Removed Personal Nerd Fluff   Kibo is the nickname username and email address kiboworldstdcom or kibokibocom of James Parry b July   a Usenetter known for his sense of humor various surrealist net pranks an absurdly long signature and an uncanny machineassisted 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 pseudoreligion kibology centered on the newsgroup altreligionkibology   James Parry grew up and lived in Schenectady New York before moving to Boston Massachusetts about  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 worldstdcom internet service provider whose praises he sings on his website in a rare moment where he is not being outrageously tongueincheek  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 mids  Kibo is a supertaster and has prosopagnosia  He frequently dyes his hair which as of late  is bright orange  Kibo likes bacon but greatly dislikes cheese   External link  Kibos website