‘Luck is my middle name,’ said Rincewind, indistinctly. ‘Mind you, my first name is Bad.’ (Interesting Times)
‘Luck is my middle name,’ said Rincewind, indistinctly. ‘Mind you, my first name is Bad.’ (Interesting Times)
It was said that life was cheap in Ankh-Morpork. This was, of course, completely wrong. Life was often very expensive, you could get death for free.
(Pyramids)
It was said that life was cheap in Ankh-Morpork. This was, of course, completely wrong. Life was often very expensive, you could get death for free.
(Pyramids)
You didn't need daft old herbs to make your life a problem, if you spent one week every month with two extra legs and four extra nipples. (Men at Arms)
You didn't need daft old herbs to make your life a problem, if you spent one week every month with two extra legs and four extra nipples. (Men at Arms)
Still thinking about seeing Monstrous Regiment? Our best availability is on Wednesday, Thursday and the Saturday matinee performances.
Get them now before the river Kneck changes course again.
Ticket link: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/midlandplayers
Monstrous Regiment, based on the Discworld book of the same name by Terry Pratchett and adapted for the stage by Stephen Briggs, is at the University Drama Studio, Sheffield 18th-21st February 2026
#discworld #terrypratchett #theatre #sheffield #monstrousregiment
This #introduction vol.2 has been created 100% without the influence of artificial intelligence... nor has intelligence had any significant influence.
I'm actually ****, but on the internet I'm known as Nettlephagus, insofar as I'm known at all. There is a story behind the name, which I will tell sometime if I happen to remember it and feel like it at that moment.
I am originally from Northern Ostrobothnia, but I have lived most of my life in Lapland.
My family is small but extensive, even though there are many of us. My immediate circle includes my wife and one biological child, then there is a bunch of stolen children... when I say children, I mean young adults. In addition, I have very warm and close but loving relationships with my siblings and several cousins and adopted siblings around the world.
I work as a bonedener, org as officially called, gardener at a cemetery. Before that, I worked with special needs children, in an office, in construction, and as an artist.
I have studied media, healthcare and social work, and ceramics. Graduated only media and ceramics.
I am disturbed in the head, with years of untreated ADHD, bipolar disorder, an unspecified personality disorder, and a multidisciplinary verbal communication disorder, but worst of all, I am a green left-wing feminist. I am a threat to society with my firm belief in equality, nature conservation, the fight against capitalism, and the superiority of colorful sweaters.
I have difficulty recognizing other people's emotions and showing my own, but I have learned to put them into words.
#TerryPratchett's #Discworld is my greatest guide in life, and for my final project at ceramics school, I made a large Discworld sculpture, which came to the attention of Pratchett's estate, and I received written permission to sell my work as a Discworld piece. The sculpture is still waiting for a home because it doesn't fit in mine.
I live in a under renovation house with my wife, Utu The Haskiainen (Alaskan husky), Tuikku The Royal Eunuch (breed I don't know in english), A'tuin and Moria (turtles), and Legba, Zelda, Bunty, Jessup, Cinerella, and Habanero (chickens).
In addition to Pratchett, I read a lot anyway, now that I am able to do so again after moving to the countryside, despite my reading disability.
I am completely addicted to stories.
I consume a huge amount of books, audiobooks, movies, and TV series, and I also play video games, mainly with my brother and children.
I am the one people call when they are looking for an actor, movie, TV series, book, or director.
I like my job, my workplace, and my coworkers, and I'm still not comfortable with the fact that I work for the church.
I've burned myself out a few times, which is why I've decided to simplify my life.
I know enough about information technologyI, AI, some, and other it stuff h to have distanced myself quite a bit from Google, Meta, and others. I enjoy Mastodon.
This #introduction vol.2 has been created 100% without the influence of artificial intelligence... nor has intelligence had any significant influence.
I'm actually ****, but on the internet I'm known as Nettlephagus, insofar as I'm known at all. There is a story behind the name, which I will tell sometime if I happen to remember it and feel like it at that moment.
I am originally from Northern Ostrobothnia, but I have lived most of my life in Lapland.
My family is small but extensive, even though there are many of us. My immediate circle includes my wife and one biological child, then there is a bunch of stolen children... when I say children, I mean young adults. In addition, I have very warm and close but loving relationships with my siblings and several cousins and adopted siblings around the world.
I work as a bonedener, org as officially called, gardener at a cemetery. Before that, I worked with special needs children, in an office, in construction, and as an artist.
I have studied media, healthcare and social work, and ceramics. Graduated only media and ceramics.
I am disturbed in the head, with years of untreated ADHD, bipolar disorder, an unspecified personality disorder, and a multidisciplinary verbal communication disorder, but worst of all, I am a green left-wing feminist. I am a threat to society with my firm belief in equality, nature conservation, the fight against capitalism, and the superiority of colorful sweaters.
I have difficulty recognizing other people's emotions and showing my own, but I have learned to put them into words.
#TerryPratchett's #Discworld is my greatest guide in life, and for my final project at ceramics school, I made a large Discworld sculpture, which came to the attention of Pratchett's estate, and I received written permission to sell my work as a Discworld piece. The sculpture is still waiting for a home because it doesn't fit in mine.
I live in a under renovation house with my wife, Utu The Haskiainen (Alaskan husky), Tuikku The Royal Eunuch (breed I don't know in english), A'tuin and Moria (turtles), and Legba, Zelda, Bunty, Jessup, Cinerella, and Habanero (chickens).
In addition to Pratchett, I read a lot anyway, now that I am able to do so again after moving to the countryside, despite my reading disability.
I am completely addicted to stories.
I consume a huge amount of books, audiobooks, movies, and TV series, and I also play video games, mainly with my brother and children.
I am the one people call when they are looking for an actor, movie, TV series, book, or director.
I like my job, my workplace, and my coworkers, and I'm still not comfortable with the fact that I work for the church.
I've burned myself out a few times, which is why I've decided to simplify my life.
I know enough about information technologyI, AI, some, and other it stuff h to have distanced myself quite a bit from Google, Meta, and others. I enjoy Mastodon.
Still thinking about seeing Monstrous Regiment? Our best availability is on Wednesday, Thursday and the Saturday matinee performances.
Get them now before the river Kneck changes course again.
Ticket link: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/midlandplayers
Monstrous Regiment, based on the Discworld book of the same name by Terry Pratchett and adapted for the stage by Stephen Briggs, is at the University Drama Studio, Sheffield 18th-21st February 2026
#discworld #terrypratchett #theatre #sheffield #monstrousregiment
A quotation from Terry Pratchett
Not for the first time she reflected that there were many drawbacks to being a swordswoman, not least of which was that men didn’t take you seriously until you’d actually killed them, by which time it didn’t really matter anyway.
Terry Pratchett (1948-2015) English author
Discworld No. 2, The Light Fantastic (1986)
More about this quote: wist.info/pratchett-terry/8163…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #terrypratchett #acceptance #bias #chauvinism #feminism #fighter #hero #heroine #prejudice #sexism #takeseriously #sexdiscrimination #battleofthesexes
Right now you might want to want to look at Jingo or maybe Thud.
Long time readers, What would you suggest in the current political climate?
@annaleen Probably Horace, the sentient cheese from the Tiffany Aching books by #TerryPratchett.
A quotation from Terry Pratchett
Not for the first time she reflected that there were many drawbacks to being a swordswoman, not least of which was that men didn’t take you seriously until you’d actually killed them, by which time it didn’t really matter anyway.
Terry Pratchett (1948-2015) English author
Discworld No. 2, The Light Fantastic (1986)
More about this quote: wist.info/pratchett-terry/8163…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #terrypratchett #acceptance #bias #chauvinism #feminism #fighter #hero #heroine #prejudice #sexism #takeseriously #sexdiscrimination #battleofthesexes
‘Look,’ said Magrat desperately, ‘why don’t I go by myself?’
‘‘Cos you ain’t experienced at fairy godmothering,’ said Granny Weatherwax.
This was too much even for Magrat’s generous soul.
‘Well, nor are you,’ she said.
‘That’s true,’ Granny conceded. ‘But the point is…the point is…the point is we’ve not been experienced for a lot longer than you.’
(Witches Abroad)
‘Look,’ said Magrat desperately, ‘why don’t I go by myself?’
‘‘Cos you ain’t experienced at fairy godmothering,’ said Granny Weatherwax.
This was too much even for Magrat’s generous soul.
‘Well, nor are you,’ she said.
‘That’s true,’ Granny conceded. ‘But the point is…the point is…the point is we’ve not been experienced for a lot longer than you.’
(Witches Abroad)
Are you a person that has never read any pratchett? A person who has never experienced the discworld, who has never seen the mirror to the horror of round world?
Get over there read the books.
Right now you might want to want to look at Jingo or maybe Thud.
Long time readers, What would you suggest in the current political climate?
Are you a person that has never read any pratchett? A person who has never experienced the discworld, who has never seen the mirror to the horror of round world?
Get over there read the books.
this quote from #terrypratchett is spot on. everything bad with the world comes from treating people as things. some people really need to think about this deeply. #gnuterrypratchett
https://wist.info/pratchett-terry/46945/ @wistquotes@friendica.world
