What's in a name?

Abraham · 10-10-05, 07:45 PM

O.K. I'm Abraham, because that's my Chistian name - in the dubbel sense of the word, actually.
Neal Stevens = Neal Stevens, that's clear, the Leader of the Pack.
John C. Channing and Bill Nichols also seem to be existing personalities, but who are you?

Drebbel, what made you pick that nick? Kapitain, why not Captain? Oombongo you say you're not from Africa, but you certainly have to explain something! XabbaRus, how Russian are you? TLAM Strike, you really sound threatening! Sixpack, do you really drink six cans at once? Skybird, well I know that you love Falcon flight si... ooops, sorry...
The Avon Lady only explains on her webside why she's not the Avon lady...
Is Damo1977 really 28 years old? Joea sounds Spanish to me, but I doubt if Hitman - who lives in Spain - is a hired killer... Isn't Iceman living somewhere in the desert instead of the North Pole, Arizona or what?
Is Rockstar really a rockstar whose CD's I can buy?
Shouldn't names like Jace11 and Gizzmoe by forbidden by law?
Don't you see a future, Torpedo Fodder?
And Pigfish, what the hack did you have in mind?
Not to mention all those names that don't pop up at 02:36 am...

To make a long story short, this thread is not about 'Who are you?' but about 'Why are you named the way you are?'

snowsub · 10-10-05, 07:54 PM

Mine:

Snowsub basically I've got Snow as part of my forum names on any forum I've partaken in. Sub for obvious reasons on this type of Site/Forum.

Snow part comes from Mr Snow, a character in the Amtrak Wars series of books. But he's probably more itelligent than i am lol.
You could also say it's irony considering where I live.

CCIP · 10-10-05, 07:57 PM

CCIP... I hope at least some of you have played modern-day flight simulators and don't have an immature mind... :rotfl:

Abraham · 10-10-05, 07:57 PM

Snowsub: that was certainly one name I was wondering about. The avatar looked like Popeye but the name reminded me of Santa Claus...

TLAM Strike · 10-10-05, 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abraham

TLAM Strike, you really sound threatening!

Now that you mention it I do have an intimidating demeanor at times...

Actually I picked that name after about 15 seconds of thinking for name that sounded submarine like.

Abraham · 10-10-05, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abraham

TLAM Strike, you really sound threatening!

Now that you mention it I do have an intimidating demeanor at times...

Actually I picked that name after about 15 seconds of thinking for name that sounded submarine like.

Don't try to intimidate me. My cap looks better than yours and that's all that counts on a sub!

Rockstar · 10-10-05, 09:10 PM

Quote:

Is Rockstar really a rockstar whose CD's I can buy?

Rockstar as in USS Liberty.

My Christian name David, family name is Sorensen.

1916 · 10-10-05, 09:44 PM

1916 is the year that my dearest Football/soccer club Legia Warszawa was founded, and is the most associated word/number with the club. I didn't have much inspiration for a good name around me when I chose it.

StdDev · 10-10-05, 09:54 PM

Sniff sniff.. he dont even ask bout moi!
Am I that obvious?

gdogghenrikson · 10-10-05, 11:01 PM

I have used gdogg or gdogghenrikson ever since some one gave me the nickname gdogg my real name is Gabe so I guess the are wannabe ganster so I would hear "what up dogg" and it turned into what up gdogg (no im not related to Snoop dogg)

Pigfish · 10-10-05, 11:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abraham

And Pigfish, what the hack did you have in mind?
To make a long story short, this thread is not about 'Who are you?' but about 'Why are you named the way you are?'

When I first joined the Subsim forums I used my real name. As time went on and I realized that I might stick around here I was told that I shouldn't use my real name. So I tried to change it in profile. Over and over and over. I did not realize that I would need a moderators help to change my user name. So in my efforts I tried many name changes but none worked. Had you been able to simply change user name with profile I would probably be known now as 'Seaslug'.

Eventually, with help from the forum members, I realized I had to contact Neal to make a change and Pigfish sounded humorous enough and was the I was trying to use at the time, among others.

As time went on and going on the apparent humor of my user name I thought it cute enough to give myself a pig avatar, as a play on my user name.

I'm a happy pig guys, nothing strange or weird about it, it just happened...kinda...

The Avon Lady · 10-10-05, 11:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abraham

The Avon Lady only explains on her webside why she's not the Avon lady...

My first experience in multiplayer was with Novalogic's original Delta Force (1) game.

I wanted a name that would be ammusing in the game's "kill" messages. I found "Sergeant Slaughter/Rambo/Mean Street Kid/Crusher was shot dead by The Avon Lady" to be to my liking.

What got me upset was the day I was killed by a Mary Kay girl.

Kapitan · 10-11-05, 01:40 AM

Quote:

Kapitain, why not Captain

why i plainly just wanted to be diffrent at the time i signed up i was playing sub command and i heard the chief of the watch shout "Kapitain aproaching maximum depth" so i chose that name.

i spose just wanted to be diffrent and i am

im diffrent cause i cant spell my own name some times (still gives me trouble when i log in even to this day)

Abraham · 10-11-05, 02:24 AM

@ The Avon Lady:
Nova Logic = Avon Lady, for people that are used to read words from the right to the left but figures from the left to the right, the name makes perfect sense.

And always listen to Mother Mary! She speaks words of wisdom, let it be...

@ Pigfish:
I really thought your name referred to Pigboats, the nickname of US Submarines at the start of WWII...

@ Kapitain:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kapitain

Quote:

Kapitain, why not Captain

hy i plainly just wanted to be diffrent at the time i signed up i was playing sub command and i heard the chief of the watch shout "Kapitain aproaching maximum depth" so i chose that name.
i spose just wanted to be diffrent and i am

im diffrent cause i cant spell my own name some times (still gives me trouble when i log in even to this day)

And (lesson 2) you forgot the "I"'s and the "."'s again!

@ StdDev:
Sorry for hurting your feelingsStdDev, but your nickname was too obvious. Even I have heard of Pythagoras' theorem...

The Avon Lady · 10-11-05, 02:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abraham

And always listen to Mother Mary! She speaks words of wisdom, let it be...

I think you're confused. Let me explain: Mary Kay.

10-10-05, 07:45 PM	#1
Abraham Eternal Patrol Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,572 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	What's in a name? O.K. I'm Abraham, because that's my Chistian name - in the dubbel sense of the word, actually. Neal Stevens = Neal Stevens, that's clear, the Leader of the Pack. John C. Channing and Bill Nichols also seem to be existing personalities, but *who are you?* Drebbel, what made you pick that nick? Kapitain, why not Captain? Oombongo you say you're not from Africa, but you certainly have to explain something! XabbaRus, how Russian are you? TLAM Strike, you really sound threatening! Sixpack, do you really drink six cans at once? Skybird, well I know that you love Falcon flight si... ooops, sorry... The Avon Lady only explains on her webside why she's not the Avon lady... Is Damo1977 really 28 years old? Joea sounds Spanish to me, but I doubt if Hitman - who lives in Spain - is a hired killer... Isn't Iceman living somewhere in the desert instead of the North Pole, Arizona or what? Is Rockstar really a rockstar whose CD's I can buy? Shouldn't names like Jace11 and Gizzmoe by forbidden by law? Don't you see a future, Torpedo Fodder? And Pigfish, what the hack did you have in mind? Not to mention all those names that don't pop up at 02:36 am... To make a long story short, this thread is not about 'Who are you?' but about 'Why are you named the way you are?' __________________ RIP Abraham

10-10-05, 07:54 PM	#2
snowsub 中国水兵 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Moreton bay Posts: 286 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Mine: Snowsub basically I've got Snow as part of my forum names on any forum I've partaken in. Sub for obvious reasons on this type of Site/Forum. Snow part comes from Mr Snow, a character in the Amtrak Wars series of books. But he's probably more itelligent than i am lol. You could also say it's irony considering where I live. __________________

10-10-05, 07:57 PM	#3
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	CCIP... I hope at least some of you have played modern-day flight simulators and don't have an immature mind... :rotfl: __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

10-10-05, 07:57 PM	#4
Abraham Eternal Patrol Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,572 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	What's in a name? Snowsub: that was certainly one name I was wondering about. The avatar looked like Popeye but the name reminded me of Santa Claus... __________________ RIP Abraham

10-10-05, 09:44 PM	#8
1916 Loader Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Captain's Quarters eating dinner Posts: 82 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	1916 is the year that my dearest Football/soccer club Legia Warszawa was founded, and is the most associated word/number with the club. I didn't have much inspiration for a good name around me when I chose it. __________________ U-100 1. Flotilla Brest, France New Rammstein album out October 24, 2005!!

10-10-05, 09:54 PM	#9
StdDev Legend of the Sea Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: the Great Wet North Posts: 635 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Sniff sniff.. he dont even ask bout moi! Am I that obvious?

10-10-05, 11:01 PM	#10
gdogghenrikson Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 978 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I have used gdogg or gdogghenrikson ever since some one gave me the nickname gdogg my real name is Gabe so I guess the are wannabe ganster so I would hear "what up dogg" and it turned into what up gdogg (no im not related to Snoop dogg) __________________ And when you loose control, you'll reap the harvest you have sown.