What's in a name?

jocose · Dec 19, 2005

So, people have been asking me if Jo Cose is really my name, and that got me to thinking. Then I read the interview with JonMikal, and he was asked directly. So, here goes:

Tell us what your username means and how you got it.

I shall begin.

As I said, Jo Cose is not really my name. The 'rents are clever, but I don't think that they are actually that witty. Here's the story:

About a year and a half ago (geez, it may actually be longer), a friend of mine (who has since decided that he is better off not being my friend, but that's a different story) convinced me to start a blog. I didn't want to use my real name for a few reasons: 1) I like the mystique and anonimity (SP) of the internet, 2) I was thinking that I would be bad-mouthing my coworkers, 3) I just like the idea of being someone else on the internet (if that makes any sense). Anyway, I wanted something funny and witty and clever, so I went to the thesaurus and tried different words. I finally landed on jocose, which is perfect because it means funny and witty AND it could actually be a name: Joe Cose, or just Jo Cose. Here's the actual entry from www.m-w.com:

Main Entry: jo·cose

Pronunciation: jO-'kOs, j&-
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin jocosus, from jocus joke
1 : given to joking : [SIZE=-1]MERRY[/SIZE]
2 : characterized by joking : [SIZE=-1]HUMOROUS[/SIZE]
synonym see [SIZE=-1]WITTY[/SIZE]
- jo·cose·ly adverb
- jo·cose·ness noun
- jo·cos·i·ty /jO-'kä-s&-tE, j&-/ noun

Anyway, that's how I got my username. How about you?

LittleMan · Dec 19, 2005

DISCLAIMER: I do not affiliate myself in any way with Supertones, I do not listen to them often, or even like them for that matter. The name "Littleman" has nothing to do with how big I am or how large any portion of my body happens to be. The name "Littleman" is used as an expression compared to God, not you.

I got it off of a song by "SuperTones". They were playing it on the radio for some reason and I was trying to come up with a good name so I just typed it down and used it ever since.
It does make people think... "what could it mean?". That's why I like it. :wink:

:mrgreen:

LaFoto · Dec 19, 2005

I was as uncreative as ever when I joined, unwilling to reveal my real name at first, though, since I dived in here head first, without even a minute of lurking. So I thought I better be careful at the start. But what would be a good handle, I wondered? "The photo" is "la foto" in Spanish. Spanish is my second foreign language next to English, and I thought it might be a good name. It wasn't taken by anyone, either, so I started out as "The photo" in Spanish here - and still am "LaFoto". (I go by a different, but equally unimaginative, handle on the other internet forum that I frequent).

terri · Dec 19, 2005

Boring real name here. Lame. :meh:

jocose · Dec 19, 2005

LittleMan said:
DISCLAIMER: I do not affiliate myself in any way with Supertones, I do not listen to them often, or even like them for that matter. The name "Littleman" has nothing to do with how big I am or how large any portion of my body happens to be. The name "Littleman" is used as an expression compared to God, not you.

I got it off of a song by "SuperTones". They were playing it on the radio for some reason and I was trying to come up with a good name so I just typed it down and used it ever since.
It does make people think... "what could it mean?". That's why I like it.

:mrgreen:

Hmm, I think I wrote a limerick about a little man, but The LittleMan, so you're OK

bace · Dec 19, 2005

I would tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.

Corry · Dec 19, 2005

Mine is basically just my name, mangled a bit. Oh, and I was 17 when I first started using it.

Alison · Dec 19, 2005

terri said:
Boring real name here. Lame. :meh:

What she said :lol:

JTHphoto · Dec 19, 2005

JTHphoto -- hmmmm, any guesses? that's right sportsfans, my initials and i assume we all know what photo means... i'm a dork. actually i have about a bazillion usernames and passwords to remember, it got much easier to start naming them for what they were for JTHwork, JTHjeep, JTHgarbage, etc etc... and they are always available... can a username be changed, or do you have to sign up with a different email address and start over?

JonMikal · Dec 19, 2005

you remind me of Joey from "friends"

Corry · Dec 19, 2005

JTHphoto said:
JTHphoto -- hmmmm, any guesses? that's right sportsfans, my initials and i assume we all know what photo means... i'm a dork. actually i have about a bazillion usernames and passwords to remember, it got much easier to start naming them for what they were for JTHwork, JTHjeep, JTHgarbage, etc etc... and they are always available... can a username be changed, or do you have to sign up with a different email address and start over?

It can be changed. You'd have to ask Chase or Hobbes28.

jocose · Dec 19, 2005

JonMikal said:
you remind me of Joey from "friends"

JTHphoto, I think JM just insulted you

jocose · Dec 19, 2005

core_17 said:
It can be changed. You'd have to ask Chase of Hobbes28.

Thank you Core_17 of LaFoto :lmao: :lmao:

JTHphoto · Dec 19, 2005

JonMikal said:
you remind me of Joey from "friends"

that's funny, i let my wife cut my hair and she said she was going to give me the "joey" cut... i'll have to let her know she was succesful... :mrgreen: