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[Mugwump]

Originally Posted by skip spence

Did you ever read William S. Burroughs Naked Lunch by the way? You should because it's quite brilliant and also because there are Mugwumps in that novel....

Yes, but the word's derivation is much earlier than that. Mugwump was an Americanism, an early 19th century revival of the Massachusett Indian word mugquomp, a syncopated form of muggumquomp, meaning war leader. About 50 years later mugwump was used to refer to any Republican who refused to support the party nominee, James Blaine, in the presidential campaign of 1884. Thereafter it was used to refer generally to a person unable to make up his mind, or who was neutral on a controversial political issue. The great cartoonist Walt Kelly used the word mugwump in this sense in his comic strip Pogo, to refer to the type of person who can never quite make up his mind, a fence-straddler.

Now is that more than you needed or ever wanted to know, or what?

[Gwathagor]

Welcome, one and all. I would like to wish you my customary greetings and salivations.

[Thinlómien]

Welcome, Mugwump and Bes.

[skip spence]

Originally Posted by Mugwump

Now is that more than you needed or ever wanted to know, or what?

Not at all... Though I did not think that Burroughs invented the word I nevertheless feel enlightened by that very Tolkenian derivation of your username. Cheers!

[Mugwump]

Originally Posted by skip spence

I nevertheless feel enlightened by that very Tolkenian derivation of your username. Cheers!

Well... thanks, but I'd never claim that Mugwump was more Tolkienian than Skip.

[Inziladun]

Originally Posted by thomasstuart

My name is Thomas and I'd just like to say hi to everyone. As everybody knows that nowadays forums are the best source of Knowledge, and through forums we can learn a lot. When I heard of the community I thought it would be wonderful to expand to a new community, meet like minded people and share thoughts and services with fellow members.I am sure there's a lot of interesting topics and discussions happening on this forum and wanted to check it out.I was looking for a new forum to join and the higher powers of Google has brought me here!
I look forward to meeting you all and wish you the best of success.

What's funny about this one is he tried to put a spam link in his sig and couldn't manage it.

[tromkehra]

Hey I'm new here, Roa was telling me about this place and sounds like a lot of fun .

[Hakon]

Originally Posted by tromkehra

Hey I'm new here, Roa was telling me about this place and sounds like a lot of fun .

This is making me start to think that Roa is leading spambots to this site. No offense to you if you are a real person.

[Loslote]

Originally Posted by Hakon

This is making me start to think that Roa is leading spambots to this site. No offense to you if you are a real person.

I'm pretty sure tromkehra is a real person. The other people Roa's brought here were. Plus, spambots usually don't sign up for Werewolves, do they?

And, hi tromkehra.

Hello everyone
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[JoltFlame]

Hello, I am a newly registered member. I have mainly come to discuss the confrontation between The Black Captain and Gandalf.