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Lias Bluestone at 21:39, 28 January 2021

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	Edited the "Origins" a bit. Mollymauks and morporks are both Kiwis, mind you. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 01:08, 27 January 2021 (UTC)		Edited the "Origins" a bit. Mollymauks and morporks are both Kiwis, mind you. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 01:08, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

	:It's relevant because TP worked there in his youth, and so is Aldermaston and Wokingham are in his youthful stamping-ground. There is some known overspill from Reading itself into Ankh-Morpork -- note the notorious Smelly Alley -- where it should be noted that Reading is the market hub less than 10 miles from both. --[[User:Lias Bluestone\|Lias Bluestone]] ([[User talk:Lias Bluestone\|talk]]) 21:39, 28 January 2021 (UTC)		:It's relevant because TP worked there in his youth, and so Aldermaston and Wokingham are in his youthful stamping-ground. There is some known overspill from Reading itself into Ankh-Morpork -- note the notorious Smelly Alley -- where it should be noted that Reading is the market hub less than 10 miles from both. --[[User:Lias Bluestone\|Lias Bluestone]] ([[User talk:Lias Bluestone\|talk]]) 21:39, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

Lias Bluestone at 21:39, 28 January 2021

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	Some of us colonials don't see the relevance of Aldermaston; the town seems to be known for nuclear weapons and cricket bats, although it does have a candle fair (a very roundabout and tenuous connection). --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 00:52, 24 January 2021 (UTC)<BR>		Some of us colonials don't see the relevance of Aldermaston; the town seems to be known for nuclear weapons and cricket bats, although it does have a candle fair (a very roundabout and tenuous connection). --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 00:52, 24 January 2021 (UTC)<BR>
	Edited the "Origins" a bit. Mollymauks and morporks are both Kiwis, mind you. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 01:08, 27 January 2021 (UTC)		Edited the "Origins" a bit. Mollymauks and morporks are both Kiwis, mind you. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 01:08, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

			:It's relevant because TP worked there in his youth, and so is Aldermaston and Wokingham are in his youthful stamping-ground. There is some known overspill from Reading itself into Ankh-Morpork -- note the notorious Smelly Alley -- where it should be noted that Reading is the market hub less than 10 miles from both. --[[User:Lias Bluestone\|Lias Bluestone]] ([[User talk:Lias Bluestone\|talk]]) 21:39, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

Old Dickens at 01:08, 27 January 2021

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	:Considering the proximity of Wokingham to Aldermaston, it is probably more likely that TP got the idea from the tale of local lass Molly Mog. --[[User:Lias Bluestone\|Lias Bluestone]] ([[User talk:Lias Bluestone\|talk]]) 21:35, 23 January 2021 (UTC)		:Considering the proximity of Wokingham to Aldermaston, it is probably more likely that TP got the idea from the tale of local lass Molly Mog. --[[User:Lias Bluestone\|Lias Bluestone]] ([[User talk:Lias Bluestone\|talk]]) 21:35, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

	Some of us colonials don't see the relevance of Aldermaston; the town seems to be known for nuclear weapons and cricket bats, although it does have a candle fair (a very roundabout and tenuous connection). --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 00:52, 24 January 2021 (UTC)		Some of us colonials don't see the relevance of Aldermaston; the town seems to be known for nuclear weapons and cricket bats, although it does have a candle fair (a very roundabout and tenuous connection). --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 00:52, 24 January 2021 (UTC)<BR>
			Edited the "Origins" a bit. Mollymauks and morporks are both Kiwis, mind you. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 01:08, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

Old Dickens at 00:52, 24 January 2021

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	:Considering the proximity of Wokingham to Aldermaston, it is probably more likely that TP got the idea from the tale of local lass Molly Mog. --[[User:Lias Bluestone\|Lias Bluestone]] ([[User talk:Lias Bluestone\|talk]]) 21:35, 23 January 2021 (UTC)		:Considering the proximity of Wokingham to Aldermaston, it is probably more likely that TP got the idea from the tale of local lass Molly Mog. --[[User:Lias Bluestone\|Lias Bluestone]] ([[User talk:Lias Bluestone\|talk]]) 21:35, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

			Some of us colonials don't see the relevance of Aldermaston; the town seems to be known for nuclear weapons and cricket bats, although it does have a candle fair (a very roundabout and tenuous connection). --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 00:52, 24 January 2021 (UTC)

Lias Bluestone at 21:35, 23 January 2021

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	Its lead character (Roddy McDowall) was nicknamed "Mollymauk". (A mollymauk is not actually a duck, but a smallish albatross of the Antipodes). The name jumped out at me as soon as I read it and I wonder if it's the source of the name, both "in universe" and as TP's source. It's just as likely to be known in Ankh-Morpork as the Land of Fog's morpork itself. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] 15:43, 25 June 2008 (UTC)<BR>		Its lead character (Roddy McDowall) was nicknamed "Mollymauk". (A mollymauk is not actually a duck, but a smallish albatross of the Antipodes). The name jumped out at me as soon as I read it and I wonder if it's the source of the name, both "in universe" and as TP's source. It's just as likely to be known in Ankh-Morpork as the Land of Fog's morpork itself. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] 15:43, 25 June 2008 (UTC)<BR>
	The bird is now included in the article as a source, but I'm not so sure. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 06:07, 22 January 2021 (UTC)		The bird is now included in the article as a source, but I'm not so sure. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 06:07, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

			:Considering the proximity of Wokingham to Aldermaston, it is probably more likely that TP got the idea from the tale of local lass Molly Mog. --[[User:Lias Bluestone\|Lias Bluestone]] ([[User talk:Lias Bluestone\|talk]]) 21:35, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

Old Dickens at 06:07, 22 January 2021

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	Does anyone else remember one of the great "lost" movies, George Axelrod's ''Lord Love a Duck''?		Does anyone else remember one of the great "lost" movies, George Axelrod's ''Lord Love a Duck''?
	Its lead character (Roddy McDowall) was nicknamed "Mollymauk". (A mollymauk is not actually a duck, but a smallish albatross of the Antipodes). The name jumped out at me as soon as I read it and I wonder if it's the source of the name, both "in universe" and as TP's source. It's just as likely to be known in Ankh-Morpork as the Land of Fog's morpork itself. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] 15:43, 25 June 2008 (UTC)		Its lead character (Roddy McDowall) was nicknamed "Mollymauk". (A mollymauk is not actually a duck, but a smallish albatross of the Antipodes). The name jumped out at me as soon as I read it and I wonder if it's the source of the name, both "in universe" and as TP's source. It's just as likely to be known in Ankh-Morpork as the Land of Fog's morpork itself. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] 15:43, 25 June 2008 (UTC)<BR>
			The bird is now included in the article as a source, but I'm not so sure. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 06:07, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

Old Dickens at 03:30, 2 September 2013

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	Does anyone else remember one of the great "lost" movies, George Axelrod's ''Lord Love a Duck''?		Does anyone else remember one of the great "lost" movies, George Axelrod's ''Lord Love a Duck''?
	Its lead character (Roddy McDowall) was nicknamed "Mollymauk". (A mollymauk is not actually a duck, but a smallish albatross of ~~the~~ the Antipodes.) The name jumped out at me as soon as I read it and I wonder if it's the source of the name, both "in universe" and as TP's source. It's just as likely to be known in Ankh-Morpork as the Land of Fog's morpork itself. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] 15:43, 25 June 2008 (UTC)		Its lead character (Roddy McDowall) was nicknamed "Mollymauk". (A mollymauk is not actually a duck, but a smallish albatross of the Antipodes). The name jumped out at me as soon as I read it and I wonder if it's the source of the name, both "in universe" and as TP's source. It's just as likely to be known in Ankh-Morpork as the Land of Fog's morpork itself. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] 15:43, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

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Old Dickens: or "mollymauk"?

2008-06-25T15:43:43Z

or "mollymauk"?

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Does anyone else remember one of the great "lost" movies, George Axelrod's ''Lord Love a Duck''?
Its lead character (Roddy McDowall) was nicknamed "Mollymauk". (A mollymauk is not actually a duck, but a smallish albatross of the the Antipodes.) The name jumped out at me as soon as I read it and I wonder if it's the source of the name, both "in universe" and as TP's source. It's just as likely to be known in Ankh-Morpork as the Land of Fog's morpork itself. --[[User:Old Dickens|Old Dickens]] 15:43, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

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	Some of us colonials don't see the relevance of Aldermaston; the town seems to be known for nuclear weapons and cricket bats, although it does have a candle fair (a very roundabout and tenuous connection). --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 00:52, 24 January 2021 (UTC)<BR>		Some of us colonials don't see the relevance of Aldermaston; the town seems to be known for nuclear weapons and cricket bats, although it does have a candle fair (a very roundabout and tenuous connection). --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 00:52, 24 January 2021 (UTC)<BR>
	Edited the "Origins" a bit. Mollymauks and morporks are both Kiwis, mind you. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 01:08, 27 January 2021 (UTC)		Edited the "Origins" a bit. Mollymauks and morporks are both Kiwis, mind you. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 01:08, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

			:It's relevant because TP worked there in his youth, and so is Aldermaston and Wokingham are in his youthful stamping-ground. There is some known overspill from Reading itself into Ankh-Morpork -- note the notorious Smelly Alley -- where it should be noted that Reading is the market hub less than 10 miles from both. --[[User:Lias Bluestone\|Lias Bluestone]] ([[User talk:Lias Bluestone\|talk]]) 21:39, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

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	:Considering the proximity of Wokingham to Aldermaston, it is probably more likely that TP got the idea from the tale of local lass Molly Mog. --[[User:Lias Bluestone\|Lias Bluestone]] ([[User talk:Lias Bluestone\|talk]]) 21:35, 23 January 2021 (UTC)		:Considering the proximity of Wokingham to Aldermaston, it is probably more likely that TP got the idea from the tale of local lass Molly Mog. --[[User:Lias Bluestone\|Lias Bluestone]] ([[User talk:Lias Bluestone\|talk]]) 21:35, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

	Some of us colonials don't see the relevance of Aldermaston; the town seems to be known for nuclear weapons and cricket bats, although it does have a candle fair (a very roundabout and tenuous connection). --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 00:52, 24 January 2021 (UTC)		Some of us colonials don't see the relevance of Aldermaston; the town seems to be known for nuclear weapons and cricket bats, although it does have a candle fair (a very roundabout and tenuous connection). --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 00:52, 24 January 2021 (UTC)<BR>
			Edited the "Origins" a bit. Mollymauks and morporks are both Kiwis, mind you. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 01:08, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

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	Its lead character (Roddy McDowall) was nicknamed "Mollymauk". (A mollymauk is not actually a duck, but a smallish albatross of the Antipodes). The name jumped out at me as soon as I read it and I wonder if it's the source of the name, both "in universe" and as TP's source. It's just as likely to be known in Ankh-Morpork as the Land of Fog's morpork itself. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] 15:43, 25 June 2008 (UTC)<BR>		Its lead character (Roddy McDowall) was nicknamed "Mollymauk". (A mollymauk is not actually a duck, but a smallish albatross of the Antipodes). The name jumped out at me as soon as I read it and I wonder if it's the source of the name, both "in universe" and as TP's source. It's just as likely to be known in Ankh-Morpork as the Land of Fog's morpork itself. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] 15:43, 25 June 2008 (UTC)<BR>
	The bird is now included in the article as a source, but I'm not so sure. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 06:07, 22 January 2021 (UTC)		The bird is now included in the article as a source, but I'm not so sure. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 06:07, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

			:Considering the proximity of Wokingham to Aldermaston, it is probably more likely that TP got the idea from the tale of local lass Molly Mog. --[[User:Lias Bluestone\|Lias Bluestone]] ([[User talk:Lias Bluestone\|talk]]) 21:35, 23 January 2021 (UTC)