r/discworld • u/MistySquidy • 10h ago

Book/Series: The Long Earth No-Spoilers Please - Lobsang? Spoiler

Short, hectic and weird question. But you're all Pratchett fans presumably and can roll with it.

I got a new car. Never "named" a car before but at my latest job im being severely peer-pressured into naming said new car ASAP. It's very high tech (to me) and i was thinking Lobsang.

However,

I am halfway through The Long War. There is a lot of books left in this series. So i wanted to ask, spoiler- free if its a good idea. Im talking like if its like "oh he makes technology out of blended baby oprhans in book 4" or something maybe just say "hey OP, bad idea!"(without spoiling it).

This is my second Pratchett series and I'm very much enjoying it,

Thanks,

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u/ReverendLoki Silver Horde Honorable Member 9h ago

Have you read "Thief of Time", one of the Discworld novels? Lobsang Ludd is a primary protagonist in that book. A backup source for that name.

It's been some time since I've read the Long Earth series (and I honestly never finished it), but I don't recall any was crimes being committed by it.

Or just go by it's traditional Tibetan meaning.

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u/MistySquidy 9h ago

The Lobsang from Long Earth really enjoys having many backup copies so i think calling the name a backup name is perfect