Jetée

I always thought about 'stealing' people's unique nicknames and using them all over the web. But, I'm very lazy, and overworked, this is the only forum I've actually worked on with any ability, and will likely be the single one I maintain. It's been three years, and TFP has only me, and myself, it. So, your nicknames are safe, I guess.

"Jetstream": jet + stream

two words combined into one to create my original username; it wasn't until later that I learned that 'jetstream' was already one word, albeit,
compound (what, I'm no meteorologist). Also, it might have seeped into my subconscious because when I registered, I was playing Gran Turismo 4, and I think there was a jetstream stage in there somewhere. I changed it within the year to coincide with roachboy's birthday, but SMeth delayed my name change by a few days, so the (subtle) joke was most likely lost. It is derived thriceover from the film in which describes my waking/unwaking life, the previous prefix attached to my username (Jet), and an offhanded comment by Sharon in which she playfully referred to me as 'Jetty'.

Yeah, I've also accepted that the new nick is a feminine French form, and there is no accurate instances of Le Jetées, only Las (what, I'm no Frenchman). This too, was a joke (perhaps unto only myself) in that I am a person who is, inherently, of a dual nature —good, bad, eloquent, concise, male, female. Guy who likes to procrastinate, but cannot shake off his perfectionism. Pronouncing my nick as 'Jetay' (even tho it is "technically" correct) when I silently want you to easily think and mutter unto yourself:
that person is 'Jetty'.



-- It's a marvel I was ever a good businessman in a previous life, considering I can't even compress was what three thoughts into no less than three paragraphs.

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