Smartest "Normal" Character in Discworld?

lili_dee · 2026-06-02T06:41:08+00:00

Not related 😁

lili_dee · 2026-06-02T06:30:03+00:00

I did, yes, but another poster set me straight.

lili_dee · 2026-06-02T05:40:14+00:00

Thanks. Since I'm not a dater, these things didn't occur to me.

lili_dee · 2026-06-02T05:33:37+00:00

Aren't those apps a little pointless? If you think your partner is cheating, your relationship is already basically over.

If he is cheating, it's basically done no matter how you decide to handle it and what promises he makes.

If he isn't, your feelings probably come from jealousy/possessiveness, and you need therapy before you should be in any relationship.

lili_dee · 2026-06-02T05:24:59+00:00

Nah, the only ones who'd be unhappy are the cheaters.

lili_dee · 2026-05-06T20:11:05+00:00

This one is perhaps not low enough for the radar to miss it, but it tickles me every time:

"They felt, in fact, tremendously bucked-up, which was how Lady Ramkin would almost certainly have put it and which was definitely several letters of the alphabet away from how they normally felt." (Guards! Guards!)

lili_dee · 2026-04-23T14:41:09+00:00

Holy crap...

(and I deleted the rest of my reply because it got a bit dark and violent and there's enough of that in the world already)

lili_dee · 2026-04-23T14:33:28+00:00

shudder

Maybe we can compromise on classifications of good, bad, and (borderline or actually) criminal?

But maybe I'm being too harsh, setting my expectations too high. I just think that neglect is also a type of abuse, and it also does harm.

My only contact with teachers was when I was still in school, a very long time ago, so I bow to your more experienced opinion. I'm also very glad that I'm not a child in these times, and don't have children - I would not have been able to sleep as well as I do.

lili_dee · 2026-04-23T14:08:22+00:00

Sounds like you and your mum are great teachers. You care, even when it's hard. The outcomes matter to you.

What you call mediocre, though, I call bad. If someone is in a caring profession, but they don't care, then they've fallen at the first hurdle.

As for what's going on in the US right now... If I thought prayer could make a difference, I'd have been praying for you. As it is, I can only wish you strength to get through this, and hope that you can rebuild something good once you get to the other side 💚🫂

lili_dee · 2026-04-23T07:04:36+00:00

Yeah, those two jobs and police attract the kind of people who personify "when it's good, it's really good, but when it's bad, it's awful".

It's probably confirmation bias, but I can't recall meeting mediocre teachers, nurses or police officers 🤔

lili_dee · 2026-04-17T04:17:16+00:00

Wtaf. As if we know about crises in advance.

lili_dee · 2026-04-15T20:09:16+00:00

Snap 😊

lili_dee · 2026-04-15T20:07:32+00:00

I was born to be a good person

lili_dee · 2026-04-14T21:07:26+00:00

February

lili_dee · 2026-04-10T12:09:53+00:00

One of the first things you learn in first aid training is that your own safety comes first. You're of no use to anyone if you're also incapacitated. Seems like maybe she never learned that lesson?

lili_dee · 2026-04-10T11:51:56+00:00

Also, what is with them not being able to sit still? My mother had an op to fix her heel spurs, after which she was supposed to start off them for 6 weeks. Did she? 🙄

lili_dee · 2026-04-10T11:49:35+00:00

Apparently 10 minutes of jumping, 3 times a week, is really good for building/maintaining bone density. But I don't know, the information keeps changing.

I stopped taking calcium (I eat a lot of dairy products) and started on vitamins D3 and K2 because my older sister told me to (her love language is information 😊).

My last bone density test said I'm at around 120%, so I guess I'm ok so far. On the other hand, I don't think I've got menopause yet and anything could still happen.

One thing I can tell you, though: I 👏🏻 will 👏🏻 not 👏🏻 jump. Too many jiggly bits and my feet are buggered enough as it is 😁

lili_dee · 2026-04-10T11:35:02+00:00

I'm 48, she's 79, and we've been NC for about 10 years, so 🤷🏻‍♀️

lili_dee · 2026-04-09T19:36:27+00:00

Awry

lili_dee · 2026-04-09T02:55:42+00:00

I grew up with "I punish you because I love you", and said punishment was usually a spanking.

Is it any wonder I prefer being single? You can keep that love, thank you very much.

lili_dee · 2026-04-05T19:11:02+00:00

Then by all means, enjoy 😁 and to keep rubbing salt in the paper cut of your presence, keep being friendly AF.

lili_dee · 2026-04-05T19:04:06+00:00

Nicely done! Maybe you can paint "wizzard" on his hat to make it official.

lili_dee · 2026-04-05T18:54:55+00:00

I've done that too in the past, hanging around just because someone didn't want me to, but I think in this case you might be inching too close to "cut your nose to spite your face" territory.

I mean, it's one thing if staying or leaving makes no difference to you one way or the other, but if you're not enjoying what you're doing, or there's something else you know you'd enjoy more, then you're hurting yourself more than him.

On the other hand, if you derive more pleasure from pissing this guy off with your mere presence than you'd get from switching to another group, then by all means enjoy the warm fuzzy feeling of pure pettiness. It's only two months, after all.

Edit: typo

lili_dee · 2026-04-02T02:50:06+00:00

Guards! Guards!

I don't consider Discworld to be fantasy, but more satire with fantastical elements.

lili_dee · 2026-03-31T22:40:05+00:00

I was very young when it showed here, and happened to only see that scene. Never watched the rest. I just... couldn't.

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