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Description: The pirate flag employed by the Corsairs of Ned, a history club which operated in the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 1980s and was (in)famous for their revelry.

Description: A nod to the pagan roots of modern holidays, in ugly sweater style!

Description: Add some levity to the traditional skull and crossbones! "Arr! Have ye a nice day!"

Description: The title character of the long running (1982-2001) "Zingo" comic strips and 'zines.

Description: Mary Shelley (1797-1851), mother of the modern science fiction and post-apocalyptic genres with her novels "Frankenstein" and "The Last Man".

Description: The mother of computer programming, Ada Lovelace (1815-1852) wrote code for Charles Babbage's "Difference Engine".

Description: Airship Daedalus ship profile.

Description: Rock the Arrowflight RPG third edition cover image!

Description: Line art and watercolor image of the LR3-01 AEGIS light recon airship Daedalus.

Description: Watercolor and ink illustration of the AEGIS R-22 rocket fighter from the Airship Daedalus setting.

Description: Retro '70s version of the Pacific Northwest regional in-joke.

Description: Pacific Northwest in-joke. The Puget Sound doesn't offer much in the way of righteous waves.

Description: Proclaim your caffeine addiction with Cesare the somnambulist from the silent horror film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.

Description: A nod to Fritz Lang's 1927 sci-fi classic, METROPOLIS

Description: History puns FTW!

Description: History puns FTW!

Description: A pagan riff on the old saying.

Description: Show your love for the scientific process and its early champion, Sir Francis Bacon!

Description: Show your love for the Bard!

Description: Talkin' 'bout meh generation.

Description: The fictional pub appearing in various works by Todd Downing.

Description: Nemo's famous submarine from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, encountered in Todd Downing's novel AIRSHIP DAEDALUS - LEGEND OF THE SAVAGE ISLE..

Description: Logo from the CALICO KIDS novel.

Description: The fictional locale from the novel Calico Kids!

Description: The fictional favorite hangout of the CALICO KIDS!

Description: The junior high school from the novel Calico Kids. Go Herons!

Description: The fictional high school in Todd Downing's CALICO KIDS novel. Go Lumberjacks!

Description: The winged sword and shield insignia for the Allied Enterprise Group for International Security (AEGIS) from the pulp adventure series Airship Daedalus!

Description: WW2 insignia of the Allied Enterprise Group for International Security (AEGIS), from Todd Downing's AIRSHIP DAEDALUS comics, novels, RPG, and radio adventures.

Description: The elite female rocket-pack assault unit of AEGIS, from Todd Downing's AIRSHIP DAEDALUS retro pulp adventure setting.

Description: The elite AEGIS Space Rangers insignia from the Airship Daedalus RPG!

Description: Insignia for the Star Legion from the RPG of the same name!

Description: Featuring the logo for the indie record label Mangled Melon Music (since 1984).

Description: Commemorating the 20-year run of San Francisco/Seattle dreampop/darkwave band And Tears Fell.

Description: Cover of the 1989 debut album from San Francisco/Seattle dreampop/darkwave band And Tears Fell. "Sidhe" (pronounced "shee") is a term for supernatural beings.

Description: Cover art from San Francisco/Seattle alternative band And Tears Fell's second album, Circe (1990).