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The Meaning Behind Your Name

Author:  Tallguy [ Tue May 06, 2008 9:37 am ]
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Just a random topic so you can explain just what your user name means.

ex. Mines 'Tallguy' - I just have it because I'm tall (duh, and its been my nickname since grade 6)

So tell us about yours Razz

Author:  btiffin [ Tue May 06, 2008 9:59 am ]
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My nickname is Bluey, or Blue but I gave up trying to use Blue as a nick a long time ago - gee, back in the CompuServe days. btiffin is far less likely to have been taken by someone else.

And I'm proud to be a Tiffin, so ... Smile By the way, Tiffin is in the dictionary as "light lunch" but I prefer the Viking roots going back to Thorfinn Rollo, the man that got Paris to capitulate after a four year siege circa 940AD.

Cheers

Author:  Aziz [ Tue May 06, 2008 12:04 pm ]
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Doesn't anyone else here just use their last name? !Gosh....

Author:  Clayton [ Tue May 06, 2008 12:18 pm ]
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Take a guess at what Clayton means.

Author:  Aziz [ Tue May 06, 2008 12:28 pm ]
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First names are lamer.

Author:  Mackie [ Tue May 06, 2008 1:01 pm ]
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Oh really?

Author:  Aziz [ Tue May 06, 2008 1:04 pm ]
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Really. It matters not tha Aziz is usually a first name outside my family tree (and inside it, too, I have a great uncle named Aziz Aziz)

Author:  jernst [ Tue May 06, 2008 1:47 pm ]
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Jason Ernst -> jernst

Author:  Clayton [ Tue May 06, 2008 1:56 pm ]
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Clayton Shier -> Clayton. ZOMGWTFBBQ!

Author:  Aziz [ Tue May 06, 2008 1:59 pm ]
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I also stole rdrake's name idea for my website, aaziz.org.

Author:  Nick [ Tue May 06, 2008 2:15 pm ]
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Aziz @ Tue May 06, 2008 12:28 pm wrote:
First names are lamer.


O.O

Author:  Aziz [ Tue May 06, 2008 2:25 pm ]
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code:
rofl


Hey, I think it's better than "momop" anyways. I never got that one.

Author:  Nick [ Tue May 06, 2008 2:28 pm ]
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well since I can't explain Nick really (self explanatory) I'll explain momop

I was playing Runescape so it was a while ago (when I still played, don't lie, you did too) and I saw a guy with the name mr mop or something like that, I thought it said mo mop at a first glance and I laughed cause it was a ridiculous name, then I noticed it wasn't but I liked the name mo mop and used it, it's been my online alais ever since.

Since then it's transformed from mo mop to momop because of a lot of site's restriction on a space being in the name

Author:  Tony [ Tue May 06, 2008 2:28 pm ]
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Clayton Shier -> Tony Wink

Author:  Carey [ Tue May 06, 2008 2:38 pm ]
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Carey Metcalfe -> Carey ZOMGWTFBBQ!

@Aziz: pfffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffttttttttt Very Happy

Author:  Aziz [ Tue May 06, 2008 3:01 pm ]
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I guess I never noticed before :\

Author:  Carey [ Tue May 06, 2008 3:03 pm ]
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noticed what? that Carey is a first name?

Author:  Aziz [ Tue May 06, 2008 3:12 pm ]
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That a lot of people user their names for the usernames here...

Author:  cavetroll [ Tue May 06, 2008 4:16 pm ]
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LOTR!!!!!

Actually there is a story to it. I was watching LOTR 2 or 3 (I can't remember) and they showed a shot of the cavetroll on the black gate. One of my friends yelled out "Hey look it's Andy" as I am particularly heavyset. I decided as a joke to use it on a forum. I liked the name so I decided to keep it.

Author:  Clayton [ Tue May 06, 2008 4:36 pm ]
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Tony @ Tue May 06, 2008 2:28 pm wrote:
Clayton Shier -> Tony Wink

Thinking

Author:  StealthArcher [ Tue May 06, 2008 4:42 pm ]
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It appears we have a cloning incident!


Anyway, I took StealthArcher on as my online alias several years back.
It's derived from an Age Of Empires one cheat called "dark rain", it made all your archers capable of becoming trees when not moving, they just happened to be called StealthArcher(s), yes, there really was no space.

Oh and just because everyone is:

James Adair --> StealthArcher

Author:  md [ Tue May 06, 2008 5:26 pm ]
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md -> minor deity. Because I am that awesome. Also, because of certain legendary feats of yor which have firmly cemented by reputation as a God among men.

IRC nicks are so much more interesting
md -> minor deity (same as above)
God -> because silly people find it offensive and I like offending people.
ThinkPod -> because I own a thinkpad.
Cornflake -> different legendary feat then md; but equally impressive.

Author:  Zampano [ Tue May 06, 2008 6:04 pm ]
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md @ Tue May 06, 2008 5:26 pm wrote:
md -> minor deity. Because I am that awesome. Also, because of certain legendary feats of yor which have firmly cemented by reputation as a God among men.


Well, at least I know it doesn't mean 'major deity'.

I took my name from a movie I once watched, and have used it for a year or two, but I find flaw with it now: it's zediness (Z) proceeds me, and I realize I had no adequate reason for choosing this name when I did. I'm stuck with Zampano, though, so I'll just have to deal with it. *whiny*

Author:  jinjin [ Tue May 06, 2008 6:56 pm ]
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I used to play the game "Tekken 3" for hours on end and I always liked the character Jin Kazama from it. He looked like one of those people you know that if you angered even slightly, mass chaos would ensue. I originally thought I would just choose the username "jin" but many forums don't allow for 3 character names so I doubled the name because it's fairly easy to type and it doubles the awesomeness, I suppose.

Author:  A.J [ Tue May 06, 2008 8:53 pm ]
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Well, 'A' and 'J' are my initials, and I use them instead of my real name because my real name is IMPOSSIBLE to pronounce !!!

Author:  syntax_error [ Tue May 06, 2008 9:21 pm ]
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syntax_error

no idea how I came up with that, for a computer science website.

Author:  md [ Tue May 06, 2008 9:30 pm ]
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Zampano @ 2008-05-06, 6:04 pm wrote:
md @ Tue May 06, 2008 5:26 pm wrote:
md -> minor deity. Because I am that awesome. Also, because of certain legendary feats of yor which have firmly cemented by reputation as a God among men.


Well, at least I know it doesn't mean 'major deity'.


Ahh, but that's not nearly as insulting as you meant it (I think)! No one really wants to be a major deity because then you have worshipers who care about you and pray to you and want those prayers answered. Furthermore you need to preside over all sorts of rites and holidays. WAY too much work.

Being a minor deity allows me to get away with being a deity and yet not having any responsibilities! Well... except for causing strife, corrupting the innocent, weeding out stupidity and revealing it to the world, drinking, and whatever else I feel like doing when the mood strikes. My worshipers are pretty apathetic so they don't care too much.

Author:  Zampano [ Tue May 06, 2008 9:50 pm ]
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You think? You think?! A deity does not think, but knows! Clearly you are an impostor! Come out from behind the curtain, fat man, and send me back to Kansas!

Author:  jinjin [ Thu May 08, 2008 11:07 pm ]
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Zampano @ Tue May 06, 2008 6:04 pm wrote:
md @ Tue May 06, 2008 5:26 pm wrote:
md -> minor deity. Because I am that awesome. Also, because of certain legendary feats of yor which have firmly cemented by reputation as a God among men.


Well, at least I know it doesn't mean 'major deity'.

I took my name from a movie I once watched, and have used it for a year or two, but I find flaw with it now: it's zediness (Z) proceeds me, and I realize I had no adequate reason for choosing this name when I did. I'm stuck with Zampano, though, so I'll just have to deal with it. *whiny*


Do I rightly assume that the movie you derived the name "Zampano" from is Fellini's critically acclaimed film La strada?


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