I just read this reference to solving crimes by "the random stopping of a car", and it felt really jarring.
I don't remember cars being a common thing on the #DiscWorld. I think there have been some wacky transportation inventions, but that phrase felt like I'd been booted out, back to my real world. 😥

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The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed to spend less money," Pratchett wrote. He used boots as an example: a well-made pair of leather boots cost $50, but a cheaper pair—affordable for someone on a tight budget—cost just $10.

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Over on the fediverse (or at least the German speaking part of it) there’s a bit of a challenge going on: post 20 books that shaped you, but only their covers without any comments. Now of course I won’t be able to skip the comments, so here they are. (Think of them as the DVD extra to the post.)

Men At Arms by Terry Pratchett stands in for the whole series of Discworld books. There was a time in my life where these books were a lifeline and I’m quite sure I’d be a worse person if I hadn’t read them. Meeting him was easily one of the highlights of my late teens.

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