How did you come by your alias?

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CHANNAIN

Sunday, July 6, 2003 2:09 PM

like many who have written here, it was a way to not have an internet alias like name567@whatever dot-com. it also comes in handy as a badge name when I go to sci-fi conventions.

Channain wasn't just plucked out of the ether, though. like many others who have written here, she's a character from a story i started writing as a teenager. a woman of two worlds who doesn't really belong in either and often has to forgive the insensitivities of men. besides, a girl's gotta do something in the most useless high school history class ever known, right?

currently Channain is kicking butt, swapping vehicles, and keeping the faith in the Browncoat Chronicles by Sarahetc. evolution is a funny thing, don't you think?

the yin/yang avatar is a little more personal. aside from the silver pendant I wear constantly, it represents my extremely Gemini nature and involves a lot of faith theology that would probably make this posting a lot longer than it needs to be right now.

I found the way, by the sound of your voice--so many things to say.
These are only words. Now I've only words. Once there was a choice.
David Sylvian

TRAGICSTORY

Sunday, July 6, 2003 9:53 PM

I got mine from Ranma 1/2 the manga (NOT THE ANIME) When Mousse falls into the hot springs in Jusenko the Chinese tour says "spring of drowned duck have TRAGIC STORY of duck what drowned there 1300 years ago." And of course Mousse being Mousse falls in on the first step. Intresting side note: All the other characters fall into a spring that has a TRAGIC LEGEND, not a Tragic Story.

My other aliases are/were:
Rabid Blade (retired)
That one I made up cuz it sounded cool.
Relucant Genocide (Quake III)
This one I made up after reading up on the Nuremburg trials. Since it seemed to be the Nazi'd defense and it struck me as so unbelievable that it was funny.

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"Societies are supported by human activity, therefore they are constantly threatened by the human facts of self-intrest and stupidity." --Peter Berger

DUNDEE

Monday, July 7, 2003 12:19 AM

Simple, my 8 inch dive knife i use well camping has become more infamous with every boy scout toop i have volinteered with that its got to the poin where people just know me as the guy with the knife.
Anybody who has ever seen crocodile dundee can follow my line of thought

Dear diary, Today I was pompous and my sister was crazy,
Today we where kidnapped my hill folk never to be seen again, it was the best day ever.

SARAHETC

Monday, July 7, 2003 12:20 AM

Sarah Et Cetera.

Me and mine, reified.

I post over at the Fox board as something entirely different. Them that care have probably figured it out already. It's not hard. I won't thrust the story on anybody, but if you're curious, whatever.

Only other nick I've used for any length of time (cos let's face it, who hasn't gone online as "OldSkoolSCSIport" for half an hour?) was "Slyn" and that was on dalnet back in the day. And that was just a quick and dirty conjunction of first and middle names before I got married.

Sarah, et cetera.

I'm a dying breed who still believes, haunted by American dreams. ---Neko Case

SUCCATASH

Monday, July 7, 2003 12:22 AM

I chose mine many many years ago because it is fun to say. Also, I've never had a problem with someone else wanting this name.

Furthermore, my name is not a vegetable because that is spelled with an O: succotash.

I use this name almost everywhere I go. I leave a light in my window for traveling Browncoats in need of supper.

MAGUINAN

Monday, July 7, 2003 12:49 AM

My name, like the names of most cyborgs, is an acronym. In this case it's:

Mechanical Artificial Guardian Used for Intensive Nullification and Accurate Negotiation

Don't say I didn't warn you...

LOTV

Monday, July 7, 2003 2:15 AM

Well.. hmmm... How did I get this name...

LOTV: I wanted something new, mysterious, and otherwise ignorable. I was in a musical mood and chose the initials of a song by my favorite band, and thus LOTV gained the aquired effect.

Its always fun watching someone try and guess what it stands for...

LOTV: Ima-who-whata-whoichy-whoda-whazza--huh?

Garapagosu Last Update: 6/24/03

GINOBIFFARONI

Monday, July 7, 2003 2:52 AM

Weird Story,

I somehow got tagged as Biff while I was in the army.

Later on I was playing in a over 30 hockey tournament ( I was 26 at the time ) the roster was being passed around, and my father told me to use a fake name. I wrote Biff... then couldn't come up with a good last name. So Gino Biffaroni.

It was cool until I assisted on the first goal and the announcer goes " assited by number seventeen GGGinoooo BBBifffffffaroni "

Everyone in the building including my own team looked around and went " WHO "

Ever since, I'm Gino B.

" If wishes were Horses, then we'd all be eatting Steak "

LERXST

Monday, July 7, 2003 3:22 AM

Saw it in an album liner note and just thought it was a cool name.

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TRILLIAN: Arthur! You're safe!
ARTHUR: Am I? Oh, good.

SERGEANTX

Monday, July 7, 2003 4:58 AM

Quote:
Mechanical Artificial Guardian Used for Intensive Nullification and Accurate Negotiation

could you provide us with some example of your work?

SergeantX

"..and here's to all the dreamers, may our open hearts find rest." -- Nanci Griffith

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