Meaning of Sir Cadogen's name??

[bluesqueak]

No: HPFGUIDX 89001

Beverly wrote:
> Received this from the Word-A-Day list.  Doesn't seem to have much 
> to  do with Sir Cadogan, but if you go to the first website, it 
> has a very interesting picture.
> 
> cadogan
> (kuh-DUG-uhn) noun
> 
>    A lidless teapot, inspired by Chinese wine pots, that is
>    filled from the bottom.
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Pip!Squeak:

Well, I don't know. It could well be a subtle joke on JKR's part.

Sir Cadogan (which I tend to pronounce 'kay-DUH-gawn', but I admit 
that isn't Standard English pronunciation), is completely mad. This 
is referenced a few times. In PoA, for example, Ron calls 
him 'completely mental'.

And, in the UK, a common slang phrase for 'I am going INSANE' is:

'I'm a teapot. I'm a teapot!'

So, yeah, I can see Cadogan=teapot as another one of JKR's name 
jokes. He *is* a teapot. Completely mental.

Pip!Squeak