That one's just an example of an in-joke. Any bunch who are around for more than a couple of years develops those. For those who'd like the source of the joke, here's Oliver's Mything Links (all hail Oliver!):
http://www.btinternet.com/~Nick_Brooke/folktale/anaxial.htm
- On Sat, 7/19/08, markmohrfield <markmohrfield_at_krIu5aF_sCJG9TKid1rAeE0n4IOVNvujCz2S9uTT41wzFfOiJpXK22QldWqTnizGMNAr4VvyDIflQ_8hEAuunA.yahoo.invalid> wrote:
And remember "Anaxial's Roster"; a title esoteric even to long-time Gloranthophiles!
Mark Mohrfield