As I'm dying for the loo.
I try to be humourous at my blog
...But generally fail miserably.
I like the cult side of UK comedy; Spaced, Black Books, Peep Show] etc.
Anyway must dash, before I wet myself...
//guy
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Just a Quick Hi
Hello Guy. Welcome.
Hiya...
Hello.
Heyyyy! 
Hi Guy
I had no idea what Metrophage referred to but I've just taken a quick look at the book online. Interesting...
So in between reading, blogging and running a delapitated house full of your children, extended family and students you also write comedy?
Busy man.
Could you maybe explain it in a sentence of 2, Jane? Because I can't see anything that really helps for looking.
Quote: Scatterbrained Floozy @ July 6 2009, 8:59 PM BSTCould you maybe explain it in a sentence of 2, Jane? Because I can't see anything that really helps for looking.
Blimey SF I'm not Stephen Fry! I can't read a whole book in ten minutes and give you a synopsis.
But you can read the whole thing here:
http://www.voidspace.org.uk/cyberpunk/metrophage.shtml
And here's a taster just for you...
METROPHAGE
by Richard Kadrey
Now I lay me down to sleep
I hear the sirens in the street
All my dreams are made of chrome
I have no way to get back home
--Tom Waits
ONE:
The Petrified City
A crip by the name of Easy Money ran the HoloWhores down at
a place called Carnaby's Pit. At least he had been running them the
last time Jonny Qabbala, drug dealer, ex-Committee for Public Health
bounty hunter, and self-confessed loser, had paid him a visit. Jonny
was hoping that Easy was still working the Pit. He had a present for
him from a dead friend.
The ugly and untimely murder of Raquin, the chemist, had left
an empty spot in the pit of Jonny's stomach. Not just because Raquin
had been Jonny's connection (since it was a simple matter for Jonny
to get his dope directly from Raquin's boss, the smuggler lord
Conover) but over the year or so of their acquaintance Raquin had
become, to Jonny, something close to a friend. And close to a friend"
was as much as Jonny generally allowed himself to become. It was
fear of loss more than any lack of feelings on his part that kept Jonny
at a distance from most of the other losers and one-percenters that
crowded Los Angeles.
...
If I'd have known it was a book, I'd not have asked. I thought you might have just found a snippet to sum it up. Sorry. 
No worries - if the original poster ever returns from the loo he can do just that.
Hello, Guy, and welcome.
You're the second person recently to introduce themselves whilst desperately needing to relieve themselves.
Obviously we've moving on from only attracting emotional incontinents...
Hello.
...such as me and Chip here!
Just a quick hi back.
Quote: Jane P @ July 6 2009, 8:47 PM BSTHi Guy
I had no idea what Metrophage referred to but I've just taken a quick look at the book online. Interesting...
So in between reading, blogging and running a delapitated house full of your children, extended family and students you also write comedy?
Busy man.
I didn't say I wrote comedy? Did I?
I do however also just startedmy own business, and do a PhD.
Metrophage was an earlish cyberpunk novel,now avalable free online. I have had the domain metrophage.co.uk since about 1997 I think, and have used metrophage as my online moniker since time eternal.
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