"Hah, I can just see a real playsmith putting *donkeys* in a play!"

Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies

#GNUTerryPratchett, #SpeakHisName, #Discworld

“‘No civil police force could hold out against an irate and resolute population. The trick is not to let them realize that.'”
Terry Pratchett; Unseen Academicals
#Discworld #JDVanceUKInvasion #LocalPoliceUK #PolicingYourSocials

why is this book so much funnier than I remember it??? #amReading #GoingPostal #discworld

The difference between me and Neil in our attitude to movie projects is that he doesn't believe they're going to happen until he's sitting in his seat eating popcorn, and I don't believe they're going to happen.

Terry Pratchett, alt.fan.pratchett

#GNUTerryPratchett, #SpeakHisName, #Discworld

“The grags came down heavily on those who did not conform and seemed not to realize that this was like stamping potatoes into the mud to stop them growing.”
Terry Pratchett; Raising Steam
#Discworld #FederalTakeoverDeclaration #TrumpsDCTakeover #Tyrant #ConvictedFelon #RememberTheEpsteinFiles

AFPer: We've missed you, did you miss us?
TP: Yes, but I think I have time to reload.
:-)

Terry returns to a.f.p. after a temporary absence.
Terry Pratchett and an AFPer, alt.fan.pratchett

#GNUTerryPratchett, #SpeakHisName, #Discworld

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“No one actually saw it land, which raised the interesting philosophical point: When millions of tons of angry elephant come spinning through the sky, but there is no one to hear it, does it - philosophically speaking - make a noise?”
Terry Pratchett; The Fifth Elephant
#Discworld #WorldElephantDay #ProtectTheElephants

O 15 de setembro Boadicea Editora vai publicar em galego da Galiza a novela de Terry Pratchett 'Gardas! Gardas' (Guards! Guards!, 1989)

A novela é a oitava dentro da publicação do Mundodisco, mas a primeira da 'coleção' da Garda da Cidade

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

Terry Pratchett, Only You Can Save Mankind

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“It is often said that before you die your life passes before your eyes. It is in fact true. It's called living.” – Terry Pratchett

“‘Silence,’ said Vetinari.
It wasn’t a very loud word, but it had an effect rather like that of a drop of black ink in a glass of clear water. The word spread out in coils and tendrils, getting everywhere. It strangled the noise.
Of course, there is always someone not paying attention…
‘I will have silence,’ Vetinari stated.
Stowley stopped, looked around, and deflated. Silence ruled.
Terry Pratchett; Going Postal
#Discworld #AlJazeera #DeathOfTheJournalists #NetanyahuSilencingDissent #Tyrant

Inspired by the late great Sir Terry Pratchett, I've decided to become a renegade in the world of Millenials by switching from using parentheses to footnotes to anxiously/pedantically clarify my inane* digital ramblings.

*Depending on who you ask, this word may be short one 's'

"Luck is my middle name," said Rincewind, indistinctly. "Mind you, my first name is Bad."

Terry Pratchett, Interesting Times

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“Nanny’s philosophy of life was to do what seemed like a good idea at the time, and do it as hard as possible. It had never let her down.”
Terry Pratchett; Maskerade
#Discworld #GranniesAgainstGenecide #ProtestingGenocide

I think perhaps the most important problem is that we are trying to understand the fundamental workings of the universe via a language devised for telling one another when the best fruit is.

Terry Pratchett, alt.fan.pratchett

#GNUTerryPratchett, #SpeakHisName, #Discworld

“‘I’m a cat person, myself,’ she said, vaguely.
A low-level voice said: ‘Yeah? Yeah? Wash in your own spit, do you?’”
Terry Pratchett; Moving Pictures
#Discworld #Caturday #HappyCaturday #CatsOfMastadon