what made u choose your user names

Vedius Pollio · Post by **Vedius Pollio** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:13 am

I'll go first.

During the reign of Augustus Caesar, the North African part of the Roman Empire was governed by a guy called Vedivs Pollio. He was a mean bastard who fed his slaves to lamprey if they failed him. (sort of like having sharks with frickin lasers).

When Augustus was visiting Vedius, a slave accidentally broke a precious glass cup. Vedius ordered him fed to the lampreys, but Augustus intervened and spared the slave out of mercy. He then ordered that Vedius's entire glass collection be smashed.

Lulujayne · Post by **Lulujayne** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:36 am

First* and second name, I'm a traditionalist

*Actually, it's technically a nickname, my passport reads "Louisa," but it seems to have atrophied from lack of use.

WangyJohn · Post by **WangyJohn** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:43 am

Derived from JohnnyWang, my usual handle, because I wanted a change, and because at the time (of me joining here), I was being a tad bit paranoid.

The etymology of JohnnyWang isn't really exiting at all. I saw the cover for some Norwegian movie title Jonny Vang, and went from there, also, at the time, I still read Penny Arcade.

Xero · Post by **Xero** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 12:45 pm

uhh

I got a few nicks
I mix and match them when ever I feel like it
this one is the ass end of another nick

Doogitus · Post by **Doogitus** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 1:13 pm

It's kind of like doogly, which was taken on comic genesis. Doogly was what my father picked for my first aol screen name way back in the day, when I asked him to set something up for me that was close to Doug but had no numbers. Numbers were way lame.

Kittyboymuffin · Post by **Kittyboymuffin** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 1:20 pm

I'm basically a distaff counterpart of "KimikoMuffin", my female screen name. Whom I got based on Kimiko, my first character at Shoujo-Ai MUSH, and who got the nicname "Muffin" for no adequately explored reason.

BriHahn · Post by **BriHahn** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 1:26 pm

My nickname and the last name of my favorite Asian DJ.

I have a thing for Asian men, hence my wish to molest Aquastorm in strange and unusual ways.

However, my thing for Asian men is matched by my thing for Latino men. I just happened to be on a Joe Hahn kick at the time and have kept the name as convenient to remember no matter what forum I'm on at the time. I think there's only one forum where I'm NOT BriHahn in some way, shape, or form.

Illithid Tentacles · Post by **Illithid Tentacles** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 2:27 pm

Illithids have always been my favorite D&D monsters.

Warmachine · Post by **Warmachine** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 2:30 pm

Back in ancient times, when the web was young, I played a computer game called Mechwarrior 2. It was based on a war game with figures representing three storey war robots with a pilot inside. Loved that game. Thus, the nickname. Also, it describes me love of strategy games and my machine-like adherence to logic and persistence.

Wipperwill · Post by **Wipperwill** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:42 pm

Ok, my turn...and its a geeky one. My first charactor in Everquest 1 wsas a bard and his name was Wipperwill, after the songbird. I also had a Troll named Meaneye Kracscratcher but that doesnt really fit me most of the time.

Sexy_fork · Post by **Sexy_fork** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 5:06 pm

came about as a joke at prom. I took a picture of my friend mid-bite, of course sexy. well, as sexy as a mouthful of pasta can be. the joke then became that everyone needed to take a sexy picture with their fork. sexy with the fork. sexy fork. ta da!

nothing to do with actually being sexy. we all looked like retards.

Aeridus · Post by **Aeridus** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 6:05 pm

I just latinized the root aero into a name. Because wind and water are my two favorite elements. I'm sure I could easily expand it to Aquaeridus...

Detective Clem · Post by **Detective Clem** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 6:59 pm

I'll give you one guess

Chthulhu · Post by **Chthulhu** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 8:16 pm

aeridus wrote:I just latinized the root aero into a name. Because wind and water are my two favorite elements. I'm sure I could easily expand it to Aquaeridus... XD

"This is the dawning of the
Age of Aquaeridus! The age of Aquaeridu-us!"

Lulujayne · Post by **Lulujayne** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 9:07 pm

Dammit Chthulhu, now I've got Sodomy stuck in my head.

Sodomy
Fellatio
Cunnilingus
Pederasty

Father, why do these words sound so nasty?

Masturbation
Can be fun
Join the holy orgy
Kama Sutra
Everyone!

Incidentally, I took my Anglican Reverend Grandfather to see Hair once when I was 14. Good, uncomfortable times were had by all.

Xero · Post by **Xero** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 9:18 pm

Lulujayne wrote:Dammit Chthulhu, now I've got Sodomy stuck in my head.

<3 sodomy
both the act and the word

SODOMY FOR ALL

Nostromo · Post by **Nostromo** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 9:43 pm

I was watching Alien at the time.

Not real creative I know.

RavenxDrake · Post by **RavenxDrake** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 9:47 pm

Lulujayne wrote:Dammit Chthulhu, now I've got Sodomy stuck in my head.

I've got a pic that fits that mental image so perfectly... I think I'll restrict posting it to one of the picture threads so I don't derail this.

As for myself, RavenxDrake or RavenDrake has been my primary screen name and "persona", if you will, since my earliest online days in AOL. It's actually taken from an Online RP persona based in the Elric of Melnibonne universe, Ædrian the Raven Drake (black dragon). Yes, that's a horrible, horrible faux-fantasy name..

At any rate, RavenxDrake is my usual backup when I can't get RavenDrake to work.

LeftTentacleGreen · Post by **LeftTentacleGreen** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:12 pm

Somehow this strip created the image in my mind of tentacle monsters playing Twister.

Ergo...

Prettydragoon · Post by **Prettydragoon** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:25 am

Me, I had a plan to make a magical girl webcomic. But I thought seifuku were too much of a cliche, so my heroine was going to wear a cavalry uniform instead. Therefore,
I am Mighty Guardian Pretty Dragoon! In the name of the Midnight Sun, I will <strike>molest</strike> punish you!