 which to his eyes look like M and S,  identifying the initials of the shooter. This resulted in several  characters having their names permanently expanded just for the sake  of red herrings: Seymour Skinners name was revealed as M. Seymour  Skinner (its written on a diploma behind his head in one scene);  Moe the Bartender became Moe Szyslak; and Sideshow Mels name was  revealed as Melvin van Horn, presumably to eliminate him (although  it could have still been interpreted as not MS but SM 