OK, I've gone handle

Undertoad · 08-20-2001, 08:49 PM

Yes, it's your friendly admin and just your basic regular guy, Tony Shepps. I've decided that there really is no sense in going "real name" if everyone else is operating on handles. I've nothing against handles, and what with this Internet thingy going all over the world, perhaps it's good to add a little mystery to it all.

elSicomoro · 08-20-2001, 09:06 PM

Funny though Tony...don't you already have a "secret" handle here anyway?

I have nothing against real names, even though I don't care for my own. But "Sycamore" has become an intricate part of my identity over the past 8 years, first as a musical project and now as a websurfer. It's not an escapism for me, or a way to remain anonymous...I'm the same here as in real life. But internet handles (and CB handles as well) allow another "part" of our persona to flourish.

Besides, I can't run for office under the name "Sycamore." That would be a bit silly I think.

Regards,

Terry Blastenbrei

Undertoad · 08-20-2001, 09:14 PM

Yes, I did that for a while (the secret handle bit), but I didn't post too much... always felt kinda stupid about it. Well totally stupid, really.

This is much better. This feels natural! Ahhhhh!

Hubris Boy · 08-20-2001, 09:19 PM

Undertoad?

Well... it's your handle, Tony. Sounds kinda self-deprecating, though.

Give yourself a little credit! It's your board, after all. Surely, none of the Dwellars would accuse their genial host of excessive ego if he were to choose something a little more grand... how about Übertoad?!?

jaguar · 08-21-2001, 12:00 AM

*laughz i agree - has a certain ring
i mostly use jaguar, evolved from years back when my best friend and i (his last name is Panther, their company isPanther Clothing ) did alot of stuff together...
I also use shadowrunner, stolen from the game....Quasi political statement too - how juvenile of me.

Undertoad · 08-21-2001, 02:05 AM

Undertoad is really from <i>The World According to Garp</i>. Garp's kids go to the shore and they become afraid of the "undertoad", which they figure is some mystical creature. So that's what it is, I'm some mysterious powerful force under the water that you can't see until it kills you. Howzat for self-deprecation!!

lisa · 08-21-2001, 09:20 AM

Oh! I thought it was kinda like "Underdog." You know? The superhero that I used to watch as a kid? I can just picture this Toad with a cape "There's no need to fear, Undertoad is here!"

Hubris Boy · 08-21-2001, 12:40 PM

By golly, I've got to start reading more fiction!

<hurls Internet Routing Architectures across the room in disgust>

jaguar · 08-22-2001, 02:25 AM

Going to give up that lowlowlow 333 UserID on slashdot Tony? =)

Undertoad · 08-22-2001, 08:59 AM

I can't give THAT up! Unfortunately /. doesn't let you change user names. Actually, this software doesn't let you either - I've had to do it myself from the administrator panel. If anyone ever wants to change their name, let me know and I'll take care of it for you.

Slight · 08-24-2001, 08:10 PM

Yeah Ton... I mean Undertoad, I want the user name 'Tony Shepps', as it has just opened up and I might be able to confuse some of the dwellers

Actually, until I found this thread I thought someone had taken over image of the day.

Ian Cunningham.

Whit · 08-24-2001, 10:48 PM

I don't know about this escapist stuff. Whit is the name I answer to in my daily life. It's an abbreviation of my middle name and actually fits me better then any nickname that's ever been suggested.
Well, there are a few names that seem to stick with me even if there's no connection between the speaker and anyone from my past but I dislike using such language. It sure has stuck though...

alphageek31337 · 08-24-2001, 11:08 PM

Slight: You don't get to be Tony until you learn to spell Dwellar right. Sorry, man

Steve Gazzo

BigV · 08-14-2008, 04:47 PM

Informative thread...

Sundae · 08-14-2008, 05:05 PM

I don't think you're allowed to comment without signing your name.

Cherry Olney

08-20-2001, 08:49 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	OK, I've gone handle Yes, it's your friendly admin and just your basic regular guy, Tony Shepps. I've decided that there really is no sense in going "real name" if everyone else is operating on handles. I've nothing against handles, and what with this Internet thingy going all over the world, perhaps it's good to add a little mystery to it all.

08-21-2001, 12:00 AM	#5
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	*laughz i agree - has a certain ring i mostly use jaguar, evolved from years back when my best friend and i (his last name is Panther, their company isPanther Clothing ) did alot of stuff together... I also use shadowrunner, stolen from the game....Quasi political statement too - how juvenile of me. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

08-22-2001, 02:25 AM	#9
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	Going to give up that lowlowlow 333 UserID on slashdot Tony? =) __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

08-24-2001, 10:48 PM	#12
Whit Umm ... yeah. Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Arkansas, USA Posts: 949	I don't know about this escapist stuff. Whit is the name I answer to in my daily life. It's an abbreviation of my middle name and actually fits me better then any nickname that's ever been suggested. Well, there are a few names that seem to stick with me even if there's no connection between the speaker and anyone from my past but I dislike using such language. It sure has stuck though... __________________ A friend will help you move. A true friend will help you move a body.

08-14-2008, 04:47 PM	#14
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Informative thread... __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

08-20-2001, 09:06 PM	#2
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Funny though Tony...don't you already have a "secret" handle here anyway? I have nothing against real names, even though I don't care for my own. But "Sycamore" has become an intricate part of my identity over the past 8 years, first as a musical project and now as a websurfer. It's not an escapism for me, or a way to remain anonymous...I'm the same here as in real life. But internet handles (and CB handles as well) allow another "part" of our persona to flourish. Besides, I can't run for office under the name "Sycamore." That would be a bit silly I think. Regards, Terry Blastenbrei

08-20-2001, 09:14 PM	#3
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Yes, I did that for a while (the secret handle bit), but I didn't post too much... always felt kinda stupid about it. Well totally stupid, really. This is much better. This feels natural! Ahhhhh!

08-20-2001, 09:19 PM	#4
Hubris Boy Keymaster of Gozer Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Patapsco Drainage Basin Posts: 471	Undertoad? Well... it's your handle, Tony. Sounds kinda self-deprecating, though. Give yourself a little credit! It's your board, after all. Surely, none of the Dwellars would accuse their genial host of excessive ego if he were to choose something a little more grand... how about Übertoad?!?

08-21-2001, 02:05 AM	#6
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Undertoad is really from <i>The World According to Garp</i>. Garp's kids go to the shore and they become afraid of the "undertoad", which they figure is some mystical creature. So that's what it is, I'm some mysterious powerful force under the water that you can't see until it kills you. Howzat for self-deprecation!!

08-21-2001, 09:20 AM	#7
lisa Etherial Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: CA Posts: 153	Oh! I thought it was kinda like "Underdog." You know? The superhero that I used to watch as a kid? I can just picture this Toad with a cape "There's no need to fear, Undertoad is here!"

08-21-2001, 12:40 PM	#8
Hubris Boy Keymaster of Gozer Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Patapsco Drainage Basin Posts: 471	By golly, I've got to start reading more fiction! <hurls Internet Routing Architectures across the room in disgust>

08-22-2001, 08:59 AM	#10
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	I can't give THAT up! Unfortunately /. doesn't let you change user names. Actually, this software doesn't let you either - I've had to do it myself from the administrator panel. If anyone ever wants to change their name, let me know and I'll take care of it for you.

08-24-2001, 08:10 PM	#11
Slight Semi-Evil Genius Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Boulder CO Posts: 195	Yeah Ton... I mean Undertoad, I want the user name 'Tony Shepps', as it has just opened up and I might be able to confuse some of the dwellers Actually, until I found this thread I thought someone had taken over image of the day. Ian Cunningham.

08-24-2001, 11:08 PM	#13
alphageek31337 Enemy Combatant/Evildoer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 263	Slight: You don't get to be Tony until you learn to spell Dwellar right. Sorry, man Steve Gazzo

08-14-2008, 05:05 PM	#15
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I don't think you're allowed to comment without signing your name. Cherry Olney

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