THE ELONGATED 5 were cooked up as an act of subterfuge by the backroom boys during the war. They would spend days at a time in darkened rooms slowly developing signals to confuse the enemy, encoding mixed messages, simple but effective in missing the point. Thus, their transmissions became crucial. Although they have always been unclear about which war this happened in exactly, as their memories are subject to blink on-and-off due to chemical weapon exposure. Maybe it was just a difference of opinion, amicably settled over a beer or two-and-a-three-and-a-four?
They became elongated due to extenuating circumstances.
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