Dec 26, 2025
The philosopher Didactylos has summed up an alternative hypothesis as, “Things just happen, what the hell.”
—Narrator, Hogfather; Terry Pratchett (1996)
Loading...
seen from United States
seen from France
seen from United States
seen from United Kingdom
seen from China
seen from China
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from China
seen from Türkiye
seen from Canada
seen from United States
seen from Malaysia
seen from United Kingdom
seen from Malaysia
seen from Malaysia
seen from Netherlands
seen from China
seen from Germany
seen from Vietnam
The philosopher Didactylos has summed up an alternative hypothesis as, “Things just happen, what the hell.”
—Narrator, Hogfather; Terry Pratchett (1996)
Anya is live and ready to show you everything. Watch her strip, dance, and perform exclusive shows just for you. Interact in real-time and make your fantasies come true.
Free to watch • No registration required • HD streaming
Nevertheless the turtle moves
Earlier I was listening to “From Out of Nowhere” and when Bing Crosby sang “things just happen” my brain automatically finished the quote with “what the hell”.
How many times have I read/watched Hogfather?
Frontispiece from De Chelonian Mobile (Morporkian).
Despite rumours of an exceptionally rare Ephebian first edition existing somewhere within UU Library, this is a later translation written by the Guild of Scribes shortly after the Omnian Reformation. It is reproduced here with the kind permission of both.
"Things just happen. What the hell." -Didactylos
Anya is live and ready to show you everything. Watch her strip, dance, and perform exclusive shows just for you. Interact in real-time and make your fantasies come true.
Free to watch • No registration required • HD streaming
"I thought it would be all over when Vorbis was dead."
Didactylos stared into his inner world.
"It takes a long time for people like Vorbis to die. They leave echoes in history."
"I know what you mean."
Terry Pratchett, Small Gods
“I’m reminded of the time when old Prince Lasgere of Tsort asked me how he could become learned, especially since he hadn’t got any time for this reading business. I said to him, ‘There is no royal road to learning, sire,’ and he said to me, ‘Bloody well build one or I shall have your legs chopped off. Use as many slaves as you like.’ A refreshingly direct approach, I always thought. Not a man to mince words. People, yes. But not words.”
— Didactylos the philosopher, in Small Gods
Small Gods by Terry Pratchett: Discussion and Review
Small Gods Audiobook