Radio Free Foil
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 Radio Free Foil
This is a shiny metal foil. It's good for swordfighting and for keeping leftovers fresh. If you smack somebody with it and they say "Curses, foiled again!", feel free to beat them to a pulp.
Type: weapon (2-handed sword)
Power: 150
Muscle Required: 60
Outfit: Radio Free Regalia.
Cannot be discarded
Enchantment: Intrinsic effect: Shiny Happy Weapon
( In-game plural: Radio Free Foils)
Obtained From
- Obsoleted Areas/Methods
- Prize
- Radio KoL
- The Raffle House
Notes
References
- "Radio Free __" may be in reference to Radio Free Europe, the broadcasting arm of the National Committee for a Free Europe. "Radio Free Europe" is also the name of a song by R.E.M. Radio Free Jersey is the name of Radio KoL DJ Amplitude's show.
- The intrinsic effect of this item is named after "Shiny Happy People", a song by R.E.M.
- A Foil is a the lightest (and most common) sword used in modern competitive fencing. The other two are the Epee and the Sabre.
- The saying "Curses, foiled again!" in the item description has more than one possible cultural reference:
- "Curses, foiled again!" was muttered by the Red Baron after he was thwarted by Snoopy in the 1966 song by The Royal Guardsmen called "Snoopy vs. The Red Baron".
- "Oh curses, foiled again!" was also the tagline of Snidely Whiplash, the nemesis of Dudley Do-Right in The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show.
See Also
Zapping
Collection
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