OneSadCookie name guessing contest!

[lightbringer]

In celebration for our love for Keith Bauer (AKA OneSadCookie) I am offering up a new contest to put your best guess towards where you think his famous nickname comes from.

The contest ends two days from the time this post is created and the winner will be selected by Mr. Bauer himself. The goal of this contest is to either come up with the most credible idea or the most interesting, again, Keith will decide upon who is the overall winner with their entry. Each individual can enter as many times as they like.

We've all pondered at one point what it might mean, but now you have the chance to be a part of history in the making!

With those rules in mind, good luck!

[lightbringer]

Back in the mid-90s when Bauer was an unemployed professional wreslter he found a new opportunity as a birthday clown. One of his acts involved juggling cookies. Over time it just became his signature move, and eventually he was known as the cookie-monster.

On a cold Saturday night at Ms. Kaiti's 13th birthday party Keith appeared slightly off. The previous night he had broken up with his Asian girlfriend and gone drinking till the early morning. With little sleep and a serious hangover Keith ruined the young girls birthday party. All chaos broke loose as he started jamming the cookies down his pants in a disorientated state, the child's mother lashed out at Keith and kicked him off the job site. The next day Keith was again without work.

After finding time to reexplore himself he discovered a quaint group of game developers, often young individuals, interested in purusing their passion of entertainment. Keith, in honor of the kids he'll never forget decided to call himself 'onesadcookie'.

[aarku]

"Oh, jeez, looks like I'll need a screenname/handle for this Interweb thing. Okay, how 'bout OneSadCookie."

The End??

[PowerMacX]

Past or present, computing or networking, OSC is an innovator and leader for tomorrow's technology-based world. OSC's research and development initiatives also [...]

http://www.osc.edu/aboutOSC/

OneSadCookie is just an alias... :p

[EvolPenguin]

HAHA, he's the Ohio Supercomputer Center. He's an AI program they wrote, thats why he's so genius!

Alex

[kodex]

I bet his mom use to call him it, ok well its all i got.

[MattDiamond]

He and his girlfriend were eating store-bought cookies and one of them wasn't made right- it was very small or crushed at the bottom of the bag or something. They both looked at it and one of them said, "wow, that's one sad cookie". This later became a catch-phrase between them when his girlfriend said to Keith (after he got caught in the rain, or came home very tired from work, or whatever) "wow, you're one sad cookie."

Keith then adopted it as his screenname, pleased at the in-joke and that everyone would drive themselves nuts trying to figure out what it meant. Until someone named Matt came along and guessed the whole story. This bugged Keith no end but it was too late- to change his screenname now would be to admit that the mysteriousness of the nickname had been what was important. So he was stuck with it forever. The End.

[Leisure Suit Lurie]

Its obviously an anagram for:

COKE, AI, NODOSE

[socksy]

There is a theory which states that if anyone discovers exactly what the name is for, and why it exists, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarrely inexplicable.
There is another theory which states that this has already happened.

Right, on with the guessing. Nah, Lord of the Rings is on...

[Josh]

There is a theory which states that if anyone discovers exactly what the name is for, and why it exists, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarrely inexplicable.
There is another theory which states that this has already happened.

Right, on with the guessing. Nah, Lord of the Rings is on...
There's also a theory that states that if anyone discovers what the name is for, Keith's power disappears. And if that happens, I will blame Derek.

[lightbringer]

There's also a theory that states that if anyone discovers what the name is for, Keith's power disappears. And if that happens, I will blame Derek.

...and I'll blame Josh.

[socksy]

Have you guys read H2G2?

[PowerMacX]

[WARNING: SPOILER ALERT]

Hqve you guys read H2G2?

Nope, but I have read bits & phrases like the one you quoted, and it makes me wonder if Douglas Adams had read Asimov's short story "Jokester" (1956)...

Of course, he did read "The Last Question" :lol:

Edit: @snakey's post (below): *SPOILER* "if anyone discovers exactly what the name is for, and why it exists, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarrely inexplicable" is what they discover at the end of "Jokester" :ninja:

[socksy]

where is the spoiler?

[Corun]

Guess 1:
Is it referring to gingerbread men? (I assume you know what I mean :-)).

I imagine something like:

He was young and got given one. He change the smile to be a sad face. And someone said something like: Aww. It's a sad cookie.

Guess 2:
I've seen OneSadBiscuit used by him also. I was thinking that maybe he was dipping biscuits in a hot drink and eating them (weirdo thing that us brits do, possible NZers as well). The biscuit drooped a bit (as though it was sad). And someone said something like: Man, thats one sad cookie.

Guess 3:
People have often "Given people cookies" in IRC channels etc. I was thinking maybe keith said he wasn't happy and someone "Gave him a sad cookie"

Guess 4:
I've heard people say things like: You're one sad cookie if you can't figure out how to... or something along those lines. Maybe someone said that to keith and he adopted the name :-).

Note, All of these guesses are supposed to be "Or something like that" guesses. :-)

I think that 3 and 4 are most likely, 2 is silly and 1 is just a wild guess :-)

[socksy]

Keith and his friends once played a game of dodgeball with cookies (or biscuits) and there were happy and sad cookies. One certain cookie that was most definately sad was thrown at his face. It missed and he ate four flying happy cookies. Everyone else had loads of sad cookies to eat and he only got happy cookies by the end of the day. He was upset and found the cookie that had missed him. He picked it up, found it had been trodden on and he put it on his head. Everyone then referred to him as one sad cookie. Instead of two sad cookies or three etc.

[socksy]

I'm getting hungry because of all this :-(
*Goes to get a cookie whilst waiting for 60 seconds to pass before posting*

[Duane]

My guess is that he saw my cooking, and thought "wow, that's one sad cookie/biscuit" :)

But really.

My theory is that OneSadCookie is a sign from the virgin huntress herself, Artemis. He is orion reincarnate, an spends his time hunting down ATI cards and shooting them. The name itself is a tribute to the moon. the common belief is that it is made of cheese, but Artemis wanted to fix that rumor. one side is made of cookie, the other biscuit. (cheese was taken my venus). If you tilt your head sideways why it's in first or third quarter, it looks sad. Hence OneSadCookie/Biscuit.

[socksy]

Contrary to most people's beliefs, cookies are different from biscuits and are not just a stupid americanism of the word. Cookies are softer and they are rarely dipped into tea, with a crust that usually can be bent. Biscuits are harder and seem less soft if you get what I mean... For an extreme example, take digestives and take millies cookies variety. If you haven't a clue what I'm on about, then go to http://www.omrlp.com/ and check out their 2005 manifescto on what they will do to little children showing signs of americanism.
Or just completely ignore this post altogether...

[Duane]

lol... I just read Snakey's post, thought about what a scholar he was-no joke-then looked u and saw "scholar" under his name! :lol:

[socksy]

*Is rather confused* I'm not a scholar, the post count thing recognises me as one but now I'm just :s
I'm in secondary... How does that make me a scholar?
School is evil, I had to start proper porgramming when I was nine, with codewarrior and stuff.

I still stick back on my original idea on OSC's name.

[Fenris]

Snakey: Scholar is your "post level" here. Keep posting and eventually, you'll be like OSC: Legendary.

Which brings me up to my guess:
In South America, there is the myth of the Viracocha, the legendary civilizers. The legend appears in various forms around the region, but they all have a few traits in common. The Viracocha came from the western sea, by way of a serpent in one way or the other. They taught the natives agriculture, ways to live, to scribe laws, build houses and raise animals. They brought mastery over technology. So, thinking about the origin of the Viracocha: what would you find west of South America? Well, New Zeeland, where Keith hails from.

How does this pertain to his name? Well, first of all, Keith has really pulled the blinds on you here. OneSadCookie is a distortion of his real name. It's not supposed to be "One Sad Cookie", but rather "Once A Cookie". What, you say? Yes, it's true. Once a cookie. "But what about the legend?" Well, the name "Viracocha" may mean "Of seafoam" in the old tongue, but it is a distortion as well. It is correctly transcribed as "Were A Cookie".

Makes sense, doesn't it?
"Once a cookie".
"Were a cookie".
The civilizer from the Pacific, who came to America to teach mastery over technology.

Does that sound plausible? Well, add in the fact that "Bauer" - Keith's family name - means "farmer" in German.

EDIT: Farmer, not builder.

[PowerMacX]

Snakey: Scholar is your "post level" here. Keep posting and eventually, you'll be like OSC: Legendary.

Which brings me up to my guess:
In South America, there is the myth of the Viracocha, the legendary civilizers. The legend appears in various forms around the region, but they all have a few traits in common. The Viracocha came from the western sea, by way of a serpent in one way or the other. They taught the natives agriculture, ways to live, to scribe laws, build houses and raise animals. They brought mastery over technology. So, thinking about the origin of the Viracocha: what would you find west of South America? Well, New Zeeland, where Keith hails from.

How does this pertain to his name? Well, first of all, Keith has really pulled the blinds on you here. OneSadCookie is a distortion of his real name. It's not supposed to be "One Sad Cookie", but rather "Once A Cookie". What, you say? Yes, it's true. Once a cookie. "But what about the legend?" Well, the name "Viracocha" may mean "Of seafoam" in the old tongue, but it is a distortion as well. It is correctly transcribed as "Were A Cookie".

Makes sense, doesn't it?
"Once a cookie".
"Were a cookie".
The civilizer from the Pacific, who came to America to teach mastery over technology.

Does that sound plausible? Well, add in the fact that "Bauer" - Keith's family name - means "builder" in German.

This sounds like the most plausible(2) (http://www.bartleby.com/61/32/P0363200.html) explanation so far... :lol:

[socksy]

Hmmm... Yours may have background backing but mine seems more plausible... :)

I realised the scholar bit and posting, I have been to many different types of forums and new alrady-it was the bit of him thinking of me as a scholar before hand which I didn't understand.

[Josh]

Snakey: Scholar is your "post level" here. Keep posting and eventually, you'll be like OSC: Legendary.

Which brings me up to my guess:
In South America, there is the myth of the Viracocha, the legendary civilizers. The legend appears in various forms around the region, but they all have a few traits in common. The Viracocha came from the western sea, by way of a serpent in one way or the other. They taught the natives agriculture, ways to live, to scribe laws, build houses and raise animals. They brought mastery over technology. So, thinking about the origin of the Viracocha: what would you find west of South America? Well, New Zeeland, where Keith hails from.

How does this pertain to his name? Well, first of all, Keith has really pulled the blinds on you here. OneSadCookie is a distortion of his real name. It's not supposed to be "One Sad Cookie", but rather "Once A Cookie". What, you say? Yes, it's true. Once a cookie. "But what about the legend?" Well, the name "Viracocha" may mean "Of seafoam" in the old tongue, but it is a distortion as well. It is correctly transcribed as "Were A Cookie".

Makes sense, doesn't it?
"Once a cookie".
"Were a cookie".
The civilizer from the Pacific, who came to America to teach mastery over technology.

Does that sound plausible? Well, add in the fact that "Bauer" - Keith's family name - means "builder" in German.
You spent way too much time on that, Ivan... ;)

[Fenris]

Josh: You what's creepy? I didn't. It all came over me in the five mins I wrote it. Hence, it has to be true. ;)

[Fenris]

PowerMacX: I just got what you meant by the (2) in your post. That's hilarious. :-D

[kelvin]

Its obviously an anagram for:

COKE, AI, NODOSE

Are you sure it's not "Coed oak noise"? (referring to college coeds, oak dorm room furni, and um... the subsequent noises they make)

[EvolPenguin]

"I came into this world as a muppet, Look into these eyes, you can see that they are googley.
Bigbird in his nest, and oscar in his can, Ernie is a guy, that lives with another man
HEY
Kermit's on the scene, you know it aint easy being green
But, I did it all for the cookie, hmm, the cookie, hmm, the cookie, and me can take the cookie, and stick it in my yum, stick it in my yum, stick it in my yum.
if it takes so long, why did we wait so long? To give me cookie? hmm? me got me cookie in my fur, it is blue, make me purr. Me so hungry, cuz I no have no cookie (can't understant it right here)
who has got me cookie, me just a sucker, with chocolate chip in my throat, made a mistake, I should give them a break, my heart'll ache, eat a cookie,

Cuz I did it all for the cookie, hmm, the cookie, hmm, the cookie,hmm, the cookie, hmm, the cookie hmm and me can take the cookie, and stick it in my yum, stick it in my yum, stick in my yum.

Yarg, barg, marg, garg"

Think Limp Bizkit's I did it all for the Noogie, CookieMonster style.

OSC got eaten by the cookie monster, and so he's sad. Changed his name to OneSadCookie.

Alex

[Leisure Suit Lurie]

Are you sure it's not "Coed oak noise"? (referring to college coeds, oak dorm room furni, and um... the subsequent noises they make)

I would go with I SOAK ONE COED

[socksy]

And then he sat back to admire his masterpiece. He then realised his first wacom created flat faced alien wasn't all it seemed.

[EvolPenguin]

I would go with I SOAK ONE COED

Haha, better than the first two :ninja:

Alex

[PowerMacX]

NEO: I CODE KAOS

:cool:

[iefan]

I would go with I SOAK ONE COED

I think that's rather innapproate. I however agree.

[socksy]

How come OSC hasn't commented in this thread?

[OneSadCookie]

I'm gonna have to vote snakey (post 9 (http://www.idevgames.com/forum/showpost.php?p=86125&postcount=9)) for style, ivan (post 22 (http://www.idevgames.com/forum/showpost.php?p=86167&postcount=22)) for inventiveness, and derek (post 2 (http://www.idevgames.com/forum/showpost.php?p=86071&postcount=2)) for being closest to the truth... in the sense of Sol being "close" to Alpha Centauri, perhaps, but closest nonetheless.

[DoG]

...Does that sound plausible? Well, add in the fact that "Bauer" - Keith's family name - means "builder" in German.
Not to disappoint, but "Bauer" means peasant/farmer in German. Neat story, nevertheless. :D

[Fenris]

It does? Oopsie. *Covers up German deficiency* In a way, it fits even better. ;) Thanks DoG!

[socksy]

Though post 9 wasn't actually a guess, rather a true statement. Or something.
Congratulations Fenris and lightbringer for getting norminated. etc etc.

[Duane]

Though post 9 wasn't actually a guess, rather a true statement. Or something.
Congratulations Fenris and lightbringer for getting norminated. etc etc.
I've always wanted to be norminated. :cool:

I was just about to say, "I wonder why keith's avoiding this thread..." :D

[socksy]

*nominates ryan for being the slowest to realise what's happening in this thread*
(no offence meant)


Yay! Another post! And the post number is some kind of malformed binary... 001, 100, 010?

[Duane]

*nominates ryan for being the slowest to realise what's happenng in this thread*

But I wanted to by norminated... :cry:

400th post! yay!

[socksy]

But I just did nominate you...but unfortunately yours wouldn't have been chosen unless it was the truth. It wasn't particularly wacky or crazy compared to some others in that thread.

[AnotherJake]

400th post! yay!
And just think, four times that and you'd be a little over half the amount of posts OSC has done.

We're talking about 3000 largely helpful posts here (that's take-home posts, after forum purges). Sometimes static in the mix. Many times just being a wise-ass. Every once in a while being a complete block-head. But really a LOT of helpful comments. What can you say about a guy that's smarter than Spock? I don't know, but "Thank You" OneSadCookie.

[Andrew]

It's from section 3.4.1.4 of the HID Usage Tables whitepaper (http://www.usb.org/developers/devclass_docs/Hut1_12.pdf):

OSC == One Shot Control

[thogben]

Cookies are sad beings. Imagine a cookies life....
We'll take a chocolate chip cookie for example:
What was previously disemboweled in the creation of the earth is brought back together after the painful split, Flour, Sugar, Brown Sugar, Pure Vanilla, Baking Soda, Eggs, Butter, Salt and Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips for an even more painful reunion. Its like siamese nonuplets (9 joined together* (http://planetmath.org/encyclopedia/Septuplet.html) ) breaking up, and then being forced back together. But this group of ingredients aren't just put together, oh no, they are whisked, beaten, heated, split up again into circular form. They are put into jars, airtight mind you. In these jars they remain until taken out to be devoured by the beasts that put them together in the first place. Thus cookies are sad by nature. I herby propose that OneSadCookie is one of the many sufferers in some stage of this malicious cycle.

[MattDiamond]

Here's a new suggestion for the origin of the nickname OneSadCookie.

Background: last week I was searching for the website where I had a vague recollection you could sign up for a free registration code for the game Galactic Patrol. Google quickly located it for me:

http://www.vendornation.com/WS4D_Cookie=x5.11.05_21,04,04_57685/community_gp/

Now check out that URL, see if you notice anything interesting.

(As followup, I searched the web for 1S4D_Cookie, IS4D_Cookie and other variants, didn't find anything. But if you search for ws4d_cookie you will get hits in the URLs of many, completely unrelated webpages. So apparently that URL is generated by some standard tool or technique that lots of websites are using; not sure what it is though.)

Just musing. Granted, it's a bit of a leap to get from WS4D_Cookie to One Sad Cookie, but who knows, maybe alcohol was involved somehow. :-)

[funkboy]

http://www.vendornation.com/WS4D_Cookie=x5.11.05_21,04,04_57685/community_gp/

Now check out that URL, see if you notice anything interesting.


Very interesting theory, and I wouldn't be surprised if alcohol and this were correct :)

http://filext.com/detaillist.php?extdetail=WS4D

Web Server 4D file extension.

[OneSadCookie]

Rereading this thread years later I realize that I didn't give Corun due credit for being just as close as Derek.

Let the speculation recommence :p

(Yes, I am bored)

[Hairball183]

Hey, if you're bored, I can always unload my programming questions on you. :p

My guess is, he was innocently downloading smiley faces off the internet one day. Months later, he decided to clean out the little spinning magnetic thingy that is his hard drive. When he got to his "Cookies" folder, he noticed that the website had placed a cookie on his hard drive in the form of a sad face image. He was moved to tears,(and rather inspired) by the hardship this smiley must have gone through to have such a sad face, but he did what was necessary and deleted it. However, he could not sleep that night, and decided he must carry on that smiley faces legacy. Thus, he came to forums and registered himself as OneSadCookie.

LG