witches abroad

*and instead of getting on with proper science(footnote-like finding that bloody butterfly whose flapping wings cause all these storms we've been having lately and getting it to stop).

(according to the caus theory,if a butterfly flaps his wings,there will be a storm in another place)

*'i never knew when i was going to be called out.it always seemed to be kitchens.balls sometimes,but generally kitchens'.

INDEED.

'i used to grant their wishes'.

Death looked puzzled.

WHAT?YOU MEAN LIKE . . . FITTED CUPBOARDS?NEW SINKS?THAT KIND OF THING?

'no,no.the people'.

(Death talks to a soon-going-to-be-dead fairy godmother)

*'what's a silver plate got to do with it?' demanded granny.

'it's foreign for please',said nanny.

(nanny ogg means sil-vous-plait)

*'you know,greebo',she said,'i dont think we're in lancre'.

(a parody on the famous qoute from the wizard from oz)

*'i lied about my height,mrs ogg.i'm a world-famous liar'.

'is that true?'

'no'.

*'so we're going back?' said magrat.

'yes'.

but they went the long way,and saw the elephant.

(a qoute from fritz leiber's hugo award winning novelette "gonna roll the bones" which ends that way:"then he turned and headed straight for home, but he took the long way, around the world")