What's In An Alias?

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  • HeskeyHeskey Join Date: 2005-07-31 Member: 57246Members
    Well, I used to go by the alias of Ethereal - I got it because Ethereal to me means like, a visible, physical shadow - Like the boogy man! <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    But now it's Heskey because I got sick of changing it on every game I went on, so I use Heskey as universal nick - Why?

    Name: James Hesketh
    RL Nickname: Heskey

    Sorted <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • urinalcakeurinalcake Can&#39;t work a sound card United States Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7799Members
  • OttoDestructOttoDestruct Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7790Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-urinalcake+Aug 5 2005, 03:28 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (urinalcake @ Aug 5 2005, 03:28 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Long. Story. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    URINAL KAKKE I LOVE YOU.

    And I'll post again even though I already did to be on topic.

    I got mine from a song.
  • GlissGliss Join Date: 2003-03-23 Member: 14800Members, Constellation, NS2 Map Tester
    edited August 2005
  • KaineKaine Join Date: 2002-08-07 Member: 1096Members, Constellation
    OMG THREAD NECROMANCY EXTREME




    Kaine[zof] is my full nick, before that it was Kaine and before that it was Kane... which happens to be my middle name, and my mother's maiden name which is an old scottish family name that i'm immensely proud of <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile-fix.gif" />

    the "i" got added in because it made it more inter-netty... or something. the [zof] is in memory of a guy i beta tested and played FLF with back in the day, Matt " Zofran " Hallemeier. He died of Leukemia at age 16 and was the third person i knew that died of the disease. Remembering his last post and the vigil many in the game community held in his last days can still bring me to tears, so in memory of Matt and every young person who has lost their life to Leukemia i wear [zof] everywhere, and always tell people why when they ask <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink-fix.gif" />

    <a href="http://www.caringbridge.org/mo/matthall/" target="_blank">Link to Matt's site, still maintained by his family.</a> If you go back far enough in the guest book you can find hundreds of entries from gamers who didn't know Matt but heard his story and offered their support to his family. Its a shame the original forum posts where he said goodbye to the community and the community said goodbye to him are gone, they were very moving.
  • UrdUrd Join Date: 2003-05-25 Member: 16696Members, Constellation
    edited July 2006
    <!--QuoteBegin-Encyclopedia of Norse Mythology+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Encyclopedia of Norse Mythology)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Norns, Nornir- The fates. Three spirits who spin the thread of life for all living beings, gods, men, giants and dwarves. They are three sisters who live near the Well of Urd at the foot of Yggdrasil.

    Urd, Wyrd- One of the three Norns. She is the oldest of the three sisters and is associated with the past or what was.

    Urd's Well- Also known as the well of Wyrd, it is where the Norns live and where they gather the water to help keep Yggdrasil healthy. It is also where the gods gather to hold their important meetings.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    <!--QuoteBegin-answers.com+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(answers.com)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin-->In Norse Mythology Urd is one of the three Norns. Her name means that which has become, and is related to the English word weird. She was also called the Disa of Death.

    Also see Well of Urd, the holy well supposed to harbor the head of Mimer the giant and the source of water for the world tree Yggdrasil.

    Oh My Goddess

    A variation on the mythological Urd is a major character in the anime/manga series Oh My Goddess! created by Kosuke Fujishima. System administrator of Yggdrasil, the computer which mantains reality, she abandons her job and travels to Earth so she can try to get Belldandy and Keiichi more intimate with each other. Urd in OMG is half-goddess, half-demoness; she (unlike her former friend, Mara) chose her good side and thus became a goddess in total. Being half-demoness, Urd is rather wild; in addition to being the goddess of the past, Urd has appointed herself as goddess of love, though she is not particularly good at that job. Urd's angel, World of Elegance, reflects her personal duality, having one white wing and one black wing (half of her hair is white and half is black, also). Urd is a Goddess Second Class, Limited License, like her little sister Skuld. However, while Skuld's license is limited because of her age, Urd's is limited because of her lack of fine control: she is a true believer in the massive-overkill school of problem solving. She is weak against Enka music which will make her sleep in an instance. This weakness is most probably due to her origin as a half-demoness, just like how does the demoness Mara weak against rock / disco music.

    Unlike her mythological predecessor, Urd is beautiful and decidedly sexual, with a voluptuous figure, dark skin, green eyes and platinum blonde hair. She wears very revealing clothes, with elaborate necklaces and many bracelets.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    I originally chose the name Urd from the series Ah! Megamisama (Oh! My Goddess) because she was a half demon half goddess and I thought of myself has having both a light and dark side. But I did some research into the origins of the name and found it to be much more interesting. In Norse mythology Urd was the Norn of the past and the decider of men's and gods' fates (If and when they die).

    BTW necro ftw.
  • CForresterCForrester P0rk(h0p Join Date: 2002-10-05 Member: 1439Members, Constellation
    edited July 2006
    <!--quoteo(post=1563450:date=Jul 19 2006, 09:43 AM:name=Kaine)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Kaine @ Jul 19 2006, 09:43 AM) [snapback]1563450[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    the [zof] is in memory of a guy i beta tested and played FLF with back in the day, Matt " Zofran " Hallemeier. He died of Leukemia at age 16 and was the third person i knew that died of the disease. Remembering his last post and the vigil many in the game community held in his last days can still bring me to tears, so in memory of Matt and every young person who has lost their life to Leukemia i wear [zof] everywhere, and always tell people why when they ask <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink-fix.gif" /><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Wow, I remember reading that news post a while ago. That made me really sad. :|
  • SLizerSLizer Join Date: 2003-11-07 Member: 22363Members, Constellation
    My name is from LeGos they even had millenium SLIZER that was pwnage.jpg
  • GISPGISP Battle Gorge Denmark Join Date: 2004-03-20 Member: 27460Members, Playtest Lead, Forum Moderators, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Squad Five Silver, Squad Five Gold, NS2 Map Tester, Reinforced - Onos, WC 2013 - Gold, Subnautica Playtester, Forum staff
    My i got from the Danish translation off the comics "calvin & hobbets" -
    Ther Secret club "groose" is in Danish "gisp"
    gisp is in danish allso the the "gasping" sound you make if you get surpriced.
    And whit my playing style, prefering to sneak up on rines whit skulk or lerk, makeing "surprice kills"
    the name was and still is perfect fore me <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile-fix.gif" />

    And ofcouse when i slip my [male-specific body part] out in the open. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wow.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":0" border="0" alt="wow.gif" />
    ...To everybodys envy <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" />
  • DepotDepot The ModFather Join Date: 2002-11-09 Member: 7956Members
    Depot ...<i> Home Depot </i> <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />
  • ANeMANeM Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16267Members, Constellation
    Wow.. I could have sworn I had posted in here.. but after going through each page and making sure.. along with reading a couple of disturbing stories (OBST), I came to the realization that I'm just crazy and have never actually posted this.

    Once upon a time I came up with a really long alias. Like, super long. Like 5+ words of 4+ letters each, long.
    Now, said long alias would not fit in anything, infact it was kinda annoying to type out. However, I at the time thought it was so awesome (in hindsight it was the stupidest thing I've ever come up with) that I just had to use it.
    Anyways, a friend came along and smacked me for being so stubborn/retarded and suggested I abbriviate it to ANeM. It stuck with me, and while I hate the original meaning, I still like the name.
    That and its still fun to see people guess at what it means <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />
  • MerkabaMerkaba Digital Harmony Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 22Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester
    edited October 2006
    So...what was the original meaning?? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile-fix.gif" />

    Merkaba...I read it in a book ("nothing in this book is true, but it's exactly the way things are") and liked the sound of it, and the meaning.

    Previously I was called Bagpu$$ (after the lovable cloth cat, and some of the words in the word filter are really annoying), and before that xDarkchild (my first internet alias!)

    Ahh...thinking about that reminds me of playing in TFC clans. [DW]xDarkchild <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" />
  • ANeMANeM Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16267Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1569401:date=Oct 8 2006, 03:55 PM:name=ANeM)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(ANeM @ Oct 8 2006, 03:55 PM) [snapback]1569401[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    That and its still fun to see people guess at what it means <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />
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    <!--quoteo(post=1569404:date=Oct 8 2006, 05:40 PM:name=Merkaba)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Merkaba @ Oct 8 2006, 05:40 PM) [snapback]1569404[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    So...what was the original meaning?? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile-fix.gif" />
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    Pssh. If I actually told people, it would take all the fun out of it. I might as well just start using a completely different alias in that case <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />
  • NirgalNirgal Join Date: 2004-07-25 Member: 30121Members, Constellation
    I took my pseudo in a science-fiction trilogy: "Mars" from Kim Stanley Robinson which one of the better books i ever read.
    I felt really close to the character called Nirgal and i loved that name because it's quite strange and it can be pronounced in various ways. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile-fix.gif" />
  • ExploderExploder Join Date: 2006-11-02 Member: 58202Members
    I got my nick from a Vice City commercial.

    My previous nick was ColdShadow, but I passed it on to a friend and he's still using it today.
    That nick was taken from a Donald Duck game. Try to guess what <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" />
  • QlippothQlippoth Join Date: 2006-11-05 Member: 58389Members
    Qlippoth means shell in Hebrew.

    I don't speak hebrew or have anything to do with it but i like spiraling seashells and Qlippoth sounded nice.
  • CoolCookieCooksCoolCookieCooks Pretty Girl Join Date: 2003-05-18 Member: 16446Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor, Constellation
    Made it up on the spot because Cookie was getting too common. Getting lots of freaky references to C3 lately, the biggest one being my spine exploding at location C3, that one was too freaky to be true.
  • AndersenAndersen Join Date: 2003-11-04 Member: 22311Members
    edited November 2006
    Reference to my real life nickname.

    [Edit]
    <!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Getting lots of freaky references to C3 lately, the biggest one being my spine exploding at location C3, that one was too freaky to be true.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->[/Edit]

    Ouch. Ouch. Ouch.
  • RevlicRevlic Join Date: 2006-11-04 Member: 58367Members
    My friend's handle was "cilver" I went with
    "revlic"
  • BlackMageBlackMage [citation needed] Join Date: 2003-06-18 Member: 17474Members, Constellation
    ANeM: A New electric Mullet
  • ANeMANeM Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16267Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1580991:date=Nov 26 2006, 12:07 PM:name=Black_Mage)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Black_Mage @ Nov 26 2006, 12:07 PM) [snapback]1580991[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    ANeM: A New electric Mullet
    <!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    YOU ARE WRONG. GOOD DAY SIR.
  • ThaldarinThaldarin Alonzi&#33; Join Date: 2003-07-15 Member: 18173Members, Constellation
    Anem: Google says

    <!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->two fountains, a Levitical city in the tribe of Issachar (1 Chr.6:73).<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
  • LanfearLanfear Join Date: 2006-11-15 Member: 58615Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Bible NASB+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Bible NASB)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin-->
    64(W)So the sons of Israel gave to the Levites the cities with their pasture lands.

    65They gave by lot from the tribe of the sons of Judah, the tribe of the sons of Simeon and the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, (X)these cities which are mentioned by name.

    66(Y)Now some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their territory from the tribe of Ephraim.

    67They gave to them the following cities of refuge: Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim with its pasture lands, Gezer also with its pasture lands,

    68Jokmeam with its pasture lands, Beth-horon with its pasture lands,

    69Aijalon with its pasture lands and Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands;

    70and from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Aner with its pasture lands and Bileam with its pasture lands, for the rest of the family of the sons of Kohath.

    71To the sons of Gershom were given, from the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan with its pasture lands and Ashtaroth with its pasture lands;

    72and from the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands

    73and Ramoth with its pasture lands, Anem with its pasture lands;

    74and from the tribe of Asher: Mashal with its pasture lands, Abdon with its pasture lands,

    75Hukok with its pasture lands and Rehob with its pasture lands;

    76and from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee with its pasture lands, Hammon with its pasture lands and Kiriathaim with its pasture lands.

    <!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Anem is actually a city and lands that the sons of Isreal gave to the Levites.

    Everyone knows why I have this name and the first one to say I fear LANs need to die a horrible death.
  • BlooBloo Village Fool of UWF Join Date: 2006-11-09 Member: 58497Members
    Bloo, because my personality kind of matches with Bloo's from Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends
  • CoolCookieCooksCoolCookieCooks Pretty Girl Join Date: 2003-05-18 Member: 16446Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1582392:date=Nov 30 2006, 05:21 PM:name=Bloo)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Bloo @ Nov 30 2006, 05:21 PM) [snapback]1582392[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    Bloo, because my personality kind of matches with Bloo's from Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends
    <!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    You're imaginary? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink-fix.gif" />
  • ZigZig ...I am Captain Planet&#33; Join Date: 2002-10-23 Member: 1576Members
    not sure if i've posted in this thread... but...

    my nick comes from this

    <a href="http://www.zonesega.com/covers/megadrive/Zero%20Wing%20%5BEUR%5D.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.zonesega.com/covers/megadrive/Z...20%5BEUR%5D.jpg</a>
  • the_x5the_x5 the Xzianthian Join Date: 2004-03-02 Member: 27041Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1582452:date=Nov 30 2006, 03:57 PM:name=CoolCookieCooks)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(CoolCookieCooks @ Nov 30 2006, 03:57 PM) [snapback]1582452[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    You're imaginary? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink-fix.gif" />
    <!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    I told you! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" />
  • Lt_PatchLt_Patch Join Date: 2005-02-07 Member: 40286Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1581318:date=Nov 27 2006, 05:29 PM:name=Lanfear)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Lanfear @ Nov 27 2006, 05:29 PM) [snapback]1581318[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    Anem is actually a city and lands that the sons of Isreal gave to the Levites.

    Everyone knows why I have this name and the first one to say I fear LANs need to die a horrible death.
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    Don't give me none of that "Wheel of Time" sh*t either.
    You fear teh networking goodness, admit it...

    ADMIT EEEEET!!!!oneoneonnine
  • RevlicRevlic Join Date: 2006-11-04 Member: 58367Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1581318:date=Nov 27 2006, 05:29 PM:name=Lanfear)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Lanfear @ Nov 27 2006, 05:29 PM) [snapback]1581318[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
    Anem is actually a city and lands that the sons of Isreal gave to the Levites.

    Everyone knows why I have this name and the first one to say I fear LANs need to die a horrible death.
    <!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Yeah I tend to avoid situations where kids don't brush their teeth or take a bath for days on end.
  • SoulSkorpionSoulSkorpion Join Date: 2002-04-12 Member: 423Members
    This one's a combination of two older, crappier names I used to use: "TheSkorpion" and "SoulMuncha". Chosen mostly because, according to <a href="http://www.theclq.com/" target="_blank">the CLQ</a> it's unique. No special significance or meaning. And I'm <i>not</i> going to go through all the embarrassingly stupid names I went through before I settled on this one...

    ...WTH? The CLQ dieded? Well... crap.
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