Mevdor
From Conner 2
Mevdor is a term used in reference to floor residents Mason Tang and Evan Iwerks, both collectively and generally.
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Origins
One day in October 2006, seniors Ruth and Sam noticed that freshman roommates Mason and Evan were nearly inseparable, and, except for a height difference of approximately one hunt, basically indistinguishable. Since neither of them had any problem sets to do or anything, Ruth and Sam burst into 212C to inform the freshmen that they had now lost their individual identities, and that their names would now be blended together into a single word describing both of them equally. After rejecting such unpronounceable terms as "Evson" and "Mavan," the seniors finally settled on "Mevan."
A few weeks later, the floor got Guitar Hero II, a game in which where Trogdor is a playable song. Neither Ruth nor Sam was particularly good at the game, but everyone on the floor agreed that just watching them play Trogdor on medium difficulty was just about the most awesome thing they had ever seen. 1.6 kilomaurers of awesome, to be exact. Whenever Ruth and Sam got frustrated with work, which, since it was their senior year, was about once a month, they would find each other on the floor and either sing "Bombs Over Baghdad" by Outkast or play Trogdor on Guitar Hero II.
Unfortunately, all of Conner 2's gaming equipment is locked in a cabinet, and at the time only Mevan had the keys for said cabinet. Incidentally, the cabinet could be forced open easily without using the keys at all, but Sam and Ruth didn't know that at the time. On this fateful night, neither freshman was home. Sam and Ruth were inconsolable, and sat on the comfortable couch in the floor lounge screaming for Mevan's help. Eventually, these cries of "MEVAN!!" became intermingled with cries of "TROGDOR!!" in reference to the lyrics of the Guitar Hero song that they wanted to play. It's difficult to say which senior first yelled "MEVAN!! TROGDOR!! MEV... DOOOOOR!!"
But it's certain that on that night, Mevdor was born.
Proper Usage
Most floor residents use the term "Mevdor" as (1) a collective noun referring to both Mason and Evan simultaneously, (2) a pronoun of sorts, referring to either Mason or Evan individually, or (3) an exclamation used to summon either Mason or Evan. Examples of these three cases are provided below.
- "Mevdor, Rick, and Spam are playing Smash in the floor lounge, but they better get out of there before Lost starts, or Ruth will sit on them."
- "The N64 belongs to Sam, but I'm not sure who owns the PS2. Probably Mevdor."
- "MEEEV DOOOOOOR!! MEEEEEV DOOOOR!! I need a band-aid, and there's nobody else around."
When referring to Mason or Evan individually, most floor residents still use their individual names.
- "Mason made apple fried rice for Apple Bake, but Evan was at home teaching Sunday School that afternoon."
Sam, however, insists on using the nickname Mevdor for both the individual and collective forms of Mevdor, with no regard for comprehensibility.
- "Mevdor might sleep in the floor lounge tonight because Mevdor is having some friends over."
- "I have Mevdor's phone number, but not Mevdor's."
History
At Sam's suggestion, Ruth once drew a not-at-all-culturally-insensitive portrait of Mevdor on the floor whiteboard, which remained there for most of the year.
Mevdor is a Mii, and can therefore be used to play Wii Tennis against Gandhi, Gary Coleman, or Susan Hockfield.
Mevdor was the name of Mason and Evan's team in the IAP 2007 6.270 competition. They designed the appropriately-named robot Mevtron.
Controversy
As noted above, the name arose because the roommates were "nearly inseparable, and ... basically indistinguishable." Mevdor are no longer roommates, nor are they inseparable or indistinguishable. However, like FGS, the term will likely remain in common usage as long as Mason and Evan both remain on the floor.
