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Peoples' Names: Why do you use it?
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Mon Oct 18, 2010 12:06 pmby deathcomesrippin
I am doing an article for the CC Newsletter about the names people use and why for the freestyle section. This is a callout to everyone who surfs the forums, if you have a reason for using your name that is unique or interesting, fire me off a PM about it so I can include it in the next article I submit. (I was going to go through the scoreboard until I realized how large the scoreboard actually IS. F that.) Try not to include any form of racism or extremely vulgar stories, if thats the case do not message me as I cannot add those to my article. Also, there is no need to try to spice it up or make it funny, I just want to hear about people reasons for their names, the real reasons. Thank you.
Re: Peoples' Names: Why do you use it?
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Mon Oct 18, 2010 12:16 pmby AndyDufresne
I remember an old General Discussion topic about why people chose the names they did---perhaps it can be of some use!
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=100496&hilit=username&start=0--Andy
Re: Peoples' Names: Why do you use it?
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Mon Oct 18, 2010 12:19 pmby Ace Rimmer
I had no idea I'd be active on the forums and chat, or I would have chosen a better name. I signed up to a bunch of online strategy sites at the same time after playing the Risk board game over Thanksgiving and having my love of that game rekindled. This is the only one I've stuck with. I wish I would have known how deep my addiction would have gone, I would have chosen something with more flair.
Re: Peoples' Names: Why do you use it?
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Mon Oct 18, 2010 1:38 pmby A_D
mine's an abbreviation (not a face like every1 thinks). it stands for Armed_Death. in other online games i play, i'm really good at and i'm almost always in (at least) the top 200. but, as u can c by my score, i'm not really that good at this one, so Armed_Death doesn't really seem to fit it... XP
there are 3 variations of this name that i use
A_D
ArmDea
Armed_Death
Re: Peoples' Names: Why do you use it?
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Mon Oct 18, 2010 2:05 pmby ljex
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=100496&hilit=username&start=75#p2294031 i remember that thread...good times we should bring it back from the dead.
Re: Peoples' Names: Why do you use it?
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Mon Oct 18, 2010 2:17 pmby jefjef
Mine = lack of creative imagination. It was late. I was tired.
Re: Peoples' Names: Why do you use it?
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Mon Oct 18, 2010 2:35 pmby banana_hammocks
I couldn't think of a username, and had just been watching scrubs. So thought of banana hammocks.....I only later found out what banana hammocks were, having assumed it was just two amusing words joined together!
Re: Peoples' Names: Why do you use it?
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Mon Oct 18, 2010 5:24 pmby targetman377
I work at target. I am a man. my favorite numbers are 377. simple
Re: Peoples' Names: Why do you use it?
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Mon Oct 18, 2010 5:36 pmby Army of GOD
targetman377 wrote:my favorite numbers are 377.
Re: Peoples' Names: Why do you use it?
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Mon Oct 18, 2010 6:07 pmby Qwert
well i use something what its easy to remember
Re: Peoples' Names: Why do you use it?
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Tue Oct 19, 2010 1:32 amby evilkingjay
I used to have a monthly tequila party at an apartment I used to have. A friend of my roommate had a birthday and they showed up after going to burger king and were wearing the crowns they give kids for their birthday. Tequila + a Burger king birthday crown + me= a party I dont remember much of... but thats where I got that nickname.
Re: Peoples' Names: Why do you use it?
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Tue Oct 19, 2010 1:46 amby mviola
My first initial, and my last name. Guess my first name.
Re: Peoples' Names: Why do you use it?
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Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:26 amby clapper011
very few people know the true meaning to my username...
Re: Peoples' Names: Why do you use it?
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Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:33 amby Ace Rimmer
It has nothing to do with STDs, btw. She doesn't like it when you bring that up.
Re: Peoples' Names: Why do you use it?
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Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:41 amby Rodion
Rodion's the main character from one of Dostoyevski's masterpieces: Crime and Punishment.
Re: Peoples' Names: Why do you use it?
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Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:42 amby clapper011
jakewilliams wrote:It has nothing to do with STDs, btw. She doesn't like it when you bring that up.
thats right! totally different meaning ha~!
Re: Peoples' Names: Why do you use it?
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Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:49 amby InsomniaRed
clapper011 wrote:jakewilliams wrote:It has nothing to do with STDs, btw. She doesn't like it when you bring that up.
thats right! total opposite meaning ha~!
So you're the opposite of an STD?
Re: Peoples' Names: Why do you use it?
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Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:51 amby rdsrds2120
InsomniaRed wrote:clapper011 wrote:jakewilliams wrote:It has nothing to do with STDs, btw. She doesn't like it when you bring that up.
thats right! total opposite meaning ha~!
So you're the opposite of an STD?
And that would be?
hmmm...I know the meaning of clappers name. muahaha.
Re: Peoples' Names: Why do you use it?
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Tue Oct 19, 2010 10:08 amby Army of GOD
Re: Peoples' Names: Why do you use it?
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Tue Oct 19, 2010 10:16 amby ljex
Rodion wrote:Rodion's the main character from one of Dostoyevski's masterpieces: Crime and Punishment.
masterpice? that is prob the most boring book ever. For those who haven't read it...imagine 600 pages to read when it could easily be taken down to 200 without doing anything to change the plot.
Re: Peoples' Names: Why do you use it?
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Tue Oct 19, 2010 11:19 amby rdsrds2120
ljex wrote:Rodion wrote:Rodion's the main character from one of Dostoyevski's masterpieces: Crime and Punishment.
masterpice? that is prob the most boring book ever. For those who haven't read it...imagine 600 pages to read when it could easily be taken down to 200 without doing anything to change the plot.
I liked it
Re: Peoples' Names: Why do you use it?
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Tue Oct 19, 2010 11:34 amby clapper011
rdsrds2120 wrote:InsomniaRed wrote:clapper011 wrote:jakewilliams wrote:It has nothing to do with STDs, btw. She doesn't like it when you bring that up.
thats right! total opposite meaning ha~!
So you're the opposite of an STD?
And that would be?
hmmm...I know the meaning of clappers name. muahaha.
oh I know you do rds! it has absolutely nothing to do with any kind of disease
Re: Peoples' Names: Why do you use it?
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Tue Oct 19, 2010 11:41 amby clapper011
Army of GOD wrote:
you sir are much much closer to what the real meaning is.
Re: Peoples' Names: Why do you use it?
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Tue Oct 19, 2010 2:51 pmby Victor Sullivan
My name comes from my favorite character, Victor "Sully" Sullivan, from Uncharted. I also look like him (no joke - people have asked me before if he was based off of me, but once they get to know me they realize I'm not much like him apart from looks).
Re: Peoples' Names: Why do you use it?
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Tue Oct 19, 2010 6:21 pmby greenoaks
greenoaks was the name of the street i was living on
today i would be called glencoe