Gaff: A trick or gimmick. Also a hook used to manipulate objects, such as cargo or carcasses.
Deckard: "Deck of Cards", something a magician would use to perform a trick.
The actor who played Gaff (wasn't it Edward James Olmos?) looked somewhat magician-like -- slender, dark hair, mustache -- and his origami was reminiscent of a magician's card tricks. The secondary meaning of Gaff also supports the notion that he is manipulating a less-than-animate object through his use of Deckard.
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PS: I only just thought of this now, though earlier today I was reflecting on the fact that the protagonist in "A Catcher in the Rye" -- "Holden Caufield" -- also had a very overdetermined name ("hold in the field", that is, to be the catcher in the rye).
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Deckard: "Deck of Cards", something a magician would use to perform a trick.
The actor who played Gaff (wasn't it Edward James Olmos?) looked somewhat magician-like -- slender, dark hair, mustache -- and his origami was reminiscent of a magician's card tricks. The secondary meaning of Gaff also supports the notion that he is manipulating a less-than-animate object through his use of Deckard.
Now hit me with some karma!
PS: I only just thought of this now, though earlier today I was reflecting on the fact that the protagonist in "A Catcher in the Rye" -- "Holden Caufield" -- also had a very overdetermined name ("hold in the field", that is, to be the catcher in the rye).
Of course, the best (but very often repeated) joke about Microsoft is that billg named it after his privates.