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What's the story behind your username? (beehaw.org)

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And did you choose decent one this time or Rimjob_stew one?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Rottcodd is a character in Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast novels. He's the curator of The Hall of Bright Carvings - a sculpture gallery in a far distant corner of the castle that virtually no one ever visits - where he leads a simple and contented life. When he isn't working or loafing about, he spends time observing the distant life of the castle - or what he can see of it at least - through a single tiny window.

For better or worse, I relate...