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Who Is Professor G. Wampus Pinchépinkie?

Excerpt from Who's Who Amoung Terran Scientists (2261 AD Edition):

Pinchépinkie, Gadwalliter Wampus; Ph.D., MA, MS, BA, BS.
Born: 30 July 2200, Fort Wayne, Indiana, North American Continent. BA, History, Indiana State University, 2219. BS, Biology (with Honors), Indiana State University, 2220. MS, Xenobiology, Purdue University, 2222. MA, Xenosociology, Notre Dame University, 2224. Ph.D., Xenosociobiology, Indiana University, 2226. Junior member of Ophiuchi Extended Contact Mission, 2226-2228. Associate Professor of Xenobiology, Ball State University, 2229-2233. Member of Third Hochutuli Study (Cottman's Star), 2233-2236. Advisor for Primitive Affairs, FGE Office of Xenology, 2236-2239. Professor of Xenosociobiology, Indiana University, 2239-2242. Assistant to the Director of the Orion Science For Peace Program, 2243-2245. Senior Sociobiologist on ill conceived and ill fated Rigelian Cultural Contact Mission of 2245 (one of only 7 survivors of 352 member team). Director of Sociobiology for Orion Peace Mission 2246-2248, present at signing of Treaty of Valkha, June 2246. Member TGE Rigelian Advisory Board, 2248-2249. Director of MMoid Contact Mission (2249-2258). Professor Emeritus and Chairman of the Department of Really Advanced Xenosociobiology at Indiana University Purdue University at Fort Wayne (2259-). Considered the leading Terran expert on the MMoid race and culture. Numerous books and articles published.

The Real Story.
    G. Wampus Pinchépinkie, Captain Garulian Naval Militia (Retired) is my character in an Alternity game run by Ken Buchs. He was created along the lines of the stereotypical senior British military officer (such as the Major General in Pirates of Penzance). In general life he is a bit "out of it," being somewhat oblivious to the workings of the daily world around him. When it comes to military matters and high adventure, he is pretty competent, knowledgeable, and effective.
    When preparing the write ups on the MMoids, I needed a fictitious author. It had to be someone whose name sounded a bit pompous and overblown. Since the Campaign Master for the Starfire game was the same as for the Alternity game, somehow G. Wampus just came to mind. Since then he has taken on a completely new identity in the Starfire universe.
    A special thanks is also due to Rob Gray, for the suggestions that led to the original name.

Oh -- and the name is pronounced "pin - chee - pink - ee", NOT "pinchie - pinkie"!!!!

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Updated 17 September 1999.