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It's National Popcorn Day!
Popcorn features heavily in Moving Pictures. Do you remember what it's called in the book and who invented it?
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Quack!
It's National Rubber Duck Day! Quacking at Pat Harkin is a Tradition as old as time, but not everyone knows WHY. Who wants to explain this particular Convention Quack...I mean Quirk?
#DWCon #DiscworldTraditions #NationalRubberDuckDay
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It's National Milk Day!
In Thief of Time we discover that the Disc has an incredibly competent milkman - but what's his name? Bonus question: What is is surname an anagram for?
#DWCon #NationalMilkDay #ThiefofTime #OnThisDay
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It's National Bean Day!
Magic beans feature heavily across fiction, but which bean belongs to this quote:
"We are silly and weak sometimes, but together we are strong. You have plans for rats. Well I have dreams for them."
#DWCon #NationalBeanDay #OnThisDay
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HO HO HO.
We hope all of you are enjoying the festive break, and are doing all things ending in -olly! From all of us here on the Committee, Happy Hogswatch!
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“The Eater of Socks,’ moaned the Senior Wrangler, with his eyes shut. ‘How many tentacles would you expect it to have?’ said the Lecturer in Recent Runes. ‘I mean, roughly speaking?”
How often do YOUR socks get munched by the Eater of Socks?
#NationalSockDay #OnThisDay #DWCon
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World renowned artist and the man who brought so much of Sir Terry's books to life, Josh Kirby would be celebrating his birthday today!
#DWCon #DWConBirthdays #Discworld #DiscworldArt #JoshKirby
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*Warning Klaxon*
Dear Theatre Patrons,
There are only 10 days left to purchase your Pre-Convention t-shirts. If you were hesitating, the time is now! www.dwcon.org/217
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Esteemed Opera Guests,
Please form a disorderly queue at the Kiosk to purchase your ice cream and Pre-Convention t-shirt. Available to all membership holders in the audience!
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Many happy returns to this pair of illustrious gentlemen! We hope you both have a wonderful day.
#DWCon #DWBirthday #DWGuests
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Happy birthday to the specQUACKular Pat Harkin, our long-suffering Auctioneer and Maskerade MC!
#DWCon #DWConBirthday #DWCon2026 #DWConGuest
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Today is World Alzheimer's Day, and we are proud to be supporting the Alzheimer's Society as one of our chosen charities, a cause that Sir Terry also endorsed. Take a look at their website here: www.alzheimers.org.uk/
#DWCon #DWConCharities #WorldAlzheimersDay
@alzheimerssoc.bsky.social
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Although he is no longer with us, we would still like to wish the ineffable Jack Cohen a happy birthday, and thank him for sharing his knowledge and love for science with us.
#DWCon #DiscworldBirthday #GNU
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It's International Democracy Day!
“I like the idea of democracy. You have to have someone everyone distrusts," said Brutha. "That way, everyone's happy.”
Ankh-Morpork in particular has a "One Man, One Vote" policy - who does it belong to?
#DWCon #DWCon2026 #DiscworldQuote
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Happy Birthday to Ian Mitchell, of Discworld Emporium fame. We hope you have a wonderful day!
#DWCon #DWConBirthday #InternationalDiscworldCon #Discworld
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Happy Birthday to the one and only Cunning Artificer, Bernard Pearson! We hope you have a wonderful day!
#DWCon #DWConBirthday #InternationalDiscworldCon #Discworld
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It's World Letter Writing Day!
What is the famous saying of the postal service of Ankh-Morpork and what should you never ask them about?
#DWCon2026 #DWCon #WorldLetterWritingDay #GoingPostal
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Please take your seats, the matinee performance of Wave 2 membership sales will begin shortly...
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Back to Hinckley then #DWCon
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Announcing the 2026 Discworld Convention! Taking place from 7th - 10th August 2026 at the Leonardo Hotel, Hinckley Island, Leicestershire.
Stay tuned for more news coming soon!!
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I'm deeply grieved to tell you writer peter.petermorwood.com has died unexpectedly. His widow, Diane Duane (Twitter @dduane), could use your sympathies & financial help w/ funeral etc. expenses; fund-raiser: Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/dianeduane .
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More info:
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We're bidding farewell to DWCon 2024, so make sure you don't miss out on our incredible charity fundraising totals or how to get news about DWCon 2026!
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Guess who’s back, back again… We took some time away to recoup but now it's time to start thinking about 2026 which means we’re looking for eager feegles to help plan the next Convention!
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We may have returned to Roundworld for now, but we aren't done with the 2024 Discworld Convention quite yet! Tell us your thoughts in the post-Con survey!
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After a long and exciting con, the Megapode moves on…
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Meeting people: Part the Last 😔
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