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By and large, the only skill the alchemists of Ankh-Morpork had discovered so far was the ability to turn gold into less gold.

Terry Pratchett, Moving Pictures

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By and large, the only skill the alchemists of Ankh-Morpork had discovered so far was the ability to turn gold into less gold.

Terry Pratchett, Moving Pictures

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WHAT CAN THE HARVEST HOPE FOR, IF NOT FOR THE CARE OF THE REAPER MAN?

Death appeals to Azrael
Terry Pratchett, Reaper Man

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WHAT CAN THE HARVEST HOPE FOR, IF NOT FOR THE CARE OF THE REAPER MAN?

Death appeals to Azrael
Terry Pratchett, Reaper Man

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"Slave is an Ephebian word. In Om we have no word for slave," said Vorbis.
"So I understand," said the Tyrant. "I imagine that fish have no word for water."

Terry Pratchett, Small Gods

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"Slave is an Ephebian word. In Om we have no word for slave," said Vorbis.
"So I understand," said the Tyrant. "I imagine that fish have no word for water."

Terry Pratchett, Small Gods

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It's time for our first Server Spotlight!

We want to help people find their communities across the #fediverse so we're featuring servers here on this account.

First up: The Mended Drum, a home for fans of all things Sir Terry Pratchett.

It is said that if you stay on The Mended Drum long enough, you'll meet every hero on the server: https://mendeddrum.org/directory

(keep an eye on your horse, though 😉)

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It's time for our first Server Spotlight!

We want to help people find their communities across the #fediverse so we're featuring servers here on this account.

First up: The Mended Drum, a home for fans of all things Sir Terry Pratchett.

It is said that if you stay on The Mended Drum long enough, you'll meet every hero on the server: https://mendeddrum.org/directory

(keep an eye on your horse, though 😉)

#FeaturedServer #CommunitySpotlight #Mastodon #SocialWeb #GNUTerryPratchett

"Stuck? You're an *alien*," said Johnny. "Aliens don't get stuck in air ducts. It's practically a well-known fact."

Terry Pratchett, Only You Can Save Mankind

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"Stuck? You're an *alien*," said Johnny. "Aliens don't get stuck in air ducts. It's practically a well-known fact."

Terry Pratchett, Only You Can Save Mankind

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Glorious 25th of May

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"It's got three keyboards and a hundred extra knobs, including twelve with '?' on them."

The Unseen University Organ, as designed by B. S. Johnson
Terry Pratchett, Men at Arms

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"It's got three keyboards and a hundred extra knobs, including twelve with '?' on them."

The Unseen University Organ, as designed by B. S. Johnson
Terry Pratchett, Men at Arms

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@moof I’m always reminded of the Latatian “Quanti Canicula Illa In Fenestra”, the city motto of Ankh-Morpork…

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@moof I’m always reminded of the Latatian “Quanti Canicula Illa In Fenestra”, the city motto of Ankh-Morpork…

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I stroll along, talk, I sign books, people buy me drinks, I forget where my hotel is, I get lost and fall into some local body of water... done it hundreds of times.

Going to a convention is fun!
Terry Pratchett, alt.fan.pratchett

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I stroll along, talk, I sign books, people buy me drinks, I forget where my hotel is, I get lost and fall into some local body of water... done it hundreds of times.

Going to a convention is fun!
Terry Pratchett, alt.fan.pratchett

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Today on misleading reviews:

THUD! by Terry Pratchett:

This thrilling tale centres upon on the importance of reading to your children at bedtime.

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Today on misleading reviews:

THUD! by Terry Pratchett:

This thrilling tale centres upon on the importance of reading to your children at bedtime.

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I'm getting a lot of mail and email about FoC (I particularly liked the postcard which read 'We were *sure* it was the wallpaper, you bastard!!!!!'). I'm glad to say that most Baconians hared off after poissons rouge.

Terry Pratchett, alt.fan.pratchett

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I'm getting a lot of mail and email about FoC (I particularly liked the postcard which read 'We were *sure* it was the wallpaper, you bastard!!!!!'). I'm glad to say that most Baconians hared off after poissons rouge.

Terry Pratchett, alt.fan.pratchett

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"Stercus, stercus, stercus, moriturus sum."

Terry Pratchett, Interesting Times

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"Stercus, stercus, stercus, moriturus sum."

Terry Pratchett, Interesting Times

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The labyrinth of Ephebe is ancient and full of one hundred and one amazing things you can do with hidden springs, razor-sharp knives, and falling rocks.

Terry Pratchett, Small Gods

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The labyrinth of Ephebe is ancient and full of one hundred and one amazing things you can do with hidden springs, razor-sharp knives, and falling rocks.

Terry Pratchett, Small Gods

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AIRPORTS: A place where people hurry up and wait.

From A Scientific Encyclopedia for the Enquiring Young Nomeby Angalo de Haberdasheri
Terry Pratchett, Wings

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AIRPORTS: A place where people hurry up and wait.

From A Scientific Encyclopedia for the Enquiring Young Nomeby Angalo de Haberdasheri
Terry Pratchett, Wings

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The Emperor had all the qualifications for a corpse except, as it were, the most vital one.

Terry Pratchett, Interesting Times

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The Emperor had all the qualifications for a corpse except, as it were, the most vital one.

Terry Pratchett, Interesting Times

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[...] Vimes's grin was as funny as the one that moves very fast towards drowning men. And has a fin on top.

Terry Pratchett, Jingo

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[...] Vimes's grin was as funny as the one that moves very fast towards drowning men. And has a fin on top.

Terry Pratchett, Jingo

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Racism was not a problem on the Discworld, because -- what with trolls and dwarfs and so on -- speciesism was more interesting. Black and white lived in perfect harmony and ganged up on green.

Terry Pratchett, Witches Abroad

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Racism was not a problem on the Discworld, because -- what with trolls and dwarfs and so on -- speciesism was more interesting. Black and white lived in perfect harmony and ganged up on green.

Terry Pratchett, Witches Abroad

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The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.

Terry Pratchett, Diggers

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The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.

Terry Pratchett, Diggers

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Even with nougat you can have a perfect moment.

Terry Pratchett, Thief of Time

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Even with nougat you can have a perfect moment.

Terry Pratchett, Thief of Time

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I finally finished the Wizards series yesterday. Onward to Witches! #Discworld #gnuterrypratchett

I finally finished the Wizards series yesterday. Onward to Witches! #Discworld #gnuterrypratchett

Experience has taught me that you feel better on a flight if you avoid chicken fat in plastic sauce.

The joys of travelling the world by plane
Terry Pratchett, alt.fan.pratchett

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Experience has taught me that you feel better on a flight if you avoid chicken fat in plastic sauce.

The joys of travelling the world by plane
Terry Pratchett, alt.fan.pratchett

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They looked at one another in incomprehension, two minds driving opposite ways up a narrow street and waiting for the other man to reverse first.

Terry Pratchett, Soul Music

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They looked at one another in incomprehension, two minds driving opposite ways up a narrow street and waiting for the other man to reverse first.

Terry Pratchett, Soul Music

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"If we find a cat I'm going to kick it!"

Terry Pratchett, Only You Can Save Mankind

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"If we find a cat I'm going to kick it!"

Terry Pratchett, Only You Can Save Mankind

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Every procedure for getting a cat to take a pill works fine -- once. Like the Borg, they learn...

Terry Pratchett, alt.fan.pratchett

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Every procedure for getting a cat to take a pill works fine -- once. Like the Borg, they learn...

Terry Pratchett, alt.fan.pratchett

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I really like Pratchett's witches.
Women who decided or had to learn stuff most of their peers didn't bother with. Who took over responsibilities for people because somebody had to. Who are respected but still feared (and sometimes a little resented) for doing things most others don't know much about or don't dare to attempt.
And they're still regular women at the end of the day. They have friends and families, they are scared and unsure of themselves, they are proud and foolish sometimes and they have to make sure not to get carried away with self importance and the power over people they have. Or how Pratchett called it: cackling.
And sometimes they're witches but aren't called that.

And to the best of my knowledge that's a pretty good representation of how it really was. Of course it's somewhat romanticised. They have a network of witches who meet up to do witchy stuff. They use the mythisms of the mundane to a degree which isn't really realistic. And they have real magic and can fly on brooms. These are fantasy novels at the end of the day. But the core of what it means to be a witch is there and pretty accurate!
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"Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life."

Terry Pratchett, Jingo

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"Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life."

Terry Pratchett, Jingo

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