FOF2K4 - the K episode

portnoise · 11-15-2003, 10:34 AM

So I have an unusual last name, Kugelmass, which gets mangled and misspelled daily. The only place I've seen this name outside my own family is in a surrealistic Woody Allen story "The Kugelmass Episode" in which (i think) a selfish schlump named Kugelmass gets sucked into a copy of Madam Bovary... not too flattering. :-)

So imagine my surprise when, in my first 2K4 dispersal draft with fictional players, there's a linebacker named Kugelmass! I'm thinking, if Jim just used names from the phone book, the chance of a Kugelmass appearing would be unlikely at best... so I figure he must have dumped the names of his customers into the database at some point. Anyone else notice this?

Given that that's as close as anyone in my family will ever and-I-mean-ever come to being a pro football player, I thought it was a nice touch! Made me happy...

...as does the game, which so far seems like the best one since FOF2. Clearly, quality is in the details. Great job, Jim.

3ric · 11-15-2003, 11:05 AM

Yes, I'm in the database too since I'm a customer - this is a thing Jim has done for some years now. My last name could be even more rare than Kugelmass!

jetpunk2000 · 11-15-2003, 11:06 AM

I'm pretty sure Jim has used the customer list in the past, so that's probably the case. Never seen a McManus in the game yet though.

Darkiller · 11-15-2003, 11:46 AM

I agree, after simmint my first few seasons, I have the impression that this is definitely the best FOF since FOF2.

Silver Owl · 11-15-2003, 12:40 PM

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Originally posted by jetpunk2000
I'm pretty sure Jim has used the customer list in the past, so that's probably the case. Never seen a McManus in the game yet though.

jetpunk2000,
Do you by any chance have any relatives from Ohio, Kentucky or W.Virginia. I'm a McManus also.

korme · 11-15-2003, 02:03 PM

Umm, not a bad McManus.

Primal · 11-15-2003, 02:13 PM

Hmm... Any Ahlstrom's in there?

SackAttack · 11-15-2003, 02:14 PM

Haven't seen a Hiscock since FOF2, and never a *Josh* Hiscock, but with fictional rosters in FOF 2004, the starting QB of the Baltimore Ravens is named Gus Hitchcock. That was kinda frightening.

korme · 11-15-2003, 02:20 PM

Just go to your league's Career Statistics, sort by name on Misc. stats, and click on the letter of your last name.

JeeberD · 11-15-2003, 02:21 PM

Josh, how do you pronounce your last name? Is it Hisk-ock or is it pronounced like I usually read it, His-cock?

Just curious...

Oh, and I've never seen an Eckberg in the game...

Blade6119 · 11-15-2003, 03:16 PM

well, ive got Mayes...thats pretty common...but ive never seen my first name in their and that is a really rare name

Cringer · 11-15-2003, 03:49 PM

I have seen my last name once, can't remember if it was in TCY or FOF2001........but i saw it once and it was cool.

Cringer · 11-15-2003, 03:55 PM

I have seen my last name once, can't remember if it was in TCY or FOF2001........but i saw it once and it was cool.

ISiddiqui · 11-15-2003, 04:13 PM

Hmmm.. I wonder if Siddiqui is in there

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IMetTrentGreen · 11-15-2003, 05:11 PM

i had a kocurek in fof2. i think his first name was oscar, though

Neuqua · 11-15-2003, 05:29 PM

There's a 'VerBa' but no 'VerMa.' Stupid foreign last name. I wonder if Sunny made it in.

jetpunk2000 · 11-17-2003, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Do you by any chance have any relatives from Ohio, Kentucky or W.Virginia. I'm a McManus also.

I don't believe so, but hey, you never know. =o). Do you know of any New York McManus' that you're related to?

MrBug708 · 11-17-2003, 03:55 PM

I've sceen Siddiqui in TCY a few times actually

Silver Owl · 11-17-2003, 04:13 PM

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Originally posted by jetpunk2000
I don't believe so, but hey, you never know. =o). Do you know of any New York McManus' that you're related to?

Non, that I can think of right off hand.

SackAttack · 11-17-2003, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by JeeberD
Josh, how do you pronounce your last name? Is it Hisk-ock or is it pronounced like I usually read it, His-cock?

Just curious...

I've always pronounced it Hiss-cock, but perhaps that's the same as Hisk-ock. At any rate, there's definitely no soft s in there. Those who have tried to pronounce it that way sadly no longer count themselves among the living.

Abe Sargent · 11-17-2003, 05:04 PM

Never seen Sargent and that's a more well known name too.

-Anxiety

11-15-2003, 11:05 AM	#2
3ric College Starter Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Sweden	Yes, I'm in the database too since I'm a customer - this is a thing Jim has done for some years now. My last name could be even more rare than Kugelmass! __________________ San Diego Chargers (HFL) - Lappland Reindeers (WOOF) - Gothenburg Giants (IHOF) Indiana: A TCY VC - year 2044 - the longest running dynasty ever on FOFC! Last edited by 3ric : 11-15-2003 at 11:07 AM.

11-15-2003, 11:46 AM	#4
Darkiller FOF2 Guy Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Paris, France	I agree, after simmint my first few seasons, I have the impression that this is definitely the best FOF since FOF2. __________________ FOF2 lives on / Continue to support the best game ever ! - Owner of the San Francisco 49ers in FOF2 - Charter member of the IHOF and owner of the Paris Musketeers franchise (FOF2004) - Chairman of the IHOF Hall of Fame - Athletic Director of the Brigham Young Cougars in TCY FOF Legend: Hall of Fame QB Brock Sheriff #5, one of the most popular player in Front Office Football history.

11-15-2003, 02:21 PM	#10
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Josh, how do you pronounce your last name? Is it Hisk-ock or is it pronounced like I usually read it, His-cock? Just curious... Oh, and I've never seen an Eckberg in the game... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

11-15-2003, 03:16 PM	#11
Blade6119 Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona	well, ive got Mayes...thats pretty common...but ive never seen my first name in their and that is a really rare name __________________ *Underachievement* The tallest blade of grass is the first to be cut by the lawnmower. *Despair* It's always darkest just before it goes pitch black. *Demotivation* Sometimes the best solution to morale problems is just to fire all of the unhappy people. http://www.despair.com/viewall.html

11-15-2003, 03:49 PM	#12
Cringer Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Edinburg,TX	I have seen my last name once, can't remember if it was in TCY or FOF2001........but i saw it once and it was cool. __________________ You Stole Fizzy Lifting drinks! You bumped into the ceiling which now has to be washed and steralized, so you get NOTHING! You lose!

11-15-2003, 11:06 AM	#3
jetpunk2000 Waterboy Forever Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Oceanside NY	I'm pretty sure Jim has used the customer list in the past, so that's probably the case. Never seen a McManus in the game yet though.

11-15-2003, 02:03 PM	#6
korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio	Umm, not a bad McManus.

11-15-2003, 02:13 PM	#7
Primal High School JV Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Huntington Beach, CA	Hmm... Any Ahlstrom's in there?

11-15-2003, 02:14 PM	#8
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	Haven't seen a Hiscock since FOF2, and never a Josh Hiscock, but with fictional rosters in FOF 2004, the starting QB of the Baltimore Ravens is named Gus Hitchcock. That was kinda frightening.

11-15-2003, 02:20 PM	#9
korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio	Just go to your league's Career Statistics, sort by name on Misc. stats, and click on the letter of your last name.

11-15-2003, 03:55 PM	#13
Cringer Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Edinburg,TX	I have seen my last name once, can't remember if it was in TCY or FOF2001........but i saw it once and it was cool. __________________ You Stole Fizzy Lifting drinks! You bumped into the ceiling which now has to be washed and steralized, so you get NOTHING! You lose!

11-15-2003, 04:13 PM	#14
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	Hmmm.. I wonder if Siddiqui is in there . __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

11-15-2003, 05:11 PM	#15
IMetTrentGreen College Prospect Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Austin, Texas	i had a kocurek in fof2. i think his first name was oscar, though

11-15-2003, 05:29 PM	#16
Neuqua Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Chicago, Ill	There's a 'VerBa' but no 'VerMa.' Stupid foreign last name. I wonder if Sunny made it in. __________________ Our Deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be?

11-17-2003, 03:55 PM	#18
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	I've sceen Siddiqui in TCY a few times actually

11-17-2003, 05:04 PM	#21
Abe Sargent Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Catonsville, MD	Never seen Sargent and that's a more well known name too. -Anxiety __________________ Check out my two current weekly Magic columns! https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/?action=search&page=1&author[]=Abe%20Sargent

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