Uair , to Non Political Twitter
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Hello all! I read a piece indicating there's an audience for political rants, and I do have a distinct take on that stuff. In my first post, I talk about the way the spook agencies shape the narrative by controlling the entertainment. Richard Pryor and Bill Hicks got induced cancer, Eddie Murphy had to stop being smart in public, and Bill Cosby got a voice because he validated white racism.

https://open.substack.com/pub/poloniousmonk/p/hello-everyone?r=1xr9v7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

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My treasure

A webcomic in four panels (no speech bubble) Panel 1: In a cave containing a treasure with a lot of gold, a young adventurer is chased by a monster: a treasure with big teeth. She drops all the gold items she had on her escape. Panel 2: While climbing a mountain of bones and skulls to reach the exit of the cave, the adventurer throws a bone to the monster. It is startled. Panel 3: Like a brave dog, the monster returns the bone to the adventurer, happy to start over. The adventurer has a think about it. Panel 4: Later, in a city, the adventurer walks proudly and happily with her new "dog" (the monster's treasure) on a leash. This one is a happy one. Mini Fantasy Theater, by David Revoy (www.davidrevoy.com) License: CC-By-Sa
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    baltakatei ,
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    @davidrevoy I know itʼs meant to be a mimic, but I canʼt help but think it is a chest made of sapient pearwood. https://wiki.lspace.org/Sapient_pearwood

    NickEast , to fantasybookstodon group
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    Oooh, tough choice, but more likely I kidnapped myself so I could meet one of them... but I still can't choose just one 😂

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    fkamiah17 , to Random stuff
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    Happy Terry Pratchett Day to all who celebrate! 🥳 🥂

    rickmurnane , to Random stuff
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    I'd like to wish a very happy birthday. I'm guessing a lot of us would. My introduction to him was , bought in a bookshop in Stratford-upon-Avon on our honeymoon. Thence to and the others. I miss him terribly, even though (as he kindly pointed out) he's still here.

    https://terrypratchett.com/tag/start-in-the-wrong-place/

    kyonshi , to Retro Gaming
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    (updated 2024.04)

    age: 40
    place: europe (germany or poland)
    he/him

    Into since the mid-90s, mostly playing -style , , , , , but open to others.
    I write (not as often as I want) and paint (even less), and post moody b/w photos on my pixelfed.
    In IT and might talk about some obscure computer stuff.

    (I also post as kyonshi on text )

    Narayoni , to bookstodon group
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    The need to care; the Essence of Death:

    From Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett

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    "LORD, WHAT CAN THE HARVEST HOPE FOR, IF NOT FOR THE CARE OF THE REAPER MAN?"--from Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett.

    "LORD, WE KNOW THERE IS NO GOOD ORDER EXCEPT THAT WHICH WE CREATE . . . Azrael’s expression did not change. THERE IS NO HOPE BUT US. THERE IS NO MERCY BUT US. THERE IS NO JUSTICE. THERE IS JUST US. The dark, sad face filled the sky. ALL THINGS THAT ARE, ARE OURS. BUT WE MUST CARE. FOR IF WE DO NOT CARE, WE DO NOT EXIST. IF WE DO NOT EXIST, THEN THERE IS NOTHING BUT BLIND OBLIVION. AND EVEN OBLIVION MUST END SOME DAY. LORD, WILL YOU GRANT ME JUST A LITTLE TIME? FOR THE PROPER BALANCE OF THINGS. TO RETURN WHAT WAS GIVEN. FOR THE SAKE OF PRISONERS AND THE FLIGHT OF BIRDS."--from Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett.
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    Life and death

    From Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett

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    Narayoni , to bookstodon group
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    Perspective:

    From Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett

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    The Wizards in a nutshell!

    From Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett.

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    "The wizards backed away. “It can’t be intelligent, can it?” said the Bursar. “All it’s doing is moving around slowly and eating things,” said the Dean. “Put a pointy hat on it and it’d be a faculty member,” said the Archchancellor."--from Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett.
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    Time to murder some cheese!

    From Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett.

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    The meaning of being alive:
    (Courtesy Death)

    From Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett

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    "Was that what it was really like to be alive? The feeling of darkness dragging you forward? How could they live with it? And yet they did, and even seemed to find enjoyment in it, when surely the only sensible course would be to despair. Amazing. To feel you were a tiny living thing, sandwiched between two cliffs of darkness. How could they stand to be alive?"--from Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett.
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    A metaphor on evolution, survival and life:

    From Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett

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    "Everything that exists, yearns to live. That’s what the cycle of life is all about. That’s the engine that drives the great biological pumps of evolution. Everything tries to inch its way up the tree, clawing or tentacling or sliming its way up to the next niche until it gets to the very top—which, on the whole, never seems to have been worth all that effort.”-- from Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett.
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    • Narayoni , to bookstodon group
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    Introducing "Mrs. Evadne Cake... a medium, verging on small."

    From Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett

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    Narayoni , to bookstodon group
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    That's an apt play on words! Poor Windle!

    From Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett.

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    juergen_hubert , to Random stuff
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    Whenever the Devil tries to rearrange the landscape, he is inevitably thwarted by some cockerel crowing before he can finish.


    https://www.patreon.com/posts/devils-waters-66130527

    Da_Gut ,
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    @juergen_hubert In Wyrd Sisters (I think), a Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett, Nanny Ogg deals with that part of the problem by a more direct method. It's when Granny Weatherwax has to circle the kingdom in one night, or some such. I'm going to tag this , and , so someone should be along within about 30 seconds to correct or confirm me.....

    dreikelvin , to Discworld
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    Made this proof-of-concept "Discworld" inspired gameplay video starring Discworld's the Watch

    GNU Terry Pratchett!❤️

    Collaboration with @Imajunation (https://imajunation.com/), Thijs Viegers and Paco Vink


    @discworld

    video/mp4

    thegiddystitcher , to Random stuff
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    Nine years today, I actually can't believe it's been so long already.

    Thank you Terry Pratchett for your solidly, relatably flawed characters.

    Thank you Terry Pratchett for making me laugh every single time no matter how many rereads.

    Thank you Terry Pratchett for writing strong women.

    Thank you Terry Pratchett for my inability to ever pronounce "pun" correctly.

    Thank you Terry Pratchett for teaching me what sort of human I wanted to grow up to be.

    Thank you Terry Pratchett for The Hedgehog Song.

    Thank you Terry Pratchett for everything, you are very much missed.

    "A man is not dead while his name is still spoken"

    terrybot Bot , to Random stuff
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    PEOPLE'S WHOLE LIVES DO PASS IN FRONT OF THEIR EYES BEFORE THEY DIE. THE PROCESS IS CALLED 'LIVING'.

    Terry Pratchett, The Last Continent

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    Wicket_weir , to Random stuff
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    “... people lower their voices in the presence of large sums of money.”
    Terry Pratchett; Making Money

    roomey , (edited ) to Random stuff
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    I just (re)read the first 10 pages or so of s Masquerade, brilliant. Had me laughing (and that's a miracle cause I was somewhere horrible). So I got home and bought the new audiobook of it and... Shiiit I didnt realise all the jokes that I missed even from the first few pages. It's so strange how reading is different to listening. Eg. I ain't deaf.... Sound like "I ain't ded" there are so many other tiny jokes. That Pratchett was a smart one!

    Dharkstare , (edited ) to Books
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    I just found out that Humble Bundle has a book bundle for Terry Pratchett's Discworld. A 39 book bundle that is redeemed through Kobo.com.

    Edit: Only available in the US.

    https://www.humblebundle.com/books/terry-pratchetts-discworld-harpercollins-books

    @books

    Narayoni , to bookstodon group
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    Mort is a funny, heartwarming introduction to Death, one of the major Discworld characters. It starts off with Death deciding to take on an apprentice, Mort. Turns out, Death loves curry, has an adopted daughter, Ysabell, and gets REALLY UPSET and VERY ANGRY indeed when people harm or kill cats and kittens. And he rides a horse who is most adorably named Binky.
    @bookstodon @bookstadon
    https://bookwyrm.social/user/Narayoni/review/3447407

    Narayoni , to bookstodon group
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    Truth is that there is always some form of repression, or enforced conformity exercised by people with power over those under their control….because their way is the only way and anything else is intolerable. And to break out of this would entail a lot of pain and a whole lot of courage.
    (from Mort by Terry Pratchett)

    @bookstodon @bookstadon

    "The Empire didn’t encourage its subjects to go far away, in case they saw things that might disturb them. For the same reason it had built a wall around the entire country, patrolled by the Heavenly Guard whose main function was to tread heavily on the fingers of any inhabitants who felt they might like to step outside for five minutes for a breath of fresh air. This didn’t happen often, because most of the subjects of the Sun Emperor were quite happy to live inside the Wall. It’s a fact of life that everyone is on one side or other of a wall, so the only thing to do is forget about it or evolve stronger fingers."--from Mort by Terry Pratchett.
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    “‘I dearly wished I could change the past. Well, I can't, but I can change the present, so that when it becomes the past it will turn out to be a past worth having.'”
    Terry Pratchett; I Shall Wear Midnight
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