Uncle Ludwig

Vic Pratt thebeesong at yahoo.co.uk
Wed Nov 13 10:42:31 CET 2002


Hello chums,

It concerns me that you have not considered all the
options in your discussions of Ludwig Von Drake. Have
you paused to consider possibilities (e) and (f):

e) sometimes, friends of the family or people from
across the street can become known affectionately as
"Uncle", though there is no genuine familial tie; 

and

f) many children's entertainers, such as magicians,
Punch And Judy men, and those that bend long balloons
into giraffe shapes, often endow themselves with the
title "Uncle", e.g. "Uncle Cedric, Children's Parties
A Speciality. Magic, Comedy, Music, Slide Shows On
Request."

Thus it is quite clear that Von Drake, as well as
being a genius of Mathmagic land, could have been a
bloke from down the road, or doing a novelty act on
the side to make a few extra bucks.

I might go further to suggest option (g)...that
whoever created Von Drake was a careless hack who
didn't care in the slightest whether Von Drake was an
uncle, an aunt, or the King Of England, as long as he
could get his story in on time, but...this way madness
lies.

Best wishes,

VIC

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