pic: "I am John V-Neun"

[Paul Copioli]

V-Neun: a verb meaning to make a straightforward entity seem mysterious.

Used in a sentence:

I think instead of showing my hyphenated name, I'll just V-Neun it to use the initial of one last name and the entire other last name, that way people will always ask me what the "V" stands for.

[Gary Dillard]

I hope JVN doesn't get too emotional about all this attention. When we were traveling the jungles of Borneo together and he saved my life, nearly sacrificing his own, he said "Gary, if we get out of this alive, we're going to mentor FIRST teams and just fade into the background - no more excitement for me". <sob> I love you man - you're an inspiration to us all. I'm proud to have a twin half-brother like you. I can't change my profile to add your name, it would just.......be........too.....<sob>......painful for me.

[JVN]

Originally Posted by Paul Copioli

V-Neun: a verb meaning to make a straightforward entity seem mysterious.

Used in a sentence:

I think instead of showing my hyphenated name, I'll just V-Neun it to use the initial of one last name and the entire other last name, that way people will always ask me what the "V" stands for.

V-Neun: a verb meaning to simplify something complicated, to increase ease of understanding.

Used in a sentence:

I think instead of getting asked all the time how to pronounce my hyphenated last name, I'll just V-Neun it to use the initial of one last name and the entire other last name, that way people won't be so confused and I won't have to correct them.



Besides Paul, you've gotta admit, JVN has a nice ring to it.

[Bharat Nain]

Originally Posted by JVN

V-Neun: a verb meaning to simplify something complicated, to increase ease of understanding.

Used in a sentence:

I think instead of getting asked all the time how to pronounce my hyphenated last name, I'll just V-Neun it to use the initial of one last name and the entire other last name, that way people won't be so confused and I won't have to correct them.



Besides Paul, you've gotta admit, JVN has a nice ring to it.

Thank you sooooo much for that, I am now considering to drop my english class

[Paul Copioli]

Can the same word have two entirely different meanings?

Here we go:

V-Neun: a verb meaning to complicate something simple. Also, a verb meaning to simplify something complicated.

or, better yet:

V-Neun: a verb meaning to simplfy something complicated

Vielkind-N: a verb meaning to complicate something simple.

I have decided that I will now call you John Vielkind-N!!

[JVN]

Originally Posted by Paul Copioli

V-Neun: a verb meaning to simplfy something complicated

Vielkind-N: a verb meaning to complicate something simple.

I have decided that I will now call you John Vielkind-N!!

I think V-Neun should just be one of those verbs that can be used for anything, and doesn't really mean anything.

"What the V-Neun... I'm so sick of all this V-Neunin V-Neun. If only they'd bring back the V-Neun, I'd be totally V-Neun."

Now we just need to get "V-Neun" onto Dan Green's list.
"Sweet Sassy Molassy! Those technokittens really V-Neun'd it!"


I'm gonna start using Copioli to mean "Totally Sweet!".
As in: "WHOA MAN! That gearbox is COPIOLI!!!"
It seems somehow appropriate

Originally Posted by Gary Dillard

I hope JVN doesn't get too emotional about all this attention. When we were traveling the jungles of Borneo together and he saved my life, nearly sacrificing his own, he said "Gary, if we get out of this alive, we're going to mentor FIRST teams and just fade into the background - no more excitement for me". <sob> I love you man - you're an inspiration to us all. I'm proud to have a twin half-brother like you. I can't change my profile to add your name, it would just.......be........too.....<sob>......painful for me.

Hey man...
I thought we swore we'd never talk about that.
It's just... too difficult to think about.

[Jessica Boucher]

Originally Posted by JVN

I'm gonna start using Copioli to mean "Totally Sweet!".
As in: "WHOA MAN! That gearbox is COPIOLI!!!"
It seems somehow appropriate

Totally agreed. We should definitely start a dictionary of words/terms related to names.

Like, "Man, after all that celebrating for our regional win, we just Leung-ed out" (aka, passed out)

[EddieMcD]

Originally Posted by Jessica Boucher

Totally agreed. We should definitely start a dictionary of words/terms related to names.

I call my name for teamless orphans! Using it in a sentence:

"Those poor Eddies... they all need help."

On second thought, it can also mean either someone who sports way too much lime green, someone who dresses up a a superhero, or somone who flings around fictitious FIRST mascots in a chat room. Using it in a sentence:

"Those poor Eddies... they all need help."

[Elgin Clock]

Originally Posted by Jessica Boucher

Totally agreed. We should definitely start a dictionary of words/terms related to names.

Ooh, can I be in on this??

Has anyone on your team ever Clocked (broken) something very large, like say a monorail, or something small like a drill motor tranny??

Guilty as charged on both counts by a group of my FIRST peers!!

[Jessica Boucher]

Haha, well....I imagined it to be a good gesture kindof thing...that one person would nominate the name of another person, as opposed to us naming ourselves....but I'll let "clocked" slide.

PS - 600th Post! w00t!

[Paul Copioli]

Oh yeah! Leung totally has to be the synonym for sleep, sleepy, sleeping, passed out, etc.

Ken is the most efficient sleeper I know. Standing up, at the scoring table, during the pig roast, whatever. That guy can sleep!

[Swan217]

An updated "JVN Fan Club" list from another bored Chicken...

[Matt Leese]

Originally Posted by Paul Copioli

Oh yeah! Leung totally has to be the synonym for sleep, sleepy, sleeping, passed out, etc.

Ken is the most efficient sleeper I know. Standing up, at the scoring table, during the pig roast, whatever. That guy can sleep!

I remember back in 2001 that I would wakeup on the east coast for an 8:00 AM class and Ken would still be up from the night before. I think his sleep schedule flipped around at one point in time such that it was "correct" again.

Matt

[Jessica Boucher]

...I remember when I'd be on CD in my parent's room in the morning and my mom would tell Ken to go to bed

[Alaina]

Since I'm sure nobody reads my title anyway...