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The 28th ''[[Discworld]]'' book, and one of the few recent Discworld books not to center around one of the major character sets (The Watch, Death, Rincewind, or the Witches), though William de Worde from ''[[Discworld/The Truth|The Truth]]'' and Sam Vimes make a few appearances.

* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: {{spoiler|Most of the Regiment, especially Tonker and Lofty}}, Blouse, {{spoiler|and Maladicta seems to have a thing for Polly}}.

* [[Auto Cannibalism]]: Discussed.

* [[Ax Crazy]]: Tonker will slice you open if you touch Lofty, Lofty {{spoiler|will torch the world if it does something she doesn't like}}, and Wazzer will try to take on someone 3 times her size if they bad-mouth the Duchess. The results are not pretty.

** It's ''not'' tearing their heads off that doesn't come easily to [[Our Vampires Are Different|Mal]].

* [[Hide Your Lesbians]]: An in-character example; Polly discovers Lofty is a woman, and believes her to be following her love, Tonker. When she discovers Tonker is a woman too, Polly is rather confused and eventually decides not to think about it.

* [[Holding Hands]]: Tonker and Lofty.

* [[How Many Fingers?]]: Maladict doesn't think this is something an Igor should ever ask.

* [[Insult Backfire]]: Because Ankh-Morpork has theoretically sided with Zlobenia (or at least, refused to actively support Borogravia in their constant wars), important people in Borogravia have given Vimes the epithet "Vimes the Butcher" in an attempt to discredit him. It backfires; the main characters think it's because he's a ruthless, efficient warlord, and Polly is relieved to be talking to a grumpy but helpful sergeant instead of his bloodthirsty boss, and more than a little shocked to learn they're the same person. Vimes himself finds it rather amusing.

* [[Memento MacGuffin]]: Subverted by {{spoiler|Shutfi's boyfriend, who asked her for a sixpence, ostensibly so each could keep half of it and re-join the pieces when he returned from the war. Rather than bringing it to the smith to be divided, he spent the coin and abandoned her.}}

* [[Metaphorgotten]]: This exchange between Lieutenant Blouse and Sergeant Jackrum:

'''Jackrum:''' Yessir, and if he acts like a common tit, sir, he can hang upside-down all day and eat fat bacon. }}

* [[Modern Major-General]]: Blouse plays with the idea of [[The Strategist]], as his knowledge of tactical manoeuvres is shown as not very useful on actual battlefields. However, he does make up for it with his other abilities.

* [[Sweet Polly Oliver]]: [[Exaggerated Trope|Spoofed to the point of absurdity.]]

* [[A Tankard of Moose Urine]]:

* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: Tonker and Lofty, respectively.

* [[Truth in Television]]: (This is a [[Too Much Information|''way'' too much information]] [[Schmuck Bait|spoiler-marking]]) {{spoiler|As part of her disguise, Polly has practiced peeing standing up, and is very proud of herself for having "kept her feet dry." Female-to-male transexuals can tell you that this is a very legitimate and shared pride.}}