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* Toy soldiers killing rats is a reference to E. T. A. Hoffmann's story, {{wikipedia|The Nutcracker and the Mouse King}}, mostly known by its ballet adaptation {{wikipedia|The Nutcracker}}. | * Toy soldiers killing rats is a reference to E. T. A. Hoffmann's story, {{wikipedia|The Nutcracker and the Mouse King}}, mostly known by its ballet adaptation {{wikipedia|The Nutcracker}}. | ||
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Revision as of 22:45, 1 December 2009
toy soldier
Plural: fireteams of toy soldiers
Toy soldier, not Tin Soldier. Please don't get them confused. This little guy isn't about some hamfisted moral; he's about marching around and looking spiffy. And perhaps a bit of rat killing. It's in the contract.
Comes from December 2009 Item of the Month
Miscellaneous Item
Autosell value: 15
Usable
How Obtained
Using The Grouch's Sack of Loot (full)
Unknown
Using multiple: Unspecified
Unknown
- Trying to return the item to yourself:
- This is a holiday gift. It's meant to be generously given to someone else. Someone else is, by definition, not yourself. Also, as you already have it, giving it to yourself is the same as doing nothing. See?
Effect on Receiver:
| <sender> has buffed you with Holiday Cheer. Oh, cool! You just got a holiday gift! What a thoughtful gesture. It reminds you of that really happy moment from when you were a kid. You remember, right? Yeah. That one. (Added for 60 minutes.) |
In the Inbox:
<sender> gave you a holiday gift!
Included item: toy soldier (regifted) (quantity 1)
References
- "Tin soldier" refers to the anti-war song One Tin Soldier
- It might also refer to the literary fairy tale The Steadfast Tin Soldier by Hans Christian Andersen.
- Toy soldiers killing rats is a reference to E. T. A. Hoffmann's story, The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, mostly known by its ballet adaptation The Nutcracker.
