Great thread!

My name comes from a quote in the film "Army of Darkness". When Ash is taken prisoner by the knights at the start of the film, one of his fellow prisoners identifies himself as the Leader of the opposing knight's forces. He tells Ash his name and title, proud of his warrior heritage.

Ash, unimpressed, says "Well, Hello, Mr. Fancy Pants. Look, I got news for you, pal. You ain't in charge of but two things right now: Jack and sh!t. And Jack left town!"

Being a huge Evil Dead/Bruce Campbell fan since I was 12 years old (in 1983), I wanted to pay tribute to the series in some way. Also, I knew that any hardcore fans of the series would spot it right away and identify me as a fan.

It's funny because people on other forums thinks my name is Jack, but it's not, it's actually Dino. Yes, like the pet on the Flintstones. I used to tell people my Mom went into labor while watching the Flintstones and named me after the dinosaur. Older people ask if I'm named after "Dean "Dino Vino" Martin, lol.

The truth is I am named after my Father's nickname. "Il Dino" translated means "The Dean". The term comes from the Latin "decanus", "a leader of ten", taken from the medieval monasteries, which were often extremely large, with hundreds of monks (the size of a small college campus). The monks were organized into groups of ten for administrative purposes, along the lines of military platoons, headed by a senior monk, the decanus.

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The head of General Joe Colton