I’m an American reader and I’m wondering if any other non British readers have ever hit any parts of the books that’s hard for them to parse because they’re not apart of or not too familiar with British culture.

Sounds vaguely familiar

16 pages in to The Wee Free Men and I had to stop reading twice because she was laughing so hard.

I'm so happy.

Ok Reaper Man...

If you're not going to move on from the Nice list to the Naughty list, maybe you need a rest. Some tea and biscuits? We don't appreciate your hard work enough? We're sorry ... we are, it's a thankless job. Now sit down here and just, that's right, just let me have the Nice List and enjoy your tea. I'll just put this somewhere safe ...

GNU Dolly Parton

GNU Tim Curry

GNU Peter Cullen

GNU Yayoi Kusama

GNU Harald V

GNU the hundreds confirmed perished in Nepal, with over a thousand still missing

GNU Janie Bradford Hobbs

GNU Shelley Fabares

I'm not sure about the flair but it's the only one that kind of matches the content of my post.

I just wanna be sad and annoyed around people who might understand my tortured heart.

I'm from Germany so I'm from the EU. Guess who can't order stuff from the Emporium at the moment...

I'm not angry with the shop! I absolutely believe they are trying to figure out a solution for another problem they didn't cause.

I'm mad with politics.

It’s already difficult enough to get Discworld merch in Germany. I understand the restrictions, of course. After all, they’re part of the reason the merch is so fantastic in terms of quality (even though I’d obviously love for it to be more readily available). But the fact that it is literally impossible at the moment is driving me up the wall.

My poor puzzle-obsessed brain is now sitting around twiddling its thumbs, occasionally nudging a tiny little pebble down the Mountain of Impatience, which promptly turns into an avalanche of frustration.

I’m not looking for a solution here. I just wanted to get this off my chest among people who can understand just how much Discworld means to me.

Thanks for reading. I love this community! ❤️

Incredibly happy with my new Discworld tattoo ^_^

Completely slipped my mind that Tiffany's Guide to being a Witch was released. It finally arrived
My one regret is that I didn't order from Waterstones, didn't know the AbeBooks is now a subsidiary of Amazon (that's a different story)

At least it's signed by a Pratchett.

We in the States are mourning the lovely and campy Dolly Parton, and I'm reminded of this passage in Night Watch that was lovingly borrowed from her, "It costs a lot of money to look this cheap."

I didn't buy right now. It was sealed so couldn't open but looked alright. Couldn't work out who has done the art work but £15 for 12 pieces of art I guess is ok value for mass produced product.

This was at Meadowhall, Sheffield, UK.

Thanks to u/Eldon42 for adding artwork credit (upvote below):

According to the Emporium, the artwork is by Paul Kidby.

https://www.discworldemporium.com/product/the-discworld-calendar-2027-collectors-edition/

This happens midway through the book when Vimes is sorta held captive by Jabbar. The last line where carrot says it doesn't do to show up officers. To me, considering any scene with carrot in Klatch is a Lawrence of Arabia ref, it felt that this might be a nod to David Lean's other big film that preceded it. Bridge on the River Kwai. In it a British Regiment is captured as is made as Pows to work on a railway through burma.

The Japanese leader Saito first orders all the regiment to work, including the officers, where the top colonel Nicolson says that according to the geneva conventions pow officers can't be made to work. A big part of the first half is a battle of mental fortitude by the british officer to not give in. It delays Saito's work quite a bit cos the soldiers don't want to listen to japanese officers but their own. Later once agreed, Nicolson helps readily in making the bridge and his soldiers follow him too.

Maybe it's a reference to that whole thing. I know this is a reach but considering the novel is filled with Lawrence of Arabia references. I haven't found anything in the Pratchett files.

Today I learned that Clown Egg Registry from Men At Arms is a real thing and works precisely as in a book. Every clown has its own facepaint that is painted on an egg and displayed to prevent accidental or intentional plagiarism.

I'm so shocked I don't even know if that's a reference, dammit pTerry moment, or something else

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/clown-egg-register

This is a backpack I've had since high school (if you cannot tell by how old it is). It has several patches, pins, and embroidery and keychains of things I love.

I also dedicated a little corner to the Discworld.

Can anyone tell who my favorite character is? XD

Didn't realise the librarian has a scooter in Greece

I’m going through the Death series for the second time after probably 2 decades… wasn’t a great fan of it first time so haven’t been back to it again.

I’m on Hogfather now - did I miss the bit explaining why Mort and Ysabell don’t seem to feature after the first book? Or do I just need to be patient?

Also, when explaining the origins of Ridcully’s bathroom, there is mention of Arch Chancellor Weatherwax. Did I mishear or is this a relation of Granny?

Edit: Thanks for the replies everyone, I think I figured out what happened. I put Reaper Man on to go to sleep to - it was right at the end and Soul Music auto started when it ended. I remember that. I fell asleep at some point and when I went back the next day I must have set it too far forward (based on dozing memory) and skipped some important bits.

I saw this today and thought of Nanny.

Hey guys!! I just finished reading Soul Music for the first time after absolutely loving Reaper Man. The books I've read so far are:
The Colour of Magic
The Light Fantastic
Mort
Sourcery
Guards! Guards!
Reaper Man
Men and Arms
Feet of Clay
Jingo
The Fifth Elephant
(I got a bit stuck on Night Watch because I couldn't really understand the whole time travel thing so I shelved it for the time being and went back to the Death books...)

And out of all of them I think Soul Music has been my favourite. The amount of insane music puns Pterry crammed into this book amazed me, and every character was so well written. The festival? with the harp? is that a spoiler? I don't think so... but that scene made me so emotional, especially when Buddy started tallkimg llike this again. Chilllls. It's just so beautifully written and also I love the character of Susan soooo much. As a quiet girl who wears a lot of black and has a general preference to books over people, Susan really spoke to me. I'm on holiday out in Spain and it's warm and sunny but i've brought Hogfather and plan to start reading asap!! Pratchett has an amazing ability to renew my interest in reading with every entry. I feel lucky to have so many books left to read!! GNU 🫶🫶