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** The relationship between Dios and Teppic is a shout-out to the British comedy of government, ''[[Yes Minister]]'', with Dios playing the [[The Humphrey|Sir Humphrey Appleby]] role of senior civil servant effortlessly running rings round an enthusiastic but clueless Minister. Dios even ''says'' "I am but a humble servant..."
** There's a particularly clever one explained in one of the Discworld quiz books: it's mentioned the Assassins' School has a notoriously nasty bully called Fliemoe, who is clearly an [[Expy]] of the bully [[Flashman]] in ''[[Tom Brown's Schooldays]]''. Flashman had a sidekick called Speedicut; Flymo and Speedicut are both British makes of lawnmower.
* [[Sidetracked by the Analogy]]:
{{quote|It was said that life was cheap in Ankh-Morpork. This was, of course, completely wrong. Life was often very expensive; you could get ''death'' for free.}}
* [[Stable Time Loop]]: {{spoiler|Dios definitely, to the point he may exist purely because of the loop, not even having been born but just existed. Also the Djel itself. In Teppic's [[Dream Sequence]] Khuft said the river appeared from nowhere...}}
* [[Stepping Stone Sword]]: Teppic uses knives this way, and notes that it's [[Awesome but Impractical]] as you eventually run out of knives, and it can ruin their cutting edges.
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