#Wordweavers 8 Apr 'Do your characters tell jokes? If so let them tell us a joke, please'
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“Delighted to meet you! My name’s Emmett Williams. But everybody calls me Barmy! Barmy as in proper noun, not as in adjective! Though some might disagree!” Few people in Wolfland have a Diplôme Supérieur though Barmy is one of them. Now aged sixty he has had an illustrious career in engineering, mainly working on hydro … <a href="https://www.slenderwolf.com/novels/characters/barmywaffle/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "BarmyWaffle"</span></a>
#Wordweavers 8 Apr 'Do your characters tell jokes? If so let them tell us a joke, please'
The riposte:
NutJob: HayWire invented the clockwork swordfish, you know!
BarmyWaffle: What’s the point of a clockwork swordfish?
HayWire: It’s the sharp bit at the end!”
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#Wordweavers 8 Apr 'Do your characters tell jokes? If so let them tell us a joke, please'
It's in my notes for a later chapter. Sixty year old BarmyWaffle likes to tell jokes.
NutJob is an aircraft fanatic.
HayWire likes explosives (esp hydrogen).
They are working on a side project in the Innovation Lab at the Garrison where Barmy is the chief engineer.
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