# Inigo Montoya (username) is retiring. You may now call me “The Great Sun Jester.” **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 21, 2013, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inigo-montoya-username-is-retiring-you-may-now-call-me-the-great-sun-jester/653555 "2013-03-21T18:43:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inigo-montoya-username-is-retiring-you-may-now-call-me-the-great-sun-jester/653555/1 "2013-03-21T18:43:18Z")
Inigo Montoya used to be a good fit–nuts, tormented, driven beyond hope & reason, maniacal. As Inigo Montoya, I’ve tried fairly recently to explain my extreme ambivalence for Mania, which pretty much defined me for 30+ years. As part of an effort that began over 9 years ago to get my shit together, I had to give it up and with the aid of a lot of introspection, self-discipline, support at home and from here, (prescribed) drugs, and doctors I seem to have found a lifestyle that has enabled me to do just that. I’ve played with the idea of a name change for quite a while, trying to decide if I was just running from 9 years of erratic posting & baggage, in which case the best solution would be to just not post here anymore, or if there was some other reason. Well, there is another reason, oddly enough explained through a positive slant on the Blue Öyster Cult song, “The Great Sun Jester.” The song describes my situation perfectly: The heat, the laughter, the tremendous delusional passion, and the grandiosity of being perfect in every way although understood by nobody—all of that, I am giving up. Willingly? Well, yes, but only in the sense an addict willingly gives up his junk after a successful intervention. It is given up with deep, persistent longing. Killing my inner clown is best for everyone, which in turn is best for me. So, as a means of separating myself from Inigo Montoya’s posting style & past, while still recognizing the monsters that I’ve been I give you the cold & sane, **The Great Sun Jester**. No smarter, no more insightful, and much less inclined to discuss mental disorders with those who don’t have 'em (the judgment never seems to be worth the effort). I’m the same guy I was 9 (even 5) years ago, but not the same person, and I won’t be going back. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inigo-montoya-username-is-retiring-you-may-now-call-me-the-great-sun-jester/653555/2 "2013-03-21T18:50:01Z")
Alright then. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inigo-montoya-username-is-retiring-you-may-now-call-me-the-great-sun-jester/653555/3 "2013-03-21T18:52:29Z")
Good for you. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inigo-montoya-username-is-retiring-you-may-now-call-me-the-great-sun-jester/653555/4 "2013-03-21T18:52:51Z")
_Finally_, I can come clean: I killed your father. ---
**Author:** ![picker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/picker/32/13969_2.png) [@picker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picker)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inigo-montoya-username-is-retiring-you-may-now-call-me-the-great-sun-jester/653555/5 "2013-03-21T18:54:07Z")
Nice to meet you then, **Great Sun Jester**. I hope things continue to improve for you; I’m glad you’ve made some headway towards happiness. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inigo-montoya-username-is-retiring-you-may-now-call-me-the-great-sun-jester/653555/6 "2013-03-21T18:55:38Z")
> [@pravnik](#): > > _Finally_, I can come clean: I killed your father. Prepare to die. ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inigo-montoya-username-is-retiring-you-may-now-call-me-the-great-sun-jester/653555/7 "2013-03-21T19:04:24Z")
I liked your old name, and the new one is pretty cool too. Congratulations on your personal progress. I hope it continues. ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inigo-montoya-username-is-retiring-you-may-now-call-me-the-great-sun-jester/653555/8 "2013-03-21T19:08:50Z")
You mean you couldn’t go with the Dread Pirate Robberts? For shame, who’s going to be scared of The Great Sun Jester? I mean really, you had the whole package right there for you. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inigo-montoya-username-is-retiring-you-may-now-call-me-the-great-sun-jester/653555/9 "2013-03-21T20:00:13Z")
> [@Edward\_The\_Head](#): > > You mean you couldn’t go with the Dread Pirate Robberts? For shame, who’s going to be scared of The Great Sun Jester? I mean really, you had the whole package right there for you. - No \*one would surrender to the dread pirate Westley. Congrats on moving forward, **Inigo**! I mean, **Jestergo**! I mean… aw, hell. ---
**Author:** ![chargerrich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chargerrich/32/5399_2.png) [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inigo-montoya-username-is-retiring-you-may-now-call-me-the-great-sun-jester/653555/10 "2013-03-21T20:07:22Z")
\*\*Inconceivable!!! \*\* ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inigo-montoya-username-is-retiring-you-may-now-call-me-the-great-sun-jester/653555/11 "2013-03-21T21:03:10Z")
> [@chargerrich](#): > > \*\*Inconceivable!!! \*\* You keep using that word… (Welcome to the changed name club. I don’t even remember what my original was.) ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inigo-montoya-username-is-retiring-you-may-now-call-me-the-great-sun-jester/653555/12 "2013-03-21T21:11:40Z")
Nice to be able to change usernames as you wish. ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inigo-montoya-username-is-retiring-you-may-now-call-me-the-great-sun-jester/653555/13 "2013-03-21T21:31:13Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > Nice to be able to change usernames as you wish. I think you just email the mods and beg. ---
**Author:** ![Sefton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inigo-montoya-username-is-retiring-you-may-now-call-me-the-great-sun-jester/653555/14 "2013-03-21T21:41:30Z")
Well done. **Inigo Montoya** always seemed a little, well, off. But **The Great Sun Jester** simply reeks of sanity. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inigo-montoya-username-is-retiring-you-may-now-call-me-the-great-sun-jester/653555/15 "2013-03-21T21:50:05Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > Nice to be able to change usernames as you wish. > [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](#): > > I think you just email the mods and beg. Actually, you should ask an admin. But yeah, they’ll change your name, once. They’re reluctant to do so multiple times, though. But one name change is usually not a problem for them. ---
**Author:** ![Troppus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a587f6/32.png) [@Troppus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troppus)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inigo-montoya-username-is-retiring-you-may-now-call-me-the-great-sun-jester/653555/16 "2013-03-21T21:51:33Z")
Ah hell. Can I still give you shit about your Miata? I mean, MR2? (J/K, MR2s are a blast to drive, and totes masculine, especially the turbo) ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inigo-montoya-username-is-retiring-you-may-now-call-me-the-great-sun-jester/653555/17 "2013-03-21T22:10:00Z")
> [@The Great Sun Jester](#): > > … No smarter, no more insightful, and much less inclined to discuss mental disorders with those who don’t have 'em (the judgment never seems to be worth the effort). … Awww. ☹ Someone started a thread a while ago asking what it’s like to be manic, and you posted one of the most nuanced, thoughtful, detailed responses I have ever read. It was a fascinating insight for me into the way someone else’s mind works. I’m sure you’ve gotten plenty of shit over the years (there IS a stigma around mental illness, after all) but I want you to know that I think your strength and perseverence and sheer willpower are pretty damn awesome. Anyway, welcome(ish) to the SDMB, **The Great Sun Jester**. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inigo-montoya-username-is-retiring-you-may-now-call-me-the-great-sun-jester/653555/18 "2013-03-21T22:11:11Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > Nice to be able to change usernames as you wish. … aaaaaaaas youuuuuuuuuu wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiish … ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inigo-montoya-username-is-retiring-you-may-now-call-me-the-great-sun-jester/653555/19 "2013-03-21T23:46:04Z")
Always a Pleasure to have you back again, GSJ. Stay Cool. ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2013, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inigo-montoya-username-is-retiring-you-may-now-call-me-the-great-sun-jester/653555/20 "2013-03-22T00:00:33Z")
> [@Sefton](#): > > Well done. **Inigo Montoya** always seemed a little, well, off. But **The Great Sun Jester** simply reeks of sanity. Is that what that smell is? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inigo-montoya-username-is-retiring-you-may-now-call-me-the-great-sun-jester/653555.md?page=2)