I've just finished reading 'Reaper Man' by Terry Pratchett.
I have to say it's the first one of the discworld series that has left me feeling quite ambivalent about it.
Yes, I know the whole trolley thing is supposedly a parody of 'Aliens'.
However as a complete read, I found it quite disjointed and somewhat pedestrian at times.
@bkuhn @liw @federicomena slightly surprised nobody's quoted #TerryPratchett yet. "Million-to-one chances crop up nine times out of ten."
»Watch out! Nosy person coming through.«
— Nanny Ogg in »Maskerade« (1995) von #TerryPratchett.
Quite often, you'll get someone popping up and saying "Oh my god, Terry Pratchett was a visionary who predicted all of this stuff, because he wrote about it in <book>"
He wasn't a visionary, at least not in that regard, he was highly observant though.
We humans are, by and large, idiots who fall for the same divisive tactics over and over again. So it's more a case of same shit different decade.
With the addition of the three PC games this week my Discworld game collection is now complete!* I managed to get them all at reasonable prices, and in good condition, considering their age, especially Discworld 1!
*Or as complete as I want it to be, as I'm not fussed about the Saturn or floppy versions**.
**At least not yet 
It was the kind of storm that suggests that the whole sky has swallowed a diuretic.
Equal Rites
Terry Pratchett
#SundaySentence #TerryPratchett #DiscWorld
A quotation from Terry Pratchett
Each man thought: one of the others is bound to say something soon, some protest and then I will murmur agreement, not actually say anything. I am not as stupid as that, but definitely murmur very firmly, so that the others will be in no doubt that I thoroughly disapprove, because at a time like this it behooves all decent men to nearly stand up and be almost heard ...
But no one said anything. The cowards, each man thought.
Terry Pratchett (1948-2015) English author
Guards, Guards (1989)
Sourcing, notes: wist.info/pratchett-terry/7722…
When do we stop letting ourselves get distracted by menial differences?
Gods don’t like people not doing much work. People who aren’t busy all the time might start to think. (Small Gods)
Remembered this #TerryPratchett quote. No particular reason, just (waves at everything)
And they acted like savages*.
*...when people...use this term they are not, for some inexplicable reason, trying to suggest that the subjects have a rich oral tradition, a complex system of tribal rights and a deep respect for the spirits of their ancestors. They are implying the kind of behaviour more generally associated, oddly enough, with people wearing a full suit of clothes, often with the same insignia
Announcing the 2026 Discworld Convention! Taking place from 7th - 10th August 2026 at the Leonardo Hotel, Hinckley Island, Leicestershire.
Stay tuned for more news coming soon!!
https://2024.dwcon.org/contact/stay-informed-about-the-2026-convention/
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Always remember that the crowd that applauds your coronation is the same crowd that will applaud your beheading. People like a show.
‘You’re dead,’ he said.
Keli waited. She couldn’t think of any suitable reply. ‘I’m not’ lacked a certain style, while ‘Is it serious?’ seemed somehow too frivolous.
(Mort)
