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CowboyNeal is the online nickname ("handle") on Slashdot and other Website s of Slashdot editor '''Jonathan Pater'''. His handle was inspired by a Grateful Dead tribute to Neal Cassady in their song, ''That’s It for The Other One,'' the lyrics of which run: Skippin’ through the lily fields I came across an empty space, It trembled and exploded, left a bus stop in its place. The bus came by and I got on, that’s when it all began, There was Cowboy Neal behind the wheel of a bus to never never land. He is best known as the target of the usual comic option on Slashdot's poll. In the past, nearly all Slashdot polls contained what is called a "CowboyNeal" option, where one of the poll options is either "CowboyNeal" or some variant. For example, if the poll was "What kind of vehicle do you drive?", the CowboyNeal option may be "CowboyNeal", or "CowboyNeal drives my limo" or even "I ride CowboyNeal's handlebars." This has spread outside of the poll and often jokes will be seen referencing CowboyNeal. During summer 2005, the former poll editor stopped being in charge and as a result the CowboyNeal option disappeared. From the moment of its disappearance its absence was questioned by the Slashdot community. However in mid- October 2005 it made a return in a poll regarding EULA s. CowboyNeal also appeared on the 2006 April Fool's joke poll titled "What is Cuter?". SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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