Regular readers know I really love Terry Pratchett’s works. I’ve often talked about the great man’s works.

Today, courtesy of Tyler, I give you another reason why you should just [heart] that fellow. I present you Nicholas Barbon. According to Wikipedia,

Nicholas Barbon (c. 1640 - 1698) (Full name: Nicholas Unless-Jesus-Christ-Had-Died-For-Thee-Thou-Hadst-Been-Damned Barbon) was an English economist, physician and financial speculator. He is counted among the critics of mercantilism and was one of the first proponents of the free market.

He was born in London in 1640, probably the son of Praise-God Barbon,…

Sounds like a certain Constable Visit-the-Infidel-with-Explanatory-Pamphlets no? Interestingly, Nicholas Unless-Jesus-Christ-Had-Died-For-Thee-Thou-Hadst-Been-Damned Barbon was also a pampleteer i.e. he visited the infidel with explanatory pamphlets.

So, Terry Pratchett once again pwns and made my day (also, Crazy Puritans and Silkrose).

p/s: Anyone noticed that Brutha wrote the 8th book of the Septateuch (oh yes, this makes as much sense as Book 5 of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Trilogy)? There are 8 colors in the Discworld and the Opera ghost who haunts box 7a… hmm..

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