Mister Houtlust asked what the meaning of the name ‘Coolz0r’ is. From between my books (I’m still studying for the exam of governmental communication I have tomorrow morning) I’ll explain where it all comes from. You see ‘Coolz0r’ can be divided into two words, namely ‘cool’ and ‘z0r’. Here’s a dictionaric approach to those words and we’ll start with ‘cool’:
— Main Entry : cool
Pronunciation : ‘kül
Function: adjective
1 : moderately cold – lacking in warmth
2 a : marked by steady dispassionate calmness and self-control (…)
c of jazz : marked by restrained emotion and the frequent use of counterpoint
3 — used as an intensive (…)
4 : marked by deliberate effrontery or lack of due respect or discretion
5 : facilitating or suggesting relief from heat
6 a : of a color : producing an impression of being cool; (…)
b of a musical tone : relatively lacking in timbre or resonance
7 : slang : very good, excellent, wicked, fashionable, nifty
For ‘Coolz0r’, I chose numbers 6a (for the design) and 7 (for the name).
Now for the suffix ‘z0r’:
— Main Entry : z0r (z-zero-r)
Pronunciation : ‘zor
Function: adjective suffix
1 : of, relating to, or being — chiefly in adjectives indicating nationality or ethnic groups
The suffix ‘z0r’ isn’t listed in the dictionary. However and although it does exist, I did not invent it. It comes from a geeky world filled with nerds and gamers. It was used a lot, years ago when I was still a daily fragcat in the first edition of Battlefield 1942 and the Desert Combat mod built upon it. I haven’t had time to game and I sort of grew out of it, but I thought it looked nice to combine those two to create my nickname. The suffix ‘z0r’ is to be interpreted as the suffix ‘ish’ as it is used in ‘British’, ‘Turkish’ and so on.
When someone or something is ‘Coolz0r’ he or she (or it) belongs to ‘the tribe’ of cool and fashionable things and people.
The true name of this blog is Marketing Thoughts. Coolz0r is my nickname but at the same time it also stands for the excellent and nifty things. ‘Coolz0r – Marketing Thoughts’ should therefor be interpreted as ‘really cool marketing thoughts’. It’s a collection of marketing things and ideas I find on the interweb that truly impress me, of which I think they are of great and extraordinary creativity. The purplish cows that make the difference so to speak.
So. There you have it. Now back to my books. :)
Jason Schramm
June 25, 2006 at 2:56 am
lol. More about your name than I ever cared to find out. You did a good job explaining it. Now find me more pictures of girls playing soccer.