[Geysers] Skinny Man Geyser

[TSBryan at aol.com]

By a bit of serendipity, today I had to shuttle Jim Holstein in a company  
van to Grant Village. While enroute, I asked him if he was familiar with "Skinny 
 Man Geyser." His answer was: "Yes, except it's supposed to be "Skinny Guy  
Geyser." And, he said, it was named by Doug Holstein.
 
Later, at Grand, I saw Doug. He said that it was actually named by a member  
of a tour group, maybe 3 or 4 years ago, and that the name really was simply  
"Skinny Geyser." The name was because of the narrowness of the erupted column, 
 which additionally is a very thin mix of steam and water.
 
So now the question is: How did a name, invented by a single tour group,  get 
into the park's jargon? And in any case, what should be the "acceptable"  
form of the name?
 
Scott Bryan
 
P.S. Today the vent appeared to be empty. Hillside was overflowing. Lone  
Pine was overflowing. Occasional erupted.
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