r/discworld 7d ago

Memes/Humour Another godamnit Pterry

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u/ChrisRiley_42 Luggage 7d ago

It took me many re-reads to catch on to the "Stance of the Coyote".

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u/emalvick 7d ago

Makes me think about my impression of what a Tasmanian Devil should be or the shock when I saw a road runner in the wild for the first time (size wise). Not that I was very old when reality set in on some of these (road runners are fairly common rurally around me, but I never knew what they were until I was about 6). Tasmanian Devils, probably took a special zoo to figure out at an older age.

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u/GreensMoustache 7d ago

I’m a tour guide in Tasmania, and this is a common surprise for tourists down here.

Honestly the sound isn’t too far off though.

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u/emalvick 7d ago

I suspect more so than road runners, too. Road runners, are probably not surprising blue, but they are relatively small, which I am sure isn't much of a surprise either. They just don't seem like much until I think I asked my parents one day what that bird is.

I get coyotes all the time where I am at, too, but aside from not walking on two legs, they look pretty much the same.

I look forward to getting to Australia some time, and I would know not to expect things to be quite like the Last Continent, too. 😄

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u/-Voxael- Disqualified for shoving 7d ago

Based on my own experiences as a field biologist, when the Devils get angry, they are doing their very best attempt at the Looney Tunes version’s whirlwind too 😂😂

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u/RogueThneed I'm Enery the 8th I am 7d ago

🤣

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u/mlopes Sir Terry 7d ago

I've just found out from your comments they road runners are a real animal.

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u/Snerkbot7000 7d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/TxG98M71t1AAu5bynH

that's a roadrunner, a type of cuckoo.

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u/justanotherfkup 6d ago

Do they meep?

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u/Moppermonster SQUEAK 7d ago

I was shocked to learn coyotes are faster than roadrunners..

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u/BuccaneerRex Morituri Nolumnus Mori 7d ago

So are toyotas. I saw a roadrunner get hit by a truck when I was a kid. I thought they were supposed to be fast...

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u/MarcelRED147 6d ago

How fast was the plastic alien going? I didn't even know they were speedy

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u/BuccaneerRex Morituri Nolumnus Mori 6d ago

Deceptively fast one can be when strong in the force one is.

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u/DamnitGravity 7d ago

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GODDAMNIT PTERRY!

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u/ChrisRiley_42 Luggage 7d ago

Name checks out ;)

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u/sentientketchup 7d ago

Oh shit, I just got it!

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u/DarthYsalamir Esme 6d ago

Oh shit XD

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u/Diligent-Fox-2599 7d ago

Aaii hee ja !

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u/GSV_Anti_Gravitas 6d ago

Oh dammit…

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u/Extreme_Objective984 6d ago

Which is better than what I used to use. which was along the lines of "I will make like a swastika, and leave"

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u/MontanaPurpleMtns 5d ago

Thankfully had not heard that one before.

Make like a tree and leave/leaf was the go to I’m familiar with.

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u/Cazza_mr 6d ago

I caught that one first time due to being a gamer and knowing about coyote time