I can always keep you guys straight; Omni lives close by me, and you (sadly) do not. I would be sad if you picked a new name, but you will always be Omni-not to me.
PS–pick something in Latin, and join the cool Latin-named group with me. 
“Happiness is nonetheless true happiness because it must come to an end, nor do thought and love lose their value because they are not everlasting.”
On the subject of Mad Magazine, omni could call himself ** Alfred E. Neuman** , the " What, me worry?" guy with the freckles & gap-toothed grin.
YO-HO, ME HEARTIES! ALL HANDS ON DECK FOR THE MUSICAL BATTLE AT SEA!
That sounds ok.Use a real name, perhaps a celebrity that’n not that well known.Maybe some silent movie star or minor porno star.
By the way, I should make it clear that before this thread no idea that omniscientnot and omniscient were different people. I had assumed that omniscient had just created a second profile title “omniscientnot” as a tongue-in-cheek me culpa for some mistake he or she had made.
And I still think my idea was awesome.
Nothing I write about any person or group should be applied to a larger group.
MC:
Unless they ran more than one cycle of that joke (which they could have, of course) the piece in MAD that you are referring to was a parody of Gasoline Alley.
And shifting “omniscient” to Greek should use the root from gnosko (to know), not sophe (wisdom).
Therefore “not omnisicent” would probably turn into “oupanegnosthe” while “omniscientnot” would become “panegnosthenot”.
How about “Ralph”?
Tom~
weird thing was that as I was reading this thread, I had the song “Professional Pirate” (Tim Curry’s song from Muppet Treasure Island) stuck in my head. I didn’t realize it until I read that sig.
“Ah I love it! Tis poetry in motion!”
“I’m just too much for human existence – I should be animated.”
–Wayne Knight
I like that song. How about some pirate names for omniscientnot: Headless Bill, Old Tom, dead Tom…
I would think Lanna had first dibs on that name.
Going along with the pirate theme, how about Dread Pirate Roberts?
Inigo Montoya?
Or how about Muerte?
Your Official Cat Goddess since 10/20/99.
Name yourself…erg, Gordian (sp?) That way you can refer to yourself as the GordianNot. 
>>Being Chaotic Evil means never having to say your sorry…unless the other guy is bigger than you.<<
—The dragon observes
Gosh, dial 1-800-get-hair…
Oh, wait, I have HAIR! How about 1-800-get-clue? Does that compute? No? Well, shit howdy and call me a doll! Fuck yourself until it hurts and dial 1-800-get-life…
Oh pooh… maybe that’s just me. All those 1 800 numbers and all…
Byzantine: Huh???
Byz: ¿que?
Well, this thread has been amusing, and disturbing all in one. I feel terrible for such contraversy, and intend no malice in any way.
This thread has also been a ideal example of the TM’s ability to twist any thread into a freakish tangent in no way related to the OP.
I must say that imnotomni has a tremendous allure to it, being a near palindrome and all, but it doesn’t really solve the problem now does it?
Boris, where have you been?
I don’t really know how to reply to this thread. I partly feel an obligation to contribute a amazingly stunning, and creative name to resolve this issue happily. But I’m not the most creative person in the world, and definately not in this group.
Part of me will miss omni-not, your kinda my shadow, my soul (ala Simpsons), my little lap dog, just teasing ;).
I don’t know, but since this thread is partially devoted to me I really should have something good to say, but this lame post is all I have to offer.
In short, omni-not, you’ve always had my blessing (not that it means much) and I’ve just loved teasing you, don’t expect it to stop even if you do change your name :D.
Maybe I’ll get back to you with something evolutionary…hey quit laughing, it could happen.
Omnipresent?
Omnivorous?
Omnidextrous?
Onomatapoeia?
Edgar?
I’d just like to add my vote as a Muppet Treasure Island fan. Great music, including ‘Boom, Sha-Kalaka’, ‘Cabin Fever’, and the opening theme.
And my favourite joke: Big Fat Ugly Baby-eating O’Brien.
Hey, now there’s a name!
“Well, roll me in eggs and flour and bake me for forty minutes!”
Aye, I do. I think ‘Lannaralph’ is a very nice name, is it not? Maybe I should change my screen name, or at least my username.
Heh, it cracks me up though that I more or less disappear for months, and I still can’t escape that… How did the Ralph thing start, anyway?
Uh, back to the topic, forget the clever names. There’s no need to be witty. Go with Preston. I love that name. In fact, I’m going to name one of my way-off-in-the-distant-future kids Preston. (Oh, and the first to suggest I just christen him “Punch Me” instead shall be pelted with Mentos of Death…) Preston is a very nice name. C’mon, you know you want to.
-Lannaralph
Just don’t name your kid bentley. That’s a name fora butler or a car.
“nowayrelatedtotheOP” would be good screen name for someone
OOOOOH!!
OOOOOHHHH!
Puddin’ Tame! Puddin’ Tame!
“I’m still here, asshole!”-Angus Bethune
:::makin’ his list, checkin’ it twice, gonna find out who’s naughty or nice:::
Oh… omniscientnot checking in, here. Geez, what can I say but I’m touched by such an outpouring of emotion. Still pondering, weighing and deliberating. We’ve pretty much run the gamut from those who had no problem distinguishing between my twin and I, to those who had no idea we were not exactly joined at the hip.
A few asides:
tomndebb + Boris B: one of my initial choices (the partial re-invention one) went pretty much along the lines you suggested (i.e. switching from Latin to Greek).
Guano: I thought you had pretty much hit it on the head with Big Fat Ugly Baby-eating - unfortunately I must decline since I am not an O’Brien.
Byzantine: Your post was…well, byzantine.
Gaudere: Thanks for the sweet parenthesis.
Going back to my lair, eagerly awaiting the rest of the Teeming Millions.
The soon-to-be deconstructed omniscientnot.
Having left my lair for my constitutional this morning, I stumbled across what had been staring at me for the past couple of days and could be a more than suitable candidate for my future handle. It was so obvious, I had been looking at it without really seeing it: a jack-o’-lantern sitting proudly on the edge of a porch somewhere in Rockliffe Village. The mind being what it is, this jack-o’-lantern soon became The Great Pumpkin. What do you think? It would certainly be less pompous than pangnosticnot or doctuscumlibro – those two surely didn’t receive too many comments ::sigh:: – and more…playful while retaining a certain air of authority. Granted, it wouldn’t have the cachet of a Brad or even a Ralph, but yet…
Still open to suggestions 'til the 31st. The fact that the deadline and Hallow’en fall on the same day is pure coincidence. Cross my heart…
I fail to see what the problem is with what everybody calls you, N E Weighs…Omni-Not!