Rufus T. Firefly, Leader of Freedonia (in "Duck Soup", if you haven't seen it...whaddya, nuts? It's the Marx Brothers' greatest film)
I did a little light recruiting of the DF Firefly, he seemed like a pleasant chap but never addressed the squadron business. If we hit him from all sides he will have to relent. Well worth the effort says I.
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Estuardo,
Ha sido un placer para crear tu banner. Todos estamos muy contentos de tener a usted como miembro de nuestro grupo!
(thanking D_N for his kind words. S'all.)
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Coop, your banner is an amalgamation of sub-references. One, you're correct, is the WW1 "mud in your eye" expression. How I got there, though, was via the Rangers motto, "Rangers lead the way!" I couldn't get funny enough with "lead" (as in, take the point) but that led me to "lead" (as in...y'know...anti-kryptonite metal. And virtual smartphone bullets.) And yes, the Marauder reference was from The Ranger's Merrill's Marauders history, right.
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Bopes remembers correctly, Giudas55 has been recruited but has declared his intention to remain a lone wolf until Rickenfaker jumps one way or another off the fence, at which point G will follow. I guess they're buds. Ricken is one of the most pleasant players I know outside of present company (he should BE present company) ... I'd say the same about TheVampire so I'm disappointed that he dodged our pitch to join. I've had great games with him, and always articulate exchanges, he'd be an ideal member. Cookies, chicken soup, Vick's Vaporub, sucking your blood until you're undead...the things we all identify with a perfect MOM.
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Thanks for all the nicenesses about the banners and stuff, guys. Any creative outlet is a small momentary step toward keeping me off the crack pipe...