![]() This was the Captain Samuel Vimes 'Boots' theory of socioeconomic unfairness. A man who could afford fifty dollars had a pair of boots that'd still be keeping his feet dry in ten years' time, while the poor man who could only afford cheap boots would have spent a hundred dollars on boots in the same time and would still have wet feet. Those were the kind of boots Vimes always bought, and wore until the soles were so thin that he could tell where he was in Ankh-Morpork on a foggy night by the feel of the cobbles.īut the thing was that good boots lasted for years and years. In such instances, you need an acolyte, and fast. So when the great god Om accidentally manifests himself as a lowly tortoise, stripped of all divine power, its clear hes become less important than he realised. But an affordable pair of boots, which were sort of OK for a season or two and then leaked like hell when the cardboard gave out, cost about ten dollars. Everyone has their own opinion and their own gods, of every shape and size - all fighting for faith, followers, and a place at the top. A really good pair of leather boots cost fifty dollars. ‘An intriguing satire on institutionalized religion corrupted by power. He wants peace, justice and love but that’s hard to achieve in a world where religion means power, and corruption reigns supreme. He earned thirty-eight dollars a month plus allowances. Enter Brutha, the Chosen One or at least the only One available. Building a temple didn't mean you believed in gods, it just meant you believed in architecture. People say 'it was god's will' when granny dies, but they get angry when they lose a cow. ![]() “The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed to spend less money. There's more pressure on a vet to get it right. ![]()
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