====== Wolverine ======

===== Recruitment =====

The fact of the matter is, I'm not quite sure that there
is one single influence. I, too, had a copy of Crossword
Crosstalk, which I know cannot find. But I had heard of the NPL
frequently over that last several years, but never had the
urgency to sign up. Then, when I first attended Stamford in
1995, and saw more people that I had something in common with
in one room than I ever had before, I was interested.
[[Willz]] always asks at his tournaments who are members of the NPL. 
When 2/3 of the hands were raised, I was hooked. 

I think that if I had to pick one member who influenced me
the most into joining, it would have to be [[Minimus]]. With us both 
being from the Midwest, we immediately struck up a conversation about
puzzles and everything else. From there, I think I got a hold
of a minisample, and the next thing you know I was e-mailing
[[Mercury]] asking him where to send the check! Of course, there were 
other people who were just as influential: [[Momus]], [[Panther]], 
[[geneac|Sunshine]], etc., but if I HAD to nail my tree portion down, 
it would be thus:

Stamford tournament + [[Minimus]] --> Wolverine

===== Recruits =====

[[Jasmine]], [[WeeFoot]].

===== Nom =====

I was torn when I first joined the NPL between two
ossible noms: Ope and Wolverine. Ope was a nickname that I was
called in high school, which started out pretty much as a joke.
Don't ask the complete story of how THAT started! Wolverine was
a logical choice because, having grown up in Michigan, I became
a huge fan of the Wolverines, especially hanging around all of
the obnoxious Notre Dame fans that live around me. I thought it
would sound weird at first being called that, but it seems to
have stuck. I have a pile of U of M clothes to wear at the Con
to avoid confusion on how the name is derived. Although I doubt
if there was much confusion last year, as I usually wore a
Michigan hat! 

==== Combinoms ====

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===== Offices =====

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