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Old Dickens: it won't die!

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it won't die!

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	I've been trying to nail down Ronnie for ''months''. His "milky blue stare", his drawly manner and his habit of looking cold-blooded have proved to be a swine. I hope you think I've done a fair job. -- [[User:Knmatt]]


	~~Not a bad job at all!~~
	Speaking of aristocratic army officers who use their personal fortunes to enhance the style without bothering too much about the substance, and who led their men to a glorious defeat in which they sustained more causalties than the enemy...

	The original owner of the "milky blue stare", his drawly manner and his habit of looking cold-blooded.... a shame the portrait is of him aged seventy, with the whiskers taking over his face...[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Brudenell%2C_7th_Earl_of_Cardigan]

	~~The same chap, but as he would have looked leading the Light Brigade to a moral victory over those cowardly Russian guns...[http://www.oldlambourne.co.uk/cardigan.html]~~

	~~Can't help seeing Rust-like qualities in Lord Cardigan! --[[User:AgProv\|AgProv]] 21:55, 13 December 2007 (CET)~~

	~~:Another Roundworld inspiration: {{wp\|John Shelton (British Army officer)\|Col. John Shelton}} --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 21:51, 14 November 2015 (UTC)~~


	~~A tenuous one, but consider:~~

	''Rust'' is created by the oxidation of ''Iron''. I)Ron(nie) Rust: Iron Rust. The name is a comment on the character: the strength of iron, yes, but eroded and corrupted over time until all you see is a flaky, crusty, mass of sharp brittle crystals? (Capable of cutting, yes, but ineffectual if hit in the right place)--[[User:AgProv\|AgProv]] 12:27, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Old Dickens: another example

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another example

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	Speaking of aristocratic army officers who use their personal fortunes to enhance the style without bothering too much about the substance, and who led their men to a glorious defeat in which they sustained more causalties than the enemy...		Speaking of aristocratic army officers who use their personal fortunes to enhance the style without bothering too much about the substance, and who led their men to a glorious defeat in which they sustained more causalties than the enemy...

	The original owner of the "milky blue stare", his drawly manner and his habit of looking cold-blooded.... a shame the portrait is of him aged seventy, with the whiskers taking over his face...		The original owner of the "milky blue stare", his drawly manner and his habit of looking cold-blooded.... a shame the portrait is of him aged seventy, with the whiskers taking over his face...[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Brudenell%2C_7th_Earl_of_Cardigan]

			The same chap, but as he would have looked leading the Light Brigade to a moral victory over those cowardly Russian guns...[http://www.oldlambourne.co.uk/cardigan.html]

	[~~http~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Brudenell%2C_7th_Earl_of_Cardigan~~]		Can't help seeing Rust-like qualities in Lord Cardigan! --[[User:AgProv\|AgProv]] 21:55, 13 December 2007 (CET)

	~~The same chap, but as he would have looked leading the Light Brigade to a moral victory over those cowardly Russian guns~~...		:Another Roundworld inspiration: {{wp\|John Shelton (British Army officer)\|Col. John Shelton}} --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 21:51, 14 November 2015 (UTC)

	[~~http~~:~~//www.oldlambourne.co.uk/cardigan.html~~]

	~~Can't help seeing Rust-like qualities in Lord Cardigan!~~

	--[[User:~~AgProv~~\|~~AgProv~~]] 21:55, ~~13 December 2007~~ (~~CET~~)


	A tenuous one, but consider:		A tenuous one, but consider:

			''Rust'' is created by the oxidation of ''Iron''. I)Ron(nie) Rust: Iron Rust. The name is a comment on the character: the strength of iron, yes, but eroded and corrupted over time until all you see is a flaky, crusty, mass of sharp brittle crystals? (Capable of cutting, yes, but ineffectual if hit in the right place)--[[User:AgProv\|AgProv]] 12:27, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
	''Rust'' is created by the oxidation of ''Iron''.

	(I)Ron(nie) Rust: Iron Rust. The name is a comment on the character: the strength of iron, yes, but eroded and corrupted over time until all you see is a flaky, crusty, mass of sharp brittle crystals? (Capable of cutting, yes, but ineffectual if hit in the right place)--[[User:AgProv\|AgProv]] 12:27, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

Osiris: 1 revision: Talk Namespace

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AgProv at 12:27, 28 May 2008

2008-05-28T12:27:12Z

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I've been trying to nail down Ronnie for ''months''. His "milky blue stare", his drawly manner and his habit of looking cold-blooded have proved to be a swine. I hope you think I've done a fair job. -- [[User:Knmatt]]

Not a bad job at all!
Speaking of aristocratic army officers who use their personal fortunes to enhance the style without bothering too much about the substance, and who led their men to a glorious defeat in which they sustained more causalties than the enemy...

The original owner of the "milky blue stare", his drawly manner and his habit of looking cold-blooded.... a shame the portrait is of him aged seventy, with the whiskers taking over his face...

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Brudenell%2C_7th_Earl_of_Cardigan]

The same chap, but as he would have looked leading the Light Brigade to a moral victory over those cowardly Russian guns...

[http://www.oldlambourne.co.uk/cardigan.html]

Can't help seeing Rust-like qualities in Lord Cardigan!

--[[User:AgProv|AgProv]] 21:55, 13 December 2007 (CET)

A tenuous one, but consider:

''Rust'' is created by the oxidation of ''Iron''.

(I)Ron(nie) Rust: Iron Rust. The name is a comment on the character: the strength of iron, yes, but eroded and corrupted over time until all you see is a flaky, crusty, mass of sharp brittle crystals? (Capable of cutting, yes, but ineffectual if hit in the right place)--[[User:AgProv|AgProv]] 12:27, 28 May 2008 (UTC)