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Terry Pratchett... oh no
TRiG (Ireland) A dog, so bade in office Posted Mar 12, 2015
So genial, witty, intelligent, human.
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Mar 12, 2015
He did really well to continue writing for eight years with Alzheimer's. Of course, we may never know how much his daughter was writing for him at the end. 
Death was a character in almost all his Discworld books. He has now met Death in person. I hope it was a pleasant meeting. 
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paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Mar 12, 2015
It's the least He could have done.
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Mol - on the new tablet Posted Mar 12, 2015
Thank you, paulh. Your reminder that TP may now be chatting with one of his best characters is something of a consolation.
Well, insofar as Death 'chats'.
Mol
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Milla, h2g2 Operations Posted Mar 12, 2015
I am sure Death *tries* to chat...
I expect them to play a game of Thud too. 
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Ferrettbadger. The Renegade Master Posted Mar 12, 2015
I'm am so gutted to hear this. RIP Sir Terry and thanks for all the wonderous times I got to spend in your imagination.
FB
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lil ~ Auntie Giggles with added login ~ returned Posted Mar 12, 2015
Another 
to light his way.
Rest in Peace, Terry
lil xx
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Pink Paisley Posted Mar 12, 2015
Of course we knew that this day was coming, but I'm sadder than I thought I would be.
PP.
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Still Incognitas, Still Chairthingy, Still lurking, Still invisible, unnoticeable, missable, unseen, just haunting h2g2 Posted Mar 12, 2015
Am I selfish in wishing there had been one more Granny Weatherwax book?
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Dr Anthea - ah who needs to learn things... just google it! Posted Mar 12, 2015
A great author
His books shall be missed...
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Deb Posted Mar 12, 2015
I'm reading A Hatful of Sky at the moment and was delighted with Granny Weatherwax's appearance.
Like pp, I'm more sad that I expected to be. There are tears in my eyes which is a bit stupid really.
I only "discovered" Terry Pratchett a few years ago and I now only have a few more Discworld books to read. I'm gutted there'll be no more.
Deb 
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Still Incognitas, Still Chairthingy, Still lurking, Still invisible, unnoticeable, missable, unseen, just haunting h2g2 Posted Mar 12, 2015
http://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/discworld-quotes-about-life-the-universe-and-everything?utm_term=.dynD5pW1B&fb_ref=click_share#.mbNK5OmGB
Some quotes that I knew and some I missed..I'll be looking for more when I re-read the books.
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Mol - on the new tablet Posted Mar 12, 2015
I know what you mean, Deb. I keep telling myself that it's best that he's escaped the 'embuggerance', that he's now joined all my other favourite authors in that great reading room in the sky, that he wrote lots and lots of books that I can re-read ...
... but I just feel incredibly sad at his passing.
Mol
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- 1: Yelbakk (Mar 12, 2015)
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- 3: TRiG (Ireland) A dog, so bade in office (Mar 12, 2015)
- 4: paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant (Mar 12, 2015)
- 5: Yelbakk (Mar 12, 2015)
- 6: paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant (Mar 12, 2015)
- 7: Mol - on the new tablet (Mar 12, 2015)
- 8: Milla, h2g2 Operations (Mar 12, 2015)
- 9: Ferrettbadger. The Renegade Master (Mar 12, 2015)
- 10: minichessemouse - Ahoy there me barnacle! (Mar 12, 2015)
- 11: Bluebottle (Mar 12, 2015)
- 12: lil ~ Auntie Giggles with added login ~ returned (Mar 12, 2015)
- 13: Pink Paisley (Mar 12, 2015)
- 14: Still Incognitas, Still Chairthingy, Still lurking, Still invisible, unnoticeable, missable, unseen, just haunting h2g2 (Mar 12, 2015)
- 15: Dr Anthea - ah who needs to learn things... just google it! (Mar 12, 2015)
- 16: Deb (Mar 12, 2015)
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- 18: Still Incognitas, Still Chairthingy, Still lurking, Still invisible, unnoticeable, missable, unseen, just haunting h2g2 (Mar 12, 2015)
- 19: Mol - on the new tablet (Mar 12, 2015)
- 20: h2g2 auto-messages (Mar 12, 2015)
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