Friday, May 05, 2006

JollyTTT ... were does this come from?

I was asked this question last night - and didn't know how to answer without talking for an hour ... (ah!! the gift of synthesis isn't in me!!!) so here's the deal:
Where I come from, "Jolly" is what you call the "Joker" in the game of cards - a card that can be used instead of any other to reach any value.
Back at the time of the university choir, I used to be both a Tenor (for medieval, renaissance, madrigals, etc) and an Alto (for Gospels and modern classical).
As a result, it was obvious I learnt both parts for all the pieces we were doing (no matter if I couldn't actually sing that range :-)
The choir then nicknamed me Jolly - because I could be an Alto or a Tenor according to how many Tenors or Altos we had showing up.
So, that's it.
TheJollyZone name comes about some six years ago, with my first website - for which I didn't have a specific design, nor content in mind, and I wanted to keep it personal but free from title-constraints. And it’s still like that – without a purpose …
The TTT has the very humble origin in the fact that "Jolly" is a nick frequently used on the web, and most services won't allow you to sign up with this. However, with TTT appended, the name became unique, so it was possible. (aaaaagh!!! I just googled it and found also some Italian student with the same nick! What a shame…)
A lot of time afterwards - sometime last year - an Australian guy that had the (mis)adventure of working closely with me decided that my nickname would more appropriately be "Trouble"... Therefore we compromised in: Jolly yes, but 3 times Trouble :-)
Now - somebody tell me: how can I answer this question (not typing away) without taking for half an hour?

Ah well.

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