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Who is Lee R Wilson, and what's he got to do with grenade sticks? [[User:Simon_rjh|simon]] [[User_talk:Simon_rjh|<font color="red">rj</font>]][[Special:Contributions/Simon_rjh|<font color="green">h</font>]] 10:31, 14 July 2007 (UTC) | Who is Lee R Wilson, and what's he got to do with grenade sticks? [[User:Simon_rjh|simon]] [[User_talk:Simon_rjh|<font color="red">rj</font>]][[Special:Contributions/Simon_rjh|<font color="green">h</font>]] 10:31, 14 July 2007 (UTC) | ||
I know right, I was thinking that too. I looked him up but couldn't find him anywhere. [[User:E93|E93]] 18:42, 15 August 2007 (UTC) | |||
After Googling ''Lee R Wilson Grenade'', I've found that Lee R Wilson could be a reference to R. Lee Wilson, who was killed while throwing himself on a grenade to save his comrades: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_L._Wilson Wikipedia Page on Robert L Wilson] [[User:Rebelgecko|Rebelgecko]] 06:01, 24 September 2007 (UTC) | |||
Aha, I think I found it. The Robert Lee Wilson reference seems to be a coincidence. Here is what I found, from an interview: | |||
<i>Joe Tung: Just in case you don't know, he's the only Bungie employee with an achievement named after him. The Lee R Wilson Memorial (Score 5 grenade sticks in any ranked free for all playlist. | |||
Lee Wilson: It's for sticking people with plasma grenades. | |||
Pro-G: Why is it named after you? | |||
Joe Tung: Because he can't shoot a weapon. | |||
Lee Wilson: Because that's pretty much all I do. But I got pretty decent at it. | |||
Joe Tung: No, you're -blam!-.</i> | |||
http://www.pro-g.co.uk/news/26-09-2007-6540.html <-- Here's the article. (I can't get it to post with a real link; just delete the space. | |||
[[User:134.121.241.139|134.121.241.139]] 11:29, 30 September 2007 (UTC) | |||
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Name?[edit]
Who is Lee R Wilson, and what's he got to do with grenade sticks? simon rjh 10:31, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
I know right, I was thinking that too. I looked him up but couldn't find him anywhere. E93 18:42, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
After Googling Lee R Wilson Grenade, I've found that Lee R Wilson could be a reference to R. Lee Wilson, who was killed while throwing himself on a grenade to save his comrades: Wikipedia Page on Robert L Wilson Rebelgecko 06:01, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
Aha, I think I found it. The Robert Lee Wilson reference seems to be a coincidence. Here is what I found, from an interview:
Joe Tung: Just in case you don't know, he's the only Bungie employee with an achievement named after him. The Lee R Wilson Memorial (Score 5 grenade sticks in any ranked free for all playlist.
Lee Wilson: It's for sticking people with plasma grenades.
Pro-G: Why is it named after you?
Joe Tung: Because he can't shoot a weapon.
Lee Wilson: Because that's pretty much all I do. But I got pretty decent at it.
Joe Tung: No, you're -blam!-.
http://www.pro-g.co.uk/news/26-09-2007-6540.html <-- Here's the article. (I can't get it to post with a real link; just delete the space.
134.121.241.139 11:29, 30 September 2007 (UTC)