Providence said:
Are you a Roosters fan Oswin?
[cough! cough!]
Oh, don't do that to me Providence....it makes me feel so unclean [Oswin wipes himself hurriedly], just thinking about the prospect of being one of the Rooster's army of 8 fans gives me the heebie jeebies. :-&
Maybe this question even... Why Chook?
Good question. When I first emerged on the original Knights forum in the late 90s, I found the prospect of airing my views so exciting that I didn't think much about a forum nickname. I was told by mates that I ran like a chook, so they called me chook. I thought it was the closest thing I had to a nickname so I stuck with it for a few weeks. By the time I got sick of it (and realised the complications it had whereby people would ask if I was a Roosters fan) it was too late - people knew me as Chook.
It is only now that I have become so darn sick of it that I changed to Oswin - so your question is valid Providence: Why Chook? I hated it too.
Why Oswin? Well besides the need to change name, I quite like the idea of a pseudonym anyway, and Oswin has a ring to it. You can make all the references to being on the 'other side of the street', 'batting for the other team' and closests, but rest assured I'm not that way inclined - it has a medievil sound to it doesn't it?
Anyway, I'm open to suggestions if it really bugs you that much. :-k