Cartoonists, satirists, debaters, and media around the world are gearing up for the coming four years. By Ytournel / @politiken.dk
January 17, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Cartoonists, satirists, debaters, and media around the world are gearing up for the coming four years. By Ytournel / @politiken.dk
In the opening chapters of this fabulous bio Rob lists "The Specialist" by Charles Sale as one of inspirations for Terry's development. "Funny without containing anything that could be defined as a joke".
It's free to read; worth it for any fan of #TerryPratchett
gutenberg.ca/ebooks/salec...
It's free to read; worth it for any fan of #TerryPratchett
gutenberg.ca/ebooks/salec...
January 11, 2025 at 1:34 PM
In the opening chapters of this fabulous bio Rob lists "The Specialist" by Charles Sale as one of inspirations for Terry's development. "Funny without containing anything that could be defined as a joke".
It's free to read; worth it for any fan of #TerryPratchett
gutenberg.ca/ebooks/salec...
It's free to read; worth it for any fan of #TerryPratchett
gutenberg.ca/ebooks/salec...
Terry Pratchett described humanity as the place where rising ape meets the falling angel. In 2024 we had a lot of ape. Perhaps we could aspire higher in 2025? 🤞
Happy New Year
Happy New Year
January 1, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Terry Pratchett described humanity as the place where rising ape meets the falling angel. In 2024 we had a lot of ape. Perhaps we could aspire higher in 2025? 🤞
Happy New Year
Happy New Year
#Discworld Hogswatch QOTD calendar, 24/24
"You can't give her that! It's not safe!"
IT'S A SWORD, said the Hogfather. THEY'RE NOT MEANT TO BE SAFE.
"She's a child!" shouted Crumley.
IT'S EDUCATIONAL.
"What if she cuts herself?"
THAT WILL BE AN IMPORTANT LESSON.
- Hogfather by Terry #Pratchett
"You can't give her that! It's not safe!"
IT'S A SWORD, said the Hogfather. THEY'RE NOT MEANT TO BE SAFE.
"She's a child!" shouted Crumley.
IT'S EDUCATIONAL.
"What if she cuts herself?"
THAT WILL BE AN IMPORTANT LESSON.
- Hogfather by Terry #Pratchett
December 24, 2024 at 9:17 AM
#Discworld Hogswatch QOTD calendar, 24/24
"You can't give her that! It's not safe!"
IT'S A SWORD, said the Hogfather. THEY'RE NOT MEANT TO BE SAFE.
"She's a child!" shouted Crumley.
IT'S EDUCATIONAL.
"What if she cuts herself?"
THAT WILL BE AN IMPORTANT LESSON.
- Hogfather by Terry #Pratchett
"You can't give her that! It's not safe!"
IT'S A SWORD, said the Hogfather. THEY'RE NOT MEANT TO BE SAFE.
"She's a child!" shouted Crumley.
IT'S EDUCATIONAL.
"What if she cuts herself?"
THAT WILL BE AN IMPORTANT LESSON.
- Hogfather by Terry #Pratchett
#Discworld Hogswatch QOTD calendar, 23/24
NO, YOU CAN'T RIDE A CAT. WHO EVER HEARD OF THE DEATH OF RATS RIDING A CAT? THE DEATH OF RATS WOULD RIDE SOME KIND OF DOG.
DON'T ASK ME I DON'T KNOW. SOME KIND OF TERRIER, MAYBE.
1/2 👇
NO, YOU CAN'T RIDE A CAT. WHO EVER HEARD OF THE DEATH OF RATS RIDING A CAT? THE DEATH OF RATS WOULD RIDE SOME KIND OF DOG.
DON'T ASK ME I DON'T KNOW. SOME KIND OF TERRIER, MAYBE.
1/2 👇
December 23, 2024 at 7:09 AM
#Discworld Hogswatch QOTD calendar, 23/24
NO, YOU CAN'T RIDE A CAT. WHO EVER HEARD OF THE DEATH OF RATS RIDING A CAT? THE DEATH OF RATS WOULD RIDE SOME KIND OF DOG.
DON'T ASK ME I DON'T KNOW. SOME KIND OF TERRIER, MAYBE.
1/2 👇
NO, YOU CAN'T RIDE A CAT. WHO EVER HEARD OF THE DEATH OF RATS RIDING A CAT? THE DEATH OF RATS WOULD RIDE SOME KIND OF DOG.
DON'T ASK ME I DON'T KNOW. SOME KIND OF TERRIER, MAYBE.
1/2 👇
#Discworld Hogswatch QOTD calendar, 22/24
Homo Homini Lupus. ‘A man is a wolf to other men’! How stupid. Do you think they mean that men are shy and retiring and loyal and kill only to eat? Of course not!
1/2 👇
Homo Homini Lupus. ‘A man is a wolf to other men’! How stupid. Do you think they mean that men are shy and retiring and loyal and kill only to eat? Of course not!
1/2 👇
December 22, 2024 at 1:48 PM
#Discworld Hogswatch QOTD calendar, 22/24
Homo Homini Lupus. ‘A man is a wolf to other men’! How stupid. Do you think they mean that men are shy and retiring and loyal and kill only to eat? Of course not!
1/2 👇
Homo Homini Lupus. ‘A man is a wolf to other men’! How stupid. Do you think they mean that men are shy and retiring and loyal and kill only to eat? Of course not!
1/2 👇
#Discworld Hogswatch QOTD calendar, 21/24
People on the side of The People always ended up disappointed, in any case. They found that The People tended not to be grateful or appreciative or forward-thinking or obedient.
1/4 👇
People on the side of The People always ended up disappointed, in any case. They found that The People tended not to be grateful or appreciative or forward-thinking or obedient.
1/4 👇
December 21, 2024 at 11:57 AM
#Discworld Hogswatch QOTD calendar, 21/24
People on the side of The People always ended up disappointed, in any case. They found that The People tended not to be grateful or appreciative or forward-thinking or obedient.
1/4 👇
People on the side of The People always ended up disappointed, in any case. They found that The People tended not to be grateful or appreciative or forward-thinking or obedient.
1/4 👇
#Discworld Hogswatch QOTD calendar, 20/24
"There's no grays, only white that's got grubby. I'm surprised you don't know that. And sin, young man, is when you treat people like things. Including yourself. That's what sin is."
"It's a lot more complicated than that--"
1/3 👇
"There's no grays, only white that's got grubby. I'm surprised you don't know that. And sin, young man, is when you treat people like things. Including yourself. That's what sin is."
"It's a lot more complicated than that--"
1/3 👇
December 20, 2024 at 8:39 PM
#Discworld Hogswatch QOTD calendar, 20/24
"There's no grays, only white that's got grubby. I'm surprised you don't know that. And sin, young man, is when you treat people like things. Including yourself. That's what sin is."
"It's a lot more complicated than that--"
1/3 👇
"There's no grays, only white that's got grubby. I'm surprised you don't know that. And sin, young man, is when you treat people like things. Including yourself. That's what sin is."
"It's a lot more complicated than that--"
1/3 👇
#Discworld Hogswatch QOTD calendar, 19/24
"I have never so much as drawn a sword!”
“No, You Have Not. But You Have Stolen, Embezzled, Defrauded, And Swindled Without Discrimination, Mr. Lipvig. You Have Ruined Businesses And Destroyed Jobs. When Banks Fail, It Is Seldom Bankers Who Starve."
1/2 👇
"I have never so much as drawn a sword!”
“No, You Have Not. But You Have Stolen, Embezzled, Defrauded, And Swindled Without Discrimination, Mr. Lipvig. You Have Ruined Businesses And Destroyed Jobs. When Banks Fail, It Is Seldom Bankers Who Starve."
1/2 👇
December 19, 2024 at 6:18 PM
#Discworld Hogswatch QOTD calendar, 19/24
"I have never so much as drawn a sword!”
“No, You Have Not. But You Have Stolen, Embezzled, Defrauded, And Swindled Without Discrimination, Mr. Lipvig. You Have Ruined Businesses And Destroyed Jobs. When Banks Fail, It Is Seldom Bankers Who Starve."
1/2 👇
"I have never so much as drawn a sword!”
“No, You Have Not. But You Have Stolen, Embezzled, Defrauded, And Swindled Without Discrimination, Mr. Lipvig. You Have Ruined Businesses And Destroyed Jobs. When Banks Fail, It Is Seldom Bankers Who Starve."
1/2 👇
#Discworld Hogswatch QOTD calendar, 18/24
The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed to spend less money.
Take boots, for example. (...) A really good pair of leather boots cost fifty dollars.
1/3 👇
The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed to spend less money.
Take boots, for example. (...) A really good pair of leather boots cost fifty dollars.
1/3 👇
December 18, 2024 at 7:31 PM
#Discworld Hogswatch QOTD calendar, 18/24
The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed to spend less money.
Take boots, for example. (...) A really good pair of leather boots cost fifty dollars.
1/3 👇
The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed to spend less money.
Take boots, for example. (...) A really good pair of leather boots cost fifty dollars.
1/3 👇
#Discworld Hogswatch QOTD calendar, 17/24
WEIGHT DOES NOT COME INTO IT. MY STEED HAS CARRIED ARMIES. MY STEED HAS CARRIED CITIES. YEA, HE HATH CARRIED ALL THINGS IN THEIR DUE TIME. BUT HE IS NOT GOING TO CARRY YOU THREE. IT'S A MATTER OF THE LOOK OF THE THING.
- Sourcery by Terry Pratchett
WEIGHT DOES NOT COME INTO IT. MY STEED HAS CARRIED ARMIES. MY STEED HAS CARRIED CITIES. YEA, HE HATH CARRIED ALL THINGS IN THEIR DUE TIME. BUT HE IS NOT GOING TO CARRY YOU THREE. IT'S A MATTER OF THE LOOK OF THE THING.
- Sourcery by Terry Pratchett
December 17, 2024 at 6:48 PM
#Discworld Hogswatch QOTD calendar, 17/24
WEIGHT DOES NOT COME INTO IT. MY STEED HAS CARRIED ARMIES. MY STEED HAS CARRIED CITIES. YEA, HE HATH CARRIED ALL THINGS IN THEIR DUE TIME. BUT HE IS NOT GOING TO CARRY YOU THREE. IT'S A MATTER OF THE LOOK OF THE THING.
- Sourcery by Terry Pratchett
WEIGHT DOES NOT COME INTO IT. MY STEED HAS CARRIED ARMIES. MY STEED HAS CARRIED CITIES. YEA, HE HATH CARRIED ALL THINGS IN THEIR DUE TIME. BUT HE IS NOT GOING TO CARRY YOU THREE. IT'S A MATTER OF THE LOOK OF THE THING.
- Sourcery by Terry Pratchett
#Discworld Hogswatch QOTD calendar, 16/24
"He hated weapons, and not just because they'd so often been aimed at him. You got into more trouble if you had a weapon. People shot you instantly if they thought you were going to shoot them. But if you were unarmed, they often stopped to talk."
1/2 👇
"He hated weapons, and not just because they'd so often been aimed at him. You got into more trouble if you had a weapon. People shot you instantly if they thought you were going to shoot them. But if you were unarmed, they often stopped to talk."
1/2 👇
December 16, 2024 at 9:24 PM
#Discworld Hogswatch QOTD calendar, 16/24
"He hated weapons, and not just because they'd so often been aimed at him. You got into more trouble if you had a weapon. People shot you instantly if they thought you were going to shoot them. But if you were unarmed, they often stopped to talk."
1/2 👇
"He hated weapons, and not just because they'd so often been aimed at him. You got into more trouble if you had a weapon. People shot you instantly if they thought you were going to shoot them. But if you were unarmed, they often stopped to talk."
1/2 👇
#Discworld Hogswatch QOTD calendar, 15/24
'It's only money.’
‘Yes, but it’s only my money, not only your money.'
‘We witches have always held everything in common, you know that.’
‘Well, yes. It’s easy to hold everything in common when no one’s got anything.'
- Masquerade by Terry Pratchett
'It's only money.’
‘Yes, but it’s only my money, not only your money.'
‘We witches have always held everything in common, you know that.’
‘Well, yes. It’s easy to hold everything in common when no one’s got anything.'
- Masquerade by Terry Pratchett
December 15, 2024 at 4:32 PM
#Discworld Hogswatch QOTD calendar, 15/24
'It's only money.’
‘Yes, but it’s only my money, not only your money.'
‘We witches have always held everything in common, you know that.’
‘Well, yes. It’s easy to hold everything in common when no one’s got anything.'
- Masquerade by Terry Pratchett
'It's only money.’
‘Yes, but it’s only my money, not only your money.'
‘We witches have always held everything in common, you know that.’
‘Well, yes. It’s easy to hold everything in common when no one’s got anything.'
- Masquerade by Terry Pratchett
I dag fandt jeg ud af, at Himlens dør skal oplades inden brug.
Den løber nok altid tør lige midt i en stor naturkatastrofe eller krig.
Den løber nok altid tør lige midt i en stor naturkatastrofe eller krig.
December 15, 2024 at 10:52 AM
I dag fandt jeg ud af, at Himlens dør skal oplades inden brug.
Den løber nok altid tør lige midt i en stor naturkatastrofe eller krig.
Den løber nok altid tør lige midt i en stor naturkatastrofe eller krig.
December 14, 2024 at 8:46 PM
#Discworld Hogswatch QOTD calendar, 14/24
"Funny, that: a brigand for a father was something you kept quiet about, but a slave-taking pirate for a great-great-great-grandfather was something to boast of over the port."
1/2 👇
"Funny, that: a brigand for a father was something you kept quiet about, but a slave-taking pirate for a great-great-great-grandfather was something to boast of over the port."
1/2 👇
December 14, 2024 at 11:11 AM
#Discworld Hogswatch QOTD calendar, 14/24
"Funny, that: a brigand for a father was something you kept quiet about, but a slave-taking pirate for a great-great-great-grandfather was something to boast of over the port."
1/2 👇
"Funny, that: a brigand for a father was something you kept quiet about, but a slave-taking pirate for a great-great-great-grandfather was something to boast of over the port."
1/2 👇
#Discworld Hogswatch QOTD calendar, 13/24
"And yet we say this. Here is the cave at the end of the world, peace is made between dwarf and troll, and we will march beyond the hand of Death together."
1/2 ⚠️👇
"And yet we say this. Here is the cave at the end of the world, peace is made between dwarf and troll, and we will march beyond the hand of Death together."
1/2 ⚠️👇
December 13, 2024 at 1:53 PM
#Discworld Hogswatch QOTD calendar, 13/24
"And yet we say this. Here is the cave at the end of the world, peace is made between dwarf and troll, and we will march beyond the hand of Death together."
1/2 ⚠️👇
"And yet we say this. Here is the cave at the end of the world, peace is made between dwarf and troll, and we will march beyond the hand of Death together."
1/2 ⚠️👇
"Coffee is a way of stealing time that should by rights belong to your older self."
- Thud! by Terry Pratchett
#Discworld Hogswatch QOTD calendar, 12/24
- Thud! by Terry Pratchett
#Discworld Hogswatch QOTD calendar, 12/24
December 12, 2024 at 9:31 PM
"Coffee is a way of stealing time that should by rights belong to your older self."
- Thud! by Terry Pratchett
#Discworld Hogswatch QOTD calendar, 12/24
- Thud! by Terry Pratchett
#Discworld Hogswatch QOTD calendar, 12/24
#Discworld Hogswatch QOTD calendar, 11/24
"War, Nobby. Huh! What is it good for?"
"Dunno, Sarge. Freeing slaves, maybe?"
"Absol—well, okay."
"Defending yourself against a totalitarian aggressor?"
"All right, I'll grant you that, but—"
1/2 👇
"War, Nobby. Huh! What is it good for?"
"Dunno, Sarge. Freeing slaves, maybe?"
"Absol—well, okay."
"Defending yourself against a totalitarian aggressor?"
"All right, I'll grant you that, but—"
1/2 👇
December 11, 2024 at 4:52 PM
#Discworld Hogswatch QOTD calendar, 11/24
"War, Nobby. Huh! What is it good for?"
"Dunno, Sarge. Freeing slaves, maybe?"
"Absol—well, okay."
"Defending yourself against a totalitarian aggressor?"
"All right, I'll grant you that, but—"
1/2 👇
"War, Nobby. Huh! What is it good for?"
"Dunno, Sarge. Freeing slaves, maybe?"
"Absol—well, okay."
"Defending yourself against a totalitarian aggressor?"
"All right, I'll grant you that, but—"
1/2 👇
#Discworld Hogswatch QOTD calendar, 10/24 65
"There are, it has been said, two types of people in the world. There are those who, when presented with a glass that is exactly half full, say: this glass is half full. And then there are those who say: this glass is half empty."
1/2 👇h
"There are, it has been said, two types of people in the world. There are those who, when presented with a glass that is exactly half full, say: this glass is half full. And then there are those who say: this glass is half empty."
1/2 👇h
December 10, 2024 at 10:38 PM
#Discworld Hogswatch QOTD calendar, 10/24 65
"There are, it has been said, two types of people in the world. There are those who, when presented with a glass that is exactly half full, say: this glass is half full. And then there are those who say: this glass is half empty."
1/2 👇h
"There are, it has been said, two types of people in the world. There are those who, when presented with a glass that is exactly half full, say: this glass is half full. And then there are those who say: this glass is half empty."
1/2 👇h
Postulat: Dette er en skiveformet æbleskive, der indeholder skiver af æbler. Altså en true æbleskive.
#DyingOnThatHill
#DyingOnThatHill
December 10, 2024 at 8:54 AM
Postulat: Dette er en skiveformet æbleskive, der indeholder skiver af æbler. Altså en true æbleskive.
#DyingOnThatHill
#DyingOnThatHill
#Discworld Hogswatch QOTD calendar, 9/24
"It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be." 1/2 👇
"It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be." 1/2 👇
December 9, 2024 at 8:34 PM
#Discworld Hogswatch QOTD calendar, 9/24
"It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be." 1/2 👇
"It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be." 1/2 👇