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Who needs guns? Who needs bullets? Apparently, these Cirques just make do with blunt trauma kills using handy dandy traffic cones. Not usually a weapon of choice, these objects become pretty deadly when propelled by explosions, rockets and grenades. Traffic cones are constructed and placed to mark an area that is hazardous and are used to deter and indicate an area to keep away from. Of course, in Halo, the cones enforce their protectiveness by killing helpless players. So who has the most kills with the cone? Read on!
1st - RoVino: 13 cone kills RoVino proved to be the leading Cone killer, amassing a rather scary 13 cone kills. I am sure if you asked him, he would no doubt remember all of them, and probably exactly how he selected to finish off his enemy using the surrounding scenery rather than using precious bullets. 13 kills may not sound like a lot, but considering these are kills with a freaking traffic cone - an object not exactly famous for its brutality or legendary killing prowess - 13 kills is darn impressive. The number 13 might be considered unlucky for some, and there are 13 victims out there who will attest to that. Kudos to Ro for his impressive cone kill total! 2nd - Pharaoh Bender: 12 cone kills Pharaoh is hot on RoVino's heels, coming in 2nd with a staggering 12 kills with the harmless looking traffic cone. There probably aren't many ways to be killed in Halo that are more humbling or humiliating than by traffic cone, and Pharaoh has ensured that 12 people out there have suffered that fate. I wonder if there is anyone out there who has died by traffic cone more than once? That would be an embarrassing stat to see. Congrats on the 12 kills, Pharaoh! 3rd - Adumbration: 8 cone kills Adum sneaks into 3rd place, with a pretty cool total of 8 kills. Like the two who placed above him, Adum doesnt go out of his way to use traffic cones to kill. However, he is the 3rd best in the clan at using these little plastic cones of death. Personally, getting even one kill by traffic cone is pretty freaking impressive, so imagine that feat multiplied eight times. Nice work, Adum! Congratulations to our top three! Notching kills with a passive object such as a traffic cone is no mean feat, so to record 8 or more kills with them is good work, gentlemen. When researching this, almost all the Cirques who have logged a lot of time in Halo had at least one traffic cone kill. As always, second accounts weren't considered. Considering the rarity of the cone kill, I suspect the top three would not have changed much. Here is the rest of the Cirque top 20. Once again, I am still not in it. Stupid cones. 4th - Dolphan117: 7 cone kills 5th - sro26: 5 cone kills T6th - Addict3d 2Cha0s: 4 cone kills T6th - ThePacifier: 4 cone kills T8th - Alphawolf 45: 3 cone kills T8th - A Mad Bloke: 3 cone kills T8th - Erickbob: 3 cone kills T8th - LegendCalledJim: 3 cone kills T8th - RevDotNed: 3 cone kills T8th - PylDryvr: 3 cone kills T14th - I DiabolicDon I: 2 cone kills T14th - IXI Quasar IXI: 2 cone kills T14th - Kelstek: 2 cone kills T14th - KitKatGrrl: 2 cone kills T14th - Mania76: 2 cone kills T14th - StarsCup: 2 cone kills T14th - the dihn: 2 cone kills If you're not on this list, chances are you are either one of those people who respect the boundaries of the traffic cone, or are just not as lucky as the ones listed in the top twenty. Or perhaps you are one of the people who believe it is easier to kill with high explosive bullets, energy weapons, grenades and lasers. Congrats to all in our top twenty, and kudos to the few other Cirques who managed at least one kill with the mighty cone. So, to conclude - yes, they are orange. Yes, they are plastic and do not move. Yes, they rank right up there in terms of lethality as teddy bears, the Swiss navy and girl scout cookie sellers. However, as proven by our top twenty and especially by our top three, be wary. These harmless cones may suddenly deliver a fatal blow to the cranium. Happy Holidays, everyone, and remember - watch out for the cones! Oh..and don't turn your back on them, or this might happen... 
Ohh...and just in case you think they need guns to hurt you, watch out when they hang out with other construction equipment... 
Well, it finally happened. The Cirques decided having one token Englishman with a funny accent was not enough. Or perhaps they just decided to add another after they were so successful with the addition of me. Yeah, lets go with that theory. Fortunately, we had a perfect candidate waiting in the wings. When he decided to apply, we didn't hesitate. So you could say that we did indeed Get Shorty.
This past week, the Cirques added a new member to the ranks, with Shortbloke passing a series of rigorous tests to prove himself worthy of clan membership. By rigorous, I mean non existent. By worthy I mean he has to have proven adept at betraying his own team to the high standards set by Quasar, Sro26 and Alphawolf, and a willingness to try to dihncliff dihn or run dolphan over with a Scorpion tank. Having logged a ton of gaming time in CdG parties, he was practically a clan member already. Now he is officially one.
Rather than try to hunt for a suitable US based English geezer, the Cirques snapped up one of their longtime allies and running mates from GeezerGamers. Shortbloke accepted an invitation to join the clan this past Monday, and is now a fully fledged Cirque. Shortbloke, or Shorty for..er..short (we already have a Bloke, so he has to be Shorty, or Short), has practically been a Cirque for the better part of a year, so when he requested to join, it was pretty much a no brainer. Shortbloke is a passionate Halo player and has teamed up with a lot of our clan members at all times of the day. Though he is based in England and has a five hour timezone difference at least to overcome, Shorty was able to be a regular teammate for Cirques who were able to play at earlier times of the day stateside. He also professes to having a job that allows him to game at odd hours, which means you may never know when he might show up. In addition to bringing an odd accent and strange vocabulary to our ranks, Shorty is also a keen video montage maker, and has already created two CdG Funtages, which are up on You Tube. And these were done when he was not even in the clan. Imagine how passionate he will get now that he's fully indoctrinated into the clan! We are delighted to finally have gotten Shorty, and he will be a wonderful addition to our ranks. If you see him online at odd times, be sure to say 'ello mate, cheers or wotcha. No, this is not an article about a reality dance TV show, but we got a new Halo dance partner.
This past Monday, StarsCup became the newest Cirque, accepting an invitation to join our circus. Stars has been joining us for Halo games for a few months, and we are thrilled to add him as an official Cirque! An avid hockey fan whose gamertag origin is pretty easy to guess, Stars adds another hockey fan to our ranks.
Stars is the first recruit we have added in the past few months, and his passion for Halo makes him a great fit with us. He brings enthusiasm and team orientated play to our roster, and we're excited to have him on our side to go into battle with. He unfortunately is faced with a ton of new recruit chores, after our previous rookie dropped the latrine pail. However, despite all his new assignments, we'll be sure to grant him time away from all his chores to join us for some Halo. Welcome StarsCup! Ahhh the trip mine. It beeps. It glows. It sometimes kills your own team. It occasionally kills the enemy. This piece of equipment is not exactly stealthy like COD4's claymores or C4, or COD:WaW's bouncing betties. In fact, it may as well have a big sign that says 'I'm Here - Look At Me Glow and Admire My Beep'. That said, it still can be dangerous when used creatively, such as quick tossing it in front of a vehicle, or hiding it under an innocent looking Mongoose. After hours of research performed by our team of research analysts (well, OK, it was maybe an hour or so and my team comprised of me), I found out who our Trip Mine King is. Read on to find out who!
1st - RevDotNed: 187 kills Rev is king of the trip mines amongst the CdG folk! His impressive 187 kills puts him well clear of almost all Cirques, and he has a healthy lead over 2nd and 3rd place. I know that Rev often deploys the trip mine in fiendish ways and places, especially on maps such as Rat Race, where the warthogs are very susceptible to them. 187 kills is a fine total, and his title of trip mine king is well deserved. Congratulations Rev! 2nd - RoVino: 155 kills Ro sits in 2nd place at 155. He has Bloke nipping at his heels, but is quite a trip mine blitz behind our first place Cirque. 155 is still an impressive total, however, and is a worthy podium finish. I was under the impression that Ro did not use the trip mine that much, but this killcount suggests he likes to deploy the beeping, glowing disk of doom. Nice kill total, Mr. RoVino. 3rd - A Mad Bloke: 147 kills Bloke rounds out our top 3, with 147 kills. Like his fellow slayers in 1st and 2nd place, Bloke is far more adept with other weapons of mass destruction, but it shows that you shouldn't forget the trip mine. His kill count would be 147 less if he chose to ignore it like a lot of us do. You and Ro are pretty close, so it will be interesting to see if the pecking order will change over the next month or two. Congratulations to our top three! The top three for this weapon of destruction do happen to also be amongst the top slayers in the clan. However, the overall totals, though well clear of 4th place, do still seem to make up a very low total of their overall killcount. I guess the beeping and glowing really does make this trip mine tough to get kills with. After reviewing this, and compiling all the kill totals for the rest of the Cirques, 187 kills looks like a staggeringly impressive total. As always, second accounts weren't considered, but even if they were, I suspect the top three would remain clear of the pack. Here is the rest of the Cirque top 20. And no, I am still not in it. I need to do a top 20 COD:WaW Kills article, methinks... 4th - Dolphan117: 84 kills 5th - Alphawolf 45: 69 kills 6th - VetiverDreams: 62 kills T7th - the dihn: 58 kills T7th - ErickBob: 58 kills T9th - ThePacifier: 51 kills T9th - xzzy: 51 kills 11th - PylDryvr: 38 kills 12th - Beaver NTN: 37 kills 13th - Addict3d 2Cha0s: 36 kills 14th - IXI Quasar IXI: 35 kills 15th - Sro26: 32 kills 16th - Sleeveen: 30 kills T17th - Adumbration: 28 kills T17th - Wizard W01 - 28 kills 19th - Pharaoh Bender - 27 kills 20th - LegendCalledJim - 26 kills Honorable Mention: 21st - KitKatGrrl: 23 kills Kit pouted so much that she was not in the previous top 20, and so here she can admire her name in lights as the 21st best with the trip mine! Woot! If you're not on this list, chances are you think the trip mine is just one of those annoying things you carry around until you can swap it out for a regen or bubble shield or grav list. I do not know if the kill count reflects betrayals of your own team. It might explain Alphawolf's lofty position in 5th, but doesn't explain Sro's 15th place. Then again, Sro can usually betray with lots of other weapons. Special shout out goes to VetiverDreams, who has really proven to be quite a mean trip mine planter. Aside from being a vicious base defender and grenade thrower, apparently she takes delight in trip mine explosions as well. Way to go everyone! So, to conclude - yes, it beeps. Did I mention it beeps? Yes, it glows. Did I mention it glows too? But should we be hasty and cast it aside? Perhaps not, given this evidence here. So, next time you see a lonely undeployed trip mine, remember to pick the poor thing up, and go deploy it somewhere away from teammates so it can do what it does best. No, not beep. Explode! Ohh..just as a word of warning, I don't recommend you try this deployment method... 
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