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Apr. 28th, 2013 08:30 pmI think I should just make this clear so I don't have any arguments about it.
I live on the Discworld. It is flat. It has a turtle under it. The sun and moon go around it. If I say something that doesn't make sense to all you people who live on round worlds, that is why.
And please don't tell me it's a myth, by the way. I used to live in a port town, I have spoken to sailors who have seen the Rim. I've been far enough Hubward once or twice that I've been able to see the tall mountain at the Hub, the one father says they call the home of the gods in Ankh-Morpork.
That is all. I just wanted to clear it up.
I live on the Discworld. It is flat. It has a turtle under it. The sun and moon go around it. If I say something that doesn't make sense to all you people who live on round worlds, that is why.
And please don't tell me it's a myth, by the way. I used to live in a port town, I have spoken to sailors who have seen the Rim. I've been far enough Hubward once or twice that I've been able to see the tall mountain at the Hub, the one father says they call the home of the gods in Ankh-Morpork.
That is all. I just wanted to clear it up.
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Date: 2013-04-29 03:06 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2013-04-29 03:09 pm (UTC)I'm assuming it's a magic castle, then? Though I don't know if there's any magic around that I'd actually trust to do that. It's not always exactly the most reliable thing in the world.
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Date: 2013-04-29 03:21 pm (UTC)It's technology. The world I'm in is digital. It's a long boring story that I should really write down.
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Date: 2013-04-29 03:26 pm (UTC)... I have to admit that I'm not actually entirely sure what digital means.
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Date: 2013-04-29 03:27 pm (UTC)It means it's data, inside a computer. Kind of like the community, but it's got a different set of accessible ports.
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Date: 2013-04-29 03:30 pm (UTC)... You're inside a computer? How exactly does that work?
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Date: 2013-04-29 04:04 pm (UTC)Virtual technology. In a game actually, that kind of trapped everyone inside.
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Date: 2013-04-29 10:06 pm (UTC)... It what.
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Date: 2013-04-29 11:36 pm (UTC)Yeah, long story.
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Date: 2013-04-30 05:19 pm (UTC)[... Again, geocentric. Butterfly isn't that familiar with how orbits work.]
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Date: 2013-04-30 05:24 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2013-04-30 05:28 pm (UTC)The stars change over time, of course. Generally very slowly, if only because of how far away they are.
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Date: 2013-04-30 02:05 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2013-04-30 02:08 pm (UTC)Presumably you would fall toward Great A'Tuin - the turtle - but considering that no one swept over the Rimfall has ever come back I suppose we can't say for certain.
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Date: 2013-04-30 02:22 pm (UTC)I think in my world, my... dimension, other planets might possibly require other turtles. Which would be interesting, yes, but I think we would have noticed if there were any nearby.
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Date: 2013-04-30 02:35 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2013-04-30 02:37 pm (UTC)Anyway, we don't live on a turtle. The Disc is on top of it. Actually, there are elephants in the middle. [This is apparently an important distinction.]
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