Talk:Rust

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...

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

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

--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)--AgProv 12:27, 28 May 2008 (UTC)