What's the Etymology of your PF Name?

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The discussion revolves around the curiosity and humor surrounding the usernames of forum members. Participants share their thoughts on the meanings and origins of various usernames, such as Hurkyl, Integral, Boulderhead, and others, often speculating on their significance or making light-hearted jokes about them. Some members explain their names, revealing personal stories or references, such as Hurkyl's connection to a role-playing game and Evo's name derived from his daughter's charm. The conversation also touches on the importance of names in online identity and the playful teasing that comes with it. Additionally, there are anecdotes about past experiences, humor about drunken antics, and a nostalgic reference to the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes. Overall, the thread fosters a light-hearted atmosphere where members bond over their unique usernames and share personal stories.
  • #241
Gale17 said:
(18 in 9 days!)
No way, the child of Evo will be 18 in 10 days. We're going to have to have a two day PF blow out! :approve:

(I was only 5 years old when she was born...really!)
 
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  • #242
Evo said:
No way, the child of Evo will be 18 in 10 days. We're going to have to have a two day PF blow out! :approve:

(I was only 5 years old when she was born...really!)
You married way too young, Evo! Must have been arranged.
 
  • #243
Math Is Hard said:
You married way too young, Evo! Must have been arranged.
Yeah, old traditions die hard. :rolleyes: :biggrin: Man, kids grow up way too fast. :frown:
 
  • #244
I was reading a series of crime novels by agatha christi at the time when I registred in PF

probably that was a hasty impulse for I am not quite the smart detective as my PF name suggests but for me I think that I share this trait with the main character in that we don't jump into "obvious" conclusions! (Yes, I like to reflect a lot and look at things from different angles and possiblities)
 
  • #245
Hercule Poirot said:
I was reading a series of crime novels by agatha christi at the time when I registred in PF
What a surprize!

If I were to choose like this, I haven't quite found out whether I would have ended up with Lord Wimsey (Whimsy?) or Miss Marple..
 
  • #246
arildno said:
What a surprize!

If I were to choose like this, I haven't quite found out whether I would have ended up with Lord Wimsey (Whimsy?) or Miss Marple..
ha ha, but that depends on what you were doing in your life or what was that your were mainly concerned with at the time (the day, the week, or the month) you registred in PF, :rolleyes:
For me, Christi's novels were the first things I turned to after 4 years in university of engineering. Also, forgot to mention that I was born in Belgium (though I am not a belgian myself) so there is a particular bond to this character
 
  • #247
Evo said:
No way, the child of Evo will be 18 in 10 days. We're going to have to have a two day PF blow out! :approve:
YAY! 2 CAKES!
Evo said:
(I was only 5 years old when she was born...really!)
I'm not that surprised, I thought that was a sisterhood requierment
 
  • #248
Math Is Hard said:
ooh, I love abaci!

Um, it's "abacuses" dear. :smile:
 
  • #249
Tom Mattson said:
Um, it's "abacuses" dear. :smile:
If alumni is plural for alumnus, and octopi is plural for octopus, why isn't abaci same for abacus?
 
  • #250
T'was a joke.
 
  • #251
I'll go ask Arildno. He seems to be quite the expert on plural forms these days! :biggrin:
 
  • #252
Les Sleeth said:
Has anybody besides me wondered about some of the names chosen for one's PF ID?

in case anyone has wondered...
http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Fourier.html
(everyone on this forum should know who that guy was, except maybe the biologists & philosophers)
 
  • #253
fourier jr said:
in case anyone has wondered...
http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Fourier.html
(everyone on this forum should know who that guy was, except maybe the biologists & philosophers)

Yup, knew that one.. With that user name, we have high expectations of your posts. :smile:

As a paper for college, I wrote one that delved a bit into Fourier's biogr.. for example, his formulating the concepts of his "Fourier Series" while posted along the Nile (Egypt), in the commission of Napoleon's Army. For the appendix of the paper, I worked out the Fourier Transform of several useful functions commonly found in engineering. Pretty cool, being able to get some math credit for writing an historical account. :cool:
 
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  • #254
i'm 'new' to 'science' and also think I'm a bit of a 'scientist' oh and theirs a magazine so i though ooooo snazzy woird play
 

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