This year, man... elchupacabra. I am a big fan of the humorous fantasy Discworld series by Terry Pratchett. But like Sam Vimes, I'm naturally on the knurd side. Klunk. Born into a poor district of Ankh-Morpork, Sam Vimes joined a gang when young. That's a long way from actual. It was so poor that there was little crime, though Sam was part of a street gang (The Cockbill Street Roaring Lads) with Lupine Wonse (who later became secretary to Lord Vetinari). Discworld fans may remember Sam Vimes being described as naturally "knurd", i.e., lacking the personality traits that most people have all the time that can be accentuated with alcohol. Although, as he told Rotten Tomatoes during a recent interview, his regular diet was interrupted, ironically enough, just after the first City Watch novel, Guards!Guards!, was released. I mention this because after some recent soul-searching, I've come to the conclusion that my most notable personality traits are consistent with someone who is constantly under the influence of marijuana. When old enough, he joined the City Guard’s Night Watch. One might go so far as to call him far too sane. That was a necessary survival strategy on the city streets. There is the bit about Sam Vimes being two drinks under par because his body doesn't produce enough "natural alcohol" and he really isn't a drunk but he just never gets the dosage right. Look up "knurd" (drunk backwards) for being too sober. Clere. If we could modulate it with the truth, how useful it could be…" ~Commander Sir Samuel Vimes "I'm worried and confused. It had an element of the knurd about it, in fact. In fact Vimes actually has a negative blood alcohol level, which means he has to drink to avoid being knurd. Thud! Thud! sam vimes’s natural anti-drunkenness (being knurd) is described as seeing the world the way it actually is, without all the comforting illusions people have for themselves. Even when you take it off, you're still wearing it." sam vimes’s natural anti-drunkenness (being knurd) is described as seeing the world the way it actually is, without all the comforting illusions people have for themselves. ... It’s been suggested he’s actually “knurd”. Vetinari is extremely Knurd. This both makes him intensely cynical and gives him a tendency towards alcoholism. Once head of the night watch, ... Knurd, on Terry Pratchett’s Discworld, is an extreme state of sobriety, where all the pink illusions we comfort ourselves with are stripped away to leave stark, bare reality. ~Commander Samuel Vimes "That's rumor for you. ~Commander Sir Samuel Vimes Some people are just made the opposite of drunk, they're born knurd and it takes a few drinks (or drugs) just to get them to 'normal' level I'm one of them . Discworld fans may remember Sam Vimes being described as naturally "knurd", i.e., lacking the personality traits that most people have all the time that can be accentuated with alcohol. The big consideration is that you work for Sam Vimes. as being naturally two drinks short of actual sobriety. What is his condition, the opposite of drunk, usually only achieved on Discworld by drinking Klatchian coffee, called? Sam Vimes was born in Cockbill Street as the son of Thomas Vimes, [2] (and, likewise, whose father was Gwilliam Vimes) [2] in the Rimwards part of the Shades, the poorest area of Ankh-Morpork. Klere. I am fairly certain that Cap’n Bram actually created Sweetheart to start off knurd, as an attempt to provide the gravitas necessary for leadership. Vimes is an Alcoholic, being born knurd (two drinks behind everyone else) and drinks nasty whiskey and wakes up regularly in the gutter. Mr Vimes pointed out all the Captain positions in the Watch depend on that ... cousin Olga. Although knurdness is a state usually only obtainable by drinking Klatchian coffee, Samuel Vimes, one of the Discworld's most notable characters, is described in Guards! It was so poor that there was little crime, though Sam was part of a street gang, ( The Cockbill Street Roaring Lads ,) with Lupine Wonse , (who later became secretary to Lord Vetinari ). Araya being, you know, probably the world's greatest expert on Bounded Fields and Origins, not to mention a genuine kung-fu ninja assassin and, more importantly, very, very un-insane. They drank coffee and made small-talk together. is the first of the subseries called the City Watch, at the center of which is the chronically dour Captain Vimes. Samuel Vimes from Discworld is more relatable since I quit drinking. Background. Guards! Sam Vimes was born in Cockbill Street as the son of Thomas [2] Vimes, whose father was Gwilliam [2] Vimes in the Rimwards part of the Shades, the poorest area of Ankh-Morpork. He is an alcoholic in his first book and his struggles with it were always extremely profound. Knurd. Poor Sam needs to drink heavily just to get sober!) Although knurdness is a state usually only obtainable by drinking Klatchian coffee, Samuel Vimes, one of the Discworld's most notable characters, is described in Guards! 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