In the beginning of me, there was me, and I was content.

As my childhood universe expanded, suddenly there existed a great number of other people whom also answered to names such as "John" or "Crane". Some even answered to both! This was intolerable!

To make things worse, I often heard "You look just like my cousin!" or usually some guy named Mike, or Mark.

With friends that looked just like me, and friends with the same name, I didn't have just an identity crisis, I felt like I was having an identity shortage!

My syllabically-deficient first AND last name only made it that much worse.

Any thoughts of 'eliminating the competition' were dropped quickly, I was clearly outnumbered. There had to be solutions.

Using my initials was next option, but I was already hanging around with a JP, and a JC. So, heck with it, I used all three.

JPC. Awkward and unwieldy. So was I back then, so it fit.

Over the next year it slipped around, got slurred together, and was finally spelled phonetically.

(the 'Jo' still sounds like it does from 'John') Often shortened to just 'Jops'

Common mispronunciations: jahp-SEE, Jose, Jesus, and Jeupzey

For whatever reason, I seem to be the only person on the searchable Internet with this nickname. What makes it so unique? Well, now, if I were a specific someone else, I'd answer with "Mr. Protocol is glad you asked!" But I'm not, so I'll just answer the question:

1. All 5 letters are in alphabetical order!
2. It's a proper noun, a verb, an adjective, a prefix, and a domain!
3. All web searches for Jopsy point to no one but me! (An exception has been found refering to Journalism and Psychology, but ruled as spurious)
4. Only 5 words in the English language contain all 5 of these letters!
   • jasponyx,
     
   • jockeyship,
     
   • prejudiciously,
     
   • (I forget #4) and,
     
   • jeopardariously, (which even has them in the right order!)

• - Makes a fantastic unix login/email address
  
• - Easy to type
  
• - Great vanity license plate
  
• - Trippy conversation starter
  
• - Has the same number of syllables as my first and last name together, but stays unique even when abbreviated.
  
• - I never have to worry about clarifying 'which' Jopsy I am.
  
• - I've had a series of roommates named John for the last 8 years. (They don't answer to John at home either. ;-)
  

• - sushi-chefs always end up calling me "Chopstick!" or "Jospy!"
  
• - package pick-up at the post office or cashing checks can be difficult.
  
• - Pepsi sounds too much like Jopsy... and often catches my ear.
• - I hear "What's a Jopsy"... often.