How did you decide on your forum name?

[Pal {UI}]

I first started playing computer games in the early 1980s when I was about 11 years old. A few years later I was a typical teenager, stealing money to pump into various arcade machines (mainly Juno First, Star Wars, Defender, Asteroids and the original Space Invaders). The first time I managed to get on a high score table was on one of the first Asteriods arcade machines, but it would only let me enter three letters, so I removed the "u" from Paul. Been using Pal ever since (now 34 years old!)

The UI stands for Unique Identifer, and came about a couple of years ago when I was first tried to view my counterstrike stats on "csports.net" and realised there was about 20 other pals.

Anyone else got an equally inane stories about how they arrived at their handle?

 

[puglover]

I have Pugslee. A cute little pug dog. I love pugs. So I decided on puglover! I use it on almost every internet log-in I have!

 

[Immortal]

This is the second forum I ever posted at (the other being gamespy's TFC forum). Usually my name is relevent to the forum I am posting at, immortal being the UU of the persians. The other forum I post now I use the same name simply because thats what Im known by regulars here and there.

 

[Zarn]

I used random letters for a fantasy game that was online. I got addicted to the name. Then, I found out, that is was an actual name, but I don't know which civiliztion used it.

 

[Greadius]

Divine inspiration

 

[LesCanadiens]

Mine represents the bilinguililism and multiculturalism of my nation.

 

[WillJ]

My name is William Johnson. I started calling myself WillJ in fifth grade (not too long ago; I'm in eighth grade) in certain situations, and I like the name. No one in real life calls me WillJ (only a few people even know about it, and they only call me WillJ very rarely); I go by William. But WillJ is, IMO, a good short name for an Internet forum/chatroom. Also, my name on this forum used to be willj. Later I got the W and J capitalized, and my name on just about every other forum I'm a member of is still willj.



Edit: I've always wondered where cracker got his name from, since there are several meanings of the word. I wonder if he likes eating crackers, or if he is a Cracker, or if he likes cocaine (), or if he likes fireworks, etc. etc.

 

[sysyphus]

Originally posted by LesCanadiens
Mine represents the bilinguililism and multiculturalism of my nation.

I applaud you for that attitude, but I'm having trouble taking it too seriously when your title, avatar and location all attack one part of the country.

Unless of course, it is merely a hockey rivalry thing, in which case, I'm ready for ya!

 

[Toasty]

Old nickname.

 

[FredLC]

Frederico Lyra Chagas... hence, FredLC

 

[LesCanadiens]

Originally posted by sysyphus


I applaud you for that attitude, but I'm having trouble taking it too seriously when your title, avatar and location all attack one part of the country.

Unless of course, it is merely a hockey rivalry thing, in which case, I'm ready for ya!

Yea, it's just about the hockey. Canucks fan here, btw.

 

[cgannon64]

Conor Gannon. I wanted some else, so I added 64, my locker number at the time and I nice round number.

This was way back in 7th grade, when I made a new IM nick, which I've used since for everything.

 

[stormerne]

It's simply my name outside the forum, though I admit I got lazy and decapitalised it for forum use.

 

[Deep_Thought76]

Since I lack any originality, I have the hardest time picking a name for anything, and usually just wind up making an obscure allusion to something or other. My screen name, which I've been using since the Warcraft2 days, is no exception. On the surface it's just a Douglas Adams reference, but it also fits my personality in a couple of ways, which is why I wound up choosing it. Lately, though, I've been shortening it to DT76 so it's not so much to type. Oddly enough, I've never seen anyone else use it as their sn, so I have it all to myself.

 

[newfangle]

I got hit by a bus.

 

[Crimson Sunrise]

I rename the Planet Buster units in Alpha Centauri "Crimson Sunrise Planet Buster". To me the phrase sounds cool, apocalyptic-like.

 

[PantheraTigris2]

Panthera Tigris = Tiger (PzKpfw VI Ausf. E / Sd. Kfz. 181)
Panther'a' = Panther A (PzKpfw V Ausf. A / Sd. Kfz. 171)
Panthera Tigris'2' = Tiger II (PzKpfw VI Ausf. B / Sd. Kfz. 182)

A single nick that effectively represents the major three Big Cats.
The name alone strikes fear into the hearts of Shermans & T-34s in armor museums all across the globe.

 

[Ilex]

One of our national radiochannel chanced their name to ylex. So that was the final point when I gived up for the invasion on the letter X and renamed myself from ilezu to ilex.

 

[Simon Darkshade]

A long long time ago, when the daisies would still get up out of the ground and walk at night, and carrots were not invented yet, the following allegedly occured.

Well, I was pondering what name to use when I was registering, when suddenly the room disappeared, and I found myself standing on a strange rocky outcrop on a towering mountain overlooking a blasted and desolate plain.
Before I could exclaim my surprise with a droll exclamation, or even light my pipe, I was battered by a roaring wind, and the sky turned black with terrible clouds that looked like huge bats.A ululating chorus of discordant otherworldly cries of anguish, foreboding, and eldritch power throbbed inexorably over the wind. I thought to myself "Now, this is something you don't see everyday."
A tiny point of light appeared, and rapidly grew to a circular gap in the clouds, from which flowed a pillar of brilliant light that shone like liquid fire. The screaming was drowned out by what seemed to be a massed choir, wordlessly emitting sounds of heavenly beauty that made the heart ache with longing (Upon reflection though, I realize that was just indigestion)
A voice that sounded like Charlatan Heston boomed out from the ether:
"Are you Simon Darkshode, the only man in existence who can unlock the inner mysteries of the deepest sanctums of creation and the universe?"
"No, I'm Simon Darkshade, Evil Dictator, Fascist and Dodgy Film Affecianado."
"Oh sh*t. I must have the wrong number. Terribly sorry, i was trying to reach the bloke who can program my VCR."
"Now worries, G. It happens to the best of us."
"Still up for tea on Thursday?"
"Certainly, My Lord. I'll be bringing the biscuits."
"I'm looking forward to that."

And before I knew it, I was back in my chair, looking at the flashing cursor on the computer screen, with nothing to show for my experience but some slightly mussed hair, and a lingering scent of brimstone.
So I decided "Bugger it. I'll just use my real name."

 

[Perfection]

I am Perfection, God of Megalomania!