Curious...

[Shey]

Prior to 1868, Tokyo was known as Edo. A small castle town (http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2296.html) in the 16th century, Edo became Japan's political center in 1603 when Tokugawa Ieyasu (http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2128.html) established his feudal government there. A few decades later, Edo had grown into one of the world's most populous cities. With the Meiji Restoration (http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2130.html) of 1868, the emperor (http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2135.html) and capital were moved from Kyoto (http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2158.html) to Edo, which was renamed Tokyo ("Eastern Capital"). Large parts of Tokyo were destroyed in the Great Kanto Earthquake (http://www.japan-guide.com/a/earthquake/) of 1923 and in the air raids of 1945.

Edo, did you know this? And if so, did you choosing this screen name have something to do with this? If so, how so?

Shey

[Telfer]

It may have something to do with his first name being Ed and his last name being O'Cookiepuss.

[Shey]

Are you serious?! His last name is O'Cookiepuss??

[Telfer]

Yep. He shortens it to O because he's embarrassed, so don't make fun of him.

[Edison]

I thought it was because of his distant blood relation to the Marx family.

It's true, you know.

Ed is an Irish Jew.

..which is a struggle for him. He likes to drink whiskey, but it interferes too much with his suffering.

[schaefe]

This thread receives my nomination for "Thread of the Year"...

[EdO]

This thread receives my nomination for "Thread of the Year"...

Apparently you've got some pretty low standards.

[stetsko]

Play nice, Cookiepuss.

K.

[Telfer]

I had some fun at Ed's expense, but I think we're all done here.

(his last name is O'Rourke)