The New Adventures of Mr Stephen Fry

The New Adventures of Mr Stephen Fry » Topic: Paperweight http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/paperweight Just another bbPress community en-US Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:32:58 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/search.php Aoibheann on "Paperweight" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/paperweight#post-14635 Thu, 12 Apr 2007 02:18:03 +0000 Aoibheann 14635@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ I'm buying hemorrhoids creme in bulk now, and I find it a very "liberating" experience! LOL The cremes are also very good for use on the face or for little scratches or bruises.</blockquote> <img src="http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_eek.gif" title="8-O" class="bb_smilies" /> Wooooooooah....... on your face.....? Dodgy X-D Anonymous on "Paperweight" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/paperweight#post-14429 Wed, 11 Apr 2007 08:34:07 +0000 Anonymous 14429@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ Stephen Fry's magnificent tome "Paperweight" was the very reason I sought out this website and decided to become a forum member. Like many of my generation I first discovered the inestimable Mr Fry in "Blackadder" and "A Bit of Fry and Laurie". I was extremely impressed with "Peter's Friends", which I could have sworn he wrote himself until I discovered othewise. However, my favourite of all his works remains "Paperweight", which I believe should be a manual for Englishness (ideal Englishness, rather than descriptive Englishness), open-mindedness, tolerance and considered, balanced argument. I sincerely hopes he takes up his pen to write non-fiction again (or, failing that, to revive the character of Professor Trefusis and give us his views on current affairs, media idocy and politics). That is not to say that I would wish Mr Fry to give up any of his other activities, public or private, but that I have rarely come encountered such a fine mind in spite of what one of his more caustic Cambridge tutors told him. I am now coming to the end of my third reading of "Paperweight" and am trying to persuade my wife to fit it into her busy schedule. Whatever anyone else says, Mr Fry is one of my ideals of a gentleman and I wish it were more fashionable to be one. Fryphile on "Paperweight" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/paperweight#post-10336 Sat, 17 Feb 2007 17:31:21 +0000 Fryphile 10336@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ You must have the Audio-book of Paperweight. It´s brilliant (!) <img src="http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_razz.gif" title=":P" class="bb_smilies" /> </blockquote> That it is. Except when the article "Saying Fuck" came blaring through my computer speakers at work <img src="http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_eek.gif" title="8-O" class="bb_smilies" /> AxmxZ on "Paperweight" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/paperweight#post-10235 Sat, 17 Feb 2007 04:42:58 +0000 AxmxZ 10235@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ Paperweight arrived!! I haven't been this excited since I bought Stoppard's latest, "Rock-n-Roll". (Let's hope the parallel ends there, because "Rock-n-Roll" turned out to be a huge disappointment.) Frylu on "Paperweight" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/paperweight#post-9987 Wed, 14 Feb 2007 09:14:17 +0000 Frylu 9987@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ You must have the Audio-book of Paperweight. It´s brilliant (!) <img src="http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_razz.gif" title=":P" class="bb_smilies" /> AxmxZ on "Paperweight" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/paperweight#post-9877 Sun, 11 Feb 2007 05:07:40 +0000 AxmxZ 9877@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ Just ordered Paperweight online, whee! (Along with some books on Vidocq and a Soviet TV-Krimi I've been coveting for ages.) RubyCosmos on "Paperweight" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/paperweight#post-1645 Sun, 01 Oct 2006 18:02:15 +0000 RubyCosmos 1645@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ On a different topic (although this one is fascinating) ... About a year ago, I had my first book published, and I recalled the good Mr. Fry's article on what it's like to have this experience. I can safely say I did pretty much everything he described (except my copy went on my manga shelf, between Cowboy Bebop Shooting Star and a very slim volume of Digiko's Champion's Cup). Right down to not reading a word (or in my case, a panel) of it. Kerstin on "Paperweight" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/paperweight#post-1528 Sat, 30 Sep 2006 19:12:19 +0000 Kerstin 1528@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ I'm buying hemorrhoids creme in bulk now, and I find it a very "liberating" experience! LOL The cremes are also very good for use on the face or for little scratches or bruises. mim on "Paperweight" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/paperweight#post-1391 Fri, 29 Sep 2006 20:25:42 +0000 mim 1391@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ The other day, whilst sitting on the loo, I happened to open Paperweight at a random page. (I, like most of the world's population, delight in reading on the bog, and rarely assume the position without some reading matter in my hands.) Rather appropriately it was an article entitled 'Piles' - I have been a sufferer recently owing to pregnancy. As you will know if you've read it, it was extolling the virtues of discussing openly taboo subjects such as problems in the arse area. I wholeheartedly agree with you, Mr Fry, and if I may say so, you did a fantastic job of breaking taboos in the mental health area with your recent documentary. I had post natal depression and anxiety attacks so I know how debilitating this can be. I've never been embarrassed talking about it and actually like talking about it - it helps me rationalise it all in my own mind. I for one don't mind talking about 'embarrassing' medical problems in general, and having a 4 year old son gives me the perfect excuse to talk about willies, poo, wee and 'pumps' all the time. Superb. Keep up the good work Mr F.