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	Oor Wullie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Oor Wullie is a comic strip, set in Scotland, in the D.
		Wullie's home town is an amalgam of Dundee and Glasgow, unnamed in the Watkins strips, but called Auchenshoogle since the late 1990s.
		The Oor Wullie strips are presented in a bi-annual with every other year being given over to The Broons.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oor_Wullie (287 words)

	Talk:Oor Wullie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The biggest clue I saw was in a quite recent Oor Wullie book, where the number 33 bus to Fintry appeared in a story.
		I have recently acquired 'The Broons and Oor Wullie; 70 years young (1936-2006)' book and the very first Broons comic in it (dated 9th August 1936) has a speech bubble that reads: "It looks like the Broons from Glesgow!" Which I took to mean Glasgow.
		Oor Wullie's and the Broons' home town has variously been called at least since the 1980s when I started reading the annuals Auchentogle, Auchentoogle, Drumtogle and Auchenshoogle.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talk:Oor_Wullie (1068 words)

	eBay.co.uk - oor, oor Comics, UK Comics Annuals, Newspaper Comics items at low prices
		The Broons and Oor Wullie The Roaring Forties
		THE BROONS AND OOR WULLIE THE FABULOUS FIFTIES 1998
		THE BROONS AND OOR WULLIE THE THE ROARING FORTIES 2002
	books.search.ebay.co.uk /oor_Comics_W0QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ3QQsacatZ63 (297 words)

	Autumn 2005 Market Report - Compalcomics
		The early Oor Wullie books, issued every other year, are genuinely rare, only being distributed in Scotland, and there are only five copies of Book 1 known to exist.
		Oor Wullie was born in that same frame.
		As time went by Oor Wullie's origin wasn't referred to again, after all Ron was soon a young man and it would never do for comic characters to be seen to grow up.
	www.compalcomics.com /marketreport/autumn2005.htm (1667 words)

	Scotsman.com Living - Books - Help ma boab... Oor Wullie's 70 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The ever-young Wullie's birthday is marked tonight by a BBC Scotland documentary, narrated by Glasgow actor and Lord of the Rings star Billy Boyd, in what one might regard as a tribute from a Hobbit to another diminutive lord of misrule.
		Unofficially, Wullie is supposed to have been based on Low himself, although others argue that his young son was the model.
		Meanwhile, Wullie's nemesis, PC Murdoch, was recently revealed by Fife Police as one Sandy Marnoch, who pounded his beat alongside Watkins when the artist became a reserve constable during the war.
	living.scotsman.com /books.cfm?id=359332006 (1511 words)

	Courier News Index
		Occasionally, Oor Wullie and The Broons editor Alan Digby has toyed with the idea of introducing hints of modern life into the comic strips— Oor Wullie’s infamous chair alternative, his bucket, he suggests, could be replaced by a wheelie bin.
		It was during the second world war that Oor Wullie and The Broons came to prominence as the relatives of those serving on the front line sent out copies of The Sunday Post in the hope that it would raise moral.
		Oor Wullie and The Broons have, therefore, been responsible for generations of Sunday Post readers hastily flicking past the news pages and getting straight to the nitty gritty—the comic strips.
	www.thecourier.co.uk /output/2004/04/12/featuresstory5796051t0.asp (1301 words)

	News Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		For over sixty years Oor Wullie and the Broons have been penned by staff at DC Thomson, but now an outsider's to be let loose with the Dundee based characters.
		Oor Wullie and the Broons have entertained generations of readers since 1936.
		Famous for his catch-phrases 'jings crivens' and 'help ma boab' Oor Wullie has now reached the grand old age of 68.
	northtonight.grampiantv.co.uk /content?page=s1_1_1&newsid=5593 (164 words)

	The Buchan Observer
		Oor Wullie's bidin' at the Peterhead Polis Station wi his pal Wee Eck, aka PC Eric Isbell until his owner is found.
		Oor Wullie sat alone on his bucket in the middle of the street mending a shoe without a care in the world.
		The Peterhead officers said they had a difficult job on their hands lifting the hand-painted concrete garden ornament with the initial LG on it and placing it in the back of the van as it was so heavy.
	www.buchanie.co.uk /archived/2002/Week_39/news/wullie.asp (230 words)

	Oor Wullie Sunday Post Cartoon
		Oor Wullie lives in the fictional Scottish village of Auchtershoogle with his Ma, Dad, Harry the West Highland Terrier and Jeemy his mouse.
		Oor Wullie and The Broons were created by Dudley D. Watkins (he also created Desperate Dan) and are published by D.C Thomson, Dundee.
		The Oor Wullie programme will be narrated by Billy Boyd, most famous for playing Pippin (Peregrin Took) in the Lord of the Rings Films and Malky in The Flying Scotsman.
	www.aboutaberdeen.com /oorwullie.php (456 words)

	Granta: Notebook: Ian Jack
		Wullie refers to girls as "dames" and sometimes fancies them; Paw and Granpaw Broon can be seen taking sly slugs from whisky bottles, and not only at New Year.
		The Scottish publisher, Bill Campbell, wrote in 1977 that Wullie's world represented "a blinkered romanticism of Scotland Past: a Scotland of quaintness, kindness, and community intimacy, where political thoughts or aspirations are taboo".
		I hope, a New Year wish, that Wullie lives on in his uncorrupted world, where the most dangerous thing on the street is an icy slide.
	www.granta.com /features/2003/01/jack (1032 words)

	Books: Time to grow up, wullie - [Sunday Herald] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Back then, the young English illustrator thought his commission by DC Thomson might extend for six to eight weeks and was simply relieved to escape the drudgery of his previous existence.
		Yet,ÊalthoughÊthereÊisÊnoÊdenyingÊthe quirkiness and verve and sheer invention of the 1940s offerings, when Oor Wullie and The Broons were allowed to weave into the Scottish social fabric, it's sad to relate that the current denizens of Glebe Street and Auchenshoogle are a sorry travesty of those who used to walk inÊtheirÊfootstepsÊhalfÊaÊcentury before.
		Wullie, for instance, that larrikin, devil-may-careÊladdie, perpetuallyÊharassedÊby his conscience Ð at least priorÊtoÊstealing anotherÊcake,Ê tormentingÊanother supplyÊteacherÊorÊbeatingÊup anotherÊMcFlashman Ð hasÊeventuallyÊbeen cowed,ÊnotÊbyÊPC Murdoch, but byÊpoliticalÊ correctness.ÊPutÊbrutally,Êhe'sÊbecomeÊa wimp,ÊonÊthe evidence of his tepidÊÒnewÓÊadventures,Êwhich bring him closerÊtoÊLittleÊLordÊFauntleroy thanÊBart Simpson.
	www.sundayherald.com /30108 (808 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Scotland \| Oor Wullie is top Scottish icon
		Oor Wullie has beaten historical heroes, sports stars and Hollywood actors to be named Scotland's top icon.
		Oor Wullie has been appearing in the Sunday Post newspaper since 1936 and has legions of fans around the world.
		A spokesman for VisitScotland said: "As a nation, Scotland boasts a range of highly recognisable icons, and on a popular level, Oor Wullie is certainly part of that tradition.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/scotland/3601143.stm (236 words)

	Oor Wullie - TheBestLinks.com - Comic strip, Mouse, March 8, Scotland, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Oor Wullie - TheBestLinks.com - Comic strip, Mouse, March 8, Scotland,...
		Oor Wullie, Comic strip, Mouse, March 8, Scotland, TheBestLinks.com:Find or fix...
		It features a boy called William (or 'Wullie') who seems to get into trouble sometimes, by no fault of his own.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Oor_Wullie.html (172 words)

	Merry Media Forums :: View topic - Oor Wullie Documentary
		Remember the Oor Wullie Documentary is on tonight to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the help ma boab boy.
		Billy Boyd is narrating Oor Wullie's docu just like Ewan Macgregor did with the Broons.
		Oor Wullie, the Broons, the Beano, the Dandy, the Beezer and the Topper are all worldwide loved.
	forum.merrymedia.co.uk /viewtopic.php?t=29752 (230 words)

	Oor Wullie in Beyond the Pail Scandal and other such wonders (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Oor Wullie in Beyond the Pail Scandal and other such wonders
		Not many Scots these days have, or even want, to know what a daimen icker in a thrave is, but they create new words where needed, e.g., sitooterie (patio), cahoutchie-padlock (condom) and gouchin or vegging (sitting about hungover and tired in a pub).
		The work of writers like Tom Leonard and James Kelman has raised public awareness of Scots and done a lot to move it beyond Oor Wullies pail and out into todays Scotland.
	www.cpa.ed.ac.uk /edit1/08/articles/02.html (1923 words)

	Familycrests.ca - Family Crests / Coat of Arms - Interview
		Today, Billy's Oor Wullie workshop and storefront in Kimberley, BC, is one of the most successful businesses of its kind in the world.
		That, and the sheer demand for his products, is the reason why Oor Wullie's workforce has grown from one to six, including Billy's wife, Debbie, who does the metal engraving, Esther, who does the embroidery and Susan, the sales clerk.
		One of Oor Wullie's most popular items are the beer steins with clan crests.
	www.familycrests.ca /products/interview.html (930 words)

	eBay.co.uk - broons, wullie, oor wullie, Comics items at low prices (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Broons and Oor Wullie - A Nation's Favourites - HB
		OOR WULLIE and THE BROONS WW2 Souvenir Special
		THE BROONS and OOR WULLIE - A Nation's Favourites
	search.ebay.co.uk /broons_W0QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1 (320 words)

	Toonhound - Oor Wullie
		Wullie and his associates The Broons were born in the studios of
		Wullie and his family reside in Dundee, or possibly Glasgow.
		Like 'The Broons', Wullie was originally drawn by the masterful Dudley Watkins.
	www.toonhound.com /oorwullie.htm (360 words)

	Scotsman.com News - Entertainment - Officers find the real PC Murdoch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		THE real-life inspiration for PC Murdoch, the much-harassed officer in cartoon favourite Oor Wullie, has been revealed to be a 21-stone constable who patrolled the streets of St Andrews during the Second World War.
		PC Marnoch served alongside Dudley D Watkins, creator of Oor Wullie and The Broons, as a reserve constable between 1939 and 1946.
		David Donaldson, managing editor of Oor Wullie publisher DC Thomson said: "Many people have told me Sandy Marnoch was the inspiration for PC Murdoch - in all likelihood he possibly was.
	news.scotsman.com /entertainment.cfm?id=298542006 (476 words)

	The Herald (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		They hardly ranked with the other political protagonists that the Nazis destined for the firing squad such as George Orwell, but Oor Wullie's creators were also listed for execution, a TV documentary suggests.
		Now a documentary, celebrating Wullie's 70th birthday, claims that illustrator Dudley D Watkins and DC Thomson managing director Robert D Low were targeted for their jibes.
		A hardback version of the first Oor Wullie book, published in 1941, recently sold at auction for £4015.
	www.theherald.co.uk /news/57712.html (452 words)

	OOR WULLIE
		OOR WULLIE SITE: Some nice graphics, facts and Oor Wullie cartoon strip.
		OOR WULLIE HOME PAGE: Oor Wullie cartoon strips.
		OOR WULLIE CROSS STITCH KIT: That's what it is.
	www.fortunecity.com /athena/exercise/2492/OORWULLIE (106 words)

	The Daily Record - NEWS - JINGS, IT'S £4K TO GET OOR WULLIE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		A COPY of the first Oor Wullie book fetched a record £4000 at a London auction yesterday.
		Malcolm Phillips, of Comic Book Postal Auctions, said: "The first Oor Wullie and Broons bi-annuals are more valuable than the first Dandy and Beano books because they were generally only available in Scotland."
		The first Oor Wullie cartoon appeared in a strip published in DC Thomson's Sunday Post on March 8, 1936.
	www.dailyrecord.co.uk /news/tm_objectid=15948157&method=full&siteid=66633&headline=jings--it-s--pound-4k-to-get-oor-wullie--name_page.html (215 words)

	Scotsman.com Heritage & Culture - Culture & Traditions - Michty me.. the Broons have hit 70
		Although they've only ever appeared in the pages of the Dundee-based Sunday newspaper, the annuals - which alternate year about between Oor Wullie and The Broons - are still flying off the shelves faster than Granpaw's false teeth during a toffee apple eating contest.
		He believes that their appeal is to do with the fact that they have constantly remained recognisable characters, and that evolution has been gradual.
		Indeed, when they tried printing the Broons and Oor Wullie in colour in the 90s there were shoals of complaints from readers and they had to go back to fl and white.
	heritage.scotsman.com /traditions.cfm?id=2476842005 (908 words)

	Davidson Art
		At present he is illustrating the iconic Broons and Oor Wullie for the Sunday Post.
		At the tender age of seven, he first watched the legendary Dudley D Watkins, a near neighbour in Dundee, draw Oor Wullie.
		In the late 70’s he began his first stint as illustrator of the Broons and Oor Wullie but quit in 1984 to forge a successful association with Span golf and Seve Ballesteros.
	www.davidsonart.com (287 words)

	Links and Contacts Page
		Peter Davidson is the current Broons and Oor Wullie artist but that is not all he does.
		Tom, you should know, is the current Broons and Oor Wullie scriptwriter as well as being a popular BBC Radio Scotland presenter (where he plays some great music).
		Broons and Oor Wullie annuals from the mid 1950's to present are regularly offered for sale along with miscellaneous collectables..
	www.thatsbraw.co.uk /Links/Links-&-Contacts.htm (832 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Scotland \| Oor Wullie is top Scottish icon
		The comic strip hero from Dundee, famous for sitting on his bucket, came first in a survey marking this year's Tartan Day festivities on 6 April.
		He beat William Wallace and the most famous living Scotsman, Sir Sean Connery, who were second and third.
		Further down the charts were Mel Gibson, who on the back of his stirring performance in Braveheart has been declared an "honorary" Scot, and Mrs Mack from the Scottish soap opera High Road, who received one vote.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/scotland/3601143.stm (236 words)

	Red Action Discussion Page
		It's been gey obvious ower this past wee whilie that the main poleetical pairties are mair concerned wi graspin power than wi representin the interests o thaim who gie thaim thair jobs - us, the electorate.
		An the truth o the maitter is that monie Scots speakers in Scotland are, or hae been, workin class - the destruction o oor main industries ovwer the past couple o decades means monie fowk ha've nivver kennt employment and arenae likely tae.
		An aw the time, oor poleeticians, (hou monie cam fae the workin class an got thair education on government grants thay nou deny oor children?) jist pretend there's naethin wrang.
	www.redaction.org /wwwboard/msgs2/2123.HTM (654 words)

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