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Okay here's one for you.

Aside from those people that use their real names for their forum nicks, whats the reason behind yours and why did you choose it?

I'll start with mine.

Darksaber.

Its the nickname I've used online since around 2002, its the title of a Star Wars book written by Kevin Anderson about a standalone Death Star laser (capable of destroying planets) that wasn't tied to space station, it was in a ship that was the shape of a lightsaber hilt.

The book isn't all that great, but I was playing Jedi Knight 2 at the time and that nick seemed ideal, it kinda stuck.

I'd have chosen Matt for my nickname here but theres 30 of them already and I decided it was probably too complicated.

So thats me, get explaining :p :geek:
 
Not very good at coming up with original names and therefore hence mine, and it is easy to remember. It also means I might remember my name.
 
stop hijacking my threads and let those that have at least an ounce of imagination post :p
 
dod is the Scottish abbreviation for George. My Granda was George = Dod
My dad was George = Little Dod

Where does that leave me :suspect:
 
Warspite

Mines a name chosen and used since I started playing online games like Doom I/II, Quake , Quake 2, etc about 12 years (on dialup:'( ). Sounded a little more original at the time;).

Reason for this choice is that aswell as Computers and Photography, Im also interested in modern military history so chosen in tribute to this which served with distinction in both world wars.

So there you go, my secret is out (sad but there you have it):rules:

Real names Glyn :thumbs:
 
When I was playing Doom and Quake I used matt ;)

Duke nukem was the first proper game i played over dialup with a mate, that was good fun.

Was too young to get into wireplay properly, my mum and dad would have never let me run up £600 in charges a month.
 
Darksaber said:
Was too young to get into wireplay properly, my mum and dad would have never let me run up £600 in charges a month.
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Yeah - that was me :lol: , alot of friends were never to be seen online again once those bills started rolling in :D
 
Keltic Ice Man

well - Ice Man from my days playing for a pro hockey team, and Keltic well my gaelic is a bit rusty, but my roots lie in the hallowed land of the Celts. Many would say the Celts, but then it gets confusing because of Celtic FC

So why with a K well it looks loads better in old fonts :) and I have a company called Keltic Rose

So you asked...
 
Nope, games dont really have the same atmosphere (how old does that sound:eek: ), occasionally get to play BF2 but not much else:)
 
dod said:
dod is the Scottish abbreviation for George. My Granda was George = Dod
My dad was George = Little Dod

Where does that leave me :suspect:
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iDod...

my username is an fusion of words, blended together to create a unique and instantly recognisable name that will stick with you always...:geek:


...but on here its Matty :thumbs:

hope that clears that up
dave:thinking:
 
Darryn Reeder.... and I come from the UK

Boring but thats it.

I am also been known as...

SavageInTheUK (For when I used to race HPI Savage21s)
DocUK (When I used to participate in DC++ activities)
DreederOcUK (when DreederUK was already taken on XboxLive :thinking: )
SexySue (when I was posting on forums at the weekend)
 
when i was young i bite the postman
 
I've had this name online for about 7 or 8 years now. It comes from Ghostface Killah - Wu Tang Clan.
 
OldGit....

Well it all started out when I started playing online games such as Medal of Honour where I was either: A) Getting the C**P kicked out of me every 2 seconds or B) Getting the C**P kicked out of me every 10 seconds on a good day. By the time I'd learned enough of the curve so I was able to stay alive long enough to return the above favours it was apparent I was the oldest bloke playing.

Also fits my demeanor. :D
Like my sig says I was born old. The Grumpy old men arn't a patch on me when I'm in a prime mood.
 
My forum name is that of a mythical norse hunter, and by coincidence is my name s hillman backwards.
 
Milestone...

Just the name of my web design company.

Tony
 
When my son started toddling he spent three weeks bouncing of everything going "gub gub gub" and we ended up refering to him as MrGubby. When I went online it seemed as good a nickname as any .

So here I am 8 years later , still the only MrGubby I've seen :shrug: .


Ps. my sone plays online now but calls himself JasperTheHamster :cuckoo:
 
Dark Star is John Carpenter's first and finest film...recommended viewing!

And it sounds a touch enigmatic :suspect: - which I'm not :(
 
brummie - as i'm from brum :thumbs:

well.....i used to be :D
 
Jimmy Lemon came about when I first went online back in 1994(ish) with a mate. We found a chat room and needed a username. He came up with Jimmy I came up with Lemon. Hence Jimmy Lemon was born. I kind of stole it. He was James Orange for a bit, but it didn't last.

Wow, just realised Jimmy Lemon is over 12 years old! thats a worry :(

I have only ever found one other Jimmy Lemon and he owned a refrigerated haulage company in the USA (somewhere) I have an email from him somewhere :D (though I did just find http://www.myspace.com/Jimmy_Lemon :( )

Oh yeah and my name has kind of evolved into Jimmy_Lemon as all forums etc wont accept a space :p
 
This is my old Quake 2 name that i used when I first started on the intaweb in about 1998. It stands for BigBadWolf, of course.
 
It's what I called my first 'real' motorbike (25 years after the mopeds of my teens) its, err, red in colour - saying that, so's the 2nd one I bought a few months ago (coincidence, honest!). Also gave the name to my website... no particular reason why :shrug:
 
Kamion - used since 1997. Came from a minor character's name in one of David Eddings' books. :)

Later, I found it also meant 'truck' in Dutch. :P

Edit: Speaking of Quake and nicknames, I had a friend whose Quake nickname was "your mother". The messages that came out from the game whenever he killed someone or got killed by another player was hilarious!

"your mother just sucked on XXX's pineapples"
"XXX was blasted by your mother"

:D
 
Grendel is a monster from the tale of Beowulf.

Marillion told the story of Grendel as a 18 minute song on the b side to the 12" version of their 1st ever single in 1983. The song absolutely captured my imagination and I've used the name as an alias ever since!
 
dod said:
dod is the Scottish abbreviation for George. My Granda was George = Dod
My dad was George = Little Dod

Where does that leave me :suspect:
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They're ALL wrong...

Diddy Dod

Catdaddy - one of my guitar playing heroes is Stevie Ray Vaughan. He got called 'Catdaddy' by HIS hero - a bluesman called Albert King. So, in true musician style, I nicked it!
 
Catdaddy said:
They're ALL wrong...

Diddy Dod

Catdaddy - one of my guitar playing heroes is Stevie Ray Vaughan. He got called 'Catdaddy' by HIS hero - a bluesman called Albert King. So, in true musician style, I nicked it!
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I never knew that! SRV is my idol.

My name is Nath, hence my username :p
 
Rather interesting this thread, its nice to see where everyone got their inspiration from. A few gamers too which is always nice.
 
Rather interesting this thread, its nice to see where everyone got their inspiration from. A few gamers too which is always worrying. :p


As I am based near the arctic circle online people are nearly always south hence user name. Tried to use it for Flickr but someone had it :eek: so called myself upnorthme which I don't like. :shrug:
 
Darksaber said:
Rather interesting this thread, its nice to see where everyone got their inspiration from. A few gamers too which is always nice.
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... or ... Paul as its my first name & Boy as I'm a boy & its the first three letters of my Surname so PaulBoy which rolls off the tongue easier than ...
PaulFrancisPhilipPatrickBoyle hehe ... Paul :cuckoo:
 
Witch.........the Ipswich Witches are the speedway team I support. As the bulk of my photography (during the summer, at least!) is at speedway, it seemed logical!
 
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