#The Glorious 25th of May

[higgsbison]

happy glorious 25th of may

[forthegothicheroine]

Truth, justice, freedom, reasonably priced love, and a hardboiled egg. Did Ankh-Morpork get those things, in the end?

They got truth, there was a whole book about it. Vimes didn't want it when he got it, or at least he didn't want the political cartoon section of the newspaper, but Ankh-Morpork got the free press whether anyone liked it or not.

They got justice, thanks first to Carrot and then to Vimes, forcing the City Watch to reform into an organization that helped the citizenry and would arrest the patrician or a whole invading army if it had to. Vimes had to wage a constant war with himself not to turn into just another gang leader, but he waged it.

They did not get freedom. Pratchett was very clear on that. Things got comparatively better, and immigrants flocked to the city despite it being a hellhole, because the dictator didn't care about persecuting any minority groups or whether or not people made fun of him, but it was still a dictatorship. When Pratchett was alive, fans speculated that he was subtly training Moist von Lipwig to become the new government leader- the Lipwig books always had an emphasis on Vetinari getting older- and Lipwig would have had nothing to fear from an election by popular vote, but that's all fanwank and speculation.

They got reasonably priced love right away. That may have even been one of Vetinari's first acts as patrician, since Mrs. Palm is leader of the Seamstress's Guild at least as far back as the early Watch books.

John Keel's grave got a hardboiled egg every year.

Four out of five ain't bad.

[colouredbutnotblue]

a Disco Elysium comic inspired by one of my favourite Discworld books; have a Glorious 25th of May!

[jothehat]

May your 25th of May be glorious! Here's to Truth, Justice, Freedom, Reasonably Priced Love, and a Hard Boiled Egg.

[solomonara]

[reverse-mermaid]

“He never forgot. He just put the memories away, like old silverware that you didn’t want to tarnish. And every year they came back, sharp and sparkling, and stabbed him in the heart.” ― Terry Pratchett, Night Watch

[ra-artblog]

And a hard-boiled egg!🌟

[kala-mies]

Drawing all of the flowers was both extremely tedious and extremely fun

[dimity-lawn]

Friendly reminder for tomorrow!

[forgetfulfish]

Reblogs for sample size are greatly appreciated ❤️

[potato-lord-but-not]

HAPPY GLORIOUS 25TH Y’ALL !!!! THE FREE STICKERS ARE BACK THIS YEAR GO SNATCH YOURSELF SOME SILLIES BEFORE THEY’RE GONE !!!!

ALSO !! my entire kofi store is 25% off with code TOWEL until June 1st!! so go grab some extra stickers if you’d like!!!

[theemmtropy]

I'm sorry but this is the most Sam Vimes energy.

[magpiesketchins]

The entire Discworld fandom on the 25th of May.

[cosmicrhetoric]

carpe jugulum / small gods / lords and ladies / night watch

HERE AND NOW! HAPPY GLORIOUS 25TH!

[thestuffedalligator]

[calamitys-child]

The Night Watch quote I've been carrying in my heart this year is Lilac was common in the city. It was vigorous and hard to kill and had to be. Every time this fucking country starts wearing me down. I am vigorous and hard to kill and have to be. I am the memory of all my loved ones who are no longer part of this fight and I am the promise that this will not be forgotten. I am the knowledge that we may not have truth yet, or justice, or freedom, but we can probably have reasonably priced love and the trust and camaraderie of those around us, and we can damn well have breakfast. How do we rise up?