From: Ralf Hildebrandt (Ralf.Hildebrandtcharite.de)
Date: Fri Jul 17 2009 - 00:09:49 CDT

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* Michael Orlitzky <michaelorlitzky.com>:

> From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oedipus,
>
> Continuing his journey to Thebes, Oedipus encounters the Sphinx who
> would stop all those who traveled to Thebes and ask them a riddle. If
> the travelers were unable to answer correctly, they were eaten by the
> Sphinx; if they were successful, they would be able to continue their
> journey.
>
> Short, no collisions, and has an 'x' to supply coolness. I am partial to
> "prefix," though, and agree that "bouncer" would just confuse people.

But then oedipus is more widely know for what he did with his mother.

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