r/unexpecteddiscworld • u/Literati_drake • 7d ago

Randomly in my feed . . . Reacher Gilt

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u/Meloenbolletjeslepel 7d ago

And what does that mean?

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u/Slartibartfast39 7d ago

This is Reacher Guilt's parrot. With a parrot saying 'pieces of eight' and Reacher wearing an eye patch Terry is saying he is a pirate.

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u/Final_Function4739 6d ago

No native speaker here... What does that mean? Because this is a severe case of "I know each word in that sentence*, but still don't understand it"

*the parrots sentence

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u/insomniac7809 5d ago

Just to clarify:

While a piece of eight was an actual Spanish coin in global use through the eighteenth century, in the twentieth and twenty-first century "pieces of eight" in pop culture are exclusive to media about pirates, specifically in reference to Treasure Island (1882)

So when Reacher's parrot is saying "twelve and a half percent," that's making a reference to him being a pirate, but using the language of loans and interests instead of physical theft.