Cheery Littlebottom - Revision history

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	\|title= Cheery		\|title= Cheery
	\|photo= ~~Dwarf3~~.jpg\|~~Cheery, as drawn by [[User:Knmatt\|Matt Smith]]~~		\|photo=Blank.jpg\|
	\|name= Cheery Littlebottom		\|name= Cheery Littlebottom
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	\|cameos= {{TT}}		\|cameos= {{TT}}<BR>{{SN}}
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	The first, and for quite some time the only, member of the forensics department in the [[Ankh-Morpork City Watch]]. Originally trained as an alchemist, Cheery left the [[Alchemists' Guild]] to join the watch after an incident which forced her to leave the guild (she blew up the entire leadership of the guild - people tend not to forget such trivia...). Cheery came from [[Überwald]], found her first city friend in [[Angua von Überwald\|Angua]], and as a result became the first openly female dwarf member of the Watch and, for that matter, of the whole dwarfish race. This caused a cultural revolution and a notable degree of unrest among the [[dwarfs]]. Another non-dwarfish trait is her relative indifference to [[gold]], seeing it as just another, not especially reactive or intrinsically interesting, chemical element.		The first, and for quite some time the only, member of the forensics department in the [[Ankh-Morpork City Watch]]. Originally trained as an alchemist, Cheery left the [[Alchemists' Guild]] to join the watch after an incident which forced her to leave the guild (she blew up the entire leadership of the guild - people tend not to forget such trivia...). Cheery came from [[Überwald]], found her first city friend in [[Angua von Überwald\|Angua]], and as a result became the first openly female dwarf member of the Watch and, for that matter, of the whole dwarfish race. This caused a cultural revolution and a notable degree of unrest among the [[dwarfs]]. Another non-dwarfish trait is her relative indifference to [[gold]], seeing it as just another, not especially reactive or intrinsically interesting, chemical element.

	She begins her career in the [[City Watch]] working in an old privy, but rapidly earns Vimes' trust and respect (and there's not many that do that!) and is given what she needs when she needs it. In {{T!}} she is promoted to sergeant. Commander of the [[City Watch]] [[Sam Vimes]] thinks an awful lot of ~~her~~ - which is more praise than you could believe. She started inauspiciously, but then with a name like Cheery... (this is a p***-take of the [[Roundworld]] tradition [started by [[wikipedia:Walt Disney\|Walt Disney]]] that dwarfs needed silly names such as Sleepy, Dopey, Grumpy et cetera).		She begins her career in the [[City Watch]] working in an old privy, but rapidly earns Vimes' trust and respect (and there's not many that do that!) and is given what she needs when she needs it. {{J}} credits her with the idea of using trained pigeons for in-city communication between Watch officers. By {{T!}} she is promoted to sergeant. Commander of the [[City Watch]] [[Sam Vimes]] thinks an awful lot of Cheery - which is more praise than you could believe. She started inauspiciously, but then with a name like Cheery... (this is a p***-take of the [[Roundworld]] tradition [started by [[wikipedia:Walt Disney\|Walt Disney]]] that dwarfs needed silly names such as Sleepy, Dopey, Grumpy et cetera).

	She causes all kinds of grief when she goes back to [[Überwald]] as an open female. Imagine shouting obscenities whilst naked in a church during the Victorian times and you have some idea of what wearing a skirt in traditional dwarf areas is like. However, she begins a cultural revolution and introduces two new pronouns - "she" and "her" - to the dwarfish language. Many detest her, calling her "Ha'ak", which is an extremely derogatory word in Dwarfish. She goes pale the first time she hears it, and both [[Detritus]] and Vimes (technically her superiors) are ready to begin war with those who utter the word in their presence: Detritus with an army of dwarfs on the way to [[Uberwald]] and Vimes with the whole of Dwarfdom when it's uttered by [[Albrecht Albrechtson]] deep in the mines of the [[Low King]]. On the other mailed fist, many dwarfs are finding that their 'sons' are dabbling in make-up and heeled boots; indeed, are beginning the journey to "coming out" (this is really not too far-fetched a comparison) as female thanks to her.		She causes all kinds of grief when she goes back to [[Überwald]] as an open female. Imagine shouting obscenities whilst naked in a church during the Victorian times and you have some idea of what wearing a skirt in traditional dwarf areas is like. However, she begins a cultural revolution and introduces two new pronouns - "she" and "her" - to the dwarfish language. Many detest her, calling her "Ha'ak", which is an extremely derogatory word in Dwarfish. She goes pale the first time she hears it, and both [[Detritus]] and Vimes (technically her superiors) are ready to begin war with those who utter the word in their presence: Detritus with an army of dwarfs on the way to [[Uberwald]] and Vimes with the whole of Dwarfdom when it's uttered by [[Albrecht Albrechtson]] deep in the mines of the [[Low King]]. On the other mailed fist, many dwarfs are finding that their 'sons' are dabbling in make-up and heeled boots; indeed, are beginning the journey to "coming out" (this is really not too far-fetched a comparison) as female thanks to her.

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	She causes all kinds of grief when she goes back to [[Überwald]] as an open female. Imagine shouting obscenities whilst naked in a church during the Victorian times and you have some idea of what wearing a skirt in traditional dwarf areas is like. However, she begins a cultural revolution and introduces two new pronouns - "she" and "her" - to the dwarfish language. Many detest her, calling her "Ha'ak", which is an extremely derogatory word in Dwarfish. She goes pale the first time she hears it, and both [[Detritus]] and Vimes (technically her superiors) are ready to begin war with those who utter the word in their presence: Detritus with an army of dwarfs on the way to [[Uberwald]] and Vimes with the whole of Dwarfdom when it's uttered by [[Albrecht Albrechtson]] deep in the mines of the [[Low King]]. On the other mailed fist, many dwarfs are finding that their 'sons' are dabbling in make-up and heeled boots; indeed, are beginning the journey to "coming out" (this is really not too far-fetched a comparison) as female thanks to her.		She causes all kinds of grief when she goes back to [[Überwald]] as an open female. Imagine shouting obscenities whilst naked in a church during the Victorian times and you have some idea of what wearing a skirt in traditional dwarf areas is like. However, she begins a cultural revolution and introduces two new pronouns - "she" and "her" - to the dwarfish language. Many detest her, calling her "Ha'ak", which is an extremely derogatory word in Dwarfish. She goes pale the first time she hears it, and both [[Detritus]] and Vimes (technically her superiors) are ready to begin war with those who utter the word in their presence: Detritus with an army of dwarfs on the way to [[Uberwald]] and Vimes with the whole of Dwarfdom when it's uttered by [[Albrecht Albrechtson]] deep in the mines of the [[Low King]]. On the other mailed fist, many dwarfs are finding that their 'sons' are dabbling in make-up and heeled boots; indeed, are beginning the journey to "coming out" (this is really not too far-fetched a comparison) as female thanks to her.

	She pronounces her name "Cheri". Her true name, the one Dwarfs traditionally use only among themselves, is ''[[Dwarfish ~~Language~~\|Sh'rt'azs]]''.		She pronounces her name "Cheri". Her true name, the one Dwarfs traditionally use only among themselves, is ''[[Dwarfish phrases\|Sh'rt'azs]]''.

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	She causes all kinds of grief when she goes back to [[Überwald]] as an open female. Imagine shouting obscenities whilst naked in a church during the Victorian times and you have some idea of what wearing a skirt in traditional dwarf areas is like. However, she begins a cultural revolution and introduces two new pronouns - "she" and "her" - to the dwarfish language. Many detest her, calling her "Ha'ak", which is an extremely derogatory word in Dwarfish. She goes pale the first time she hears it, and both [[Detritus]] and Vimes (technically her superiors) are ready to begin war with those who utter the word in their presence: Detritus with an army of dwarfs on the way to [[Uberwald]] and Vimes with the whole of Dwarfdom when it's uttered by [[Albrecht Albrechtson]] deep in the mines of the [[Low King]]. On the other mailed fist, many dwarfs are finding that their 'sons' are dabbling in make-up and heeled boots; indeed, are beginning the journey to "coming out" (this is really not too far-fetched a comparison) as female thanks to her.		She causes all kinds of grief when she goes back to [[Überwald]] as an open female. Imagine shouting obscenities whilst naked in a church during the Victorian times and you have some idea of what wearing a skirt in traditional dwarf areas is like. However, she begins a cultural revolution and introduces two new pronouns - "she" and "her" - to the dwarfish language. Many detest her, calling her "Ha'ak", which is an extremely derogatory word in Dwarfish. She goes pale the first time she hears it, and both [[Detritus]] and Vimes (technically her superiors) are ready to begin war with those who utter the word in their presence: Detritus with an army of dwarfs on the way to [[Uberwald]] and Vimes with the whole of Dwarfdom when it's uttered by [[Albrecht Albrechtson]] deep in the mines of the [[Low King]]. On the other mailed fist, many dwarfs are finding that their 'sons' are dabbling in make-up and heeled boots; indeed, are beginning the journey to "coming out" (this is really not too far-fetched a comparison) as female thanks to her.

	She pronounces her name "Cheri".		She pronounces her name "Cheri". Her true name, the one Dwarfs traditionally use only among themselves, is ''[[Dwarfish Language\|Sh'rt'azs]]''.

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	The first, and for quite some time the only, member of the forensics department in the [[Ankh-Morpork City Watch]]. Originally trained as an alchemist, Cheery left the [[Alchemists' Guild]] to join the watch after an incident which forced her to leave the guild (she blew up the entire leadership of the guild - people tend not to forget such trivia...). Cheery came from [[Überwald]], found her first city friend in [[Angua von Überwald\|Angua]], and as a result became the first openly female dwarf member of the Watch and, for that matter, of the whole dwarfish race. This caused a cultural revolution and a notable degree of unrest among the [[dwarfs]]. Another non-dwarfish trait is her relative indifference to [[gold]], seeing it as just another, not especially reactive or intrinsically interesting, chemical element.		The first, and for quite some time the only, member of the forensics department in the [[Ankh-Morpork City Watch]]. Originally trained as an alchemist, Cheery left the [[Alchemists' Guild]] to join the watch after an incident which forced her to leave the guild (she blew up the entire leadership of the guild - people tend not to forget such trivia...). Cheery came from [[Überwald]], found her first city friend in [[Angua von Überwald\|Angua]], and as a result became the first openly female dwarf member of the Watch and, for that matter, of the whole dwarfish race. This caused a cultural revolution and a notable degree of unrest among the [[dwarfs]]. Another non-dwarfish trait is her relative indifference to [[gold]], seeing it as just another, not especially reactive or intrinsically interesting, chemical element.

	She begins her career in the [[City Watch]] working in an old privy, but rapidly earns Vimes' trust and respect (and there's not many that do that!) and is given what she needs when she needs it. In {{T!}} she is promoted to sergeant. Commander of the [[City Watch]] [[Sam Vimes]] thinks an awful lot of her - which is more praise than you could believe. She started inauspiciously, but then with a name like Cheery... (this is a p***-take of the [[Roundworld]] tradition [started by [[wikipedia:Walt Disney\|Walt Disney]]] that dwarfs needed silly names such as Sleepy, Dopey, Grumpy et cetera).		She begins her career in the [[City Watch]] working in an old privy, but rapidly earns Vimes' trust and respect (and there's not many that do that!) and is given what she needs when she needs it. In {{T!}} she is promoted to sergeant. Commander of the [[City Watch]] [[Sam Vimes]] thinks an awful lot of her - which is more praise than you could believe. She started inauspiciously, but then with a name like Cheery... (this is a p***-take of the [[Roundworld]] tradition [started by [[wikipedia:Walt Disney\|Walt Disney]]] that dwarfs needed silly names such as Sleepy, Dopey, Grumpy et cetera).

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	She pronounces her name "Cheri".		She pronounces her name "Cheri".


			==Annotation==
	It is ''just'' possible that her name derives from the British nonsense phrase "Cheery Bum," a common misunderstanding of the refrain of the kitsch Italian song "Ciribiribin" (made famous by a 1934 Grace Moore recording).		It is ''just'' possible that her name derives from the British nonsense phrase "Cheery Bum," a common misunderstanding of the refrain of the kitsch Italian song "Ciribiribin" (made famous by a 1934 Grace Moore recording).

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	[[Category:Discworld characters\|Littlebottom, Cheery]]		[[Category:Discworld characters\|Littlebottom, Cheery]]
	[[Category:Serial characters\|Littlebottom, Cheery]]		[[Category:Serial characters\|Littlebottom, Cheery]]

EinFritz: Added to the category watchmen

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	It is ''just'' possible that her name derives from the British nonsense phrase "Cheery Bum," a common misunderstanding of the refrain of the kitsch Italian song "Ciribiribin" (made famous by a 1934 Grace Moore recording).		It is ''just'' possible that her name derives from the British nonsense phrase "Cheery Bum," a common misunderstanding of the refrain of the kitsch Italian song "Ciribiribin" (made famous by a 1934 Grace Moore recording).

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	[[Category:Discworld characters\|Littlebottom, Cheery]]		[[Category:Discworld characters\|Littlebottom, Cheery]]
	[[Category:Serial characters\|Littlebottom, Cheery]]		[[Category:Serial characters\|Littlebottom, Cheery]]
	[[Category:Supporting characters\|Littlebottom, Cheery]]		[[Category:Supporting characters\|Littlebottom, Cheery]]
	[[Category:Dwarf characters\|Littlebottom, Cheery]]		[[Category:Dwarf characters\|Littlebottom, Cheery]]
			[[Category:Watchmen\|Littlebottom, Cheery]]
	[[de:Grinsi Kleinpo]]		[[de:Grinsi Kleinpo]]

User: 1 revision: Discworld import

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Zdm at 21:51, 22 August 2011

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{{Character Data
|title= Cheery
|photo= Dwarf3.jpg|Cheery, as drawn by [[User:Knmatt|Matt Smith]]
|name= Cheery Littlebottom
|age=
|race= [[Dwarfs|Dwarf]]

|occupation= [[City Watch|Watchman]]
|appearance= unusually feminine
|residence= [[Ankh-Morpork]]

|death=
|parents= Jolly Littlebottom
|relatives= Grandfather Beaky Littlebottom, Brother Snorey (d.)
|children=
|marital status=

|books= {{FOC}}<BR>{{J}}<BR>{{T5E}}<BR>{{T!}}
|cameos= {{TT}}
}}

The first, and for quite some time the only, member of the forensics department in the [[Ankh-Morpork City Watch]]. Originally trained as an alchemist, Cheery left the [[Alchemists' Guild]] to join the watch after an incident which forced her to leave the guild (she blew up the entire leadership of the guild - people tend not to forget such trivia...). Cheery came from [[Überwald]], found her first city friend in [[Angua von Überwald|Angua]], and as a result became the first openly female dwarf member of the Watch and, for that matter, of the whole dwarfish race. This caused a cultural revolution and a notable degree of unrest among the [[dwarfs]]. Another non-dwarfish trait is her relative indifference to [[gold]], seeing it as just another, not especially reactive or intrinsically interesting, chemical element.

She begins her career in the [[City Watch]] working in an old privy, but rapidly earns Vimes' trust and respect (and there's not many that do that!) and is given what she needs when she needs it. In {{T!}} she is promoted to sergeant. Commander of the [[City Watch]] [[Sam Vimes]] thinks an awful lot of her - which is more praise than you could believe. She started inauspiciously, but then with a name like Cheery... (this is a p***-take of the [[Roundworld]] tradition [started by [[wikipedia:Walt Disney|Walt Disney]]] that dwarfs needed silly names such as Sleepy, Dopey, Grumpy et cetera).

She causes all kinds of grief when she goes back to [[Überwald]] as an open female. Imagine shouting obscenities whilst naked in a church during the Victorian times and you have some idea of what wearing a skirt in traditional dwarf areas is like. However, she begins a cultural revolution and introduces two new pronouns - "she" and "her" - to the dwarfish language. Many detest her, calling her "Ha'ak", which is an extremely derogatory word in Dwarfish. She goes pale the first time she hears it, and both [[Detritus]] and Vimes (technically her superiors) are ready to begin war with those who utter the word in their presence: Detritus with an army of dwarfs on the way to [[Uberwald]] and Vimes with the whole of Dwarfdom when it's uttered by [[Albrecht Albrechtson]] deep in the mines of the [[Low King]]. On the other mailed fist, many dwarfs are finding that their 'sons' are dabbling in make-up and heeled boots; indeed, are beginning the journey to "coming out" (this is really not too far-fetched a comparison) as female thanks to her.

She pronounces her name "Cheri".

It is ''just'' possible that her name derives from the British nonsense phrase "Cheery Bum," a common misunderstanding of the refrain of the kitsch Italian song "Ciribiribin" (made famous by a 1934 Grace Moore recording).

[[Category:Discworld characters|Littlebottom, Cheery]]
[[Category:Serial characters|Littlebottom, Cheery]]
[[Category:Supporting characters|Littlebottom, Cheery]]
[[Category:Dwarf characters|Littlebottom, Cheery]]
[[de:Grinsi Kleinpo]]