Moist von Lipwig - Revision history

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	A definite crowd pleaser, he uses his general likableness to further his aims. Lord [[Vetinari]] seems to hold him in high regard; he appears to be one of his lordship's favourite pawns.		A definite crowd pleaser, he uses his general likableness to further his aims. Lord [[Vetinari]] seems to hold him in high regard; he appears to be one of his lordship's favourite pawns.

	Moist's exploits, recounted in ''Going Postal'', include resumption of the post, in Ankh-Morpork as well as surrounding areas such as [[Sto Lat]] and [[Pseudopolis]], the invention of "stamps"~~, facilitating its use,~~ and the liberation of the Grand Trunk from Reacher Gilt and his henchmen. In ''Thud!'' Vimes mentions (angrily, of course) that 'that idiot at the Post Office' has brought out a [[Koom Valley]] stamp, or rather two : you can choose between the dwarves ambushing the trolls or the trolls ambushing the dwarves.		Moist's exploits, recounted in ''Going Postal'', include resumption of the post, in Ankh-Morpork as well as surrounding areas such as [[Sto Lat]] and [[Pseudopolis]]; the invention of "stamps"; and the liberation of the Grand Trunk from Reacher Gilt and his henchmen. In ''Thud!'' Vimes mentions (angrily, of course) that 'that idiot at the Post Office' has brought out a [[Koom Valley]] stamp, or rather two: you can choose between the dwarves ambushing the trolls or the trolls ambushing the dwarves.

	The invention of stamps eventually leads to their use by the populace of Ankh-Morpork as a sort of paper currency, prompting Vetinari's need to transfer Moist to overhaul the Royal Mint and by extension, the banking system. As [[Master of the Royal Mint]], his new hat of office is a threadbare, worn-out, top hat in worn-through black felt. However, Moist makes a visit to the [[Boffo Novelty and Joke Shop\|Boffo]] emporium on [[Tenth Egg Street]] and buys glue and golden glitter for a necessary improvement in keeping with his public image, and so that the hat does not clash with the golden suit. His experiment with the creation of stamps leads him to a wider usage of paper with the creation and use of the revolutionary [[Paper Money]].		The invention of stamps eventually leads to their use by the populace of Ankh-Morpork as a sort of paper currency, prompting Vetinari's need to transfer Moist to overhaul the Royal Mint and by extension, the banking system. As [[Master of the Royal Mint]], his new hat of office is a threadbare, worn-out, top hat in worn-through black felt. However, Moist makes a visit to the [[Boffo Novelty and Joke Shop\|Boffo]] emporium on [[Tenth Egg Street]] and buys glue and golden glitter for a necessary improvement in keeping with his public image, and so that the hat does not clash with the golden suit. His experiment with the creation of stamps leads him to a wider usage of paper with the creation and use of the revolutionary [[Paper Money]].

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	In {{GP}} Moist was temporarily linked to the consciousness of the collective letters of the Post office after he delivered one of them and was officially made the Postmaster by the post guild. The consciousness was aware of Moist's shady past but were by that point willing to take anyone as Postmaster so they could be delivered. The link was painfully severed when the Post Office was burnt down: it nearly killed Moist in the process, as Adora noted. He went deathly pale when the consciousness started screaming in his mind.		In {{GP}} Moist was temporarily linked to the consciousness of the collective letters of the Post office after he delivered one of them and was officially made the Postmaster by the post guild. The consciousness was aware of Moist's shady past but were by that point willing to take anyone as Postmaster so they could be delivered. The link was painfully severed when the Post Office was burnt down: it nearly killed Moist in the process, as Adora noted. He went deathly pale when the consciousness started screaming in his mind.

	A definite crowd pleaser, he uses ~~their favour~~ to further his aims. Lord [[Vetinari]] seems to hold him in high regard; he appears to be one of his lordship's favourite pawns.		A definite crowd pleaser, he uses his general likableness to further his aims. Lord [[Vetinari]] seems to hold him in high regard; he appears to be one of his lordship's favourite pawns.

	Moist's exploits, recounted in ''Going Postal'', include resumption of the post, in Ankh-Morpork as well as surrounding areas such as [[Sto Lat]] and [[Pseudopolis]], the invention of "stamps", facilitating its use, and the liberation of the Grand Trunk from Reacher Gilt and his henchmen. In ''Thud!'' Vimes mentions (angrily, of course) that 'that idiot at the Post Office' has brought out a [[Koom Valley]] stamp, or rather two : you can choose between the dwarves ambushing the trolls or the trolls ambushing the dwarves.		Moist's exploits, recounted in ''Going Postal'', include resumption of the post, in Ankh-Morpork as well as surrounding areas such as [[Sto Lat]] and [[Pseudopolis]], the invention of "stamps", facilitating its use, and the liberation of the Grand Trunk from Reacher Gilt and his henchmen. In ''Thud!'' Vimes mentions (angrily, of course) that 'that idiot at the Post Office' has brought out a [[Koom Valley]] stamp, or rather two : you can choose between the dwarves ambushing the trolls or the trolls ambushing the dwarves.

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	Swindler, con artist and fraud wanted dead in several cities, and currently Postmaster General and Master of the Royal Mint of [[Ankh-Morpork]]. Smitten with [[Adora Belle Dearheart]], whom he calls "[[Spike]]". After a tough apprenticeship as her fiancé (note that it was not the other way around), they are, as of {{RS}}, married and resident in a property on upmarket Scoone Avenue, where they employ a domestic staff. He revived the [[Ankh-Morpork Post Office\|postal service]] in Ankh-Morpork, inadvertently challenging the [[clacks]] [[Grand Trunk\|company]], which was stolen from Adora Belle Dearheart's family by a still much bigger fraudster, [[Reacher Gilt]]~~. Reacher Gilt is also rumoured to have had her brother, John Dearheart, killed. He folllowed this through by rescuing the fortunes of the Royal Bank and the Royal Mint~~.		Swindler, con artist and fraud wanted dead in several cities, and currently Postmaster General and Master of the Royal Mint of [[Ankh-Morpork]]. Smitten with [[Adora Belle Dearheart]], whom he calls "[[Spike]]". After a tough apprenticeship as her fiancé (note that it was not the other way around), they are, as of {{RS}}, married and resident in a property on upmarket Scoone Avenue, where they employ a domestic staff. He revived the [[Ankh-Morpork Post Office\|postal service]] in Ankh-Morpork, inadvertently challenging the [[clacks]] [[Grand Trunk\|company]], which was stolen from Adora Belle Dearheart's family by a still much bigger fraudster, [[Reacher Gilt]].

	~~Usually dressed all in gold in his capacity as Postmaster General (with corresponding wingèd golden hat; gold paint, of course),~~ Moist was entrusted with the running of the clacks company after it was ascertained that Reacher Gilt and his gang of financial cronies had obtained the company by illegal means.		Moist was entrusted with the running of the clacks company after it was ascertained that Reacher Gilt and his gang of financial cronies had obtained the company by illegal means. Once the post office and the clacks was back in shape, Moist rescued the fortunes of the Royal Bank and the Royal Mint.

	He is of a nondescript appearance, leading people who see him to look through him without noticing anything prominent or memorable about him. This proved a valuable asset in his previous profession (for avoiding angry mobs) however this advantage is now negated by his big shiny golden suit that makes him instantly recognizable, at least while wearing it. He consoles himself with the fact that it's the suit that people recognize, rather than him. Moist turns this to his advantage: if he really wants to go incognito, he can just change into the shabby old grey suit that [[Albert Spangler]] was executed in. The effect is rather like that of Clark Kent emerging unremarked from a nondescript telephone box - as Superman also knew, people never really '''''look''''', or make connections from what they see.		He is of a nondescript appearance, leading people who see him to look through him without noticing anything prominent or memorable about him. This proved a valuable asset in his previous profession (for avoiding angry mobs) however this advantage is now negated by his big shiny golden suit that makes him instantly recognizable, at least while wearing it. He consoles himself with the fact that it's the suit that people recognize, rather than him. Moist turns this to his advantage: if he really wants to go incognito, he can just change into the shabby old grey suit that [[Albert Spangler]] was executed in. The effect is rather like that of Clark Kent emerging unremarked from a nondescript telephone box - as Superman also knew, people never really '''''look''''', or make connections from what they see.

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	Although he has recently taken a (rather spectacular) turn toward public service, Moist is still very much in possession of the mind of a criminal, as [[Vetinari]] notes happily. He is addicted to the rush, and is never happier than when he is making things up on the fly; almost all of his solutions to the many problems he faces are the result of winging it. When oppressed by the legitimate (and boring) responsibilities of his position(s), Moist has been known to go to increasingly desperate resorts to feed his need for danger, such as taking up [[Edificeering]] and [[Extreme Sneezing]] as leisure pursuits. Breaking into his own office, when the penalty for getting it wrong is rough justice from vigilante-minded citizens, is just a part of this syndrome, as is his continued pilfering of [[Drumknott]]'s pencils. Notably, he is much less prone to this behaviour when [[Adora Belle Dearheart]] is around, leading to the inevitable conclusion that he finds her dangerous enough that he doesn't need to engage in other crazy stunts. She finds this rather romantic. He has since discovered the joys of train-surfing, and an even ''more'' dangerous sport involves wining and dining clients at the [[Pink PussyCat Club]], involving the insertion of banknotes into items of underwear. So far, Adora Belle is not aware of this.		Although he has recently taken a (rather spectacular) turn toward public service, Moist is still very much in possession of the mind of a criminal, as [[Vetinari]] notes happily. He is addicted to the rush, and is never happier than when he is making things up on the fly; almost all of his solutions to the many problems he faces are the result of winging it. When oppressed by the legitimate (and boring) responsibilities of his position(s), Moist has been known to go to increasingly desperate resorts to feed his need for danger, such as taking up [[Edificeering]] and [[Extreme Sneezing]] as leisure pursuits. Breaking into his own office, when the penalty for getting it wrong is rough justice from vigilante-minded citizens, is just a part of this syndrome, as is his continued pilfering of [[Drumknott]]'s pencils. Notably, he is much less prone to this behaviour when [[Adora Belle Dearheart]] is around, leading to the inevitable conclusion that he finds her dangerous enough that he doesn't need to engage in other crazy stunts. She finds this rather romantic. He has since discovered the joys of train-surfing, and an even ''more'' dangerous sport involves wining and dining clients at the [[Pink PussyCat Club]], involving the insertion of banknotes into items of underwear. So far, Adora Belle is not aware of this.

	In "[[Book:Raising Steam\|Raising Steam]]", it is revealed that Moist and Adora Belle have since gotten married and are now living in a mansion on [[Scoone Avenue]], in [[Ankh]], (the same neighbourhood where the Duke and Duchess of Ankh, [[Sam Vimes\|Sam]] and [[Sybil Ramkin\|Sybil Vimes]], live). Whilst Moist continues to run both the Royal Ankh-Morpork Post Office and the Royal Mint and Bank, Adora Belle runs the Clacks and has made it an equal ~~oppotunities~~ employer, also hiring [[Golems]] and [[Goblins]].		In "[[Book:Raising Steam\|Raising Steam]]", it is revealed that Moist and Adora Belle have since gotten married and are now living in a mansion on [[Scoone Avenue]], in [[Ankh]], (the same neighbourhood where the Duke and Duchess of Ankh, [[Sam Vimes\|Sam]] and [[Sybil Ramkin\|Sybil Vimes]], live). Whilst Moist continues to run both the Royal Ankh-Morpork Post Office and the Royal Mint and Bank, Adora Belle runs the Clacks and has made it an equal opportunities employer, also hiring [[Golems]] and [[Goblins]].

	==Aliases==		==Aliases==

WiktorReads: Added that moist was born in Überwald "“Very little is known about you, Mr. Lipwig,” Cosmo went on. “You were born in Überwald" "Moist felt a pang of guilt. He was an Überwald boy"

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Added that moist was born in Überwald "“Very little is known about you, Mr. Lipwig,” Cosmo went on. “You were born in Überwald" "Moist felt a pang of guilt. He was an Überwald boy"

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	\|age= ~~born~~ 1965		\|age= Born in Überwald 1965
	\|race= [[Humans\|Human]]		\|race= [[Humans\|Human]]
	\|occupation= [[Ankh-Morpork Post Office\|Postmaster General]], Chairman of the [[Grand Trunk Semaphore Company]], [[Master of the Royal Mint]]		\|occupation= [[Ankh-Morpork Post Office\|Postmaster General]], Chairman of the [[Grand Trunk Semaphore Company]], [[Master of the Royal Mint]]

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Moishe Rosenbaum: /* Annotation */ There were many real-live MvLs... we should probably list these in an entire section. :-)

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Annotation: There were many real-live MvLs... we should probably list these in an entire section. :-)

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	The inspiration for Moist could have come from [[wikipedia:Victor Lustig\|Victor Lustig]] (January 4, 1890 – March 11, 1947) - a con-artist who worked throughout Europe and America, known for selling the Eiffel Tower for scrap - twice, and selling several 'Money Boxes' supposedly capable of duplicating banknotes. The inspiration for Moist could also have come from [[wikipedia:Ferdinand Waldo Demara\|Ferdinand Waldo Demara]], known as "the Great Impostor", masqueraded as many people from monks to surgeons to prison wardens.		The inspiration for Moist could have come from [[wikipedia:Victor Lustig\|Victor Lustig]] (January 4, 1890 – March 11, 1947) - a con-artist who worked throughout Europe and America, known for selling the Eiffel Tower for scrap - twice, and selling several 'Money Boxes' supposedly capable of duplicating banknotes. The inspiration for Moist could also have come from [[wikipedia:Ferdinand Waldo Demara\|Ferdinand Waldo Demara]], known as "the Great Impostor", masqueraded as many people from monks to surgeons to prison wardens.

	~~The~~ real-life Moist von Lipwig is [[wikipedia:Rowland Hill\|Rowland Hill]]. Not actually a reformed criminal by any means, he did create the entire idea of the modern postal system, including Uniform Penny Post and stamps (Although he didn't come up with perforations). He also created the Post Office Savings Bank, an institution which allowed poorer people to save money for the first time, since the larger banks did not want to do business with them. Incidentally, the first stamp created, the Penny Black, features a black and white portrait of Queen Victoria, and many 'clever' jokes were made about licking Vickey's backside.		One real-life Moist von Lipwig was [[wikipedia:Rowland Hill\|Rowland Hill]]. Not actually a reformed criminal by any means, he did create the entire idea of the modern postal system, including Uniform Penny Post and stamps (Although he didn't come up with perforations). He also created the Post Office Savings Bank, an institution which allowed poorer people to save money for the first time, since the larger banks did not want to do business with them. Incidentally, the first stamp created, the Penny Black, features a black and white portrait of Queen Victoria, and many 'clever' jokes were made about licking Vickey's backside.

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==

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	It is possible that the Patrician is secretly grooming Moist to be his successor.		It is possible that the Patrician is secretly grooming Moist to be his successor.

	The inspiration for Moist could have come from [[wikipedia:Victor Lustig\|Victor Lustig]] (January 4, 1890 – March 11, 1947) - a con-artist who worked throughout Europe and America, known for selling the Eiffel Tower for scrap - twice, and selling several 'Money Boxes' supposedly capable of duplicating banknotes. The inspiration for Moist could also have come from [[wikipedia:Ferdinand Waldo Demara\|Ferdinand Waldo Demara]], known as "the Great Impostor", masqueraded as many people from monks to surgeons to prison wardens.		The inspiration for Moist could have come from [[wikipedia:Victor Lustig\|Victor Lustig]] (January 4, 1890 – March 11, 1947) - a con-artist who worked throughout Europe and America, known for selling the Eiffel Tower for scrap - twice, and selling several 'Money Boxes' supposedly capable of duplicating banknotes. The inspiration for Moist could also have come from [[wikipedia:Ferdinand Waldo Demara\|Ferdinand Waldo Demara]], known as "the Great Impostor", masqueraded as many people from monks to surgeons to prison wardens.

			The real-life Moist von Lipwig is [[wikipedia:Rowland Hill\|Rowland Hill]]. Not actually a reformed criminal by any means, he did create the entire idea of the modern postal system, including Uniform Penny Post and stamps (Although he didn't come up with perforations). He also created the Post Office Savings Bank, an institution which allowed poorer people to save money for the first time, since the larger banks did not want to do business with them. Incidentally, the first stamp created, the Penny Black, features a black and white portrait of Queen Victoria, and many 'clever' jokes were made about licking Vickey's backside.

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==

Richvanf: /* Aliases */

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Aliases

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	* Mr Robinson		* Mr Robinson
	* [[Albert Spangler]]		* [[Albert Spangler]]
			* [[Albert Spangler\|Alfred Spangler]]
	* Mundo Smith		* Mundo Smith
	* Edwin Streep		* Edwin Streep

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	It is possible that the Patrician is secretly grooming Moist to be his successor.		It is possible that the Patrician is secretly grooming Moist to be his successor.

	The inspiration for Moist could have come from [[~~http~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Lustig~~ Victor Lustig ]] (January 4, 1890 – March 11, 1947) - a con-artist who worked throughout Europe and America, known for selling the Eiffel Tower for scrap - twice, and selling several 'Money Boxes' supposedly capable of duplicating banknotes.		The inspiration for Moist could have come from [[wikipedia:Victor Lustig\|Victor Lustig]] (January 4, 1890 – March 11, 1947) - a con-artist who worked throughout Europe and America, known for selling the Eiffel Tower for scrap - twice, and selling several 'Money Boxes' supposedly capable of duplicating banknotes. The inspiration for Moist could also have come from [[wikipedia:Ferdinand Waldo Demara\|Ferdinand Waldo Demara]], known as "the Great Impostor", masqueraded as many people from monks to surgeons to prison wardens.

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	* Given Adora's appearance, demeanour and, especially, ~~cloud~~ of tobacco smoke suggest to some that she may be an avatar of the goddess [[Anoia]] (and [[Lela]] before her). This would put Moist in an odd relationship with both the goddess and her worldly manifestation, although he was, himself, the avatar of [[Fedecks]], messenger of the gods, during the events of ''Going Postal'', as a result of the link to the consciousness of the collective letters of the Post office.		* Given Adora's appearance, demeanour and, especially, clouds of tobacco smoke, suggest to [[Anghammarad\|some]] that she may be an avatar of the goddess [[Anoia]] (and [[Lela]] before her). This would put Moist in an odd relationship with both the goddess and her worldly manifestation, although he was, himself, the avatar of [[Fedecks]], messenger of the gods, during the events of ''Going Postal'', as a result of the link to the consciousness of the collective letters of the Post office.