What's the Etymology of your PF Name?

[Les Sleeth]

Has anybody besides me wondered about some of the names chosen for one's PF ID? When I first found this place I used to wonder about the name Hurkyl all the time. Is it really his name or does it mean something mysterious? Integral sort of made sense to me, him being a science whiz and all.

But what's the deal with Boulderhead? Is his head huge, hard, volcanic, smooth . . .?

Nereid! What the hell is going on there? I keep getting images of a genius alien here teaching us clueless humans good stuff.

Selfadjoint. . . explain yourself.

What about Moonbear. Does she moon bears?

Tribdog, I hate to even imagine what he's got going on with doggies.

Smurf, is he a little purple thing with hair flying off in every direction?

Chroot, everytime I hear that I think of cigars for some reason.

Evo, is that a secret little way of saying evil?

Fliption, I don't think I'll ever figure that one out. Does he flip people off, or flip out, or flip cards, or what??

Les, well, I'm stuck with it. My mom named me Leslie! Jeez mom, that's a girls name! So I've been just "Les" ever since.


Anyway, if you care to share the etymology of your PF name, please do.

 

[BoulderHead]

This should be an entertaining topic. I may have answered your question in another thread but my memory is unclear on that point.

[edit]
I understood men named Leslie tend to be touchy on how others pronounce it. For instance 'Leslie' is OK but 'lezlie' is insulting. Is this so, or is my information faulty?

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

mine is too complicated to write out

 

[Les Sleeth]

I understood men named Leslie tend to be touchy on how others pronounce it. For instance 'Leslie' is OK but 'lezlie' is insulting. Is this so, or is my information faulty?

So I can I assume you didn't like the "huge, hard, volcanic, smooth" comments about your head?

 

[Les Sleeth]

mine is too complicated to write out

Just explain your avatar and I am sure it will satisfy a great many members.

 

[BoulderHead]

That is very funny, but I'm sorry for making you think that. Lol, now that I read it all over again it does make me laugh. Ok, are you certain you really want to know?

 

[franznietzsche]

If you can't guess mine, well...

Franz Kafka + Friedrich Nietzsche = Franznietzsche

Kafka was an existentialist author, his stories focused on the absurdityof life, alienation between people, fundamental loneliness of existence.

Nietzsche had a lot of ideas, some good, some not so good, and he was just about the most miserable human being of the 18th century.

 

[Nereid]

http://webhome.idirect.com/~donlong/monsters/Html/Nereid.htm of a moon of Neptune (not hard to work out how astronomers decided to name those moons, consider that the first moon discovered is called Triton).

Of course, the biologists went and spoiled it - nereids indeed!

But, Les dear, this is the internet, and as the famous New Yorker cartoon goes, http://www.unc.edu/depts/jomc/academics/dri/idog.html :!)

 

[Les Sleeth]

That is very funny, but I'm sorry for making you think that. Lol, now that I read it all over again it does make me laugh. Ok, are you certain you really want to know?

Of course! Let's hear it. In the future I'll make sure to attach a smiley face to my comments (I was attempting deadpan humor, forum-style) so everyone knows I'm teasing. Greg, I'd love to know why you chose (what is it anyway, Bigfoot, a Wookie . . .?) for your avatar.

 

[Nereid]

That is very funny, but I'm sorry for making you think that. Lol, now that I read it all over again it does make me laugh. Ok, are you certain you really want to know?

YES, oh, and to satisfy the 'number of characters god, yes.

 

[Hurkyl]

If I don't explain now, someone will look up the reference and it will be even more awkward!


I used to play Magic: the Gathering. I first got hooked up to the internet through Prodigy, and I participated in a M:tG role play forum, playing two married M:tG characters Hurkyl and Drafna. I eventually developed Hurkyl to have a good personality and Drafna to have an evil personality, so I usually wound up RPing Hurkyl, and only bringing in Drafna to mess things up from time to time. Since I signed off as Hurkyl most often there, I began to sign off as Hurkyl through other media, as it was more familiar, and it just stuck.


Oh, I almost forgot why it's awkward: well, Drafna was the husband...



Greg's is Harry, I think. You know, the sasquach that lived with the Hendersons.

 

[BoulderHead]

I used to play Magic: the Gathering. I first got hooked up to the internet through Prodigy, and I participated in a M:tG role play forum, playing two married M:tG characters Hurkyl and Drafna. I eventually developed Hurkyl to have a good personality and Drafna to have an evil personality, so I usually wound up RPing Hurkyl, and only bringing in Drafna to mess things up from time to time. Since I signed off as Hurkyl most often there, I began to sign off as Hurkyl through other media, as it was more familiar, and it just stuck.

Hurkyl, if understanding that could have saved my mortal soul I would surely be dead now. I absolutely have no idea what that was all about but don’t think it would be worth anyone’s time trying to explain it to me either, thanks!

 

[dekoi]

Les you never included me. :sad:

Dekoi... originated from the word "decoy".

I guess it is a satire -- i am in fact -- or so i see myself -- as the antonym of decoy.

Just a curious question: are moderators given the right to change people's nicknames on request? I know that they can , but do you do it on request?

 

[check]

Long, stupid story. What's interesting is that half the people I know actually call me 'check' instead of my real name.

 

[Nereid]

On the surface, SelfAdjoint is pretty straight-forward ... look at his background and interests, and think maths and matrices.

No doubt, given his rich experiences and long life, there are many layers to the name ... I confess to having wondered just how many and what ... I do hope he'll oblige us!

 

[Evo]

Les, yes, Evo=Evil, but let me explain. My younger daughter has a way of ALWAYS getting what she wants, from EVERYONE. She has incredible robin's egg blue eyes and a can make a face that makes you melt, so I started calling her the "child of evil", which became the "child of evo". That would make me "Evo". :zzz: :zzz:

 

[Hurkyl]

Hurkyl, if understanding that could have saved my mortal soul I would surely be dead now.

It's such a good feeling when a plan comes to fruition!

 

[Les Sleeth]

Les you never included me. :sad:

Don't take it personally that I didn't mention you. I was sitting here trying my best to remember who I've wondered about. You are a relative newcomer here, so maybe next year we'll all start teasing you.

 

[Les Sleeth]

On the surface, SelfAdjoint is pretty straight-forward ... look at his background and interests, and think maths and matrices.

No doubt, given his rich experiences and long life, there are many layers to the name ... I confess to having wondered just how many and what ... I do hope he'll oblige us!

Just for the record, my joking about everyone's name is totally done with affection and respect. I've disagreed at one time or another with most of whom I've named, but usually while admiring their knowledge and debating skills. SelfAdjoint's breadth of knowledge in particular has been impressive.

 

[BoulderHead]

It's such a good feeling when a plan comes to fruition!

What, not even a smiley?

 

[Les Sleeth]

What, not even a smiley?

Hey, we're still waiting for that explanation.

 

[Evo]

I always thought Selfadjoint was linked to the physics term, like selfadjoint operators in Hilbert spaces.

 

[BoulderHead]

It may be too late, I think Hurkyl has delivered a fatal blow, but if I'm still alive this weekend I promise to make it my next post (brings back bad memories). I need to sleep now.

 

[tribdog]

I used own all the newspaper racks in Chandler, AZ. I would go out and fill up my racks everynight, 7 days a week 365 a year. I would get bored being by myself so I went to the pound and adopted a puppy to ride along with me. I sold the Tribune in my racks so named my dog trib. One day I got online and found an awesome game called Acrophobia (gone now), I signed up to play and when asked what screen name I wanted I picked Trib. Trib either wasn't long enough or already taken, so I typed tribdog. It was accepted and a legend was born.

ps Hurkyl was the wife

 

[Moonbear]

My nickname came to existence in a rather round about way. On a variety of other boards, I use a completely different nickname that is a Latin/biological reference to my real name. On one of those boards, someone mentioned, being cute, that it made her think of moon bear. If you knew the other name I go by, the moon reference makes some sense, but I think the bear part was just being cute. When I came here, I wanted a new nickname than the one I've used elsewhere (there is one member here, who shall remain nameless, who I knew from another board, and who made himself a bit of a pest - harmless but annoying - so I don't want him to know I'm that same person lest he think he can fill my PM inbox daily). So, that's the story of how Moonbear came to be.

 

[franznietzsche]

I used own all the newspaper racks in Chandler, AZ. I would go out and fill up my racks everynight, 7 days a week 365 a year. I would get bored being by myself so I went to the pound and adopted a puppy to ride along with me. I sold the Tribune in my racks so named my dog trib. One day I got online and found an awesome game called Acrophobia (gone now), I signed up to play and when asked what screen name I wanted I picked Trib. Trib either wasn't long enough or already taken, so I typed tribdog. It was accepted and a legend was born.

ps Hurkyl was the wife

I think acrophobia is still around. My dad used to play and recently mentioned something about playing it again. This is a few weeks ago he mentioned this.

 

[tribdog]

I think acrophobia is still around. My dad used to play and recently mentioned something about playing it again. This is a few weeks ago he mentioned this.

I used to play constantly. I was good too. I think it was the chatting more than the game that was so great. Acrophobia introduced me to the world of message boards you all can blame them.

 

[Evo]

My nickname came to existence in a rather round about way. On a variety of other boards, I use a completely different nickname that is a Latin/biological reference to my real name.

That's also why I chose a new nickname when I joined here. I was very well known for years online (I found out there were some websites dedicated to me by people I did not know ), CLEAN websites, no kinky stuff, these were mostly propeller heads, just kind of like shrines to me, and I didn't want that following me here.

 

[Dayle Record]

Well, I was really thinking when I joined, and I just used my name. I may be the only one in the US. This was not so smart on my part. At the same time, it is like hiding in plain sight. If I could, I would change to a nickname, and drop my real name. No one is going to follow me around, or create a shrine to me, I am gloriously unimportant.

 

[Les Sleeth]

My nickname came to existence in a rather round about way. On a variety of other boards, I use a completely different nickname that is a Latin/biological reference to my real name. On one of those boards, someone mentioned, being cute, that it made her think of moon bear. If you knew the other name I go by, the moon reference makes some sense, but I think the bear part was just being cute. When I came here, I wanted a new nickname than the one I've used elsewhere (there is one member here, who shall remain nameless, who I knew from another board, and who made himself a bit of a pest - harmless but annoying - so I don't want him to know I'm that same person lest he think he can fill my PM inbox daily). So, that's the story of how Moonbear came to be.

Uhhhhh, I think you forgot to include your history of mooning bears, which is legend in Ohio.

 

[imabug]

I chose mine from a Calvin and Hobbes strip. It's one I've been using for years and years (pre-WWW days even).

 

[franznietzsche]

Uhhhhh, I think you forgot to include your history of mooning bears, which is legend in Ohio.

I love that one!

Everyone gatherround the fire now while Les tells the story...

 

[tribdog]

lol, evo has shrines. I'd like a shrine.

 

[tribdog]

I chose mine from a Calvin and Hobbes strip. It's one I've been using for years and years (pre-WWW days even).

am I that old? I didn't realize Calvin and Hobbes was pre www. I remember when it was new.

 

[Moonbear]

am I that old? I didn't realize Calvin and Hobbes was pre www. I remember when it was new.

Yeah, you're old, just like me. I miss Calvin and Hobbes! That's one of my all-time favorite cartoons! When I was in grad school, a bunch of us TAs got a great game of Calvin Ball going during our end of year party. It was so much fun! And much better suited to a bunch of uncoordinated bio geeks than any real sport.

 

[Evo]

lol, evo has shrines. I'd like a shrine.

It's kind of creepy. This was years ago, we were all video conferencing, I found out people were capturing my image and making websites about me and posting pictures they had captured. I'm happy to say that I never showed more than my face and was always very proper.

Those were good times though, the internet was in it's infancy and I met some of the people that shaped what it is now. Like one of the guys involved with developing ICQ. He kept telling us about this new thing they were doing to "instant message" and kept asking us to go set up an account. I didn't see the point. He was a good guy, so I finally signed up, I have a three digit member number.

 

[Moonbear]

It's kind of creepy. This was years ago, we were all video conferencing, I found out people were capturing my image and making websites about me and posting pictures they had captured. I'm happy to say that I never showed more than my face and was always very proper.

Those were good times though, the internet was in it's infancy and I met some of the people that shaped what it is now. Like one of the guys involved with developing ICQ. He kept telling us about this new thing they were doing to "instant message" and kept asking us to go set up an account. I didn't see the point. He was a good guy, so I finally signed up, I have a three digit member number.

LOL! And wow! I don't think I have any shrines. My pest wasn't idolizing me in that sort of way, just didn't understand that a PhD in a field of biology does not make me an expert on solving all his personal problems. I'd love to tell stories, but since he is a member here, I won't.

 

[Evo]

LOL! And wow! I don't think I have any shrines. My pest wasn't idolizing me in that sort of way, just didn't understand that a PhD in a field of biology does not make me an expert on solving all his personal problems. I'd love to tell stories, but since he is a member here, I won't.

You're going to have to pm your sisters with the details, you vixen, you! You may have shrines out there that you just don't know about. If someone hadn't tipped me off, I would not have known.

 

[tribdog]

3 digit ICQ? wow. I am impressed. ICQ used to be my favorite thing in the world. Especially after I changed all the "uh-oh"s to "I want you" in the voices of the person calling. Aahhhh the good ol days.

 

[tribdog]

I think I don't get shrines cause I'm more of a stalker than a stalkee. Wouldn't you say moonbear? What? I can't understand you with that tape over your mouth, just nod.

 

[Moonbear]

I think I don't get shrines cause I'm more of a stalker than a stalkee. Wouldn't you say moonbear? What? I can't understand you with that tape over your mouth, just nod.

*nods* Mmmph mmm phmph.

 

[Moses]

Well, i was in high school famous by being the 1st rebel against the principle who I DO HATE TO THE MAX, i was usually critisize him so badly by putting some articels in the school magazines about the Pharoah of our school which i mean him abvously. Once I was having a goaty and all the 10th grade students as a joke "attacked" me, tied my up and shave it [the embarrising thingy that some girls share in the attack ...no comment] I get really pissed off [and laughing in the same moment] and tell them that Moses does not deserve from his clan this reward for standing against the Pharoah... a peace process happened and i forgot about it.

Friends jokes by calling me Moses, and they remember that event, haha
And the name stuck with me after wards

[BTW: I have my goaty back ]

 

[imabug]

am I that old? I didn't realize Calvin and Hobbes was pre www. I remember when it was new.

C&H definitely predates WWW. Started all the way back in 1985. I still read it every day online. I don't know how many times I've read each strip, but they still crack me up.

 

[Janitor]

No offense, but I had assumed that 'Hurkyl' was some sort of tribute to Steve Urkel. Also, I thought tribdog had been a reporter for the Mesa Tribune, going by one of his early posts. I believe 'Chroot' was explained as having something to do with 'change root,' though that doesn't help me much.

 

[Les Sleeth]

No offense, but I had assumed that 'Hurkyl' was some sort of tribute to Steve Urkel. Also, I thought tribdog had been a reporter for the Mesa Tribune, going by one of his early posts. I believe 'Chroot' was explained as having something to do with 'change root,' though that doesn't help me much.

What about Janitor?

 

[Les Sleeth]

Friends jokes by calling me Moses, and they remember that event, haha And the name stuck with me after wards [BTW: I have my goaty back ]

You and Tribdog should collaborate on a book with such stories.

 

[tribdog]

I was getting ready to get offended by that comment for some reason then I remembered my principal. Actually it is a little bit funny.
You have to understand that I came from a really small town. There was one nice neighborhood, the cul-de-sac I lived on. Right across the street from me lived the principal of the high school. One Fourth of July me and a couple of kids were outside playing with fireworks. we had been busted a few days earlier and all our illegal firecrackers and bottle rockets had been confiscated. All we had were stupid snakes and flowers. You know flowers right? they spin around and look pretty. They aren't the most satisfying firework on the market. In order to get a little bit more enjoyment out of them we started holding them as the fuse burned, then throwing them as high as we could. It was a complete accident, but I threw one up in the air. It wasn't my best throw ever, a little shy of vertical. We all watched it fly across the street and land on top of principal's car, bounce once onto the street and get lodged under the tire. No longer able to spin it simply blew a flame which either 1: went out naturally or 2: was extinguished by the sudden blast of air from the previously un-punctured tire. I'm not exactly sure because by then I had already run to my backyard, hopped the fence, and was halfway to my buddy's house. The crazy thing is I couldn't do it again if I tried.
but I tried any way, we threw flowers at every car, bike, truck you name it. the only tire ever popped was the principals

 

[Les Sleeth]

I was getting ready to get offended by that comment for some reason then I remembered my principal. Actually it is a little bit funny.

LOL! You don't understand. I really meant it. I wasn't talking about writing a novel, but a biography. You two guys have great stories.

 

[tribdog]

great stories to you maybe. traumatic and painful experiences on my part. glad my pain and suffering are amusing. Hey, earlier I got my testicle caught in my zipper. I'm thinking about testing this stapler to see if really could go all the way to the bone. I'll let you know how it turns out. Should be good for a giggle.

 

[Les Sleeth]

great stories to you maybe. traumatic and painful experiences on my part. glad my pain and suffering are amusing.

I assumed you are now a happy person able to look back on things with humor. I was just appreciating your story in total sincerity. I could tell you some majorly painful stuff about my life too, but I wouldn't put it in thread that is dedicated to being silly!