#terrypratchett — Public Fediverse posts
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One of the universal rules of happiness is: always be wary of any helpful item that weighs less than its operating manual.
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One of the universal rules of happiness is: always be wary of any helpful item that weighs less than its operating manual.
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Today's #DiscworldConvention newsletter has updates on this year's Programme and a very special guest: @rhipratchett!
Rhianna and her co-author, Gabrielle Kent, will be signing 'Tiffany Aching's Guide to Being a Witch' at the Convention, so we have a special offer available through the newsletter if you pre-order a copy by 30 July!
dwcon.org/298
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Today's #DiscworldConvention newsletter has updates on this year's Programme and a very special guest: @rhipratchett!
Rhianna and her co-author, @gabriellekent, will both be signing 'Tiffany Aching's Guide to Being a Witch' at the Convention, so we have a special offer available through the newsletter if you pre-order a copy by 30 July!
dwcon.org/298
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It’s a terrible thing to be nearly sixteen and the wrong species.
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It’s a terrible thing to be nearly sixteen and the wrong species.
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Our first 2026 Charity Spotlight is... Alzheimer's Society. This is a deeply personal charity for all of us, as our beloved Sir #TerryPratchett was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's in 2007. AS funds research, campaigning, and support for those living with 'the Embuggerance'.
Find out more about their amazing work at #DiscworldConvention!
#Discworld #DiscworldConvention #TerryPratchett #Charity #AlzheimersSociety
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Our first 2026 Charity Spotlight is... Alzheimer's Society. This is a deeply personal charity for all of us, as our beloved Sir #TerryPratchett was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's in 2007. AS funds research, campaigning, and support for those living with 'the Embuggerance'.
Find out more about their amazing work at #DiscworldConvention!
#Discworld #DiscworldConvention #TerryPratchett #Charity #AlzheimersSociety
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At this year's #DiscworldConvention we are proud to be supporting three fantastic charities: Alzheimer's Society, Orangutan Foundation and TransActual.
All will have stalls and presentation slots at the Convention where you can meet their reps and ask questions about the great work they do. We will also be supporting them with our Charity Auction!
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At this year's #DiscworldConvention we are proud to be supporting three fantastic charities: Alzheimer's Society, Orangutan Foundation and TransActual.
All will have stalls and presentation slots at the Convention where you can meet their reps and ask questions about the great work they do. We will also be supporting them with our Charity Auction!
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Troll gambling is even simpler than Australian gambling. One of the most popular games is One Up, which consists of throwing a coin in the air and betting on whether it will come down again. (Soul Music)
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Troll gambling is even simpler than Australian gambling. One of the most popular games is One Up, which consists of throwing a coin in the air and betting on whether it will come down again. (Soul Music)
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'You have got a choice. You can either be on the stage, just a performer, just going through the lines ... or you can be outside it, and know how the script works, where the scenery hangs, and where the trapdoors are.' (Maskerade)
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'You have got a choice. You can either be on the stage, just a performer, just going through the lines ... or you can be outside it, and know how the script works, where the scenery hangs, and where the trapdoors are.' (Maskerade)
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Re: the "cats are nice" Discworld quote. One of my favourite ongoing themes from the books is Death's affectionate relationship with cats.
I think it's deeply representative of Pratchett's talent. Apart from his trademark caustic humour, he managed to make the embodiment of the Grim Reaper a complex, sympathetic, even arguably kind character. Death is someone who genuinely cares about people, carries a fierce sense of justice, experiences loneliness, and ultimately forms a deeply caring bond with cats.
This has always been one of my favourite officially licensed Discworld illustrations by Boris Sokolovsky, which I think depicts that angle of Death perfectly.
#Discworld #TerryPratchett #Books #Bookstodon #art #MastoArt #Cat #Cats
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Re: the "cats are nice" Discworld quote. One of my favourite ongoing themes from the books is Death's affectionate relationship with cats.
I think it's deeply representative of Pratchett's talent. Apart from his trademark caustic humour, he managed to make the embodiment of the Grim Reaper a complex, sympathetic, even arguably kind character. Death is someone who genuinely cares about people, carries a fierce sense of justice, experiences loneliness, and ultimately forms a deeply caring bond with cats.
This has always been one of my favourite officially licensed Discworld illustrations by Boris Sokolovsky, which I think depicts that angle of Death perfectly.
#Discworld #TerryPratchett #Books #Bookstodon #art #MastoArt #Cat #Cats
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‘If a thing’s worth doing, it’s worth doing badly,’ said Granny, fleeing into aphorisms, the last refuge of an adult under siege.
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‘If a thing’s worth doing, it’s worth doing badly,’ said Granny, fleeing into aphorisms, the last refuge of an adult under siege.
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No one had asked her, before she was born, whether she’d want a lovely personality or whether she’d prefer, say, a miserable personality but a body that could take size 9 in dresses. Instead, people would take pains to tell her that beauty was only skin-deep, as if a man ever fell for an attractive pair of kidneys. (Maskerade)
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No one had asked her, before she was born, whether she’d want a lovely personality or whether she’d prefer, say, a miserable personality but a body that could take size 9 in dresses. Instead, people would take pains to tell her that beauty was only skin-deep, as if a man ever fell for an attractive pair of kidneys. (Maskerade)
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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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Still choosing the name that will go on your #DiscworldConvention badge? You have just over 24 hours left to make your choice!
To update your badge name, go to your Profile at DWCon.org and click on Edit Membership. You have until 23:59 on Monday 20 July to make your final decision!
Choose wisely: some people have found that their badge names become their nicknames for many Conventions to come...
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Still choosing the name that will go on your #DiscworldConvention badge? You have just over 24 hours left to make your choice!
To update your badge name, go to your Profile at DWCon.org and click on Edit Membership. You have until 23:59 on Monday 20 July to make your final decision!
Choose wisely: some people have found that their badge names become their nicknames for many Conventions to come...
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Still choosing the name that will go on your #DiscworldConvention badge? You have just over 24 hours left to make your choice!
To update your badge name, go to your Profile at DWCon.org and click on Edit Membership. You have until 23:59 on Monday 20 July to make your final decision!
Choose wisely: some people have found that their badge names become their nicknames for many Conventions to come...
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Still choosing the name that will go on your #DiscworldConvention badge? You have just over 24 hours left to make your choice!
To update your badge name, go to your Profile at DWCon.org and click on Edit Membership. You have until 23:59 on Monday 20 July to make your final decision!
Choose wisely: some people have found that their badge names become their nicknames for many Conventions to come...
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It had taken many years under the tutelage of Granny Weatherwax for Magrat to learn that the common kitchen breadknife was better than the most ornate of magical knives. It could do all that the magical knife could do, plus you could also use it to cut bread.
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It had taken many years under the tutelage of Granny Weatherwax for Magrat to learn that the common kitchen breadknife was better than the most ornate of magical knives. It could do all that the magical knife could do, plus you could also use it to cut bread.
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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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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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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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Don't have your Membership for the #DiscworldConvention yet? Want to bring a last-minute new convert? Don't panic! Join the waiting list now -- we've got some last-minute spares for you!
#Discworld #DiscworldConvention #Memberships #TerryPratchett #News
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Don't have your Membership for the #DiscworldConvention yet? Want to bring a last-minute new convert? Don't panic! Join the waiting list now -- we've got some last-minute spares for you!
#Discworld #DiscworldConvention #Memberships #TerryPratchett #News
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Don't have your Membership for the #DiscworldConvention yet? Want to bring a last-minute new convert? Don't panic! Join the waiting list now -- we've got some last-minute spares for you!
#Discworld #DiscworldConvention #Memberships #TerryPratchett #News
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Don't have your Membership for the #DiscworldConvention yet? Want to bring a last-minute new convert? Don't panic! Join the waiting list now -- we've got some last-minute spares for you!
#Discworld #DiscworldConvention #Memberships #TerryPratchett #News
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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.