Showing posts with label Etymology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Etymology. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

What does phipster mean?

In case you hadn't gleaned it already, "Phipster" is a contraction of the first two and last letters of my first and last names: Philip Steiner.

David Black's explanation of his domain name, wobblini.net, prompted me to explain mine. But my favourite record as a child was Cecil the Seasick Sea Serpent. Go figure.