Talk:Ronald Rust

Rust is very reminiscent, in speech, manner and description, of the very same Lord Cardigan, who led the Light Brigade in that renowned headlong dash against Russian artillery at the Battle of Balaclava. (1854)

Cardigan was a typical son of privilege, a baying, drawling, affected dandy not over-burdened with brains, who effectively bought his way up the ladder of rank in the British Army and was one of the explicit reasons why Garnet Wolsey reformed the system to one of a completely professional officer class that would, at least in theory, be selected and promoted on merit only. (In practice, considerations such as background, social standing, education - not so much quality of, but type of - and whether or not you have an independent income over and above the official pay scale, are still important considerations in certain corps and regiments of the British Army today, in 2007...)

Has anyone attempted a sketch of the character, out of interest?--AgProv 12:37, 11 June 2007 (CEST)

I had a few cracks at 'im, but couldn't get the milky-blue stare to be supercilious enough no matter how much i try tried --Knmatt 21:07, 29 October 2007 (CET)

Why not start with a picture of the real Lord Cardigan and basically copy it? HE had the glacial stare, alright!--AgProv 16:58, 8 November 2007 (CET)

"One suspects that the young Terence Pratchett had trouble with someone named Ronald at school." - I added another bad Ronnie to this list (Jenks, the childhood bully from Hogfather), but Terry does give Ronald Saveloy a heroic quality? Kellyterryjones 20:41, 29 October 2007 (CET)

you wonder if Roland, Tiffany Aching's Baron-in-waiting, whose name is a mere anagram away from Ronald, is meant to be part of the same stream? Maybe a Roland is a Ronald with redeeming qualities? --AgProv 16:58, 8 November 2007 (CET)