Information AboutC.m.o.t. Dibbler |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT CUT-ME-OWN-THROAT DIBBLER | |
| characters introduced in 1989 | |
| discworld characters | |
| fictional street merchants | |
| fictional spivs | |
Cut Me Own Throat (C.M.O.T) Dibbler is one of the numerous bit part characters that enrich the world of Terry Pratchett 's '' Discworld '' Novel s. A 'merchant venturer' in Ankh-Morpork , he is most famous for selling meat by-products to unsuspecting souls. His name originates from his catchphrase 'I'll sell it for less, and that's cutting me own throat.' He has also been a Moving Pictures (movie) producer/director where his lack of scruples was entirely reminiscent of the pioneers of modern motion pictures and, similarly, the agent of a ' Music With Rocks In ' group. He has also been known to sell ' Fong Shooey ' advice, mail-order martial arts lessons (under the alias 'Grand Master Lobsang Dibbler'), ' Dibbler's Genuine Soggy Mountain Dew ,' souvenir snow-globes and advertising space in the ''Ankh-Morpork Times''. He is at his best selling intangibles; physical merchandise tends to hamper his patter somewhat. Indeed he once said he was best at 'selling ideas.' His eye for the main chance coupled with astonishing business acumen and appalling bad luck is comparable to Derek Trotter from '' Only Fools And Horses ''. When his business plans fail, he falls back to selling (mostly) 'pig' sausages on the streets of Ankh-Morpork. He has often been described as 'trying to make both ends meat.' He is described in the books as resembling a rodent, and wears a long 'poacher's' coat covered in pockets. He is usually seen either pushing a barrow or carrying a tray. This contains sausages-in-buns, meat pies, and probably some merchandise connected with whatever the latest Morporkian fad is. OTHER 'DIBBLERS' The wizard Rincewind had a theory that equivalents of Dibbler are everywhere. This theory is borne out by Rincewind's meeting:
Other Dibbler equivalents include Ratonasticthenes from Ephebe (Mentioned in '' The Science Of Discworld ''). It was previously thought they might all be related, but the ''Discworld Companion'' explains that this is Parallel Evolution . 'Wherever people are prepared to eat terrible food,' it says, 'there will be someone there to sell it to them.' |
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