Explain your screen name

Evil D · #81

Brock O Lee wrote:One evening, before the birth of our firstborn, my wife and I were brain-storming some baby names. The subject of "weird names some celebs give their children" came up, for instance, Gweneth Paltrow who named her daughter "Apple".

This lead to a hilarious session in which "Broccoli" was suggested as a name for a boy. I thought it could actually work if you disguised it a little as "Brock O Lee", which sounds somewhat macho and like a dude who knows his karate. :D

It somehow stuck as a unique name useful for forums and such... :)

Huh. I always thought it was from the Dana Carvy skit "chopping broccoli".

Brock O Lee · #82

Evil D wrote:Huh. I always thought it was from the Dana Carvy skit "chopping broccoli".

Nope, Dana Carvy was probably before my time... Had to google that...

LOL !! Thats pretty funny... :D

defenestrate · #83

Chopping Broccoli wrote:There Can Be Only One.

Now you're in trouble.

defenestrate · #84

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2 MEN--WHOSE-HANDLES-ARE-INSPIRED-BY-CRUCIFEROUS-VEGETABLES ENTER
1 MAN--WHOSE-HANDLE-IS-INSPIRED-BY-CRUCIFEROUS-VEGETABLES LEAVES

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3f8 · #85

I'm an old computer guy. Back from the PC DOS days 3f8 is the base memory address for com1. Since this is communication!

akapennypincher · #86

I was born into a working class family, when mom divorce dad, we were "poor" but proud. Mom never asked anyone for anything, she was proud, would work one job, and doing sewing & alterations for extra income.

I learn to watch my pennies at a young age, and learn the value of pocket change at an early age.

Later in life I lived frugally, and still don't know go crazy spending money.

My grandfather who live threw the great depression give me pocket change or a buck now and than. But made me promise, before spending the money. I had to come tell him how I intended to spend the money.

Than he would ask do you want it, or need it. Made me thing about money. I still watch my money.

Brock O Lee · #87

3f8 wrote:I'm an old computer guy. Back from the PC DOS days 3f8 is the base memory address for com1. Since this is communication!

Hehe, coming from an engineering & C/C++ background I can appreciate that !

Whats the saying, there are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary, and those who do not... :) !

Apologies to the non-geeks...

Brock O Lee · #88

Chopping Broccoli wrote:There Can Be Only One

Be careful, I know karate, remember... ! :)

Evil D · #89

Brock O Lee wrote:Nope, Dana Carvy was probably before my time... Had to google that...

LOL !! Thats pretty funny... :D

Surely you've seen Wayne's World at least right? The Dana Carvy Saturday Night Live days were epic. Him and Mike Meyers were hilarious together on that show.

Brock O Lee · #90

Evil D wrote:Surely you've seen Wayne's World at least right? The Dana Carvy Saturday Night Live days were epic. Him and Mike Meyers were hilarious together on that show.

Yes saw it years ago, but never made the connection