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Location: Pretoria, South Africa
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Location: Pretoria, South Africa
Posted:
Let's see now: we know most of each other's ages........wouldn't the elucidation of our nicknames make for some gripping bedtime reading? ------------------*WC*
Let's see now: we know most of each other's ages........wouldn't the elucidation of our nicknames make for some gripping bedtime reading? ------------------*WC*
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Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
Sporadically Prodigal
2,758 posts
Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
Posted:
god, I'm jealous. my little sister used to call me Waa Waa (name is Sarah). no where near as socially acceptable as Wormy! think I'll stick with flash...
while on this tangent, I *still* call my uncle anthony 'uncle lafferly' lol... kids are funny.
god, I'm jealous. my little sister used to call me Waa Waa (name is Sarah). no where near as socially acceptable as Wormy! think I'll stick with flash...
while on this tangent, I *still* call my uncle anthony 'uncle lafferly' lol... kids are funny. HoP Posting Guidelines
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286 posts
Location: Upstairs, Australia
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286 posts
Location: Upstairs, Australia
Posted:
Truthfully I've never really had a nickname. One guy in primary school tried to make me snoopy, but noone else was in on it.One waitress I used to work with was bad with names and kept calling me Tommy because I looked like one, even though my name is Matt.
My name on the bulletin board comes from the latin name for Wedge Tailed Eagle. Aquila audax. It's more for admiration of a beautiful animal than trying to liken myself to it! 
------------------Your parents were wrongFire is good Play with fire
Truthfully I've never really had a nickname. One guy in primary school tried to make me snoopy, but noone else was in on it.One waitress I used to work with was bad with names and kept calling me Tommy because I looked like one, even though my name is Matt.
My name on the bulletin board comes from the latin name for Wedge Tailed Eagle. Aquila audax. It's more for admiration of a beautiful animal than trying to liken myself to it! ------------------Your parents were wrongFire is good Play with fire UYI 
OLDSKOOL
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155 posts
Location: Oxford, UK
155 posts
Location: Oxford, UK
Posted:
My mate Matty started calling me Jimmy Jangla Spangler the turntable mangler which, after a coupla pints, doesn't roll off the tongue too well! The name had to be shortened and I refuse to be called Jimmy so Jangla it is!
My mate Matty started calling me Jimmy Jangla Spangler the turntable mangler which, after a coupla pints, doesn't roll off the tongue too well! The name had to be shortened and I refuse to be called Jimmy so Jangla it is!
---------------------With a bit of luck, his life was ruined; always thinking that just behind some narrow door, in his favourite bars, men in red woolen suits are getting incredible kicks from things he'll never know.
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Location: London/Brighton, UK
130 posts
Location: London/Brighton, UK
Posted:
My brother used to call me yay-yay when he was little, and my dad used to call me Monk (short for monkey). Boy, am I glad neither of those stuck!My brother is, to this day, called Ferret (it is so cruel to give a child 'Pheris' as his middle name)!As for the name I use here, my friend Eddie calls me Princess and I used it for my ICQ nickname... then I discovered fire, and the rest, as they say, is history.FP x
My brother used to call me yay-yay when he was little, and my dad used to call me Monk (short for monkey). Boy, am I glad neither of those stuck!My brother is, to this day, called Ferret (it is so cruel to give a child 'Pheris' as his middle name)!As for the name I use here, my friend Eddie calls me Princess and I used it for my ICQ nickname... then I discovered fire, and the rest, as they say, is history.FP x
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Location: High Wycombe, England
Liquid Cow
2,629 posts
Location: High Wycombe, England
Posted:
Hmm. Where I got my handle.When I was at Uni, I decided I needed a memorable email address, so I set up thebovrilmonkey@yahoo.co.uk and it's sort of stuck as a handle.I occasionaly use the name 'walrusking' or 'legions of legomen' mainly because people seem to remember then easily
Hmm. Where I got my handle.When I was at Uni, I decided I needed a memorable email address, so I set up thebovrilmonkey@yahoo.co.uk and it's sort of stuck as a handle.I occasionaly use the name 'walrusking' or 'legions of legomen' mainly because people seem to remember then easily
But there's no sense crying over every mistake. You just keep on trying till you run out of cake.
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Location: Sydney,Nsw,Australia
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Location: Sydney,Nsw,Australia
Posted:
Well my story is not as thrilling as everyone elses.....i just sat down one day about to play that now old game named star craft.....and i needed to put a username in.......i thought to myself Kahn....but it didnt go cause someone else had it...so i wrote this in which sounded like kahn but not quite........all my friends didnt understand and i never told them where i got it from and from that day it has been attached to me like a dirty sock......
Well my story is not as thrilling as everyone elses.....i just sat down one day about to play that now old game named star craft.....and i needed to put a username in.......i thought to myself Kahn....but it didnt go cause someone else had it...so i wrote this in which sounded like kahn but not quite........all my friends didnt understand and i never told them where i got it from and from that day it has been attached to me like a dirty sock......
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my nick name is sky because my freinds say that sky suits me.my real name is emily.
my nick name is sky because my freinds say that sky suits me.my real name is emily.
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Location: Wheaton, IL USA
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Location: Wheaton, IL USA
Posted:
If you turn your head... no that won't work.ok do this, bring your monitor into the bathroom and hold it up to the mirror. In case you still can't figure it out, I like Tattoo's! Complicated, I know.------------------It's only funny until someone gets hurt.... Then it's a COMPETITION!!!
If you turn your head... no that won't work.ok do this, bring your monitor into the bathroom and hold it up to the mirror. In case you still can't figure it out, I like Tattoo's!
Complicated, I know.------------------It's only funny until someone gets hurt.... Then it's a COMPETITION!!! It's only funny until someone gets hurt.... Then it's a COMPETITION!!!
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Location: Bath UK
45 posts
Location: Bath UK
Posted:
Ithaca, as in The Odyessey (Homer), I figure that if the dude expends that much time and energy trying to get back there it must be a nice place?
Ithaca, as in The Odyessey (Homer), I figure that if the dude expends that much time and energy trying to get back there it must be a nice place?
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errrm I intend to live forever, or at least die trying.
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spinning for ages
125 posts
Location: Christchurch
125 posts
Location: Christchurch
Posted:
well, I have been around some message boards for a while, and it started out as inzane....as my name is Zane and I tend to do crazy stuff...so insanezane, inzane....but then I started posting under fubar, which stands for Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition....and just changed the spelling a bit, coz I felt like it!!!------------------fe fi foo fun
well, I have been around some message boards for a while, and it started out as inzane....as my name is Zane and I tend to do crazy stuff...so insanezane, inzane....but then I started posting under fubar, which stands for Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition....and just changed the spelling a bit, coz I felt like it!!!------------------fe fi foo fun
fe fi foo fun
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70 posts
Location: brisbane, QLD
70 posts
Location: brisbane, QLD
Posted:
i stared as rangerbethany alongside professor gerard in 'adventures of the intergalactic scooter crash.'other names i've had rbindii = nice name for a prickcrystal beth = self explainitaryhepsaba = what my parent were going to name mebethwyn and depending on which boy you asked, all sorts of sweet foodbut for now i'll just go with an omnipresent 'B'
i stared as rangerbethany alongside professor gerard in 'adventures of the intergalactic scooter crash.'other names i've had rbindii = nice name for a prickcrystal beth = self explainitaryhepsaba = what my parent were going to name mebethwyn and depending on which boy you asked, all sorts of sweet food
but for now i'll just go with an omnipresent 'B' floating
drifting
fading away
how could these stimulants lead us astray?
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129 posts
Location: Sydney, Australia
129 posts
Location: Sydney, Australia
Posted:
to be honest, I have no idea where mine came from. Most of my online nicks in the past have been like that.....just dreamt up because I liked the sound or the look of it on the page.....aramika, jani, kiana.....always lowercase. Also xaeda has the advantage that I can type it with one hand......not sure why that's useful, but it's cool anyway. My real name's Jacinta, it constantly gets mispronounced as jacinda, jakinta, lucinda, etc etc. I used to work in a job where we used cb radios a lot to communicate.....I became Jai or Jack because Jacinta just got garbled over the air. My flatmate calls me Sint, some of my friends call me Jai, but mosty it's just "hey, staff girl...." ;-)xaeda
to be honest, I have no idea where mine came from. Most of my online nicks in the past have been like that.....just dreamt up because I liked the sound or the look of it on the page.....aramika, jani, kiana.....always lowercase. Also xaeda has the advantage that I can type it with one hand......not sure why that's useful, but it's cool anyway. My real name's Jacinta, it constantly gets mispronounced as jacinda, jakinta, lucinda, etc etc. I used to work in a job where we used cb radios a lot to communicate.....I became Jai or Jack because Jacinta just got garbled over the air. My flatmate calls me Sint, some of my friends call me Jai, but mosty it's just "hey, staff girl...." ;-)xaeda
the memories fire, the rhythm falls slow....
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Location: Bantry, Ireland
71 posts
Location: Bantry, Ireland
Posted:
a rhyme.i LIKE rhymes.
a rhyme.i LIKE rhymes.
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Location: Michigan, U.S.A.
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Location: Michigan, U.S.A.
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Ignitus... from the latin word "ignis", meaning "fire" and from the English word "ignite".-Ignitus
Ignitus... from the latin word "ignis", meaning "fire" and from the English word "ignite".-Ignitus
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Location: Round Rock TX , US
97 posts
Location: Round Rock TX , US
Posted:
Well I have two nicks at the moment. Jedimastah I got when One day my friend and I went to the store. We went to the cheakout and I asked for a pack of smokes. The cheakout girl asked to see my I.D.(She was kind of cute by the way) So I waved my hand in front of her, as a Jedi would do, and said,"You don't need to see my I.D.," She turned to grab the smokes and said,"I don't need to see your I.D." At this point my friend looks at me and said,"Damn we got a Jedimaster in the house." Ever since it just stuck.The other name is Renaissance Man. That is pretty self explanitory.
Well I have two nicks at the moment. Jedimastah I got when One day my friend and I went to the store. We went to the cheakout and I asked for a pack of smokes. The cheakout girl asked to see my I.D.(She was kind of cute by the way) So I waved my hand in front of her, as a Jedi would do, and said,"You don't need to see my I.D.," She turned to grab the smokes and said,"I don't need to see your I.D." At this point my friend looks at me and said,"Damn we got a Jedimaster in the house." Ever since it just stuck.The other name is Renaissance Man. That is pretty self explanitory.
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172 posts
Location: Staten Island , NY. USA
172 posts
Location: Staten Island , NY. USA
Posted:
My name comes from anyone of the fine fine movies that star my heroes Jay and Silent Bob.ClerksMall RatsChasing AmyDogmaJay and Silent Bob Strike BackSnootch to the nootch naganootch
My name comes from anyone of the fine fine movies that star my heroes Jay and Silent Bob.ClerksMall RatsChasing AmyDogmaJay and Silent Bob Strike BackSnootch to the nootch naganootch
We are defined by the choices we make
See my vest.... see my vest...
693 posts
Location: Adelaide - South Australia
693 posts
Location: Adelaide - South Australia
Posted:
Yes I guess another common nick name for me is "oi"as in 'oi, what are you doing?''Oi, you in the purple''Oi'Very common amoungst people who don't know meheh------------------ ~*~ Katinca ~*~
Yes I guess another common nick name for me is "oi"as in 'oi, what are you doing?''Oi, you in the purple''Oi'Very common amoungst people who don't know me
heh------------------ ~*~ Katinca ~*~ Love and Light
~*~ Katinca ~*~
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Location: Dunedin, New Zealand
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Location: Dunedin, New Zealand
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i am procrastinating work - writing a report on a nematophagous fungus. Fungi is a bit easier to say and maybe not as weird. looking forward to a few months time when i can change my occupation from student to surf bum.party!
i am procrastinating work - writing a report on a nematophagous fungus. Fungi is a bit easier to say and maybe not as weird. looking forward to a few months time when i can change my occupation from student to surf bum.party!
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Location: Caulfield, Melbourne, Australia
12 posts
Location: Caulfield, Melbourne, Australia
Posted:
I've had my online nick for about 6 years now..When I first came up with it it was simply as a description of who I am.. and since I've been using it so long, nobody really knows me online as anything else.Although nowadays, it normally comes out as "Neuro" or "the 'tic".jedimastah - Love the story!
Must try that someday but with more of a "You will come home with me" slant Neurotic
I've had my online nick for about 6 years now..When I first came up with it it was simply as a description of who I am.. and since I've been using it so long, nobody really knows me online as anything else.Although nowadays, it normally comes out as "Neuro" or "the 'tic".jedimastah - Love the story!
Must try that someday but with more of a "You will come home with me" slant Neurotic member
750 posts
Location: Adelaide, SA, Australia
750 posts
Location: Adelaide, SA, Australia
Posted:
I've hada a variety of nicknames. I first used Bendy in the game Terminal Velocity - the time I had been asked for a "handle." I am flexible and double-jointed to boot, so the name fits.I also use Rhino (stems from Ryno -> Ryan).Growing up I also had Klingy (surname = Kling) and my brother called me Rony, Rog Raro, or just plain Rog. Kinda like that now, though I hated it back then - might start using that one again.[This message has been edited by Bendy (edited 18 October 2001).]
I've hada a variety of nicknames. I first used Bendy in the game Terminal Velocity - the time I had been asked for a "handle." I am flexible and double-jointed to boot, so the name fits.I also use Rhino (stems from Ryno -> Ryan
).Growing up I also had Klingy (surname = Kling) and my brother called me Rony, Rog Raro, or just plain Rog. Kinda like that now, though I hated it back then - might start using that one again.[This message has been edited by Bendy (edited 18 October 2001).] Courage is the man who can stop after only one peanut
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Location: Coventry / High Wycombe, England
49 posts
Location: Coventry / High Wycombe, England
Posted:
I was forced to make up a nick, as I didn't get given a decent one, until about five minutes after I made up my own. Everyone at Uni calls me "Bond" but Drakien is my own."Dray-kee-enn"'Draekin' was the prototype, looks good with kerning fonts. Greek, anyone?Origin: "Dragon-kin"Pretentious, moi? ------------------'Only ever use the pink kind...'
------------------'Only ever use the pink kind...' Posh ravers wear ties.
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115 posts
Location: UK
115 posts
Location: UK
Posted:
A group of uswere twirling in a park and a Swedish friend said that I looked just like a 'fairy of fire' (in her Swedish accent) the name stuck.
A group of uswere twirling in a park and a Swedish friend said that I looked just like a 'fairy of fire' (in her Swedish accent) the name stuck.
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Location: Australia
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Location: Australia
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Sabine is my alter ego - the one who's always up to her ears in mischief (even if I didn't start it). I also get called Spanky (don't ask), Mercurio's evil twin, Miss chief and Trouble.Sabine
Sabine is my alter ego - the one who's always up to her ears in mischief (even if I didn't start it). I also get called Spanky (don't ask), Mercurio's evil twin, Miss chief and Trouble.Sabine
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219 posts
Location: Melbourne Australia
219 posts
Location: Melbourne Australia
Posted:
Well my turn i guessAus=Australia, the best country in the worldpoi=i don't really have to spell this out do iboy=i guess im just young at heart, as well as being 19 going on 7That's my story, and im sticking to it
Well my turn i guessAus=Australia, the best country in the worldpoi=i don't really have to spell this out do iboy=i guess im just young at heart, as well as being 19 going on 7That's my story, and im sticking to it
Good on usGood on us all
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Location: Hazleton , Pennsylvania, USA
68 posts
Location: Hazleton , Pennsylvania, USA
Posted:
Well Chakan comes from a poem I read (not sure who the author is) about this guy who fights Death and wins but gets betrayed and becomes Death`s slave... hence Chakan - The Forever Man. My favorite poem and i`ve been Chakan for about 5 yrs on irc.
Well Chakan comes from a poem I read (not sure who the author is) about this guy who fights Death and wins but gets betrayed and becomes Death`s slave... hence Chakan - The Forever Man. My favorite poem and i`ve been Chakan for about 5 yrs on irc.
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Location: london, United Kingdom
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Location: london, United Kingdom
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well my real name is kelly... so my nick names have been smelly, maguyver< can't remember ther spelling ( since my last name is maguire) and of course cealaigh>>which is the gaelic way of spelling my name which i have to say i do prefer...although back in me younger days....i was called kelstar
well my real name is kelly... so my nick names have been smelly, maguyver< can't remember ther spelling ( since my last name is maguire) and of course cealaigh>>which is the gaelic way of spelling my name which i have to say i do prefer...although back in me younger days....i was called kelstar
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214 posts
Location: Melbourne Australia
enthusiast
214 posts
Location: Melbourne Australia
Posted:
Well it started because I could do a jester stall with a hacky sack, and I was also a street and ramp rollerblader and one of my friends insisted I needed a TAG (graffiti name u scribble on walls/ train stations), not that I ever did. it also fitted cause lots of my friends thought I was going to run away and join a circus which lines up with the jester/clown affiliation.
Well it started because I could do a jester stall with a hacky sack, and I was also a street and ramp rollerblader and one of my friends insisted I needed a TAG (graffiti name u scribble on walls/ train stations), not that I ever did. it also fitted cause lots of my friends thought I was going to run away and join a circus which lines up with the jester/clown affiliation.
Trying to play the Akashic records,
but my turntables not compatible.
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219 posts
Location: Melbourne Australia
219 posts
Location: Melbourne Australia
Posted:
Oh jester,And here i was thinking youre name came from the movie that all great call-signs come from......TOP GUN"Jester is dead, repeat the jester is dead"AHHHH what a great movie"Negative ghostrider the patern is full"Cheers
Oh jester,And here i was thinking youre name came from the movie that all great call-signs come from......TOP GUN"Jester is dead, repeat the jester is dead"AHHHH what a great movie"Negative ghostrider the patern is full"Cheers
Good on usGood on us all
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Location: Wallington, Surrey, London, England
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Location: Wallington, Surrey, London, England
Posted:
I went through this stage last year where I'd go to house party's and get sloshed.and that's not all, I then proceeded to take my kit off, except for my undies(or on the odd occation where I'd have brought my bath robe with and then wore that).I have the whole shoulder length hair which goes into very tightly curled locks. a friend dubbed me tarzan, and well,...., it stuck. My jungle has since burnt down, but luckily my hair hasn't.ChriS
I went through this stage last year where I'd go to house party's and get sloshed.and that's not all, I then proceeded to take my kit off, except for my undies(or on the odd occation where I'd have brought my bath robe with and then wore that).I have the whole shoulder length hair which goes into very tightly curled locks. a friend dubbed me tarzan, and well,...., it stuck. My jungle has since burnt down, but luckily my hair hasn't.ChriS
This leads to bedwetting?
sheets well spent.
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Location: NYC
36 posts
Location: NYC
Posted:
Major points to anyone that can get this one... (IE: wtf is a furry?)It's a name I.. picked for my furry alter ego, it just stuck and I really really like the name.-Orin W. Lupas
Major points to anyone that can get this one... (IE: wtf is a furry?)It's a name I.. picked for my furry alter ego, it just stuck and I really really like the name.-Orin W. Lupas
Once I cut my hand, but the wound was not part of me.
Now I'm a man, there's a wound at the heart of me.
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