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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Night Hammer on August 27, 2004, 01:16:30 pm

Title: Whats in a name
Post by: Night Hammer on August 27, 2004, 01:16:30 pm: This is kinda like the who are we thread, but Ive always just wondered like where/how everyone picked their nickname and why?

Night Hammer= Super Star Destroyer(also Knight Hammer) from one of the Star Wars books, always kinda liked it.

So what about yall?
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: Hippo on August 27, 2004, 01:19:21 pm: This's been done many times over, but we can always do it again...

5th grade teacher made us do a paper on animals... I chose the Hippo... dunnow why, but it stuck... been like that for 6 years now...
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: Rictor on August 27, 2004, 01:20:57 pm: uh, he's this guy from the Xmen universe. This was a long time ago, though I remember I saw it in a comic, thought it sounded kind of cool and here we are today.

Yeah, nerd.
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: aldo_14 on August 27, 2004, 01:22:23 pm: I have 'Aldo' and the number '14' on the back of many of my football shirts. That pretty much sums it up.
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: Knight Templar on August 27, 2004, 01:24:33 pm: I secretly run the world.
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: Dark_4ce on August 27, 2004, 01:25:34 pm: Well. My nick came from alot of places. Probably mainly the Lucasarts game Dark Forces. Then when I got my hotmail account I couldn't write Dark Force so I added the 4 to substitute For in Force. Dark_4ce. But then later the 4 looks like a l337 version of A, so some people started knowing me as Dark_Ace. Which was cool also. So now its pritty much both. :D
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: magatsu1 on August 27, 2004, 01:42:00 pm: (http://www.gottesleugner.com/bilder/pics/Blade%20of%20the%20immortal/blade_2_1024.jpg)

Magatsu Taito of Blade of the Immortal. And I just threw a one on the end. I usually use cartoon/vid game charicter names
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: Ford Prefect on August 27, 2004, 01:47:23 pm: <----- :D
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: Styxx on August 27, 2004, 01:51:24 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Ford Prefect
<----- :D

Just let us know when that Sub-Etha Sens-o-Matic starts beeping. Specially if it's Vogons.
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: Grey Wolf on August 27, 2004, 01:53:20 pm: I lack imagination.
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: Gortef on August 27, 2004, 02:01:22 pm: Just a bunch of letters that popped into my mind years and years ago
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: karajorma on August 27, 2004, 02:07:34 pm: The name of the Goddess of Undead in an AD&D campaign I GM'd for. One day I needed a yahoo handle and the first few tries resulted in complaints that the name had already been taken.

So I figured that no one would have Karajorma since I'd invented it and the name just stuck.
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: diamondgeezer on August 27, 2004, 02:37:52 pm: My name says what I am
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: Blaise Russel on August 27, 2004, 03:05:31 pm: Middle names.
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: Flipside on August 27, 2004, 03:08:18 pm: Means either looking at things from a different perspective, or the situation directly after a battle/confrontation, e.g. 'See you on the Flipside'.

Edit : Oh, and if I remember right, Rictor was Cyclop's brother, and could create miniature Earthquakes, I think he also died once ;)
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: Ghostavo on August 27, 2004, 03:11:10 pm: StarCraft's ghost unit mixed with my first name
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: Hippo on August 27, 2004, 03:11:51 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Ford Prefect
<----- :D

Check PM's :p
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: Rictor on August 27, 2004, 03:17:37 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Flipside
Means either looking at things from a different perspective, or the situation directly after a battle/confrontation, e.g. 'See you on the Flipside'.

Edit : Oh, and if I remember right, Rictor was Cyclop's brother, and could create miniature Earthquakes, I think he also died once ;)

no, no, thats Havok.

to my eternal shame, I later found out that he's gay - I mean literally, have-sex-with-a-man, gay.

Hundreds of comic-book characters, and I end up with one of the handful of homos. Damn, I sure know how to pick em, eh? ;) ;)
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: Flipside on August 27, 2004, 03:23:20 pm: :lol:

Ah right, It's been a few years since I read Marvel....

http://www.marveldirectory.com/individuals/r/rictor.htm

Betcha he's not married ;)
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: Zarax on August 27, 2004, 03:28:25 pm: Ancient greek island which happened to be similar to my surname (which is also a city name... a cookie to who finds it :p)...
In the end i colonized the internet with it (over 50% of the places are related to me if you do a search)...
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: Lightspeed on August 27, 2004, 03:49:11 pm: I have my nick ever since I got actively into computer gaming. I was around er..... four years old back then :p

So yeah, if you literally grow up with a nickname, it simply sticks to you :D

And finally, it's a great nick because it can be shortened better than any other nick you might come up with. If you don't feel like typing Lightspeed you can simply write Lighty, and if this still isn't enough for you you can write lsd which is a short form of LightSpeeD as well.

And if you're ultimately lazy, you can shorten my nick to ONE LETTER.

c. :D
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: Taristin on August 27, 2004, 03:53:33 pm: Sex-Climax sound.

No. But seriously, I like the reptilian sound of it. Raa!!!

I like it. :)
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: Tiara on August 27, 2004, 04:11:12 pm: ...because it's my name?

Though, I go by the name of 'Axinator' on NW (for obvious reasons :D). It's just that I can't change my name here. :p
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: mr.WHO on August 27, 2004, 04:20:07 pm: I had a problem with picking my nickname.
Hmm who?who,who,who?mr.? mr.WHO?
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: Lightspeed on August 27, 2004, 04:20:42 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Raa
Sex-Climax sound.

No. But seriously, I like the reptilian sound of it. Raa!!!

I like it. :)

I still miss the Tor'h at the end.
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: jdjtcagle on August 27, 2004, 04:29:27 pm: My name is my family first letters put together: Jimmy, Dee, Me, Tyler and Cagle is our last name :)
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: BlackDove on August 27, 2004, 04:30:32 pm: I get asked of this alot and I finally found a way to do it without typing.

(http://smalltimerivalry.com/sschost/scriptblackdove/BlackDove.gif)
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: jdjtcagle on August 27, 2004, 04:31:22 pm: That's cool :)
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: Lightspeed on August 27, 2004, 04:40:23 pm: (http://www.psl.nmsu.edu/alumni/images/dove.gif)

WhiteDove 1 running to the rescue :rolleyes: ;7
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: Martinus on August 27, 2004, 04:42:08 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Raa
Sex-Climax sound.

No. But seriously, I like the reptilian sound of it. Raa!!!

I like it. :)

Quote
Originally posted by Lightspeed

I still miss the Tor'h at the end.

[color=66ff00]Yeah, sounded like a reptile choking after roaring too hard. ;)

RAAA! TOR'H!

Maeglamor is a bit of very dodgy elvish and is a way of saying 'to seek understanding'.
[/color]
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: jdjtcagle on August 27, 2004, 04:43:05 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Dark_4ce
Well. My nick came from alot of places. Probably mainly the Lucasarts game Dark Forces. Then when I got my hotmail account I couldn't write Dark Force so I added the 4 to substitute For in Force. Dark_4ce. But then later the 4 looks like a l337 version of A, so some people started knowing me as Dark_Ace. Which was cool also. So now its pritty much both. :D

I KNEW IT!!! :D
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: BlackDove on August 27, 2004, 04:45:34 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Lightspeed
(http://www.psl.nmsu.edu/alumni/images/dove.gif)

WhiteDove 1 running to the rescue :rolleyes: ;7

Bite me Lightspeed. Saturday morning cartoons await for you to get your nicknames out of.
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: Taristin on August 27, 2004, 05:46:07 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Maeglamor

[color=66ff00]Yeah, sounded like a reptile choking after roaring too hard. ;)

RAAA! TOR'H!

[/color]

Ahh, but what was he roaring about? ;7
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: jdjtcagle on August 27, 2004, 05:50:02 pm: Raa's "Tor'h" names still exist at NW :p
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: Taristin on August 27, 2004, 06:08:28 pm: Eh? Whatchoo talkin' bout' willis?!
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: vyper on August 27, 2004, 06:08:37 pm: viper was taken on SG when I joined years ago, I then found this place a few months later and joined here. Yay. Goodnight.

(Red Label Whiskey is no substitute for Glen Morangie)
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: jdjtcagle on August 27, 2004, 06:28:49 pm: My custom name... :D

EDIT: checks, uhmmm.... gues it's Tor'han :nervous:
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: Taristin on August 27, 2004, 06:31:15 pm: Oh yes.... forgot about that. You don't post there enough.

I'll change it if you wish. What would you prefer there?
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: jdjtcagle on August 27, 2004, 06:41:05 pm: I don't care, dude...
just get rid of the Raa's ***** part :p
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: Ulala on August 27, 2004, 07:08:23 pm: Space Channel 5, started as a joke, then it stuck, never bothered to find a new joke that'd stick.
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: Blue Lion on August 27, 2004, 08:59:49 pm: Voooooooltron![/i]
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: Deepstar on August 27, 2004, 09:28:56 pm: Deepstar is a name that was mixed. It stand for my espacially Game Interests.

Deep stand for Games like Archimedean Dynasty
and
Star stand for Space-Sims.
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: Lightspeed on August 27, 2004, 10:22:22 pm: Quote
Originally posted by BD

Bite me Lightspeed. Saturday morning cartoons await for you to get your nicknames out of.

I think i'll just buy one of these:

(http://www.beedeebags.com.au/images/hdBeeDeeBagsLogo.gif)
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: Thorn on August 27, 2004, 10:32:04 pm: Because I'm a pain in the ass.. or something...
I really don't know.
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: Corsair on August 27, 2004, 10:55:25 pm: (http://www.spitcrazy.com/corsair.jpg)
The Vought F-4U Corsair :D
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: Lt.Cannonfodder on August 28, 2004, 12:10:13 am: Mine is from the best scifi comedy ever, Star Wreck :D

My brother used Lt.Minestomper, but then sunk back to something less original :(
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: Setekh on August 28, 2004, 01:38:58 am: After a variant on the name of the legendary Vasudan heavy fighter. Then V stole it and made me an AWACS. ;)
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: Gloriano on August 28, 2004, 02:21:31 am: Well my orginal was Silver Dracon that i did keep years (that C is not typo), then i did end up this one huge name it's from RPG game actually) but it's orginal

I still miss my orginal but meh.
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: castor on August 28, 2004, 04:49:55 pm: http://www.runningdeerslonghouse.com/webdoc238.htm:

"The forest creatures pause in awe as the mighty Beaver passes.
They stare from rock and fallen log, from tree top and from grasses.
The bear, the fox, and buffalo, and all their feathered neighbors,
Bend a knee and bow a head,
And somewhere grateful prayers are said,
For every creature hoped to see the Beaver as it passes."

I know what you're thinking... :D

But honestly, it was more about this: http://homepage.mac.com/cparada/GML/DIOSCURI.html
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: jdjtcagle on August 28, 2004, 05:05:07 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Holy Imperial Gloriano
Well my orginal was Silver Dracon that i did keep years (that C is not typo), then i did end up this one huge name it's from RPG game actually) but it's orginal

I still miss my orginal but meh.

Did you play multiplayer with me before?
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: Janos on August 28, 2004, 05:17:56 pm: Janos Valmunen is maybe the worst singer in Finnish pop-music history.
A) He can't sing
B) He can't write lyrics without using really bad cliches
C) He can't play very well
D) He has horrible voice
E) His horrible lyrics are about schoolyard love and stuff
F) He's dead, propably killed himself.
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: Flaser on August 28, 2004, 06:04:14 pm: You tell me where the fish part came from - though I don't mind it at all, it's actually fun.

Though truth be told, I though this one up a kid, when such words like laser sounded cool - I try to find out ever since what it actually means.

It could be FLuor-Laser, or 15nm-laser since F stands for 15 in hexa.
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: Kosh on August 28, 2004, 10:32:33 pm: Kosh is a character (my favorite) from Babylon 5.
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: Ransom on August 28, 2004, 11:40:15 pm: Was playing the Hostile Waters demo some years ago (when it was new) and liked the name Ransom of one of the characters. So I started to use that. Then one day I was playing Escape Velocity Nova and wanted a last name to go with it, to make it look like the name of a person rather than a demand for money. I liked the word 'arcane' so I thought up Arceihn on the spot because it's just a really weird spelling of it. Then it kinda stuck and wouldn't let go. An added bonus is it's prone to being mispelled, such as 'Random Arceihn', and very few people seem to be able to get the Arceihn right (the h always seems to get put in the wrong place).
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: Goober5000 on August 28, 2004, 11:51:17 pm: Well, I wanted to be Sesquipedalian, but that was taken. So I just registered with the first thing that popped into my head, and it stuck. :)
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: Gloriano on August 29, 2004, 02:26:50 am: Quote
Originally posted by jdjtcagle

Did you play multiplayer with me before?

:wtf: :wtf: No I didn't
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: karajorma on August 29, 2004, 03:01:55 am: Quote
Originally posted by Ransom Arceihn
Was playing the Hostile Waters demo some years ago (when it was new) and liked the name Ransom of one of the characters. So I started to use that.

And I'll bet that when asked you'd say "My name, is Ransom" just like in the game :D
Title: Whats in a name
Post by: Ransom on August 29, 2004, 03:19:05 am: Quote
Originally posted by karajorma
And I'll bet that when asked you'd say "My name, is Ransom" just like in the game :D

Heheh, yeah. I lost the CD though :(. That was one awesome game.