Oh! My mind thought "Group Buying On _____," but now that you say it's actually ...

portman · on June 3, 2011

It's intended to be a portmanteau of Group + Coupon, pronounced \ˈgrüˌpän

I've had an affinity for portmanteaus ever since I was 10, when I saw "portmanteau" in Through the Looking Glass and thought Lewis Carrol was talking about me. So I tend to be irrationally defensive of them.

mariuskempe · on June 3, 2011

That's one of the funniest things I've ever read on HN

btilly · on June 3, 2011

Is that why your user name is an abbreviation of portmanteau?

portman · on June 3, 2011

No, my first name is actually "Portman".

btilly · on June 4, 2011

That makes for a nice coincidence then!

alanfalcon · on June 4, 2011

Or is simply the underlying reason why he thought Carrol was talking about him.