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Sir Terry Pratchett has diedFollow

#1 Mar 12 2015 at 9:30 AM Rating: Excellent
One of the greatest wits of the 20th century.

He was 66 years old.

#2 Mar 12 2015 at 9:46 AM Rating: Good
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Think he'll be reincarnated as a potato?
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#3 Mar 12 2015 at 9:54 AM Rating: Good
He'd probably prefer a turtle.
#4 Mar 12 2015 at 4:29 PM Rating: Good
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I only discovered the Discworld series recently, but he's one of the most witty writers I've ever read, right up there with Douglas Adams.
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#5 Mar 13 2015 at 8:12 AM Rating: Good
I'd put him a notch above Adams, personally. HHGTTG held a darker, more sarcastic and biting worldview. Pratchett's wit was somehow gentler - no less sharp, but perhaps more poking and less stabbing. Pratchett books had solid endings (not necessarily happy ones) instead of cliff hangers.

He was also quite a bit more prolific, although I was surprised to learn his daily required word count was only 400. (He once said it doesn't matter if you only write two words in one day, so long as they are the right ones.) I suspect he probably spiked quite far above that on some days.
#6 Mar 13 2015 at 6:50 PM Rating: Excellent
I just found out. Super sad now.
However this:

http://i.imgur.com/MxrYpB2.jpg

oddly made me "ok" with it.

My Grandfather died Alzheimer's. It is a horrible way to go imo.
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#7 Mar 17 2015 at 10:22 AM Rating: Good
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