Orc = "Oxford Rugby Club" ?

Daniel Duffy

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Sep 24, 2003, 7:53:52 PM9/24/03

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Is it true that JRRT didn't much care for the jocks in the Oxford Rugby Club
and decided to use their initials to name his evil Orcs? Or is this an
urban legend?

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Sep 24, 2003, 8:58:26 PM9/24/03

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In article <3f722d04$0$43876$a046...@nnrp.fuse.net>, "Daniel Duffy"
<thed...@fuse.net> wrote:

orcus
latin for hell

paulh

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Sep 24, 2003, 9:06:38 PM9/24/03

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He wasnt too keen on the North Ainsley Zulu Gentlemens Uno League
either..

paulh

Michael Cole

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Sep 24, 2003, 10:15:32 PM9/24/03

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LOL

Pradera

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Sep 25, 2003, 4:54:42 AM9/25/03

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On 25 wrz 2003, paulh <ju...@fahncahn.com> scribbled loosely:

Not to mention Birmingham And Leeds Russian Oligarchs Group.

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Earlofw

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Sep 25, 2003, 11:11:03 AM9/25/03

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Actually, there isn't an Oxford Rugby Club, so far as I know. There're are the
college teams and Oxford University (which plays in the famous Varsity match
amongst other fixtures.) But I think the Town is more soccer-oriented.

Chris Wright

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Sep 25, 2003, 1:08:15 PM9/25/03

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There is, however, most assuredly an Oxford Rowing Club.

Apteryx

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Sep 25, 2003, 5:47:40 PM9/25/03

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I think there is one, just not one that plays rugby. Google has about
161 returns for the phrase, generally pointing to either a sports ground
or a "gentleman's club". Which makes the phrase "jocks in the Oxford
Rugby Club" in the original post questionable. I can't imagine that
they would let a Scotsman join the ORC, unless he were landed gentry or
a former rugby international.

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Chateauvillar

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Sep 26, 2003, 8:16:49 AM9/26/03

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Well ... having now looked at Google, I see that there IS an Oxford Rugby Club
aftre all, based in North Hinksey. It's not a club of any great note however,
and why should it be?

The contemplated contraction would be complicated by the fact that "Rugby" is
itself an abbreviation (for Rugby football), so
as with the North Hinksey team's e-mail contact address, it would be ORFC.

Stuarts Cat

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Sep 27, 2003, 7:11:49 PM9/27/03

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Chateauvillar wrote:

Not to mention there are two codes of Rugby (Rugby League, and Rugby Union).

Stuarts Cat

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Sep 27, 2003, 7:14:42 PM9/27/03

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paulh wrote:

Nothing wrong with North Ainslie of course, albeit it doesn't contain the
now famous Hackett Shops:

http://www.actpla.act.gov.au/plandev/neighbourhood_plans/newsletters/npnews_aug2003.pdf

Öjevind Lång

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Sep 28, 2003, 6:23:31 AM9/28/03

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"Daniel Duffy" <thed...@fuse.net> skrev i meddelandet
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No, it's perfecty true. There was G. M. "Slasher" Muzgash, D. O. T. "Masher"
Uglúk and B. R. D. "Cutter" Lagduf. Not to mention the dreaded O. M. "Daisy"
Mauhúr.

Öjevind