ANKH-MORPORK TIMES
"The truth shall make ye' fat."
Patrician fights scuttlebutt
52 arrested in Sator Square
Fans Guild retracts rumours
SATOR SQUARE - The surprising revelations revealed in Patrician Havelock Vetinari's missive entitled "A Public Service Message" sparked 15 minutes of widespread speculation yesterday, ending in arrests in Sator Square.
Several hundred visitors to the Sator Square Market had paused in their business to listen to the Patrician's message, which accused members of the Guild of Fans & Disciples of spreading rumors of "a set of liaisons that the Patrician wishes to reassure the public never, in fact, happened."
"I tol 'em, I says, bugrit, I says them's my armadillos and no mistake," said Foul Ol' Ron, who witnessed the midday scene. He added: "Fer yer gobble spit, juggins, I wants six an' two, bugrem."
The presence of more than 200 members of the Palace Guard assured the unusually swift end to the outburst of exclamations, rude comments and impromptu humor from the crowd. The 52 arrested were called "ringleaders" of the merriment, said Palace Guard Capt. Accordion Squibble, who declined to comment on what would happen to the prisoners.
A spokesman for the Guild of Fans & Disciples urged the public to [continued on p. 3]
"The truth shall make ye' fat."
Patrician fights scuttlebutt
52 arrested in Sator Square
Fans Guild retracts rumours
SATOR SQUARE - The surprising revelations revealed in Patrician Havelock Vetinari's missive entitled "A Public Service Message" sparked 15 minutes of widespread speculation yesterday, ending in arrests in Sator Square.
Several hundred visitors to the Sator Square Market had paused in their business to listen to the Patrician's message, which accused members of the Guild of Fans & Disciples of spreading rumors of "a set of liaisons that the Patrician wishes to reassure the public never, in fact, happened."
"I tol 'em, I says, bugrit, I says them's my armadillos and no mistake," said Foul Ol' Ron, who witnessed the midday scene. He added: "Fer yer gobble spit, juggins, I wants six an' two, bugrem."
The presence of more than 200 members of the Palace Guard assured the unusually swift end to the outburst of exclamations, rude comments and impromptu humor from the crowd. The 52 arrested were called "ringleaders" of the merriment, said Palace Guard Capt. Accordion Squibble, who declined to comment on what would happen to the prisoners.
A spokesman for the Guild of Fans & Disciples urged the public to [continued on p. 3]