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Is there any significance to the prison numbers of the Beagle Boys starting with 176-?
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One of the things which has puzzled me since my childhood are the prison numbers of the Beagle Boys:
(source: Wikipedia)
They all start with 176- followed by a permutation of those digits. The Wikipedia page mentions that these numbers were first applied to the third generation of Beagle Boys and not always consistently, but all comics I have read did use the 176 numbering scheme.
Is there any significance in the number 176 or the digits 1, 6, 7? Did Carl Barks chose those numbers for any particular reason? Maybe there was no specific reason, but there might be an in-universe explanation for these numbers out there.
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One of the things which has puzzled me since my childhood are the prison numbers of the Beagle Boys:
(source: Wikipedia)
They all start with 176- followed by a permutation of those digits. The Wikipedia page mentions that these numbers were first applied to the third generation of Beagle Boys and not always consistently, but all comics I have read did use the 176 numbering scheme.
Is there any significance in the number 176 or the digits 1, 6, 7? Did Carl Barks chose those numbers for any particular reason? Maybe there was no specific reason, but there might be an in-universe explanation for these numbers out there.
disney ducktales
asked 7 hours ago
GlorfindelGlorfindel
5351615
His wife at the time was Clara Barks. She was born on the 17th of May, 1898.
– Valorum
6 hours ago
If it had only been the 17th of June ...
– Glorfindel
6 hours ago
1
I was thinking that it might be referring to a provision of the California Penal Code (the way hip hop uses "187" as slang for "murder", but §176 is repealed nowadays and used to refer to "Omission of Duty by Public Officer", so that's unlikely to be the explanation.
– microtherion
6 hours ago
3
Voted to leave open,didn't we agree some time ago that all Ducktales were on-topic?
– Jenayah
5 hours ago
2
@Jenayah - Yes we did
– Valorum
5 hours ago
add a comment |
One of the things which has puzzled me since my childhood are the prison numbers of the Beagle Boys:
(source: Wikipedia)
They all start with 176- followed by a permutation of those digits. The Wikipedia page mentions that these numbers were first applied to the third generation of Beagle Boys and not always consistently, but all comics I have read did use the 176 numbering scheme.
Is there any significance in the number 176 or the digits 1, 6, 7? Did Carl Barks chose those numbers for any particular reason? Maybe there was no specific reason, but there might be an in-universe explanation for these numbers out there.
disney ducktales
asked 7 hours ago
GlorfindelGlorfindel
5351615
One of the things which has puzzled me since my childhood are the prison numbers of the Beagle Boys:
(source: Wikipedia)
They all start with 176- followed by a permutation of those digits. The Wikipedia page mentions that these numbers were first applied to the third generation of Beagle Boys and not always consistently, but all comics I have read did use the 176 numbering scheme.
Is there any significance in the number 176 or the digits 1, 6, 7? Did Carl Barks chose those numbers for any particular reason? Maybe there was no specific reason, but there might be an in-universe explanation for these numbers out there.
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disney ducktales
asked 7 hours ago
GlorfindelGlorfindel
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GlorfindelGlorfindel
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GlorfindelGlorfindel
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His wife at the time was Clara Barks. She was born on the 17th of May, 1898.
– Valorum
6 hours ago
If it had only been the 17th of June ...
– Glorfindel
6 hours ago
1
I was thinking that it might be referring to a provision of the California Penal Code (the way hip hop uses "187" as slang for "murder", but §176 is repealed nowadays and used to refer to "Omission of Duty by Public Officer", so that's unlikely to be the explanation.
– microtherion
6 hours ago
3
Voted to leave open,didn't we agree some time ago that all Ducktales were on-topic?
– Jenayah
5 hours ago
2
@Jenayah - Yes we did
– Valorum
5 hours ago
add a comment |
His wife at the time was Clara Barks. She was born on the 17th of May, 1898.
– Valorum
6 hours ago
If it had only been the 17th of June ...
– Glorfindel
6 hours ago
1
I was thinking that it might be referring to a provision of the California Penal Code (the way hip hop uses "187" as slang for "murder", but §176 is repealed nowadays and used to refer to "Omission of Duty by Public Officer", so that's unlikely to be the explanation.
– microtherion
6 hours ago
3
Voted to leave open,didn't we agree some time ago that all Ducktales were on-topic?
– Jenayah
5 hours ago
2
@Jenayah - Yes we did
– Valorum
5 hours ago
His wife at the time was Clara Barks. She was born on the 17th of May, 1898.
– Valorum
6 hours ago
His wife at the time was Clara Barks. She was born on the 17th of May, 1898.
– Valorum
6 hours ago
If it had only been the 17th of June ...
– Glorfindel
6 hours ago
If it had only been the 17th of June ...
– Glorfindel
6 hours ago
1
1
I was thinking that it might be referring to a provision of the California Penal Code (the way hip hop uses "187" as slang for "murder", but §176 is repealed nowadays and used to refer to "Omission of Duty by Public Officer", so that's unlikely to be the explanation.
– microtherion
6 hours ago
I was thinking that it might be referring to a provision of the California Penal Code (the way hip hop uses "187" as slang for "murder", but §176 is repealed nowadays and used to refer to "Omission of Duty by Public Officer", so that's unlikely to be the explanation.
– microtherion
6 hours ago
3
3
Voted to leave open,didn't we agree some time ago that all Ducktales were on-topic?
– Jenayah
5 hours ago
Voted to leave open,didn't we agree some time ago that all Ducktales were on-topic?
– Jenayah
5 hours ago
2
2
@Jenayah - Yes we did
– Valorum
5 hours ago
@Jenayah - Yes we did
– Valorum
5 hours ago
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There doesn't appear to be any particular significance to the "176" itself. Carl Barks appears to have used it differentiate them, since they were basically identical in every other way, and seldom given names. Some later comics used anagrams of the 176 prefix as well
The three most common numbers are 176-167, 176-671, and 176-761. Carl Barks used to include the words "Beagle Boys Inc" on their shirts under their numbers, but this was later discontinued. In later years, they appeared in the comics as a trio (some combination of the most common numbers with 671-176, 716-617 and 176-176), plus cousins and other relatives of various talents.
Only Blackheart Beagle has a number that doesn't fit 176 the mold (186-802).
The Ducktales TV series was the first time we saw any differentiation. In keeping with Barks' trope, none of them (except Ma Beagle, who had no number plaque) had names, just 176 numbers. Unlike the comics, they were differentiated by body type
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Actually the Beagleboys did have names in Ducktales. The short one was called Bigtime, The untidy one was Baggy, The hungry one Burger and the big one Bouncer. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beagle_Boys
– Bjorn Eriksson
1 hour ago
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There doesn't appear to be any particular significance to the "176" itself. Carl Barks appears to have used it differentiate them, since they were basically identical in every other way, and seldom given names. Some later comics used anagrams of the 176 prefix as well
The three most common numbers are 176-167, 176-671, and 176-761. Carl Barks used to include the words "Beagle Boys Inc" on their shirts under their numbers, but this was later discontinued. In later years, they appeared in the comics as a trio (some combination of the most common numbers with 671-176, 716-617 and 176-176), plus cousins and other relatives of various talents.
Only Blackheart Beagle has a number that doesn't fit 176 the mold (186-802).
The Ducktales TV series was the first time we saw any differentiation. In keeping with Barks' trope, none of them (except Ma Beagle, who had no number plaque) had names, just 176 numbers. Unlike the comics, they were differentiated by body type
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Actually the Beagleboys did have names in Ducktales. The short one was called Bigtime, The untidy one was Baggy, The hungry one Burger and the big one Bouncer. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beagle_Boys
– Bjorn Eriksson
1 hour ago
add a comment |
There doesn't appear to be any particular significance to the "176" itself. Carl Barks appears to have used it differentiate them, since they were basically identical in every other way, and seldom given names. Some later comics used anagrams of the 176 prefix as well
The three most common numbers are 176-167, 176-671, and 176-761. Carl Barks used to include the words "Beagle Boys Inc" on their shirts under their numbers, but this was later discontinued. In later years, they appeared in the comics as a trio (some combination of the most common numbers with 671-176, 716-617 and 176-176), plus cousins and other relatives of various talents.
Only Blackheart Beagle has a number that doesn't fit 176 the mold (186-802).
The Ducktales TV series was the first time we saw any differentiation. In keeping with Barks' trope, none of them (except Ma Beagle, who had no number plaque) had names, just 176 numbers. Unlike the comics, they were differentiated by body type
answered 5 hours ago
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Actually the Beagleboys did have names in Ducktales. The short one was called Bigtime, The untidy one was Baggy, The hungry one Burger and the big one Bouncer. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beagle_Boys
– Bjorn Eriksson
1 hour ago
add a comment |
There doesn't appear to be any particular significance to the "176" itself. Carl Barks appears to have used it differentiate them, since they were basically identical in every other way, and seldom given names. Some later comics used anagrams of the 176 prefix as well
The three most common numbers are 176-167, 176-671, and 176-761. Carl Barks used to include the words "Beagle Boys Inc" on their shirts under their numbers, but this was later discontinued. In later years, they appeared in the comics as a trio (some combination of the most common numbers with 671-176, 716-617 and 176-176), plus cousins and other relatives of various talents.
Only Blackheart Beagle has a number that doesn't fit 176 the mold (186-802).
The Ducktales TV series was the first time we saw any differentiation. In keeping with Barks' trope, none of them (except Ma Beagle, who had no number plaque) had names, just 176 numbers. Unlike the comics, they were differentiated by body type
answered 5 hours ago
MachavityMachavity
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There doesn't appear to be any particular significance to the "176" itself. Carl Barks appears to have used it differentiate them, since they were basically identical in every other way, and seldom given names. Some later comics used anagrams of the 176 prefix as well
The three most common numbers are 176-167, 176-671, and 176-761. Carl Barks used to include the words "Beagle Boys Inc" on their shirts under their numbers, but this was later discontinued. In later years, they appeared in the comics as a trio (some combination of the most common numbers with 671-176, 716-617 and 176-176), plus cousins and other relatives of various talents.
Only Blackheart Beagle has a number that doesn't fit 176 the mold (186-802).
The Ducktales TV series was the first time we saw any differentiation. In keeping with Barks' trope, none of them (except Ma Beagle, who had no number plaque) had names, just 176 numbers. Unlike the comics, they were differentiated by body type
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Actually the Beagleboys did have names in Ducktales. The short one was called Bigtime, The untidy one was Baggy, The hungry one Burger and the big one Bouncer. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beagle_Boys
– Bjorn Eriksson
1 hour ago
add a comment |
1
Actually the Beagleboys did have names in Ducktales. The short one was called Bigtime, The untidy one was Baggy, The hungry one Burger and the big one Bouncer. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beagle_Boys
– Bjorn Eriksson
1 hour ago
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Actually the Beagleboys did have names in Ducktales. The short one was called Bigtime, The untidy one was Baggy, The hungry one Burger and the big one Bouncer. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beagle_Boys
– Bjorn Eriksson
1 hour ago
Actually the Beagleboys did have names in Ducktales. The short one was called Bigtime, The untidy one was Baggy, The hungry one Burger and the big one Bouncer. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beagle_Boys
– Bjorn Eriksson
1 hour ago
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His wife at the time was Clara Barks. She was born on the 17th of May, 1898.
– Valorum
6 hours ago
If it had only been the 17th of June ...
– Glorfindel
6 hours ago
1
I was thinking that it might be referring to a provision of the California Penal Code (the way hip hop uses "187" as slang for "murder", but §176 is repealed nowadays and used to refer to "Omission of Duty by Public Officer", so that's unlikely to be the explanation.
– microtherion
6 hours ago
3
Voted to leave open,didn't we agree some time ago that all Ducktales were on-topic?
– Jenayah
5 hours ago
2
@Jenayah - Yes we did
– Valorum
5 hours ago