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Nanny Ogg never did any housework herself, but she was the cause of housework in other people. (Lords and Ladies)He had in fact been raised to be a Fool, a man whose job it was to caper and tell jokes and have custard poured down his trousers. This had naturally given him a grave and solemn approach to life and a grim determination never to laugh at anything ever again, especially in the presence of custard. (Lords and Ladies)
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Nanny Ogg never did any housework herself, but she was the cause of housework in other people. (Lords and Ladies)He had in fact been raised to be a Fool, a man whose job it was to caper and tell jokes and have custard poured down his trousers. This had naturally given him a grave and solemn approach to life and a grim determination never to laugh at anything ever again, especially in the presence of custard. (Lords and Ladies)
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Happy National Daiquiri Day! What was famously Sir Terry Pratchett's favourite daiquiri flavour -- and in which book did he use the 'About the Author' page to ask fans to buy them for him?
What will you be drinking at the #DiscworldConvention?
#Discworld #DiscworldConvention #TerryPratchett #NationalDaiquiriDay
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Happy National Daiquiri Day! What was famously Sir Terry Pratchett's favourite daiquiri flavour -- and in which book did he use the 'About the Author' page to ask fans to buy them for him?
What will you be drinking at the #DiscworldConvention?
#Discworld #DiscworldConvention #TerryPratchett #NationalDaiquiriDay
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‘Pardon me for living, I’m sure.’
NO-ONE GETS PARDONED FOR LIVING.
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‘Pardon me for living, I’m sure.’
NO-ONE GETS PARDONED FOR LIVING.
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In ancient times cats were worshiped as gods; they have not forgotten this.
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In ancient times cats were worshiped as gods; they have not forgotten this.
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Als je dus gewoon een nieuwe Good Omens koopt omdat je hem nog wel weer eens keer wilt herlezen, wat ben je dan? 🤔
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Zoon tribes are very proud of their Liars.
Other races get very annoyed about all this. They feel that the Zoon ought to have adopted more suitable titles, like ‘diplomat’ or ‘public relations officer’. They feel they are poking fun at the whole thing.
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Zoon tribes are very proud of their Liars.
Other races get very annoyed about all this. They feel that the Zoon ought to have adopted more suitable titles, like ‘diplomat’ or ‘public relations officer’. They feel they are poking fun at the whole thing.
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An important update for everyone staying at the Convention hotel: You will *not* need photographic ID in order to check in.
Following the concerns raised by Members, we have been in touch with the hotel and have received written assurance that photo ID will not be required at check-in.
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An important update for everyone staying at the Convention hotel: You will *not* need photographic ID in order to check in.
Following the concerns raised by Members, we have been in touch with the hotel and have received written assurance that photo ID will not be required at check-in.
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‘Down there,’ he said, ‘are people who will follow any dragon, worship any god, ignore any iniquity. All out of a kind of humdrum, everyday badness. Not the really high, creative loathsomeness of the great sinners, but a sort of mass-produced darkness of the soul. Sin, you might say, without a trace of originality. They accept evil not because they say yes, but because they don’t say no.’
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‘Down there,’ he said, ‘are people who will follow any dragon, worship any god, ignore any iniquity. All out of a kind of humdrum, everyday badness. Not the really high, creative loathsomeness of the great sinners, but a sort of mass-produced darkness of the soul. Sin, you might say, without a trace of originality. They accept evil not because they say yes, but because they don’t say no.’
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A quotation from Terry Pratchett
They were engaged in religion. You could tell by the knives (it’s not murder if you do it for a god).
Terry Pratchett (1948-2015) English author
Discworld No. 13, Small Gods (1992)More about this quote: wist.info/pratchett-terry/8504…
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… raw matter is continually flowing into the universe in fairly developed forms, popping into existence normally in ashtrays, vases and glove compartments. It chooses its shape to allay suspicion, and common manifestations are paperclips, the pins out of shirt packaging, the little keys for central heating radiators, marbles, bits of crayon, mysterious sections of herb-chopping devices and old Kate Bush albums.
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… raw matter is continually flowing into the universe in fairly developed forms, popping into existence normally in ashtrays, vases and glove compartments. It chooses its shape to allay suspicion, and common manifestations are paperclips, the pins out of shirt packaging, the little keys for central heating radiators, marbles, bits of crayon, mysterious sections of herb-chopping devices and old Kate Bush albums.
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Ik heb de afgelopen 2 avonden voor de verandering eens in een papieren boek gelezen. Om wat af te wisselen van een scherm, al is de Kobo e-ink.
Bevalt me goed. Het helpt wel dat het een boek van Terry Pratchett is, dat is altijd lachen.
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Ik heb de afgelopen 2 avonden voor de verandering eens in een papieren boek gelezen. Om wat af te wisselen van een scherm, al is de Kobo e-ink.
Bevalt me goed. Het helpt wel dat het een boek van Terry Pratchett is, dat is altijd lachen.
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In the Ramtops witches were accorded a status similar to that which other cultures gave to nuns, or tax collectors, or cesspit cleaners. That is to say, they were respected, sometimes admired, generally applauded for doing a job which logically had to be done, but people never felt quite comfortable in the same room with them.
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In the Ramtops witches were accorded a status similar to that which other cultures gave to nuns, or tax collectors, or cesspit cleaners. That is to say, they were respected, sometimes admired, generally applauded for doing a job which logically had to be done, but people never felt quite comfortable in the same room with them.
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Today's Guest Spotlight is Colin Smythe -- long-time #DiscworldConvention Guest and favourite among attendees as Sir Terry Pratchett's friend, former agent, and 'Discoverer' (er, first publisher). We're delighted to welcome him back for 2026!
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It was one of the weak spots of Granny Weatherwax’s otherwise well-developed character that she’d never bothered to get the hang of steering things. It was alien to her nature. She took the view that it was her job to move and the rest of the world to arrange itself so that she arrived at her destination.
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It was one of the weak spots of Granny Weatherwax’s otherwise well-developed character that she’d never bothered to get the hang of steering things. It was alien to her nature. She took the view that it was her job to move and the rest of the world to arrange itself so that she arrived at her destination.
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‘They always give me bath salts,’ complained Nobby. ‘And bath soap and bubble bath and herbal bath lumps and tons of bath stuff and I can’t think why, ‘cos it’s not as if I hardly every has a bath. You’d think they’d take the hint, wouldn’t you?’
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‘They always give me bath salts,’ complained Nobby. ‘And bath soap and bubble bath and herbal bath lumps and tons of bath stuff and I can’t think why, ‘cos it’s not as if I hardly every has a bath. You’d think they’d take the hint, wouldn’t you?’
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All tribal myths are true, for a given value of ‘true’. (Last Continent)
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All tribal myths are true, for a given value of ‘true’. (Last Continent)
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‘D*mn!’ said Carrot, a difficult linguistic feat. (Feet of Clay)
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‘D*mn!’ said Carrot, a difficult linguistic feat. (Feet of Clay)
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'Oh, it's easy to be happy when you don't know any different....' (Feet of Clay)
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'Oh, it's easy to be happy when you don't know any different....' (Feet of Clay)
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…to say that wizards are healthily competitive by nature is like saying that piranhas are naturally a little peckish.
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…to say that wizards are healthily competitive by nature is like saying that piranhas are naturally a little peckish.
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Sometimes, if you pay real close attention to the pebbles you find out about the ocean. (Lords and Ladies)
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Sometimes, if you pay real close attention to the pebbles you find out about the ocean. (Lords and Ladies)
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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.”
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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.”
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'I hate it when people are nice to me. It means something bad is going to happen.' (Interesting Times)
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'I hate it when people are nice to me. It means something bad is going to happen.' (Interesting Times)
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“Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.”
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“Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.”
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‘Why does everyone run towards a blood-curdling scream?’ mumbled the Senior Wrangler. ‘It’s contrary to all sense.’
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‘Why does everyone run towards a blood-curdling scream?’ mumbled the Senior Wrangler. ‘It’s contrary to all sense.’
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… when it came to rampant eroticism, you could do a lot better than a one-eyed tortoise. (Small Gods)
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… when it came to rampant eroticism, you could do a lot better than a one-eyed tortoise. (Small Gods)
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Today's Guest Spotlight is someone whose dream job came true as illustrator of the cover artwork for the #Discworld Collector's Library: Joe McLaren!
Joe's been a fan of #TerryPratchett since childhood and we are thrilled he's joining us at the #DiscworldConvention this year.