Stanley (Going Postal)

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Stanley

Background

Stanley Howler is a junior postman for Ankh-Morpork, on Discworld. He is a pin fanatic. Stanley was born at the post office and was abandoned at birth.


During the events of Terry Pratchett's Going Postal (2010) played by Ian Bonar

Groat introduces Moist Von Lipwig to Stanley who tells Moist some pin facts. Moist is given the postmaster's hat, which he refuses to put on. Later, Moist confronts Groat for not telling him about the deaths of the previous postmasters and bribes Stanley with a pin. Moist then promotes Groat to senior postman. Moist has an idea and goes to see Mr Spools to have him print out ready made stamps and Mr Spools suggests creating a whole set of different pictured stamps. Moist then makes Stanley in charge of creating stamps. Moist goes to Hugos Hairdressing and after showing Groat and Stanley that Hugos stole the letters on their sign from the post office's motto, he requests to speak with Hugo. The Receptionist initially blows off Moist, but then runs to Mr Hugo when Moist threatens to tell Lord Vetinari about the stolen letters. The letters are then returned to the motto sign. A large group of customers enter the post office and Stanley goes to Mr Spools to get more stamps. As Stanley is running to Mr Spools, Dave Pins tries to tempt him with some new pins, but Stanley resists. Stanley arrives and when he notices Mr Spools and his workers are cutting out the individual stamps with scissors, comes up with the idea to have perforated paper for the stamps. Gryle goes to the post office and starts chasing Stanley. Stanley screams out and Moist saves him after telling the mail spirits, he owes them. Before Moist introduces a new joint venture with Hobson's Livery, Stanley tells him he has started to collect stamps. After Moist challenges Reacher Gilt to a race, Stanley sells his entire pin collection to Dave Pins. Groat and Stanley tell Moist that they bet all of their money on the post office winning. Waiting at the starting line is Ridcully and his Omniscope and Trooper with his noose. Moist reveals the message to be a book, the biography of Lord Vetinari. Stanley and Groat drop off supplies to Mad Al and Sane Alex and then continue on their way to Uberwald. Groat and Stanley arrive back in Ankh-Morpork and Groat realizes he left his and Stanley's winning betting ticket hidden under the mattress back at the inn at Uberwald.