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** In ''[[Discworld/Hogfather|Hogfather]]'', the conversation between HEX and [[Talkative Loon|The Bursar]] is very reminicent of the various 'chat bots' found all over the internet.
*** More specifically, it resembles the mindlessly-chatty "ELIZA" program, which ''predates'' the internet by a few years.
** There exist [http://wiki.affordable-prawns.co.uk/wiki/Annotations a separate wiki]{{Dead link}} and a [http://www.lspace.org/books/apf more organized website] dedicated to cataloging Pratchett's shout-outs.
** In ''Lords and Ladies'', there's one to the song "Lucky Ball and Chain" by [[They Might Be Giants]] when Granny Weatherwax and Mustrum Ridcully are discussing how to get away from the unicorn.
{{quote|"I was young and foolish then."
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