Last Continent
“‘It was . . . put together last, and . . . differently.’ ‘Looks pretty old to me,’ said Rincewind. ‘Ancient. Those hills look as old as the hills.’ ‘They were made thirty thousand years old,’ said the kangaroo.
‘Come on! They look millions of years old!’ ‘Yep. Thirty thousand years ago they were made a million years ago. Time here is,’ the kangaroo shrugged, ‘not the same. It was . . . glued together differently, right?’ ‘Search me,’ said Rincewind. ‘I’m a man sitting here listening to a ka...ngaroo. I’m not arguing.’ ‘I’m trying to find words you might understand,’ said the kangaroo reproachfully.
‘Good, keep going, you’ll get there. Want a jam sandwich? It’s gooseberry.’ ‘No. Strictly herbivore, mate. Listen—’ ‘Unusual, gooseberry jam. I mean, you don’t often see it. Raspberry and strawberry, yes, even blackcurrant. I shouldn’t think more than one jar of jam in a hundred is gooseberry.MoreLess
‘Come on! They look millions of years old!’ ‘Yep. Thirty thousand years ago they were made a million years ago. Time here is,’ the kangaroo shrugged, ‘not the same. It was . . . glued together differently, right?’ ‘Search me,’ said Rincewind. ‘I’m a man sitting here listening to a ka...ngaroo. I’m not arguing.’ ‘I’m trying to find words you might understand,’ said the kangaroo reproachfully.
‘Good, keep going, you’ll get there. Want a jam sandwich? It’s gooseberry.’ ‘No. Strictly herbivore, mate. Listen—’ ‘Unusual, gooseberry jam. I mean, you don’t often see it. Raspberry and strawberry, yes, even blackcurrant. I shouldn’t think more than one jar of jam in a hundred is gooseberry.MoreLess
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