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"They avoided one another's faces, for fear of what they might see mirrored there. Each man thought: one of the others is bound to say something soon, some protest, and then I'll murmur agreement, not actually _say_ anything, I'm not stupid as that, but definitely murmur very firmly, so that the others will be in no doubt that I thoroughly disapprove, because at a time like this it behooves all decent men to nearly stand up and be almost heard...

No one said anything. The cowards, thought each man."

The poll spoke and I listened: I now also ship to the UK and (even though it's really expensive) to Canada!
For the occasion, I looked for the most British photo possible and I couldn't find anything better than Tiffany Aching, one of my favorite Pratchett characters, in the rain. Yes, it's a cliché, and no, I'm not ashamed. :)

EN website here: https://www.inkdustrielle.fr/en
Photo: Synelune

Myself cosplaying with a black "midnight inspired outfit" the witch Tiffany Aching, one of Pratchett characters, holding an black umbrella under the rain.

I was passed a signed first? edition of a book today because it's original owner had died, their daughter didn't want it but wanted someone who would be chuffed by it to have it and my wife had mentioned in passing that she had made a shelf for my full Discworld collection which apparently means I'm the kind of guy who should have it.

Which is nice all round if you ask me.

reviewed Schöne Scheine by Terry Pratchett

Terry Pratchett, Gabriel Dols Gallardo;: Schöne Scheine (German language, 2009)

The Ankh-Morpork Post Office is running like . . . well, not at all like …

Was macht Geld wertvoll?

... Unser Glaube daran!

Die Fortsetzung von "Ab die Post" beschäftigt sich mit dem Bankwesen und seinen Auswüchsen. Natürlich auf die übliche, amüsante Weise von Terry Pratchett. Nicht umwerfend komisch und nicht mit dem Reiz der durch einen neuen Protagonisten entstand aber trotzdem gut.

#pratchett #scheibenwelt

GNU Terry Pratchett. 10 years gone but never forgotten. Looking around this corner of the internet I see people starting their Discworld journeys for the first time. I see long time readers finding each other. I see friends who started as fellow fans. He changed so many lives. Thank you Terry. I'll raise a toast today on your birthday. A man is not dead while is name is still spoken, or until the ripples he left in the world fade.

reviewed Ab die Post by Terry Pratchett (Scheibenwelt, #33)

Terry Pratchett: Ab die Post (Paperback, German language, 2007, Goldmann Verlag)

Der Gauner Feucht von Lipwig wird dazu verdonnert, die heruntergekommene Post der Scheibenwelt wieder auf …

Die Menschen wollen betrogen werden...

... Das könnte zumindest die Einstellung des Protagonisten sein.

Ab Die Post ist amüsant. Richtig herzhaft gelacht habe ich aber erst im Finale der Geschichte. Was soll ich noch mehr sagen? Es ist halt ein Pratchett: bissig und mit einem guten Blick für die Unzulänglichkeiten der menschlichen Gesellschaft.

Themen in diesem Buch sind: - Philatelie - Golems - Trickbetrug - Internet + Hacking - Wirtschaftskriminalität

#pratchett #scheibenwelt