Also, in the novel Moving Pictures by Terry Pratchett, this slang is frequently used.

In the fictional Discworld universe created by author Terry Pratchett, the city-state of Ankh-Morpork contains numerous Guilds ( including respective Guilds for Assassins, Beggars and Fools, as well as Thieves and others ), all of which have a monopoly on the various trades which they dominate.

Terry Pratchett has written a non-Discworld novel called Dodger set in Victorian London.

Still, to quote the same reference: " Vorbis, on the other hand is named after the Terry Pratchett character from the book Small Gods.

* In the Discworld series of novels by Terry Pratchett, the practice of retrophrenology is mentioned.

* 2003 – Terry Pratchett, Night Watch

* Terry Pratchett intended his 1981 novel Strata to be a " pisstake / homage / satire " of Ringworld.

In the Discworld books by Terry Pratchett, the Patrician's Palace contains the Rats Chamber, an anagrammatical equivalent to the actual Star Chamber.

Raimi is slated to direct a film adaptation of The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett.

Mort is a Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett.

* The Unseen University, in the fictional Discworld novels of Terry Pratchett

" Vorbis " is named after a Discworld character, Exquisitor Vorbis in Small Gods by Terry Pratchett.

For example, J. K. Rowling maintains the painful transition between forms while Charles de Lint, Terry Pratchett, Fritz Leiber, and myriad others reach back to the non-painful medieval literary sources.

* In the novel Small Gods by Terry Pratchett the prophet Brutha encounters several Ephebian ( Greek ) philosophers in the country, attempting to disprove Zeno's paradox by shooting arrows at a succession of tortoises.

* April 28 – Terry Pratchett, English writer

Terry Pratchett authored the 1999 novel The Fifth Elephant centered around the theft of a Dwarfish coronation seat made from hardened bread and called the Scone of Stone.

A Terry Pratchett novel and his reading glasses were found next to him.

by Terry Pratchett.

In February 2010 Robinson, described as the ' stunt Pratchett ', read the main part of Terry Pratchett's BBC Richard Dimbleby Lecture.

Terry Pratchett had not heard of the bird when he came up with the name but retroactively associated the name with the bird in later books.

" Cats with these markings also played a starring role in the drawings illustrating The Unadulterated Cat, a book written by Terry Pratchett, with cartoons by Gray Jolliffe.

* Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett ( 1998 ).

* Eric, parody novel by popular author Terry Pratchett

Rainbows End mentions outdoor overlays based on popular fictional universes from H. P. Lovecraft and Terry Pratchett among others.

* Strata — a novel by Terry Pratchett, includes an unnamed artificial flat world.

* 1980 – Terry Fox begins his " Marathon of Hope " at St. John's, Newfoundland.

* 1938 – Terry Peck, Falkland Islander soldier ( d. 2006 )

* 1938 – Terry Wogan, Irish-English broadcaster

* 1930 – Terry Nation, Welsh novelist and screenwriter ( d. 1997 )

* 1948 – Terry Adams, American pianist and composer ( NRBQ )

* 1946 – Terry Nutkins, English television host and author ( d. 2012 )

* 1955 – Terry Taylor, American wrestler

* 1947 – Terry Hoeppner, American football coach ( d. 2007 )

* 1995 – Oklahoma City bombing: Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols are indicted for the bombing.

joined car owner Rod Osterlund Racing, in a season that included a rookie class of future stars – Earnhardt, Harry Gant and Terry Labonte.

* 1928 – Terry Carter, American actor

* 1950 – Terry Bozzio, American drummer ( Missing Persons )

* 1960 – Terry Moran, American TV reporter

* 2006 – Terry Peck, Falkland Islander who acted as a scout for 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment in the Falklands War ( b. 1938 )

* ( 1970 ) Nominated – Best Original Screenplay / Easy Rider ( shared with Peter Fonda and Terry Southern )

In the experimental post 1960s eras, which saw the development of free jazz and jazz-rock fusion, some of the influential bassists included Charles Mingus ( 1922 – 1979 ), who was also a composer and bandleader whose music fused hard bop with black gospel music, free jazz and classical music ; free jazz and post-bop bassist Charlie Haden ( born 1937 ) is best known for his long association with saxophonist Ornette Coleman and for his role in the 1970s-era Liberation Music Orchestra, an experimental group ; Eddie Gomez and George Mraz, who played with Bill Evans and Oscar Peterson, respectively, and are both acknowledged to have furthered expectations of pizzicato fluency and melodic phrasing, fusion virtuoso Stanley Clarke ( born 1951 ) is notable for his dexterity on both the upright bass and the electric bass, and Terry Plumeri, noted for his horn-like arco fluency and vocal tone.

Strange animations between sketches were crafted in the final episodes by the then-unknown Terry Gilliam, who also graduated to Python – part of his " Christmas cards " animation reappeared there in the " Joy to the World " segment.

* 1931 – Terry Sanders, American filmmaker

* 1920 – Clark Terry, American trumpeter

* 1951 – Terry Gross, National Public Radio host

* 1928 – Terry Lewis, Australian police commissioner

* 1943 – Terry Semel, American business executive

* 1943 – Terry Eagleton, British literary critic and philosopher

* 1847 – Ellen Terry, English actress ( d. 1928 )

* 1941 – Terry Biddlecombe, English horse racing jockey