What does your nickname stand for?

grogglefroth said:

What is a GroggleFroth? Well, imagine if you will, a character from Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak. Except, replace the face, with that of my own, about 5 minutes after I've woken up and arrived at the computer. I believe the name GroggleFroth adequately describes this .

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From: kidnappers@blrfl.space (Alien Kidnappers from the planet Blrfl)
Subject: Re: __Subject_of_email__

Mark cannot respond to your mail right now. We have kidnapped him and
are holding him on the planet Blrfl until our demands are met.
Although far too complex for mere humans to comprehend, the knowledge
Mark has acquired during his recent outings in the world of computers
makes him invaluable throughout the galaxy. Mark suggested that we
use these primitive means to convey our message to other Earthlings.
Mark is being well-treated. We have probed his subconscious, his
innermost fantasies, to find the ideal setting for Mark while we await
the Earth response to our demands. Although some of Mark's fantasies
were beyond our means to provide (and, in some cases, to understand),
he seems quite content in his new setting.

If the following demands are met, Mark will be returned to his office
on __DATE__ unharmed and well-rested. Otherwise, Mark's knowledge
will be used to improve the lives of billions of lifeforms throughout
the galaxy, all worshiping the ground he walks on, his every whim and
fancy turned immediately into reality. You see, simple Earthlings, we
can't lose. You have no chance against our superior intelligence. (By
the way, Mark wanted to add a few demands of his own to the list which
we, of course, denied).

Our demands:

- Elvis will be returned to us immediately!

- Whoever has been mutilating cattle and making crop circles, cut it
out! We don't think it's funny anymore!

- Immediately start rebroadcasting "Lost in Space." It was our
favorite TV show.

- The staff of the "Weekly World News" will report back to the planet
Blrfl right away for violating the prime directive.

- Everyone will immediately standardize on the Unix operating
system, the obvious choice of beings with higher intelligence, and
stop using all those other silly operating systems which have the
entire rest of the galaxy laughing behind your backs.

- Each and every Earthling will consume hot dogs, baked beans,
bananas, and beer for one week while we conduct atmospheric
studies on CO2 levels to determine the validity of your so-called
greenhouse effect and to potentially take corrective measures.
(And don't think we won't enjoy conducting this experiment -- we
will!)

- Dan Quayle will be given unconditional decision-making authority
for NASA and the U.S. space program.

- Lighten up! You Earthlings take things way too seriously. Galactic
comedians are constantly poking fun at and imitating Earthlings:

[ With a straight face...]

Q: How many Earthlings does it take to change a gravitron belt?
A: One.

[ Roars of laughter rattle the space continuum ]

- All so-called Yuppies will be rounded up in camps for our future
consumption (just provide them with baked brie, some wine, and a Wall
Street Journal to keep them entertained). We find these are the only
humans we can bring ourselves to eat.

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- You will decriminalize the following drugs immediately: ...Wait a minute, what was I talking about?

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torlang said:

Nothing fancy, just my being a native Norwegian.

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IslandCopp said:

Well, Coronado isn't really an island, but IsthmusCopp and PeninsulaCopp didn't sound as good...

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