noms-de-Plum
ffoulkes
Ian Michaud, TWS
> is there a list anywhere of the Wodehousian aliases on this newsgroup?
Not really, although I suppose you could go into the google archives and
do a search for noms list from four or five years ago. Or you might
even have to go back farther than that.
Young Bonzo Travers was the Keeper of the Noms in the Olden Days and
published an updated list every month but when he retired nobody else
stepped forward to take on the job. As a result nowadays it's more or
less Liberty Hall.
The Mixer
Ken Miner
"Ian Michaud, TWS" <ian_m...@telus.net> wrote in message
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Aha, I had been wondering about that myself. The good ones were all taken,
but at one time I was determined to take on a nom, even if I had to be a
second footman, or even somebody's dog. Then the updates ceased to appear,
so I gave it up.
Ken
Ann Avery Hunter
"Ian Michaud, TWS" <ian_m...@telus.net> wrote in message
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> ffoulkes wrote:
> published an updated list every month but when he retired nobody else
> stepped forward to take on the job. As a result nowadays it's more or
> less Liberty Hall.
>
> The Mixer
>
The Cat Augustus here. I happen to have a copy of the December 2002 list,
which I think was the last one:
The noms list:
Abbott, Bart., Sir Buckstone-David Wonnell
Adair, J. Sheringham-Oystein Johnsen
Addleton, Sir Jasper - John Dawson
Agatha, Aunt - Hetty Litjens
Alderman, The-Nick Townend
Alleynian, Old-Henry Braun
Alpine Joe-Madhur Tiwary
Anatole-Anne Ryan
Appleby, Horace (Master Criminal)-Bill Walsh
Attractive Half Portion - Laura_...@newsranger.com
Attwater, Roland Moresby-Bruce Miller
Aubrey, Algernon-Guruprasad Bhat
Augustus, The Cat-Ann Avery Hunter
Auntie-Elin Woodger
Aurelius, Marcus-Rahul Guha
Bachelor, Anonymous-Srinivasa Upadhya
Banks, Cuthbert-S. Sreedhar
Banks, Rosie M.-Lorrill Buyens
Bannister, Bill-Bill Laverty
Bartholemew, the Aberdeen Terrier-Mark Trevor Smith
Basham, Maj. Wilfred "Plug"-Thomas L. Smith
Bassett, Sir Watkyn-Mikhail Kuzmenko
Bassett, Lady-Anne Cotton
Bassett, Madeline-Sheri Livingston Crawford
Bassington-Bassington, Cyril-Simon Garrett
Bassington Simp, Basil-James Washick
Bastable, Sir Raymond (Beefy)-Terry Mordue
Baxter, Rupert J.-Bernd Freimueller
Beach - Richard Vine
Beamish, James Hamilton-Alberto D'Onofrio
Bean, Elsie-Catherine MacKenzie
Belford, James Bartholomew-Neil Crockford
Belfry, William, 9th Earl of Towcester-Michael Martin
Bellinger, Cora-Jeanine Rees
Benger, Puffy-Leonard Beuger
Bessemer, Smallwood-Michael Schmerling
Bevan, George-Neil Midkiff
Bickerstaff, Bicky-Phillippe Pecot
Biffen, Fruity-Deborah Thomas
Biffin, Charles Edward (Biffy)-Ted Rosen
Bill-Tony Ring
Billson, The Amazing Battling - Israel Sanchez Fuster
Bingham, Rev. Rupert (Beefy)-Mark Brady
Bingley-Sudhakar Chandrasekharan
Bingley, Gladys-Carolyn Schierhorn
Bingley, Lancelot-Jor LaSarge
Biscuit-Srini Sridharan
Blandings, Bottles of-Jennifer McCabe
Blandings, Emperor of-Clark R.
Blandings, Empress of-Piglet
BlandingsWhiteCastle -
Blossom, Lottie-Emily Jenkins
Boat Race Night-John Levan
Bodkin, Monty-Miche Doherty
Bodmin, the Hatter-Gary Smith
Boudoir. Milady S.-Carrie Weiner Campbell
Boy, Sonny-Blommestein, Carel
Brabazon-Biggar, Capt.-Douglas Sutherland-Bruce
Brabazon-Plank, Major-Alan Bird
Brancaster, Lord-Chase Kimball
Brinkley, The Unspeakable-Charles Rennolet
Briscoe, Angelica-Maria Gromova
Briscoe, Col. Jimmy-S. R. King
Briscoe, P.P.-David E. Briscoe
Brookfield-Darryl Schnell
Brown, Sue-Johanna Drasner
Buck-U-Uppo-Howard Whitehouse
Butt, Comrade-Tim Palmer
Butterwick, Gertrude-Melissa Aaron
Byng, Reggie-Simon Ibbotson
Byng, Stiffy-Susan Jewell
Bywater, Chas.-Jelle Otten
Cammarleigh, Aurelia-Kristine Fowler
Carlisle, Gertrude (Sweetie)-Jyosh Sridharan
Carlisle, Gordon (Oily)-Anirudda Bhat
Carmody, Hugo-James Shannon
Cat i' the Adage, The-Frank Thompson
Cheese, The Feverish-Paxton Lee Frombaugh
Cheesewright, G. D'Arcy (Stilton)-Darren Parker
Chester, Ann-Krista Lynn Thurman
Chibnall-Hrishi Dixit
Chippendale-Stefan Polatajko
Chuffnell, Marmaduke (Chuffy)-Will Dwyer
Clam, J. Chichester-James Worth
Clementina, Kid-Anuradha
Clenchederhands-Wace, Hypatia-Sushila Peterson
Cloyster, James Orlebar-Edward S. Collins
Cobbold, Lady Theresa (Terry)-Meredith Kelley
Constance, Lady-Anne Bianchi
Consul, The Almost Human-Ravi Narasimhan
Cootes, Eddie (Comrade)-Ramaswamy
Cove, Brainy-Linda Campanella
Craye, Florence-Emily Gallagher
Crooner, The-Lou Comunale
Crumpet-Teresa Carabeo
Dawlish, Lord-Bill Riepl
de Blissac, Vicomte-Alan Follett
de Freece-Murray Hedgcock
Delancy, Cyril - Jack Hamilton
d'Escrignon, Comtess-Meghan Retzlaff
Deverill, Emmeline-Kate Rothwell
Diana, Lady-Susan Parsons
Dobbs, Constable-George Gruman
Dore, Billie-Judelon Ingram
Droitwich, Anthony (Fifth Earl of), aka Syd Price-Roger Collier
Dunstable, Duke of-Jenz Kjellberg
Dunster-Justin Pentecost
Edwin, Young-Edwin Meier
Egg, An-James Fung
Egg, A Twenty Minute-Priscilla Barlow
Eighteen Carat Kid, The-Colin Lusk
Emsworth-Robert Bishop
Emsworth, Godfrey-Dave Scott
Ern-Jim Skrydlak
Etonian, The Old-Michael Evans
Eustace, Claude N.-Bill Cleere
Fairmile, Sally-Lindsay Fairhurst
ffinch-ffarrowmere, Sir Jasper-Bob Danielson
ffinch-ffinch, The Hon. Algernon Blair Worthington-Donald Renouf
Fiend, the Faceless-Gopal Narayan
Filmer, The Rt. Hon. A.B.-Steve Wonnacott
Finch, George-Bob Houk
Fink-Nottle, Augustus (Gussie)-Alekh Bhurke
Fish, Lady Julia-Jan Wilson Kaufman
Fish, Ronnie-Ronan Hickey
Fittleworth, Boko-Alan Beechey
Flack, Agnes-Emily Harville
Foot, a meditative - Sriramr
Fotheringay-Phipps, Barmy-John Phipps
Franklyn, Packy-Arthur Bradley
Fred, Uncle-Sandy Schaffell
Gadsby, Ephraim-Pavi Sandhu
Gally-Robert Reinders Folmer
Ganymede, Junior-Gerry Manning
Gazoo, Ranny-Ed Bronstein
Gilpin, Ricky-Raymond Geschke
Girlfriend, The-Viv Langham
Gladys-Samara Weiss
Glendannon, Magnolia-Tracy Clement
Glossop, Honoria-Joann Zimmerman
Glossop, Sir Roderick-Dirk Laurie
Glossop, Tuppy-Simon Berry
Glutz, Jacob-Jon Maas
Gorringe, Percy-John Fluth
Gospodinoff, Elia-Mike Scully
Great Bath-Sponge Joyeuse, The-David Walker
Haddock, Corky-Rebecca Meyer
Haddock, Esmond-Case Ketting
Halliday, Jerry-Mike Skupin
Havershot, Lord-Brian S.
Heppenstall, Rev. Francis-Keith Willoughby
Herring, Reginald (Kipper)-Richard Herring
Holmes, Mitchell-Niklas Wiksell
Holmes, Sherlock-Kaumil H. Parghi
Hopwood, Zenobia (Hoppy)-Christina Wasson
Hot Scotch and Lemon-Athulan Vijayaraghavan
Ickenham, Earl of (Frederick)-M. Devere
Issi, The Chief of the Lower-Kris Smets
Jackson, Joe-Ram Tekumalla
Jackson, Mike (The Cricketer)-Sailesh Krishnamurthy
Jackson, Phyllis-Geeta Bhagat
Jane, Lady Ickenham-Beverly Sperry
Jarvis, Bat-Rob McDonough
Jeeves-Premkumar Natarajan
Jellaby, Myrtle-Lin
Jill the Reckless-Jill Singer
Joyeuse-Paul Sternburgh
Keene, Mervyn (Clubman)-Steve Lichtenstein
Keggs, Augustus-Kari Ossurarson
Kegley-Bassington, Percival-Frank Glenewinkel
Kent, Mary-Deborah Dillard
Knatchbull-Huguessen, John-Johannes Molitor
Large Stout, A-Ward Giffiths
Leisure, A Gentleman of-Ramesh Sreekantan
Little, Algy-(anonymous)
Little, Bingo-Jeff Kaufman
Llewellyn, Ivor-Matt Meyer
Lulubelle, Miss-Marga Ebbeling
Macintosh, The Dog-Dianne van Dulken
Mackintosh, Esq., George-Andrew Williams
Mainwaring, Captain-John Winters
*Mainwaring, Professor - Wayne Phillips
Malloy, Mr. and Mrs. Soapy-Lars and Carina Vindroth
Malpus, Old General-Jon Lellenberg
Mannering-Phipps, Augustus-Christopher Laure-Bader
Mariner, Jill (The Reckless)-Jill Singer
Marshmoreton, Earl of-Peter Ayling
Marson, Ashe-Dean McHenry
Matchingham, Pride of (Ham)-Jay Taub
May Queen-Aditi Balasubramaniam
McAllister, Angus-Gerry O'Garr
McHoots, Sandy-John Bain
McTodd, Ralston-Seymour Axelrod
Member, The Oldest-James Reynolds
Meredith, Chester-Marcus Reynolds
Merolchazzar, King of Oom-Rick Rashid
Mixer, The-Ian Michaud
Mortimer, Bream-Robert Ruthven
Mulliner, Adrian-David Rosenbaum
Mulliner, Archibald-Michael Lounsbery
Mulliner, Charlotte-Elizabeth Jay
Mulliner, George-K. Arun Kumar
Mulliner, Dr. George-R. M.C.M. Brenner,. MD
Mulliner, John San Francisco Earthquake-Josh Britton
Mulliner, Mr-Tom Kreitzberg
Mulliner, Percival-Tyler Hower
Mulliner, William-William L. Franklin
Murgatroyd, George Francis Augustus Delamere, Fifth Earl of
Ippleton-Garrie McNaughton
Muriel the cat - Jackie Morrice
Nicholas, Sally-G. R. Walter
Nodder, The-Ken Rosenbaum
Nugget, The Little/Ogden Ford-Ryan Darby
Oates, Constable Eustace-William Deeck
O'Hara, D.-Marie McCrae
Only a Factory Girl-Amanda DeMeola
Oswald, The Plague-Spot-Karen Sosa
Painter, Sally-Sarah Kendall
Parsloe-Parsloe, Sir Gregory-Timothy John Palmer
Pat and Mike-Sean Coffey
Peasemarsh, Albert-Andy Willis
Pekingnese, The-Ron Louie
Pendlebury-Davenport, Horace-Clifford Huffman
Pepper, Bertie-Bart Pepermans
Pepper, Reggie-Russ McDermott
Pershore, Lord Wilmot-George Burnell
Phipps, Barmy-John Phipps
Piccadilly Jim-James Robinson
Pighooey-Jean Tillson
Pilbeam, P. Frobisher-Kennedy Smith
Pillingshot-Charles Stone-Tolcher
Pink Chap, The-Kurt Harris
Pinker, Rev. Harold (Stinker)-Christopher Hodge
Pirbright, Jas.-Gary Mueller
Plimsoll, Eustace H.-David Talley
Podmarsh, Rollo-Paul Hilery
Porpentine, Fretful-J. Storrs Hall
Portarlington-Vijai John
Porter, O. J. (Orlo)-B. E. Gaff
Postlethwaite, Miss-Jamie Eimermann
Pothunter-Bill Claghorn
Pott, Claude (Mustard)-Ian Cockburn
Potter, John Hamilton-Andrew Bryant
Potter-Pirbright, Catsmeat-Don Pollock
Prem!-Prem
Prenderby, Lady-D. Nordheimer
Pringle (Prof.)-Richard Ian Stessel
Prosser, Oofy-Rick Fleming
Psmith-Peter D. Smith
Psmith, Eve Halliday-Sudha Iyer
Psmith, Eustace-Durga Rajaram
Psusan-Susan Bellamore
Ptaylor-Suzanne Taylor
Purvis, P. K.-Jim Court
Rabbit, The Luminous-Bob Pederson
Rackstraw, Mortimer (the Great Boloni)-Frank Maloney
Rainsby, Lord (Dog Face)-Brian Hess
Ranelagh, Lord Frederick-Rhys Parry
Raymond, Air Commodore-Jack Daly
Reliable, The Old-N. Hurt
Robinson-Ron Satterfield
Rockmettler, Rocky-John Sielke
Roman Ruins-Gary Coates
Samthesudden-T. K. Harish
Saxby, Howard-David Harris
Schofield, Mrs.-Geeta Sadashivan
Sheridan, Felicia (Flick)-Karen Shotting
Shoesmith, Jerry-Harshawardhan Nimkhedkar
Shotter, Samuel-Grant Tomlinson
Silver Medalist, The-Antoinette Mathis
Silversmith, Charlie-Ethan Friedman
Simmons, G. G.-Lars Windroth
Simmons, Monica-Karen Byrne
Sipperly, Oliver Randolph-Jeremy Jewel
Smethurst-Bickersteth, Charlotte Emma Auguste-Natalie Bentz
Somerset, Mary-Jill Spriggs
Soeurs, Eulalie-Jennifer Cribb
Spats, A Young Man in-J. M. Garcia, Jr.
Splash, A Double Whisky and-Chip Gorman
Spode, Roderick (Lord Sidcup)-James Petts
Spodei, Nepheus-John Esposito
Spotted Princess of the Fiji Islands, The-Lynn Alford
Sprockett-Sprockett, Anabelle-Laura Nelson
Sprockett-Sprockett, Sir Murgatroyd-Michael Ulm
Starr, Cora-Lesley Sigall
Stiffham, Adolphus (Stiffy)-Scott M. Deems
Stoker, Emerald-Sujatha Sridhar
Stoker, J. Washburn-Tim Steil
Stoker, Pauline-Deborah Arnold
Struggles, Buffy-Anand Ranganathan
Susan, Aunt-Susan Collicott
Swordfish-Sudheer Tambe
Thos., Young-Arthur Joel Nitzschke
Threepwood, Frederick-Lim Teng Leong
Threepwood, Galahad-Charles Bishop
Threepwood, George (Viscount Bosham)-E. Walter
Tinkler-Moulke, Mrs. (and Pom)-Beth Miles
Todd, Rocky-Nathan Filizzi
Travers, Angela-Mary Sosa
Travers, Bonzo-Bruce Beaman
Travers, Dahlia-Sandy Swanson
Travers, Tom-Mike Langford
Treacle-Lissy Friedman
Trotter, L. G.-Carl Chimi
Tupper, George (Tuppy)-George Varghese
Twist, Chimp-Bapa Rao
Twistleton, Frederick Altamont Cornwallis-Tom Kenney
Twistleton-Twistleton, Reginald (Pongo)-Shamim Mohamed
Two-Seater, The-Strauss
Uffenham, Lord-Bancroft Gracey
Ukridge-S. T. Karnick
Uncle, A Fat-Gordon Gribbin
Upjohn, Rev. Aubrey-T. M. Jackson
Valentine, Joan-Colette Poindexter
Valerie-Moberanne, Marquis de Maufringneuse et-G. de Ceuninck van
Capelle
Vanringham, Joe-Ruairidh Ross
Wain, Wyatt-Alex Maiolo
Walderwick, Hugo-Thom Lange
Watkins, Orlo-Nick Sales
Wattling, Murtle-Cobi Balt van Dijk
Weatherby, Joss P.-Eugene Van Zelfden
Webster, The Cat-David Lee
Wellbeloved, George Cyril (PigMan)-Rajesh Viswanathan
Wensleydale, Lady - Amy Cottrell
Wet Hen, A-Andy Cheyne
Whiffle, Augustus-Tom McGuigan
Whipple, Augustus-Robert Bishop
Whisky and Water, A-Steve Carr
Wickham, Aunt Marcia-Marcia Rodgers
Wickham, Bobbie-Marilyn Weyman Kegg
Wickhammersly, Lady Cynthia-Jamie
Widgeon, Freddie-Ted Godfrey
Widgeon 7-Jay Levine
Wilberforce-T. D. Handy
Willoughby, Uncle-Ira Block
Winship, Ginger-Sara Morris
Witherspoon, Chief Inspector-G. Ramakrishnan
Woggly, Uncle-Christian Kelly
Woodbridge and Gatsby, Ephriam-Andy Ihnatko
Wooster, Bertram-Dan Oberg
Wooster, Green Swizzle-John Coo
Worplesdon, Lord Percy-Alex Foan
Wotwotleigh, Lord - Randy Cartwright
Yaxley, Lord-David Duffey
Bream Rockmetteller dot at dot
>
> "Ian Michaud, TWS" <ian_m...@telus.net> wrote in message
> news:mkqMi.36344$nO3.45@edtnps90...
>> ffoulkes wrote:
>> Young Bonzo Travers was the Keeper of the Noms in the Olden Days and
>> published an updated list every month but when he retired nobody else
>> stepped forward to take on the job. As a result nowadays it's more or
>> less Liberty Hall.
>>
>> The Mixer
>>
>
> The Cat Augustus here. I happen to have a copy of the December 2002 list,
> which I think was the last one:
>
> The noms list:
>
> Abbott, Bart., Sir Buckstone-David Wonnell
> Adair, J. Sheringham-Oystein Johnsen
etc...
> Wooster, Green Swizzle-John Coo
> Worplesdon, Lord Percy-Alex Foan
> Wotwotleigh, Lord - Randy Cartwright
> Yaxley, Lord-David Duffey
I, too, have wondered, and thought that mine was sufficiently obscure
to have not been taken. Never could have imagined that much activity
here! However, I do see a "Rocky Rockmettler" on the list... I've been
meaning to look into some of Freddie's co-worker's histories, but
haven't got around to it. Could it be that Rocky is my doppelganger?
Is there any interest in maintaining the list? I recognize many of the
noms, but how many have left the fold? New list, perhaps?
--
Bream Rockmetteller
Donaldson's Dog Joy
509-450-0301
Ian Michaud, TWS
>
>
> I, too, have wondered, and thought that mine was sufficiently obscure to
> have not been taken. Never could have imagined that much activity here!
> However, I do see a "Rocky Rockmettler" on the list... I've been meaning
> to look into some of Freddie's co-worker's histories, but haven't got
> around to it. Could it be that Rocky is my doppelganger?
Well there is a Long Island poet called Rockmetteller "Rocky" Todd in
the Bertie Wooster short story "The Aunt and the Sluggard". He isn't
known for his high work-rate though, so I wouldn't think Rocky could be
the doppelganger of a gung-ho dog biscuit salesman.
The Mixer
sudhee...@gmail.com
<bream(dot)rockmetteller(at)mac(dot)com> wrote:
> On 2007-10-02 21:53:34 -0700, "Ann Avery Hunter" <Sanse...@yahoo.com> said:
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> > "Ian Michaud, TWS" <ian_mich...@telus.net> wrote in message
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Let me add mine lest ot be thrown in the dustbin of history.
' Swordfish'--a.k.a. Sudheer Tambe
Frank R.A.J. Maloney
> On Oct 3, 2:17 am, Bream Rockmetteller
> <bream(dot)rockmetteller(at)mac(dot)com> wrote:
[deletion]
>> Is there any interest in maintaining the list? I recognize many of the
>> noms, but how many have left the fold? New list, perhaps?
>> --
>> Bream Rockmetteller
>> Donaldson's Dog Joy
>> 509-450-0301- Hide quoted text -
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> Let me add mine lest ot be thrown in the dustbin of history.
> ' Swordfish'--a.k.a. Sudheer Tambe
>
It occurs to your humble prestidigitateur that since the old system of
registering one-off noms has gone the way of Aunt Dahlia's girlish
complexion it is pretty much Liberty Hall in a.f.w.
--
Mortimer Rackstraw, the Great Boloni
"All over the room throats were being strained and minds broadened."
-- P. G. Wodehouse, Piccadilly Jim
Bream Rockmetteller dot at dot
<sudhee...@gmail.com> said:
I have to say that I laugh out loud whenever I think that someone would
have "always wanted a butler named Swordfish." Plum is a true genius.
bcl...@gmail.com
> is there a list anywhere of the Wodehousian aliases on this newsgroup?
years than I care to think about, but
it's a rum thing (albeit gratifying,
if that's the word I want) to see my
nom Eustace, Claude N., still on the
list.
I think I'll post my parody again. Hell,
it's been fifteen years or so.
-- Bill Cleere
Corky Haddock
This old group kept me afloat. I even made some in-person chums from among its ranks.
Bunging a nostalgic bread roll, (only a little bit stale)
Pip-pip and a yo-ho-ho,
Corky Haddock