Terry Pratchett has died

[MrsPurchase]

I'm gutted.

To be fair on them MrsTerryPratchett i can see the point of view that doing something for one celebrity death would open up unfairness every time someone famous dies.

But he isnt a celebrity is he?

Some people are more than the sum of their parts, as it were. They do more than write books or sing songs or paint pictures and the world loses something very special on their passing. The vast outpouring of feeling when he died is testament to how important he was to many many people, not least those who will benefit from the money raised in his name, both in life and after death, in the field of Alzheimers research.

I don't want to be fair Jason although I do take your point.

But he isnt a celebrity is he?

He was a very celebrated man, a celebrity in every traditional sense of the word.

Now i don't want to argue with you*, but we could say the same for the likes of Nelson Mandela, we didn't get '4664' Smileys for him.

*But I will anyway.

I think STP is different well. I would, wouldn't I because there are so many STP names here. People care enough to be called Errol and Nanny. There are barely any of those names left. He's a feature here.

Now let me clutch the last few straws i have at the bottom of the barrel here....
Maybe the Errols are big fans of errol flynn...

arf at Jason

Have a piece of dwarf bread, Jason.

Er, very specifically Errol The Dragon! - and that was my second TP name.

It does occur to me that perhaps MNHQ should have an 'In Memoriam' topic where RIP-type threads could be deposited for posterity.

That's a great plan, Errol Flynn.

The lilac campaign has succeeded! (See the thread in Site Stuff)

So happy about this. I think Sir Terry would have approved.

Hurrah re. lilac!!

I like Errol's idea of the In Memoriam topic, brilliant! I shall report your post, Errol, so that MNHQ see it. :)

Has Sir Terry's funeral been?
Nothing about it in the press although Im assuming it was very private.
Still
End of a literary era....

Yes it was Wednesday or Thursday, cant remember now which one.

Rhianna carried her fathers sword which she said was a strange experience!

Lovely interview with Rhianna here (Telegraph).

that really was a nice interview, thanks for postin git Gasp0de

Thnaks for that interview Gasp

That was indeed a lovely interview. She must be devastated to lose, not only her father, but also her "partner in crime", as it were. :(

Any news on moving this thread, MNHQ?

[[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/art-news/11513128/Graffiti-tributes-to-Terry-Pratchett-emerge-in-London-and-Bristol.html
We are not the only ones who remember him.]]

I like the way the artist of the Brick Lane one Updated Josh Kirby's rincewind to match the more modern description from the books.

It's funny, when I posted that on FB lots of fans came out of the woodwork. More than I thought.

This was my lilac tree earlier this week - I'm worried that it'll be over before 25th May.

Ankh Morpork must have slightly different seasons to the UK...

Doesn't Discworld have 7a 8 seasons?

MNHQ - this is still in chat - I know it's only a month old so far but have you thought about where to put it? Please? Don't want to lose it.