nicknamed splinter for "obvious reasons"?

[IndigoErth]

Originally Posted by Leo656

Since April can't "see" his flashback, it would not be in any way "obvious" to her. Nor to anyone else who wasn't being explicitly shown the flashback.

Originally Posted by Leo656

It's true though! Even as a kid, in my head April's just sitting there, waiting to be told what the "obvious" reasons are for Splinter's nickname, because he didn't explain it at all.

"These kids are named after artists. I'm Splinter."
"Okay, why?"
"It's obvious."
"............."

Yeaaah, very good point.

Next time I see a thread on any forum asking about user screen names and what it means, I'm just going to use that, "for obvious reasons."