History YMMV / LordsAndLadies

* FridgeBrilliance: Magrat's TalkToTheFist is triggered, in the narrative, by saying the queen's attack was "exposing the core." The core of a planet is typically a big concentration of ''iron''.

* RecycledScript: The childhood connection between Esme Weatherwax and Mustrum Ridcully seems to be based on the one between Esme and Cutangle in ''Literature/EqualRites'' (of course, like all early senior wizards in the series, Cutangle has presumably long since been assassinated).

** ''Pongo'' is the taxonomic nomenclature for the orangutan.

* HilariousInHindsight: One American publisher completely got the wrong end of the stick and mentioned something about a football team in the synopsis (apparently a misunderstanding of the Morris Men). Pratchett dryly remarked that football was one subject he'd never write a Discworld book on. Years later, cue ''Discworld/UnseenAcademicals''.

* RecycledScript: The childhood connection between Esme Weatherwax and Mustrum Ridcully seems to be based on the one between Esme and Cutangle in ''Discworld/EqualRites'' (of course, like all early senior wizards in the series, Cutangle has presumably long since been assassinated).

** //Pongo// is the taxonomic nomenclature for the orangutan.

* GeniusBonus: Queen Ynci's name is somewhat reminiscent of the Iceni, a British tribe that was also famous for a chariot-riding warrior queen: Boudicca.

* FreudWasRight:
** Nanny Ogg tells Casanunda "Magrat says a broomstick is one of them sexual metaphor things."
** [[IncrediblyLamePun Although this is a]] [[DoubleEntendre phallusy]].

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: See {{Awesome.Discworld}}
* CrowningMomentOfFunny: See {{Funny.Discworld}}

** Well, the American publisher (and so, Pratchett in his reaction) meant [[PoorMansSubstitute American]] football. ''Discworld/UnseenAcademicals'' is about [[CulturalPosturing European]] football, aka soccer. It's still funny.
* RecycledScript: The childhood connection between Esme Weatherwax and Mustrum Ridcully seems to be based on the one between Esme and Cutangle in ''Discworld/EqualRites'' (of course, like all early senior wizards in the series, Cutangle has presumably long since been assassinated).
** Well, it wasn't really childhood. Mustrum only knew Esme when he was already a student at the University and she was already learning witchcraft. He was asking her to marry him that summer, so they were probably in their late teens, early twenties at the time.

* RecycledScript: The childhood connection between Esme Weatherwax and Mustrum Ridcully seems to be based on the one between Esme and Cutangle in ''Discworld/EqualRites'' (of course, like all early senior wizards in the series, Cutangle has presumably long since been assassinated).

* CompleteMonster: The [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Queen]].

** Well, the American publisher (and so, Pratchett in his reaction) meant american football. ''Discworld/UnseenAcademicals'' is about european football, aka soccer. It's still funny.

** Well, keep in mind that the American publisher (and so, Pratchett in his reaction) meant american football. ''Discworld/UnseenAcademicals'' is about european football, aka soccer. It's still funny.

* CompleteMonster: The elves in general, but ''especially'' the [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Queen]].

** Well, keep in mind that the American publisher (and so, Pratchett in his reaction) meaned american football. ''Discworld/UnseenAcademicals'' is about european football, aka soccer. It's still funny.

* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: Like you wouldn't ''believe''.