Witches Abroad: (Discworld Novel 12) (Discworld Novels)

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While travelling down a subterranean river, a creature climbs out of the water on a log, declaring to the witches that, "It's my birthday." This is a reference to the character Gollum from The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings books, who acquired the One Ring on his birthday. Do Wrong, Right: Granny Weatherwax is extremely irritated with Lilith not just because she is doing evil, but because she isn’t trying to enjoy it, while Granny knows if she were the evil one, she could do much better. The nobles of Genua had enough experience to know what it means when a ruler says something is not compulsory. (p. 325). At the end, Death tells both Lilith and Granny that the answer to "am I dead?" is between yes and no. He also says that the accompanying legislation "needs to make it absolutely clear that the will of the British people, as exemplified by the actions of this government, mean that we will work to get flights to Rwanda to make it clear that if people come here illegally, they will not stay here".

Because the universe was full of ignorance all around and the scientist panned through it like a prospector crouched over a mountain stream, looking for the gold of knowledge among the gravel of unreason, the sand of uncertainty and the little whiskery eight-legged swimming things of superstition. (p. 1)

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I could make some new gods and get everyone to believe in 'em real good. How about that?" said Mrs. Gogol. Nanny shook her head. Greebo wasn't a happy cat. People had made a fuss just because he'd dragged a roast turkey off the table. (p. 294) Snake Versus Mongoose: The Sisters are snakes, and Magrat is compared to a mongoose when she proves able to get the upper hand against them. The thing about small furry animals in a corner is that occasionally, one of them is a mongoose. Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham tells the COVID inquiry that in 2021, he first found out that people from his region were banned from travelling to Scotland when he was doing a phone-in on BBC Manchester.

Cannot Tell a Joke: Granny completely and repeatedly failing to tell the alligator sandwich joke, with such punchlines as "And don't take too long about it!" Tell me,' said Magrat, 'you said your mummy knows about the big bad wolf in the woods, didn't you?' A variety of expressions passed across Nanny Ogg’s wrinkled face, like weather over a stretch of volcanic badlands. Fat Tuesday aka Mardi Gras aka Samedi Nuit Mort (literally, "Saturday Night Dead", parodying the TV show Saturday Night Live Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: Granny Weatherwax wanted to be the irresponsible evil one, but because her elder sister, Lilly, beat her to the punch on that she felt forced to be the responsible good one. When both sisters are witches, you can see how this complicates family relationships.Exact Words: The mirror puzzle. Those trapped within can get out " when you find the one that's real". Death never says they have to find the real reflection.

It’s not like proper drink,’ said Nanny. ‘It says on the label it’s made from herbs. You can’t make a serious drink out of just herbs. Try a drop.’Wilders was congratulated by his political friends Marine Le Pen in France and Hungary’s Viktor Orbán, who said “the winds of change are here.” Wilders was congratulated by his political friends Marine Le Pen in France and Hungary’s Viktor Orbán, who said “the wings of change are here.” | Attila Kisbenedek/AFP via Getty Images Ms Cates asks if the ministers agree with her that "this new legislation promised by the prime minister must be clear and unambiguous in establishing that the sovereign will of this parliament... takes legal precedence over the interpretation of international treaties and principles". No consultation. Exactly what the Scottish National Party would always have accused Westminster of doing to Scotland, well they had done exactly the same to us," he says. Toros y Flamenco: One of the towns that they stop off at is a bit like Iberian-y, including the bull run. Well, until the witches get involved. It's a flower festival for subsequent years.

Many of the jokes don't make sense if you don't know " Cinderella" due to the Whole-Plot Reference that Lily is using. Good thing everyone does, isn't it? Mr Cleverly replied: "Yes I do", before adding: "I've been in this job for 14 days and I'm conscious that many of my counterparts around the world and around Europe are grappling with many of the same issues. All witches are very conscious of stories. They can feel stories, in the same way that a bather in a little pool can feel the unexpected trout. Baron Saturday straightened up. "I am ready to go with you," he said. Death shrugged. Ready or not, he seemed to indicate, was all the same to him. (p. 325) Ladyella: Spoofed with Emberella. Both she and Magrat thinks it just makes her sound like an umbrella.

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Next to ask a question is Tory MP Miriam Cates, who is part of a group of right-wing Tory MPs calling for the government to go much further in reducing migration, including by disapplying international human rights treaties to make the Rwanda plan work. You know what this river's called?" she said. "No." "'S called the Vieux River." "Yes?" "Know what that means?" "No." "The Old (Masculine) River," said Nanny. "Yes?" "Words have sex in foreign parts," said Nanny hopefully. (p. 110) Guy de Yoyo, an explorer who discovered the Disc's 2nd-highest waterfall in the Year of the Revolving Crab The Dutch election is the latest in a series of votes that are altering Europe’s political landscape, with far-right parties also on the rise in Italy, Germany and France.