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Currently thinking about the bit in Going Postal where Moist meets Sacharissa and immediately internalizes “Ring on finger but goes by ‘Miss Cripslock,’ probably has Views, Do Not Attempt To Kiss Hand” like he has a conman’s version of Terminator vision where he’s constantly mathematically figuring out how to ingratiate himself to someone

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My little guys!

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I can't believe we have been living in this world without Sir Terry for 10 years already 💔

“Do you not know that a man is not dead while his name is still spoken?”

― Terry Pratchett, Going Postal

GNU Terry Pratchett

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more of the bisexuals to stare at longingly

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poor old vimes, here in gutter

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i need to get back into discworld (haven't really read any since 2023 aside from a few sporadic days) so for every note this post gets i will read a page of a discworld book

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Discworld designs - The Truth

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Now Diamanda was showing them how to do the cards.

She said they contained the distilled wisdom of the Ancients. Perdita had found herself treacherously wondering who these Ancients were -- they clearly weren't the same as old people, who were stupid, Diamanda said, but she wasn't quite clear why they were wiser than, say, modern people.

Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies

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Moist is not my favorite character (I love him, but not more than Rincewind or Ponder), but I draw him a lot

I don't think he had freckles, but my hands itch to draw some on his face heh:3

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frankly given how much vimes gripes about sybil forcing him to eat granola in the later watch books i think by transitive property this passage means vetinari and drumknott are uh

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the patrician

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Lady Sybil and Young Sam

(by mari.o)

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Oh for god's sake—

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I totally forgot there was more than one mention of the Patrician being attractive (the other is in Unseen Academicals).

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Mrs Arcanum patted her hair. ‘I’ve always thought Lord Vetinari was a most handsome man,’[1] she said, and then looked flustered when they all stared at her. ‘I meant, I’m just a little surprised there isn’t a Lady Vetinari.[2] As it were. Ahem.’

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And the one from UA:

‘He doesn’t have a bloody drink. That’s all I’m saying. That’s Lord Vetinari, that is. He’s got ears everywhere.’

‘I can only see two, but he’s quite handsome, in a way.’

‘Oh, yeah, the ladies like him,’[3] said the waiter and sniffed.

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[1] Don't we all, don't we all...

[2] Not even a spouse of the male persuasion. Very odd. Very odd indeed.

[3] And he doesn't even know about his Tumblr fans.

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Most people when asked about their favourite Discworld sub-series would reply something like "Witches" or "Rincewind" or "Death" or something, but my favourite story arc is "Vetinari Having Problems"

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The three circled the haystack, prodding at bulges which turned out to be damp hay. They found him on a small rise in the ground, not very far away. A few holly bushes grew there, carved into curves by the wind. He was sitting under one, guitar on his knees, rain plastering his hair to his face. He was asleep, and soaking wet. On his lap, the guitar played raindrops. "He's weird," said Asphalt. "No," said Glod. "He's wound up by some strange compulsion that leads him through dark pathways." "Yeah. Weird."

Glod and Asphalt about Buddy, Soul Music - Terry Pratchett