Dick Simnel - Revision history

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	Dick Simnel, son of [[Sheepridge]] blacksmith and general mechanical tinkerer [[Ned Simnel]] and his wife, [[Elsie Simnel]], is one of the central characters of {{RS}}. Events in the book are precipitated by him, as he may be viewed as another of those naive child-like hopefuls who arrive in [[Ankh-Morpork\|the big city]] with an idea and a will to make it work. He has learned how to control the steam engine that vaporised his father. With an endowment left by his late ex-pirate grandfather ({{wp\|Horatio Alger\|such}} Poor-But-Clever-And-Industrious Boys generally need a bit of luck to get a start in the Big City) he develops a practical [[Iron Girder\|locomotive]] and the plan for a continent-spanning ''rail way''.		'''Dick Simnel''', son of [[Sheepridge]] blacksmith and general mechanical tinkerer [[Ned Simnel]] and his wife, [[Elsie Simnel]], is one of the central characters of {{RS}}. Events in the book are precipitated by him, as he may be viewed as another of those naive child-like hopefuls who arrive in [[Ankh-Morpork\|the big city]] with an idea and a will to make it work. He has learned how to control the steam engine that vaporised his father. With an endowment left by his late ex-pirate grandfather ({{wp\|Horatio Alger\|such}} Poor-But-Clever-And-Industrious Boys generally need a bit of luck to get a start in the Big City) he develops a practical [[Iron Girder\|locomotive]] and the plan for a continent-spanning ''rail way''.

	Dick is a very enthusiastic mechanical engineer who at first appears to have the same naiveté and lack of the grasp of financial and trust issues that caused [[Reacher Gilt]] to rub his hands with glee when he met the Dearheart family. However, he is no idiot, which is why he did his research first and approached Sir [[Harry King]] for a partnership deal. With the supervision of possibly the only incorruptible and completely honest [[Thunderbolt\|Lawyer]] in the [[Guild of Lawyers\|Guild]] and the close supervision of [[Vetinari]] acting through the proxy of [[Moist von Lipwig]], probity and honesty - of the sort that ''matter'' - are assured from the word "go" for the The [[Ankh-Morpork and Sto Plains Hygienic Railway\| New Enterprise]].		Dick is a very enthusiastic mechanical engineer who at first appears to have the same naiveté and lack of the grasp of financial and trust issues that caused [[Reacher Gilt]] to rub his hands with glee when he met the Dearheart family. However, he is no idiot, which is why he did his research first and approached Sir [[Harry King]] for a partnership deal. With the supervision of possibly the only incorruptible and completely honest [[Thunderbolt\|Lawyer]] in the [[Guild of Lawyers\|Guild]] and the close supervision of [[Vetinari]] acting through the proxy of [[Moist von Lipwig]], probity and honesty - of the sort that ''matter'' - are assured from the word "go" for the The [[Ankh-Morpork and Sto Plains Hygienic Railway\| New Enterprise]].

	The young, rural prodigy shows the lack of comfort in social and business situations that we are taught to expect of science-and-technology {{wp\|The Big Bang Theory\|types}}, but Sir Harry's niece [[Emily King\|Emily]] inspires the thought that there might be more to life than mechanical engineering. With some advice and encouragement from [[Moist von Lipwig]] he seems to be on track for matrimony. As Moist points out, Sir Harry will be delighted with his niece's choice, ''especially'' as it will keep the whole Ankh-Morpork and Sto Plains Hygienic Railway in the family. Dick is finally knighted (''for services to technology?'') at the same ceremony that creates Harry King's dukedom...and they all live happily ever after, as far as we will ever know.		The young, rural prodigy shows the lack of comfort in social and business situations that we are taught to expect of science-and-technology {{wp\|The Big Bang Theory\|types}}, but Sir Harry's niece [[Emily King\|Emily]] inspires the thought that there might be more to life than mechanical engineering. With some advice and encouragement from [[Moist von Lipwig]] he seems to be on track for matrimony. As Moist points out, Sir Harry will be delighted with his niece's choice, ''especially'' as it will keep the whole Ankh-Morpork and Sto Plains Hygienic Railway in the family. Dick is finally knighted (''for services to technology?'') at the same ceremony that creates Harry King's dukedom...and they all live happily ever after, as far as we will ever know.

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	Dick Simnel, son of [[Sheepridge]] blacksmith and general mechanical ~~tinker~~ [[Ned Simnel]] and his wife, [[Elsie Simnel]], is one of the central characters of {{RS}}. Events in the book are precipitated by him, as he may be viewed as another of those naive child-like hopefuls who arrive in [[Ankh-Morpork\|the big city]] with an idea and a will to make it work.		{{Character Data
			\|title= The Engineer
			\|photo=sliderule.jpg\|Tools of the trade
			\|name= Dick Simnel
			\|age= early twenties
			\|race= Human
			\|occupation= engineer
			\|appearance= usually obscured by grease and soot
			\|residence= Ankh-Morpork / Swine Town
			\|death=
			\|parents= Ned and Elsie Simnel
			\|relatives=
			\|children=
			\|marital status= single, perhaps not for long
			\|books= {{RS}}
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			Dick Simnel, son of [[Sheepridge]] blacksmith and general mechanical tinkerer [[Ned Simnel]] and his wife, [[Elsie Simnel]], is one of the central characters of {{RS}}. Events in the book are precipitated by him, as he may be viewed as another of those naive child-like hopefuls who arrive in [[Ankh-Morpork\|the big city]] with an idea and a will to make it work. He has learned how to control the steam engine that vaporised his father. With an endowment left by his late ex-pirate grandfather ({{wp\|Horatio Alger\|such}} Poor-But-Clever-And-Industrious Boys generally need a bit of luck to get a start in the Big City) he develops a practical [[Iron Girder\|locomotive]] and the plan for a continent-spanning ''rail way''.

	Dick is a very enthusiastic mechanical engineer who at first appears to have the same naiveté and lack of the grasp of financial and trust issues that caused [[Reacher Gilt]] to rub his hands with glee when he met the Dearheart family. However, he is no idiot, which is why he did his research first and approached Sir [[Harry King]] for a partnership deal. With the supervision of possibly the only incorruptible and completely honest [[Thunderbolt\|Lawyer]] in the [[Guild of Lawyers\|Guild]] and the close supervision of [[Vetinari]] acting through the proxy of [[Moist von Lipwig]], probity and honesty - of the sort that ''matter'' - are assured from the word "go" for the The [[Ankh-Morpork and Sto Plains Hygienic Railway\| New Enterprise]].		Dick is a very enthusiastic mechanical engineer who at first appears to have the same naiveté and lack of the grasp of financial and trust issues that caused [[Reacher Gilt]] to rub his hands with glee when he met the Dearheart family. However, he is no idiot, which is why he did his research first and approached Sir [[Harry King]] for a partnership deal. With the supervision of possibly the only incorruptible and completely honest [[Thunderbolt\|Lawyer]] in the [[Guild of Lawyers\|Guild]] and the close supervision of [[Vetinari]] acting through the proxy of [[Moist von Lipwig]], probity and honesty - of the sort that ''matter'' - are assured from the word "go" for the The [[Ankh-Morpork and Sto Plains Hygienic Railway\| New Enterprise]].

			The young, rural prodigy shows the lack of comfort in social and business situations that we are taught to expect of science-and-technology {{wp\|The Big Bang Theory\|types}}, but Sir Harry's niece [[Emily King\|Emily]] inspires the thought that there might be more to life than mechanical engineering. With some advice and encouragement from [[Moist von Lipwig]] he seems to be on track for matrimony. As Moist points out, Sir Harry will be delighted with his niece's choice, ''especially'' as it will keep the whole Ankh-Morpork and Sto Plains Hygienic Railway in the family. Dick is finally knighted (''for services to technology?'') at the same ceremony that creates Harry King's dukedom...and they all live happily ever after, as far as we will ever know.

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	Dick Simnel, son of [[Sheepridge]] blacksmith and general mechanical tinker [[Ned Simnel]] and his wife, [[Elsie Simnel]], is one of the central characters of {{RS}}. Events in the book are precipitated by him, as he may be viewed as another of those naive child-like hopefuls who arrive in [[Ankh-Morpork\|the big city]] with an idea and a will to make it work.		Dick Simnel, son of [[Sheepridge]] blacksmith and general mechanical tinker [[Ned Simnel]] and his wife, [[Elsie Simnel]], is one of the central characters of {{RS}}. Events in the book are precipitated by him, as he may be viewed as another of those naive child-like hopefuls who arrive in [[Ankh-Morpork\|the big city]] with an idea and a will to make it work.

	Dick is a very enthusiastic mechanical engineer who at first appears to have the same ~~naivity~~ and lack of the grasp of financial and trust issues that caused [[Reacher Gilt]] to rub his hands with glee when he met the Dearheart family. However, he is no idiot, which is why he did his research first and approached Sir [[Harry King]] for a partnership deal. With the supervision of possibly the only incorruptible and completely honest [[Thunderbolt\|Lawyer]] in the [[Guild of Lawyers\|Guild]] and the close supervision of [[Vetinari]] acting through the proxy of [[Moist von Lipwig]],probity and honesty - of the sort that ''matter'' - are assured from the word "go" for the [[~~The~~ Ankh-Morpork and Sto Plains Hygienic Railway\| ~~new enterprise~~]].		Dick is a very enthusiastic mechanical engineer who at first appears to have the same naiveté and lack of the grasp of financial and trust issues that caused [[Reacher Gilt]] to rub his hands with glee when he met the Dearheart family. However, he is no idiot, which is why he did his research first and approached Sir [[Harry King]] for a partnership deal. With the supervision of possibly the only incorruptible and completely honest [[Thunderbolt\|Lawyer]] in the [[Guild of Lawyers\|Guild]] and the close supervision of [[Vetinari]] acting through the proxy of [[Moist von Lipwig]], probity and honesty - of the sort that ''matter'' - are assured from the word "go" for the The [[Ankh-Morpork and Sto Plains Hygienic Railway\| New Enterprise]].





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	Dick Simnel, son of [[Sheepridge]] blacksmith and general mechanical tinker [[Ned Simnel]] and his wife, [[Elsie Simnel]], is one of the central characters of {{RS}}. Events in the book are precipitated by him, as he may be viewed as another of those naive child-like hopefuls who arrive in [[Ankh-Morpork\|the big city]] with an idea and a will to make it work.		Dick Simnel, son of [[Sheepridge]] blacksmith and general mechanical tinker [[Ned Simnel]] and his wife, [[Elsie Simnel]], is one of the central characters of {{RS}}. Events in the book are precipitated by him, as he may be viewed as another of those naive child-like hopefuls who arrive in [[Ankh-Morpork\|the big city]] with an idea and a will to make it work.

	Dick is a very enthusiastic mechanical engineer who at first appears to have the same naivity and lack of the grasp of financial and trust issues that caused [[Reacher Gilt]] to rub his hands with glee when he met the Dearheart family. However, he is no idiot, which is why he did his research first and approached Sir [[Harry King]] for a partnership deal. With the supervision of possibly the only incorruptible and completely honest [[Thunderbolt\|Lawyer]] in the [[Guild of Lawyers\|Guild]] and the close supervision of [[Vetinari]] acting through the proxy of [[Moist von Lipwig]],probity and honesty - of the sort that ''matter'' - are assured from the word "go" for the [[The Ankh-Morpork ~~And~~ Sto Plains Hygienic Railway\| new enterprise]].		Dick is a very enthusiastic mechanical engineer who at first appears to have the same naivity and lack of the grasp of financial and trust issues that caused [[Reacher Gilt]] to rub his hands with glee when he met the Dearheart family. However, he is no idiot, which is why he did his research first and approached Sir [[Harry King]] for a partnership deal. With the supervision of possibly the only incorruptible and completely honest [[Thunderbolt\|Lawyer]] in the [[Guild of Lawyers\|Guild]] and the close supervision of [[Vetinari]] acting through the proxy of [[Moist von Lipwig]],probity and honesty - of the sort that ''matter'' - are assured from the word "go" for the [[The Ankh-Morpork and Sto Plains Hygienic Railway\| new enterprise]].

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	Dick Simnel, son of [[Sheepridge]] blacksmith and general mechanical tinker [[Ned Simnel]] and his wife, [[Elsie Simnel]], is one of the central characters of {{RS}}. Events in the book are precipitated by him, as he may be viewed as another of those naive child-like hopefuls who arrive in [[Ankh-Morpork\|the big city]] with an idea and a will to make it work.		Dick Simnel, son of [[Sheepridge]] blacksmith and general mechanical tinker [[Ned Simnel]] and his wife, [[Elsie Simnel]], is one of the central characters of {{RS}}. Events in the book are precipitated by him, as he may be viewed as another of those naive child-like hopefuls who arrive in [[Ankh-Morpork\|the big city]] with an idea and a will to make it work.

	Dick is a very enthusiastic mechanical engineer who at first appears to have the same naivity and lack of the grasp of financial and trust issues that caused [[Reacher Gilt]] to rub his hands with glee when he met the Dearheart family. However, he is no idiot, which is why he did his research first and approached Sir [[Harry King]] for a partnership deal. With the supervision of possibly the only incorruptible and completely honest Lawyer in the [[Lawyers~~' Guild~~\|Guild]] and the close supervision of [[Vetinari]] acting through the proxy of [[Moist von Lipwig]],probity and honesty - of the sort that ''matter'' - are assured from the word "go" for the [[The Ankh-Morpork And Sto Plains Hygienic Railway\| new enterprise]].		Dick is a very enthusiastic mechanical engineer who at first appears to have the same naivity and lack of the grasp of financial and trust issues that caused [[Reacher Gilt]] to rub his hands with glee when he met the Dearheart family. However, he is no idiot, which is why he did his research first and approached Sir [[Harry King]] for a partnership deal. With the supervision of possibly the only incorruptible and completely honest [[Thunderbolt\|Lawyer]] in the [[Guild of Lawyers\|Guild]] and the close supervision of [[Vetinari]] acting through the proxy of [[Moist von Lipwig]],probity and honesty - of the sort that ''matter'' - are assured from the word "go" for the [[The Ankh-Morpork And Sto Plains Hygienic Railway\| new enterprise]].

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	~~Disck~~ Simnel, son of [[Sheepridge]] blacksmith and general mechanical tinker [[Ned Simnel]] and his wife, [[Elsie Simnel]], is one of the central characters of {{RS}}. Events in the book are precipitated by him, as he may be viewed as another of those naive child-like hopefuls who arrive in [[Ankh-Morpork\|the big city]] with an idea and a will to make it work.		Dick Simnel, son of [[Sheepridge]] blacksmith and general mechanical tinker [[Ned Simnel]] and his wife, [[Elsie Simnel]], is one of the central characters of {{RS}}. Events in the book are precipitated by him, as he may be viewed as another of those naive child-like hopefuls who arrive in [[Ankh-Morpork\|the big city]] with an idea and a will to make it work.

			Dick is a very enthusiastic mechanical engineer who at first appears to have the same naivity and lack of the grasp of financial and trust issues that caused [[Reacher Gilt]] to rub his hands with glee when he met the Dearheart family. However, he is no idiot, which is why he did his research first and approached Sir [[Harry King]] for a partnership deal. With the supervision of possibly the only incorruptible and completely honest Lawyer in the [[Lawyers' Guild\|Guild]] and the close supervision of [[Vetinari]] acting through the proxy of [[Moist von Lipwig]],probity and honesty - of the sort that ''matter'' - are assured from the word "go" for the [[The Ankh-Morpork And Sto Plains Hygienic Railway\| new enterprise]].

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Disck Simnel, son of [[Sheepridge]] blacksmith and general mechanical tinker [[Ned Simnel]] and his wife, [[Elsie Simnel]], is one of the central characters of {{RS}}. Events in the book are precipitated by him, as he may be viewed as another of those naive child-like hopefuls who arrive in [[Ankh-Morpork|the big city]] with an idea and a will to make it work.

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