by F1at1ined on Tue Nov 24 21:26:22 2009, filed in New Members

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.