What does your user-name mean, and why?

[Longgrain]

Mine is the nick-name for the main character from a novel I've been trying to write...

What does your name mean to you?

[GOPisEvil]

1. The truth.

:evilgrin:

[greatauntoftriplets]

2. I am the great aunt of triplets....

Christian, Jordan and Alexandra are now four years old. Two boys, one girl. Very big and smart.

[Longgrain]

7. Really?

:wow:

I would have never guessed!

;)

[graywarrior]

3. I'm an old fuck who will kick your ass

[pauliedangerously]

72. HOOOWAH!!!!!!!!!!! n/t

[eyesroll]

4. See:

:eyes:

[Cuban_Liberal]

5. I'm a liberal Cuban-American.

Well, half Cuban and half Mexican.

:)

[Boy Interrupted]

66. a play off the movie Girl Interrupted

I liked the movie and could relate to it having spent time in a hospital myself.

[0007]

6. ....the last four digits to my girl friends phone number

[AngryAmish]

41. And the first six are?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

8. I think ocelots are beautiful little cats.

[alexisfree]

9. well

alex is free to speak up!!! but it was too long to said it so that is why is alexisfree, but I should said alex was free to speak up, now in this days...x(

[cags]

10. its a secret

[No Mandate Here.]

11. EOM (almost)

The period at the end is silent.

[sakabatou]

12. The sword of Himura Kenshin

It means justice without death.

[stevedeshazer]

13. Gee. I'm not sure.

To avoid FBI detection, I suppose. :eyes:

[Lorien]

14. It's a place name from Tolkien

A wooded elven Kingdom where the love of nature, art, peace, and reason was the tradition. In other words; an almost unimaginable fantasy world I'd really like to be living in!

[Longgrain]

19. I'm familiar with Tolkien

And the golden woods of Loth-Lorien...

Sigh...

[Lorien]

54. Lothlorien is inside the borders

of the kingdom of Lorien. I can't remember what "Lorien" actually means in Tolkien's Quenya language though; I think it's either "golden" or "truth".

[tjdee]

15. Thomas Jefferson, Democrat.

I got a bit cute with the D (dee).

It was the last ditch effort of all the names I wanted, the others probably registered by people who posted for a day. :(

[wolfgirl]

16. I am fascinated by wolves....n/t

[personman]

32. Wolves are very cool

I got to pet one once, very neat experience.

[LoZoccolo]

17. It means "the hoof" in Italian.

I'm Sicilian-American, and the hoof is from the unofficial Democratic Party mascot. I wanted the most aggressive part of the jackass.

[FarLeftRage]

26. Hey, Sono Calabrese

Nuovo Anno Felice!

[FarLeftRage]

18. I'm a Far Leftist and I'm in a Rage

over all the evils and injustices brought upon we the people by the reich-wing repuKKKes...

[consciousobjector]

20. Conscious meaning aware...

not asleep, not ignorant of reality...and objector because I object to the * administration, the fraudulent election results, the loss of our civil rights, the illegal war in Iraq, the hijacking of my religion, the destruction of the environment...I could go on for awhile....

Originally conceived from the term Conscientious Objector

[ET Awful]

21. It comes from the name I used to use for on-line gaming

Quake, Doom and the like.

Eric The Awful (taken from an old Ray Stevens song actually). My first name is Eric, so it was fitting :).

It's been abbreviated as ET Awful, ETA, etc. But ET Awful is the one I've stuck with :)

[LincolnMcGrath]

22. Lincoln is 1 of 3 son's first name

McGrath is 1 of 3 son's middle name

[Moloch]

23. Mine refers to the Babylonian God who protects the

city from natural disasters.

[Cuban_Liberal]

29. Was it a cute god, like you?

:)

[Moloch]

51. Awww how sweet!

There's no smiley for blushing, but you made me blush :)

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

24. You can be a "bleeding heart" and a patriot....the two are NOT

mutually exclusive...
I'm a gun owning military veteran who believes in the ACLU, pro choice and giving to the poor and disenfranchised among us. MKJ

[wolfgirl]

108. My kinda citizen!! n/t

[pocoloco]

25. "you gotta be crazy

to keep from going insane" W. Jennings

[DeepGreen]

27. It is from a song I wrote.

It relaxes me and helps me connect to some of my Irish roots.

[alittlelark]

28. When I started looking into 9-11 I created a new name

I figured that the search was just a lark, a little lark. I had no idea that it would change my perception of our nation, and the world so profoundly (cognitive dissonance sucks).

It is now my name just about everywhere.

[Dr.Phool]

30. It's what I call that moron on TV

That my wife keeps tying up the TIVO with!

[name not needed]

31. When I registered, I couldn't think of a name

So after a few minutes of brainstorming without success, I just typed in "name not needed".

[Vanje]

33. Its not nasty . Really!

A couple of years ago I shut up my home for a year to travel with my border collies and work with sheep at various farms and ranches all over the west.
I'm more settled now but will still take a week or two off now and again to tend a flock, help with lambing or shearing, or participate in a sheep dog trial.

[Left Is Write]

34. I am a writer and a lefty (both politically and handedly).

[Longgrain]

42. Makes sense to me!

:hi:

(I write too!) :thumbsup:

[Sporadicus]

35. I Chose My Username Back in the Dark Days Before the WWW

when I used it on IRC and bulletin boards. It definitely predates usage in the movie 'Clueless.' I chose the name because of long lapses in participation on some boards.

[grilled onions]

36. If I had to introduce this administration ....

...to an alien population. :+

[SarahB]

37. It's what my dad used to call me when I was little.

He was the one who sort of inspired my political knowledge base at least, so-- voila!

I used to have another name on DU - "populistmom"- from when I first joined in 2002 until last March. I just decided I wanted something that reflected a part of my actual name and I wanted to change it because, in part, I was tired of the "mom" element being a part of everything I said and wrote. My mothering aspect is a part of who I am and I didn't want it to be the only defining thing about me in what I wrote.

[CO Liberal]

38. I Live in Colorado and I'm a Liberal

Of course, here in Colorado, the Republicans fight with each over over who's the most conservative Republican....

:-)

[Taxloss]

39. It's the name of my blog.

And here's my rationale.

http://taxloss.blogspot.com/2004/06/read-blog-listen-to-song-buy-t-shirt.html

[AngryAmish]

40. A tribute to

Chickenz!

[qnr]

43. A communications OPSIG: "I am approaching my point of no return"

I've been using it online since about 1981, and used to have a list of about 3,000 things that people had guessed it to mean, but that's what it really means.

[personman]

44. From a They Might Be Giants song

The song is Particle Man, the relevant lyrics are:

personman personman
hit on the head with a frying pan
lives his life in a garbage can
personman
is he depressed
or is he a mess
does he feel totally worthless
who came up with personman
degraded man, personman

Looking back on it, interesting choice hehe.
I'm not a raving They Might Be Giants fan or anything, just thought it was catchy.

It also sounds like the most generic superhero ever. "Fast as a person!...powerful as...a person...able to leap like...a person...wow this guy sucks"

[Phentex]

123. It's the first thing I thought of when I saw your name.

cool!

[redstateblues]

45. I've Got The Red State Blues- Bill Frist Is My Senator

[wolfgirl]

111. I hear ya....

he may the TN Senator - but I don't claim him as my own!

[Amaya]

46. It doesn't mean anything

sorry

[ocean girl]

47. Because I live on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean

and hope I always will. I'm a woman - not a girl, really - except in spirit!

[Imalittleteapot]

48. I am not a little teapot, short and stout.

There was a children's musical CD playing "I'm a Little Teapot" as I was registering at DU. I couldn't think of a name and couldn't get the darn song out of my mind. I am short, but I am not stout.

[eyepaddle]

157. self-deleted

[Cleita]

49. I'm a fan of ancient Greek mythology.

Although, this isn't in the Iliad, there was the Amazon Penthesilea who fought Achilles in the Trojan War. Achilles killed her, but only a demi-god like Achilles could kill her, she was that formidable and she was beautiful. She had a nurse, or really a mentor, who taught her to fight, an Amazon Queen named Clete. (Cleita is the Latin spelling.)

When Clete heard of her death she sailed to Troy to claim her body but was blown off course. She came to a place in what is now Italy and founded a city. I guess I liked the idea of a warrior Amazon, who was also a crone or an older woman. The metaphor fits with my battle with the neo-cons.

[Goathead]

50. Masonic layout of Washington D.C.

The streets of Washington D.C. form an upside down pentagram culminating in the Whitehouse occupying the downward tip or "Goathead" of the pentagram.

http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/anti-masonry/washington_dc/washington_dc.html
http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/anti-masonry/pentagram.html

[cruadin]

52. It's the name of the enchanted sword used by Cu Chulainn,...

to kill the two-headed giant, Garb.
Cu Chulainn ("The Hound of Cullan") was the hero of pre-Christian, Celtic mythology; he's been called the "Irish Achilles."

He also had a spear (called 'gae-bolg')with barbs made from the bones of a sea monster, so fierce that it sang for the blood of his foes. The spear was given to him by Scathach, the greatest female warrior of his age, who trained Cu Chulainn in the art of war.

[phaseolus]

53. something I found on a packet of garden seeds

why? I dunno.

[Minimus]

55. Minimus is the poetic pig from "Animal Farm"

I like pigs and I like poetry. Animal Farm is one of my fav stories too.

[Lady Effingbroke]

56. It's an old family name.

[billyskank]

104. And here was me thinking you simply had no fucking money!

:D

[Lugnut]

57. Easy

I'm a stock car racing junkie.

[HuskiesHowls]

58. I have Siberian Huskies,

and their howling is more expressive than their barking.

[NYC Liberal]

59. I'm a Liberal from NYC.

Duh :D

[tinfoilinfor2005]

61. I'd rather wear a tin foil hat...

than a repuglican duncecap.

[MLE]

60. it's a play on my first name

and it's also a nick name I use. My name is Emily and M-L-E sounds like Emily when you say it. Haha, I don't remember how I figured that one out...

[fujiyama]

62. Fujiyama is another name for Mount Fuji.

I found out this site:

http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/errors/mount.html

“Yama” means “mountain” in Japanese, so when you say “Mount Fujiyama” you are saying “Mount Fuji Mountain.” The Japanese usually say “Fuji-san”; but “Fujiyama,” or “Mount Fuji” is standard in English—just be aware that both sound “foreign”to Japanese native speakers.

[Digit]

63. Democratic midget...although not truly a midget...just very, very short.

I am just under 5 ft tall.
Friends have called me Lil Bit, and Munchkin, but Digit won.

[yellowdogintexas]

64. proudly making the statement that there are still yellow dogs in TX

and I am not the only one

[JimmyJazz]

65. Mine is the name of one of my favorite Clash songs. I didn't mean

to confuse people on the gender issue aspect -- it just sorta happened. Oh and longgrain: :loveya:

[Longgrain]

67. I saw you in the P.M.

and I sighed!

[JimmyJazz]

68. In the P.M?

I'm sorta obtuse :shrug: But, I made you sigh - :bounce:

[Longgrain]

112. In the P.M.

means I got your personal message. I sighed because of your thoughtfulness, for taking the time to send it. :)

[Solon]

69. I'm over two thousand years old...

the Founder of Democracy and I'm sick and tired of fighting all this Draconian shit!!!

[Beware the Beast Man]

77. I figured were an affluent Cleveland suburb...

:D

[Beware the Beast Man]

78. It's the name of my music project, and also a line from Planet of the Apes

The original, that is...

[Solon]

83. Really, where are my royalties dammit!

:)

[Xithras]

70. I'm the Zathrus who couldn't spell

Bab5 fans should get the joke ;)

[pauliedangerously]

71. I am Paul

People call me Paulie, and because I think, I be Paulie Dangerously (invariant be used intentionally for sylistic purposes).

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

73. Mine means "She who walks softly, but bites hard"

[smbolisnch]

74. The first two letters of all of my pet's names

:)

[Baja Margie]

75. I live in Baja

and my name is Margie. I know, real original.

[claudiajean]

76. Guess...

..it's an inside joke for political junkies.

Basically, I have a very similar job as her, in a lower-key environment.

[StrongbadTehAwesome]

89. :) She rules!

Do you have a job similar to her first (and better-known) job or her second?

[claudiajean]

95. Her first...

...I spin for a living.

[GOPNotForMe]

79. That I will never feel welcome in the republican party. Ever. EVER.

[toddzilla]

80. because i'm a big SOB...

not neccessarily fat, just big i guess..

some friends gave it to me years ago while playing softball and i hit a ball.. uhh.. far!

[Radio_Lady]

81. I was one of the first women in radio...

... to do a daily call-in talk show, four hours a day, six days a week in Boston for two different AM stations. I talked about everything -- except sports!

Also worked in TV in the 1950's and briefly in radio in Miami in the 1970's.

[koneko]

82. Koneko is Japanese

for "kitten"

I lived in Japan for 6 years, and when I signed up to DU, I had just spoken w/ a buddy from Vancouver who was there at the same time, so I chose a Japanese word. I wanted something easy, but not necessarily readily understood.

So there, my secret's out.

[chefgirl]

84. Well, I hate to brag, but..

My user name represents hours and hours of creative contemplation resulting in a masterpiece of literary genius. :silly:

-chef-

[Nite Owl]

85. Well here I am at

1:30 am. Won't catch me around at 8am unless I haven't been to bed yet! I just can't adapt to normal hours. I might be part vampire.

[ralps]

86. Mine means Recovering Artist + my initials LPS

because i've been sober since 1990 and I'm an artist.

[Aristus]

87. C'mon, gang, sing along; you know the words:

Latinized version of Aristocles, Plato's real name. B-)

[beam me up scottie]

88. as in "there's no intelligent life down here" Present company excluded

of course.

[StrongbadTehAwesome]

90. refers to the silly web cartoons found at

www.homestarrunner.com

I had a very generic SN before the name-change amnesty was offered, and politically-induced frustration/depression made me opt for silliness over political relevance when choosing a new name.

[wolfgirl]

110. Love Homestar...

a bit of whimsy never hurt anyone!

[MisterP]

91. BIG American white pelican

Mr. P (at www.pacificwildlife.org)

[OhioBlue]

92. i live in ohio

i am liberal and i am sad:(

[babylonsister]

93. So many people, so many meanings.

Heavy, deep ones! I lived in a town called Babylon, I'm a sister, Steely Dan rocks, and since I don't live in NY anymore, nor do my sisters, it's a way to stay connected. At least in my mind...

[auntAgonist]

94. I'm an antagonist. go figger :)

[u4ic]

96. What I aspire to be

(without meds):D

[Not_Giving_Up]

97. Mine has two meanings

1. I'm not giving up that things can be made right in Washington, by the will of the people.

2. My personal life is pretty much f*cked, and I'm not giving up that I can get out of the mess I'm in.

[seito]

98. Japanese for student

Because there is always something to learn.

[ZombieNixon]

161. Really,

"seito" is also the 3rd person neutral gender middle voice reflexive form of the verb "to go" in this language I made up.

:crazy:

[Allenberg]

99. last name.

[timtom]

100. I'm not quite sure

how to answer that...

[Annus Horribilis]

101. Latin for "A Horrible Year"

Self-explanatory, I believe.

[Neoma]

102. Its greek for 'new moon'

[andjustice4all]

103. At least 3 things

1. It's from Metallica;

2. It's an old Al Pacino movie;

3. It's what I wish for.

[billyskank]

105. In the TV sitcom Red Dwarf

Lister's favourite musician is called Rasta Billy Skank. I removed the "Rasta" because it didn't seem appropriate, and that's my username.

[Lost4words]

106. 86 43, regime change n/t

[WritersBlock]

107. It's what I had when I had to think of a username, plus

I have come to realize that it's what I get when I want to say something really profound on DU. If we had post counts for the number of posts we start, edit the hell out of, then discard without submitting, I wouldn't be struggling in the 200s now.

I feel sort of badly about always making posts that are usually just short replies to someone elses' literary genius, but I really am finding it difficult to put my thoughts about this administration, and what's happening to my country and the world, into words.

[Blue Gardener]

109. I've been gardening since I was a kid

And a Democrat since junior high school, hence the name Blue Gardener.

[B Calm]

113. I drive an 18 wheeler, I hate road rage!

[tyedyeto]

114. It was in 1995 when I first went online.

I was logging on to a chat site when every username I tried was taken. I just happened to be wearing a tie-dyed tank top that day and the name has stuck ever since. BTW, still have the shirt.

Back then my puter was a 486 dinosaur running w3.1 and had to upgrade the modem to an 18K so it wouldn't take 5 minutes to load every page.

[Phentex]

115. I'm the number one Canadian secret santa gift....

you know, a tissue box cover or toilet paper holder made from Phentex yarn. I was sharing online gift exchange war stories with a Canadian friend and she talked about Phentex. I had never heard of Phentex yarn. What does it mean to me? I'm dependable and I spin a good yarn.

What, you expected something deep? :P

[supernova]

116. I have a thing about astronomy

I love looking at the night sky and all the inifinite possibilities. And supernovae are the most powerful creative force known in the universe. From their remnants, new materials, other stars and galaxies are born.

[velvet]

117. because

I'm soft, sleek and expensive.

No really it's a corruption of my last name and it's just a lovely word.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

118. From the grand "Wearing Insult As Badge Of Honor" tradition

In a discussion board about auto racing I was a member of (and still am to this day) there was a rabid freeper (although I didn't know of the term yet) who went about insulting just about anybody who he perceived to be to the left of Augusto Pinochet. A truly insuferable dork. He called me a "Commie Pinko Dirtbag".

Just for kicks, I googled the phrase. One of the hits was a page called "Auntie Pinko", which piqued my curiosity. It was mid-2001. The rest is history.

[TheCentepedeShoes]

119. The way I feel

Waiting for another one to drop.

[Bzzzz]

120. My first ever...

sportscar...Honda S2000, Rio Yellow...when I bought it I thought 'Bzzz' and it stuck! AWESOME ride in a little package!!:bounce:

[non sociopath skin]

121. I'm a people-friendly ageing hippy with a shaven head.

The Skin

[RebelOne]

122. My name is not because I live in the South (Georgia) .

I am a rebel in my thinking and convictions. Number one, I am a Democrat. I am pro-choice, atheist, vegetarian, animal rights advocate, pro-gun, pro-death penalty and a feminist. So I think Rebel suits me well.

[greyfox]

124. Wife says....

I am a "fox" still after all these years and -- well, me hair and beard has turned white...

[steely]

125. a nickname I got in the army

[HEAVYHEART]

126. My heart

I joined DU after the 2004 Election results. My heart was feeling very heavy at the time..

[Fifth of Five]

127. I am the fifth of five children in my family n/t

[derby378]

128. My alias...

"Derby" is taken from my initials, and "378" is taken from the song of the same name by Emergency Broadcast Network. No particular reason for it all; I just needed something unique for an online moniker, and it stuck.

[iconoclastic cat]

129. Actually, I was really drunk when I registered at DU.

I have no memory of my thought process during that activity. I suspect that I may have been thinking about a co-worker's criticism of my personality a while ago.

[Acryliccalico]

130. I love art

I also paint with acrylic paint and quilt with calico fabric. This has been my on line name since 99. It also elicits a lot questions and sounds very contradictory.:kick:

[Bok_Tukalo]

141. I think it is great. Has a 60's pop art or hip band feel.

Sort of a Warhol meets Cream thing.

Not that I would know since I was born in the 60's.

[Acryliccalico]

148. Thanks

Just the kind of thing that, kind of, describs me. Guess I chose the right name :) I was a teenager through the 60s. I turned 15 in 65.

[jellybelly]

131. it doesn't mean anything really

My sister's name is Melanie...I call her 'Melly' and I'm always making up songs for her. "Smelly Melly, eating her jelly, works in a deli (she's only 7) listens to Nelly, has a friend named kelly...has a big belly"....etc.

jelly...belly...smelly...melly is what I call my sister. It annoys her.}(

[Longgrain]

132. Good afternoon baby jelly!

Thanks for joining in.:hi:

I though it was because you were a belly dancer...really ;-)

[jellybelly]

133. hmmm...

;-) But calling a bellydancer 'jellybelly' is probably insulting....
unless they were really fat...no, it'd still be insulting...:-)

great thread, by the way:)

[WINEWOMAN7]

134. user name

I own a small wine distributorship which I am trying to sell and will thus change my name. When I signed up my real name was taken.

Dian:bounce:

[Calico Jack Rackham]

135. Calico Jack the Pirate

it just so happens that the avatar is known as a "Calico Jack" which was his personal standard. The crossed swords symbolize the readiness to fight; fight the GOP that is.

[Midlodemocrat]

136. Democrat who lives in the town of Midlothian. n/t

[catmandu57]

137. Because there's always been a cat around

They find me, I'm a magnet. I'm a democratic underground catman and since someone else had the original user name I stuck 57, my birthyear on it.

[Bok_Tukalo]

138. A family nickname

I grew up in Southeast Oklahoma and it's a Choctaw pun on my last name. Anglicized a bit. Should be Bok Tuklo.

[Frogtutor]

139. My college mascot, and my occupation...

I graduated from TCU (Texas Christian University) whose mascot is the "Horned Frog" (aka Texas Great Horned Lizard, Horny Toad, etc.) I like it not so much because of college pride, but I love Horned Lizards; they are extremely cool, and rapidly disappearing animals. Here's one we found, photographed, and set free on a camping trip.




Also, I currently work part time as an on line tutor in math, English and science for kids in grades 4 through 9.

Not very imaginative, but they're the first things I thought of when registering!

[mockmonkey]

140. It might be from my fav movie

"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"

I thought Martha had called George a "mockmonkey" but when I bought the DVD and read the badly done English subtitles it says that she calls him "muck mouth".

FWIW it was the scene where the guests first arrive and George mimics Honey by saying "oh dear" and then chitters somewhat like a monkey.

[Mist]

142. First 2 or three choices were already taken

so I just typed in a variation on a childhood family nickname. I'm thinking of changing it.....

[fluffernutter]

143. hmm, well, i guess

i'm a little bit fluffy and a little bit nutty.

plus i like the way it sounds ... and the sammiches used to be a fave as a kid :9

[gold_bug]

144. Edgar Allan Poe. The Gold Bug.

I read it just before I signed up here. I wish I chose a better name.

[pantouflard]

145. Noun; French . . .

meaning "one who goes through life in his bedroom slippers; a homebody."

A friend in France called me that once to tease me about my rarely wanting to go out. It fits! Besides, I love my home, and would rather be there puttering in the garden, watching birds or reading a good book (or DU!) than just about anywhere.

[fluffernutter]

146. i love it, what a great name!

welcome to DU :hi:

[pantouflard]

147. Thanks! Very happy to be here.

:hi:

[catbert836]

149. "Catbert" is the evil HR director in Dilbert, and

"836" is my lucky number with "8" added on before it. I've always used catbert836 for my username, wherever I am.

[outraged2]

150. pretty obvious but...

I have been outraged for a long time about a great number of things. It has been my online name for a while now.

[Longgrain]

151. Hey outraged!

I'm outraged2 too...

:hi:

Great to see you around.

[outraged2]

155. thanks

:hi:

[Groggy]

152. Because I always am...

:shrug:

:toast:

[wovenpaint]

153. My alter ego!

Sometimes while weaving, I "paint" with yarn and sometimes I paint the yarn before I weave.
Sometimes I paint with a brush like a "normal" painter.
And, that's not all!
I'm of Indian heritage and love Paint/Pinto Horses (as well as cats, llamas, etc).
Thanks for asking!



:hi:

[Longgrain]

154. Amazing!

I assume by Indian you mean Native American?

As you might already know, I am an artist myself...

Nothing special...Just a normal painter :)

[wovenpaint]

156. Yep-native

I know you're an artist, and a good one, too!

Can one be "just" a painter? lol

:yourock:

[Longgrain]

159. RE: my art...Thanks for your compliments...

DU's got to get a little blushing guy smiley so I can insert it here.

The only reason I asked about you is because my sister is in the process of adopting three boys, two who are half Cherokee.

My family's mostly Eastern European, but we all agree to that the boys should be aware of their cultural/ traditional decent.

I'd love to learn more...


:-)

[eyepaddle]

158. I Paddle

therefore--ah what the heck I just liked the sound of it. And I really do like to paddle!

[mwdem]

160. I live in the Midwest, & I'm a dem.

[sparky_in_ma]

162. I'm an electrician and

I live in Massachusetts. Very original.:think:

[ZombieNixon]

163. Mine...

The bullshit story:

This may sound surprising, but I am in fact the zombie of the former presidet, having repented, become a Democrat, and then kicked out of hell for my political view. Purgatory has DSL, by the way, who knew?

The real story:

My friend and I were watching an episode of Futurama with Nixon in it one day and I figured out I could almost perfectly imitate the over-the-top version of Nixon's voice they use. The next day in school, we were screwing around and quoting random things from the show, and I, of course, was doing Nixon. Months later, I, along with a group of friend decided that for Halloween, we were all going to be something undead. Seeing as I could do the Nixon voice, I was made into Richard Nixon's zombie. As it happened, I didn't end up going out on Halloween, instead spending the entire evening volunteering at the local Democratic headquarters.

[aWaKeNoW]

164. My name reflects how I have been "awakened"

from what I have been taught all of my life and how I now see things in our country and the world. Better said here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=2879799#2880101