I Ate'nt Dead ...a question about Granny Weatherwax's famous note

[!UGH!]

Hello, I have a short question.
Which one was the first Discworld novel including Granny Weatherwax's famous -I Ate'nt Dead- note.
I'm still working on to complete my Discworld collection, better late than never.
Thanks in advance.

!UGH!

 

[Tonyblack]

I think it might be Equal Rites. That was certainly the first time someone thought she was dead. If not that one, certainly one of the early ones such as Wyrd Sisters. I hope that helps.

 

[!UGH!]

Thanks for the hyper-fast answer. That helped a lot, I'll check that out.

 

[Tonyblack]

You're welcome. However, it's a while since I read those early books and I may be wrong. I must admit, I'm now curious myself.

 

[Tonyblack]

According to Wiki, it was first used in Lords and Ladies (I'm surprised at that!). Here's what Wiki says:

However, while her mind is out Borrowing, her body falls into a catatonic, almost death-like trance; it is revealed in Lords And Ladies that in order to prevent embarrassing accidents, she has taken to wearing a placard reading "I ATE'NT DEAD" [sic] when she does so (After her actual death, she was found lying in bed with this placard on her chest, "ATE'NT" crossed out and the card now reading "I IS PROBLY DEAD").

 

[RathDarkblade]

Um, shouldn't that be "I Aten't Dead"? *curious* It's been years and years since I read any of my copies of the Discworld books, so my memory may be going.

 

[Dotsie]

Um, shouldn't that be "I Aten't Dead"? *curious*

The quote is 'I ATE'NT DEAD', and it is in Lords and Ladies. She could definitely have done with it in Equal Rites though, to stop poor Esk from thinking she's dead.

 

[!UGH!]

Great, now we know Lord & Ladies it is.
Yesterday I checked -Equal Rites- and found only a part were Granny says she forgot to put a note.
And good to know that it's really 'I ATE'NT DEAD', I got that line tattooed after Sir Pratchett had his visit from that guy who always SPEAKS IN CAPITAL LETTERS.

 

[Tonyblack]

I wouldn't want to argue with Granny, regarding her spelling.

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

OR ELSE you may croak it.

 

[RathDarkblade]

It's all right. I haven't got a frog in my throat (yet). I've been toad!

 

[BobtheDrog]

Lords and Ladies probably makes sense since I can't remember her borrowing in Wyrd sisters or Witches abroad and she would have started doing after Esk got upset

 

[RathDarkblade]

Granny definitely borrowed in both WS and WA. In "Wyrd Sisters", she tuned her mind to the "mind" of Lancre. In "Witches Abroad", she "borrowed" the mind of the wolf who was never going to eat Red Riding Hood's granny.

 

[MountainBard]

I wouldn't argue with Granny Weatherwax about anything!