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scarlet pimpernel 

a fiction character created by baroness orczy. an english dandy who leads a secret life saving french aristocrats from the guillotine. he leaves a pimpernel flower for the french revolitionaries.
They seek him here, they seek him there,
Those Frenchies seek him everywhere.
Is he in heaven? Or is he in hell?
That damned elusive Pimpernel!
scarlet pimpernel by slothics January 19, 2005

Scarlet Poopernel 

Who you become when you leave an especially heroic turd down someone elses toilet. It won't flush, so you vanish into the night. A daring escape.
"Urgh! Which of you is the Scarlet Poopernel!? Learn to flush!"
Scarlet Poopernel by Mobiug May 23, 2010

The Scarlet Pimpinel 

A late-18th-century "double life" dude who pretended to be just a faceless British aristocrat, but in reality would secretly go around treating people's illnesses with herbal remedies, rather than the mainstream "drugs and surgery" methods.
Baroness Orczy always looked quite good, so perhaps she herself was treated by The Scarlet Pimpinel; maybe she even wrote the book about him as a gratitude gesture for his helping to keep her in good health.
The Scarlet Pimpinel by QuacksO August 18, 2024