WAHOONIEGATE!

The Cock-up Pixie makes Wincanton a regular stop over destination, yet (to date) only one Discworld stamp issue has had the distinction of the infamous ‘gate’ suffix added. This is of course the AMPO Wahoonie given as a freebie in Journal 6. Its doubtful readers will ever find out the full story behind how a sport came to be added to the mix, but the stamp itself is worthy of a short article (padded out with a load of waffle). How and why there was a Smoking and Smokeless version of the stamp is probably in a time capsule in a deep coal mine sealed with concrete, but there are some facts already published, so plenty to write about. There’s even a Mini Wahooniegate concerning the unexplained labelling of the fruit on the stamp as Fauna,