how did you decide on your super-hero.. oops internet name? - Page 2

Troubleshooter · 07-14-2004, 11:05 AM

Mine comes from a couple of different places. I've been troubleshooting (problem solving) for a long time now. Computers, electronics, people, etc all fall under the blanket term of troubleshooting. In a pen and paper RPG we play it was also the secret ID that I (we played outselves turned in metahumans) used.

In time it morphed into an overarching concept about how I approach the problems around me.

In latin it's "facilator", a fixer, it's where we came up with the word facilitator.

lumberjim · 07-14-2004, 11:33 AM

I'm a Lumberjim and I'm OK

sing it with me now

there was a thrid name thread somewhere, i remember file not found asking me why i like lumber. mine was a reuse of my SWG id. damn thing wouldn't take any good ones, and then this grew on me. I'm considering changing my name legally to Lum Berjim. If I ever write that book, that'll be my pen name.

jaguar · 07-14-2004, 11:39 AM

wolf I've seen you use blackhawk and glockwolf on other boards, I assume glockwolf is because wolf was taken but blackhawk?

wolf · 07-14-2004, 11:42 AM

Things happen in the magickal world ... SilverWolf has been my magickal name for a very, very long time. And, well, stuff happens ... you learn new lessons, have new experiences, learn "new medicines" as it's stated in the Native American Community. When that happens often your name changes. Mine did. And so now I'm actually Black Storm Hawk.

My biggest struggle is now over whether I change my vanity license plate on my car ...

Radar · 07-14-2004, 11:44 AM

I chose the name Radar when I was hacking in high school and everyone said I looked like Radar from M*A*S*H, and it followed me into my 20's. Strangers used to come up to me on the street and ask if I was Gary Burghoff. I finally cashed in on it by going to a surplus store and buying the exact hat and fatigues he wore in the show and the same wire framed glasses. I think I won about 10 costume contests that Halloween, some for big $$.

I also liked the name because it's a palindrome.

hot_pastrami · 07-14-2004, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Radar

...everyone said I looked like Radar from M*A*S*H

Bahhhh

jaguar · 07-14-2004, 11:45 AM

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I also liked the name because it's a palindrome.

Ah but wolf backwards is flow, now that's cool.

wolf · 07-14-2004, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by jaguar

Ah but wolf backwards is flow, now that's cool.

awwwwww

Slothboy · 07-14-2004, 04:32 PM

Like any good nickname I didn't pick it myself, it was bestowed (bestown?) upon me by my first college roommate. Freshman year I got my first real girlfriend (this was before geeks were cool so it took awhile) and I took to staying up WAY too late. I could often be found during any break between classes and such during the day sleeping with my clothes on, on top of the covers, in our dorm room.

Roomie kicked the bed as hard as possible one afternoon and said, "SLOTHBOY! Get up and let's get something to eat." "Slothboy?" I asked groggily, "Why did you call me that?"

"Because you are sloth-like and sedentary," He said.

It stuck.

Jacquelita · 07-14-2004, 05:26 PM

Hey post # 2 (but who's counting)

Mine is a variation of my actual name (Jacqueline) given to me by some cute toady guy while I was down in Miami. I like it so - I used it!

breakingnews · 07-15-2004, 11:55 PM

Um, breaking news is my way of life. While I am not as much of a hardcore news junkie as the Bob Woodwards in this world, breaking (and sometimes making) the news has become my calling. I just enjoy it - a peer sold me on journalism back in college when he said that the business is a "front-row seat in life." It couldn't be more true.

I started wandering this way while I was at work at my old newspaper. Thought it was appropriate.

Handles in the past? wanger114 is my aim name (don't think anyone has called me by my first name since the 3rd grade); ImA10sPlyr; Loki0181; among some others. Great.

On a side note, my favorite new movie quote: "They say 60 percent of the time it works all the time!"

Trilby · 07-16-2004, 12:05 AM

Mine is my name but I wish it were something a lot more mysterious--pretty pedestrian.

bluesdave · 07-16-2004, 12:17 AM

It seems like only yesterday that I was saying this

, but I selected my name because I love blues music (mostly traditional and piano, but some electric). These days I'm almost 100% into Jazz, so I don't play my blues cds so often now.

wolf · 07-16-2004, 12:19 AM

Brianna is very pretty. Your parents were not intellectually crippled by childbirth, obviously. Some of the names I see passing across my desk are enough to give you fits. I mean serious "what were you thinking" kinds of names. (and I'm not just talking about Faux-African type names)

Trilby · 07-16-2004, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by wolf

Brianna is very pretty. Your parents were not intellectually crippled by childbirth, obviously. Some of the names I see passing across my desk are enough to give you fits. I mean serious "what were you thinking" kinds of names. (and I'm not just talking about Faux-African type names)

Faux-African, like L'emonjello and his twin brother O'rangjello?

07-14-2004, 11:05 AM	#1
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	Mine comes from a couple of different places. I've been troubleshooting (problem solving) for a long time now. Computers, electronics, people, etc all fall under the blanket term of troubleshooting. In a pen and paper RPG we play it was also the secret ID that I (we played outselves turned in metahumans) used. In time it morphed into an overarching concept about how I approach the problems around me. In latin it's "facilator", a fixer, it's where we came up with the word facilitator. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

07-14-2004, 11:33 AM	#2
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	I'm a Lumberjim and I'm OK sing it with me now there was a thrid name thread somewhere, i remember file not found asking me why i like lumber. mine was a reuse of my SWG id. damn thing wouldn't take any good ones, and then this grew on me. I'm considering changing my name legally to Lum Berjim. If I ever write that book, that'll be my pen name. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

07-14-2004, 11:39 AM	#3
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	wolf I've seen you use blackhawk and glockwolf on other boards, I assume glockwolf is because wolf was taken but blackhawk? __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

07-14-2004, 11:42 AM	#4
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Things happen in the magickal world ... SilverWolf has been my magickal name for a very, very long time. And, well, stuff happens ... you learn new lessons, have new experiences, learn "new medicines" as it's stated in the Native American Community. When that happens often your name changes. Mine did. And so now I'm actually Black Storm Hawk. My biggest struggle is now over whether I change my vanity license plate on my car ... __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

07-14-2004, 11:44 AM	#5
Radar Constitutional Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 4,006	I chose the name Radar when I was hacking in high school and everyone said I looked like Radar from MASH, and it followed me into my 20's. Strangers used to come up to me on the street and ask if I was Gary Burghoff. I finally cashed in on it by going to a surplus store and buying the exact hat and fatigues he wore in the show and the same wire framed glasses. I think I won about 10 costume contests that Halloween, some for big $$. I also liked the name because it's a palindrome. __________________ "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death."* - George Carlin

07-14-2004, 04:32 PM	#9
Slothboy *No known superpowers. Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 48	Like any good nickname I didn't pick it myself, it was bestowed (bestown?) upon me by my first college roommate. Freshman year I got my first real girlfriend (this was before geeks were cool so it took awhile) and I took to staying up WAY too late. I could often be found during any break between classes and such during the day sleeping with my clothes on, on top of the covers, in our dorm room. Roomie kicked the bed as hard as possible one afternoon and said, "SLOTHBOY! Get up and let's get something to eat." "Slothboy?" I asked groggily, "Why did you call me that?" "Because you are sloth-like and sedentary," He said. It stuck. __________________ Super perfundo on the early eve of your day.

07-14-2004, 05:26 PM	#10
Jacquelita Don't pop a vein Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: in my own mind Posts: 289	Hey post # 2 (but who's counting) Mine is a variation of my actual name (Jacqueline) given to me by some cute toady guy while I was down in Miami. I like it so - I used it!

07-15-2004, 11:55 PM	#11
breakingnews Q_Q Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: somewhere in between Posts: 995	Um, breaking news is my way of life. While I am not as much of a hardcore news junkie as the Bob Woodwards in this world, breaking (and sometimes making) the news has become my calling. I just enjoy it - a peer sold me on journalism back in college when he said that the business is a "front-row seat in life." It couldn't be more true. I started wandering this way while I was at work at my old newspaper. Thought it was appropriate. Handles in the past? wanger114 is my aim name (don't think anyone has called me by my first name since the 3rd grade); ImA10sPlyr; Loki0181; among some others. Great. On a side note, my favorite new movie quote: "They say 60 percent of the time it works all the time!"

07-16-2004, 12:05 AM	#12
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Mine is my name but I wish it were something a lot more mysterious--pretty pedestrian.

07-16-2004, 12:17 AM	#13
bluesdave Getting older every day Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 308	It seems like only yesterday that I was saying this , but I selected my name because I love blues music (mostly traditional and piano, but some electric). These days I'm almost 100% into Jazz, so I don't play my blues cds so often now. __________________ History is a great teacher; it is a shame that people never learn from it.

07-16-2004, 12:19 AM	#14
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Brianna is very pretty. Your parents were not intellectually crippled by childbirth, obviously. Some of the names I see passing across my desk are enough to give you fits. I mean serious "what were you thinking" kinds of names. (and I'm not just talking about Faux-African type names) __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

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