The New Adventures of Mr Stephen Fry

The New Adventures of Mr Stephen Fry » Topic: Tish and Pish http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/tish-and-pish Just another bbPress community en-US Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:59:31 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/search.php Help on "Tish and Pish" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/tish-and-pish#post-62966 Thu, 08 May 2008 13:50:47 +0000 Help 62966@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ Yes, yes, I know no-one has commented on this for ages, but I was going to make a new comment tlaking about this and then I checked and there was already one. Why is it that I've never, EVER heard of this book before today?! I'm confused. would it be recomended? Frylu on "Tish and Pish" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/tish-and-pish#post-9988 Wed, 14 Feb 2007 09:16:26 +0000 Frylu 9988@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ That is indeed a nice gesture of Mr Ferris (!) Chapeau (!) (!) (!) AxmxZ on "Tish and Pish" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/tish-and-pish#post-9485 Sat, 03 Feb 2007 18:01:07 +0000 AxmxZ 9485@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ Hey guys/gals, check out how breathtakingly cool this is: You know how I was having trouble opening my ebook attachment? Well, the author of Tish and Pish Stewart Ferris sent me an email with a PDF attachment of the book (!) (!) (!) He even offered to send me a book version of it, but I declined because he had already gone above and beyond the call of awesomeness. YAY I CAN READ IT AGAIN!!!! I am indebted and pleasured by Mr. Ferris in equal measure. <img src="http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_biggrin.gif" title=":-D" class="bb_smilies" /> </blockquote> !!!! Dude, pass on the wealth!!! Fryphile on "Tish and Pish" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/tish-and-pish#post-9482 Sat, 03 Feb 2007 16:43:27 +0000 Fryphile 9482@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ Hey guys/gals, check out how breathtakingly cool this is: You know how I was having trouble opening my ebook attachment? Well, the author of Tish and Pish Stewart Ferris sent me an email with a PDF attachment of the book (!) (!) (!) He even offered to send me a book version of it, but I declined because he had already gone above and beyond the call of awesomeness. YAY I CAN READ IT AGAIN!!!! I am indebted and pleasured by Mr. Ferris in equal measure. <img src="http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_biggrin.gif" title=":-D" class="bb_smilies" /> Frylu on "Tish and Pish" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/tish-and-pish#post-5705 Thu, 23 Nov 2006 17:25:53 +0000 Frylu 5705@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ And I must say that this would be very sneaky , indeed. but anyway: A normal book is always better than an e-book. And you would definitely have no problems to open that one. <img src="http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_wink.gif" title=";-)" class="bb_smilies" /> <img src="http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_biggrin.gif" title=":-D" class="bb_smilies" /> Soupy Twist on "Tish and Pish" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/tish-and-pish#post-5699 Thu, 23 Nov 2006 17:11:01 +0000 Soupy Twist 5699@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ But now the blasted file won't open anymore! It got damaged somehow. I don't know if ebooks expire after such a date, but I'm kinda ticked that a hardbound version is available.</blockquote> 'Expiry' was also the first thing that leapt to my mind when I read your post. But I doubt if e-books can expire. That would be really sneaky <img src="http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_eek.gif" title="8-O" class="bb_smilies" /> Frylu on "Tish and Pish" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/tish-and-pish#post-5696 Thu, 23 Nov 2006 17:00:31 +0000 Frylu 5696@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ Perhaps Stephen sees this and says what he thinks about it. that´s the only way to find out Fryphile on "Tish and Pish" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/tish-and-pish#post-5634 Wed, 22 Nov 2006 19:06:43 +0000 Fryphile 5634@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ What's interesting is that I got this as an ebook last October; a published paper version wasn't available. I downloaded it from Amazon for $10 and read it a couple times and got a couple giggles. But now the blasted file won't open anymore! It got damaged somehow. I don't know if ebooks expire after such a date, but I'm kinda ticked that a hardbound version is available. Anyway, from what I recall, the Fryful phrases were cumbersome and not as clever as the regular phrases. "Please boil your hands before you touch me" really can't get funnier. And I took it all as tongue-in-cheek rather than "Stephen talks like this all the time" type thing. Soupy Twist on "Tish and Pish" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/tish-and-pish#post-5632 Wed, 22 Nov 2006 17:16:01 +0000 Soupy Twist 5632@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ hmmm, now i'm having second thoughts about my entirely positive post in the light of some of these comments. :-// Maybe Stephn Fry wouldn't approve....also i should have added that the author makes it very clear that it is completely unofficial, and it should not be read at all seriously.</blockquote> I did absolutely not have the intention to spoil the book for anyone with my remarks :-// I think you should carry on liking the book no matter whether Mr Fry approves of it or not. There must be some sort of approval since it wouldn´t have been possible to print a Fry-cover without his permission. Wildean on "Tish and Pish" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/tish-and-pish#post-5630 Wed, 22 Nov 2006 16:54:08 +0000 Wildean 5630@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ hmmm, now i'm having second thoughts about my entirely positive post in the light of some of these comments. :-// Maybe Stephn Fry wouldn't approve....also i should have added that the author makes it very clear that it is completely unofficial, and it should not be read at all seriously. Anonymous on "Tish and Pish" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/tish-and-pish#post-5616 Wed, 22 Nov 2006 13:59:26 +0000 Anonymous 5616@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ I like two things about this book: it's really very clever; and it's short. It's a terrible thing to be clevered to death and this book, despite it's brevity, shouldn't be read in one sitting. Kari on "Tish and Pish" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/tish-and-pish#post-5583 Wed, 22 Nov 2006 01:03:35 +0000 Kari 5583@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ I certainly agree with that last statement. And I guess the only way to really learn how to use language like Stephen does would be to study it yourself. Hrrmm... Soupy Twist on "Tish and Pish" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/tish-and-pish#post-5572 Tue, 21 Nov 2006 19:09:55 +0000 Soupy Twist 5572@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ I´ve just cast a quick look at the customer reviews at amazon.uk and they couldn´t be more contrary. People either love this book or simply consider it an outrageous waste of money and paper. Tastes differ. My opinion is that the unique 'Fyishness' not only derives from his eloquent and delicious use of the English language but as well from his humor, intellect and his wit and that one can´t be separated from the other. Out of context and just arranged alphabetically or by topic the phrases pieced together by the author in his lonely study seem forced and made-up rather than genuine. The reference to a bathroom as a 'defecation, urination and cleansing chamber" would, given that Mr Fry really dared to utter such a phrase, probably be followed by something along the lines of "Mr Dalliard, I got peculiar now". I dare not say if Mr Fry is angry or pleased or indifferent about this book. It´s a mixed bag, really. To remind people of the beauty and richness of the English language and that Mr Fry is a perfect example for an exquisite use of language is a good thing. But as a dictionary "English - Fryish" I think this book doesn´t work, simply because Mr Fry isn´t an oddball living on his own planet whose language needs to be translated. Just my humble opinion. Canzonett on "Tish and Pish" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/tish-and-pish#post-5564 Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:12:30 +0000 Canzonett 5564@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ Why refer to Stephen Fry then, in the first place, and not directly to Jeeves and Wodehouse? Frylu on "Tish and Pish" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/tish-and-pish#post-5549 Tue, 21 Nov 2006 14:51:21 +0000 Frylu 5549@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ Perhaps you should see it this way. It is the language used by Jeeves -> played by stephen <img src="http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_razz.gif" title=":P" class="bb_smilies" /> It´s a thought isn´t it