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Mrs Hotbed is a real seamstress in [[Ankh-Morpork]]. Which is to say, she is a woman who has more in common with [[Sandra Battye]] than with [[Rosemary Palm|Rosie Palm]]. She is referenced in {{TT}} as the woman to whom [[Sacharissa Cripslock]] intends to take a borrowed ballgown so that it can be, er, ''let out a bit'' for her size. | Mrs Hotbed is a real seamstress in [[Ankh-Morpork]]. Which is to say, she is a woman who has more in common with [[Sandra Battye]] than with [[Rosemary Palm|Rosie Palm]]. She is referenced in {{TT}} as the woman to whom [[Sacharissa Cripslock]] intends to take a borrowed ballgown so that it can be, er, ''let out a bit'' for her size. | ||
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Hot-bedding, or ''hot-bunking'', refers to a situation where there are more people than beds in a given environment. In most naval submarines, where space is at a premium, there might be one sleeping berth for every three crewmen (although this ration has apparently been improved in recent years). Men woud sleep in shifts, the occupant changing at eight-hour intervals depending on the duty roster. The state of a bed continually slept in for several months can be left to the imagination. This would be a very common situation in Ankh-Morpork! | |||
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Revision as of 11:00, 20 December 2016
Mrs Hotbed is a real seamstress in Ankh-Morpork. Which is to say, she is a woman who has more in common with Sandra Battye than with Rosie Palm. She is referenced in The Truth as the woman to whom Sacharissa Cripslock intends to take a borrowed ballgown so that it can be, er, let out a bit for her size.
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Hot-bedding, or hot-bunking, refers to a situation where there are more people than beds in a given environment. In most naval submarines, where space is at a premium, there might be one sleeping berth for every three crewmen (although this ration has apparently been improved in recent years). Men woud sleep in shifts, the occupant changing at eight-hour intervals depending on the duty roster. The state of a bed continually slept in for several months can be left to the imagination. This would be a very common situation in Ankh-Morpork!