Explain your nick thread

[Prodigy^]

Don't know if we've had this recently, but here goes

1. Explain why you're using the nick you are

2. What other nicks do you use?

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my answer

1. I like the band Prodigy, and later found out it's a nice real word

2. pr0d, pr0dster, and whatever has 'prod' in it. the 0 is there for l33t-ness' sake

 

[3615buck]

For 12 years my nickname has been "Buck" although my first name is Olivier (I won't explain why, it's too long).
I wanted to create "Buck" but it already existed, so instead of trying buck2, buck3, buck4... until I found one, I chose 3615buck.

Why 3615 ?

In France, before they had internet, they had Minitel, a kind of electronic phonebook. Minitel is a kind of terminal that also offers additional services and for all of them, you have to enter an address (a kind of URL) beginning with 3614, 3615, 3616, 3617 & 3618...

Most porn sites begin with 3615...

 

[Regine]

again? sigh. ok

1. toolgirl because I like the band Tool, and I'm a girl. Besides, Maynardsgirl would be too long

2. on AIM I'm reginee98 because that's my name - Regine Edwards - and I don't know why the 98. I think because I graduated from high school then.
I also go by "morrighan" sometimes. Morrighan is the "temptress" in "Lord of the Dance". She gets the bad guy, who is such a babe, and is a really good dancer. I just like her and used to go by that name.

 

[thereds]

thereds - the reds - the red devils - Manchester United Football Club.
A fan since 1990 and still not pleased about Kanchelskis leaving.

 

dwell is llewd

 

[Modeps]

1) Intake77 for the past 3 years because i like it. No particular reason except the '77 is my YOB

2) Mintake77, Intake, Mintake (any variations thereof), Roger Wilco(from the spacequest games for about 3 years in the BBS days), Deathstalker (from the deathstalker movies, for about 1 year in BBS days), Trance (for a year in BBS days because I was a teenager and wanted to be on drugs, but i wasnt)

 

[harpomx]

harpomx is supposed to be Harpo Marx. My name is Marc Harpell, and everyone used to call be harpo. I don't like using harpo as a nick because a)it's usually taken, and b) it's Oprah spelled backwards. So I picked harpomx cause it's close to my real name.

Toolgirl, they're my favorite band too! I don't think Maynard's wife would like you picking Maynardsgirl as a nick, anyways Waiting for 04/17/00.

 

[Optimus]

I like Transformers, ok? There! I said it! Yes, my AT forum nick is from a children's cartoon show from the 80's. Happy?
Sure, I'm grown up and have a wife, baby, mortgage, full time software development career... and I still collect toys!
There you have it! The whole sordid tale! Satisfied? Are you happy!? Look what you've reduced me to! Oh great... I promised myself I wouldn't cry! *sniff*





And I'm always Optimus or a variation of.

 

[Czar]

1. Czar for 6-7 years, found it while being bored and randomly opening a dictionary.
2. Hex, because the only computer in Discworld is called Hex

 

[fir3wir3]

Hmm..

I dunno, its not what I use for my normal "online" name...

it is obviously "firewire" I dont have a real reason, I do like 1394 stuff tho!

 

[SmiZ]

SmiZ comes from a nickname I got in middle school. Around that time, Snoop Doggy Dogg had just released 'Doggystyle' and there was a song on there called the Shiznitz. My last name is Smith, (amazing but true) and friends started calling me smiznitz, which eventually got shortened to SmiZ. Ironically, it's also a term used for cigarettes.



And that Timmy, is how babies are born.

 

[Elbryn]

Elbryn = THe name of my Evercrack ogre shaman. I used elbryn then because i was reading R.A. Salvatore's book at the time and it sprang into mind first.

 

[Corn]

I am, have always been, and forever shall be Corn.

I do not know why I am Corn, only that one day I awoke in the field.

 

[bigbootydaddy]

i like wrestling (scott steiner nick) and someone called me this one day cause my ex (god please give her back to me) had a big butt.

 

[skywhr]

Sky is my name
and at one point in my life I considered myself a wh0re
thus skywhr

 

[DAM]

DAM: David A... M....


been using it ever since ive been on the net, round 8-10 years.









dam(bobbernef)

 

[StageLeft]

Mine is new as of yesterday, its the line on some Molson commercials and goes well with a pic I took earlier this week of some beer.

My name is the reverse of Brooks, a name I used to have that unfortunately was banned.

 

[Theslowone]

Theslowone, it is to shroud you in shadows, and let you think i am slow. Then i suprise you by showing you how fast i really am.

Well not really. The real reason is that I am slow. I take life at a moderatly slow pace and was called the slow one in high school. Nothing really gets to me.

I also use The Joe, but it is usually taken.

 

[Theslowone]

And optimus, i loved the cartoon too. I don't care what people think, when i have kids i am going to buy the movies for them to watch. That is still to this day my favorite cartoon.

 

[ArkAoss]

well my polite reason is my middle name is Arthur and im always told i live life in caos, because i have add, which is like haveing an attentions span that is focused, but it moves from thing to thing like a pinball. my last name starts with a K so arkAoss, also in irc unless i do characters, or am a op my name would be low in the list, and i like to see my name. . why the snake icon? i have aball python, which reminds me, he needs another rat, also Pm me if you'd like to see .mpg's of him eating.

other names Saber from descent days
Mahoot old old irc, Phillippy phllippy
had arkaoss for a year now, use it alot

 

[ThundercatHO]

Thundercats, from the cartoon....thundercats.......HHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[Gatsby]

1) An Epiphany of a moment a thought crossed my mind. I deemed myself that I was a modern day representation of Jay Gatsby.. Either that or the chemicals that I breathe in lab have gotten to my in more ways than one.

2) I got my Outliers, Idiotbeacon, beacon, Orgo Drunk and many others. All of them cause they are strange enough for me.

Gatsby - 941

 

[SmiZ]

thunder cats kick A$$

 

[pac1085]

1. ICS Vortex was in the band Borknagar which kicks ass
2. My AIM is pac1085, I've had that name since AOL came out, probobly about 9-10 years, I was only 5 or 6, so I just used PAC - my initals, 10/85 my birthday month/year...I woulda been more creative, cept I was a little kid

 

[iotone]

1) i/o for input/output, tone for sound... dunno why, but it sounded cool to me at the time...

2) i don't have any other nicks on AT, but on various places i had MrM-N-M, Kosoku, and Pacifik1...

btw, Transformers are freakin' cool... don't hate cuz you know you liked it too!!