Talk:Moist von Lipwig

Mercury
Having been a postman I was fascinated by Going Postal, particularly by the character of Moist von Lipwig. I don't have a great deal to say, but I am amazed that most people do not have appeared to pick up on something. Those of us familiar with the character know that he is a compulsive thief and conman much like Hermes/Mercury, the messenger of the Gods in classical mythology. The novel does not state explicitly that he is an incarnation of the Discworld's messenger of the Gods, but the classical allusion is interesting. It might be impractical to write him as this, since Discworld's patron of thieves is Fingers-Mazda, but Moist might well play up to any such misapprehension since he is quite capable of using religion to his advantage. If I am wrong, then Mr. Paratchett is very welcome to correct me, after all, Moist is his creation.


 * While I agree with you, putting it in the article would be original research and wikipedia doesn't like that. Lots42 (talk) 03:14, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

Removed "Interestingly, during Men at Arms, Vimes briefly muses about how the Post Office used to run efficiently, obviously meaning that his sentiment has changed since Moist's appointment as postmaster, for the obvious reasons." because Men At Arms predates Going Postal. I found the reference in Men At Arms to refer to the decline of the Post Office following the sorting machine debacle. The aftermath of this decline was what precipitated the introduction of Moist to the office of Postmaster General. 67.103.122.194 21:04, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

basis of the character
I removed the reference to the origins of Moist's character. I am not convinced by the name similarity. Pratchett has REPEATEDLY stated on alt.books.pratchett that "passing resemblence" does not in any way suggest an actual annotation.

Pratchett has very rarely noted a specific inspiration for his characters. Most of the time (when he says anything at all), he indicates that his characters are amalgamations, based on numerous similar characters in legend, myth, popular culture, and history. Con men and clever tricksters like MvL are ubiquitous in literature and in reality. Unless anyone has a direct quotation from The Man himself, I would consider any statement of the basis of a Discworld character to be unverifiable, and thus unincludable. Moishe Rosenbaum 21:24, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot 03:56, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

Anoia
I think it should be made clear that Moist believes Anoia exists, because like all the other worshipped gods in the Discworld, she does. Lots42 (talk) 03:14, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

False Mustaches?
"Lipwig uses this to his advantage by donning a selection of easily removable distinguishable features, such as fake moustaches and glasses." In his trip to the joke shop in Making Money he specifically states that he never uses false mustaches as they are easily removed accidentally.

The New Patrician
I have noticed that Vetinari seems to be setting Moist von Lipwig as the new Patrician. Do enough people believe this for it to go onto the article? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.198.178.247 (talk) 14:13, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
 * This article (and Wikipedia as a whole) is not about what people believe, it's about what's explicitly stated. Until Pratchett makes a clear comment to this effect, it's only a fan theory and doesn't belong in the article. And FYI, Pratchett made a comment to the effect that Carrot would be succeeding Vetinari. -- Ritchy (talk) 14:18, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

potato cult
I thought it was Mr Tulip that was in the potato cult. Does anyone have a citation for Moist?


 * In Making Money (pp. 360-361):


 * Regards  So Why  12:55, 13 August 2012 (UTC)

SKY TV
In the Sky TV adaptation, von Lipwig was portrayed by actor Richard Coyle.

OF WHAT???

Sky TV adaptation... of "what novel"

It's crazy as it is. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.96.66.222 (talk) 09:19, 8 October 2013 (UTC)