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If you're British (or Australian).

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by BioPlague, Jul 18, 2007.

  1. BioPlague

    BioPlague The Senate DLP Supporter

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    OK.

    This thread will not contain spoilers. This is a DH confirm or deny thread, meaning, no spoilers but a simple yes or no as to whether the leaks onto the internet (any of them) are true.

    I need one British (or Australian) person (or several) who will be buying the book at midnight(BST)/9am(Aussie) when it comes out to commit to giving us a quick thumbs up or down, telling us if the spoilers are real, etc etc.

    What the person will likely have to do is check if there's an epilogue and what it entails (possibly ruining the book experience), check the table of contents to see if it matches with any of the presently leaked ones and flip through a few pages seeing if everything looks to be the same.

    Your sacrifice will do a few things:
    - Save a lot of members who are 5, 6 and 7 (or more) hours behind you 15-30 USD.
    - Make a lot of people angry because the present spoilers suck
    - Make a lot of people angry because the present spoilers suck.

    Again. NO SPOILERS IN THIS THREAD. That's for the DH forum. All we'll need is a yes, the leaked version (state which one) is correct.

    Ok.
     
    Last edited: Jul 18, 2007
  2. Xanatos

    Xanatos Professor

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    I would do this, but i've ordered it off
    the internetz.

    If no-one has done it I'll post , I should get it about 9 am so it'll still be early.
     
  3. MrMucus

    MrMucus Groundskeeper

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    If I end up going to the bookstore on the first day then sure I'll give you a heads up.

    I'd probably end up spoiling it out loud in the book store anyway. Just to piss people off.

    So 'ruining' the book experience won't bother me that much as I have trouble from flipping to the back of books when reading anyway.
     
  4. Litha Riddle

    Litha Riddle Banned DLP Supporter

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    Tell you what, seeing as I'm insomniac anyway, I'll make the trek at midnight and let you know if they suck or not.

    Litha
     
  5. Inexistence

    Inexistence Seventh Year

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    I could, as I'm British (as far as I now) and I'm getting it at midnight on Friday, or Saturday as it rightly is.

    However, I want to read the book first, so if I could be permitted about an hour and a half or 2 hours to read it, then I could answer any questions.
     
  6. 007_rock

    007_rock DA Member

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    Why are you insisting on British or Australian? As far as I know world-wide release is at the same time. I am in time zone about 5hrs ahead of Britain and we are promised to get the book by 6AM on saturday. Thats pretty near to mid-night in Britain, right? So everywhere else which is before Britain in time zones can do it.

    Am just saying this because the title of the thread will keep away others.
     
  7. Darkmakr

    Darkmakr Seventh Year

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    Because in Vancouver BC, we get it at 12:01am on the 21st, while that's about 8:01am in London and so on and so forth, as far as i can tell you get it at 12:01 in your timezone.

    so essentially kids in Australia get the book about 12 hours before the brits get it, and about 17-20 hours before the states or canada gets it. Which allows books to show up on the web on friday.
     
    Last edited: Jul 19, 2007
  8. BioPlague

    BioPlague The Senate DLP Supporter

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    No. Australians and British get it at the same time (hence 12 midnight for Brits, 9am for Australians, who are 9 hours ahead).

    Eastern time zone gets it at 12:01am, 5 hours later. Meaning the British Standard Time is 5 hours ahead (meaning, Brits will have it for 5 hours before you do.

    Add an hour as you go westward.
     
  9. Darkmakr

    Darkmakr Seventh Year

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    Wow, i fail at life. sorry about that, i wasn't sure when the aussies got it.
     
  10. malaga

    malaga Auror

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    Kiwis get it at 11:01, so I'll post if noone else has by then.
     
  11. Spacks

    Spacks Order Member DLP Supporter

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    Lol, malaga.

    Were you the chick in NZ that was talking about Muggle.net and DLP at the shops with a friend of yours?

    If so, Syao wants to bone you.
     
  12. Element

    Element Seventh Year

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    malaga Fourth Year

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    Syao, you dirty fuck!
     
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