A golden winged sandal stands beside a tilted gold ring and pale feathers against a dark blue background.

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Small Gods  ·  1992

Terry Pratchett

Most gods find it hard to walk and think at the same time.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The joke gives gods a very ordinary weakness: trouble doing two things at once. Walking and thinking sound simple beside the powers gods are usually imagined to have. That small failure brings their grand status sharply down to earth.

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