> I mean - Kenny? And the names given to one-episoders and generally the > less important characters - Ruby? Bobby? Billy? Raymond? Malcolm? > Donald?! > > OK - they're names, but not (to my knowledge) popular at all A reflection of Steven Moffat's Scottish heritage, I would say. I went to school with several Billys and Bobbys, Raymond is certainly not unheard of, and Malcolm... well, that's what "Calum" is Gaelic for! Donald is a very Scottish name too, although I can't say I grew up with any-- I'm a lowlander, but it's pretty commonplace in the Highlands. And Ruby Murray is Glasgow rhyming slang for curry, so maybe Steven had something else on his mind at the time... Slainte, Calum. ______________________________________________________________ CALUM BENSON 19 Apex Court, Woodlands Senior User Interface Designer Bristol BS12 4JT Division Limited T: 44-1454-615554 F: 44-1454-615532 mailto:calum@division.co.uk http://www.division.com -- T H E P R E S S G A N G M A I L I N G L I S T By default, pressing 'reply' will send mail back to the list, not to the author of the message you're replying to. To unsubscribe, mail "unsubscribe" to "pressgang-request@lists.yoyo.org" |