Benjamin - Revision history

97.113.196.224 at 17:59, 19 May 2013

2013-05-19T17:59:26Z

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	"Benjamin" is also a slang term for an one hundred dollar bill; "Benjamins" can be used to refer to large sums of money.<sup>([http://onlineslangdictionary.com/definition+of/benjamin On-Line Slang Dictonary])</sup>		"Benjamin" is also a slang term for an one hundred dollar bill; "Benjamins" can be used to refer to large sums of money.<sup>([http://onlineslangdictionary.com/definition+of/benjamin On-Line Slang Dictonary])</sup>

		+	[[Category:Caster]]
	[[Category:Proposed Canon]]		[[Category:Proposed Canon]]
	[[Category:Speculation]]		[[Category:Speculation]]

96.61.224.125: /* Real World References */

2012-10-05T17:20:50Z

Real World References

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	Benjamin's name and appearance is likely a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin Benjamin Franklin], especially his depiction on the one hundred US dollar note.		Benjamin's name and appearance is likely a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin Benjamin Franklin], especially his depiction on the one hundred US dollar note.

-	"Benjamin" is also a slang term for a one hundred dollar bill; "Benjamins" can be used to refer to large sums of money.<sup>([http://onlineslangdictionary.com/definition+of/benjamin On-Line Slang Dictonary])</sup>	+	"Benjamin" is also a slang term for an one hundred dollar bill; "Benjamins" can be used to refer to large sums of money.<sup>([http://onlineslangdictionary.com/definition+of/benjamin On-Line Slang Dictonary])</sup>

	[[Category:Proposed Canon]]		[[Category:Proposed Canon]]
	[[Category:Speculation]]		[[Category:Speculation]]

96.61.224.125: /* Real World References */

2012-10-05T17:19:29Z

Real World References

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	Benjamin's name and appearance is likely a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin Benjamin Franklin], especially his depiction on the one hundred US dollar note.		Benjamin's name and appearance is likely a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin Benjamin Franklin], especially his depiction on the one hundred US dollar note.

-	"Benjamin" is also a slang term ~~referring to~~ a large sums of money.<sup>([http://onlineslangdictionary.com/definition+of/benjamin On-Line Slang Dictonary])</sup>	+	"Benjamin" is also a slang term for a one hundred dollar bill; "Benjamins" can be used to refer to large sums of money.<sup>([http://onlineslangdictionary.com/definition+of/benjamin On-Line Slang Dictonary])</sup>

	[[Category:Proposed Canon]]		[[Category:Proposed Canon]]
	[[Category:Speculation]]		[[Category:Speculation]]

Abb3w: /* Speculation */

2012-07-12T05:53:29Z

Speculation

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	==Speculation==		==Speculation==
-	Benjamin acts as an advisor to [[Don King]]; possibly like a consigliere.	+	Benjamin acts as an advisor to [[Don King]]; possibly like a consigliere or chatelaine.

	Benjamin is apparently not a [[Transylvito Vampire]].		Benjamin is apparently not a [[Transylvito Vampire]].
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	Ben appears again in [[LIAB Text 34]] reciting (or perhaps only thinking) a piece of Rhyme-o-Mancy in which he criticizes Don King for spending schmuckers on Jillian and Faq. Since he is 'cancelling the antsy' with his rant, it may be that Benjamin is the only thing preventing [[Caesar Borgata]] and the warlords from carrying out a coup, or perhaps he's merely calming himself.		Ben appears again in [[LIAB Text 34]] reciting (or perhaps only thinking) a piece of Rhyme-o-Mancy in which he criticizes Don King for spending schmuckers on Jillian and Faq. Since he is 'cancelling the antsy' with his rant, it may be that Benjamin is the only thing preventing [[Caesar Borgata]] and the warlords from carrying out a coup, or perhaps he's merely calming himself.

-	Perhaps Benjamin is similar to [[Wanda]] in being proficient in many magical disciplines outside his own, but unlike Wanda (and more like [[Sizemore]]) actually finds them fascinating. In the [[real world]], Ben Franklin was a brilliant polymath: a scientist famed for his work with electricity; publisher and ~~author~~ of Poor Richard's Almanack, including assorted epigrams, minor poetry, and weather forecasts in it; a mathematician who explored "magic squares"; and one of the major political leaders of the American Revolution against King George III.	+	Perhaps Benjamin is similar to [[Wanda]] in being proficient in many magical disciplines outside his own, but unlike Wanda (and more like [[Sizemore]]) actually finds them fascinating. In the [[real world]], Ben Franklin was a brilliant polymath: a scientist famed for his work with electricity; author, publisher, copy-editor, and printer of Poor Richard's Almanack, including assorted epigrams, minor poetry, and weather forecasts in it; a mathematician who explored "magic squares"; and one of the major political leaders of the American Revolution against King George III.

	==Real World References==		==Real World References==

Muzzafar: tried to fix formatting, edited real world references

2011-11-22T21:10:01Z

tried to fix formatting, edited real world references

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		+	{{Stats
	\|name= Benjamin		\|name= Benjamin
	\|race= [[Men]]?		\|race= [[Men]]?
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	==Real World References==		==Real World References==
-	Benjamin's name ~~might come from~~ the ~~slang use of~~ "Benjamin" to ~~reference~~ large sums of money~~, due to the appearance of Benjamin Franklin on the U.S. hundred-dollar bill~~.<sup>([http://onlineslangdictionary.com/definition+of/benjamin On-Line Slang Dictonary])</sup>	+	Benjamin's name and appearance is likely a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin Benjamin Franklin], especially his depiction on the one hundred US dollar note.
		+
		+	"Benjamin" is also a slang term referring to a large sums of money.<sup>([http://onlineslangdictionary.com/definition+of/benjamin On-Line Slang Dictonary])</sup>

	[[Category:Proposed Canon]]		[[Category:Proposed Canon]]
	[[Category:Speculation]]		[[Category:Speculation]]

Abb3w: ...looks to be out of the Stub stage...

2011-05-18T15:11:34Z

...looks to be out of the Stub stage...

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	'''First Appearance:''' [[First Intermission 11]] (Referenced) [[LIAB 34]] (Seen)		'''First Appearance:''' [[First Intermission 11]] (Referenced) [[LIAB 34]] (Seen)

-	Benjamin is a [[Transylvito]] [[Moneymancer]].	+	Benjamin is a [[Transylvito]] [[Moneymancer]] who wears a large gold 100 around his neck.
		+
		+	When [[Don King]] asked Benjamin to make a [[gem]] for a sizable loan to [[Slately]], Benjamin actually refused. He justifiably claimed they couldn't afford it, which is exactly what Don King told Slately when he was first asked. Benjamin went further, saying he needed to hear what [[Caesar]] had to say before he could loan desperately needed [[shmuckers]] to a shaky [[side]], and eventually (respectfully) refused the order with the unanimous backing of the half-dozen warlords at the capital.

	==Speculation==		==Speculation==
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	Ben appears again in [[LIAB Text 34]] reciting (or perhaps only thinking) a piece of Rhyme-o-Mancy in which he criticizes Don King for spending schmuckers on Jillian and Faq. Since he is 'cancelling the antsy' with his rant, it may be that Benjamin is the only thing preventing [[Caesar Borgata]] and the warlords from carrying out a coup, or perhaps he's merely calming himself.		Ben appears again in [[LIAB Text 34]] reciting (or perhaps only thinking) a piece of Rhyme-o-Mancy in which he criticizes Don King for spending schmuckers on Jillian and Faq. Since he is 'cancelling the antsy' with his rant, it may be that Benjamin is the only thing preventing [[Caesar Borgata]] and the warlords from carrying out a coup, or perhaps he's merely calming himself.

-	Perhaps ~~that~~ Benjamin is similar to [[Wanda]] in being proficient in many magical disciplines outside his own, but unlike Wanda, and more like [[Sizemore]] in actually ~~finding~~ them fascinating. In real ~~life~~, Ben Franklin was a brilliant polymath: a scientist famed for his work with electricity; publisher and author of Poor Richard's Almanack, including assorted epigrams, minor poetry, and weather forecasts in it; a mathematician who explored "magic squares"; and one of the major political leaders of the American Revolution against King George III.	+	Perhaps Benjamin is similar to [[Wanda]] in being proficient in many magical disciplines outside his own, but unlike Wanda (and more like [[Sizemore]]) actually finds them fascinating. In the [[real world]], Ben Franklin was a brilliant polymath: a scientist famed for his work with electricity; publisher and author of Poor Richard's Almanack, including assorted epigrams, minor poetry, and weather forecasts in it; a mathematician who explored "magic squares"; and one of the major political leaders of the American Revolution against King George III.
-		+
-	When [[Don King]] asked Benjamin to make a [[gem]] for a sizable loan to [[Slately]], Benjamin actually refused. He justifiably claimed they couldn't afford it, which is exactly what Don King told Slately when he was first asked. Benjamin went one step further and said he needed to hear what [[Caesar]] had to say before he could loan desperately needed [[shmuckers]] to a shaky [[side]].	+

	==Real World References==		==Real World References==
-	Benjamin's name might come from the slang use of "Benjamin" to reference large sums of money, due to the appearance of Benjamin Franklin on the U.S. hundred-dollar bill.	+	Benjamin's name might come from the slang use of "Benjamin" to reference large sums of money, due to the appearance of Benjamin Franklin on the U.S. hundred-dollar bill.<sup>([http://onlineslangdictionary.com/definition+of/benjamin On-Line Slang Dictonary])</sup>
-		+
-	~~Benjamin wears a large gold 100 around his neck.~~	+
-		+
-	([http://onlineslangdictionary.com/definition+of/benjamin On-Line Slang Dictonary])	+

	[[Category:Proposed Canon]]		[[Category:Proposed Canon]]
	[[Category:Speculation]]		[[Category:Speculation]]

Tarrasque89: Undo revision 49418 by 133.50.212.25 (Talk)

2011-05-06T01:08:20Z

Undo revision 49418 by 133.50.212.25 (Talk)

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-	~~Such~~ a ~~deep aenswr! GD&RVVF~~	+	{{stub}}
		+
		+	{{ImageStackRight\|150\|
		+	{{crop\|300\|700\|450\|850\|LIAB_55.jpg}}{{Stats
		+	\|name= Benjamin
		+	\|race= [[Men]]?
		+	\|tribe=
		+	\|faction= [[Transylvito]]
		+	\|class= [[Caster]] ([[Moneymancer]])
		+	\|level=
		+	\|move=
		+	\|hits=
		+	\|combat=
		+	\|defense=
		+	\|special=
		+	\|eyebook=
		+	}}
		+	}}
		+	==Proposed Canon==
		+	"''For matters majestic,''
		+
		+	''the King elects''
		+
		+	''To neglect the domestic.''"
		+
		+	'''First Appearance:''' [[First Intermission 11]] (Referenced) [[LIAB 34]] (Seen)
		+
		+	Benjamin is a [[Transylvito]] [[Moneymancer]].
		+
		+	==Speculation==
		+	Benjamin acts as an advisor to [[Don King]]; possibly like a consigliere.
		+
		+	Benjamin is apparently not a [[Transylvito Vampire]].
		+
		+	Ben appears again in [[LIAB Text 34]] reciting (or perhaps only thinking) a piece of Rhyme-o-Mancy in which he criticizes Don King for spending schmuckers on Jillian and Faq. Since he is 'cancelling the antsy' with his rant, it may be that Benjamin is the only thing preventing [[Caesar Borgata]] and the warlords from carrying out a coup, or perhaps he's merely calming himself.
		+
		+	Perhaps that Benjamin is similar to [[Wanda]] in being proficient in many magical disciplines outside his own, but unlike Wanda, and more like [[Sizemore]] in actually finding them fascinating. In real life, Ben Franklin was a brilliant polymath: a scientist famed for his work with electricity; publisher and author of Poor Richard's Almanack, including assorted epigrams, minor poetry, and weather forecasts in it; a mathematician who explored "magic squares"; and one of the major political leaders of the American Revolution against King George III.
		+
		+	When [[Don King]] asked Benjamin to make a [[gem]] for a sizable loan to [[Slately]], Benjamin actually refused. He justifiably claimed they couldn't afford it, which is exactly what Don King told Slately when he was first asked. Benjamin went one step further and said he needed to hear what [[Caesar]] had to say before he could loan desperately needed [[shmuckers]] to a shaky [[side]].
		+
		+	==Real World References==
		+	Benjamin's name might come from the slang use of "Benjamin" to reference large sums of money, due to the appearance of Benjamin Franklin on the U.S. hundred-dollar bill.
		+
		+	Benjamin wears a large gold 100 around his neck.
		+
		+	([http://onlineslangdictionary.com/definition+of/benjamin On-Line Slang Dictonary])
		+
		+	[[Category:Proposed Canon]]
		+	[[Category:Speculation]]

133.50.212.25: IWhzFmvinfOpihW

2011-05-06T00:24:36Z

IWhzFmvinfOpihW

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-	~~{{stub}}~~	+	Such a deep aenswr! GD&RVVF
-		+
-	~~{{ImageStackRight\|150\|~~	+
-	~~{{crop\|300\|700\|450\|850\|LIAB_55.jpg}}{{Stats~~	+
-	~~\|name= Benjamin~~	+
-	~~\|race= [[Men]]?~~	+
-	~~\|tribe=~~	+
-	~~\|faction= [[Transylvito]]~~	+
-	~~\|class= [[Caster]] ([[Moneymancer]])~~	+
-	~~\|level=~~	+
-	~~\|move=~~	+
-	~~\|hits=~~	+
-	~~\|combat=~~	+
-	~~\|defense=~~	+
-	~~\|special=~~	+
-	~~\|eyebook=~~	+
-	}}	+
-	}}	+
-	~~==Proposed Canon==~~	+
-	~~"''For matters majestic,''~~	+
-		+
-	~~''the King elects''~~	+
-		+
-	~~''To neglect the domestic.''"~~	+
-		+
-	~~'''First Appearance:''' [[First Intermission 11]] (Referenced) [[LIAB 34]] (Seen)~~	+
-		+
-	~~Benjamin is~~ a ~~[[Transylvito]] [[Moneymancer]].~~	+
-		+
-	~~==Speculation==~~	+
-	~~Benjamin acts as an advisor to [[Don King]]; possibly like a consigliere.~~	+
-		+
-	~~Benjamin is apparently not a [[Transylvito Vampire]].~~	+
-		+
-	Ben appears again in [[LIAB Text 34]] reciting (or perhaps only thinking) a piece of Rhyme-o-Mancy in which he criticizes Don King for spending schmuckers on Jillian and Faq. Since he is 'cancelling the antsy' with his rant, it may be that Benjamin is the only thing preventing [[Caesar Borgata]] and the warlords from carrying out a coup, or perhaps he's merely calming himself.	+
-		+
-	Perhaps that Benjamin is similar to [[Wanda]] in being proficient in many magical disciplines outside his own, but unlike Wanda, and more like [[Sizemore]] in actually finding them fascinating. In real life, Ben Franklin was a brilliant polymath: a scientist famed for his work with electricity; publisher and author of Poor Richard's Almanack, including assorted epigrams, minor poetry, and weather forecasts in it; a mathematician who explored "magic squares"; and one of the major political leaders of the American Revolution against King George III.	+
-		+
-	When [[Don King]] asked Benjamin to make a [[gem]] for a sizable loan to [[Slately]], Benjamin actually refused. He justifiably claimed they couldn't afford it, which is exactly what Don King told Slately when he was first asked. Benjamin went one step further and said he needed to hear what [[Caesar]] had to say before he could loan desperately needed [[shmuckers]] to a shaky [[side]].	+
-		+
-	~~==Real World References==~~	+
-	~~Benjamin's name might come from the slang use of "Benjamin" to reference large sums of money, due to the appearance of Benjamin Franklin on the U.S. hundred-dollar bill.~~	+
-		+
-	~~Benjamin wears a large gold 100 around his neck.~~	+
-		+
-	~~([http://onlineslangdictionary.com/definition+of/benjamin On-Line Slang Dictonary])~~	+
-		+
-	~~[[Category:Proposed Canon]]~~	+
-	~~[[Category:Speculation]]~~	+

Flaye at 18:18, 4 March 2011

2011-03-04T18:18:39Z

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	Perhaps that Benjamin is similar to [[Wanda]] in being proficient in many magical disciplines outside his own, but unlike Wanda, and more like [[Sizemore]] in actually finding them fascinating. In real life, Ben Franklin was a brilliant polymath: a scientist famed for his work with electricity; publisher and author of Poor Richard's Almanack, including assorted epigrams, minor poetry, and weather forecasts in it; a mathematician who explored "magic squares"; and one of the major political leaders of the American Revolution against King George III.		Perhaps that Benjamin is similar to [[Wanda]] in being proficient in many magical disciplines outside his own, but unlike Wanda, and more like [[Sizemore]] in actually finding them fascinating. In real life, Ben Franklin was a brilliant polymath: a scientist famed for his work with electricity; publisher and author of Poor Richard's Almanack, including assorted epigrams, minor poetry, and weather forecasts in it; a mathematician who explored "magic squares"; and one of the major political leaders of the American Revolution against King George III.

-	When [[Don King]] asked Benjamin to make a gem for a sizable loan to [[Slately]], Benjamin actually refused. He justifiably claimed they couldn't afford it, which is exactly what Don King told Slately when he was first asked. Benjamin went one step further and said he needed to hear what [[Caesar]] had to say before he could loan desperately needed [[shmuckers]] to a shaky [[side]].	+	When [[Don King]] asked Benjamin to make a [[gem]] for a sizable loan to [[Slately]], Benjamin actually refused. He justifiably claimed they couldn't afford it, which is exactly what Don King told Slately when he was first asked. Benjamin went one step further and said he needed to hear what [[Caesar]] had to say before he could loan desperately needed [[shmuckers]] to a shaky [[side]].

	==Real World References==		==Real World References==
	Benjamin's name might come from the slang use of "Benjamin" to reference large sums of money, due to the appearance of Benjamin Franklin on the U.S. hundred-dollar bill.		Benjamin's name might come from the slang use of "Benjamin" to reference large sums of money, due to the appearance of Benjamin Franklin on the U.S. hundred-dollar bill.

-	Benjamin wears a large 100 around his neck.	+	Benjamin wears a large gold 100 around his neck.

	([http://onlineslangdictionary.com/definition+of/benjamin On-Line Slang Dictonary])		([http://onlineslangdictionary.com/definition+of/benjamin On-Line Slang Dictonary])

Flaye at 17:26, 4 March 2011

2011-03-04T17:26:30Z

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	\|name= Benjamin		\|name= Benjamin
	\|race= [[Men]]?		\|race= [[Men]]?
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	Perhaps that Benjamin is similar to [[Wanda]] in being proficient in many magical disciplines outside his own, but unlike Wanda, and more like [[Sizemore]] in actually finding them fascinating. In real life, Ben Franklin was a brilliant polymath: a scientist famed for his work with electricity; publisher and author of Poor Richard's Almanack, including assorted epigrams, minor poetry, and weather forecasts in it; a mathematician who explored "magic squares"; and one of the major political leaders of the American Revolution against King George III.		Perhaps that Benjamin is similar to [[Wanda]] in being proficient in many magical disciplines outside his own, but unlike Wanda, and more like [[Sizemore]] in actually finding them fascinating. In real life, Ben Franklin was a brilliant polymath: a scientist famed for his work with electricity; publisher and author of Poor Richard's Almanack, including assorted epigrams, minor poetry, and weather forecasts in it; a mathematician who explored "magic squares"; and one of the major political leaders of the American Revolution against King George III.
		+
		+	When [[Don King]] asked Benjamin to make a gem for a sizable loan to [[Slately]], Benjamin actually refused. He justifiably claimed they couldn't afford it, which is exactly what Don King told Slately when he was first asked. Benjamin went one step further and said he needed to hear what [[Caesar]] had to say before he could loan desperately needed [[shmuckers]] to a shaky [[side]].

	==Real World References==		==Real World References==
	Benjamin's name might come from the slang use of "Benjamin" to reference large sums of money, due to the appearance of Benjamin Franklin on the U.S. hundred-dollar bill.		Benjamin's name might come from the slang use of "Benjamin" to reference large sums of money, due to the appearance of Benjamin Franklin on the U.S. hundred-dollar bill.

-	~~The character that appears to be~~ Benjamin wears a large 100 around his neck.	+	Benjamin wears a large 100 around his neck.

	([http://onlineslangdictionary.com/definition+of/benjamin On-Line Slang Dictonary])		([http://onlineslangdictionary.com/definition+of/benjamin On-Line Slang Dictonary])