From the buckle on the Bible Belt, a great LTTE

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9. That was a great catch, thanks!

That character's name is also interesting, with 3 Confederate generals for his first names followed by "Burnside."

For non-boring humans who pay no attention to this stuff: Ambrose Burnside was a spectacularly incompetent Union general in the Civil War. Who, unlike modern generals/politicians, at least admitted his incompetence - Burnside told Pres. Lincoln he was totally unfit to command the Army of the Potomac. Events proved him absolutely correct. His name lives on today in the word "sideburns."

Which reminds me - there's probably a good PhD thesis or something in the connection between fashion statements and military incompetence. IIRC, the two idiots most responsible for the infamous Charge of the Light Brigade were the Lords Cardigan and Raglan.