(Last Updated: 8 Dec 2005)
In a lot of these posts I have mentioned such prestigious names as “RevJon” “The Gill” and others. I’ve been meaning to write a blog explaining the origin of those names, as well as others. Some of the etymology behind these words/phrases is kind of interesting. I may periodically update this if I think of more.

[ top ]The Gill - This is Rob. His last name is Gill, and “The Gill” is leftover from a short period a couple years ago when my friends and I were all referring to each other as objects. (I still get occasionally called “The Aaron”). I somewhat think that whole phenomena might have BEGAN with The Gill, since I used to refer to him as “The Book of Gill”, due to his nearly-photographic memory when it comes to recalling data and tables. Particularly with gaming.

[ top ]RevJon – RevJon is a shortened version of “Reverend Jon”. This is Jon M., not Hale (#2 on my Top 8). We *used* to call him “The Jon” but he said he didn’t want to be referred to as an object, so we changed it to Reverend Jon. Why Reverend? Jon is a certificate holding minister, although his church is questionable. I think he’s a minister for the church of Milwaukee Brew or something…. seriously! He paid his 35.00, he earned it! He was actually offering to marry Jamie & Steph (And could legally do it!) when they got married last year. That would’ve been a hoot….getting married by the church of beer…

[ top ]All Up Ons – Used in a sentence: “Oh hell yeah I’ll join you in fighting that chicken, I’m all up ons“. This was adopted from the StrongBad cartoon. It was used in several of them. I forget which…he was talking about a cologne and the slogan for the cologne was “The ladies will be all up ons.” Since then, I’ve adopted it into my everyday vernacular. So when you hear “all up ons” think “i’m all about it” or “i completely concur with your idea, fair friend.”

[ top ]Marzipan – This is Marcia. aka Spookie. aka Vekkie’s Mommy. aka “M”. “Marzipan” is a character from HomestarRunner — for some reason when I called her one night, instead of saying “Marcie” or “Marcia” it got slurred into “Marzipaaaan, Marzipan!” (Watch this to see where I’m borrowing that from… it’ll be towards the middle when Marzipan is painting and StrongSad is tweaking out.)

[ top ]Enhgma – For those of you not adept at word games, “Enhgma” is an anagram for “Meghan”. If her name was “Megian” it would perfectly anagram into “Enigma”. So basically the name’s origin is that Meghan is ALMOST an Enigma. (She’s on my top 8 as well, “Nightmare Sally”. For a good time, ask her to stand up for you…)

[ top ]Bolts – This is Molly. Well not literally this. I mean “Bolts” is “Molly”. The image is a “Mollybolt.” When I first started talking to her, every time I said her name I would always finish it up in my head with “bolts,” just because it sounds more fun that way. I don’t remember EXACTLY when I started calling her “Mollybolts” but it was pretty early on. Eventually “Mollybolts” got shortened to just “Bolts”. What’s hilarious is that yesterday in Chem I was telling Colette a story (RevJon was listening as well), and it started “So the other day I was sitting at home totally bored, and then Bolts called me…” and RevJon was like “How did I know that a story involving you being intoxicated would begin with “And then Bolts called me.” Too funny….

[ top ]“I Could Feel it On My Face!” – Those of you who used to party with us back at Scoo & Lee’s apartment will probably remember this story. My friend Jerry (aka BlackJerry, aka JerryBerry, aka Jurry) was drunk, and half-laying off of a camping chair. As a background note: my friends and I had been joking around with the idea of “frotteurism” which is the compulsive gyration against another person/organism. (Dogs do it a lot, but it’s called “humping your leg.” Leave it to psychologists to give it a technical name when a human does it.) Anyhow, so Lee was getting up to get some more of Hale’s famous Killjuice, and as he walked by Jerry, whose head was hanging off where your thighs are normally on the chair (he was upside down), he frotteurised Jerry’s head a few pumps and then continued on his way. TEN MINUTES LATER, we’re all in the living room watching CKY2K or something and we hear “auuugggh…………I could feel it on my face!!!!!!” (Lee was wearing sweatpants that night I think….)

[ top ]The Chilly Willy – I recently blogged about this, but it’s worth mentioning again. My English Comp prof, an occasional reader of my blog, loves to bring this up in class — either prefaced or followed up with comments about how she “doesn’t want to know” (with regards to whatever I had just commented on). Anyhow — A “Chilly willy”, other than being an adorable penguin cartoon character, is when you take a bottle of chilled Vodka, pour half a shot into a shot glass, and snort it up your nose. It’s quite an interesting sensation, and it definitely clears out your sinuses and makes your eyes water! My old roommate Scoo got me to do a Chilly Willy with him a couple Saturdays ago, and there is indeed video footage (34MB, right click, click “Save Link Target As…”). Doing a chilly willy is kind of testament to the fact that I’ll do almost anything on a dare (some things take money though).

[ top ]“ARRRROOOOWWWWEDD!!!!” & “COFFEE EGGS BACON!” - Yet another StrongBad reference. As an aside, my boss and I watch a lot of these cartoons on days when we’re really bored. They’re entertaining time after time. People who have seen me drunk may have heard me say these… People who have seen me sober may have heard me say these. People who have seen me sleep should really not do that. That’s just creepy. Ok, so “Arrowed!” is from TeenGirlSquad, (drawn by Strongbad), specifically on episode 1. “Coffee Eggs Bacon” is towards the beginning of the “Record Book” episode of strongbad. These usually qualify as exclamations along the lines of “PWNED!” or “Ha I kicked your ass!” or “daaaaamn that sucks you just got eaten!”, or “check out this pimp action!” When you’re drunk, you can use it as a response to anything, which is evident in my one earlier blog where I answered a survey drunk.

[ top ]“That’s Tech!” – This is kind of derived from my gaming group, but it’s also frequently heard down at the store. “Tech” is short for “Technique”, implying that you are using some kind of strategy or tactic that is effective (if used sincerely) or the strategy or tactic you are using is ridiculously ineffective (if used sarcastically). For example, when used sincerely:
Person A: Oh shit! A fire!
Person B: Here! Throw water and baking soda on it!
*fire goes out*
Person A: Wow dude, that’s tech!

Now a more sarcastic example:
Person A: This guy just stole my walkman and I was chasing after him and I slipped on a huge patch of ice and broke my tailbone, I’ll never be able to walk normally again.
Person B: That’s tech.

Subtle difference.

[ top ]MW / Em-Dub / MW’ing – This may make some things slightly more understandable. (particularly if you were wondering what “Memoirs of an MW” meant) MW means either “Manwhore” or “Midwesterner” depending on whether I’m talking to family or friends. It’s also recently taken on the meaning “MyspaceWhore” as well.
This whole phenomena started when I was talking to Margaret (down at “the store”) about my trip to Cancun and how much fun I had. (this involved lots of drinking, talking, flirting and making out with many different girls ) She called me a manwhore (jokingly, but kidding-on-the-square at the same time). I told Jon about how Margaret jokingly called me a manwhore. Sometime after that every time I mentioned a girl I was talking to, everytime I flirted with a cashier at a supermarket, or everytime I mentioned that I had made out with someone while drunk, he called me “Em-Dub” (MW). It kind of became an inside joke that my group of friends picked up on. Any time I go out carousing socially, go to a bar, a show, or anywhere with a girl, it has been designated as “MW’ing”. Not specifically because actual “whoring” is involved here, it’s just their way to poke fun at my flirtatiousness. So now you know!

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