Look. I found a site with another Tin Man. What the heck? Here is his "Why Tin Man?" in his about page.



First of all, it has a gay reference (he's a "friend of Dorothy").



Second, the Tin Man was way too hard on himself. He thought he had no heart -- he thought he was too cold and uncaring -- only to find out in the end that he'd had quite a big heart all along. I used to feel the same way about myself: I used to think I was too logical, too unemotional, with an impaired ability to feel. I eventually came to realize, however, that there is nothing wrong with being guided by my emotions, with following my heart. (Though ideally, there's a left-brain/right-brain balance.) I know that deep down, I've always been creative, with a keen sense of emotions; but deep down, I also resort to logic when the emotions get too confusing. I still could do a better job of toning down my logical side, but I've come a long way.



So that's why.



It appears he's a little ahead of me in the evolutionary tin man curve...