My good friend and esteemed colleague, Ray Myers, Squire of the Lambda Calculus, Computer Scientist, DJ, and humorist, who can juggle flaming chainsaws and scale tall buildings in a single leap, and I, tend to have lengthy discussions about a wide variety of completely serious topics that often have something to do with a certain American linguist, philosopher, political activist, author, and lecturer. (As a note, this past sentence makes me question whether embedded clauses are evil.)
Now, it's not hard to have a conversation that references this man, as his work has more than a considerable amount of influence on my field, and has some influence on Ray's.
It was out of frequent mentions of the linguist's name, and partially out of affection, that Ray and I began to develop various monikers for this man. By request from the Squire, here is the most complete list of these nicknames so far:
- Chommers
- Chomchom
- Chomplestiltskin
- Noamycakes
- Chommadoodle
- Chom. Noam Chom.
- Octochomsky
- The Noam who Chomsky
- Chom Solo
- Chom Juan
- Sean Chommery
- Snoop Chomm
- Genghis Chom
- Choms Away
- Chomino
- Malibu Chomsky
- Noamulus Maximus
- Tutenchomen
- Hunter S. Chomson
- Noamstradamus
- Chomsky and the Chom-colate factory
- Chompoopie, Chompoopie, the girl who's hard to get.
- Chom Chommery, Chom Chommery, Chom Chom, Cheroo
- Chom be Noam-ble, Chom be quick
- Indiana Noam
- Chom Bon Jovi
- Dance Dance Revoluchom
- The Chompanion Cube
- Oh Noam on the Range
- Noam is where the heart is
- Chom of the Dead
- Quentin Tarantinoam
- Noampoleon Bonoamparte
- Chommers and Chommerstein's OklaNoama!
- Albert Chomus
- Hapax Legomanoam
- Good Noamens
- Chombawumba
- Noam the Wet Sprocket
- Chom Valchom
- Pope Chom Paul
- Chom Paul Gaultier
- Prince Chomming
- Snoam White
- Noaman Holiday
- Chomtilly Lace
- Chom "Puffy" Noams
Ray: 32
2 comments:
Rikki-Tikki-Chomsky! Plus 24 more on my blog ;)
Genius.
My favourites:
The Noam who Chomsky
The Human Genoam Project
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