Game 9 Books 4 & 5

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The real first line of Monstrous Regiment is:

3. Terry Pratchett -- Polly cut off her hair in front of the mirror, feeling slightly guilty about not feeling very guilty about doing so.
Chosen by sammywol and dorianegray


The rest:

1. Borogravia had always been at war with Ankh-Morpork.
Written by daegaer

2. Polly crouched down behind a bush, praying her dress wouldn't show through the leaves.
Written by pisica

4. Polly didn't know where her brother was, but she knew how to find him.
Written by dorianegray
Chosen by a_d_medievalist

5. Sergeant Jackrum looked over the new recruits as they stumbled into something like ranks, if ranks looked anything like the Mended Drum at closing time.
Written by a_d_medievalist

6. She had her reasons for it, not that those reasons made a difference in the end. (Ed: my favourite!)
Written by zoje_george

7. Some things, Polly found, were far more difficult than they had any right to be.
Written by majea
Chosen by zoje_george

8. The inn was always busy at this time of day, but Polly couldn't help noticing the strangely dressed man sitting at the bar.
Written by stellanova

9. The loud, raucous clanging that came bursting from the street below could only mean one of two things: either Miss Sally was throwing pots at Old Tagger that bounced off his plate armor again, or the military recruiter and his marching band had returned.
Written by jeffr23
Chosen by daegaer and spookycat50

10. The news of her brother hit hard, like a knife in her gut.
Written by spookycat50

11. Tuesday was a busy day - Borogravia ran out of beer, the colour blue was declared an Abomination, and Polly Perks got a letter.
Written by sammywol
Chosen by pisica, majea, whatsagirlgotta and jeffr23

sammywol: 4 + 1 + 4 = 9
jeffr23: 4 + 2 = 6
majea: 5 + 1 = 6
dorianegray: 3 + 1 + 1 = 5
zoje_george: 5
pisica: 4
a_d_medievalist: 3
whatsagirlgotta: 1
enoneoftheabove: 1
stellanova: 1
wonderlanded: 1

The prospective first lines of Memoirs of a Mangy Lover are:

1. Growing up in a flat with four brothers I knew that boys have their own special smell.
   
2. I remember the first time I had sex - I kept the receipt.
   
3. It all started when I was nine.
   
4. It wasn't a gun in my pocket.
   
5. Mae West, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Julia Child are three women whose names you will not find in this book.
   
6. My grandpappy smacked me on the wrist and gave me advice I've never forgotten.
   
7. There is one moment that becomes permanently ingrained in a man's memory: the day he learns that girls eventually become women.
   
8. Tickle my moustache, I think you'll find I like it
   
9. Until I was four I couldn't tell the difference between the sexes.
   

Poll Game 9, Book 5 Vote

The deadline is late on Thursday the 18th.