Since I am entertaining all of you.....

[Anonymous]

No mystery on my handle, Scottydog. I was born in Scotland hence my nickname and was given to me in 'Nam.

[Anonymous]

Well, I am sure you are familiar with the concept of the "Anti--christ?

I don't use windows.....religiously

[Mookie]

QUOTE: Originally posted by TheAntiGates

I suppose my nick should be no mystery at all, If you use software from the house of Redmond, you must perish!![^]

Your name has always intrigued the curious kitty, but she is old and slow, so you will have to enlighten me. I am in the "not a clue" land.

Mookie

[Anonymous]

I suppose my nick should be no mystery at all, If you use software from the house of Redmond, you must perish!![^]

[Puckdropper]

I suppose "puckdropper" is kind of interesting...

I've explained it several times in several places... What annoys me most is when someone takes my name on a service!!! I'm ThePuckdropper on AIM, thegreatpuckdropper on MSN, etc...

So here goes:
When I was about 14, we moved away from my home ice-rink (Owens Center) and had to find another hockey rink. I was too young to skate in the league my Dad played in, so they let me drop the puck after a goal. Quite a bit of fun, but no official officiating.

Now, for the part you guys will like. In Mt. Vernon, Indiana, the CSX ran through there. They served a factory or something where they went up a steep grade over the highway and around to the factory. Southern Illinois and Indiana are hilly anyway, so you'd see 3-4 diesels on a train, and sometimes more.

[zardoz]

Mookie-
I cannot believe I forgot to mention that. Yes, in the movie, the hero discovers that the name of their almighty god (the floating head) was taken from a 'children's story' , Wizard of Oz. Needless to say, the hero was rather dissapointed.

I highly (pun intended) recommend this movie if you are the sort of person that is into 'cerebral' sci-fi. There are no monsters, spaceships, or lazer beams, just some very interesting human-condition concepts explored.[^]

You can get a DVD for about $7 as CD Universe.com

[Mookie]

QUOTE: Originally posted by zardoz

at the request of Mookie -

My 'handle' ZARDOZ comes from title of a sci-fi movie made in 1974.

In the movie, Zardoz is actually a huge flying stone head who makes periodic visits to Earth to pick up grain consignments and issue bizarre statements involving the male anatomy. The movie stars Sean Connery as Zed, one of a carefully bred race of supervisors, the Exterminators, who oversee the agricultural labor of the neanderthal Brutals, since in 2293, with most of the Earth's surface off-limits as a polluted Outlands, industrial society has been abandoned. All worship Zardoz. Director John Boorman's ZARDOZ presents the "perfect society" of the late 23rd century, in which no one dies and age is meted out as punishment.

I went to see the film one day during my layover on a passenger job in Chicago with a few other rails. Somehow, after seeing the movie, my nickname around the railroad became "zardoz", hence my use of it here in a railroad setting.

A very cool film, best appreciated in an enhanced state of consciousness.

My sources tell me that the really cool part is the actual name Zardoz. It is from what is left of a book named - "Wizard of Oz". Is this true?

Hmm - grain consignments and enhanced state of consciousness - sounds like trains and trying to stay awake! Maybe?

[8D] Mookie

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by zardoz

at the request of Mookie -

My 'handle' ZARDOZ comes from title of a sci-fi movie made in 1974.

In the movie, Zardoz is actually a huge flying stone head who makes periodic visits to Earth to pick up grain consignments and issue bizarre statements involving the male anatomy. The movie stars Sean Connery as Zed, one of a carefully bred race of supervisors, the Exterminators, who oversee the agricultural labor of the neanderthal Brutals, since in 2293, with most of the Earth's surface off-limits as a polluted Outlands, industrial society has been abandoned. All worship Zardoz. Director John Boorman's ZARDOZ presents the "perfect society" of the late 23rd century, in which no one dies and age is meted out as punishment.

I went to see the film one day during my layover on a passenger job in Chicago with a few other rails. Somehow, after seeing the movie, my nickname around the railroad became "zardoz", hence my use of it here in a railroad setting.

COOL

Yes indeed it is an interesting story. . .

OK, now who is next, if there are no volunteers Da Mook will again put on her crown and request her court to anty up a story,


NEXT ?

[zardoz]

at the request of Mookie -

My 'handle' ZARDOZ comes from title of a sci-fi movie made in 1974.

In the movie, Zardoz is actually a huge flying stone head who makes periodic visits to Earth to pick up grain consignments and issue bizarre statements involving the male anatomy. The movie stars Sean Connery as Zed, one of a carefully bred race of supervisors, the Exterminators, who oversee the agricultural labor of the neanderthal Brutals, since in 2293, with most of the Earth's surface off-limits as a polluted Outlands, industrial society has been abandoned. All worship Zardoz. Director John Boorman's ZARDOZ presents the "perfect society" of the late 23rd century, in which no one dies and age is meted out as punishment.

I went to see the film one day during my layover on a passenger job in Chicago with a few other rails. Somehow, after seeing the movie, my nickname around the railroad became "zardoz", hence my use of it here in a railroad setting.

A very cool film, best appreciated in an enhanced state of consciousness.

[Modelcar]

....Sure Jen, no problem. As I have stated in my Bio I worked for a major Corp. in the Automotive field and have been interested in "cars" most of my lifetime and perhaps where I took the name from...I have a bunch of diecast models in my home office here where this computer data comes out from....and that is it. There, that wasn't hard to do...Railroads just happen to be a parallel interest, along with photography, etc.....

[JoeKoh]

mookie you can call me anything you want except late for supper!Right matt?he says yep!
stay safe
Joe

[Mookie]

might as well use Ed's shovel and dig myself in deeper.

Zardoz is out hunting patches, but when he gets back, I want him to discuss how he came up with his "handle". You all know about mine, Ed Blysard is just too unique, Kevin's is - well, Kevin....

But Zardoz is truly interesting for those of you (like me) that don't or didn't know before.

Modelcar - there is another one - I am sure Quentin will explain - won't you?

There are so many of them - Skeets intrigues me, but we have a gentleperson's agreement not to go there.

The ones that are just a name all run together, (Joe) I can figure out, but there are others - (tree?) So if you have a particularly interesting one - tell me about it. Zardoz - this means you!

Mookie