armcie t1_jazxtrq wrote on March 5, 2023 at 10:40 AM

Reply to comment by rsplatpc in Terry Pratchett: Facing Extinction (2013) - Author Terry Pratchett, having been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, returns to Borneo, where 18 years earlier, he encountered wild orangutans for the first time [01:01:50] by BigJimNorton

Also Back In Black. Especially the Neil Gaiman bit.

armcie t1_j60b5yg wrote on January 26, 2023 at 8:27 PM

Reply to comment by Fun-Background-9622 in TIL that after scientists sequenced the genome of a tiger they found that it shares 95.6% of its DNA with the domestic cat, from which it diverged 10.8 million years ago. by countdookee

> If cats looked like frogs we'd realize what nasty, cruel little bastards they are. Style. That's what people remember.

Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies

armcie t1_j27dfv6 wrote on December 30, 2022 at 4:19 AM

Reply to comment by DogThrowawaay in TIFU by talking excitedly about food and beating inflation…in front of a literal millionaire by DogThrowawaay

You don't need it all? See if you can find someone who does. And tell your wealthy relative what you did with it.

armcie t1_iuctndm wrote on October 30, 2022 at 10:45 AM

Reply to What is the quote at the beginning of a book called by usmleman

Follow up question: is it the same for quotes at the beginning of chapters? Or for those tantalising chapter summaries you sometimes get in older (or faux older) books?