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** It always gets a laugh from the audience and they have Igor at hand to reatttach it, you see. Speaking of which, that's why it is important to tattoo all your limbs with your name. You don't want to go home with another man's leg and walk lopsidedly forever after.
* Stanley was raised by peas. No, not on peas, BY peas. As a result he has tendency to lean towards the light and be very quiet. Groat tells it is better not to enquire further.

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** It always gets a laugh from the audience and they have Igor at hand to reatttach reattach it, you see. Speaking of which, that's why it is important to tattoo all your limbs with your name. You don't want to go home with another man's leg and walk lopsidedly forever after.
* Stanley was raised by peas. No, not on ''on'' peas, BY '''''by''''' peas. As a result he has tendency to lean towards the light and be very quiet. Groat tells Moist that it is better not to enquire inquire further.
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** Earlier in the conversation with Mr. Collabone, Ridcully exclaims, "It's not working, Mr. Stibbons! Here's that damn enormous fiery eye again!" While the ShoutOut to ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' is obvious, the enormous fiery eye turns out to ''be'' Mr. Collabone's, as he's got bad seasonal allergies.
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** The previous Postmaster got in trouble for trying to destroy the wheel, in the process apparently destroying the entire universe and immediately replacing it with another, identical universe.

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** The previous Postmaster got in trouble for trying to destroy the wheel, in the process apparently destroying the entire universe and immediately replacing it with another, identical universe. Or possibly just stopping it; it was annoying him by generating infinite mail, so [[StatingTheSimpleSolution he just hit it with an iron bar until it stopped]], and he figured the wizards couldn't'v'e been ''too'' sure it was going to destroy the ''entire'' universe 'cause they got out in a hurry when he started and it wouldn't've mattered if it did.
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* Stanley was raised by peas. No, not on peas, BY peas. As a result he has tendency leaning towards the light and being very quiet.

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* Stanley was raised by peas. No, not on peas, BY peas. As a result he has tendency leaning to lean towards the light and being be very quiet. Groat tells it is better not to enquire further.



* Stanley and Groat have divided their living quarters exactly half and half. The border line goes through the dining table. Salt and pepper shakers have their own circled demilitarized zones. Stanley maintains the border by giving it another a pass with a sharp knife once a month.

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* Stanley and Groat have divided their single living quarters room exactly half and half. The border line goes through the dining table. Salt and pepper shakers have their own circled demilitarized zones. Stanley maintains the border by giving it another a pass with a sharp knife once a month.
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* Stanley and Groat have deleted their living quarters exactly half and half. The border line goes through the dining table. Salt and pepper shakers have their own circled demilitarized zones.

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* Stanley and Groat have deleted divided their living quarters exactly half and half. The border line goes through the dining table. Salt and pepper shakers have their own circled demilitarized zones. Stanley maintains the border by giving it another a pass with a sharp knife once a month.
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* Stanley was raised by peas. No, not on peas, BY peas. As a result he has tendency leaning towards the light and being very quiet.


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* Stanley and Groat have deleted their living quarters exactly half and half. The border line goes through the dining table. Salt and pepper shakers have their own circled demilitarized zones.
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** It always gets a laugh from the audience and they have Igor at hand to reatttach it, you see. Speaking of which, that's why it is important to tattoo all your limbs with your name. You don't want to go home with another man's leg and walk lopsidedly forever after.
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-->'''Moist:''' ''[slurring]'' Never heard of him. ''[with a lascivious look at Angua, who rolls her eyes]'' But for ''you'', I could be ''anyone''.

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-->'''Moist:''' ''[slurring]'' Never heard of him. him... ''[with a lascivious look at Angua, who rolls her eyes]'' But eyes]'' ...but for ''you'', I could be ''anyone''.



-->'''Vetinari:''' ''[his expression lightens infinitesimally]'' Oh, I'm sorry... ''do'' tell me if you feel obliged to make another.

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-->'''Vetinari:''' ''[his expression lightens infinitesimally]'' Oh, I'm sorry... ''do'' sorry, I hadn't realized. ''Do'' tell me if you feel obliged to make another.
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* At one point Moist apparently goes on a ClusterFBomb filled rant about Reacher Gilt, only to be reprimanded by Miss Maccalariat, although in spite of disapproving of his language, she more than agrees with his sentiment.


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** The previous Postmaster got in trouble for trying to destroy the wheel, in the process apparently destroying the entire universe and immediately replacing it with another, identical universe.
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-->The broom must have been kept as an ornament, because it certainly hadn't been used much on the accumulations in the stable yard. [[BadNewsInAGoodWay On the positive side]], this meant [Moist] had fallen into something soft. On the negative side, it meant that [[RoadApples he had fallen into something soft]].

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-->The broom must have been kept as an ornament, because it certainly hadn't been used much on the accumulations in the stable yard. [[BadNewsInAGoodWay On the positive side]], this meant [Moist] had fallen into something soft. On the negative side, it meant that [[RoadApples [[SlippingIntoStink he had fallen into something soft]].
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** To be fair, in the books, Angua only has eyes for Carrot, so such an offer from a con-artist would be rather insulting to her. Makes one wonder if this version of Angua feels the same way about the counterpart for Carrot in this universe.
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** Which becomes FridgeBrilliance shortly thereafter, as Vetinari uses Mr. Trooper to forcibly recruit select felons for the civil service. Which apparently ''does'' reform the ones that accept the job offer, if they fail to end up at Trooper's gallows again.
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-->'''Moist:''' ''[with a spectacular OhCrap expression]'' How was I to know that the City Watch's finest Sargent was a ''werewolf''?!

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-->'''Moist:''' ''[with a spectacular OhCrap expression]'' How was I to know that the City Watch's finest Sargent Sergeant was a ''werewolf''?!

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-->'''Vetinari:''' ''[turns to Moist with a positively glacial look,and Moist's grin evaporates]''

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-->'''Vetinari:''' ''[turns to Moist with a positively glacial look,and look, and Moist's grin evaporates]''


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* The ObviouslyEvil Reacher Gilt doing a goofy little dance with his cane while he advertises the new Mobile Clacks.
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* Moist just continually being CrazyAwesome, and basically making it his job description.

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* Moist just continually being CrazyAwesome, awesome, and basically making it his job description.
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-->'''Vetinari:''' ''[turns to Moist with a positively glacial look on his face,and Moist's grin evaporates]''

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-->'''Vetinari:''' ''[turns to Moist with a positively glacial look on his face,and look,and Moist's grin evaporates]''
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-->'''Vetinari:''' ''[his facial expression lightens infinitesimally]'' Oh, I'm sorry... ''do'' tell me if you feel obliged to make another.

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-->'''Vetinari:''' ''[his facial expression lightens infinitesimally]'' Oh, I'm sorry... ''do'' tell me if you feel obliged to make another.
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-->'''Vetinari:''' ''[turns to Moist with a positively glacial look on his face]''
-->'''Moist:''' ''[his smile disappears, hurriedly]'' Joke!

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-->'''Vetinari:''' ''[turns to Moist with a positively glacial look on his face]''
face,and Moist's grin evaporates]''
-->'''Moist:''' ''[his smile disappears, hurriedly]'' ''[hurriedly]'' Joke!

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* While out of character for her, Angua's meeting with "Albert Spangler" in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUAme6b5iOI TV special is plenty funny.]]
--> Angua: (washer rolling past Moist/Spangler's face.) "Albert Spangler?"
--> Moist: "Never heard of him. (Takes a look at Angua.) But for you, I could be anyone."
--> Angua: "Could you be lunch?" *Growl!* (Starts transforming.)
--> Moist: (OhCrap face) "How was I to know that the City Watch's finest Sargent was a werewolf?"
--> Angua: (In wolf form.) *Growl!* (Lunging at the camera!)
* The movie Vetinari [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMinUMCdc0g making his stance on jokes very clear.]]

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* While out of character for her, Angua's meeting with "Albert Spangler" in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUAme6b5iOI TV special is plenty funny.]]
--> Angua: (washer rolling past Moist/Spangler's face.) "Albert Spangler?"
--> Moist: "Never
]] After picking up "Spangler"'s scent from the coins, she finds him in a bar, drunkenly playing with a coin.
-->'''Angua:''' ''[in a tone that shows she knows damn well who he actually is]'' Albert Spangler?
-->'''Moist:''' ''[slurring]'' Never
heard of him. (Takes ''[with a lascivious look at Angua.) Angua, who rolls her eyes]'' But for you, ''you'', I could be anyone."
--> Angua: "Could
''anyone''.
-->'''Angua:''' Could
you be lunch?" *Growl!* (Starts transforming.)
--> Moist: (OhCrap face) "How
''lunch''? ''[her eyes flare blue and she starts transforming]''
-->'''Moist:''' ''[with a spectacular OhCrap expression]'' How
was I to know that the City Watch's finest Sargent was a werewolf?"
--> Angua: (In wolf form.) *Growl!* (Lunging
''werewolf''?!
-->'''Angua:''' ''[fully transformed, she snarls and leaps
at Moist]''
* Another one from
the camera!)
* The movie Vetinari
TV special - [[Creator/CharlesDance Vetinari]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMinUMCdc0g making his stance on jokes very clear.]]
-->'''Vetinari:''' ''[entering Moist's cell]'' Mr. Lipwig. You've had a most ''strenuous'' day, have you not?
-->'''Moist:''' Can't be as strenuous as signing death warrants! ''[he chuckles and starts to grin]''
-->'''Vetinari:''' ''[turns to Moist with a positively glacial look on his face]''
-->'''Moist:''' ''[his smile disappears, hurriedly]'' Joke!
-->'''Vetinari:''' ''[his facial expression lightens infinitesimally]'' Oh, I'm sorry... ''do'' tell me if you feel obliged to make another.
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** After he confesses, she looks at him for a moment, then says, "I did promise, didn't I?" Totally justified but also hilarious.

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