I imagine the readership is fairly split over whether one would have to have lived a laudable or a reprehensible life in order to get reincarted as an ABBA tribute band
It's extra funny because Bjorn doesn't get the joke, so Terry made the joke and then made fun of himself for making the joke. And then of course Death's jokes are always hilarious.
And some of them are so obscure that you might never get them! It took me forever to work out what the band name The Surreptitious Fabric was a reference to
There are worse reasons to write a book. Sure, every time I encounter one of these in Pratchett's works, I might have to put down the book, and go stare at the ocean for a bit. But I always come back and continue reading, so clearly, this is working.
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Like it both does and doesn't make sense lol
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Detritus and Cuddy are also a treat. And of course Angua. Angua defies description so y'all have to just read Men At Arms again! :)
“BJORN!” they all cheer.
Did you do the Making Money: “It will look better written down” quote?
"god dammit, Terry"
Death: BJORN...AGAIN...
Bjorn: ...yes?
(But also of course at the time the biggest ABBA cover band around)
🤣😂😭😭😭
For example, the protagonist, a bard who becomes the Discworld's First Rock musician, is named Imp y Celyn, which is Welsh for "Bud of the Holly"
And a long running joke is that he, "Looks a Bit Elvish"
WHICH A TWO-FOLD PUN, GODDAMMIT, TERRY. xD
I find myself wondering if he did it purely to test himself, or just to tease his fanbase and see how many of them they'd catch.
#NoPunIntended
(They are on a mission from Glod)