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	''The Truth Shall Make You Free'' (or fret)... a quote from Abraham Lincoln, which was taken up as a line in the ''Battle Hymn of the Republic''--[[User:AgProv\|AgProv]] 23:54, 12 July 2007 (CEST) - although Abe was himself quoting - John 8:31-2: "Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. "		''The Truth Shall Make You Free'' (or fret)... a quote from Abraham Lincoln, which was taken up as a line in the ''Battle Hymn of the Republic''--[[User:AgProv\|AgProv]] 23:54, 12 July 2007 (CEST) - although Abe was himself quoting - John 8:31-2: "Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. "

			'See this sign on my desk, captain? See it, sergeant? It says "Commander Vimes". That means the buck starts here...' "The buck" is essentially responsibility for a problem. "Passing the buck" means passing responsibility for a problem onto someone else. President Truman (it is alleged) had a notice on his desk saying "The buck stops here" meaning he had no one to pass responsibility on to. Commander Vimes seems to think that he is the one who creates problems for people to pass on.

	''William de Worde'' Wynkyn de Worde (originally Jan van Wynkyn) was pivotal, along with the more-widely-known Caxton, in introducing printing to Britain. All the national newspaper were (until very recently) printed at Fleet Street in London. Mr. Tuttle Scrope, put up as the replacement Patrician for Vetinari, runs a shop that sells Leatherwork, "... and rubber work... and feathers... and whips... and... little jiggly things" and was, presumably, the supplier for Sir Joshua Lavish in Making Money, who had a cabinet full of such supplies.		''William de Worde'' Wynkyn de Worde (originally Jan van Wynkyn) was pivotal, along with the more-widely-known Caxton, in introducing printing to Britain. All the national newspaper were (until very recently) printed at Fleet Street in London. Mr. Tuttle Scrope, put up as the replacement Patrician for Vetinari, runs a shop that sells Leatherwork, "... and rubber work... and feathers... and whips... and... little jiggly things" and was, presumably, the supplier for Sir Joshua Lavish in Making Money, who had a cabinet full of such supplies.

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	Empedocles identified the four "classical" Greek elements of Earth, Water, Air, & Fire. Aristotle added the fifth element aether for the heavens. The name was later used for the unrelated concept of the luminiferous aether, a workaround for a medium through which waves of light propagated until they worked out how such waves would work without a medium.		Empedocles identified the four "classical" Greek elements of Earth, Water, Air, & Fire. Aristotle added the fifth element aether for the heavens. The name was later used for the unrelated concept of the luminiferous aether, a workaround for a medium through which waves of light propagated until they worked out how such waves would work without a medium.

	Metal type was kept shallow drawers (called type cases). ''Capital letters all in the top, small letters all in the bottom.'' Hence upper case and lower case. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JLetter_case Letter case]		Metal type was kept in shallow drawers (called type cases). ''Capital letters all in the top, small letters all in the bottom.'' Hence upper case and lower case. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JLetter_case Letter case]

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	''"Earth, Water, Air, Fire, and... sunnink"''		''"Earth, Water, Air, Fire, and... sunnink"''

	Empedocles identified the four "classical" Greek elements of Earth, Water, Air, & Fire. Aristotle added the fifth element aether for the heavens. The name was later used for the unrelated concept of the luminiferous aether, a workaround for a medium through which waves of light ~~propogated~~ until they worked out how such waves would work without a medium.		Empedocles identified the four "classical" Greek elements of Earth, Water, Air, & Fire. Aristotle added the fifth element aether for the heavens. The name was later used for the unrelated concept of the luminiferous aether, a workaround for a medium through which waves of light propagated until they worked out how such waves would work without a medium.

			Metal type was kept shallow drawers (called type cases). ''Capital letters all in the top, small letters all in the bottom.'' Hence upper case and lower case. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JLetter_case Letter case]

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Superluser: Elements

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Elements

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	Thre incident where William first encounters the Dwarfs and their printing press and gets the letter "R" branded in the middle of his forehead, albeit temporarily. in 17th - 18th century England and possibly elsewhere, a common punishment was to brand an offender with a letter denoting what their crime was. One who disseminated slander (verbally) or libel (in print), one deemed to be a habitual liar and ''rumour-monger'', could have the letter "R" burnt into their face - a humiliting punishment they would carry for life. Apparently this happened to publishers of broadsheets who printed things that annoyed influential people who could command such a sanction...		Thre incident where William first encounters the Dwarfs and their printing press and gets the letter "R" branded in the middle of his forehead, albeit temporarily. in 17th - 18th century England and possibly elsewhere, a common punishment was to brand an offender with a letter denoting what their crime was. One who disseminated slander (verbally) or libel (in print), one deemed to be a habitual liar and ''rumour-monger'', could have the letter "R" burnt into their face - a humiliting punishment they would carry for life. Apparently this happened to publishers of broadsheets who printed things that annoyed influential people who could command such a sanction...

			'''''(Harper Collins (US) paperback, p. 2)'''''
			''"Earth, Water, Air, Fire, and... sunnink"''

			Empedocles identified the four "classical" Greek elements of Earth, Water, Air, & Fire. Aristotle added the fifth element aether for the heavens. The name was later used for the unrelated concept of the luminiferous aether, a workaround for a medium through which waves of light propogated until they worked out how such waves would work without a medium.

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AgProv: Illuminatus! reference.

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Illuminatus! reference.

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	Compare this to a similar dialogue on the origins and nature of privilege in Book Two of Shea and Wilson's '''''Illuminatus!''''' (see [[Reading suggestions]]).		Compare this to a similar dialogue on the origins and nature of privilege in Book Two of Shea and Wilson's '''''Illuminatus!''''' (see [[Reading suggestions]]).

	At this stage in the book, the Times' offices on Gleam Street have been effectively bombed and burned out, meaning that while the paper can still report and investigate, it has nowhere to print its findings. Compare this to one of the myriad sub-plots of Shea and Wilson's '''''Illuminatus!''''', where the radical magazine and thorn in the flesh of the Establishment, "Confrontation", is suddenly bombed, apparently to prevent it publishing further inconvenient truths. In fact, this bombing draws in the hard-bitten cynical street coppers Goodman and Muldoon as investigators, just as in Discworld Vimes and Carrot are among the first to the wreckage of the Times printworks. Another link: ''Confrontation'''s Arab-American editor Joseph Malik kept rare Egyptian tropical fish in the office to remind him of home. These died in the bombing. The Times' Überwaldean photographer Otto Chriek kept Überwaldean land-eels, another rare fish species from Home, which were lost in the bombing...		At this stage in the book, the Times' offices on Gleam Street have been effectively bombed and burned out, meaning that while the paper can still report and investigate, it has nowhere to print its findings. Compare this to one of the myriad sub-plots of Shea and Wilson's '''''Illuminatus!''''', where the radical magazine and thorn in the flesh of the Establishment, "Confrontation", is suddenly bombed, apparently to prevent it publishing further inconvenient truths. In fact, this bombing draws in the hard-bitten cynical street coppers Goodman and Muldoon as investigators, just as in Discworld Vimes and Carrot are among the first to the wreckage of the Times printworks. Another link: ''Confrontation'''s Arab-American editor Joseph Malik kept rare Egyptian tropical fish in the office to remind him of home. These died in the bombing. The Times' Überwaldean photographer Otto Chriek kept Überwaldean land-eels, another rare fish species from Home, which were lost in the bombing...
			And earlier on the book, Saharissa is asked, on a scale of one to ten, exactly how much trouble she estimates they're in. William thinks eight. Sacharissa reflects and says ''two thousand, three hundred and seventeen out of ten''. 23 and 17 are the all-important continually repeating arc numbers of the '''''Illuminatus!''''' trilogy, and have a mystic significance.

AgProv: A historical footnote Terry must have been aware of...

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A historical footnote Terry must have been aware of...

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	William de Worde's career path appears to mirror that of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Carolus Johann Carolus], who made a living handwriting newsletters for his clients before purchasing a printing press and starting what is recognised ([http://archive.is/8zV3 ref]) as the world's first newspaper.		William de Worde's career path appears to mirror that of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Carolus Johann Carolus], who made a living handwriting newsletters for his clients before purchasing a printing press and starting what is recognised ([http://archive.is/8zV3 ref]) as the world's first newspaper.

			Thre incident where William first encounters the Dwarfs and their printing press and gets the letter "R" branded in the middle of his forehead, albeit temporarily. in 17th - 18th century England and possibly elsewhere, a common punishment was to brand an offender with a letter denoting what their crime was. One who disseminated slander (verbally) or libel (in print), one deemed to be a habitual liar and ''rumour-monger'', could have the letter "R" burnt into their face - a humiliting punishment they would carry for life. Apparently this happened to publishers of broadsheets who printed things that annoyed influential people who could command such a sanction...

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	"But news is mainly what someone somewhere doesn't want you to put in the paper--" A saying by Lord Northcliffe, a late 19th-early 20th century news magnate in the UK (who, at one point, owned the London newspaper ''The Times''): "News is what someone wants to suppress. Everything else is advertising."		"But news is mainly what someone somewhere doesn't want you to put in the paper--" A saying by Lord Northcliffe, a late 19th-early 20th century news magnate in the UK (who, at one point, owned the London newspaper ''The Times''): "News is what someone wants to suppress. Everything else is advertising."

	'''''(Doubleday hardback ~~p205~~)''''': ~~Sacharissa~~'s ~~old convent school teacher Sister [[Credenza]]~~ is ~~mentioned~~, ~~as another habitual user~~ of the ~~metasyntactic variable participle [[-ing]]~~. ~~As noted on Sr~~. ~~Credenza~~'s ~~page~~, ~~a ''Credenza'' in mediaeval Italy was first the poison-master~~ and ~~food taster tp the nobility and senior clerics. Then it became the~~ place ~~in which poisons were brewed and tested. Then~~ it ~~became the marble~~-~~topped workbench and cabinet upon which a poisoner would meticulously brew their potions~~ and ~~store ingredients~~. ~~Finally~~ it ~~acquired its current sense:~~ that of a ~~large baroque desk or sideboard~~. ~~No doubt~~ the ~~[[Assassins' Guild]] has many fine examples of ''credenze''~~, and ~~[[Mr. Tulip\|Sister Jennifer]] would instantly be able~~ to ~~assess their artistic merit and value~~.		'''''(Doubleday hardback pp 203-205)''''':- There is a possible contradiction and continuity error across books. In {{CJ}}, Vlad de Magpyr asserts:- ''"Everyone knows that cutting off a vampire's head is internationally acceptable"''. In argument with Agnes Nitt, he states that decapitating a vampire is, on its own, a surefire way of slaying a vampire regardless of its georgraphical or ethnic origin. This certainly suffices for the Count de Magpyr at the end of the book. Yet, here we have the contradiction that Otto Chriek is decapitated by Mr Pin. Otto's head and body remain separately alive and sentient, and Otto is able to calmly issue directions to place his head where his body can reach it so that he can re-attach it. This he does, by an effort of will and his own vampiric physiognomy. He then remarks, after saying it "stings a bit*", that decapitation alone is not sufficient - it requires a stake through the heart, as well. The Count de Magpyr does not seem to know this trick. Perhaps for the de Magpyrs, decapitation alone is sufficient, and Vlad is erroneously arguing from his family back to all vampires? Otherwise, a small error in continuity arises.

	~~'''''~~(~~Doubleday hardback p258)''''' "Spit or swallow, thought William, the eternal conundrum." Terry Pratchett has~~ a ~~habit of throwing in random punchlines from silly or sometimes eyebrow~~-~~raising jokes, perhaps~~ just ~~to see who notices. "Spit or swallow" refers to... ermmm... an ''intimate practice''~~ and ~~the social etiquette~~ that ~~goes along with it, at least for the active partner. Those who know what it means will grin quietly to themselves and read on; for those who don't,~~ it ~~will go right over their heads and remain un-noticed. Therefore Terry wins whichever way. Although how~~ a ~~well-brought up young lad like William knows this... Sacharissa might perhaps require some explanation of the phrase~~, ~~ideally with diagrams and/or an understanding member of the Seamstresses' Guild to assist. (Ah. Even as these words are written I begin to see how William~~, ~~a journalist interested in words whose profession involves talking~~ to ~~everybody, knows the phrase. As no doubt Sacharissa will if she remains a journalist~~).		( * - a reference to a Monty Python sketch? Where Eric Idle plays a stiff-upper-lip British officer whose leg has just been bitten off and eaten by a tiger, asserting cheerfully that "it stings a bit, sir, but nothing to get bothered about!")

			** Possibly the Count was unable to heal his neck injury because of having "been Weatherwaxed". Certainly the vampires who succumbed to that effect in {{CJ}} found their ability to fly was impaired, so it may have hindered some of their other powers as well. - Sharlee
	'''''(Doubleday hardback p )''''':- There is a possible contradiction and continuity error across books. In {{CJ}}, Vlad de Magpyr asserts:- ''"Everyone knows that cutting off a vampire's head is internationally acceptable"''. In argument with Agnes Nitt, he states that decapitating a vampire is, on its own, a surefire way of slaying a vampire regardless of its georgraphical or ethnic origin. This certainly suffices for the Count ~~de Magpyr at the end of the book. Yet, here we have the contradiction that Otto Chriek is decapitated by Mr Pin. Otto's head and body remain separately alive and sentient, and Otto is able~~ to ~~calmly issue directions to place~~ his ~~head where his body can reach it so that he can re-attach it. This he does, by an effort~~ of ~~will and his own vampiric physiognomy. He then remarks, after saying it~~ "stings a bit*"~~, that decapitation alone is not sufficient - it requires a stake through the heart, as well~~. ~~The Count de Magpyr does not seem to know this trick. Perhaps for~~ the ~~de Magpyrs, decapitation alone is sufficient, and Vlad is erroneously arguing from his family back~~ to ~~all vampires? Otherwise, a small error~~ in ~~continuity arises.~~

	~~( * - a reference~~ to ~~a Monty Python sketch? Where Eric Idle plays a stiff-upper-lip British officer whose leg has just been bitten off and eaten by a tiger~~, ~~asserting cheerfully that "~~it ~~stings a bit, sir, but nothing to get bothered about!")~~

	'''''(Doubleday hardback p254)''''' Another of those obscure song references. Sacharissa and Rocky realise they aren't alone in the deWorde mansion. They can hear raucous singing and glass clattering. It is coming from behind a ''Green Door''. What's behind the Green Door? - a question asked, in song, by Jime lowe, Frankie Vaughan, Bill Haley and the Comets, the Goons (or at least Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan) and Shakin' Stevens. The "Green Door" is also used in slang to denote levels of access to information - if you are on the wrong side of a green door, there is a higher level to which you have not been given security clearance.		'''''(Doubleday hardback p254)''''' Another of those obscure song references. Sacharissa and Rocky realise they aren't alone in the deWorde mansion. They can hear raucous singing and glass clattering. It is coming from behind a ''Green Door''. What's behind the Green Door? - a question asked, in song, by Jime lowe, Frankie Vaughan, Bill Haley and the Comets, the Goons (or at least Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan) and Shakin' Stevens. The "Green Door" is also used in slang to denote levels of access to information - if you are on the wrong side of a green door, there is a higher level to which you have not been given security clearance.

	** Possibly the ~~Count was unable~~ to ~~heal his neck injury because of having~~ "~~been Weatherwaxed~~". ~~Certainly~~ the ~~vampires~~ who ~~succumbed~~ to ~~that effect in {{CJ}} found their ability to fly was impaired~~, so it ~~may have hindered~~ some of ~~their other powers~~ as ~~well~~. ~~- Sharlee~~		'''''(Doubleday hardback p258)''''' "Spit or swallow, thought William, the eternal conundrum." Terry Pratchett has a habit of throwing in random punchlines from silly or sometimes eyebrow-raising jokes, perhaps just to see who notices. "Spit or swallow" refers to... ermmm... an ''intimate practice'' and the social etiquette that goes along with it, at least for the active partner. Those who know what it means will grin quietly to themselves and read on; for those who don't, it will go right over their heads and remain un-noticed. Therefore Terry wins whichever way. Although how a well-brought up young lad like William knows this... Sacharissa might perhaps require some explanation of the phrase, ideally with diagrams and/or an understanding member of the Seamstresses' Guild to assist. (Ah. Even as these words are written I begin to see how William, a journalist interested in words whose profession involves talking to everybody, knows the phrase. As no doubt Sacharissa will if she remains a journalist).

	'''''(Doubleday hardback p269)''''' Interestingly enough, in the mood of hysteria following the fire that destroyed the press , William and Sacharissa are discussing ideas to maximise revenue from the printing presses during down-time, and come up with ideas for glossy magazines. Sacharissa muses...		'''''(Doubleday hardback p269)''''' Interestingly enough, in the mood of hysteria following the fire that destroyed the press , William and Sacharissa are discussing ideas to maximise revenue from the printing presses during down-time, and come up with ideas for glossy magazines. Sacharissa muses...

AgProv: The green door... what's that secret you're keeping?

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The green door... what's that secret you're keeping?

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	'''''(Doubleday hardback p )''''':- There is a possible contradiction and continuity error across books. In {{CJ}}, Vlad de Magpyr asserts:- ''"Everyone knows that cutting off a vampire's head is internationally acceptable"''. In argument with Agnes Nitt, he states that decapitating a vampire is, on its own, a surefire way of slaying a vampire regardless of its georgraphical or ethnic origin. This certainly suffices for the Count de Magpyr at the end of the book. Yet, here we have the contradiction that Otto Chriek is decapitated by Mr Pin. Otto's head and body remain separately alive and sentient, and Otto is able to calmly issue directions to place his head where his body can reach it so that he can re-attach it. This he does, by an effort of will and his own vampiric physiognomy. He then remarks, after saying it "stings a bit*", that decapitation alone is not sufficient - it requires a stake through the heart, as well. The Count de Magpyr does not seem to know this trick. Perhaps for the de Magpyrs, decapitation alone is sufficient, and Vlad is erroneously arguing from his family back to all vampires? Otherwise, a small error in continuity arises.		'''''(Doubleday hardback p )''''':- There is a possible contradiction and continuity error across books. In {{CJ}}, Vlad de Magpyr asserts:- ''"Everyone knows that cutting off a vampire's head is internationally acceptable"''. In argument with Agnes Nitt, he states that decapitating a vampire is, on its own, a surefire way of slaying a vampire regardless of its georgraphical or ethnic origin. This certainly suffices for the Count de Magpyr at the end of the book. Yet, here we have the contradiction that Otto Chriek is decapitated by Mr Pin. Otto's head and body remain separately alive and sentient, and Otto is able to calmly issue directions to place his head where his body can reach it so that he can re-attach it. This he does, by an effort of will and his own vampiric physiognomy. He then remarks, after saying it "stings a bit*", that decapitation alone is not sufficient - it requires a stake through the heart, as well. The Count de Magpyr does not seem to know this trick. Perhaps for the de Magpyrs, decapitation alone is sufficient, and Vlad is erroneously arguing from his family back to all vampires? Otherwise, a small error in continuity arises.

	( * - a reference to a Monty Python sketch? Where Eric Idle plays a stiff-upper-lip British officer whose leg has just been bitten off and eaten by a tiger, asserting cheerfully that "it stings a bit, sir, but nothing to get bothered about!")		( * - a reference to a Monty Python sketch? Where Eric Idle plays a stiff-upper-lip British officer whose leg has just been bitten off and eaten by a tiger, asserting cheerfully that "it stings a bit, sir, but nothing to get bothered about!")

			'''''(Doubleday hardback p254)''''' Another of those obscure song references. Sacharissa and Rocky realise they aren't alone in the deWorde mansion. They can hear raucous singing and glass clattering. It is coming from behind a ''Green Door''. What's behind the Green Door? - a question asked, in song, by Jime lowe, Frankie Vaughan, Bill Haley and the Comets, the Goons (or at least Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan) and Shakin' Stevens. The "Green Door" is also used in slang to denote levels of access to information - if you are on the wrong side of a green door, there is a higher level to which you have not been given security clearance.

	** Possibly the Count was unable to heal his neck injury because of having "been Weatherwaxed". Certainly the vampires who succumbed to that effect in {{CJ}} found their ability to fly was impaired, so it may have hindered some of their other powers as well. - Sharlee		** Possibly the Count was unable to heal his neck injury because of having "been Weatherwaxed". Certainly the vampires who succumbed to that effect in {{CJ}} found their ability to fly was impaired, so it may have hindered some of their other powers as well. - Sharlee

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	"But news is mainly what someone somewhere doesn't want you to put in the paper--" A saying by Lord Northcliffe, a late 19th-early 20th century news magnate in the UK (who, at one point, owned the London newspaper ''The Times''): "News is what someone wants to suppress. Everything else is advertising."		"But news is mainly what someone somewhere doesn't want you to put in the paper--" A saying by Lord Northcliffe, a late 19th-early 20th century news magnate in the UK (who, at one point, owned the London newspaper ''The Times''): "News is what someone wants to suppress. Everything else is advertising."

			'''''(Doubleday hardback p205)''''': Sacharissa's old convent school teacher Sister [[Credenza]] is mentioned, as another habitual user of the metasyntactic variable participle [[-ing]]. As noted on Sr. Credenza's page, a ''Credenza'' in mediaeval Italy was first the poison-master and food taster tp the nobility and senior clerics. Then it became the place in which poisons were brewed and tested. Then it became the marble-topped workbench and cabinet upon which a poisoner would meticulously brew their potions and store ingredients. Finally it acquired its current sense: that of a large baroque desk or sideboard. No doubt the [[Assassins' Guild]] has many fine examples of ''credenze'', and [[Mr. Tulip\|Sister Jennifer]] would instantly be able to assess their artistic merit and value.

	'''''(Doubleday hardback p258)''''' "Spit or swallow, thought William, the eternal conundrum." Terry Pratchett has a habit of throwing in random punchlines from silly or sometimes eyebrow-raising jokes, perhaps just to see who notices. "Spit or swallow" refers to... ermmm... an ''intimate practice'' and the social etiquette that goes along with it, at least for the active partner. Those who know what it means will grin quietly to themselves and read on; for those who don't, it will go right over their heads and remain un-noticed. Therefore Terry wins whichever way. Although how a well-brought up young lad like William knows this... Sacharissa might perhaps require some explanation of the phrase, ideally with diagrams and/or an understanding member of the Seamstresses' Guild to assist. (Ah. Even as these words are written I begin to see how William, a journalist interested in words whose profession involves talking to everybody, knows the phrase. As no doubt Sacharissa will if she remains a journalist).		'''''(Doubleday hardback p258)''''' "Spit or swallow, thought William, the eternal conundrum." Terry Pratchett has a habit of throwing in random punchlines from silly or sometimes eyebrow-raising jokes, perhaps just to see who notices. "Spit or swallow" refers to... ermmm... an ''intimate practice'' and the social etiquette that goes along with it, at least for the active partner. Those who know what it means will grin quietly to themselves and read on; for those who don't, it will go right over their heads and remain un-noticed. Therefore Terry wins whichever way. Although how a well-brought up young lad like William knows this... Sacharissa might perhaps require some explanation of the phrase, ideally with diagrams and/or an understanding member of the Seamstresses' Guild to assist. (Ah. Even as these words are written I begin to see how William, a journalist interested in words whose profession involves talking to everybody, knows the phrase. As no doubt Sacharissa will if she remains a journalist).

AgProv: Where did "truckers" come from? I meant "Thud!"!

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Where did "truckers" come from? I meant "Thud!"!

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	* Or possibly he was being culture-savvy, as dwarfs consider "low level" to be ''superior'' to high. This aspect of dwarf thinking is examined more deeply in ''Unseen Academicals'', and might explain why the Campaign for Equal Heights is mostly made up of humans: dwarfs who haven't absorbed human concepts of high-equals-good wouldn't realize that many sizeist jokes are intended to be insulting.		* Or possibly he was being culture-savvy, as dwarfs consider "low level" to be ''superior'' to high. This aspect of dwarf thinking is examined more deeply in ''Unseen Academicals'', and might explain why the Campaign for Equal Heights is mostly made up of humans: dwarfs who haven't absorbed human concepts of high-equals-good wouldn't realize that many sizeist jokes are intended to be insulting.

	at this point there was speculation that this book might be placed differently in the chronology because of Vetinari's reference to "troubles in Uberwald". (which hinted that this was prior to the resolution of said troubles in {{TFE}}. However, there are ''always'' going to be troubles of one sort or another in Uberwald, as {{T}} and {{RS}} demonstrated. so speculation concerning chronology removed as having been proven irrelevant.		at this point there was speculation that this book might be placed differently in the chronology because of Vetinari's reference to "troubles in Uberwald". (which hinted that this was prior to the resolution of said troubles in {{TFE}}. However, there are ''always'' going to be troubles of one sort or another in Uberwald, as {{T!}} and {{RS}} demonstrated. so speculation concerning chronology removed as having been proven irrelevant.

	If nothing else, it supports the contention that in the latter Discworld novels, events are happening faster and faster and frequently overlap between books - look at the fit of {{TOT}} and {{NW}}, for instance.		If nothing else, it supports the contention that in the latter Discworld novels, events are happening faster and faster and frequently overlap between books - look at the fit of {{TOT}} and {{NW}}, for instance.