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  Minor Discworld concepts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On the Discworld, where magic has more in common with particle physics than Houdini, background magic is what happens where a very powerful spell hits, creating a myriad of sub-astral particles that severely distort local reality.
From a Discworld point of view it exists in a glass sphere at Unseen University, where it is taken care of by Rincewind.
The Discworld version was invented by an uncle of Mustrum Ridcully, and its ingredients include asafoetida, scumble, sulphur and saltpetre.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Minor_Discworld_concepts   (1713 words)

  
 Scumble (Discworld)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
Scumble is a fictional beverage peculiar to the Discworld universe.
It is drunk in very small cups some months apart (or served to strangers in pint mugs, as a sort of initiation test).
It was first introduced in Mort which tells us "A lot of stories are told about scumble, and how it is made out on the damp marshes, according to ancient recipes passed down rather unsteadily from father to son.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/S/Scumble-(Discworld).htm   (304 words)

  
 Mort (Discworld, Book 4): Current Amazon U.S.A. One-Edition Data   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
But on Discworld, and in the hands of the master Terry Pratchett, a banal mid-life crisis is turned into another one of his hilarious and thought filled romps.
Chronologically, this is the fourth of the Discworld novels.
The Death of the Discworld is an interesting character -- and he is very much a *character*, rather than an event or a Presence, though he is those, too.
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 Minor Discworld concepts - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Minor Discworld concepts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
This article details minor Discworld concepts: concepts and ideas from the fictional Discworld series by Terry Pratchett which only appear in the background, or are not well fleshed out.
On the Discworld, where magic has more in common with particle physics than Houdini, background magic is what happens where a very powerful spell hits, creating a myriad of sub-astral particles that severely distract local reality.
"A lot of stories are told about scumble, and how it is made out on the damp marshes, according to ancient recipes passed down rather unsteadily from father to son.
www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Minor-Discworld-concepts.html   (1219 words)

  
 Wyrd Sisters From Terry Pratchett's DiscWorld [1996] DVD at Dono.co.uk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
Afterall everyone has their own ideas about the discworld and I am sure that even the man himself would suggest that his view is only one and not the only view.
The story presented on the DVD is funny self consitent and bears a strong enough relation to the book to be interesting - it is not the book and I woul hope that anyone who sees this first would be intrigued enough to read the book.
Whilst an early discworld (number 6 in fact) I think that it is one of the best of the early ones.
www.dono.co.uk /dvd/detail/B000050GPB   (1053 words)

  
 The Discworld Compendium: Assorted Venues and Enterprizes
There are also two popular-science books, "Science of the Discworld" and "Science of the Discworld 2: The Globe", in which Ian Cohen and Jack Stewart use the framework of a story by Terry Pratchett to explain intricacies of Roundworld science.
Unfortunately, according to Discworld Monthly issue 26, the producers' license has been terminated as a result of of their failure to keep to the terms of their contract.
Discworld Monthly reviewers say the songs range from the likes of Chuck Berry to the Beatles to Jimi Hendrix (although some say "The Touchstone" has some Metallica references).
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 Scumble! - www.ezboard.com
She was looking forward to a good drink, as she hadn't had much over the past few days - wanting to be completely sober for the other events, and they didn't have any Klatchian coffee here to do that job for her.
At his commands, everyone picked up the jugs of scumble in front of them and filled a shot glass of the strong drink, then downing it in one swift movement.
They were the ones who had been drinking scumble for a long time, and were in for the stretch.
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 Discworld MUD Quests
This used to give you 30 levels of ot.pe so you might want to advance it before doing the quest but I suspect this is no longer the case.
The enterance is on the east side of the P. Find Fione Nac Feegle and give him a bottle of scumble and type 'enroll in class'.
There will be about a 15-20 minute wait between you learning each new lesson, so don't waste scumble trying to do it early.
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 BursarVixen Enterprises -- Discworld Beer
We are running low on stocks of the Scumble and won’t be getting it back in stock immediately, so if you want to be sure of getting some of the first edition, do order today.
Nanny Ogg's Scumble is crafted in the Lancre Marshes using a closely guarded recipe handed down through Ogg family generations.
IF used for cleaning cutlery, one thimbleful of Scumble should be diluted in a bucket of water for best results and to avoid dissolved forks.
www.bursarvixen.com /beer.php3   (899 words)

  
 Discworld Monthly - Issue 87
Scumble can now also be purchased as part of the Discworld Beer Variety Pack priced at 9.55 GBP plus PandP.
I am a big fan of the Discworld books but there are two things that puzzle me and since I shouldn't waste Terry's time by emailing him while he's writing a new book (hopefully) I thought that perhaps you could help me out.
Discworld Monthly was created as a totally free newsletter and will continue to remain so for as long as it continues.
www.discworldmonthly.co.uk /dwm0087.php   (5088 words)

  
 Minor Discworld characters - Iridis Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
This article details minor Discworld characters; characters from the Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett who only appear in the background, or who have only had a brief starring role.
He is later reincarnated as an apple tree, with fruit that goes "from stomach-turning sourness to wasp-filled rottenness overnight" (see Scumble (Discworld)).
He was first seen in the Discworld novel Soul Music, and since then has made appearances in all novels involving Susan Sto Helit.
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 Discworld Monthly - Issue 61
Discworld Monthly is officially five years old this month and we would love to thank you all for still reading and ensuring we have someone to write for.
The updated edition of Science of Discworld (ISBN 0-091-88657-0) selling at 6.99 GBP with its two extra chapters, and Science of Discworld II: The Globe (0-091-88273-7) at 16.99 GBP will both be published on 2 May. We will include a review of Science of Discworld II next month.
For a start it's not Discworld, it's just a musical that happens to have a few minutes of Terry Pratchett in it, but for some that may be enough.
www.discworldmonthly.co.uk /dwm0061.php   (4999 words)

  
 Octarine [Definition]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
This article details minor Discworld concepts: concepts and ideas from the fictional Discworld series by Terry PratchettTerence David John Pratchett OBE (known to some fans as Pterry) is an English fantasy author (born April 28, 1948, in Beaconsfield, Bucks), best known for his Discworld series....
From a Discworld point of view it exists in a glass sphere at Unseen UniversityOn the fictional Discworld created by English fantasy author Terry Pratchett, Unseen University (UU) is a school of wizardry in the city of Ankh-Morpork.
The Discworld version was invented by an uncle of Mustrum Ridcully, and its ingredients include asafoetidaAsafoetida, Ferula asafoetida (family Umbelliferae), is a resin gum which comes from the dried sap from the stem and roots of the wild fennel genus Ferula.
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 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
He is later reincarnated as an apple tree, with fruit that goes "from stomach-turning sourness to wasp-filled rottenness overnight" (see Scumble).
Later in the book he's left the life of a tree for the life of an ant living under Unseen University, though it was more than he could have hoped for.
Commonly seen entering and leaving the presence of the Patrician bearing either paperwork or verbal information on the activites of other denizens of the city, or the Discworld in general, Drumknott seems not to think much about the political implications of the information he works with, believing in filing for its own sake.
www.4lawschool.com /index.php?title=Minor_Discworld_characters   (3908 words)

  
 Halfbakery: Discworld Restaurant
Incidentally, my HB nick is derived from a Discworld character.
Incidently, I haven't noticed too many Discworld ref's on the 'bakery...must be looking in the wrong sections.
It would be out of business pretty soon [froglet] (vast knowledge of discworld aquired for this ).
www.halfbakery.com /idea/Discworld_20Restaurant   (444 words)

  
 lords and Ladies
Unfortunately, the Queen of the Elves wants to take over the Discworld, and she has decided that marrying Verence is a very good way of doing it!
Scumble helps the elves enter the land despite Jason's best efforts (I got another bottle cooling in the trough at the forge, eh, lads?).
The ending is happy, with Granny helping Magrat fight the queen, the Long Man (Three burial mounds, two round ones and a long one) reclaiming his queen, and with a wack-fol-a-diddle, too-roo-la-i-aaaaa, the queen is crowned and the scene is set for the next show...
www.irene-dramatic-society.co.za /lords_and_ladies.htm   (371 words)

  
 Wasn't That A Party?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
Oh, the song, “Wasn’t that a Party” is by the Irish Rovers… The Discworld characters belong to Terry Pratchett.
Maybe the scumble had been a mistake… but he clearly remembered Nanny saying that it was made from apples so it can’t have been all that alcoholic…
What are you doing?” Duo blinked in astonishment as he watched the formerly stoic pilot prancing across the floor with half a grapefruit perched precariously on his head, the juice dripping down his face.
www.kikotei.net /gw/fics/moon_cat_blue/wasnt_that_party.html   (1868 words)

  
 Minor Discworld characters - Dangeruss-Industries.com
Tacticus conquered a large area of the Discworld, both around the base city of Ankh-Morpork and well into the southern continent of Klatch.
When Vimes got a copy of Tacticus' autobiography from the Librarian, he formulated a very Vimes-like opinion as to why history did not particularly like Tacticus (because he didn't get a huge number of his men killed out of his own arrogance and incompetence).
Snippets of Tacticus advice turns up in various Discworld chronicles, and it can be gathered that he was a very realistic general (The section of his autobiography entitled "What to Do When One Army Occupies a Well-Fortified and Superior Ground and the Other Does Not" begins with the sentence "Endeavour to be the one inside.")
www.dangeruss-industries.com /Ptepic.html   (3365 words)

  
 [FAQ] Terry Pratchett/Discworld Merchandise
Keywords: Pratchett Discworld FAQ merchandise X-Posting-Frequency: monthly (on the 21st) X-URL: X-Autoposter: This FAQ was autoposted by X-Archive-name: pratchett/merchandise-faq X-Last-modified: 11 October 2003 X-Motto: Quanti Canicula Ille In Fenestra?
The third game, "Discworld Noir", which has now been released is in the style of 'film noir' and features new characters and storylines.
Membership rates are 5 pounds per year in the UK and 8 pounds for the rest of the world.
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 Comments on Merry Hogswatch to All
Discworld femslash was one of my own present requests, though santa chose another fandom, so this is like getting TWO presents.
I've only read one book of this series, a very long time ago and I don't recall a lot about it, but you've shown me the error of my ways.
Or, at the very least, locate a cache of scumble.
www.yuletidetreasure.org /archive/0/merryhogswatch_cmt.html   (375 words)

  
 Minor Discworld concepts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
On the Discworld, where magic has more in common with particle physics than Houdini, background magic is what happens where a very powerful spell hits, creating a myriad of sub-astral particles that severly distract local reality.
Building a house, or even walking into a region where this has happened is extremly dangerous.
It is a highly unstable substance and believed to be responsible for the elder Ridcully's explosive death.
www.phatnav.com /wiki/index.php?title=Scumble_(Discworld)   (1108 words)

  
 The Annotated Pratchett File v9.0 - Mort
Terry loves playing with morphogenetic principles in the Discworld canon, and I think this is the first place he explicitly mentions it.
Considering the sheer volume of Discworld material written so far, with its high jokes-per-page count, it is quite remarkable that Terry Pratchett doesn't recycle (or inadvertently reinvent) his own jokes more often than he does.
Scumble is the Discworld equivalent of scrumpy, a drink probably unknown to most non-UK readers.
library.lspace.org /lspace/books/apf/mort.html   (2657 words)

  
 Discworld Monthly - Issue 70
Finally we have decided that as Discworld Monthly is a non-profit- making organization we would set up a new domain to reflect this.
I have been reading Discworld novels since I was about 16, maybe younger, and I have loved each and every one.
However, all is not lost: Eskarina the Wizard-Witch is still single and available: she's almost two, beautiful, small, furry and shares her cage with fellow guinea pig and Esme's sister Pooky.
www.discworldmonthly.co.uk /dwm0070.php   (5092 words)

  
 Merry Hogswatch to All (And to All a Good Night)
And that meant nobody stealing the precious Scumble.
Mornings after scumble drinking sessions tend to be like trying to wade through treacle in concrete stilettos.
She was quite surprised to discover that she was clutching a Watchman's helmet.
www.yuletidetreasure.org /archive/0/merryhogswatch.html   (1148 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Books: Mort (Discworld, Book 4)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
This is the bright candlelit room where the life-timers are stored-shelf upon shelf of them, squat hourglasses, one for every living person, pouring their fine sand from the future into the past.
This book, although shorter than most Discworld books, is a good one to start with, being easy to understand and full of Terry Pratchett's signature humor.
It is fun to read, full of likeable characters, and at times full of fast-paced action, mingled with humor.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0061020680?v=glance   (1868 words)

  
 Newsgroup FAQ's: alt.answers/pratchett/merchandise-faq
Discworld novels are available in mp3 format and on CD).
Discworld stage adaptations and his co-authorship with Terry of
Discworld products including Clarecraft and CMOT Briggs ranges.
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 Lancre! - www.ezboard.com
The catigories are: Scumble Drinking, Witchery, Hand to Hand battle, Debate, Armed Battle, and Arts and Crafts.
In the center of the Discworld, the very hub where the gods reside, stood a official 'assitant' of the Great Hamster.
It was listing to The Hamsters prayers for that day, and found a pleasing request.
p087.ezboard.com /fthediscworldfrm7.showMessage?topicID=110.topic   (1544 words)

  
 Other fandoms by author: D   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
Plot: Take one part Discworld, one part Harry Potter, mix well and...
Which involves Scumble, That Song, and Harry and Snape and unresolved sexual tension.
If Hogwarts was on the Discworld, this is how it would be.
www.selenayhaven.com /reviews/otherauthors_d.htm   (366 words)

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