Geoff Burling wrote (in part)
Out of curiousity, has anyone simply *asked* him what the point of his username is? I wouldn't be surprised if it's nothing more than a goofy, absurd bit of humor.
There is a discussion about it on his user page:
http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Mydogategodshat
I think you are right - there is no intent to offend
Regards
sannse