correct mannerisms are an adequate substitute for good manners. Either way it is a difficult task for one with her figure, which she tries to conceal with old-fashioned dresses (to no avail). When provoked, she can also fire out [[-ing]]'s in the same indiscriminate way [[Detritus]] fores his [[Piecemaker]].



	She ends up becoming a reporter with the new ''[[Ankh-Morpork Times]]'', where she shows considerable talent as a journalist with a nose for news and a knack of creating snappy headlines. Unlike most citizens of [[Ankh-Morpork]], she does not wield a pen like a carving knife, and has a firm grasp on the idea of punctuation. In addition, thanks to her physical qualities, various young men from all walks of life tend to come to her with various titbits which she can put into the paper.		She ends up becoming a reporter with the new ''[[Ankh-Morpork Times]]'', where she shows considerable talent as a journalist with a nose for news and a knack of creating snappy headlines. Unlike most citizens of [[Ankh-Morpork]], she does not wield a pen like a carving knife, and has a firm grasp on the idea of punctuation. In addition, thanks to her physical qualities, various young men from all walks of life tend to come to her with various titbits which she can put into the paper.

AgProv: /* External links */

2015-02-07T09:48:59Z

External links

← Older revision		Revision as of 09:48, 7 February 2015
Line 32:		Line 32:
	* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discworld_characters#Sacharissa_Cripslock Sacharissa Cripslock] on Wikipedia		* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discworld_characters#Sacharissa_Cripslock Sacharissa Cripslock] on Wikipedia

	The role was played by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamsin_Greig Tamsin Greig]] in the TV adaptation of {{GP}}.		The role was played by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamsin_Greig Tamsin Greig] in the TV adaptation of {{GP}}.

AgProv: /* External links */

2015-02-07T09:48:42Z

External links

← Older revision		Revision as of 09:48, 7 February 2015
Line 31:		Line 31:
	==External links==		==External links==
	* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discworld_characters#Sacharissa_Cripslock Sacharissa Cripslock] on Wikipedia		* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discworld_characters#Sacharissa_Cripslock Sacharissa Cripslock] on Wikipedia

			The role was played by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamsin_Greig Tamsin Greig]] in the TV adaptation of {{GP}}.

RedReplicant at 02:30, 30 November 2014

2014-11-30T02:30:01Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 02:30, 30 November 2014
Line 25:		Line 25:
	She ends up becoming a reporter with the new ''[[Ankh-Morpork Times]]'', where she shows considerable talent as a journalist with a nose for news and a knack of creating snappy headlines. Unlike most citizens of [[Ankh-Morpork]], she does not wield a pen like a carving knife, and has a firm grasp on the idea of punctuation. In addition, thanks to her physical qualities, various young men from all walks of life tend to come to her with various titbits which she can put into the paper.		She ends up becoming a reporter with the new ''[[Ankh-Morpork Times]]'', where she shows considerable talent as a journalist with a nose for news and a knack of creating snappy headlines. Unlike most citizens of [[Ankh-Morpork]], she does not wield a pen like a carving knife, and has a firm grasp on the idea of punctuation. In addition, thanks to her physical qualities, various young men from all walks of life tend to come to her with various titbits which she can put into the paper.

	In {{GP}}, she wears a wedding ring: it is more than likely that she married William, who was quite taken with her in {{TT}}, eventually getting up the courage to ask her to lunch... before the hungry press intervened! Despite being married, she still refers to herself as ''Miss'', which [[Moist von Lipwig]] surmises upon first meeting her means that she has Views. In {{RS}}, a footnote on page 123 explicitly refers to "Mr de Worde and wife". However, the reference does not elaborate as to ''whom''. The lack of emphasis upon a romance between William and Sacharissa may reflect on their own reluctance to publicize their private lives (perhaps with good cause in William's case!). Or, it may just be another example of Pratchett's relaxed attitude towards the traditional narrative, in which the main characters' romance would certainly take center stage. Pratchett characters frequently marry; far less frequently is a Big Deal made over the nuptials, provided a dragon doesn't show up.		In {{GP}}, she wears a wedding ring: it is more than likely that she married William, who was quite taken with her in {{TT}}, eventually getting up the courage to ask her to lunch... before the hungry press intervened! Despite being married, she still refers to herself as ''Miss'', which [[Moist von Lipwig]] surmises upon first meeting her means that she has Views. In {{RS}}, a footnote on page 123 explicitly refers to "Mr de Worde and wife". However, the reference does not elaborate as to ''whom''. The lack of emphasis upon a romance between William and Sacharissa may reflect on their own reluctance to publicize their private lives (perhaps with good cause in William's case!). Or, it may just be another example of Pratchett's relaxed attitude towards the traditional narrative, in which the main characters' romance would certainly take center stage. Pratchett characters frequently marry; far less frequently is a Big Deal made over the nuptials, provided a dragon doesn't show up.

RedReplicant at 02:29, 30 November 2014

2014-11-30T02:29:38Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 02:29, 30 November 2014
Line 25:		Line 25:
	She ends up becoming a reporter with the new ''[[Ankh-Morpork Times]]'', where she shows considerable talent as a journalist with a nose for news and a knack of creating snappy headlines. Unlike most citizens of [[Ankh-Morpork]], she does not wield a pen like a carving knife, and has a firm grasp on the idea of punctuation. In addition, thanks to her physical qualities, various young men from all walks of life tend to come to her with various titbits which she can put into the paper.		She ends up becoming a reporter with the new ''[[Ankh-Morpork Times]]'', where she shows considerable talent as a journalist with a nose for news and a knack of creating snappy headlines. Unlike most citizens of [[Ankh-Morpork]], she does not wield a pen like a carving knife, and has a firm grasp on the idea of punctuation. In addition, thanks to her physical qualities, various young men from all walks of life tend to come to her with various titbits which she can put into the paper.

	In {{GP}}, she wears a wedding ring: it is more than likely that she married William, who was quite taken with her in {{TT}} ~~(despite his denials)~~, eventually getting up the courage to ask her to lunch... before the hungry press intervened! Despite being married, she still refers to herself as ''Miss'', which [[Moist von Lipwig]] surmises upon first meeting her means that she has Views. In {{RS}}, a footnote on page 123 explicitly refers to "Mr de Worde and wife". However, the reference does not elaborate as to ''whom''. The lack of emphasis upon a romance between William and Sacharissa may reflect on their own reluctance to publicize their private lives (perhaps with good cause in William's case!). Or, it may just be another example of Pratchett's relaxed attitude towards the traditional narrative, in which the main characters' romance would certainly take center stage. Pratchett characters frequently marry; far less frequently is a Big Deal made over the nuptials, provided a dragon doesn't show up.		In {{GP}}, she wears a wedding ring: it is more than likely that she married William, who was quite taken with her in {{TT}}, eventually getting up the courage to ask her to lunch... before the hungry press intervened! Despite being married, she still refers to herself as ''Miss'', which [[Moist von Lipwig]] surmises upon first meeting her means that she has Views. In {{RS}}, a footnote on page 123 explicitly refers to "Mr de Worde and wife". However, the reference does not elaborate as to ''whom''. The lack of emphasis upon a romance between William and Sacharissa may reflect on their own reluctance to publicize their private lives (perhaps with good cause in William's case!). Or, it may just be another example of Pratchett's relaxed attitude towards the traditional narrative, in which the main characters' romance would certainly take center stage. Pratchett characters frequently marry; far less frequently is a Big Deal made over the nuptials, provided a dragon doesn't show up.