Removed Personal Nerd Fluff Kibo is the nickname username and e mail address kibo world std com or kibo kibo com of James Parry b July 13 1967 a Usenetter known for his sense of humor various surrealist net pranks an absurdly long signature and an uncanny machine assisted knack for joining any thread in which his nom de guerre is mentioned to kiboze His exploits have gleaned him a multitude of enthusiasts who celebrate him as the head deity of the joke pseudo religion kibology centered on the newsgroup alt religion kibology James Parry grew up and lived in Schenectady New York before moving to Boston Massachusetts about 1990 where he lives today He initially was a Computer Engineering major at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute RPI in Troy NY but when he moved to Boston attended Emerson College where he studied videography and graphic design At that time he also worked as a typeface designer and for the world std com internet service provider whose praises he sings on his website in a rare moment where he is not being outrageously tongue in cheek He has a great artistic eye for typeface and developed several fonts in use today Many assume his nickname is derived from the acronym KIBO although Parry himself has repeatedly denied this Another rumor has it being short for King Body a pseudonym he very briefly used on computer forums as a freshman at RPI in the mid 1980 s Kibo is a supertaster and has prosopagnosia He frequently dyes his hair which as of late 2004 is bright orange Kibo likes bacon but greatly dislikes cheese External link Kibo s website