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A brilliant and precise artist, '''Owlswick Jenkins''' was arrested for forgery of stamps. He appears not entirely sane, but this helps him be extremely good at his work. He was saved from the gallows by [[Moist von Lipwig]] to work on the new [[Paper Money]] under the name of Owlswick Clamp. During which time an [[igor]] replaced his mind with the mind of a turnip | A brilliant and precise artist, '''Owlswick Jenkins''' was arrested for forgery of stamps. He appears not entirely sane, but this helps him be extremely good at his work. He was saved from the gallows by [[Moist von Lipwig]] to work on the new [[Paper Money]] under the name of Owlswick Clamp. During which time an [[igor]] replaced his mind with the mind of a turnip until Moist forced him to change it back. | ||
Owlswick lived and worked in [[Short Alley]] until his capture and then employment at the [[Royal Bank of Ankh-Morpork]]. | Owlswick lived and worked in [[Short Alley]] until his capture and then employment at the [[Royal Bank of Ankh-Morpork]]. | ||
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Currently, he is officially missing-presumed-dead but it is hinted that an angel came for him and he's probably happily alive and working for [[Vetinari]] in a similar situation to [[Leonard of Quirm]]. | Currently, he is officially missing-presumed-dead but it is hinted that an angel came for him and he's probably happily alive and working for [[Vetinari]] in a similar situation to [[Leonard of Quirm]]. | ||
The new name proposed for Owlswick, Exorbit, seems to suggest the xor bit-wise operation used in computer programming to test for certain conditions. Sir Terry worked for a while with a Sinclair computer in the early ‘80s to control devices about the house, an application where he might well have used the xor command. One can’t help wondering… | |||
[[Category:Discworld characters|Jenkins, Owlswick]] | [[Category:Discworld characters|Jenkins, Owlswick]] | ||
[[Category:Human characters|Jenkins, Owlswick]] | [[Category:Human characters|Jenkins, Owlswick]] | ||
[[Category:Making Money]] | [[Category:Making Money]] | ||
[[de:Eulrich Janken]] | [[de:Eulrich Janken]] |
Latest revision as of 06:03, 19 December 2023
Owlswick Jenkins | |
Name | Owlswick Jenkins |
Race | Human |
Age | |
Occupation | Artist / forger |
Physical appearance | Wispy beard |
Residence | Short Alley |
Death | Possibly died, possibly working for Vetinari. |
Parents | |
Relatives | |
Children | |
Marital Status | |
Appearances | |
Books | Making Money |
Cameos |
A brilliant and precise artist, Owlswick Jenkins was arrested for forgery of stamps. He appears not entirely sane, but this helps him be extremely good at his work. He was saved from the gallows by Moist von Lipwig to work on the new Paper Money under the name of Owlswick Clamp. During which time an igor replaced his mind with the mind of a turnip until Moist forced him to change it back.
Owlswick lived and worked in Short Alley until his capture and then employment at the Royal Bank of Ankh-Morpork.
Currently, he is officially missing-presumed-dead but it is hinted that an angel came for him and he's probably happily alive and working for Vetinari in a similar situation to Leonard of Quirm.
The new name proposed for Owlswick, Exorbit, seems to suggest the xor bit-wise operation used in computer programming to test for certain conditions. Sir Terry worked for a while with a Sinclair computer in the early ‘80s to control devices about the house, an application where he might well have used the xor command. One can’t help wondering…