hey, no, i didn't know that. i always assumed it was just because they were
a gang of kids and worked in the press- ie newspapers, propbably what you
meant by Steve Moffat's other meaning. Thanks for that!
zoe
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> From: jonathan ricks <jc_ricks@postoffice.utas.edu.au>
> To: pressgang@lists.yoyo.org
> Subject: [pressgang] The Title
> Date: Friday, December 19, 1997 4:38 PM
>
> Hi Y'all,
>
> The list has gone a bit quiet of late. Could this be a sign that Uni has
> ended (in Oz) and everyone has better things to do? Hmmmmm...
>
> Anyway, onwards to my message.
>
> I was leafing through the Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
recently
> and came across (you guessed it) an entry for Press Gang. To paraphrase,
> Press Gang was the name given to naval parties that travelled around
seizing
> men for military service. Hence, to be press-ganged into something is to
be
> forced to take part against one's will or inclination. Sullivan and
Kerr,
> therefore, press-ganged schoolkids on their last chance into staffing the
> Junior Gazette (Frazz and Spike for example).
>
> I presume that Steven Moffat had this double meaning in mind when he
named
> the series, but I never thought the title was supposed to mean anything
> other than the obvious. Was anyone else aware of this?
>
> That's all for now, folks.
>
> Jonathan Ricks
>
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