Just as well, because I wasn't intending to pay you.
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Ridcully:
[entering Lord Vetinari's office]
This had better be important. I'm in the middle of an experiment. Lord Vetinari:
Involving a knife and fork, no doubt. Ridcully:
[sighing]
I don't expect a layman to understand the pressures of university life. Lord Vetinari:
Incredible though it may seem, we've found a practical use for one of your magical devices. Ridcully:
Have you? Lord Vetinari:
The object in question is, um... [Lord Vetinari looks at Drumknott] Drumknott:
An omniscope, my lord. Lord Vetinari:
Enabling us to see things at a distance, I believe. Ridcully:
The omniscope is a highly complex, very unstable piece of equipment. Lord Vetinari:
You mean it doesn't work? Ridcully:
Well... [stammering] Ridcully:
Relatively speaking, it works. Lord Vetinari:
Excellent. Kindly have it up and running by dawn tomorrow. Ridcully:
Now listen, magic is not some kind of workman's tool that you can hire out by the hour. Lord Vetinari:
Just as well, because I wasn't intending to pay you. [Drumknott smirks]
[entering Lord Vetinari's office]
This had better be important. I'm in the middle of an experiment. Lord Vetinari:
Involving a knife and fork, no doubt. Ridcully:
[sighing]
I don't expect a layman to understand the pressures of university life. Lord Vetinari:
Incredible though it may seem, we've found a practical use for one of your magical devices. Ridcully:
Have you? Lord Vetinari:
The object in question is, um... [Lord Vetinari looks at Drumknott] Drumknott:
An omniscope, my lord. Lord Vetinari:
Enabling us to see things at a distance, I believe. Ridcully:
The omniscope is a highly complex, very unstable piece of equipment. Lord Vetinari:
You mean it doesn't work? Ridcully:
Well... [stammering] Ridcully:
Relatively speaking, it works. Lord Vetinari:
Excellent. Kindly have it up and running by dawn tomorrow. Ridcully:
Now listen, magic is not some kind of workman's tool that you can hire out by the hour. Lord Vetinari:
Just as well, because I wasn't intending to pay you. [Drumknott smirks]
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This had better be important I'm in the middle of an experiment
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Involving a knife and fork no doubt
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I wouldn't expect a layman
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to understand the pressures of university life
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Incredible though it may seem
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we have found a practical use for one of your magical devices
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Have you
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The object in question is um
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An omniscope my lord
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Enabling us to see things at a distance I believe
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The omniscope is a highly complex very unstable piece of equipment
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You mean it doesn't work
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Well STAMMERS
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relatively speaking it works
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Excellent Kindly have it up and running by dawn tomorrow
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Now listen magic is not some workman's tool
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that you can hire out by the hour
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Just as well because I wasn't intending to pay you
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Movie Summary
A con artist is conned into taking the job as Postmaster General in the Ankh-Morpork Post Office.
