Going Postal: Tropes

Signature tropes

The ones that say the most about Going Postal. Pick one to read it.

• Out-of-Character Momentin 270 titlesSeeing Angua referring to anyone as "lunch" and changing in public (as she's seen doing in the trailer) is very jarring compared to her representation in the books, where she's a vegetarian who hates…Read →
• Reality-Breaking ParadoxRare · in 26 titlesThe mail sorting engine in the basement of the post office was designed by Bloody Stupid Johnson, who built the wheels inside using measurements where pi equaled exactly 3 (thinking "three and a bit"…Read →
• Bar Brawlin 826 titlesHighly organized, with a scoring system and tactics that seem to be based on a combination of rugby and professional wrestling.Read →
• Did I Just Say That Out Loud?in 235 titlesVetinari, true to form, takes him at his word and asks his secretary for a broom.Read →
• Privately Owned SocietyRare · in 33 titlesEssentially what Vetinari is trying to avoid by having Moist take down Gilt and his Board.Read →
• The Window or the StairsRare · in 39 titlesMoist von Lipwig is given a choice by Vetinari, who presents himself as an "angel" to Moist: He can take over the job of Postmaster General, or walk out a door in Vetinari's office, and Vetinari woul…Read →