Sometimes someone new here gets confused about certain names used by members, to describe a DUmmie, or a primitive.
This is, generally, because the DUmmies are so silly, the primitives so uncultured, in selecting screen-names for themselves in DUmmieland, on Skins's island, that they cry out for re-baptism with a more-appropriate name.
Usually members here identify a DUmmie, or a primitive, with a more-appropriate name that is derived from the original screen name as used over there.
"Skins," for "Skinner," is self-explanatory, for example.
Or "the operator" for "OperationMindCrime" or "the left-handed attorney" for the now-mausoleumed "OldLeftyLawyer."
Or "the orange marmalade primitive" for "marmar," for another example.
Or "the subway cat" for "UndergroundPanther," or "phalloscraper" for "philorapter," formerly "MoPaul."
Some DUmmie names beg for elaboration. "Horse with no Name" has been "the unappellated eohippus" for quite some time, and a few times "the nonmonickerd equine," but it always seemed to need something more, and so a member devised the name "Ms. Ed the unappellated eohippus," thinking of a television show about a talking horse popular during the early 1960s.
The "stoned red-faced primitive" for "Redstone" was later elaborated on further, as the title seemed too meager to describe the personal qualities of the stoned red-faced primitive, and so the "bird-smacking stoned red-faced primitive" evolved, illustrating his hot temperament. (And yes, the stoned red-faced primitive once got some jollies out of smashing his fist into the beak of an innocent harmless bird; he admitted it.)
"Bird-smacking stoned red-faced primitive" is awesome, musically lyrical; it bubbles off as if a harp being played alongside a flowing brook.
Some new names for DUmmies and primitives bear no resemblance at all to the official screen-name, such as "Doug's ex-wife" for "sfexpat200" or "Pedro Picasso" for "Atman" or "Oscar Wilde" for "Cyrano" (sometimes referred to as the "large proboscised primitive") or "Fat Che" for BenBurch.
Such non-resembling new names are a result of one getting to know the particular DUmmie or primitive better, over time, during which long time the DUmmie, or primitive, has revealed characteristics about himself that beg for a more-realistic name.
"sfexpat2000" is just a really stupid combination of letters and numbers; "Doug's ex-wife" humanizes her, feminizes her, puts a heart and a soul into her that her official screen-name denies.
"Fat Che" is generally and popularly and widespreadly considered to be one of the most brilliant names ever contrived on the internet, and it's s-o-o-o-o-o-o-o apt of a name; the way one imagines Fat Che on the internet is usually remarkably close to Fat Che in real life, his belly hanging down in front of him as if an apron.
It is NOT considered inappropriate or ignorant if someone, especially a newcomer here, interrupts a thread to ask, "Who's this 'malicious cartoon character primitive' to whom you're referring?"
If one doesn't know, it's perfectly okay to ask.
