spigot89's blog post - Why Spigot?

Several people here have asked me where and how I chose my username here. Upon Googling "Spigot" the majority of definitions include : "N: A faucet or cock for controlling the flow of liquid from a large container; may be hammered forcibly into the container to initiate flow." which is amusing given the context of this site, but had nothing to do with me choosing said username. Neither does it have anything to do with the indelible memory of Rowan Atkinson as the hapless vicar in 4 Weddings and a Funeral, blessing a marriage in the "name of the Father, Son and Holy Spigot"...

In fact the origins of both my current and previous username were far more arcane. During internship as a student nurse, we were frequently asked to create usernames as aliases for accessing databases. Each time we attempted to make up usernames, the computer refused these as "too weak" or "unnacceptable" so in frustration, we allowed the computer to generate "completely random" names. Guess what? Spigot88 *(Changed for security reasons, though irrellevant now!) was the computer's first choice for me. It was memorable, had no connection to my personal life whatsoever, and thus when NN prompted me to create a username, Spigot88 was born. I deleted my membership in early 2014, and when I recreated my profile recently, it seemed easy to regenerate a name closer to my old one.

So there you have it. Sorry if debunking the myth removed some mystique, but it had to be done...