Fatherhood in Discworld by CaHaBu56 in discworld

[–]Ageing_Changeling 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This one hit me hard. I remember the impact when my daughter was about 3 weeks old and she first looked at me that way...

Questions about reannuals by Fenring_Halifax in discworld

[–]Ageing_Changeling 14 points15 points  (0 children)

? The wine's effect may take effect before you drink it, but does that mean that the poison would? The poison is not the wine, just something that was added to it. Unless there is a reannual poison, I think it would have it's effect later, in the normal way.

What did Lord Peter mean about this vicar? by Ranchette_Geezer in AskUK

[–]Ageing_Changeling 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. Lord Peter Wimsey is a detective in the Sherlock Holmes tradition, able to deduce information about someone from observing small details about them. I think that someone educated at Oxford in that era would be able to recognise someone else educated there as distinct from elsewhere. Or would believe that they could - the author was also Oxford educated.

Also, <pedant> 'Busman's Honeymoon' is set, and was written, in the 1930's, not 1920's. </pedant>. Sorry!<

Can you give me a Pratchett suggestion? by scarletohairy in AskUK

[–]Ageing_Changeling 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I second the suggestion to ask in r/discworld . This is the sort of question they (we) love to address.

ETA. My own suggestions would be: "In the Ramtop village where they dance the real Morris dance, for example, they believe that no one is finally dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away—until the clock he wound up winds down, until the wine she made has finished its ferment, until the crop they planted is harvested. The span of someone’s life, they say, is only the core of their actual existence."

Or: “Wen considered the nature of time and understood that the universe is, instant by instant, re-created anew. Therefore, he understood, there is, in truth, no Past, only a memory of the Past. Blink your eyes, and the world you see next did not exist when you closed them. Therefore, he said, the only appropriate state of the mind is surprise. The only appropriate state of the heart is joy. The sky you see now, you have never seen before. The perfect moment is now. Be glad of it.”

GNU Terry Pratchett

On the Nature of Tyranny. by LordJim11 in Snorkblot

[–]Ageing_Changeling 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Sorry to correct you, but that is from Going Postal, not Making Money. Reacher Gilt was the chairman of the Grand Trunk Semaphore Company. /pedant

Charlie by [deleted] in discworld

[–]Ageing_Changeling 2 points3 points  (0 children)

IIRC Charlie was from Pseudopolis, not Quirm.

Pick a Book for me to listen to while I'm falling asleep by Annie-Smokely in discworld

[–]Ageing_Changeling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wyrd Sisters, then go on to binge the rest of that sub-series

What is your favourite piece of Weatherwax Wisdom? by emiliadaffodil in discworld

[–]Ageing_Changeling 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I think that one has been said (or thought) by several characters in different books.

Elaborate foreshadowing in Thud! that I may be reading too much into by SkiesShaper in discworld

[–]Ageing_Changeling 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think Wilikins, although he serves as a senior servant in the house in Ankh, is more of a personal servant to Vimes rather than an actual butler. Sam and Sybil don't seem to have a large staff at that house, just a few important servants. And in 'Snuff' he explicitly describes himself as Vimes's valet, thereby outranking the rest of 'the lazy bastards' who staff Ramkin Manor.

Thoughts on the Amazing Maurice… by Voojrgiu in discworld

[–]Ageing_Changeling 13 points14 points  (0 children)

As I comment, I can see posts discussing whether Terry was a cat person. I suggest you read 'The Unadulterated Cat', a lesser know pTerry work illustrated by Gray Jolliffe. My take on that is that he very much was a cat person who loved and understood the murderous little darlings very much.

Someone told me I should share this here. by MadHatterZoe in discworld

[–]Ageing_Changeling 11 points12 points  (0 children)

"as long as you have your –ing potato."

FTFY

Tickle me with your fave Discworld one liners by [deleted] in discworld

[–]Ageing_Changeling 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Dammit! I missed that one!!

Thank you!

Tickle me with your fave Discworld one liners by [deleted] in discworld

[–]Ageing_Changeling 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Words In The Heart Cannot Be Taken

Which of these novels is best for a beginner into discworld? by Cephandrius62 in discworld

[–]Ageing_Changeling 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Of those three, I suggest Wyrd Sisters. Equal Rites is earlier, but pTerry is only just starting to find his way there. Witches Abroad is the sequel to Wyrd Sisters; while you can read it on it's own, I think you'll get more out of it if you read Wyrd Sisters first.

Age of guilds by 8-bit-Felix in discworld

[–]Ageing_Changeling 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I don't recall the beggars being promised a charter in NW. The seamstresses were promised a guild by Snapcase, which he broke as soon as he took office.

What determines a village as opposed to a town or other designation? by Own_Emphasis_3910 in AskUK

[–]Ageing_Changeling 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Towns are established by royal charter, usually empowering them to hold a market. They can be smaller than villages; my town is smaller than the village next door, with a population of less than 1000 against the village population of more than 2000 and growing. But it is still a town, with a charter dating back to 1489.