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::It's easy for me to imagine the actual phrase "Beep the Meep" having grown from fan terminology until it became an in-universe fact that his given name was Beep. At this point in time, Scrooge's interpretation that he is "Beep (name) the Meep (species), Beep of all the Meeps (title)" would be correct, but I wonder ''just'' where Beep being his actual name came from… was it always intended, or did fan usage cause it to be used in the later comics and thus rendered official? I would think DWM articles and letters along the way might give clues, so I'll see what I can find… [[User:Chubby Potato|Chubby Potato]] [[User talk:Chubby Potato|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 21:47, 18 September 2023 (UTC) | ::It's easy for me to imagine the actual phrase "Beep the Meep" having grown from fan terminology until it became an in-universe fact that his given name was Beep. At this point in time, Scrooge's interpretation that he is "Beep (name) the Meep (species), Beep of all the Meeps (title)" would be correct, but I wonder ''just'' where Beep being his actual name came from… was it always intended, or did fan usage cause it to be used in the later comics and thus rendered official? I would think DWM articles and letters along the way might give clues, so I'll see what I can find… [[User:Chubby Potato|Chubby Potato]] [[User talk:Chubby Potato|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 21:47, 18 September 2023 (UTC) | ||
::: ''[[Beep the Meep gets 3000 years (short story)|Beep the Meep gets 3000 years]]'' (1980) uses "Beep the Meep" and "the Meep" interchangeably. | |||
::: And, while ''[[Who on Earth is... Beep the Meep (short story)|Who on Earth is... Beep the Meep]]'' (2010) is invalid, uses both "Beep the Meep" and "Beep". {{User:Epsilon the Eternal/signature}} 20:24, 23 September 2023 (UTC) | |||
