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Telcontar In uffish thought from England Since: Feb, 2012
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#1: Dec 5th 2012 at 2:24:55 AM

Per the discussion page, I'm suggesting this Nanny Ogg stamp. She's a great example and the image sums up the trope quite well — old and ugly, but still drinking and possibly lewder than usual.

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#2: Dec 5th 2012 at 3:09:36 AM

Looks good, although the "lewd" aspect is kinda missing.

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#3: Dec 28th 2012 at 6:29:07 AM

I like that. It looks good.

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nitrokitty Since: Jun, 2010
#4: Dec 28th 2012 at 1:38:45 PM

I immediately thought of Nursie from Blackadder, let me see if I can find a picture of her bizarre "cow" costume. If not, Nanny Ogg works fine.

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#5: Dec 31st 2012 at 8:53:41 AM

+1 for Nanny Ogg pending [up].

AnotherDuck No, the other one. from Stockholm Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Mu
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#6: Dec 31st 2012 at 11:19:58 AM

Stamp has the right address.

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nitrokitty Since: Jun, 2010
#7: Dec 31st 2012 at 12:14:11 PM

I found a pic of Nursie, but it's not as clear as I'd hoped. If anyone has the DV Ds and can get a better shot, maybe it would work. Here it is for comparison:

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#8: Jan 15th 2013 at 8:22:33 PM

Bump; any other thoughts?

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#9: Jan 15th 2013 at 8:50:57 PM

How does that picture indicate she's a Dirty Old Woman? Batty, sure, but not Dirty.

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nitrokitty Since: Jun, 2010
#10: Jan 15th 2013 at 10:10:28 PM

Udder fixation. If I really have to say more, there's nothing more I can do for you.

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#11: Jan 15th 2013 at 10:27:07 PM

[up]I didn't even see that. Too crappy image.

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nitrokitty Since: Jun, 2010
#12: Jan 15th 2013 at 11:11:59 PM

[up] Yeah, I know the image is too low quality, I said as much. I was checking to see if anyone had the DV Ds and could take a better quality picture, but it looks like that's a bust, so I'll go with Nanny Ogg.

SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#13: Jan 16th 2013 at 1:38:18 AM

Given the poor image quality, 7 is right out.

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NaramSin Since: Jun, 2011
#14: Jan 21st 2013 at 1:02:16 PM

Every time I read the trope's name I think of that shot in The Nutty Professor 2: The Klumps trailer where the Klump grandmother drops her panties in front of a very horrified young man. It's also one of the reasons why I never watched that film too.

edited 21st Jan '13 1:08:02 PM by NaramSin

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#15: Jan 21st 2013 at 1:07:33 PM

I like the OP.

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#16: Jan 21st 2013 at 4:52:31 PM

That's enough of a consensus to go with the stamp. It's up, potholed, and tagged. Caption or no? I'm thinking a line of her dialogue, but the quote pages I've found aren't really yielding anything that would work well as a caption, except possibly...

"Nanny Ogg...was enthusiastically downing her third drink and [...] would probably end up with her usual dancing on the table, showing her petticoats and singing "The Hedgehog Can Never be Buggered at All"."

edited 21st Jan '13 4:55:05 PM by Willbyr

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rodneyAnonymous Sophisticated as Hell from empty space Since: Aug, 2010
#18: Jan 21st 2013 at 11:29:40 PM

I think just "♫ The Hedgehog Can Never be Buggered at All. ♫" is fine.

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DRCEQ Since: Oct, 2009
#20: Jan 22nd 2013 at 4:32:16 AM

I still don't see how the stamp image demonstrates the trope in any way, but the decision has already been made, so it doesn't matter at this point.

justanid Since: Jan, 2010
#21: Jan 22nd 2013 at 9:46:37 AM

[up] Same here and I've read Wyrd Sisters. Nursie doesn't really fit as she's more crazy than anything else. [tup] keep until better.

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Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#23: Jan 25th 2013 at 5:52:22 AM

No real consensus on a caption, so let's lock up and move on.

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