Why the name blackie?

My very first access to the internet was at the university back in 1991. I had heart about all the interesting programs one could download from this thingy called the internet, and I therefore asked our system administrator for a access permission.

To get access I needed a user name he told me.
What is a user name I asked
a long description followed....
OK, how about jesper I suggested
Taken
How about pedersen then I suggested
Taken
How about beers? I suggested with a smile
Illegal due to institute policy he claimed
How about blackie I tried
OK!

blackie was the name of an electrical eel I had at that time, below you can see the only two pictures I have with it.

Jesper Kjær Pedersen <blackie@blackie.dk>

Last modified: Fri Apr 8 14:48:03 2005