 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 