"And Howondaland Smith, Balrog Hunter, practic'ly eats the dark for his tea."
Gaspode the wonder dog
Terry Pratchett, Moving Pictures
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This was my favourite section in Soul Music.
Made me laugh every time I reread it.
This was my favourite section in Soul Music.
Made me laugh every time I reread it.
Johnny had seen films of American shopping malls. They must have different sorts of people in America, he'd thought. They all looked cool, all the girls were beautiful, and the place wasn't crowded with little kamikaze grandmothers.
Terry Pratchett, Johnny and the Dead
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"I meant," said Iplsore bitterly, "what is there in this world that makes living worthwhile?" Death thought about it. "CATS," he said eventually, "CATS ARE NICE."
Death is obviously not a dog person
Terry Pratchett, Sourcery
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'I name you ... Esmerelda Margaret Note Spelling of Lancre!'
#discworld #CarpeJugulum
It is the fate of all banisters worth sliding down that there is something nasty waiting at the far end.
Terry Pratchett, Maskerade
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Just received #discworld #stamps. 🤩 I absolutely l love that there is a stamp of Moist von Lipwig, “the inventor of stamps”. Very fitting!
"These people were not only cheering, they were throwing flowers and hats. The hats were made of stone, but the thought was there."
Life among the primitive Discworld tribes
Terry Pratchett, Eric
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Showbiz is rough in Ankh-Morpork; you could find yourself dead in an alley with sausages wrapped round your neck. Can Carrot crack the case of the murdered children’s entertainer?

Irish author Caimh McDonnell (aka C. K. McDonnell) chats with us about #TerryPratchett's 1993 #Discworld short story “Theatre of Cruelty” in #Pratchat70!

https://pratchatpodcast.com/2023/09/08/pratchat70-punching-up/
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"Dock-a-loodle-fod!"
Dyslexic roosters are a sad sight
Terry Pratchett, Reaper Man
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When the world gets too messed up and confusing, I turn to Terry Pratchett for help.
Today I found solace in The Truth.
#discworld #ankhmorpork #vetinari #media #public
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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Who thinks this and where was he when he was thinking it?
“The whole of life is just like watching a click... Only it’s as though you always get in ten minutes after the big picture has started, and no one will tell you the plot, so you have to work it all out yourself from the clues.”
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After the stampede the artist Three Solid Frogs got to his feet, retrieved his brush from his nostril, pulled his easel out of a tree, and tried to think placid thoughts.
Terry Pratchett, Interesting Times
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✨ Reading "The Shepherd's Crown", the last #Discworld book...and trying not to ugly cry TOO much.
@grickle or is it "DEATH AS BARBIE" ?
(I think you killed #halloween already /o\ )
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#halloween #pratchett #discworld
"I mean are we talking Thicko City here or what?"
Gaspode the wonder dog
Terry Pratchett, Moving Pictures
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Intellectual Carrot? Is this #discworld? #Monsterdon #ThingFromAnotherWorld
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"That's right," he said. "We're philosophers. We think, therefore we am."
Terry Pratchett, Small Gods
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