Lets be honest, a good part of what makes the Discworld so fun is catching the allusions and references to our own world and feeling clever because we did so.
Inspired by my remembrance of a favourite allusion in this thread, I thought it would be fun to share our favourite Discword allusions.
My two favourites:
Vetinari. Medici. Hee!
and
Llamedos. Sod’em all backwards. A reference to Llagerrub in Dylan Thomas’ Under Milk Wood. This one made me feel SMRT.
What’s yours?
And in case you need reminding, a wealth of Pratchett allusions can be found here.
“But you read a lot of books, I’m thinking. Hard to have faith, ain’t it, when you’ve read too many books?”
From Carpe Jugulum
I still get a kick out of the Druid’s and their megalith computers from Light Fantastic
As far as an out and out pun I love “who’re people going to remember Glod, you or some felonious monk?” (approximately) from Soul Music.
Oh, and the basketball references from Soul Music too.
Shurely shome mishtake Francesca, not Llagerrub but Llareggub 
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How about the musical about that poor bum Miserable Les, in Maskerade. You don’t have to be smart to figure that one out, but I love how he twists things. Maskerade is Soul Music grown up.
I actually got an annotation listed at lspace.org. When we meet Casanunda the dwarf who - in Witches Abroad - introduces himself as "The second greatest lover in the world - but I try harder.
You’re quite write.
Perdita thought that not obeying rules was somehow cool. Agnes thought that rules like “Don’t fall into this huge pit of spikes” were there for a purpose.
– (Carpe Jugulum)
I like when he does “Deformed Rabbit.”
Sorry, thought you said “illusions.”
I got the Chekhov allusions in The Fifth Elephant. I felt dead clever.
And which book is it that has some hero talking about killing a monster, and “next day its mum came down to the hall and complained”? I liked that one.
My favorite is where he mentions someone being pressganged and having to spend years plowing the ocean waves, and adds a footnote saying it’s hard work, especially when the damn horses keep sinking.
So, how many Biblical scholars are there here? How many get this one?
Small gods. Oh yeah!
In Reaper Man, I like the image of the Dean running around saying “huthuthut” and “Yo!”. I picture him looking like a really fat Rambo.
In Guards! Guards!, Errol, the little dragon was called a “Whittle”. The inventor of the jet engine. Heh.
The “Cool” Vampires in Carpe Jugulum who adopted names like Tracy and Brad. Brilliant anti-goth.
“Ridcully was to management what King Herod was to the Bethlehem Playgroup Association.”
Matthew 2:16: “Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, […]”
-The Last Continent
Not to mention: “They can’t stop us, we’re on a mission from Glod!”
**“The next time somebody comes in here and tries to play, what was it…Pathway to Paradise, he’s to rip their head off and stick it on a post.”
“Don’t they get a warning?”
“That’ll be the warning.”**–Soul Music
I loved that.
Beyond a shadow of a doubt, “they can’t stop us, we’re on a mission from Glod.” Best allusion ever!
Wow, it’s been a while since I posted… stupid laziness.
From Men at Arms
Vetinari: What are these drawings?
Leonard: Oh, those are just some of my cartoons.
Vetinari: The one of the boy with his kite stuck in the tree is quite good.