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coalescent) wrote2005-08-09 03:04 pm
coalescent) wrote2005-08-09 03:04 pm
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Monday
Monday was pretty relaxed. People were leaving, the con was winding down. I had two more panels: new sf tv, on which I argued with Paul Cornell about Doctor Who, and The Future of Fandom, in which the future of fandom arrived and beat the panel with sticks.
Time for a last pass around the dealer's room (didn't buy anything, but picked up some review copies for Strange Horizons, plus was given a rather fab Magic For Beginners tshirt by Kelly and Gavin), then I helped pack up the Foundation stall. Went out for dinner with Andrew, Liz, Mattia, Rachel, Zoe ... and Nat, yay! We phoned Dan and made him sing down the phone at us because the music in the restaurant was so bad.
Stopped in at the dead dog party, but was too dog-tired to stay for long. Today we've mooched around Glasgow a bit, and now there's just the long train ride home. I can't believe I'll be back at work tomorrow.
It makes me happy that Wonka Whipple Scrumptious Fudgemallow delights now exist. They are so very tasty.
Time for a last pass around the dealer's room (didn't buy anything, but picked up some review copies for Strange Horizons, plus was given a rather fab Magic For Beginners tshirt by Kelly and Gavin), then I helped pack up the Foundation stall. Went out for dinner with Andrew, Liz, Mattia, Rachel, Zoe ... and Nat, yay! We phoned Dan and made him sing down the phone at us because the music in the restaurant was so bad.
Stopped in at the dead dog party, but was too dog-tired to stay for long. Today we've mooched around Glasgow a bit, and now there's just the long train ride home. I can't believe I'll be back at work tomorrow.
It makes me happy that Wonka Whipple Scrumptious Fudgemallow delights now exist. They are so very tasty.
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I think Dahl makes it pretty clear that you are supposed to find Augustus, Mike, Violet and Veruca deeply rebarbative and to feel that they deserved everything they got. After all, each one's sticky end is nicely linked to their faults. A little harsh, perhaps, but nevertheless.
I always thought the Ooma-Loompas were slaves
I thought that they willingly pledged their loyalty and labour in return for being saved from a life of terrible misery and destitution, or something. Weren't they being preyed on by some one, or something? Rather colonial, but certainly not slavery.
Admittedly, I haven't read the book for a good twenty years, probably closer to twenty-five, so I can't guarantee that my recollection is accurate. But I certainly recall Wonka being characterised as benevolent if eccentric and unpredictable, and I'm quite sure there was no suggestion of slavery.
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Only because the AHA were watching! ;-)