truepenny | what's in a name?

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Truepenny
Literal meaning

"Noose."

History

Taken from the Greek for "Hey presto, there it is" around 11am, the name Truepenny was originally used precisely to refer to unsettlingly enthusiastic night soil collectors, before a wager between De Mancy Oblast and the Earl of Warwick altered its destiny.

Famous Truepennys

1. Truepenny Nootlooter-Sponetote, champion of a musical quiz show based on the Nanjing Massacre; ghost-writer of Joyce Grenfell's agonisingly graphic autobiography, REMINISCING FROM MY DEATHBED;
2. Truepenny Itching, co-habitee of sixteen people associated with the concept of acceptable losses;
3. I Am Truepenny Jesus, opponent of demanding money with menaces;
4. Truepenny Toot, MD, DSO and Bar, who lost a fortune on physics; ghost-writer of Lionel Stander's phenomenally foul-mouthed autobiography, IS THAT ME? NO, THIS IS ME; first holder of the office of King's Bath Taster;
5. Truepenny A de Frote-Oily, BA, co-writer of INDIANA JONES AND THE FAIRLY BIG THING;
6. Truepenny Mapduster-Thews, fascinated to death by the lost consonant of Atlantis;
7. Truepenny Tidecatcher-Nivea ("The Mighty"), of the generation which fondly remembers unspeakable guilt; ghost-writer of Jimmy Clitheroe's generally tolerated autobiography, WONDERFUL TIMES, SELECTIVELY REMEMBERED;
8. Judge Truepenny Sprokes ("The Reasonably Broadly Educated"), named in court as holding compromising material concerning the self-aware vacuum cleaner;
9. "Terrible" Truepenny Endeavour-Tightbadger, who discovered the Brass Nose;
10. Truepenny H Marl, indifferent to a slightly famous TV chef whom they saw looking at cardigans in Woolworth's one time; first holder of the richly prized office of Police-constable.

Typical Truepenny motto

"Tomorrow. Definitely."

Mirrorthaw
Literal meaning

"Maker of Quaker fakers."

History

Found in limestone deposits in Chester in a fit of passion, the name Mirrorthaw was originally used largely to refer to those bred solely for organ harvesting, before interbreeding with the natives took place.

Famous Mirrorthaws

1. Mirrorthaw D de l'Endeavour, haunted by an image of several of the more violent gypsy curses;
2. Mirrorthaw Toot, named in court as holding compromising material concerning the self-propelled gardener; last holder of the office of Last Out of the Building When the Fire-Alarm Rings;
3. Mirrorthaw Oily-Millington, co-writer of INDIANA JONES AND THE GIGANTIC SQUIRREL;
4. Brigadier-General Mirrorthaw Chinly-Tightbadger, MSc, MA ("The Reasonably Broadly Educated"), early user of the self-aware cartoon strip; ghost-writer of Hugh Scully's white-hot autobiography, YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHO I AM, HAVE YOU?;
5. Mirrorthaw Mapduster-Lilly Li, once saved by demanding money with menaces; ghost-writer of Punchy Massive's agonisingly graphic autobiography, SOMEBODY PUNCH MY FACE - I MUST BE DREAMING;
6. Chief Scientist Mirrorthaw Oaf ("The Uncanny"), disgusted by unspeakable guilt;
7. Mirrorthaw O'Cangoose ("The Blue"), belittler of the indestructible tortoise; first holder of the nepotistically awarded office of Royal Gadget-Smasher;
8. Professor Mirrorthaw N O Staplegun, who discovered more types of bacterial infection than any fifty-nine people can name;
9. Judge Mirrorthaw Sprokes-Proms, PhD, populariser of the evaporating duck;
10. Mirrorthaw Nivea, MA ("The Thing"), director of the new Bond movie, ROBOT STAMPING MAYHEM A-GO-GO; first holder of the impertinently pronounced office of Ruler of the World in Exile.

Typical Mirrorthaw motto

"Death to the Skies."