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** Also, the lines from philosophical works Nutt quotes are infinitely more hilarious if you understand German. (One, for example mentions sweet, vanilla-flavoured desserts.)
* [[Black and Gray Morality]] (maybe [[Grey and Gray Morality]])
{{quote| "One day I was a young boy... when I saw a mother otter with her cubs. Even as I watched, the mother otter dived into the water and came up with a plump salmon, which she subdued... As she ate it, while of course it was still alive, the body split and the pink roes spilled out much to the delight of the baby otters. Mother and children dining upon mother and children. And that is when I first learned about evil. It is built into the very nature of the universe. Every world spins in pain. If there is any kind of supreme being, it is up to all of us to become his moral superior." -- {{spoiler|Lord Vetinari}}}}
* [[The Blacksmith]]: Mr Nutt shoes a horse for the carriage company and silvers Glenda's tins. [[I Thought It Meant|No, not like that.]]
* [[Brain Bleach]]: Glenda and those slightly-less-than-three seconds.
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* [[Real Men Wear Pink]]: The Dimwell colors. Do ''you'' want to question a football hooligan's manhood? Didn't think so. Nutt suggests the pink is a deliberate fight-provoker, and chosen for that purpose.
* [[Rescue Romance]]: Trev doesn't really get Juliet's interest until after he saves her from being beaned during a football match (the old-fashioned footballs are made of wood and ''very'' heavy).
{{quote| '''Juliet:''' He saved my life!<br />
''Glenda:''' That's no basis for a relationship! A polite thank you would have sufficed! }}
* [[Roboteching]]: Trev can do this with ''tin cans''. It's all about the spin.
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** The reference to ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' gets [[Lampshaded]] near the end of the book, when {{spoiler|Glenda}} comments about how an in-universe play (named ''[[Star-Crossed Lovers|Starcrossed]]'') is [[This Is Reality|unrealistic]]. (The play in question has been written by Hwel, [[Discworld/Wyrd Sisters|a character from an earlier book]] who is the Disc's [[Shakespeare]].)
** The first few pages are an extended [[Shout-Out]]/parody of [[Dan Brown]].
{{quote| It occurred to new employee Rudolph Scattering...}}
** And when Hex is asked to find a football, he responds by asking whether they meant a spherical or oval ball, a shout out to [[American Football|those]] [[Rugby Union|other]] [[Australian Rules Football|games]].
** The epilogue, beginning "You think it's over?" and ending "It is now!", is a shout out to [[wikipedia:They think itchr(27)s all over|a famous piece of football commentary]].
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* [[Smug Snake]]: Andy Shank. He's an evil-minded little git who carries himself like Carcer Dun. {{spoiler|Pepe educates him in why this shouldn't be so.}}
* [[Sophisticated As Hell]]: Asked what makes a good football trainer, Nutt [[Crowning Moment of Funny|gives a long answer]] that takes in psychology, metaphysics and quantum physics, concluding with:
{{quote| It is my job to reduce this metaphysical overhead, as it were, and to give my lads some acceptable paradigm, such as, it might be, whack it right down the middle, my son, and at least if the goalie stops it you will have given him a hot handful he won't forget in a hurry.}}
* [[Spell My Name with an "S"]]: Nutt. No S, two T's. Singular, '''not''' plural.
{{quote| "Do you think the second T helps?"<br />
"Probably not, sir." }}
* [[Spock Speak]]: Nutt, most of the time.
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** Hix is Unseen University's Token Black Magician.
* [[Straight Gay]]: Professor Bengo Macarona of Genua, star football player, with 13 doctorates from Unki, QIS and Chubb and a visiting professorship at Bugarup, cited in two hundred and thirty-six papers... and one divorce petition.
{{quote| '''Ridcully:''' Angry husband?<br />
'''Stibbons:''' Angry wife, as I heard it.<br />
'''Ridcully:''' Oh, he was married, was he?<br />
'''Stibbons:''' Not to my knowledge, Archchancellor. }}
** Possibly [[Bi the Way]], given that the end of the book implies {{spoiler|Macarona is flirting with Madame Sharn}}. Or not, since {{spoiler|even if they are dressed as females, all dwarfs look like ultra-masculine and thickly bearded barbarian warriors.}}
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* [[Try to Fit That on A Business Card]]: The aforementioned Professor Macarona D.Thau (Bug), D.Maus (Chubb), Magistaludorum (QIS), Octavium (Hons), PHGK (Blit), DMSK, Mack, D.Thau (Bra), Visiting Professor in Chickens (Jahn the Conqueror University (Floor 2, Shrimp Packers Building, Genua)), Primo Octo (Deux), Visiting Professor of Blit/Slood Exchanges (Al Khali), KCbfJ, Reciprocating Professor of Blit Theory (Unki), D.Thau (Unki), Didimus Supremius (Unki), Emeritus Professor in Blit Substrate Determinations (Chubb), Chair of Blit and Music Studies (Quirm College for Young Ladies)
* [[Turn Out Like His Father]]: A touching version.
{{quote| '''Juliet:''' They said Dave Likely was your father.<br />
'''Trev:''' Well, yes, that's true.<br />
'''Juliet:''' Yes, but they used to say you were his son. }}
* [[Tyop on the Cover]]: One dust jacket has a synopsis that spells Vetinari as "Ventinari."
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