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Post by dvdavenport on Jun 21, 2005 3:08:09 GMT
I've started this little thread so we can all share our stories of how we got our posting names. I'll start: Mine's pretty lame. "DVD"--one of my many obsessions. "Davenport"--my last name. Mash them together and what do you get? No, not a couch with a DVD player embedded in it (though that would be cool). You get my nickname! "DVDavenport!" Told you it was lame. Now, share.
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Post by Elliot Kane on Jun 21, 2005 3:21:38 GMT
I think mine is fairly well known, but for anyone who doesn't know... 'Elliot Kane' is a character I invented for a series of stories I was writing. When I first discovered the web, everyone seemed to be using pseudonyms, so I picked on that as by far the coolest name I had ever created. I've stuck with it ever since
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Post by hector on Jun 21, 2005 3:29:31 GMT
It was given to me by a dying alien, it searched for one who had two qualities: who were fearless, and weren't wearing any pants.
It choose me.
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Post by Gray Lensman on Jun 21, 2005 3:30:14 GMT
Think most people know it, but for those who don't... "Gray Lensman" is a novel by E.E. "Doc" Smith. I have something of a fondness of the Golden Age of Science Fiction. But mainly I just went with it because it was a name obscure enough that I didn't have to worry about it being taken. The cover of the book is as follows, just because I miss looking at it... Shame that I can't use it as my avatar anymore, but Proboards took it out of my hands. Blasted avatar size limits. Ah, well.
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Post by janggut on Jun 21, 2005 3:38:13 GMT
mine's just an import from my nick in Larian forum. initially it's supposed to be Tok Janggut -> a local hero of some sort that opposed to british rule when my country was part of the Brit Empire colonies. he was later caught in one of his attacks on brit outpost then put to death. the actual reason for the name was that i was bored with euro-myth-sounding name & wanting to get something of a unique flavour hence malaysian. janggut means beard in malay language. Tok is a status of some kind, denoting age or maturity of a person. used only for males. so Tok Janggut can be translated in a way to Uncle Beard or Master Beard.
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Post by Shan on Jun 21, 2005 4:01:56 GMT
Someone would ask this question. One that I don't have a good answer for. Why? because there is no answer except I made it up. I had been using the name Ashnara for a game character and on Bioware's NWN forum. I really liked that name, but when I decided to join Larian I thought I needed something new so I took the name Shan from a girl I new in high school and the tara from Ashtara in SoU put them together and came up with Shantara. I met Elliot on Larian and when he asked me about joining Chaos I just kept the name since that is what he knew me by. Not much of a story, huh? ;D Shan
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Post by dvdavenport on Jun 21, 2005 4:03:20 GMT
The cover of the book is as follows, just because I miss looking at it... Forgot to tell you a while ago, Steve, but I found a copy of Grey Lensman at my LCS...man, musta been four months ago now. Saw it, thought about it, decided, it'd still be there when I came back for it another time...and then it wasn't. Drat.
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Post by Gray Lensman on Jun 21, 2005 4:05:42 GMT
Shame to hear that, Rich. Not surprised, though. Those books sell out all the time at my local Half-Price. But you never know. Might be you'll find it again.
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Post by janggut on Jun 21, 2005 4:08:01 GMT
never mind the origin of the name, Shan. knowing the person makes an even more interesting story.
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Post by Sir Ped of Ro on Jun 21, 2005 8:49:32 GMT
my actual username was created/given to me on Hero realm by Philster some years ago...man it's been years, lol!!! my real name is Pedro, and he played with words creating Sir Ped of Ro...which i truly loved/apreciatted it so, with the begining of this site/community, i thought on using it (originally my username was kermit - i'm a huge jim henson fan - but the actual one is a great one...and a nice/kind gift from a familiar fella). regards, Pedro.
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Post by Glance A'Lot on Jun 21, 2005 9:32:15 GMT
Glance A'Lot was originally a derivate from the Round Table knight Lancelot du Lac, that I used for my paladin in RPGs (I found it to be appropriate for a knight wandering and wondering ) I used it to register in the Larian forum for the simple reason that I became used to it. In there Glance A'Lot changed from a knight to a dragon with my avatar (And in the 'On The Road Again' story Glance A'Lot is Glance Parnson Mórsylvan A'Lodoss, with the elven name of Aglandil (= Glance: so that is Glance, son of Parn (the human warrior, and of Deedlit, the last of the High Elves of Lodoss) from the dark forest of Lodoss) - I am rather fond of the 'Record of Lodoss War' saga) Whenever I wrote Glance as a dragon, he is a sun dragon - not spewing fire, but a light beam (rather powerful during the day, but very awkward at night ;D )
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Post by janggut on Jun 21, 2005 9:39:58 GMT
Glance, he could've charge up during the day, u know? ;D
wow, i didn't know u're into Recod of Lodoss War. i love that one too. in fact, i love it more than LOTR. *oops, maybe i shouldn't have said that out loud & have Shan bonk my head* ;D
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Post by sps1000 on Jun 21, 2005 12:21:24 GMT
You'll never believe it but SPS is a pseudonym It stands for the Stealth Psycho Skeleton (my Half-Life name) which I then shortened up and added 1000 to because it sounded cool. SPS1000 then became my online name until 2001 when I had the name Spot255 for about a year maybe two, then I went back to SPS1000 because as far as I know it doesn't appear much, and SPS1000 has become me.
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Post by Dark Phoenix Rising on Jun 21, 2005 13:23:14 GMT
I saw the name on a poster that I owned and liked it, so I use it...
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BJC
Apprentice
We Own The Night
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Post by BJC on Jun 21, 2005 13:23:58 GMT
BJC IS my name....or my initials anyway
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Post by peterh on Jun 21, 2005 13:41:18 GMT
Well pretty easy one. PeterH is my name
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Post by Elliot Kane on Jun 21, 2005 13:44:33 GMT
Well pretty easy one. PeterH is my name I find that a little hard to believe... ;D
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Post by Shan on Jun 21, 2005 14:53:22 GMT
Keep it up Jags and instead of just a bonked head you might end up without a head. ;D Get the hint. ;D Shan
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Post by peterh on Jun 21, 2005 18:13:31 GMT
Well pretty easy one. PeterH is my name I find that a little hard to believe... ;D El Liot Dictator Stupido ;D
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Post by SilvaShado on Jun 21, 2005 18:36:32 GMT
Silva Shado is the name of a dwarven assassin I created a long time ago for the Palladium Fantasy role-playing system. I never ended up using her in a game, but created a whole lot of back-story for her. Many years later I decided to continue writing her story. One day I will publish her stories, either in comic form or as prose. Only time will tell which it will be. ^_^ If you really want to know more details you can go here: www.geocities.com/silva_shado/silvashado.htmOn other baords, I often use an image of her as my avatar, but decided to change things up here. I may go back to using her image, but I'll have to resize it.
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