> > > LOL. One of my favourite jokes from Terry Pratchett's "Reaper Man":
> >
> > One character: "Did you see his eyes? Like gimlets!"
> > Another character: "Eh? What? What do you mean? You mean like that dwarf who runs the delicatessen on Cable Street?"
> >
> > Brunnen-"you need knowledge of The Lord of the Rings for this to be funny. Oh, and you also need a terminally awful sense of humour. Fortunately I have both these things."G
>
> I get the "dwarf" part, but not the part about the delicatessen on Cable Street. What's that all about?

Oh, that part is just filler. As far as I know. The story is set in a world containing dwarfs, among other races. :-)