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Dr Manette
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I've always wondered why people use the names they do and whether there's some meaning or origin to them. I suspect some people just use their real names. So... what's the story on your forum name?

My name (Dr. Manette if you didn't see it ) comes two fold. First off, he's a character from Charles Dickens' book A Tale of Two Cities, one of my favorite authors. Also, I frequently pretend to be a doctor, and use the Dr. with my name occasionally.


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GatorHex
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Posted: 9th Sep 2007 04:43 Edited at: 12th Sep 2007 01:49
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My name is based on a piece of crappy malware called Gator GAIN that invaded my PC so I put a Hex (Curse) on the company and with every post my Hex gets strong Muhahahaha! I think they changed their name to Claria or something (i wonder if it was to avoid the cures?)


Quote: "I frequently pretend to be a doctor, and use the Dr. with my name occasionally"


You know you can go to jail for doing that

http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2006/05/26/man_convicted_of_pretending_to_be_a_doctor_defrauding_patients/

http://www.wrcbtv.com/news/index.cfm?sid=11006

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SageTech
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I got mine from my "company" I made up way back in 6th grade, but the name kinda stuck, so I use it rather then my Real name.

Oh, and it was originally SageTech Administrator, made me sound important


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Zombie 20
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I've told ya mate, I ate zombies 0-19. That is teh awesomezz origin of Zombie20, plus I've always wanted to be a zombie since high school.

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Agent Dink
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My brother used to harass me by calling me Mr.Dink after the cartoon character on Disney's "Doug". It used to bother me to no end. Then it started growing on me for some reason. It was my first e-mail address, and it's been my forum names ever since.

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LD52
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LD - initials of my name || 52 - jersey number for my high school football team.
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phil17
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Phils my name not much thought whent into mine

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Dr Manette
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Posted: 9th Sep 2007 05:07
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Quote: "You know you can go to jail for doing that "


Yea, I know. I take pretend as far as names go, I don't go around saying I'm a Doctor and giving medical advice.


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Zombie 20
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Posted: 9th Sep 2007 05:08
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Doc- Give me some medical advice haha..I'll bs ya until the sun goes down. I love messing with doctors.

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Stoopid
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STOOPID= Super Talented Oober Omish Person In Demand

And thats how the world came to be.


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Inspire
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Posted: 9th Sep 2007 06:26
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What's with these odd multicolored smiley face avatars?

Inspire - short for Inspire! Media, my game dev team.

Also, I like that word. I don't know, just reminds me of stuff I like, like the color white, and helping people.

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Sid Sinister
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My old forum name here was Stradigos and I pretty much use that name for everything online. Stradigos is a misspelling of someone who is an outer space military genius commander from my favorite book and book series "Enders Game."

My current name, Sid Sinister (flows well don't it ) was the name of a character my friend drew for me at Freedom Academy (a JROTC thing) one year.

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Mr Makealotofsmoke
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i made a site called Lets Make Some Smoke, and i had pics of fire and smoke

so.. Mr Make a lot of smoke came from me making a lot of smoke


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Zombie 20
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Posted: 9th Sep 2007 08:04
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Hey sid, do you go to red land?

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jasonhtml
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ive had this username on the web for quite some time... created years ago. i couldn't come up with a good name, so i just thought: "what's something i like to do?" and at the time i was really into HTML coding and i just put my first name and added html to the end i've used it ever since.

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Grandma
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Posted: 9th Sep 2007 08:32
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My nick has had some thought behind it and i dare say it fits well.

Let me explain, fameous characteristic's of a grandma is: old, married(or atleast was), is female, is often credited to make good food, not a virgin, likes children, thinks gossip is interesting, has limited computer skills, dislikes loud music, sleeps alot, bad memory(that's debatable though), dislikes voilence, talks to their pets thinking the pets understand it, trouble learning new things, not attractive , remember peoples birthdays, looks forward to un-invited guests, gives advice about everything beneath the sky, cares what other people think, and generally opposed to anything fun.

Now i haven't come across a single word that accurately describes me as a person better then an -inverted- meaning of grandma, and besides, it's a semi-cool nick.

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Stoopid
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Quote: "What's with these odd multicolored smiley face avatars?"


http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=113815&b=2



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Agent Dink
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LOL, that's pretty funny Grandma.

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ionstream
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Quote: "not attractive"


Oh I beg to differ.

That's not as bad as you think you said.
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greenlig
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Posted: 9th Sep 2007 09:04
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I used to be striker25, meaning I was a striker(football) and my number was 25.

Now, greenlig is short for greenlight. No real reason.

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Jess T
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Posted: 9th Sep 2007 09:06
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My name

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Grandma
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Posted: 9th Sep 2007 09:08
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Quote: "Oh I beg to differ."


Well if older ladies are your type then that's totally okay with me.

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kBessa
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Posted: 9th Sep 2007 09:18 Edited at: 9th Sep 2007 09:19
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Bessa is my last name (anybody that have read my dgdk.net tutorial should know that), and the k... Yeah, that's a long story (maybe not understandable for non portuguese speaking people) but that's how all my friends been calling me for the the last 5 years.
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Arkheii
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Posted: 9th Sep 2007 09:42
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A few years ago, my forum name was r_kabouter, which had something to do with my first name, Counter-Strike and RealBot. Someone (I think it was Damokles) pointed out that kabouter meant gnome or somesuch animal, and there was even a song about it. Arkheii is a lexicographical play on the pronunciation of the r_k substring from my previous name.

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Pincho Paxton
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Posted: 9th Sep 2007 10:56 Edited at: 9th Sep 2007 10:58
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My friend at school always called me Pincho Paxton. When I asked him why, he said.... "because you had a fight with someone called Pincho Paxton". I had a fight with somebody, but don't know what their name was, but I still don't see why having a fight with somebody gives you their name as your nickname.

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Thraxas
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www.thraxas.com

I like the books and so used the name...

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BatVink
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Your bullets cannot harm me....

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Dazzag
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Boringly it's my name. Or at least my nickname and the first character of my surname. Fairly easy to work out my proper name if I tell you I would seriously love someone with the same surname as me to be my uncle. Really really love it. Also same reason why I was a bit depressed that I probably wouldn't be that rich in IT because of this guy with the same surname.

Other than that I used my forename backwards on MUDs and use Crivens on several other forums. Crivens is a phrase what some characters from Terry Pratchett's Discworld say.

Cheers

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Seppuku Arts
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Seppuku - Because Japanese emos are cool...not really, I wanted a name to occompany my games, I previously had Titanium and Omega Games on my 2D projects...but when I came across the word Seppuku it had a sort of dark ring to it that mixes my darker side with my interest in Japanese history and culture and how great Samurai culture was...

(For those who don't know, Seppuku is a Japanese form of ritual suicide the samurai used when they have been disgraced and wish to retain their honour and dignity - they kneel down, stab themselves in the belly and a person of their choice cuts their head off with a Katana as they lean forwards)

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hessiess
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hessiess, pronounced hess-I-ess. the name of the main carictor in my story.

in my story the word means, the eternial or the emortal.

learn blender, you will never regret it.

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Roxas
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Oh and i tought Seppuku was modifed from name Sephiroth

Well Roxas name is from KH2 and i use it cuz its my fav char on it And its pretty close my real name.

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Diggsey
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Diggsey, because it's almost exactly like my real name. (I'm not sure how I thought of it though...)


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Satchmo
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Fxgamer... no comment.

Your about to get pwned.
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Jess T
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Posted: 9th Sep 2007 15:27 Edited at: 9th Sep 2007 15:27
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Quote: "some characters from Terry Pratchett's Discworld"


I don't think the Nac Mac Feegles would like being called "some characters"

Anyhoo, if you were Australian, I would say that it's Darrel, but I don't think that it has that nickname anywhere else, so I think your name is... Daniel?

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Nope and nope. In the UK my nickname is always called Dazza for my forename. Although I am constantly mixed up with Danny, Daniel, and Darryl (think thats how you spell it) at work. Apparently I was named after an italian actor. That seriously won't help you though...

Guess my last name yet?

Cheers

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Zotoaster = Zotos (surname) + Toaster

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RalphY
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<-- See my avatar picture. Quite why I stuck a capital Y on the end I'm not sure, was one of those spur of the moment things.
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A character from the Jerky Boys, born on thier 3rd cd
"Big Ol' Bad Ass Bob, The Cattle Rustler"


(I was almost "Frank Rizzo" )

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A group of old online friends I used to roam around on IRC with (tha_). Rami is my first name. I had the nickname since I was 10, so for 8 years now. Also, the_ was taken, so I thought, oh right, I could just use tha_ after that friend group.


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dark donkey
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I allways loved donkeys. And i though dark/Choas woul;d go good with it. thats my name in a bite size chunk.
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Mines my name. My old forum name was supermonkey, seems the forums don't consider that a valid name anymore so I can't change it back .

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Zotoaster
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You can't change your name at all. It apparently confuses people

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Dazzag, 'Gough' ?

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My old Forum name was BigAdd with one g. This is because my name is Adam (Add for short) and I am 6'9"!! Hence the big part. I forgot my password to my old account ages ago, so created a new one with an extra g. So now its always BiggAdd.

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Silvester
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I picked this name cause i felt like crap by then...Still do though.


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Quote: "I don't think the Nac Mac Feegles would like being called "some characters""

Crivens! Will ye no' be givin' us oor proper dignity, ye great scunners?
Enough of that nonsense. (I'm reading a Terry Pratchet at the moment)
Quite simply because it is as anonomous as you can be without being called 'anonomous'.
Can't wait for TDK to visit this thread.

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Chris K
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It must be Darren Gates...?

-= Out here in the fields, I fight for my meals =-
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Dr Manette
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Wow, so many stories behind these names. My favorite so far is Agent Dinks . Sorry, Zombie20, you were a close second.


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Jeff Miller
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I'm so old that if I invented a name I'd forget it and respond to my own postings by accusing myself of copying my own ideas, or worse yet by flaming myself for stating a position on which I changed my mind between the time I posted and the time I checked the post. I use my real name because I still remember it, and if I don't it is no problem because I have it written on a piece of masking tape pasted on the bottom of the monitor. Now where was I? Oh yes, actually there are some other folks who use their real name, including a lot of the TGC staff and Cash Curtis.
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Zombie 20
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Quote: "Sorry, Zombie20, you were a close second."


S'all good doc, being a zombie and all I can get over it, I'll just munch on some chicken. What..hey I eat chicken too, god..some people..*crunch goes the chickens beak*

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