Nice title of the day: Van noise naar choice.
Januar 2018 Archiv
Heutzutage.
Why should year numbers be an argument for anything at all? Is something more or less evil, just because it took humanity this or that long to realize that it is?
Geldesign.
He snatched a piece of paper from Owlswick's box, and pulled out a pencil. 'Look,' he said, 'you start with...'
What?
'Richness,' he told himself, aloud, 'richness and solidity, like the front of the bank. Lots of ornate scrolling, which is hard to copy. A ... panorama, a cityscape ... Yes! Ankh-Morpork, it's all about the city! Vetinari's head, because they'll expect that, and a great big One so they get the message. Oh, the coat of arms, we must have that. And down here' — the pencil scribbled fast — 'a space for the chairman's signature, pardon me, I mean paw print. On the back ... well, we are talking fine detail, Owlswick. Some god would give us a bit of gravitas. One of the jollier ones. What's the name of that god with the three-pronged fork? One like him, anyway. Fine lines, Owlswick, that's what we want. Oh, and a boat. I like boats. Tell 'em it's worth a dollar again, too. Um ... oh yes, mystic stuff doesn't hurt, people'll believe in any damn thing if it sounds old and mysterious. "Doth not a penny to the widow outshine the unconquered sun?"'
'What does that mean?'
'I haven't the foggiest idea,' said Moist. 'I just made it up.'
Terry Pratchett: Making Money
Knopf oder Kopf.
It’s as if in the pushbutton world we see ourselves in the third person, but when following fools’ errands like Chess or drawing we finally inhabit ourselves.
2 4 4 U.
It must be about four o'clock, thought Moist. Four o'clock! I hate it when there are two four o'clocks in the same day...
Terry Pratchett: Making Money