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== An old Yorkshire poem:- ==
== An old Yorkshire poem:- ==


''Lancashire born and lancashire bred''
''Lancashire born and Lancashire bred''


''Stronginth'arm and weak in t'head!''
''Stronginth'arm and weak in t'head!''


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Revision as of 17:57, 8 September 2013

Stronginthearm is a very common dwarf surname. Known Stronginthearms in the Discworld chronicles include:

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Incidentally, there are a surprising number of "Stronginthearms" in the Manchester North and Lancashire telephone directories. The name is thought to originate with the heaviest jobs in manufacturing industry during the Industrial Revolution which called for most physical strength. In the manner of these things, a nickname conferred in admiration became a surname and is carried with pride today. The symbol of Stones Bitter shows a typically admiring image.


An old Yorkshire poem:-

Lancashire born and Lancashire bred

Stronginth'arm and weak in t'head!