At 03:43 PM 1/21/2003 -0600, Matthew Hunter wrote: >On Tue, Jan 21, 2003 at 01:47:57PM -0800, Steven Brust ><skzb at dreamcafe.com> wrote: > > At 08:57 AM 1/21/2003 -0700, Jot Powers wrote: > > >I don't think there is is any spoiler of any real value here. > > >When Pel goes to the Easterner for "services", he asks > > >if he is a "knitter of stone", and the reply is something > > >like: "No, he crochets". > > >This really strikes me as an inside joke, but one I have > > >no clue about. Does anyone else have a stab? > > I guess I must be in a "spoil their fun" mood. > > This one wasn't an inside joke. Unless my subconscious was playing games, > > that was nothing more than what sounded to me like an elegant kind of > > code. Matthew will think I'm lying again, but for the rest of you I hope > > this answers it. > >Oh dear, it seems I made more of an impression than intended. I >was speaking in a lighthearted manner, not seriously accusing >you of lying. Oh... Okay, well, that's good know, anyway. Thanks.