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A leopard can't change his shorts

2018-06-19T18:08:10Z

Moist Von Lipwig:

A running [[pune]] or play on words occurring throughout the Discworld series of books referring to the [[Roundworld]] phrase [http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/leopard+can't+change+its+spots.html a leopard can't change its spots].

The phrase ''a leopard can't change its shorts'' appears many times in the Discworld series of books. It appears especially often in {{UA}}, as if Terry Pratchett is trying to make some special or unique points connected with the plot. Certainly the occurrence of this phrase in {{UA}} must add up to well over a dozen repetitions of the same joke, as opposed to only once on {{SM}}, for instance.

Uses in other novels:

[[Snuff]] - "It has been known, as people put it, for the leopard to change its shorts." Vetinari's final meeting with Vimes.

[https://wiki.lspace.org/mediawiki/Book:Raising_Steam.html Raising Steam] - Multiple times by Vetinari, Vimes and others in referring to Moist Von Lipwig's character arch (also: 'proof that a leopard can change his shorts')

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A leopard can't change his shorts

2018-06-19T18:07:25Z

Moist Von Lipwig:

A running [[pune]] or play on words occurring throughout the Discworld series of books referring to the [[Roundworld]] phrase [http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/leopard+can't+change+its+spots.html a leopard can't change its spots].

The phrase ''a leopard can't change its shorts'' appears many times in the Discworld series of books. It appears especially often in {{UA}}, as if Terry Pratchett is trying to make some special or unique points connected with the plot. Certainly the occurrence of this phrase in {{UA}} must add up to well over a dozen repetitions of the same joke, as opposed to only once on {{SM}}, for instance.

Uses in other novels:

[[Snuff]] - "It has been known, as people put it, for the leopard to change its shorts." Vetinari's final meeting with Vimes.

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raising_Steam.html Raising Steam] - Multiple times by Vetinari, Vimes and others in referring to Moist Von Lipwig's character arch (also: 'proof that a leopard can change his shorts')

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A leopard can't change his shorts

2018-06-19T18:04:51Z

Moist Von Lipwig:

A running [[pune]] or play on words occurring throughout the Discworld series of books referring to the [[Roundworld]] phrase [http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/leopard+can't+change+its+spots.html a leopard can't change its spots].

The phrase ''a leopard can't change its shorts'' appears many times in the Discworld series of books. It appears especially often in {{UA}}, as if Terry Pratchett is trying to make some special or unique points connected with the plot. Certainly the occurrence of this phrase in {{UA}} must add up to well over a dozen repetitions of the same joke, as opposed to only once on {{SM}}, for instance.

Uses in other novels:

[[Snuff]] - "It has been known, as people put it, for the leopard to change its shorts." Vetinari's final meeting with Vimes.

[[Raising_Steam]] - Multiple times by Vetinari, Vimes and others in referring to Moist Von Lipwig's character arch (also: 'proof that a leopard can change his shorts')

[[Category:Discworld culture]]

A leopard can't change his shorts

2018-06-19T18:02:40Z

Moist Von Lipwig:

A running [[pune]] or play on words occurring throughout the Discworld series of books referring to the [[Roundworld]] phrase [http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/leopard+can't+change+its+spots.html a leopard can't change its spots].

The phrase ''a leopard can't change its shorts'' appears many times in the Discworld series of books. It appears especially often in {{UA}}, as if Terry Pratchett is trying to make some special or unique points connected with the plot. Certainly the occurrence of this phrase in {{UA}} must add up to well over a dozen repetitions of the same joke, as opposed to only once on {{SM}}, for instance.

Uses in other novels:

[[Snuff]] - "It has been known, as people put it, for the leopard to change its shorts." Vetinari's final meeting with Vimes.

[[Raising Steam]] - Multiple times by Vetinari, Vimes and others in referring to Moist Von Lipwig's character arch (also: 'proof that a leopard can change his shorts')

[[Category:Discworld culture]]