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"Oor Wullies" surname ??

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By *eebonberrie OP   Couple
over a year ago

bothwell

We know it has been done to death ... press, speculation, and outright slanderous comment, but do you know ????

A bottle of decent (ish) drinking red stuff to the best answer.

Btw .....

Is there a "Big Eck" ?

What is Soapy Souters real christian name ??

Is it worth it ffs ???

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

no it was wee eck,fat boab,soapy souter,and oor wullie but did he have a second name ?

Mr Me.

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By *ightimefun2Couple
over a year ago

stirling

is it not broon as well as he's a cousin of the broons isnt he?

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By *eebonberrie OP   Couple
over a year ago

bothwell

Yep he did : )

But .............. is there abig eck ??

Even Wullies mouse had a name !!! lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Read something a while ago that seems to suggest his surname might be Russell....but maybe not!

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By *eebonberrie OP   Couple
over a year ago

bothwell

Och nitetime you are making this more difficult ... coz you mentioned the "Broons" Soooooo ..... what are "the twins" christian names ??

And I know for a fact that the Broons nd Oor Wullie are not related

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By *adgeeMan
over a year ago

Glasgow


"Yep he did : )

But .............. is there abig eck ??

Even Wullies mouse had a name !!! lol "

Trust u Beebo! Jeemie wiz wullies mouse's name if i mind right

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

emm im no sure lol

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By *eebonberrie OP   Couple
over a year ago

bothwell

U r right Gadgee m8 lol Hope you are well ??? And still on 5 a day pmsl

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Have just spoken with someone who was involved in the printing of "Oor Wullie" for many years with DC Thomson's.

He has reliably informed me that Wullie NEVER actually had a surname.

Hope this helps ........lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Wattie Russell was a wartime private in one of the Scottish regiments, and occasionally visited Wullie's family. It was never revealed whether Wattie was related on Wullie's father's or mother's side of the family, so Wullie's surname may have been Russell. Uncle Wattie, spelt Watty on his kitbag, was always greeted with affection by Wullie's mother, which could indicate he was her brother. In one amusing sketch, Wullie donned Scottish dress, including a kilt, and sneaked into the camp where Uncle Wattie was billeted. Wattie tried to smuggle Wullie out, but was seen by the colonel who rewarded Wullie, for testing the camp's vigilance, by giving him a lift home in his chauffer driven staff car

The strip was printed on 32 July 1939 in the Sunday Post.

According to google Wullie was based on Ron Law and Soapy Soutar was his best mate Ian Soutar. So maybe he was meant to be Ian??

Wee Eck I think must have had a dad named Big Eck?? Well my bother was wee John cos my father was John so maybe that was it?

The twins in the Broons : well I was really bored today!!

And found this on Wiki: Although one is called Eck (short for Alexander), they are always referred to collectively, with few exceptions having Granpaw calling them: "ae twin" and "the ither twin"

OK I will hold my hands up and hang my head in shame I am really bored today!!

Shona

x x x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

According to an article I found online, there was one strip published where Watty's kit bag appeared with Russell on it but you're right Shona, no one knows if it was his mothers or his fathers side.

I'm too am bored as fuck right now....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Thats OK hun you can have the bottle of red I dont like red!!

Then at least one of us wont be bored

Shona

x x x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Tell you what babe, I quite like red so I'll swap you red for white and then neither of us should be bored! Sorted! Hehe!

xxx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Make it a bottle of voddie and Im all yours

Shona

x x x

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By *imfromGlasgowMan
over a year ago

er...guess


"Have just spoken with someone who was involved in the printing of "Oor Wullie" for many years with DC Thomson's.

He has reliably informed me that Wullie NEVER actually had a surname.

Hope this helps ........lol"

Spot on. It was felt that giving Wullie a surname would mean he couldn't be "Oor Wullie! Your Wullie! A'body's Wullie!" as he was often referred to.

I suppose, if he had to have a family name, it'd be Tamson - to reflect the fact we're a' Jock Tamson's bairns.

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By *eebonberrie OP   Couple
over a year ago

bothwell

Better cut this short ..... as folks need to get out and have meets. Stops the boredom lol

Shona .... we owes you a bottle of white. Wine that is lol

Beebo n Berrie xxx

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By *adgeeMan
over a year ago

Glasgow


"U r right Gadgee m8 lol Hope you are well ??? And still on 5 a day pmsl "

I'm well ta M8 Hope you's are too! Good to see ye's on here. Still on the 5 a day, it's yer duty.

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