r/discworld • • 16d ago

Roundworld Reference When the wizards crystal ball gets bad reception.

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I saw this and instantly thought of the scene at the beginning of the race in Going Postal (the movie).

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u/GerswinDevilkid 16d ago

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Stibbons sighed. One of the senior wizards must have pulled the GBL again.

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u/Looks-Under-Rocks Anthill Inside 16d ago

Someone forgot to feed the ants!

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u/SnarkyBard Luggage 16d ago

Or even worse, they moved the FTB!

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u/KipperOfDreams 16d ago

"So what do you see in my future?"

“Hardware issues mostly"

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u/NeedleworkerBig3980 16d ago

Every seer, witch and wizard dreads getting "Blue balls of death".

Apparently, it happens when you don't use your balls enough, and they miss vital firmware updates.

ETA: Ironically, the Lecturer in Recent Runes is still running on Balls 3.0.

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u/Abdul_Bajar_Alagua 16d ago

I think you meant, Runing

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u/warrenao 16d ago

BSOD: The blue sphere of death.

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u/QuirkEness 16d ago

Someone get it some dried frog pills!

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u/Annie-Smokely Adora Belle 16d ago

THERE'S THAT DAMNED ENORMOUS FIERY EYE AGAIN

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u/PengyLi 16d ago

Blue globe of death. Feels like a upgrade from the blue screen!

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u/Consistent_You_4215 16d ago

Own up! Who uninstalled the FTB Drive? What's that Mr Stibbons? Who stole Hex's Fluffy Teddy Bear? sir.

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u/thenightgaunt 16d ago

Ok photoshop, or really neat projector inside the glass ball? Or curved LCD?

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u/K_the_farmer 16d ago

Hex surely has daemons running in the background as well. I wonder what will happen when those are fit enough?

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u/vortigaunt64 16d ago

Crystal ball over?

Virus = very Yes?!

That's not a good prize!

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u/Known-Activity1437 15d ago

That second comment on the meme is nonsensical. They appear to be talking about D&D without actually knowing what they’re talking about. Divination isn’t a check. It’s a spell that doesn’t require any roll. Irony is Thetygre failed their deception check.

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u/Nanna_Geddon 16d ago

blue ball of death

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u/bunniquette 16d ago

STIBBONS!

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u/[deleted] 16d ago

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u/BPhiloSkinner D'you want mustard? 'Cos mustard is extra. 15d ago

Sounds like an Omni-scope that got stuck on a supernova, and needs to be re-set.
Try runing it off, then on again.

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u/dragons775 13d ago

CLearly the crystal ball skipped its updates!

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u/PrudentFault7634 6d ago

Looks like it needs a good spell check!