Can we just settle on his forum name?

What shall we call him

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  • Muad'Dib

  • Success

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Apr 30, 2011
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Are we talking about the Messiah?
"My Lord, before you go, I've a filmclip you should read. It's a first-
approximation analysis on the Fremen religion. You'll recall you asked me to
report on it."
The Duke paused, spoke without turning. "Will it not wait?"
"Of course, my Lord. You asked what they were shouting, though. It was
'Mahdi!' They directed the term at the young master. When they--"
"At Paul?"
"Yes, my Lord. They've a legend here, a prophecy, that a leader will come to
them, child of a Bene Gesserit, to lead them to true freedom. It follows the
familiar messiah pattern."
"They think Paul is this . . . this . . . "
"They only hope, my Lord." Hawat extended a filmclip capsule.
 
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I just learned in a podcast that one of his coaches when he was U15/U17 nicknamed him "Texas Instrument" because during group outings where the youngsters were fighting and doing whatever they wanted, he followed precisely the training zone instructions that had been set with the coach without worrying about the others fighting at the front.
 
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Most riders don’t have forum nicknames—I see no need to create one someone who hasn’t won a GT, monument, WC, etc.? Van der Poel doesn’t have a nickname, just his initials. The best nicknames, when they do exist, come from other riders — e.g., Blobloblo or “Bottle”, or describe something very specific about the rider like “Team Gadret” or Banaito. But I guess it’s a slow week between big races?
 
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Most riders don’t have forum nicknames—I see no need to create one someone who hasn’t won a GT, monument, WC, etc.? Van der Poel doesn’t have a nickname, just his initials. The best nicknames, when they do exist, come from other riders — e.g., Blobloblo or “Bottle”, or describe something very specific about the rider like “Team Gadret” or Banaito. But I guess it’s a slow week between big races?
Let's never forget the king of nicknames: Belgian Pozzato...But we gotta change that now...
 
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I see no need to create one someone who hasn’t won a GT, monument, WC, etc.?

I see no reason to create a nickname for a rider who already has a nice and short name.

Alternatively, we could just call him 'Paul', though that could create some confusion...

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paul-hennequin-2026.jpg
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paul-ourselin-2026-n2-n3.jpg
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(Did I just go to CQ, checking for Pauls? Yes... Yes... I absolutely did.)
 

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