[Sandwich]

Ok, to start: It was during my army service that I picked up the nickname "Sandwich". Why? Well, I was on guard duty and got relieved by my, errrr... relief ( ) before lunch. So as I was walking away I shouted to him (in Hebrew) "Do you want me to make you a sandwich to eat or something?" Now in Hebrew the English word "sandwich" is pronounced "sandvich" - with a "V". But I didn't know that, so I said "sandwich" - with a "W". Another soldier overheard my mis-pronunciation and had a short laugh.  

Months later I was transferred to the same platoon as the soldier who had had that laugh.   He recognized me and started to call me "Sandwich" - with a "W" - which is a letter that doesn't exist in Hebrew. Simply put, it's the equivalent of calling me in English "Sandvich".  

Anyways, so one of my friends from the army just messaged me on ICQ with a joke. Get this:

 

A hamburger walks into a bar. The bartender says, "Sorry, we don't serve food here."

I cracked up.    

[mikhael]

 

Reminds me of my days in the US Navy: Bad humor and good spirits.  

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[Setekh]

 ! And I always thought it was because you saw a shop that sold 'Fresh Popcorn Sandwiches'.  

Dude, you're funny.  

[Fineus]

Rotf, I feel so sorry for you dude  

[Sandwich]

Hey, we had fun.   I remember the time we were sent to dismantle (read: blow up) an Israeli minefield in the Golan Heights. Usually, since the protective equipment and explosives that we need to lug into the minefield to blow it up are so heavy that we relish every second outside, sitting under a tent or something drinking badly perpared juice from concentrate. This time, however, there was an absolutely humongous swarm of wasps in the area of the road that ran alongside the minefield, which is where our tent was set up. They were attracted by all the spilt juice and open cans of food, and really started coming out in numbers. So, for this time, we all relished the chance to get back on gear and into the minefield, where the wasps didn't follow. I guess they knew what was good for them.  

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[This message has been edited by sandwich (edited 12-16-2001).]

[IceFire]

That is so much better than the creation of my nickname.

It came about because I was looking for a name that nobody had on DALnet (IRC) and a name that was wholy contradictory.

Voila  

[Zeronet]

Icefire is quite a good name. I spent years on Starwars.com trying to find a unused nick.

[Nico]

 

Originally posted by IceFire:
That is so much better than the creation of my nickname.

It came about because I was looking for a name that nobody had on DALnet (IRC) and a name that was wholy contradictory.

Voila  

you could try frostburn or fire frost or ice burn or...

[The Claw]

Mine was given to me due to my hairstyle.

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[Sandwich]

 

Originally posted by The Claw:
Mine was given to me due to my hairstyle.

Yes, we all saw that pic...  



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America, stand assured that Israel truly understands what you are going through.

Know how to use Rhino3D? Want to put your ships into Freespace 2? You've come to the right place!

"He who laughs last thinks slowest."
"Just becase you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you."
"To err is human; to really screw up you need a computer."
Creator of the Sandvich Bar, the CapShip Turret Upgrade, the Complete FS2 Ship List and the System Backgrounds List (all available from the site)

[Vertigo1]

I bet none of you can guess how I got my nickname.  

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[Setekh]

 

Originally posted by venom2506:
you could try frostburn or fire frost or ice burn or...

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Hey, HotFrost!  

[Gortef]

hehe, you have my symphaty sandwitch  

btw. I made up my nick by myself... it actually means nothing (in languages I know)... but I just heard that some of my friends call me "Scifi" among themselves  

edit: well there's Afterburn... so... Afterfrost... meh...

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[This message has been edited by Gortef (edited 12-17-2001).]

[aldo_14]

 

Originally posted by MD-2389:
I bet none of you can guess how I got my nickname.  

I dunno, but we have a really strong cheap alcoholic drink called MD-20/20 in Scotland - aka Mad Dog  

[Thorn]

 

Originally posted by MD-2389:
I bet none of you can guess how I got my nickname.  

Descent...

[CP5670]

LOL!  

Wait, so do you go by sandwich or sandvich around here?

 

Descent...

The Vertigo 1 Material Defender is MD-1032 though; maybe he just changed around the numbers...

Also, I don't think anyone will be able to guess how I got mine... (and no, it has nothing to do with the old Compaq 5600 line of computers )

[Sandwich]

 

Originally posted by CP5670:
Wait, so do you go by sandwich or sandvich around here?  

I go by Sandwich when I can, but I find it very handy to use "sandvich" when signing up for something that requires a unique username.  


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America, stand assured that Israel truly understands what you are going through.

Know how to use Rhino3D? Want to put your ships into Freespace 2? You've come to the right place!

"He who laughs last thinks slowest."
"Just becase you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you."
"To err is human; to really screw up you need a computer."
Creator of the Sandvich Bar, the CapShip Turret Upgrade, the Complete FS2 Ship List and the System Backgrounds List (all available from the site)

[Vertigo1]

 

Originally posted by Thorn:
Descent...

Close, but no cigar.  

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"You know you've played Freespace too much when you're driving along trying to use countermeasures to shake off pursuing highway police." - Top Gun

"Oh and Kazan - you have some nice rocks" - Thunder

"stapled myself to an office chair, forgot about it, and was stuck for 2 hours for one thing" - Stryke 9

Material Defender Studios

[Setekh]

 

Originally posted by sandwich:
I go by Sandwich when I can, but I find it very handy to use "sandvich" when signing up for something that requires a unique username.  

...and when "sandvich" is taken, you can always use SNADwich.  

[WarpStar]

Heheheheheh, good one Sandwich.  Definitely one of the more strange ones I've heard    

Me, mine just came to me in a vision