On the fifth day the Governor of the town called all the tribal chieftains to an audience in the market square, to hear their grievances. He didn't a… - Terry Pratchett

On the Disc, the Gods aren't so much worshipped, as they are blamed.

The Ephebians believed that every man should have the vote (provided that he wasn't poor, foreign, nor disqualified by reason of being mad, frivolous, or a woman). Every five years someone was elected to be Tyrant, provided he could prove that he was honest, intelligent, sensible, and trustworthy. Immediately after he was elected, of course, it was obvious to everyone that he was a criminal madman and totally out of touch with the view of the ordinary philosopher in the street looking for a towel. And then five years later they elected another one just like him, and really it was amazing how intelligent people kept on making the same mistakes.

Most books on witchcraft will tell you that witches work naked. This is because most books on witchcraft are written by men.