Guest Kettle Black Posted April 13, 2000 Share Posted April 13, 2000 "Oh kettle, thou art black!" exclaimed the pot. Used to have the nickname Geier (Vulture in German or so I was told. Don't correct me if I'm wrong ) when flying in Red Baron 2/3. Got tired of it. The name can be both a blessing and a curse, some think it's a troll name Took it after some intense Swamp Thing (Alan Moore era) re-readings. Ho hum Kettle Black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dschugaschwili Posted April 13, 2000 Share Posted April 13, 2000 Kettle Black, I won't correct you on the Geier/Vulture thing because you're right. For my name, I was looking for some nickname I could use for Quake. (I had been using Redbaron for Descent, but it just didn't seem to fit for a FPS ) Then I stumbled upon Dschugaschwili being Stalin's "real" name in a history book, thought: "sounds cool!", and kept the name in every computer game that supports names with at least 14 characters. By the way, it was really nice when some of us students at the university met for a private LAN-party, and someone suddenly asked (slightly unnerved): "Who's this Dschu..., Dschuga..., Dschugawhat?" Dschugaschwili Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culex Pipiens Posted April 13, 2000 Share Posted April 13, 2000 it is the scientific name of the most common kind of mosquito Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hakko Ichiu Posted April 13, 2000 Share Posted April 13, 2000 Hakko Ichiu is a Japanese phrase that translates literally as "Eight Corners, One Roof". The eight corners are the eight directions of the compass. The one roof is the benevolent Greater East-Asian Co-prosperity Sphere of the invincible Japanese Empire. At the center stands the supporting pillar: his divinely resplendent, glorious Imperial Majesty, the Tenno. Kinda makes you want to disappear into the Phillipine jungle for 30 years, doesn't it. Banzai, y'all. Ethan ------------------ Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted April 13, 2000 Share Posted April 13, 2000 mine is easy to find. Real name is Jean-François (for english speaking, please don't try to pronouce it please.) and in short it goes JF. I also go by Hyku which is my dog's name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PanzerShark Posted April 13, 2000 Share Posted April 13, 2000 PanzerShark goes a very long long way back My first name was WhiZ (going way back to the zx-spectrum). When games offred a last name in games i used WhiZ SewerShark. "Shark" because i love sharks and "Sewer" to give some "mean/dirty sound" to it. When Sega made the game "Sewershark" which sucked bigtime, i wanted to change my name for safety reasons In those days i already played lotsa wargames and used to call myself UberWhiz when i could. But since it uses the word Uber and people can be offended by it, i changed to PanzerShark. So that's how. When i play strategy/action-games it will always be PanzerShark. In RPG's i'm known as bathor Soulkeeper. But that's way off-topic so i'l shut up now...thank you PanzerShark ps. The capitol P and S should be in the name...or it's fake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sabot Posted April 13, 2000 Author Share Posted April 13, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by fiftymicrolitres: At 1 milligram/ ml, 50 ul is what is required for a standard efficacious dose of LSD25 according to Remington's Pharmaceutical Science, assuming 100% purity. 5m <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> BTW, it's your username which has a direct relation to my work (although not the LSD part) [This message has been edited by Black Sabot (edited 04-13-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bauhaus Posted April 13, 2000 Share Posted April 13, 2000 Bauhaus- one of the most influential bands to ever come out of the post punk movement. Has been a major influence over a good majority of bands that consider themselves "alternative." Also a pretty excellent art movement in the '20's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citizen Posted April 13, 2000 Share Posted April 13, 2000 I choose mine as an homage to one of my all-time favorite TV shows: "The Prisoner" ; and to one of my favorite roleplaying games: Paranoia. The other reason I like it is that it's impossible to form an opinion about me based on the name. If my name was BloodThirsty, you'd think you knew something about me. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bobb Posted April 13, 2000 Share Posted April 13, 2000 Culex Pipians, actually Culex pipians italicised, spp. name lowercase. And there is more -- 3 varieties quinquefaciatus, molestus, and pipians. Quinks being the southern US form, pipians the northern form and molestus the intermediate. The little fly, (mosquitoes are a form of fly, the word translates directly as little fly) vectors Saint Louis encephalitus to us types. Now how's that for a small piece of work related grognardship! We shall wait for late May, as we have waited for the duration, some in stitches and some patiently, but all with fond anticipation. Viva CM!!!!!!!!!! and MADMATT's !!!!!!! diversions not to exclude numerous others such as this one. A little R&R injected here and there into the rollicoaster of good news, little news, bad news, indifferent news is not amiss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wittman Posted April 13, 2000 Share Posted April 13, 2000 How did I choose my battle-nick? Well, let's just say I mostly play as the Germans shall we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Germanboy Posted April 13, 2000 Share Posted April 13, 2000 Two Canadian friends of mine in Japan used to call me Germanboy, it is sort of a nice username on the net, especially since I am German. Soma, isn't your name also the name of the drug used to keep the people happy in Huxley's 'Brave New world'? So long since I read that/. ------------------ Andreas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goanna Posted April 13, 2000 Share Posted April 13, 2000 Goanna - any of the variety of monitor lizards that live in the outback of Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juju Posted April 14, 2000 Share Posted April 14, 2000 Nothing that heroic for me: just a double abbreviation of my first name, Which I don't like, and won't mention. After 17 years of usage only my father isn't fully trained in calling me Juju. Yet... ------------------ Juju Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teutonic Posted April 14, 2000 Share Posted April 14, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Darwin: Teutonic, wasn't Prussia founded by those very individuals?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> From what I can find it took them approximately 50 years of campainging to subdue the prussians. Teutonic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwin Posted April 14, 2000 Share Posted April 14, 2000 Cool, thanks for responding. The last history I read started with the teutons already there... need to get off my arse and delve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFCElvis Posted April 14, 2000 Share Posted April 14, 2000 Although I like to play the Presley angle it is really for Elvis Costello (my last name is Costello). Major Tom, I almost used a Bowie reference as he has equal status in my mind. Bauhaus, they did a killer version of Ziggy Stardust and the opening scene of "The Hunger" was incredible use of "Bella Lagosis Dead". ------------------ "Tryin to be so so bad is bad enough, don't make me laugh by talkin tough" EC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffRaider Posted April 14, 2000 Share Posted April 14, 2000 Jeff's my first name, and I used to use the nick Raider6 when online. Of course, that was a long time ago, and all of my Raider6 accounts scattered about fell into disuse. I picked up the name of Raider6 during a wargame with the Army cadets. I was a Sea Cadet back then, and the army dogs asked us to play opfor for them on the defense. I was asked to command the force, around 90 cadets, and was given the radio call sign "Raider Six". Been Raider6 ever since.... BTW, we trounced the army slobs. I infiltrated two of my three platoons inside their perimeter before the exercise even started. Raider Five, my best bud and 2IC had the last platoon, who were assigned to harrass their forward positions. Exactly one minute after the exercise began, I blew my whistle, WW1 style, and my two platoons rushed the defensive perimeter from the inside, wiping most of them out. Only another twenty minutes of mop up, and we called it a day. The army dogs were pissed, and their CO threatened to bring us up on charges, but the O/Cs called it fair. LOL. Hey, Rick614, is that the Greenling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dschugaschwili Posted April 14, 2000 Share Posted April 14, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Wittman: How did I choose my battle-nick? Well, let's just say I mostly play as the Germans shall we? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Wait a minute... Wasn't Wittman Fionn's smurf name on this forum? I remember a tactics post by Wittman a while back where he had to admit it finally. Although as far as I know, it should be Wittmann (makes much more sense as a German name). Dschugaschwili Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s bakker Posted April 14, 2000 Share Posted April 14, 2000 Well, my name is Stefan Bakker .... so S Bakker was just plain easy. Practical? Yes, Boring? Yes. An alternative would have been Krill, my old MUD-username which stuck with me ever since. I usually reserve for more AD&D settings / games though. And then again my 'nicks' for FPS-games like UT are usually Thumper or <dappere freddy> {brave freddy} as to ridicul all the other 'awe inspring' nicks you see in these games. Picture it; "Thumper killes THE_UBER_FRAGMEISTER with the schockrifle." "Thumper splatters [DEATHSQUAD]REAPER all over the place with his rocketlauncher" "Thumper is on a killing spree!" (or whatever) just hilarious in my eyes. Grtz S Bakker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soma Posted April 14, 2000 Share Posted April 14, 2000 To GermanBoy: Hallo Landsmann, ich werde Deine Vermutung mal überprüfen (extrem glücklich grinsend). Martin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurtz Posted April 14, 2000 Share Posted April 14, 2000 "...the enigmatic Kurtz, the embodiment of decay, corruption and exploitation..." Well, it just seemed to fit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwin Posted April 14, 2000 Share Posted April 14, 2000 I've been playing infantry lately which allows you up to 8 aliases. whenever someone gets a kill it's shows up printed across the bottom of the screen (so and so killd by...) so you'll see names like "a heavy piano" or "police brutality" "some gay guy" etc. Pretty funny sometimes. BTW if anyone plays there I go by Cleo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrapGame Posted April 14, 2000 Share Posted April 14, 2000 AKA - the Hustler Several friends of mine who have seen the movie "Kelly's Heroes" too many times thought the name fit me after getting them hard to get tickets for the World Series, etc. CrapGame out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durruti Posted April 15, 2000 Share Posted April 15, 2000 Nick borrowed from Buenaventura Durruti. Anybody know who he was?? There was also a band from Manchester during the '80s called the 'Durutti Column' (they misspelt the name). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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