Australian Discworld Conventions

What is a dibbler?

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   molokov @ 11:54am, 25 Apr 2011…

   

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   I played a game of Cranium with some friends last night, and one of the word puzzles was to guess the meaning of ‘dibbler’.

   So not only is a dibbler a ‘pointed stuck for planting bulbs’ (1 point if you already knew this – I didn’t!), it is apparently also a carnivorous marsupial found near Albany, Western Australia, once considered extinct, but rediscovered in 1967.

   Nothing was said about its ability to sell sausages-in-a-bun or any throat cutting.

   Just an interesting piece of trivia for everyone!

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   Suzpol @ 10:11am, 27 Apr 2011…

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   Is there another meaning lost in English history?
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   khillsley @ 10:38am, 28 Apr 2011…

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   LOL

   Did you giggle quietly to yourself? Or did you try to explain?
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   molokov @ 1:13pm, 28 Apr 2011…

   

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   My friends, although not as avid fans as myself, have still all read some Pratchett, so no explanation of my amusement was necessary :)

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   Suzpol @ 9:17pm, 28 Apr 2011…

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   Yes, but why did they read them? Was it a defensive measure to shut you up?
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   molokov @ 10:46pm, 28 Apr 2011…

   

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   No, most of them had already read a few when we met. In fact, I met my friend Martin at university because I noticed he was looking up Pratchett stuff on the internet in the computer labs. His enthusiasm for any particular fandom has waned over the years, but we’re still friends :)

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   Suzpol @ 9:23am, 29 Apr 2011…

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   Ah well, there goes my theory. My OH finally read one to find out what we were going on about, it didn’t shut us up though.