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	One of the splendid miscellany of books about Discworld with no specific novel value, but with background details in that no fan would ''dream'' of not knowing, such as the traditions of the [[Assassins' Guild]], full lists of teaching staff, high days and holidays, and famous dates and alumni of the Guild.		One of the splendid miscellany of books about Discworld with no specific novel value, but with background details in that no fan would ''dream'' of not knowing, such as the traditions of the [[Assassins' Guild]], full lists of teaching staff, high days and holidays, and famous dates and alumni of the Guild.

	This book was first to introduce female assassins as students (though [[Pyramids]] several years prior has [[Lady T'~~Malia~~]] as one of the teachers) and the new Black Widow House, as well as the characters of Miss Alice Band and Mme les Deux-Épées<ref>{{Cite book\|title=Discworld Assassins' Guild Yearbook and Diary 2000\|publisher=Victor Gollancz, Ltd.\|id={{ISBN\|0575066873\|country=uk}}\|date=1999\|page=4, 'Head Master's Address', p16-17, 'The College Tutors', diary20-22 October}}</ref>, and later in the Discworld short story "Minutes of the Meeting to Form the Proposed Ankh-Morpork Federation of Scouts" in ~~''[[A Blink of the Screen]]'',~~{{~~citation needed\|date=March 2016~~}} to then becoming characters and a playable Assassins' Guild House in [[Discworld MUD]].		This book was first to introduce female assassins as students (though [[Pyramids]] several years prior has [[T'malia\|Lady T'malia]] as one of the teachers) and the new Black Widow House, as well as the characters of Miss Alice Band and Mme les Deux-Épées, and later in the Discworld short story "Minutes of the Meeting to Form the Proposed Ankh-Morpork Federation of Scouts" in {{BS}}, to then becoming characters and a playable Assassins' Guild House in [[Discworld MUD]].

	''Most'' of these details have since been incorporated into the greatly expanded Assassins' Guild entry in {{NDC}}, as has happened with other yearbooks and diaries, but there is at least one surprising omission of detail which did not cross to ''The New Discworld Companion'': the back-story of Madame [[Deux-Epées]] which appears in this diary was left out. Which leads the reader to wonder if other things were missed too.		''Most'' of these details have since been incorporated into the greatly expanded Assassins' Guild entry in {{NDC}}, as has happened with other yearbooks and diaries, but there is at least one surprising omission of detail which did not cross to ''The New Discworld Companion'': the back-story of Madame [[Deux-Epées]] which appears in this diary was left out. Which leads the reader to wonder if other things were missed too.
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	I must tell you all that, following the experiment last term, the Guild Council has voted to accept young ladies on the roll this year. I am aware that a number of you have strong feelings on this issue, but there you are. We must be seen to move with the times.		I must tell you all that, following the experiment last term, the Guild Council has voted to accept young ladies on the roll this year. I am aware that a number of you have strong feelings on this issue, but there you are. We must be seen to move with the times.

	We are also taking on our first troll. Again, I am aware of the arguments. However, the Chrysoprase family is paying for the new Alchemy laboratory and I have met with the young troll in question. He has an exuberant tendency to violence that only needs harnessing to practical purposes for him to become a valuable member of the Guild.		We are also taking on our first troll. Again, I am aware of the arguments. However, the Chrysoprase family is paying for the new Alchemy laboratory and I have met with the young troll in question. He has an exuberant tendency to violence that only needs harnessing to practical purposes for him to become a valuable member of the Guild.

	I am sure you will all be pleased to learn that no less than AM$1,100 was raised for a memorial plaque to Mr [[Stanley 'Touché' Danpipe]] (Fencing) whose clean death at the end of last term at the hands of P.Phelps, Lower Fifth, was a lesson to us all in both style and duty. It will be engraved with his last words, which were 'Very good, boy. A marked improvement since last year. Aaargh.'		I am sure you will all be pleased to learn that no less than AM$1,100 was raised for a memorial plaque to Mr [[Stanley 'Touché' Danpipe]] (Fencing) whose clean death at the end of last term at the hands of P.Phelps, Lower Fifth, was a lesson to us all in both style and duty. It will be engraved with his last words, which were 'Very good, boy. A marked improvement since last year. Aaargh.'

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	One of the splendid miscellany of books about Discworld with no specific novel value, but with background details in that no fan would ''dream'' of not knowing, such as the traditions of the [[Assassins' Guild]], full lists of teaching staff, high days and holidays, and famous dates and alumni of the Guild.		One of the splendid miscellany of books about Discworld with no specific novel value, but with background details in that no fan would ''dream'' of not knowing, such as the traditions of the [[Assassins' Guild]], full lists of teaching staff, high days and holidays, and famous dates and alumni of the Guild.

	''Most'' of these details have since been incorporated into the greatly expanded Assassins' Guild entry in {{NDC}}, as has happened with other yearbooks and diaries, but there is at least one surprising omission of detail which did not cross to ''The New Discworld Companion'': the back-story of Madame [[Deux-Epées]] which appears in this diary was left out. Which leads the reader to wonder if other things were missed too.		This book was first to introduce female assassins as students (though [[Pyramids]] several years prior has [[Lady T'Malia]] as one of the teachers) and the new Black Widow House, as well as the characters of Miss Alice Band and Mme les Deux-Épées<ref>{{Cite book\|title=Discworld Assassins' Guild Yearbook and Diary 2000\|publisher=Victor Gollancz, Ltd.\|id={{ISBN\|0575066873\|country=uk}}\|date=1999\|page=4, 'Head Master's Address', p16-17, 'The College Tutors', diary20-22 October}}</ref>, and later in the Discworld short story "Minutes of the Meeting to Form the Proposed Ankh-Morpork Federation of Scouts" in ''[[A Blink of the Screen]]'',{{citation needed\|date=March 2016}} to then becoming characters and a playable Assassins' Guild House in [[Discworld MUD]].

			''Most'' of these details have since been incorporated into the greatly expanded Assassins' Guild entry in {{NDC}}, as has happened with other yearbooks and diaries, but there is at least one surprising omission of detail which did not cross to ''The New Discworld Companion'': the back-story of Madame [[Deux-Epées]] which appears in this diary was left out. Which leads the reader to wonder if other things were missed too.

	A translated version was released in 2001 in Germany as '''''Der Scheibenwelt-Kalender 2001'''''. It appears to be identical in format to the English-language version with the original Kidby pencil drawings, and most of the German text appears to be a "straight" translation of the English. However, the bilingual reader (or the reader trying to stretch their comprehension of German) is advised to note that some originally-English concepts appear to be difficult to render in German, and many of the character names in German are divergent from the English. Examples of this include:		A translated version was released in 2001 in Germany as '''''Der Scheibenwelt-Kalender 2001'''''. It appears to be identical in format to the English-language version with the original Kidby pencil drawings, and most of the German text appears to be a "straight" translation of the English. However, the bilingual reader (or the reader trying to stretch their comprehension of German) is advised to note that some originally-English concepts appear to be difficult to render in German, and many of the character names in German are divergent from the English. Examples of this include:

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	One of the splendid miscellany of books about Discworld with no specific novel value, but with background details in that no fan would ''dream'' of not knowing, such as the traditions of the [[Assassins' Guild]], full lists of teaching staff, high days and holidays, and famous dates and alumni of the Guild.		One of the splendid miscellany of books about Discworld with no specific novel value, but with background details in that no fan would ''dream'' of not knowing, such as the traditions of the [[Assassins' Guild]], full lists of teaching staff, high days and holidays, and famous dates and alumni of the Guild.

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	==Memorandum To All Staff==		==Memorandum To All Staff==

	From the Head Master		From the Head Master

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	[[Category:Reference\|Discworld's Assassins' Guild Diary 2000]]		[[Category:Reference\|Discworld's Assassins' Guild Diary 2000]]

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	\|coauthors=Stephen Briggs		\|coauthors=[[Stephen Briggs]]
	\|illustrator=Paul Kidby		\|illustrator=[[Paul Kidby]]
	\|date=~~2000~~		\|date=1999
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	A translated version was released in 2001 in Germany as '''''Der Scheibenwelt-Kalender 2001'''''. It appears to be identical in format to the English-language version with the original Kidby pencil drawings, and most of the German text appears to be a "straight" translation of the English. However, the bilingual reader (or the reader trying to stretch their comprehension of German) is advised to note that some originally-English concepts appear to be difficult to render in German, and many of the character names in German are divergent from the English. Examples of this include:		A translated version was released in 2001 in Germany as '''''Der Scheibenwelt-Kalender 2001'''''. It appears to be identical in format to the English-language version with the original Kidby pencil drawings, and most of the German text appears to be a "straight" translation of the English. However, the bilingual reader (or the reader trying to stretch their comprehension of German) is advised to note that some originally-English concepts appear to be difficult to render in German, and many of the character names in German are divergent from the English. Examples of this include:

			* Lord [[Downey]] - ''Lord Witwenmacher''
	* Miss [[Smith-Rhodes]] - ''Frau Richtsgutan''.		* Miss [[Smith-Rhodes]] - ''Frau Richtsgutan''.
	* Jasper [[Chrysoprase]] - ''F.D.R. Hauer''		* Jasper [[Chrysoprase]] - ''F.D.R. Hauer''

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Memorandum To All Staff

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	We are also taking on our first troll. Again, I am aware of the arguments. However, the Chrysoprase family is paying for the new Alchemy laboratory and I have met with the young troll in question. He has an exuberant tendency to violence that only needs harnessing to practical purposes for him to become a valuable member of the Guild.		We are also taking on our first troll. Again, I am aware of the arguments. However, the Chrysoprase family is paying for the new Alchemy laboratory and I have met with the young troll in question. He has an exuberant tendency to violence that only needs harnessing to practical purposes for him to become a valuable member of the Guild.

	I am sure you will all be pleased to learn that no less than AM$1,100 was raised for a memorial plaque to Mr Stanley '~~Touche~~' Danpipe (Fencing) whose clean death at the end of last term at the hands of P.Phelps, Lower Fifth, was a lesson to us all in both style and duty. It will be engraved with his last words, which were 'Very good, boy. A marked improvement since last year. Aaargh.'		I am sure you will all be pleased to learn that no less than AM$1,100 was raised for a memorial plaque to Mr [[Stanley 'Touché' Danpipe]] (Fencing) whose clean death at the end of last term at the hands of P.Phelps, Lower Fifth, was a lesson to us all in both style and duty. It will be engraved with his last words, which were 'Very good, boy. A marked improvement since last year. Aaargh.'

	Downey		Downey

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	* Miss [[Smith-Rhodes]] - ''Frau Richtsgutan''.		* Miss [[Smith-Rhodes]] - ''Frau Richtsgutan''.
	* Jasper [[Chrysoprase]] - ''F.D.R. Hauer''		* Jasper [[Chrysoprase]] - ''F.D.R. Hauer''
			* Mr [[Lamister]] - ''Herr Jammer''
	* Professor Stone - ''Professor Stein'' (OK, some are easy)		* Professor Stone - ''Professor Stein'' (OK, some are easy)

AgProv: It's the only version I've got to work with. Still valuable, though!

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It's the only version I've got to work with. Still valuable, though!

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	''Most'' of these details have since been incorporated into the greatly expanded Assassins' Guild entry in {{NDC}}, as has happened with other yearbooks and diaries, but there is at least one surprising omission of detail which did not cross to ''The New Discworld Companion'': the back-story of Madame [[Deux-Epées]] which appears in this diary was left out. Which leads the reader to wonder if other things were missed too.		''Most'' of these details have since been incorporated into the greatly expanded Assassins' Guild entry in {{NDC}}, as has happened with other yearbooks and diaries, but there is at least one surprising omission of detail which did not cross to ''The New Discworld Companion'': the back-story of Madame [[Deux-Epées]] which appears in this diary was left out. Which leads the reader to wonder if other things were missed too.

			A translated version was released in 2001 in Germany as '''''Der Scheibenwelt-Kalender 2001'''''. It appears to be identical in format to the English-language version with the original Kidby pencil drawings, and most of the German text appears to be a "straight" translation of the English. However, the bilingual reader (or the reader trying to stretch their comprehension of German) is advised to note that some originally-English concepts appear to be difficult to render in German, and many of the character names in German are divergent from the English. Examples of this include:

			* Miss [[Smith-Rhodes]] - ''Frau Richtsgutan''.
			* Jasper [[Chrysoprase]] - ''F.D.R. Hauer''
			* Professor Stone - ''Professor Stein'' (OK, some are easy)

			Consult the German Wiki (many pages have a lower-left link to "Deutsch") for further information.

	==Memorandum To All Staff==		==Memorandum To All Staff==