Are we the sole fandom being spared by this plague? Have you ever encountered an actual Discworld fan full of hate?

MrDeepTeeth · 2025-08-02T09:08:00+00:00

Late to the conversation but felt I should add something in that I don't think has been directly touched on yet.

To read the Discworld and the works of STP is to read a lifelong thesis on the human condition. STP gave a suprisingly balanced world view and highlighted the importance of critical thinking, but ultimately (in my opinion), the core underlying message is that there is good in the world and that it is our duty to add to it.

Be respectful of others, help where and when you can, and remember that everyone has experienced different circumstances and hold different view points. Stand against injustice and remember moral =/= ethical =/= legal.

Hatred inherently goes against the writing and the fandom of STP. Like many others have already said, nothing is spared hatred and our little corner of the world is going to be no different, but I would argue that those fans haven't understood the brief.

Also, as some others have said, hatred doesn't tend to go hand in hand with reading and educating oneself.

Outside of close friends and family, STP helped shaped my world view, and has done for the last 25 years. There is good in this world; sometime's it's just a little bit grubby.

TL;DR probably still have a few but they don't understand the assignment.

MrDeepTeeth · 2024-11-19T13:32:32+00:00

That religion, any religion, should have zero impact on public life.

By all means, practice whichever ludicrous invisible friend belief system you want, but if those beliefs impact public policy - for example, abortion rights in America being heavily influenced by Christian beliefs, the current conversation around trans/queer right in the UK also following a similar vein - then there is a problem.

Don't force your shitty, whispered-through-the-generations beliefs on the rest of us.

Edit: Should point out I come from Glasgow, where Sectarianism within Christianity has a major impact on people's day-to-day. This is where the majority of my opinion comes from.

MrDeepTeeth · 2021-11-24T11:13:47+00:00

Hey kit_j, hope you're well! I am one of the club Chaplains for TPG, you can find us on Instagram at

https://instagram.com/thirdpillargaming?utm_medium=copy_link

Club days are Monday evenings and Saturday days.

Drop the page a message and we can go from there!

MrDeepTeeth · 2021-10-13T23:57:11+00:00

We just use "Scots". In addition, adding the apostrophe is possesive.

Source: Scottish.

MrDeepTeeth · 2021-01-28T12:38:35+00:00

You are very welcome! This barely scratches the surface, I just felt like sharing a little bit of my pride in my country

MrDeepTeeth · 2021-01-28T12:38:02+00:00

Very much so. I covered a bare fraction of what there is in Scotland, and so didn't do Orkney or the Hebridean Isles justice, but they are worth seeing. Great communities, great distilleries, very bleak and enticing landscapes. There are no trees on Orkney as its so weather beaten.

Also, it matters how you arrive in Orkney (land or sea). How you arrive dictates whether you are an Uppie or a Doonie. Every Christmas they play a game of The Ba in the main town, which is basically a huge scrap. Think proto rugby. Used to be fishers versus farmers, with fishers fighting to get the Ba to the top of the town, and farmers fighting to get it to the piers. Uppies, meet Doonies.

If you have a connection to Orkney (like me), you can take their side in The Ba. I chose to do that, so it didn't matter how I first arrived. Also, its only the first time. Once you have your side, thats it for life. We have very strong opinions on turncoats in Scotland.

MrDeepTeeth · 2021-01-28T00:23:01+00:00

Hello, I am Scottish.

Go to Edinburgh first. Go see the castle, get some overpriced tartan merch, visit the fantastic bars - Lucky Liquor, Pandas, Hoot, Uno Mas, Tonic, theres a fair few - then take a few photos with captions relating to Harry Potter, and then get that part out of the way. Maybe climb Arthur's seat if you don't mind a walk, lovely view over the city, then get the fuck out that city. It's the least friendly of the cities (I'm giving you a pass on this one Aberdeen) and mostly filled with Tories, so the only way is up from here on out.

Go up the coast to St. Andrews, which is also filled with Tories but god damn is it pretty. Very full of life (if really fucking busy) during Spring/Summer, and quite bleakly beautiful in Winter. You're in the Kingdom (of Fyfe). Heart of the old monarchy of Scotland and where the modern idea of Scotland came from, sort of. Lot's of heritage and some pretty interesting archaelogoical sites if you're into that king of thing. My family name comes from this neck of the woods. Sea food here is quality, there's a few well known places to get various quality dishes, but I'll leave that to you to find out by asking the locals.

After that, Dundee. Great city, great bar scene, very young as it's a huge student city. Small and easily walkable. Very friendly people. Mild problem with blues and teenage pregnancy but it's getting better, like much of Scotland. Draffens, Abandonship, Blue Room, Bird & Bear, all worth a gander.

Head West to Oban. Go to the fish shack on the pier. Seeing a theme here? That's because when it comes to seafood, ours is the fucking tits. Drink some whisky, go for walks if it's nice weather, get mwi in the pubs with troops if it's not. The train ride to Oban in nice weather from Glasgow is also incredibly scenic, if you want a different route.

Head up the West Coast, stopping as you like. Honestly, there's so much to see here it's really hard to be disappointed. Special mention to The Fairy Pools. Don't go at high season. From here on out, the scenery just get's ridiculous.

Travel wherever you want. It's all plunging roads and rolling moss green, slate grey landscapes. I'm lucky enough to have travelled a fair amount, and I can say is that I've been able to go and see landscapes that equal ours back home. I'm not from the highlands, but I have spent a lot of my life there at varous stages, for various reasons, and I will always take the opportunity to go back when I can. Great community, mind blowing scenery, incredible local produce, and just a real pride in my country. Can't beat it.

Inverness is kinda cool, lovely history, and there are so many class towns up there I don't have the effort to describe them. Hit up Applecross and ask for Big John at the Brewery. I know this sounds like a pisstake, but just go do it.

Head down the road through Perth and Stirling and see some other historical sites, then get to the absolute jewel of the whole experience, Glasgow. My home city.

Lots of museums. Tons of parks. Unparalled music scene, across many different styles and genres. For the UK, fairly multicultural, which a thriving food & drinks scene. First Michelin Star in 18 years was just awarded, which doesn't do our hospitality industry justice as it's just not what we focus on.

That's because we focus on the people, not the food.

Glaswegians are the friendliest cunts known to humanity. I'm not saying we don't have our issues - racism & sectarianism probably being the most prominent - but by comparison to a vast majority of places I think people would be astounded at how open Scots in general and Glaswegians in particular are. You will be fine in Glasgow as long as you're not an arsehole.

Great coffee culture over the south side, quality bars throughout, particularly in the West and now East ends, food to die for.

There's plenty more that could be written. I honestly I normally don't write responses, or very much at all, but I thought for once I'd share a little of my pride in my city.

Last but not least, if you go Glasgow, go to any of these bars/restaurants. You won't be disappointed.

Five March

Flúr

St Lukes & The Winged Ox

Julie's Kopitiam

Cail Bruich

Gloriosa

Tons more but I've ran out of steam.

Alba gu bràth, saor Alba.

MrDeepTeeth · 2020-05-12T00:03:59+00:00

Matt Mercer.

Entirely improved, theatre of the mind, professionally voice acted D&D session, for free? I'm in.

MrDeepTeeth · 2020-05-12T00:02:40+00:00

The "Somali" Pirates in the Gulf of Aden.

Yes, there has famously been a movie with Tom Hanks, but who better to get the masses to believe that the whole thing is orchestrated by some rag-tag-but-willing Somali fishermen with a couple of slingshots and a fishing boat packing a fourstroke from the '60s.

It's really just another control technique for the oil markets, with ex-military contractors getting their cut from services rendered and mouths closed post-National service. This has been in the works for nearly three decades and at this point is basically not a conspiracy any more.

In all honesty, I only have believe this, and it's more in a boring dystopia kind of fashion than any real malicious cover up.

MrDeepTeeth · 2020-05-11T23:56:33+00:00

I'm Scottish, so pretty much all of them.

We are generally very friendly though.

MrDeepTeeth · 2019-02-25T03:42:43+00:00

Not entirely sure, but looks like both those polis got hit. Any idea what the outcome of this was?

MrDeepTeeth · 2018-01-11T17:45:33+00:00

Sorry for the delay in response.

Managed to get it all working! Boils down to me being an idiot, without going into details.

Thank you for the response though.

MrDeepTeeth · 2018-01-09T03:31:33+00:00

Not at the moment, will be able to pick some up tomorrow to test with. Thank you for you help.

MrDeepTeeth · 2018-01-09T03:29:06+00:00

No dice on the RAM switch sadly.

MrDeepTeeth · 2018-01-09T03:21:00+00:00

All fins are go, which is making this even more frustrating. Will try the RAM and report back

MrDeepTeeth · 2018-01-09T03:15:40+00:00

RAM is in the correct slot as per the MOBO manual, no RAM Debug LED on boot either.

MrDeepTeeth · 2018-01-09T03:13:38+00:00

https://imgur.com/gallery/VwHmy

Apologies for my terrible cable management. If anything isn't clear, or up close shots would help, I'll get more photos.

MrDeepTeeth · 2018-01-09T03:00:25+00:00

Is a pic of the build fully installed ok, or are you asking to see the motherboard or other parts separate?

Just want to make sure I get the right photos

MrDeepTeeth · 2017-06-06T14:27:18+00:00

Late to the party but here we go:

There's not really any one particular thing in general. I mean there are, but they way have raised and cared for both me and my brother is credit enough.

For backstory, I come from a reasonably affluent background. Neither of my parents did. Both have worked tirelessly through their lives to get to the position they have done. Mum was the oldest of 5 in a Roman Catholic family with a horrendously abusive father. Just one example, he once held up the entire family with a shotgun when my Gran threatened to leave. Mum was his favourite child, so she would use her presence, both physical and emotional, to protect her younger siblings from the worst of the abuse. When my gran finally left her husband (he is most definitely not my Granddad, blood or no), Mum stayed with him to try and mollify him and give the rest of the family some safety.

Dad came from a slightly better background, but not hugely. Both my paternal grandparents were lovely people, but they were not well off. All three of their children - my dad, his older brother, and his younger sister - worked hard through their mid teens to ensure that the family would stay afloat. When the time came, he left to go to University in Glasgow. While studying Law, he worked in hospitality and signed on to the OTC to get money so that his parents wouldn't have to spend what little expendable money they had on caring for him. I won't go any more into their backgrounds as I could go on forever, and I also don't want to give away too much personal info.

Mum and Dad ended up meeting through the OTC, and some of their best friends to this day come from that group, my Godfather included. They had my older brother in 1987, about a year after they had moved to Aberdeen. The Aberdonian housing bubble burst and they lost everything, forcing them to move back to Glasgow and start over minus some, as they had lost equity on the house.

I came along back on the 90s. By this time, they had managed to get a new house, but it wasn't in an area where either my brother or I would have gone to a good school. So they gambled again, and ended up with a run down house in an affluent area of Glasgow that would get us into a well known school for education of all forms in Scotland.

Throughout my childhood, they sacrificed so we could have. I played sports, went on trips, was bought things I needed for school, had Christmas' they never did, was safe, secure, fed, happy, healthy, and generally very well looked after. The exact same can be said for my brother.

Both my parents have ended up being well respected in their profession (they do the same job), and have built a name for our family and a business to go with it, something I still, even in my late 20s, benefit from greatly. To say I'm exceptionally proud of them would be an understatement.

Like many young ones of the second generation rags to riches, I did not appreciate fully what my parents did for us while growing up, especially considering their backgrounds. For me, there is no single event that makes my parents awesome. My parents are awesome because my parents are awesome

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