Jingo (Discworld, #21; City Watch, #4)

by Terry Pratchett

Sergeant Colon had had a broad education. He’d been to the School of My Dad Always Said, the College of It Stands to Reason, and was now a postgraduate student at the University of What Some Bloke In the Pub Told Me.

“One of the advantages of horses that people often point out,” said Vetinari, after some thought, “is that they very seldom explode.