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The Unseen University Boat Race is a good spectator sport consisting as it does of two teams of students wearing very wide shoes running along the river from the boathouses to the Brass Bridge carrying a racing skiff. It is possible to do this since the River Ankh is so turgid it can barely be considered mobile. In earlier days the rowing clubs had a man at the helm to dig a way through the water.

Rules for Use of the Temple of Small Gods […]
2. Worshippers are responsible for cleaning their own altars and emptying the burning pits after use. Strictly no barbecues. […]
7. Please use the locker room for shoe storage. Temple staff cannot be held responsible for any loss or infection. […]
9. Unauthorised tampering with collection boxes will be punished by holy fire, probably. Well, you never know. […]

Freedom, when done properly, is not necessarily easy, or nice, or expedient, it's just freedom; and the interesting thing about it is that every other citizen has it as well, which is where, of course, the fun starts.
— Lord Vetinari