Btw, the WP discussion: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Samuel_Vimes#Lorenzo_the_Kind...pedophile_or_Hitler.3F
SoWhy
Is there a chance that Lorenzo was a childrens entertainer on his days
off from Kinging? I suppose this wouldn't help to clear up whether he
was a paedophile but would certainly explain his unhealthy interest in
oversized shoes and rainbow afro wigs.
Hmm, if I recall correctly in "Feet of Clay" Vimes points out various
torturing devices which were found after his ancestor killed the king.
Which book describes "unhealthy interest in oversized shoes and
rainbow afro wigs"? I can't seem to recall that one...
SoWhy
> There is a discussion on Wikipedia at the moment on how to understand
> "fond of children" in the description of A-M's last king, Lorenzo the
> Kind. Me, like most people, always thought that it hints towards him
> being a pedophile but an editor pointed out that it may also be an
> allusion to Adolf Hitler, who was known to be fond of children despite
> being a sadistic tyrant and dictator. What do you think?
How about him being a gourmet?
Amicalement,
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Albert.
> There is a discussion on Wikipedia at the moment on how to
> understand "fond of children" in the description of A-M's
> last king, Lorenzo the Kind. Me, like most people, always
> thought that it hints towards him being a pedophile but an
> editor pointed out that it may also be an allusion to Adolf
> Hitler, who was known to be fond of children despite being
> a sadistic tyrant and dictator. What do you think?
Either works, I think. When I first read the line I took it at
face value, and it wasn't until later books started showing
Lorenzo as a monster that I started reading more into it.
--
Dave
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Amicalement,
--
Albert.
Perhaps he was fond of children the same way others are fond of kid and
pig suckling?
Regards,
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*Art
Like W. C. Fields?
He never said (but one can imagine him doing so):
"I have the heart of a child."
"It's in a Perspex(1) block on my desk."
--
Cheers,
Elliott
(1) Or Lucite, if you find that more lucid.
That is, however, very similar to a quote from Stephen King...
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> On Sat, 04 Aug 2007 17:47:53 -0400, Elliott Grasett <egra...@wightman.ca>,
> wrote the following stuff about Re: "Lorenzo the Kind" - pedophile or Hitler?:
> >He never said (but one can imagine him doing so):
> >
> >"I have the heart of a child."
> >
> >"It's in a Perspex(1) block on my desk."
>
> That is, however, very similar to a quote from Stephen King...
I think you'll find it was Robert Bloch :-
http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/1145.html
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Carol
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