Re: What's up with your name?

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From: Mark P. Nelson
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 00:00

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:   So what is your story?
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Well, -Tymme- is just suitably archaic spelling, but the name Tymme
for a sorceror is directly taken from the sorceror Tim in the film
Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

When I had long hair, I look a lot like the actor (Billy Connolly)
who played the part, plus I am from Scotland and a fan of his from
way back.

My warrior, Skarphedhin, is named after the son of Njall in the
Icelandic saga, who used to scare the daylights out of everyone by
grinning at them.  The scene in Njall's saga where he is absolute
death on skis is just wonderful.  This book alone is worth learning
Old Norse for.

As for ConcntratedEvul--see Time Bandits.

-Tymme-          sorceror
Skarphedhin      warrior
ConcntratedEvul  chat unit

-- 
Mark P. Nelson, Programmer/Analyst
Department of Integrative Biology, Thomson Laboratory
Clotho, Lachesis, Atropos         --         the only sysadmins that matter

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From: "Mark P. Nelson" <m...@alleleb.biol.berkeley.edu>
Subject: Re: What's up with your name?
Date: 1999/06/25
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