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The name Grimmriffer is a pun on ''Grim Reaper'', a colloquial name for the Angel of Death. This is not as goth as it sounds. "Riffer" refers to the act of "riffing," or making fun of a poor quality movie or other form of media in a humerous manor. The term was used extensively by the writers of the series Mystery Science Theater 3000, or MST3K, one of Grimmriffer's favorite shows. | The name Grimmriffer is a pun on ''Grim Reaper'', a colloquial name for the Angel of Death. This is not as goth as it sounds. "Riffer" refers to the act of "riffing," or making fun of a poor quality movie or other form of media in a humerous manor. The term was used extensively by the writers of the series Mystery Science Theater 3000, or MST3K, one of Grimmriffer's favorite shows. | ||
| − | "Grimm" is taken from the Nickleodeon show ''Grimm's Fairytale Classics'', in which Japaneese animators depict classic Grimm brothers' fairytales in a kid-friendly fashion. Grimmriffer | + | "Grimm" is taken from the Nickleodeon show ''Grimm's Fairytale Classics'', in which Japaneese animators depict classic Grimm brothers' fairytales in a kid-friendly fashion. At some point Grimmriffer decided to riff on several episodes of the show and upload the results onto Youtube. He even got as far as ordering a poorly-bootleged dvd off the internet. Sadly, he got bored or distracted and these plans never came to fruition. |
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| + | All of Grimmriffer's signatures are based on highlights from MST3K. | ||
Revision as of 22:08, 10 December 2007
Grimmriffer is a male twenty-something who lives on the west coast of florida. He has been a proud member of the Sydelxia forums since June 2007, although he had been a "lurker" since late 2006. He discovered Sydlexia by searching for the lyrics to the Heathcliff theme song.
Nomenclenture
The name Grimmriffer is a pun on Grim Reaper, a colloquial name for the Angel of Death. This is not as goth as it sounds. "Riffer" refers to the act of "riffing," or making fun of a poor quality movie or other form of media in a humerous manor. The term was used extensively by the writers of the series Mystery Science Theater 3000, or MST3K, one of Grimmriffer's favorite shows.
"Grimm" is taken from the Nickleodeon show Grimm's Fairytale Classics, in which Japaneese animators depict classic Grimm brothers' fairytales in a kid-friendly fashion. At some point Grimmriffer decided to riff on several episodes of the show and upload the results onto Youtube. He even got as far as ordering a poorly-bootleged dvd off the internet. Sadly, he got bored or distracted and these plans never came to fruition.
Signature Archive
All of Grimmriffer's signatures are based on highlights from MST3K.
