I was hooked from the very beginning. I started with an ebook of Guards, Guards, then my 3 rabies shot appointments were so far away, on the first I listened to audiobooks of Mort and Equal Rites, and at that point I just went to the beginning and have been working my way through.

I don't know if I could pick a favorite since they're all quite different. Reaper Man is probably the one I spend the most time thinking about, as I really like the portrayal of Death in Discworld. He is doing a service, and although not all are grateful for it, we get numerous opportunities to see what happens when that service is interrupted. I think the Disc also has a very generous policy in the afterlife from what I've seen so far, where it usually seems to be up to one's self where you go when Death comes for you. Plus the creation of the Death of Rats has been a surprising bit of fun!

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Little Owlet Adventures

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anon6789 @lemmy.world 3w ago

Common names seem to depend on cultural consensus. We would need some type of popular movement.

I did see someone in a thread the other day refer to cats as land-owls, as I have occasionally promoted, so there is some hope.

Some places still call it the Owl of Athena, which I'd also be cool with. People still like Ancient Greek stuff.

3w ago

I Come in Peace

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anon6789 @lemmy.world 3w ago

Hang on...it's right on the tip of my beak....

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I Come in Peace

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anon6789 @lemmy.world 3w ago

Lol yes!

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Little Owlet Adventures

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anon6789 @lemmy.world 3w ago

I always feel it is confusing to post them because of that. I like the name Steinkauz, or "stone owl".

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Morepork Rescued from Bird Catching Tree

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anon6789 @lemmy.world 3w ago

This was an older story (April 2025) but I didn't see any updates. This was probably a tense procedure for everyone, since they don't want to damage any feathers. If they had to regrow, little Ru could be stuck there for months until they molted.

At my clinic, they said the glue traps weren't really that bad since they had something that worked really well de-sticking animals rapidly and painlessly, so hopefully they have something that works equally well on tree-goop!

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anon6789 @lemmy.world 3w ago

Oh shoot, I saw their comment pop up, I hoped to get back to my desk and warn them not to call NZ Australia, but I didn't make it in time.

Some of you Kiwis gave me a rough time just for saying you were "close to Australia" geographically and I was given all the distances and all that, so I learned my lesson quickly! 😅

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anon6789 @lemmy.world 3w ago

Southern Hemisphere needs to keep that stuff to itself! 😜

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anon6789 @lemmy.world 3w ago

Kite Eating Tree is the G rated version.

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anon6789 @lemmy.world 3w ago

That is the one!

Coincidentally, this week I just started Feet of Clay with the College of Heralds explaining the heraldry in the coat of arms. I've seen it a bunch of times, so it is nice having the bits explained.

You are probably one of the people that finally got me to check out Discworld, and while it never seemed approachable because of the number of books, I can hardly believe I'm on book 19 since October! Almost half through.

3w ago

Owl Run Afoul of the Mob?!

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anon6789 @lemmy.world 3w ago

It's in great hands!

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I Come in Peace

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anon6789 @lemmy.world 3w ago

"This is not a nap you wish to disturb..."

/waves foot