Harry King - Revision history

Indulgence: Added Emily King as a relative and possibly a brother/sister for him to have a niece by

2017-10-16T00:06:38Z

Added Emily King as a relative and possibly a brother/sister for him to have a niece by

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	\|relatives= a grandson & ~~grandaughter~~		\|relatives= a grandson & granddaughter<br />
			niece: [[Emily King]]<br />
			possibly a brother or sister
	\|children= daughters Daphne and Herminone		\|children= daughters Daphne and Herminone
	\|marital status= Married to [[Effie King\|Euphemia "Effie" King]]		\|marital status= Married to [[Effie King\|Euphemia "Effie" King]]
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	As well as an impressive fleet of honey-wagons, carts and horsedrawn drays, Sir Harry also runs a fleet of riverbarges and lighters to patrol the Ankh for likely-looking waste, before it dissolves or alchemically transmutes. He has a personal barge called the ''Lady Euphemia'', presumably after his wife. Although the interesting idea arises here. Like Britain's road transport magnate Eddie Stobart, a man who from humble beginnings rose to control a large road haulage fleet, is Sir Harry giving all his vehicles women's names? Stobart is famed for this whimsical quirk.		As well as an impressive fleet of honey-wagons, carts and horsedrawn drays, Sir Harry also runs a fleet of riverbarges and lighters to patrol the Ankh for likely-looking waste, before it dissolves or alchemically transmutes. He has a personal barge called the ''Lady Euphemia'', presumably after his wife. Although the interesting idea arises here. Like Britain's road transport magnate Eddie Stobart, a man who from humble beginnings rose to control a large road haulage fleet, is Sir Harry giving all his vehicles women's names? Stobart is famed for this whimsical quirk.

	In {{RS}}, swayed by the new steam engine by Dick Simnel, (who becomes romantically involved with Harry King's favorite niece, [[Emily King]]), Harry provides the capital to build the "Ankh-Morpork and Sto Plains Hygienic Railway", and at the end of the book is given a lordship. According to ''Raising Steam'', Harry is also a grandfather. In {{CDA}}, it is revealed that Harry has also expanded into shipping and managing a dockyard, with the establishment of ''King's Dock'' Rimwards of the [[River Gate]].		In {{RS}}, swayed by the new steam engine by [[Dick Simnel]], (who becomes romantically involved with Harry King's favorite niece, [[Emily King]]), Harry provides the capital to build the "Ankh-Morpork and Sto Plains Hygienic Railway", and at the end of the book is given a lordship. According to ''Raising Steam'', Harry is also a grandfather. In {{CDA}}, it is revealed that Harry has also expanded into shipping and managing a dockyard, with the establishment of ''King's Dock'' Rimwards of the [[River Gate]].

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SpelCheque: italics, ce, italics, dashes

2017-09-08T20:50:15Z

italics, ce, italics, dashes

AgProv: Expanding with information from the Atlas

2016-07-27T16:03:14Z

Expanding with information from the Atlas

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	As well as an impressive fleet of honey-wagons, carts and horsedrawn drays, Sir Harry also runs a fleet of riverbarges and lighters to patrol the Ankh for likely-looking waste, before it dissolves or alchemically transmutes. He has a personal barge called the ''Lady Euphemia'', presumably after his wife. Although the interesting idea arises here. Like Britain's road transport magnate Eddie Stobart, a man who from humble beginnings rose to control a large road haulage fleet, is Sir Harry giving all his vehicles women's names? Stobart is famed for this whimsical quirk.		As well as an impressive fleet of honey-wagons, carts and horsedrawn drays, Sir Harry also runs a fleet of riverbarges and lighters to patrol the Ankh for likely-looking waste, before it dissolves or alchemically transmutes. He has a personal barge called the ''Lady Euphemia'', presumably after his wife. Although the interesting idea arises here. Like Britain's road transport magnate Eddie Stobart, a man who from humble beginnings rose to control a large road haulage fleet, is Sir Harry giving all his vehicles women's names? Stobart is famed for this whimsical quirk.

	In "Raising Steam", swayed by the new steam engine by Dick Simnel, (who becomes romantically involved with Harry King's favorite niece, [[Emily King]]), Harry provides the capital to build the "Ankh-Morpork and Sto Plains Hygienic Railway", and at the end of the book is given a lordship. According to {{RS}}, Harry is also a grandfather.		In "Raising Steam", swayed by the new steam engine by Dick Simnel, (who becomes romantically involved with Harry King's favorite niece, [[Emily King]]), Harry provides the capital to build the "Ankh-Morpork and Sto Plains Hygienic Railway", and at the end of the book is given a lordship. According to {{RS}}, Harry is also a grandfather. In {{CDA}}, it is revealed that Harry has also expanded into shipping and managing a dockyard, with the establishment of ''King's Dock'' Rimwards of the [[River Gate]].

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Jagra: tidying

2016-07-14T18:14:55Z

tidying

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	\|marital status= Married to [[Effie King\|Euphemia "Effie" King]]		\|marital status= Married to [[Effie King\|Euphemia "Effie" King]]
	\|books= {{TT}}, {{RS}}		\|books= {{TT}}, {{RS}}
	\|cameos= {{NW}}, {{MM}}, {{SN}}, mentioned {{GP}}, ~~[[Book:The Celebrated Discworld Almanak\|''The Celebrated Discworld Almanak'']]~~, ~~[[Book:The World of Poo\|The World of Poo]]~~		\|cameos= {{NW}}, {{MM}}, {{SN}}, mentioned {{GP}}, {{TCDA}}, {{TWOP}}
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Mare-Silverus at 01:56, 14 January 2015

2015-01-14T01:56:02Z

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	\|children= daughters Daphne and Herminone		\|children= daughters Daphne and Herminone
	\|marital status= Married to [[Effie King\|Euphemia "Effie" King]]		\|marital status= Married to [[Effie King\|Euphemia "Effie" King]]

Mare-Silverus at 21:24, 20 March 2014

2014-03-20T21:24:18Z

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	The gates of Harry's yard used to carry the slogan ''"H. King - taking the piss since 1961"'' but on the insistence of his wife he changed the latter part to ''"recycling nature's bounty"''.		The gates of Harry's yard used to carry the slogan ''"H. King - taking the piss since 1961"'' but on the insistence of his wife he changed the latter part to ''"recycling nature's bounty"''.

	Harry is quite illiterate, but he has the business sense to hire clerks who can and will honestly do his paperwork for him. Currently this is a nervous young man named Wallace. Although honest, the reason for Wallace's nervousness is that he knows dishonest clerks tend to become small amounts of profitable end-product, following an opportunity to get to know the guard-dogs better. Ever since earliest childhood, Harry has had a pretty direct way with those who want to cheat him.		Harry is quite illiterate, but he has the business sense to hire clerks who can and will honestly do his paperwork for him. Currently this is a nervous young man named Wallace. Although honest, the reason for Wallace's nervousness is that he knows dishonest clerks tend to become small amounts of profitable end-product, following an opportunity to get to know the guard-dogs better. Ever since earliest childhood, Harry has had a pretty direct way with those who want to cheat him.

			Harry keeps ferocious mongrel guard dogs on his property. He wouldn't 'buy posh foreign dogs when he can buy the crossbreeds'. Moist von Lipwig mistakes the dogs for pedigree Lipwigzers, (probably Discworld Rottweilers, although Rottweilers are referred to as themselves in {{CJ}},) a particularly savage breed of dog, but one which, as a Lipwig, he is familiar with, and is quite intrigued to find that the commands used to discipline lipwigzers still work on them, (though they may have only been responding to the tone and confidence shown by Moist.) Harry prefers it when burglars break in, so that he doesn't have to feed the dogs.

	Harry is happily, devotedly married to he childhood sweetheart, Euphemia "Effie", (his petname for her is "Duchess"), whith who Harry has several daughters, (two of whom have been named so-far in the franchise), and tries to lavish luxury on them in compensation for the perpetual bad smell around him. He is rich now and can get most of the things that money can buy, but one thing that is hard for him to get is class. Anyone who repays Harry a big favour by managing to get him some high-class guests at special occasions can make him very glad indeed.		Harry is happily, devotedly married to he childhood sweetheart, Euphemia "Effie", (his petname for her is "Duchess"), whith who Harry has several daughters, (two of whom have been named so-far in the franchise), and tries to lavish luxury on them in compensation for the perpetual bad smell around him. He is rich now and can get most of the things that money can buy, but one thing that is hard for him to get is class. Anyone who repays Harry a big favour by managing to get him some high-class guests at special occasions can make him very glad indeed.

Mare-Silverus at 21:22, 20 March 2014

2014-03-20T21:22:16Z

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	\|race= [[Human]]		\|race= [[Human]]

	\|occupation= Waste Management		\|occupation= Waste Management
	\|appearance= Large, pink-faced, with a few strands of hair teased across his head; smokes a big cigar		\|appearance= Large, pink-faced, with a few strands of hair teased across his head; smokes a big cigar

	\|residence= [[The Scours]], [[Ankh-Morpork]]		\|residence= [[The Scours]], [[Ankh-Morpork]]

	\|death=		\|death=
	\|parents=		\|parents=
	\|relatives=		\|relatives=
	\|children= daughters Daphne and Herminone		\|children= daughters Daphne and Herminone
	\|marital status= Married to [[Effie King]]		\|marital status= Married to [[Effie King\|Euphemia "Effie" King]]
			\|books= {{TT}}, {{RS}}
	\|books= {{TT}}
	\|cameos= {{NW}}, {{MM}}, {{SN}}, mentioned {{GP}}, [[Book:The Celebrated Discworld Almanak\|''The Celebrated Discworld Almanak'']], [[Book:The World of Poo\|The World of Poo]]		\|cameos= {{NW}}, {{MM}}, {{SN}}, mentioned {{GP}}, [[Book:The Celebrated Discworld Almanak\|''The Celebrated Discworld Almanak'']], [[Book:The World of Poo\|The World of Poo]]
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	Harry is quite illiterate, but he has the business sense to hire clerks who can and will honestly do his paperwork for him. Currently this is a nervous young man named Wallace. Although honest, the reason for Wallace's nervousness is that he knows dishonest clerks tend to become small amounts of profitable end-product, following an opportunity to get to know the guard-dogs better. Ever since earliest childhood, Harry has had a pretty direct way with those who want to cheat him.		Harry is quite illiterate, but he has the business sense to hire clerks who can and will honestly do his paperwork for him. Currently this is a nervous young man named Wallace. Although honest, the reason for Wallace's nervousness is that he knows dishonest clerks tend to become small amounts of profitable end-product, following an opportunity to get to know the guard-dogs better. Ever since earliest childhood, Harry has had a pretty direct way with those who want to cheat him.

	Harry has several daughters, and tries to lavish luxury on them in compensation for the perpetual bad smell around him. He is rich now and can get most of the things that money can buy, but one thing that is hard for him to get is class. Anyone who repays Harry a big favour by managing to get him some high-class guests at special occasions can make him very glad indeed.		Harry is happily, devotedly married to he childhood sweetheart, Euphemia "Effie", (his petname for her is "Duchess"), whith who Harry has several daughters, (two of whom have been named so-far in the franchise), and tries to lavish luxury on them in compensation for the perpetual bad smell around him. He is rich now and can get most of the things that money can buy, but one thing that is hard for him to get is class. Anyone who repays Harry a big favour by managing to get him some high-class guests at special occasions can make him very glad indeed.

	Harry features again in {{MM}} in a small but pivotal role, where his acumen as a businessman and developer is set is stark contrast to the money-making sleight of hand of [[Moist von Lipwig]]. His confidence in Moist's leadership of the [[Royal Bank of Ankh-Morpork]] leads him to deposit quite a large sum of money just as the bank is about to be closed down.		Harry features again in {{MM}} in a small but pivotal role, where his acumen as a businessman and developer is set is stark contrast to the money-making sleight of hand of [[Moist von Lipwig]]. His confidence in Moist's leadership of the [[Royal Bank of Ankh-Morpork]] leads him to deposit quite a large sum of money just as the bank is about to be closed down.
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	As well as an impressive fleet of honey-wagons, carts and horsedrawn drays, Sir Harry also runs a fleet of riverbarges and lighters to patrol the Ankh for likely-looking waste, before it dissolves or alchemically transmutes. He has a personal barge called the ''Lady Euphemia'', presumably after his wife. Although the interesting idea arises here. Like Britain's road transport magnate Eddie Stobart, a man who from humble beginnings rose to control a large road haulage fleet, is Sir Harry giving all his vehicles women's names? Stobart is famed for this whimsical quirk.		As well as an impressive fleet of honey-wagons, carts and horsedrawn drays, Sir Harry also runs a fleet of riverbarges and lighters to patrol the Ankh for likely-looking waste, before it dissolves or alchemically transmutes. He has a personal barge called the ''Lady Euphemia'', presumably after his wife. Although the interesting idea arises here. Like Britain's road transport magnate Eddie Stobart, a man who from humble beginnings rose to control a large road haulage fleet, is Sir Harry giving all his vehicles women's names? Stobart is famed for this whimsical quirk.

			In "Raising Steam", swayed by the new steam engine by Dick Simnel, (who becomes romantically involved with Harry King's favorite niece, [[Emily King]]), Harry provides the capital to build the "Ankh-Morpork and Sto Plains Hygienic Railway", and at the end of the book is given a lordship. According to {{RS}}, Harry is also a grandfather.

	==Annotation==		==Annotation==

	A ''euphemism'' is a literary device involving "trading up" a description of a place or a process or an event so that it sounds more genteel and refined. As an example, consider "fornication" or "copulation" as a euphemism for a shorter word also beginning with "f". Or "congress" as a refined and more genteel way of saying "copulation" - a higher-level euphemism. Or the slightly bizarre to British ears Americanism - "going to the bathroom" for "using the toilet". A general common point of all euphemism is that it takes a bodily function and related terminology, either sexual or scatological, and seeks to evade as much association with that bodily function as it possibly can.		A ''euphemism'' is a literary device involving "trading up" a description of a place or a process or an event so that it sounds more genteel and refined. As an example, consider "fornication" or "copulation" as a euphemism for a shorter word also beginning with "f". Or "congress" as a refined and more genteel way of saying "copulation" - a higher-level euphemism. Or the slightly bizarre to British ears Americanism - "going to the bathroom" for "using the toilet". A general common point of all euphemism is that it takes a bodily function and related terminology, either sexual or scatological, and seeks to evade as much association with that bodily function as it possibly can.

EinFritz: /* Annotation */ Cat. Human characters

2013-10-20T16:51:41Z

Annotation: Cat. Human characters

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	[[Category:Ankh-Morpork Businesses\|King,Harry]]		[[Category:Ankh-Morpork Businesses\|King,Harry]]
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Old Dickens: layout

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 As well as an impressive fleet of honey-wagons, carts and horsedrawn drays, Sir Harry also runs a fleet of riverbarges and lighters to patrol the Ankh for likely-looking waste, before it dissolves or alchemically transmutes. He has a personal barge called the ''Lady Euphemia'', presumably after his wife.   Although the interesting idea arises here. Like Britain's road transport magnate Eddie Stobart, a man who from humble beginnings rose to control a large road haulage fleet, is Sir Harry giving all his vehicles women's names? Stobart is famed for this whimsical quirk.
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 Hence the whole business with ''taking the piss since 1961'' and re-presenting it as ''recycling nature's bounty''.  And the woman responsible for this is Lady ''Euphemia'' King. (Effie still, to her husband?)

EinFritz: Appearance: Hair; daughters are children, not mere relatives

2013-10-20T16:35:26Z

Appearance: Hair; daughters are children, not mere relatives

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	\|occupation= Waste Management		\|occupation= Waste Management
	\|appearance= Large, ~~Pink~~-faced, smokes a big cigar		\|appearance= Large, pink-faced, with a few strands of hair teased across his head; smokes a big cigar

	\|residence= [[The Scours]], [[Ankh-Morpork]]		\|residence= [[The Scours]], [[Ankh-Morpork]]
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	\|parents=		\|parents=
	\|relatives= daughters Daphne and Herminone		\|relatives=
	~~\|children=~~		\|children= daughters Daphne and Herminone
	\|marital status= Married to [[Effie King]]		\|marital status= Married to [[Effie King]]

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	\|cameos= {{NW}}, {{MM}}, {{SN}}, mentioned {{GP}}, [[Book:The Celebrated Discworld Almanak\|''The Celebrated Discworld Almanak'']], [[Book:The World of Poo\|The World of Poo]]		\|cameos= {{NW}}, {{MM}}, {{SN}}, mentioned {{GP}}, [[Book:The Celebrated Discworld Almanak\|''The Celebrated Discworld Almanak'']], [[Book:The World of Poo\|The World of Poo]]
	}}		}}

	'''Harry King''', also known as '''Piss Harry''' and '''King of the Golden River''' is a businessman in [[Ankh-Morpork]]. He places buckets in a number of establishments and charges the owners a quite reasonable fee to remove them once full. Harry then sells the contents, including saltpetre and ammonia, to alchemists and farmers. What can't be sold to these people can always be used to create compost, which can then be sold. Harry also collects rubbish for composting. People pay him to take away unwanted material, and then he can sell the material for more money.		'''Harry King''', also known as '''Piss Harry''' and '''King of the Golden River''' is a businessman in [[Ankh-Morpork]]. He places buckets in a number of establishments and charges the owners a quite reasonable fee to remove them once full. Harry then sells the contents, including saltpetre and ammonia, to alchemists and farmers. What can't be sold to these people can always be used to create compost, which can then be sold. Harry also collects rubbish for composting. People pay him to take away unwanted material, and then he can sell the material for more money.

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	As a young man Harry was always very good at spying out valuable waste, such as [[Tosheroon\|tosheroons]] which could then be sold. As his wealth grew, he was able to hire gangs of street kids to act as workers, scavenging entire stretches of the river. Rival gangs were driven off or taken over, with Harry willing to hire trolls to act as enforcers long before anyone else caught on to the idea.		As a young man Harry was always very good at spying out valuable waste, such as [[Tosheroon\|tosheroons]] which could then be sold. As his wealth grew, he was able to hire gangs of street kids to act as workers, scavenging entire stretches of the river. Rival gangs were driven off or taken over, with Harry willing to hire trolls to act as enforcers long before anyone else caught on to the idea.

	The gates of Harry's yard used to carry the slogan ''"H. King - taking the piss since 1961"'' but on the insistence of his wife he changed the latter part to ''"recycling nature's bounty"''.		The gates of Harry's yard used to carry the slogan ''"H. King – taking the piss since 1961"'' but on the insistence of his wife he changed the latter part to ''"recycling nature's bounty"''.

	Harry is quite illiterate, but he has the business sense to hire clerks who can and will honestly do his paperwork for him. Currently this is a nervous young man named Wallace. Although honest, the reason for Wallace's nervousness is that he knows dishonest clerks tend to become small amounts of profitable end-product, following an opportunity to get to know the guard-dogs better. Ever since earliest childhood, Harry has had a pretty direct way with those who want to cheat him.		Harry is quite illiterate, but he has the business sense to hire clerks who can and will honestly do his paperwork for him. Currently this is a nervous young man named Wallace. Although honest, the reason for Wallace's nervousness is that he knows dishonest clerks tend to become small amounts of profitable end-product, following an opportunity to get to know the guard-dogs better. Ever since earliest childhood, Harry has had a pretty direct way with those who want to cheat him.

	Harry keeps ferocious mongrel guard dogs on his property. He wouldn't 'buy posh foreign dogs when he can buy the crossbreeds'. Moist von Lipwig mistakes the dogs for pedigree Lipwigzers, (probably Discworld Rottweilers, although Rottweilers are referred to as themselves in {{CJ}},) a particularly savage breed of dog, but one which, as a Lipwig, he is familiar with, and is quite intrigued to find that the commands used to discipline lipwigzers still work on them, (though they may have only been responding to the tone and confidence shown by Moist.) Harry prefers it when burglars break in, so that he doesn't have to feed the dogs.		Harry keeps ferocious mongrel guard dogs on his property. He wouldn't 'buy posh foreign dogs when he can buy the crossbreeds'. Moist von Lipwig mistakes the dogs for pedigree Lipwigzers (probably Discworld Rottweilers, although Rottweilers are referred to as themselves in {{CJ}}), a particularly savage breed of dog, but one which, as a Lipwig, he is familiar with, and is quite intrigued to find that the commands used to discipline lipwigzers still work on them, (though they may have only been responding to the tone and confidence shown by Moist.) Harry prefers it when burglars break in, so that he doesn't have to feed the dogs.

	Harry is happily, devotedly married to he childhood sweetheart, Euphemia "Effie", (his petname for her is "Duchess"), ~~whith who~~ Harry has several daughters, (two of whom have been named so-far in the franchise), and tries to lavish luxury on them in compensation for the perpetual bad smell around him. He is rich now and can get most of the things that money can buy, but one thing that is hard for him to get is class. Anyone who repays Harry a big favour by managing to get him some high-class guests at special occasions can make him very glad indeed.		Harry is happily, devotedly married to he childhood sweetheart, Euphemia "Effie", (his petname for her is "Duchess"), with whom Harry has several daughters (two of whom have been named so-far in the franchise), and tries to lavish luxury on them in compensation for the perpetual bad smell around him. He is rich now and can get most of the things that money can buy, but one thing that is hard for him to get is class. Anyone who repays Harry a big favour by managing to get him some high-class guests at special occasions can make him very glad indeed.

	Harry features again in {{MM}} in a small but pivotal role, where his acumen as a businessman and developer is set is stark contrast to the money-making sleight of hand of [[Moist von Lipwig]]. His confidence in Moist's leadership of the [[Royal Bank of Ankh-Morpork]] leads him to deposit quite a large sum of money just as the bank is about to be closed down.		Harry features again in {{MM}} in a small but pivotal role, where his acumen as a businessman and developer is set is stark contrast to the money-making sleight of hand of [[Moist von Lipwig]]. His confidence in Moist's leadership of the [[Royal Bank of Ankh-Morpork]] leads him to deposit quite a large sum of money just as the bank is about to be closed down.
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	As well as an impressive fleet of honey-wagons, carts and horsedrawn drays, Sir Harry also runs a fleet of riverbarges and lighters to patrol the Ankh for likely-looking waste, before it dissolves or alchemically transmutes. He has a personal barge called the ''Lady Euphemia'', presumably after his wife. Although the interesting idea arises here. Like Britain's road transport magnate Eddie Stobart, a man who from humble beginnings rose to control a large road haulage fleet, is Sir Harry giving all his vehicles women's names? Stobart is famed for this whimsical quirk.		As well as an impressive fleet of honey-wagons, carts and horsedrawn drays, Sir Harry also runs a fleet of riverbarges and lighters to patrol the Ankh for likely-looking waste, before it dissolves or alchemically transmutes. He has a personal barge called the ''Lady Euphemia'', presumably after his wife. Although the interesting idea arises here. Like Britain's road transport magnate Eddie Stobart, a man who from humble beginnings rose to control a large road haulage fleet, is Sir Harry giving all his vehicles women's names? Stobart is famed for this whimsical quirk.

	In ~~"Raising Steam"~~, swayed by the new steam engine by Dick Simnel, (who becomes romantically involved with Harry King's favorite niece, [[Emily King]]), Harry provides the capital to build the "Ankh-Morpork and Sto Plains Hygienic Railway", and at the end of the book is given a lordship. According to ~~{{RS}}~~, Harry is also a grandfather. In {{CDA}}, it is revealed that Harry has also expanded into shipping and managing a dockyard, with the establishment of ''King's Dock'' Rimwards of the [[River Gate]].		In {{RS}}, swayed by the new steam engine by Dick Simnel, (who becomes romantically involved with Harry King's favorite niece, [[Emily King]]), Harry provides the capital to build the "Ankh-Morpork and Sto Plains Hygienic Railway", and at the end of the book is given a lordship. According to ''Raising Steam'', Harry is also a grandfather. In {{CDA}}, it is revealed that Harry has also expanded into shipping and managing a dockyard, with the establishment of ''King's Dock'' Rimwards of the [[River Gate]].

	==Annotation==		==Annotation==
	A ''euphemism'' is a literary device involving "trading up" a description of a place or a process or an event so that it sounds more genteel and refined. As an example, consider "fornication" or "copulation" as a euphemism for a shorter word also beginning with "f". Or "congress" as a refined and more genteel way of saying "copulation" - a higher-level euphemism. Or the slightly bizarre to British ears Americanism - "going to the bathroom" for "using the toilet". A general common point of all euphemism is that it takes a bodily function and related terminology, either sexual or scatological, and seeks to evade as much association with that bodily function as it possibly can.		A ''euphemism'' is a literary device involving "trading up" a description of a place or a process or an event so that it sounds more genteel and refined. As an example, consider "fornication" or "copulation" as a euphemism for a shorter word also beginning with "f". Or "congress" as a refined and more genteel way of saying "copulation" – a higher-level euphemism. Or the slightly bizarre to British ears Americanism – "going to the bathroom" for "using the toilet". A general common point of all euphemism is that it takes a bodily function and related terminology, either sexual or scatological, and seeks to evade as much association with that bodily function as it possibly can.

	Hence the whole business with ''taking the piss since 1961'' and re-presenting it as ''recycling nature's bounty''. And the woman responsible for this is Lady ''Euphemia'' King. (Effie still, to her husband?)		Hence the whole business with ''taking the piss since 1961'' and re-presenting it as ''recycling nature's bounty''. And the woman responsible for this is Lady ''Euphemia'' King. (Effie still, to her husband?)


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	[[Category:Human characters\|King,Harry]]		[[Category:Human characters\|King,Harry]]
	[[Category:Ankh-Morpork Businesses\|King,Harry]]		[[Category:Ankh-Morpork Businesses\|King,Harry]]
	[[de:Paul König]]		[[de:Paul König]]