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	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.		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.

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

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	A running [[pune]] or play on words ~~occuring~~ 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].		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 ~~occurence~~ 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.		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.

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A running [[pune]] or play on words occuring 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 occurence 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.

[[Category:Discworld culture]]