# Help identifying a fictional character

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**Created:** [November 6, 2016, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identifying-a-fictional-character/770860 "2016-11-06T18:15:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2016, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identifying-a-fictional-character/770860/1 "2016-11-06T18:15:59Z")

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Slightly different from the usual identification thread, I know. (And my husband’s Andy L, and he can’t identify this one.) A few years ago, I read a novel (don’t remember the title) in which a character made a point of never entering a room with only one exit. Maybe it’s Lord Vetinari in one of the Discworld novels, but if so, can anyone tell me which one?

Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2016, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-identifying-a-fictional-character/770860/2 "2016-11-06T23:30:17Z")

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Of the books featuring Moist von Lipwig, I’ve only read _Going Postal_, but it does sound consistent with his character, so maybe in _Making Money_ or _Raising Steam_.