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Guybrush at 09:22, 28 April 2025

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	These are annotations for the book {{NW}}. Unless otherwise specified, page numbers below are for the first edition, the UK hardcover published by Doubleday (which shares pagination with the Waterstones special edition).		These are annotations for the book {{SN}}. Unless otherwise specified, page numbers below are for the first edition, the UK hardcover published by Doubleday (which shares pagination with the Waterstones special edition).

	==Specific annotations==		==Specific annotations==

Guybrush: Cleaned up formatting, added page numbers, added some commentary (though flagging this for clean-up later)

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Cleaned up formatting, added page numbers, added some commentary (though flagging this for clean-up later)

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Superluser: Know thyself

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Know thyself

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	It's interesting that the people responsible for the card-based RPG, '''''Magic: The Gathering''''' have recently released a new card: ''Tivadar's Crusade'', which launches a human pogrom against goblins...		It's interesting that the people responsible for the card-based RPG, '''''Magic: The Gathering''''' have recently released a new card: ''Tivadar's Crusade'', which launches a human pogrom against goblins...

			'''''Harper Edition, p.431''''' ''Some bloke they reckoned was a great thinker once said, "Know yourself"'' This well-known axiom was said by Plato but by others before him, possibly back to Heraclitus.

	'''''Doubleday/Waterstones Edition, page unknown(someone please provide):-'''''		'''''Doubleday/Waterstones Edition, page unknown(someone please provide):-'''''

Superluser: correcting formatting

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correcting formatting

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	This was suggested by the current Pratchett novel, ''The Long Earth''. In which reference is made to a book by Roundworld riverboat pilot and writer Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) called ''Life on the Mississippi''. An episode of which involves a fight between two riverboat pilots, which has to be frequently stopped so that the pilot whose boat it is can adjust speed and station on a rough unforgiving river...		This was suggested by the current Pratchett novel, ''The Long Earth''. In which reference is made to a book by Roundworld riverboat pilot and writer Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) called ''Life on the Mississippi''. An episode of which involves a fight between two riverboat pilots, which has to be frequently stopped so that the pilot whose boat it is can adjust speed and station on a rough unforgiving river...

	'''''Harper Edition, p.232''''' '''you can die if you live only on rabbit''' This is {{wp\|Protein_poisoning\|Protein Poisoning}} also known as Rabbit Starvation because Rabbit does indeed lack enough fat for the body to remain healthy if nothing else is eaten		'''''Harper Edition, p.232''''' ''you can die if you live only on rabbit'' This is {{wp\|Protein_poisoning\|Protein Poisoning}} also known as Rabbit Starvation because Rabbit does indeed lack enough fat for the body to remain healthy if nothing else is eaten

	'''''Doubleday/Waterstones Edition, page 246:-'''''		'''''Doubleday/Waterstones Edition, page 246:-'''''
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	The reference is to Genesis, the first book of the Bible: the theft is of God's property, to whit one apple. When Adam and Eve subsequently looked upon each other and were ashamed at their nakedness - that's the "common indecency". And after an interval of time, their two sons had a falling-out and Cain slew Abel. This is of course the murder.		The reference is to Genesis, the first book of the Bible: the theft is of God's property, to whit one apple. When Adam and Eve subsequently looked upon each other and were ashamed at their nakedness - that's the "common indecency". And after an interval of time, their two sons had a falling-out and Cain slew Abel. This is of course the murder.

	'''''Harper Edition, p 270''''' '''Little crimes breeding big crimes. You smile at the little crimes and then big crimes blow your head off''' This is the central thesis of {{wp\|Broken_windows_theory\|Broken Windows Theory}}, a criminological theory that used to be (& still is) very popular in the US, but which has been criticized for the police excesses that it can cause		'''''Harper Edition, p 270''''' ''Little crimes breeding big crimes. You smile at the little crimes and then big crimes blow your head off'' This is the central thesis of {{wp\|Broken_windows_theory\|Broken Windows Theory}}, a criminological theory that used to be (& still is) very popular in the US, but which has been criticized for the police excesses that it can cause

	'''''Harper Edition, p.288''''' '''Horrids''' Presumably a pun on the upscale Harrods Department Store in London.		'''''Harper Edition, p.288''''' ''Horrids'' Presumably a pun on the upscale Harrods Department Store in London.

	'''''Doubleday/Waterstones Edition, page 304:-'''''		'''''Doubleday/Waterstones Edition, page 304:-'''''

Superluser: Some annotations

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Some annotations

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	This was suggested by the current Pratchett novel, ''The Long Earth''. In which reference is made to a book by Roundworld riverboat pilot and writer Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) called ''Life on the Mississippi''. An episode of which involves a fight between two riverboat pilots, which has to be frequently stopped so that the pilot whose boat it is can adjust speed and station on a rough unforgiving river...		This was suggested by the current Pratchett novel, ''The Long Earth''. In which reference is made to a book by Roundworld riverboat pilot and writer Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) called ''Life on the Mississippi''. An episode of which involves a fight between two riverboat pilots, which has to be frequently stopped so that the pilot whose boat it is can adjust speed and station on a rough unforgiving river...

			'''''Harper Edition, p.232''''' '''you can die if you live only on rabbit''' This is {{wp\|Protein_poisoning\|Protein Poisoning}} also known as Rabbit Starvation because Rabbit does indeed lack enough fat for the body to remain healthy if nothing else is eaten

	'''''Doubleday/Waterstones Edition, page 246:-'''''		'''''Doubleday/Waterstones Edition, page 246:-'''''
	"According to the Omnians it was the third crime ever committed!" Vimes is referring to murder. The footnote says the first two crimes in human history were theft and common indecency.		"According to the Omnians it was the third crime ever committed!" Vimes is referring to murder. The footnote says the first two crimes in human history were theft and common indecency.
	The reference is to Genesis, the first book of the Bible: the theft is of God's property, to whit one apple. When Adam and Eve subsequently looked upon each other and were ashamed at their nakedness - that's the "common indecency". And after an interval of time, their two sons had a falling-out and Cain slew Abel. This is of course the murder.		The reference is to Genesis, the first book of the Bible: the theft is of God's property, to whit one apple. When Adam and Eve subsequently looked upon each other and were ashamed at their nakedness - that's the "common indecency". And after an interval of time, their two sons had a falling-out and Cain slew Abel. This is of course the murder.

			'''''Harper Edition, p 270''''' '''Little crimes breeding big crimes. You smile at the little crimes and then big crimes blow your head off''' This is the central thesis of {{wp\|Broken_windows_theory\|Broken Windows Theory}}, a criminological theory that used to be (& still is) very popular in the US, but which has been criticized for the police excesses that it can cause

			'''''Harper Edition, p.288''''' '''Horrids''' Presumably a pun on the upscale Harrods Department Store in London.

	'''''Doubleday/Waterstones Edition, page 304:-'''''		'''''Doubleday/Waterstones Edition, page 304:-'''''

Superluser: Duke etymology

2023-07-16T12:48:49Z

Duke etymology

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	Also consider the Roundworld town {{wp\|Hay-on-Wye\|Hay-on-Wye}}, which of course could never be ''too'' far from the front of the mind of ''any'' British author.		Also consider the Roundworld town {{wp\|Hay-on-Wye\|Hay-on-Wye}}, which of course could never be ''too'' far from the front of the mind of ''any'' British author.

			'''''Harper Edition, p.89f'''''
			''Duke it out, haha... the word 'duke' absolutely means that you do fight'' The etymology of "duke" has come up before but with these two different meanings of the word coming in quick succession, it's worth spelling out to avoid confusion: "duke" comes from the Latin for "leader." In practice in Imperial Rome, this came to mean military commanders who were not emperor. "Duke it out" is completely unrelated & comes from Cockney rhyming slang, where "Duke" = "Duke of York" = "fork" = "fist."

	'''''Doubleday/Waterstones Edition, pp 120-121:-'''''		'''''Doubleday/Waterstones Edition, pp 120-121:-'''''

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	'''''A Modest Proposal''''' is also a broader satire on the way the rich think about the poor. How many conservative politicians have you heard lately saying "welfare dependency" sucks the will of the poor to work hard or indeed work at all? These attitudes have been around a ''long'' time and have ''always'' been used to demonise a chosen target group....		'''''A Modest Proposal''''' is also a broader satire on the way the rich think about the poor. How many conservative politicians have you heard lately saying "welfare dependency" sucks the will of the poor to work hard or indeed work at all? These attitudes have been around a ''long'' time and have ''always'' been used to demonise a chosen target group....

	This was suggested by the current Pratchett novel, ''The Long Earth''. In which reference is made to a book by Roundworld riverboat pilot and writer Mark Twain (Samuel ~~Clement~~) called ''Life on the ~~Missisippi~~''. An episode of which involves a fight between two riverboat pilots, which has to be frequently stopped so that the pilot whose boat it is can adjust speed and station on a rough unforgiving river...		This was suggested by the current Pratchett novel, ''The Long Earth''. In which reference is made to a book by Roundworld riverboat pilot and writer Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) called ''Life on the Mississippi''. An episode of which involves a fight between two riverboat pilots, which has to be frequently stopped so that the pilot whose boat it is can adjust speed and station on a rough unforgiving river...

	'''''Doubleday/Waterstones Edition, page 246:-'''''		'''''Doubleday/Waterstones Edition, page 246:-'''''
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	'''''Doubleday/Waterstones Edition, page unknown(someone please provide):-'''''		'''''Doubleday/Waterstones Edition, page unknown(someone please provide):-'''''
	Various references to Sybil's ~~ancester~~ [[Woolsthorpe Ramkin]] echo Sir Isaac Newton, who was living at his ancestral home, Woolsthorpe Manor, when a falling apple led him to the theory of gravity. In Woolsthorpe Ramkin's case this get slightly confused with Sir Isaac's law of motion "to every action there is an equal and opposite reaction".		Various references to Sybil's ancestor [[Woolsthorpe Ramkin]] echo Sir Isaac Newton, who was living at his ancestral home, Woolsthorpe Manor, when a falling apple led him to the theory of gravity. In Woolsthorpe Ramkin's case this get slightly confused with Sir Isaac's law of motion "to every action there is an equal and opposite reaction".

	The goblin district of the city, nearby to Harry King's premises in [[New Ankh]], is a ramshackle shanty town where goblin homes are built, often ingeniously well, out of materials vrecycled from the waste being processed by Harry. This is largely because goblins are informally not tolerated within the city walls and informal sanctions have been known to apply to those incautious enough to try to live there. Hmm. Is this an unsubtle reference to apartheid in the old South Africa, and the fact that the black labour necessary to do the dirty jobs the whites didn't want (who could not live ''inside'' the city limits of Johannesburg because of apartheid law) had to dwell somewhere. Therefore townships like Soweto grew up, tacitly accepted but without official sanction and which could be demolished if the white authorities deemed this necessary for public order. ~~terry~~ has created Ankh-Morpork's Soweto here...		The goblin district of the city, nearby to Harry King's premises in [[New Ankh]], is a ramshackle shanty town where goblin homes are built, often ingeniously well, out of materials vrecycled from the waste being processed by Harry. This is largely because goblins are informally not tolerated within the city walls and informal sanctions have been known to apply to those incautious enough to try to live there. Hmm. Is this an unsubtle reference to apartheid in the old South Africa, and the fact that the black labour necessary to do the dirty jobs the whites didn't want (who could not live ''inside'' the city limits of Johannesburg because of apartheid law) had to dwell somewhere. Therefore townships like Soweto grew up, tacitly accepted but without official sanction and which could be demolished if the white authorities deemed this necessary for public order. Terry has created Ankh-Morpork's Soweto here...

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Lias Bluestone at 09:48, 20 July 2018

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	''"Ham-on-Rye"'' - an inadvertent taunt to Sam's desperate craving for a proper bacon sandwich, which by express command of Lady Sybil is now denied to him?		''"Ham-on-Rye"'' - an inadvertent taunt to Sam's desperate craving for a proper bacon sandwich, which by express command of Lady Sybil is now denied to him?

	Also consider the Roundworld ~~village of~~ {{wp\|Hay-on-Wye\|Hay-on-Wye}}, which of course could never be ''too'' far from the front of the mind of ''any'' British author.		Also consider the Roundworld town {{wp\|Hay-on-Wye\|Hay-on-Wye}}, which of course could never be ''too'' far from the front of the mind of ''any'' British author.

	'''''Doubleday/Waterstones Edition, pp 120-121:-'''''		'''''Doubleday/Waterstones Edition, pp 120-121:-'''''

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	''"Ham-on-Rye"'' - an inadvertent taunt to Sam's desperate craving for a proper bacon sandwich, which by express command of Lady Sybil is now denied to him?		''"Ham-on-Rye"'' - an inadvertent taunt to Sam's desperate craving for a proper bacon sandwich, which by express command of Lady Sybil is now denied to him?

	Also consider the Roundworld village of {[wp\|Hay-on-Wye\|Hay-on-Wye}}, which of course could never be ''too'' far from the front of the mind of ''any'' British author.		Also consider the Roundworld village of {{wp\|Hay-on-Wye\|Hay-on-Wye}}, which of course could never be ''too'' far from the front of the mind of ''any'' British author.

	'''''Doubleday/Waterstones Edition, pp 120-121:-'''''		'''''Doubleday/Waterstones Edition, pp 120-121:-'''''

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	Again, is Terry being mischievous and slipping in a dirty joke that will be appreciated by those who know and which will pass under the radar of those who don't?		Again, is Terry being mischievous and slipping in a dirty joke that will be appreciated by those who know and which will pass under the radar of those who don't?

	''"Ham-on-Rye"'' - an inadvertent taunt to Sam's desperate craving for a proper bacon sandwich, which by express command of Lady Sybil is now denied to him?		''"Ham-on-Rye"'' - an inadvertent taunt to Sam's desperate craving for a proper bacon sandwich, which by express command of Lady Sybil is now denied to him?

			Also consider the Roundworld village of {[wp\|Hay-on-Wye\|Hay-on-Wye}}, which of course could never be ''too'' far from the front of the mind of ''any'' British author.

	'''''Doubleday/Waterstones Edition, pp 120-121:-'''''		'''''Doubleday/Waterstones Edition, pp 120-121:-'''''