Rather boringly, my name comes from an inside joke between my brother and myself. We would get bored and do our own fake radio show recordings on cassette tape.
We'd make up little sketches including a take off of the pirate radio Jungle music stations in Hackney. I'd be Renegade Carpark and he'd be Daddy Ruffness - our hip hop street names.
And there you have it fact fiends.
Quote: Renegade Carpark @ July 23 2009, 4:53 PM BSTRather boringly, my name comes from an inside joke between my brother and myself. We would get bored and do our own fake radio show recordings on cassette tape.
We'd make up little sketches including a take off of the pirate radio Jungle music stations in Hackney. I'd be Renegade Carpark and he'd be Daddy Ruffness - our hip hop street names.
And there you have it fact fiends.
That's actually quite cool.
If I were a rapper I'd call myself MC Guffin.
Ha, clever.
Very clever indeed.
I don't get it. 
Quote: sootyj @ July 23 2009, 4:53 PM BSTThat's actually quite cool.
It gets worse, we called our radio station Cab FM because we couldn't afford a proper pirate radio mast and could only broadcast via mini-cab drivers radios.
Mine's a Hendrix song about a groupie he was shagging who was also shagging Mick Jagger (hence Dagger to rhyme with Jagger). She was into S&M. 
Quote: David Bussell @ July 23 2009, 4:55 PM BSTIf I were a rapper I'd call myself MC Guffin.
Leevil could be MC Muffin.
Quote: Dolly Dagger @ July 23 2009, 5:01 PM BSTMine's a Hendrix song about a groupie he was shagging who was also shagging Mick Jagger (hence Dagger to rhyme with Jagger). She was into S&M.
I see a theme developing in your posts, Dolly...
Quote: Tim Walker @ July 23 2009, 5:00 PM BSTI don't get it.
It's a term Hitchcock used (at least I think it was Hitch...) to describe the 'thing' that got the plot running, such as the loot in Psycho or the microfilm in North by Northwest.
Quote: Dolly Dagger @ July 23 2009, 5:01 PM BSTMine's a Hendrix song about a groupie he was shagging who was also shagging Mick Jagger (hence Dagger to rhyme with Jagger). She was into S&M.
Dirty bird.
Quote: David Bussell @ July 23 2009, 5:03 PM BSTIt's a term Hitchcock used (at least I think it was Hitch...) to describe the 'thing' that got the plot running, such as the loot in Psycho or the microfilm in North by Northwest.
George Lucas is one of the few people that still uses the term...FYI.
Quote: David Bussell @ July 23 2009, 5:03 PM BSTIt's a term Hitchcock used (at least I think it was Hitch...) to describe the 'thing' that got the plot running, such as the loot in Psycho or the microfilm in North by Northwest.
Ah, right, good-o!
It was also a surprisingly popular fart flavoured breakfast item available from McDonalds in the 1980s.