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Straw Walker Started conversation May 30, 2001
I've been wondering about my h2g2 name. The Mixer. What is that? What does it mean to the rest of you? I'd really like one of those long clever names, full of literary references but I'm not very good at literature. I like to read, and I tend to 'live' what I read when I'm reading it but when I've finished, I don't remember enough in the way of detail to be able to quote great chunks of it.
So my name, should I pretend it has something to do with alcaholic drinks like 'and tonic' or 'and Coke' or tell the boring truth, that it is from my Ham radio call-sign, G4MIX, which in turn was chosen as the nearest available to my abbreviated real name , Mick.
Perhaps I'll add the name of my literary hero, Captain Carrot Ironfoundersson. Perhaps Corporal Nobby Nobbs is more my style? I like the name Windle Poons and though he was deaf and wheelchair bound for many years he did manage to live to 130 and then had a bit of fun as a zombie. Yes that's it, I'm no wizard but I'll just add Windle Poons to my name!!!!
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