TerrybotOh dear, I'm feeling political today. It's just that it's dawned on me that 'zero tolerance' only seems to mean putting extra police in poor, run-down areas, and not in the Stock Exchange.
Terry Pratchett, alt.fan.pratchett
He'd never realized that, deep down inside, what he really wanted to do was make things go splat.
Terry Pratchett, Reaper Man
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As the wise Pratchett explained:
He sighed, and leaned over the desk. “You see,” he said, “cheese does make money. And opera doesn’t. Opera’s what you spend money on.”
“But . . what do you get out of it?”
“You get opera. You put money in, you see, and opera comes out,” said Salzella wearily.
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As the wise Pratchett explained:
He sighed, and leaned over the desk. “You see,” he said, “cheese does make money. And opera doesn’t. Opera’s what you spend money on.”
“But . . what do you get out of it?”
“You get opera. You put money in, you see, and opera comes out,” said Salzella wearily.
We may not have opera, but we do have arts and installations, and you can be a Patron of These Arts for as little as a tenner, and be featured on a special thing. Or remain anonymous. Up to you.
More details: https://www.emfcamp.org/tickets/sponsor
#emfcamp #emfcamp26 #emfcamp2026 #gnuTerryPratchett
DaveGiven the state of the world, one might need to find friends amongst strangers at some point.
I'd accept "De Chelonian Mobile" as codeword then. Discworld readers do know why.
StevanThe trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist
on coming along and trying to put things in it.
-- (Terry Pratchett, Diggers)
There are many rhymes about magpies, but none of them is very reliable
because they are not the ones the magpies know themselves.
-- (Terry Pratchett, Carpe Jugulum)
@terrybot Never trust any complicated cocktail that remains perfectly clear until the last ingredient goes in, and then immediately clouds.
-- (Terry Pratchett, alt.fan.pratchett)
RE: https://mendeddrum.org/@terrybot/116649964949983385
Today's #HashTagGames needs several quotes from the TerryBot @terrybot
"We got a talk about it at school. There's lots of stuff most girls can't do, but you've got to pretend they can, so that more of them will."
Sexism explained
Terry Pratchett, Only You Can Save Mankind
Crowley had been extremely impressed with the warranties offered by the computer industry, and had in fact sent a bundle Below to the department that drew up the Immortal Soul agreements, with a yellow memo form attached just saying: "Learn, guys."
Crowley is a demon, in case you don't know
Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman, Good Omens
HenryChild A's latest three books have arrived. At the rate they're going at this will last about a week.
I'm amazed by their reading speed. This year already they've read all (7!) Mortal Engines books. Luckily they seem open to #Discworld and they've already read the first two Tiffany Aching books (the second one currently being re-read).
I already own all the 'grown up' Discworld books they can graduate into. Also this way I can read the Tiffany Aching books, as the only one I've read so far is Wee Free Men.
We do get a lot of books from the library, but it's often hard to get the exact next book you need in a series.
