How Did You Choose Your Username?

[ajoe]

I don't know if there was ever a similar thread. I already know a few, but for the rest of you I'm curious of why you have the screennames you have. http://www.addis-welt.de/smilie/smilie/japan/japan011.gif

As for me, it's not because I'm "a [wannabe] joe," but it is actually my real name spelled in Dutch.
Also note that I prefer it to be decapitalized. http://www.addis-welt.de/smilie/smilie/japan/peinlich.gif

Side notes:
http://www.addis-welt.de/smilie/smilie/japan/56913.gif --> I think using these Japanese emoticons will accentuate even more my fob nature. Yea, someone shoot me.

[Lolita]

Because I've been told I'm like Lolita.
Not because I'm a nympthette *lol* but because I have been known to fancy the... erm, odd older guy!!

Also... I fancy Jeremy Irons in the movie!

[emily655321]

LOL :D Well, one must make an exception for Jeremy Irons. :ladysman:
(And Trent Reznor. Must not forget Trent. ;))

Emily's my name. Voila! so easy.
Oh, and 655321 is Alex's prison ID in A Clockwork Orange. I've already said that somewhere here, but I'll repeat myself if I must. :rolleyes: You know how I detest talking about myself without reason.

BTW, ajoe -- I love those little emo's! The Japanese have truely perfected cuteness.

[Lolita]

Oh Trent Reznor *bows down to his greatness*
Also... Alan Rickman, Jason Isaacs, John Cusack, Peter O'Brien, etc etc.

[emily655321]

Johnny Depp, Jared Leto, Gavin Rossdale... :D :thumbs_up

[Lolita]

Johnny!!! Always room in my heart for Mr Depp. Could we be really silly and have a hot-guy-picture-drooling thread?

[emily655321]

Oh yes, Let's! :D :D
*clap clap clap*

[WX6[ck]]

I don't like the way this thread is turning out...

[Lolita]

Tell us the meaning behind your username then, to get the thread back on topic! :D

[WX6[ck]]

Ive posted it somewhere already, go on a treasure hunt :p

[Lolita]

Nah, you're alright, thanks. :)

[Basil]

Oh, and 655321 is Alex's prison ID in A Clockwork Orange.

And Basil was the name of Alex's snake.

[CBW]

CBW: Cajun Book Worm

My nickname

[kilted exile]

Quite simple really, I am originally Scottish but now live in Canada

[simon]

Simon, though this may be a redundant post due to earlier clarification, is after the character in Lord of the Flies.

[ajoe]

Quite simple really, I am originally Scottish but now live in Canada

I find that not really explaining your screenname. :p


']Ive posted it somewhere already, go on a treasure hunt :p

I actually went through all your 83 posts but couldn't find it.
http://www.addis-welt.de/smilie/smilie/diverse/conf44.gif

Also, I thought you were Asian, but you said you were Danish?? http://www.addis-welt.de/smilie/smilie/diverse/conf44.gifhttp://www.addis-welt.de/smilie/smilie/diverse/conf44.gifhttp://www.addis-welt.de/smilie/smilie/diverse/conf44.gif

[emily655321]

And Basil was the name of Alex's snake.

This is true! :D The loss of whom is the only thing that can make him cry. :( So sad.

ajoe-- Found it in the "where do you come from..." thread:


]Nothing really, one day I opened up notepad and wentouefhak wx6klajdfh;lbasv and then I saw WX6. I thought it was cool. Wheras ck came from a clan, cerberus knights.

I get "kilted exile!" :D
Kilted=one who is in a kilt (eg. a Scottish person).
Exile=one who is relegated to a country other than their own.
Very existential in its connotations of victimhood. :redface: :p


Also, I thought you were Asian, but you said you were Danish??

I think that's explained in the same thread.

[rocksea]

rocksea. (,, sounds same as roxy (my own name), no??)
hard n soft
on land, worrying abt the sea (well am an oceanographer)
firm foot, floating dreams
roxy means ‘the dawn’.
roots from persian ‘roxanne’

[emily655321]

Wow, how apt. :D Sounds like there was a moment of revelation. When did you think of that?

[papayahed]

Mine is pretty boring. My uncle had the name bushelhead which i thought was pretty cool. Since I'm a parrothead :banana: (and that's usually taken) I changed it to papaya, then instead of "head" I used part of my name which is hedwig (yes, like in the angry inch).

[emily655321]

LoL I wanna be named Hedwig! :D *starts singing*
Okay enough of that. My brother used to know someone nicknamed "Cabbagehead."
(Apparently he had a strange-looking head.)

[Koa]

Uh... koa is how my friends from school called me, and still call me even now... I hate to hear them call me with my own name!

I dont like it much as a nickname but I needed something quick as I hadnt planned to post more than 1 message...lol how right i was :D

[kilted exile]

I get "kilted exile!" :D
Kilted=one who is in a kilt (eg. a Scottish person).
Exile=one who is relegated to a country other than their own.
Very existential in its connotations of victimhood. :redface: :p

The exile part is because before I moved to Canada, I was not sure I wanted to leave Glasgow. Also it is in remembrance of the Scots who were forced to move to the New World, because the landowners found it more profitable to have sheep on their land than people.

[edit] Also kilted exile is my MSN screen-name so it's easy to remember.

[Scheherazade]

Uh... koa is how my friends from school called me, and still call me even now... I hate to hear them call me with my own name!

I dont like it much as a nickname but I needed something quick as I hadnt planned to post more than 1 message...lol how right i was :D

Why did your friends call you Koa?

*edit*

This seems like an interesting thread... Let's revive! :nod:

[EAP]

EAP = Edgar Allan Poe is a bit of an oxymoron really, if you look at it in retrospect.

[Snukes]

I found my name by being a bad typist. Put my fingers down on the wrong keys (right hand shifted one key too far to the left, so index finger is on H instead of J) and tried to type the word "smiles." Did a whole sentence that way before I noticed. Made me laugh so hard I decided to keep it. (Only works on a qwerty keyboard).

[subterranean]

SUBTERRANEAN

The complete name is Subterranean Homesick Alien - A song by Radiohead

[Jay]

Jay as in... j. The letter 'j', and because I like it a lot.

[baddad]

BADDAD...............because (in past lives and times....and nothing anyone can prove...hehehe) i've been bad.......................and I'm a dad......simple really..............simply or simplistic? .......Hmmm.....

[crisaor]

Crisaor, as the son of Medusa. I just liked the story and the name.

[simon]

simon- boy burned alive in Lord of the Flies

[Stanislaw]

Stanislaw...as in the great Stanislaw Lem, the famous Polish author (that so few of heard of...don't know why??)

:D

[sycho_warrior]

my name is just a very good description of me.


@simon...wasnt the boy who burned in LOTF nameless? and simon the one who was killed byt the rest of the boys?


or were you making a joke and I missed it?

[Scheherazade]

Yes, Simon is the boy who is killed by the others during their frenzied reenactment of the killing the pig...

[Dyrwen]

Dyrwen as in Bill Dwyer (the comedian) and Charles Darwin (the scientist) combined in my head.

[OceanSoul]

Ocean Soul- A song from the wonderful band, Nightwish!!
And I also love the ocean...

[mono]

mono - unity, oneness, simple.

[Scheherazade]

mono - unity, oneness, simple.

Oh, I was so sure it would be short for monolith... :goof:

[mono]

Oh, I was so sure it would be short for monolith...

*laughs, or short for mononucleosis - the kissing disease.

[Scheherazade]

So no long canines either???

[mono]

So no long canines either???

None that I know of, at least, I think, while looking into the mirror. My eyes seem the only moderately-unproportioned, large part of my face, so I suppose I have more the appearance of a classical depiction of an alien than a monolith.
(he-he-he)

[Miranda]

I stole my name from my L'il sister. She has three Christian names Denise Margeret Miranda but she is only called by her first name and I love the name Miranda. If I had a little girl maybe I would have used this name, but alas I had four boys. I suppose I could still have called one of them Miranda though :nod:

Miranda

[Bongitybongbong]

I stole my name from Jay and Silent Bob humor. I don't know if it's from a movie because I haven't seen them in a while.

[subterranean]

I stole my name from Jay and Silent Bob humor...



You mean Jay the Camper?..

[Bongitybongbong]

No Jay from Clerks and Mall Rats.

[Helga]

jay and silent bob are brilliant, and Jay says this all the time I recall.

my name is my real name, I can never think of anything cool so I always end up with my own name...

[Jay]

You mean Jay the Camper?..

So not my idea, lol, Jay And Silent Bob is a movie, Sub, hehe

[subterranean]

Well ok, I'm not that good in movies..sorry ;)

Damn, I thought I might have found a new weapon to "abuse" you :D

[Bongitybongbong]

Who me :) ? I doubt you could make me sad no matter what you say.

[Jay]

No Bong, to abuse ME :D

[Shea]

My name is Shea, pronounced like Jay which I think is great because Jay is so cool! :) But had I known what forums were all about when I registered, I would have come up with something clever like "String Dancer" (I'm a harpist).

[Jay]

Jay is honored she's pronounced just the way Shea is :p
String Dancer, Welcome Back :D:p

[Shea]

*Giggle* Thanks, Jay!

[Bongitybongbong]

Welcome back Shea. :D

[subterranean]

...., I would have come up with something clever like "String Dancer" (I'm a harpist).


String Dancer....??? :lol:

No I don't mean to mock you or something, but i think it sounds very funy Shea :).

A big welcome also to ya.



Posted by Camper : No Bong, to abuse ME

Yes, to abuse YOU! :D

[mono]

I would have come up with something clever like "String Dancer" (I'm a harpist).

String Dancer sounds nice, Shea, especially with a dedication to the harp, but Shea itself sounds a very pretty name too.
Oh, and a big welcome back!

[Isagel]

Mine is from one of my favorite books - Aniara by Harry Martinsson. Isagel is the pilot of the starship that is drifting in space.
"she carries the name
that in itself is a code"
(my translation)
It is also a word meaning one of two objects carrying the same information. ( and - sadly - the name of a popular hand disinfectant in USA).

Glad to see you again Shea!

[Stanislaw]

Boy am I dumb I always thought it was she-a (knew a pearson who pronounced there name like that) :blush:

[Shea]

don't worry stan, most people pronounce it that way when they read it. Unless they're from New York, ya know, Shea Staduim and all.

Thanks for the welcome back everyone!

[Jay]

Hey Shea, why don't you put 'String Dancer' instead of 'melancholy flower'? Just a thought...

[Shea]

Good idea. Thanks Jay. Melancholy flower was something I ran across in a class about linguistics. It was a cute rhyme that went (Frere Jacques),

Life is butter, life is butter,
Melancholy flower, melancholy flower,
Life is but a melon, life is but a melon,
Cauliflower, cauliflower.

But String Dancer hits me better.

sorry, the tune is Frere Jacques

[Molko]

My friends all call me molko at school and I think its because of my love for the band Placebo :)

[subterranean]

Well that's what I thought when I saw your name for the 1st time.

I love Placebo as well :nod: :thumbs_up:

[Molko]

:D *Shrieks of joy* Wow!!! Someone else likes Placebo... I saw them in concert last year and they were spectacular! Absolutely brilliant! I was at the front of the mosh pit, and I was able to touch Brian's hand (heheheh) when he jumped off stage. It was soooo cool! I'm very glad you like them too :)

[Isagel]

Life is butter, life is butter,
Melancholy flower, melancholy flower,
Life is but a melon, life is but a melon,
Cauliflower, cauliflower.



Is that what they teach you in american universities? :-)

[Taliesin]

Taliesin.... now, isn't it obvious? Do We really have to tell the story? Do you really think that We are so vain that we have to retell it after every while?


Well...., We guess We are.
The Tale of Taliesin (http://www.pantheon.org/articles/t/taliesin.html)

[Bongitybongbong]

I haven't read that story/legend in a while. Thanks.

[Jester]

jester reminds me of that sometiems fool but wise guy... in a kings court but mainly i thought of it as the jester from don maclean's american pie.... always there, ever present, on the sidelines, causing the disturbance or change... just liked that image

[subterranean]

:D *Shrieks of joy* Wow!!! Someone else likes Placebo... I saw them in concert last year and they were spectacular! Absolutely brilliant! I was at the front of the mosh pit, and I was able to touch Brian's hand (heheheh) when he jumped off stage. It was soooo cool! I'm very glad you like them too :)

Cool experience indeed :D..Lukcy you

[Shea]

Is that what they teach you in american universities? :-)

lol! Sometimes that's what it feels like! Actually, we were supposed to notice how that rhyme works for children from England rather than America because of things like dropping r's in "butter" saying "butta" instead.

[Zeus]

My pseudonym is Zeus as I had a Classical education in both Classical Greek and Latin, which generated in me a particular interest in the classical history of both civilisations.

[amuse]

oh, goodness, where is ajoe??? it's been over 2 months.

that's nice of you, Scher.

[shortysweetp]

i combined my two nicknames. I'm 4'11 so of course everyone calls me shorty since shorty is taken most of the time i just added sweetp and now its stuck on everything so i just leave it alone.

[Sitaram]

Ram is an incarnation of Vishnu, hero of the Ramayan. Sita, his queen, is also an avataric incarnation (in Hinduism, God incarnates as divine couples, Ram and Sita, Shiva and Parvarti, etc...)

In Guyana, amongst Hindus. The greeting upon meeting is "Sitaram", rather then "hello" or "howdy".

Sitaram is also a surname. Ramasita is a variant surname.

In India, families will say to their daughters, "Be Sita" (meaning, embody all of Sita's excellent qualities).

It is pronounced SEE-ta-RAM, with greatest stress upon the first syllable, and a lesser degree of stress upon the final syllable (it is not pronounced see-TA-rum)

[monaliza]

of course u'all know the Monaliza but i don't know exactly why when i began to use that nickname in the majority of my contact stuff yrs ago,it's totally away from my real name btw
p.s:just small info about the avatar,she's a new lebanese singer and on regestering on that forum i was listening to her song........
that's all,Bye

[Miss Darcy]

I think I've said mine somewhere already, but well, since there's an especial thread for this purpose only...;)

My name is from Pride and Prejudice (one of my favourite books and CERTAINLY my favourite movie!); as Scheherezade says, as Mr Darcy already has a wife, his sister is the second best thing....:D

I was actually deciding between Miss Darcy and Hamlet, but then, I didn't want a male handle again, so I decided on Miss Darcy. It's enough they all think I'm a guy on Shakespeare High....;)

Anyway, that's my story. :)

[Anselmus]

The Student Anselmus is from the Golden Pot by E. T. A. Hoffmann (also wrote The Nutcracker). Anselmus is described 'possesses a faint intuitive recollection of man's primal harmomy with nature, in the form of a child-like poetic spirit which makes him clumsy and inept in the everyday world'. I've been reading various tales of Hoffmann since Christmas, so it was on the top of my head when I signed up :)

Generally I go by Bishop because I liked the character in Aliens.

[Cassiopeia]

Queen Cassiopeia is the mother of Andromeda, in Greek Mythology. She usually comes across as VERY vain, because she insulted the Nereids, daughters of Poseidon of the sea, by saying she was prettier than they were, so he sends a big ol' sea monster to gobble up their kingdom. To make a very long story short, [as I'm sure most of you are familiar with Greek Mythology], they offer Andromeda as a sacrifice, and Perseus [slayer of Medusa], comes just in the nick of time to save her, and marry her. Then, he turns the everybody evil into stone with the unveiling of Medusa's head, and the gods put Cassiopeia into the stars, for a reason I can't remember. Anyways, I didn't choose her for the character she was, just simply because her name is aesthetically pleasing. Well, I think it is. ;)

[amuse]

it is. :) but i'm never sure how to pronounce it...?

[subterranean]

Andromeda is also a name of this heroin from old time cartoon series The Saint Seiya :D...my fav

[baddad]

...cool, phat, groovy... nicely explained.....and informative as well....and I was wondering about that site name.



Ram is an incarnation of Vishnu, hero of the Ramayan. Sita, his queen, is also an avataric incarnation (in Hinduism, God incarnates as divine couples, Ram and Sita, Shiva and Parvarti, etc...)

In Guyana, amongst Hindus. The greeting upon meeting is "Sitaram", rather then "hello" or "howdy".

Sitaram is also a surname. Ramasita is a variant surname.

In India, families will say to their daughters, "Be Sita" (meaning, embody all of Sita's excellent qualities).

It is pronounced SEE-ta-RAM, with greatest stress upon the first syllable, and a lesser degree of stress upon the final syllable (it is not pronounced see-TA-rum)

[subterranean]

Oh you make me laugh..In a way, I think you were being ironic there ..:D..or not....


...cool, phat, groovy... nicely explained.....and informative as well....and I was wondering about that site name.

[baddad]

...hmmm.....no irony.....and I really was impressed with Sitaram's explanation.....

....but good guess as to my intentions.......normally you have a good chance of catching me being a smarty pants... : )

[subterranean]

such as a waste of dots :)

[Jay]

Hey, I'm lots-of-dots friendly too ;)

[crisaor]

Andromeda is also a name of this heroin from old time cartoon series The Saint Seiya :D...my fav
Err.. Sub, he's not a girl...
He does behave in a girlie manner though.

[subterranean]

Well Cris, in this cartoon Andromeda is a she..Her weapon is a long chain which can move as if it has soul in it..:)

[crisaor]

Yep, we're talking about the same character. But I'm pretty sure he's male. There's a rule about female warrior's in the story, they can't earn an armor, unlike Andromeda, who is called Jon in spanish. A question, does Phoenix refer to Andromeda as a sister in the cartton you watch?

[subterranean]

Yea I think so..I kinda forget

So Andromeda is a male? A very feminine male?

[crisaor]

Yeah. As you can see, there's something very unusual in the way most characters behave, specially the main chars. For example, I think Andromeda has a thing for Ioga, the Cycnus, even though he has a female friend somewhere. Pretty much the same thing can be applied to everyone else, up to some extent.
It's a wierd anime anyway. I kinda liked it when I was younger because of all the mythic stuff, I guess.

[subterranean]

Yes, that was why I thought Andromeda is a female cause I thought he is fond of Ioga. I watched this cartoon when I was in elementary school so I just took what I see :), I mean boys love girls and girls love boys. Still related to this story, I also think that the main hero (is it Unicorn/Pegasus?!) also has special relation with Athen, the female that all warriors should protect/save. And I suppose the most "normal" person in that story was Ryu/Riu (??)

[baddad]

So...it is not only the Simpsons that has characters coming out of the closet?

[Chava]

Chava meant Earth in some ancient dialect of Incan.
Where do you come from Sitram, the story of Ramajan is familiar to me under the name of the Ramajana. It is princess Sinta, and Prince Rama, which confused me slightly when i read your explanation. I heard it while staying in Indonesia, and so I've become curious as to where you're from?

[Adelheid]

Chava is a nice name. Reminds me of the show "Fiddler on the roof"- a really old classic movie. The 3rd daughter is called Chava, but her real name is Chavaleh. Ever watched that show? It's good, but it's really sad. In the show, Chava elopes with her Russian boyfriend, because in the Jewish law, girls are not supposed to marry outside of their people. Oh, and the show is about the Jewish people bein chased out of Anatevka in Russia. It's historically based, I think, even though the characters are fictional.

[Chava]

Good as that may sound, I've never so much as heard of it..... growing up in a rainforest sort of clouds your knowledge of old shows/films....

[crisaor]

Still related to this story, I also think that the main hero (is it Unicorn/Pegasus?!) also has special relation with Athen, the female that all warriors should protect/save. And I suppose the most "normal" person in that story was Ryu/Riu (??)
I couldn't say. I think you're referring to Shiru (the Dragon), but he has a female friend called Shun-rei who seems very interested in him, but he looks interested in Pegasus instead :eek:.
Oh well, at least it's all very subtle, no one comes out of the closet, if that's the case.
I've yet to see better cartoons than the ones I saw when I was very little, excluding the Simpsons and the Critic, of course.

[subterranean]

Shiru interested in Pegasus? :eek:


Maybe that was not a cartoon for kids afterall ?!

[crisaor]

Nor for little kids, it seems not. But that's where the Warner Bros. come into the picture. I just loved the Coyote, I always wished he would manage to eat the damn bird. :p

[subterranean]

Well you know that would end the story...and we no longer could hear the "beep...Beep..."

Ehm...I think either the coyote is too slow or the bird is too fast..but on some occassions, the coyote acted too fast while the bird moved too slow..

[Bongitybongbong]

Roadrunner was awesome.
http://skyblue.gen.tr/img/roadrunner.jpg
Sorry about streching the screen.

[subterranean]

wow..biggy

[Bongitybongbong]

Sorry for the screen but it's a good picture.

[subterranean]

'tis yea..

[Bongitybongbong]

thanks sub.

[crisaor]

Well you know that would end the story...and we no longer could hear the "beep...Beep..."
A lot of friends said that to me when speaking about it. I don't think that would've been the case, there were plenty of roadrunners around, there's several of them in 2 or 3 episodes, the same thing happens to coyotes. I agree it probably would've make the cartoon less interesting, but at least they could've made that chapter in which the coyote finally wins, for fan's sake. Even if it was the last episode, who wouldn't want to see it?

Thanks for th pic Bongitybongbong.

[Bongitybongbong]

Exactly, that's a great idea.

[baddad]

With the Coyote's less than adept manipulation of technology, he probably would have over cooked the bird anyway, rendering it tough, chewy, and hardly worth the effort. No, the coyote's best bet would have been to kill the bird, get a real paying job, pay off the maxed out credit cards used to pay for material at the incompetent Acme Rocket and Paraphenalia Co.


Good as that may sound, I've never so much as heard of it..... growing up in a rainforest sort of clouds your knowledge of old shows/films....

........humour........good one......

[Jack_Aubrey]

Main character in all 20 of Patrick O'Brian's novels that were set in the Napoleonic era, particularly that of naval warfare of the Tall-Ship era. Two era's in one! I highly suggest that you read them. :D

[amuse]

oh, yeah, a friend recommended them and i'd forgotten. thanks, Jack!

[Chava]

........humour........good one......
hehe....humourous as you may have found it, it was actually entirely truthful... i did grow up in a rainforest....

[allmirth]

"I was born to speak all mirth and no matter."Much Ado About Nothing"

[M. David Crall]

Death and taxes are not inevitable!

[baddad]

Death and taxes are not inevitable!

...I wanna move to wherever this is true..............soon......

...and welcome to the forum my friend..........it can be a fun and whacky place....

[Psyche]

I was asked to pick a model alias for the site I am on
I picked my favorite lady of Greek mythology.

[Miss Darcy]

Heh, speaking of your username...when I was younger I used to want to call my daughter (if I ever had one) Psyche. I'm not so positively fixed on it anymore, it was basically just a child's dream...but it'll be something of that kind, at any rate. I think it's a very beautiful name.

[shortysweetp]

bump again :)

[juhainah]

my usename is a pure Arabic name. Juhainah means the darkness of the midnight, the young lady or the truth

[jessw]

my screenname is just my name i had no thought into creatin one lol besides i have to many diffrent names i use

[lluvia]

Well lluvia is the spanish of my nickname.
:banana:

[Bandini]

Mine is the chief protaganist of a favourite author of mine. Just the first thing that popped into my head.

Gumph! Bloody hell Psyche, I was not expecting that!

And I get admonished for a bit of table swearing!

Very tasteful though! My short, multiple texts echo my confusion.

...right I'll, er...right...

[Psyche]

Gumph! Bloody hell Psyche, I was not expecting that!

What were you expecting? I'm certainly no Kate Moss... :lol:

[Bandini]

Clothes?? All very attractive - all the more so for being literary; but I didn't see a Psyche.

[mono]

Clothes?? All very attractive - all the more so for being literary; but I didn't see a Psyche.
With no intention of advertising, Psyche (dearest), you will see under the tab 'girls solo.'
:)

[Logos]

I've edited out the URL of that site you mentioned Psyche as it has `Adult' content and that is not appropriate for this site.

Please remember folks that the Literature Network site is for people of _all_ ages, and the content needs to reflect that. :)



I was asked to pick a model alias for the site I am on.
I picked my favorite lady of Greek mythology.

[Veritas]

I call myself *Veritas* -

since I always believed that the "Veritas - the Truth" is the most valuable asset
in my own life - "my vita". (my life and the truth within myself). I know that each and everyone of us is seeking their own truth in life .And one's interpretation of the truth is not the belief of another.
I have raised a lot of eyebrows in the past for choosing this name for myself, but I feel absolutely comfortable and content and not ashamed to use it.,to identify myself with it.
Also - my friends call me "Vita", because I am so full of life - lol - as well as it is a "short" of my real life name.
This is the whole story behind my nickname "Veritas" :-)

I call myself *Veritas* -

[Jay]

We got that :), welcome :wave:

[Bandini]

Mono or Psyche - that site address disappeared from the post - and now I'm curious! I guess it was censored - can you send it me privately?

S'ok - I found it through google. Great photos, nice tatoo - and I have now seen the tie dress!

[poehee99]

My name is a really old nickname, which i've had for ages.
Poehee is the expression of tommy from sesame street. (at least in Holland). tommy (thomas) is my christian name, so there's the link.

[Miranda]

I stole my screen name from my sister. Like me, our parents gave us three Christian names, but I like hers better and as no one ever calls her by this name and I love it, I stole it, though she knows that I use it. I just looked up the meaning of it in my dictionary and it says 'to be admired or wondered at.' I wonder if my sis knows this... I thought it had something to do with Mir and moon.

Miranda

[subterranean]

S'ok - I found it through google. Great photos, nice tatoo - and I have now seen the tie dress!



What's the URL?

[Jay]

S'ok - I found it through google. Great photos, nice tatoo - and I have now seen the tie dress!
I saw a word that got me interested... a tattoo?

[faith]

Well, quite obviously my screenname comes from the english word faith (meaning about the same as belief, which everybody here ofcourse knows). And I think thats a beautiful meaning, and the word itself is beautiful too. But Faith is also my favorite female name. I would like to be called Faith (expect here in Finland no one could pronaunce it, they pronaunse it like the english word fight...).

[Jay]

I dare to disagree, there is at least one person in Finnland who can pronounce it... yourself ;) (well, wildly guessing here :p)

[Bandini]

You'll have to PM Psyche - I don't want to get smacked wrists for giving out a 'naughty' web address! I note you like Jeannete Winterton, Jay; a favourite of the girls (women?wimmin? don't want to get onto a PC battleground here - though the models seem very post-feminist feminist; I don't think Andrea would have approved!) on the site. Can't think why. have you seen the BBC adaptation of 'Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit'? Excellent drama.

[Jay]

Nope, unfortunately I haven't seen the BBC adaptation. I kinda doubt I'd be able to get hold of it here either.
I know only about two other 'fans' of hers from this site, Psyche and mono. Why do you think she'd be a favourite of the girls? (I do have an idea, just want to know if our views are the same).
Funny thing, I was a bit curious and tried to look for Jeanette Winterson's books in two bookshops in Brno, as far I haven't seen any and when I asked if they ever had any, both the booksellers seemed to be hearing about her for the first time, but then maybe they were there just for a short time. I was pleasantly surprised to see the faculty library seems to have all of her work aside of the comic one.

[Bandini]

Well, because she is a cool, gay writer.

Well, because she is a cool, gay writer, and the girls on the site are cool, gay or bisexual girls. That and the fact that lots of them mention her in their profiles.

[Jay]

On this site? wow, I had no idea she was THAT popular :eek:

[Bandini]

No - on Psyche's friends site. 'Oranges...' is very popular in the UK though.

[Jay]

AH, I thought you were talking about the lit forums. Have you read anything by Winterson?

[Bandini]

Only 'Oranges...' as far as I can remember.

[Keltic Banshee]

Well... I changed my nickname several time since i first came online... right now I'm a Banshee, as the character in Celtic mythology... Banshees have always fascinated me... I mean, they announced dead, yet they were respected more than feared... And well... the "keltic" in front of it is to remind me of my own celtic origin, mixed with having being born basque... as there's no "c" in the basque language, only k...

Well... that's me... or at least the part of me that lives online ;-)

Wish you all the best,
Keltic Banshee

[Koa]

Hello Keltic Banshee, so which were your previous identities??? Wow, a Basque I see... agu non, euskadi! :D (one of the very few random words I know, hope I got them right :))

[Bandini]

Hmmmm. Despite my Celtic origins I only know 'Pogue Mahone'!

[Keltic Banshee]

Ay, a basque... though more Celtic than Basque, somehow...

@Koa:
My previous identities? Well... I've been a phoenix, the fire bird able of being reborn from its own ashes, in a time when i needed to reasure myself that i would manage to see through everything life threw on me.... I've been Nausikaa, the character from Homer's Oddisey who helped Ulisses return home despite being in love with him, when I hid my feelings from people who were very close to me because I thought they'd be better off without me... I've been Ariadna, who handled the thread to Theseus to allow him get out of the labyrinth... taking everybody else out of their problems and losing myself on the process...
Now I'm somewhat a Banshee, though due to recent circumstances that part of me is being tempted to cry out her own death... though I refuse to let it disappear and be replaced by... emptiness, so I'm trying to stick to it...

@Bandini
Well... I'm doing my best to learn Gaeilge (Irish Gaelic)... but it's somehow quite weird...

[SleepyWitch]

the 'meaning' behind my nickname is quite silly :)
1... my housemate and me watched Sleepy Holow at the student cinema in autumn. i didn't care too much for that film, but whenever i'm tired i say 'sleepy hollow' or when my housemate looks tired i ask 'sleepy hollow?'
2. we call our Shakespeare tutor 'the witch' because she has ginger hair and can fly :), so we wanted to be witches, too... one day when we were on a trip, my housemate was taking a nap on the coach and i started calling her SleepyWitch. but in fact i tend to be more sleepy than her, so i decided i want to be a SleepyWitchk, too.

[Scheherazade]

~~~bump~~~

[Bongitybongbong]

Mine's just a random drug name.

[ihrocks]

Mine's just a random drug name.

You mean you aren't a finger-popping, bongo-playin' bebop daddy? :(

[Bongitybongbong]

You mean you aren't a finger-popping, bongo-playin' bebop daddy? :(
Nope...sorry I broke your bubble.

[ihrocks]

Nope...sorry I broke your bubble.


Back in the '70s, my grandmother offered to buy me "one of the colorful flower vases" on sale at the back of the local record shop. I didn't have the heart to disillusion her and I was truly tempted...but if my father didn't believe it was a flower vase I'd have spent the rest of the decade grounded, so I suggested we go to lunch instead.

[Bongitybongbong]

"one of the colorful flower vases"
That alone is one of the greatest things I've ever heard.

[ihrocks]

That alone is one of the greatest things I've ever heard.

It was pretty priceless.

[Bongitybongbong]

Yeah it is priceless.

[amuse]

i thought they were something else the first time i saw them. my poor boss, she was in the store with me and just hysterical! :blush:

[Jay]

Ahem, whereas I still have no idea what possibly could that 'vase' be other than a vase.

[Loki]

*Blinks* We're talking about colourful vases? I thought this was a screen name thread. ;)

[Nightshade]

I dont get it ehat are you talking about.....
lets see if I can figure this out ok?
Bongs name is a drug name right?
Burst bubble seem to have triggered this off and a bubble can be own rosy world so ihrocks may be saying when her bubble to do with drugs was burst
I bet anything these vases were somthing to do with drugs, right???

So to get back on topic My name was just the first thing that popped into my mind well actually night is sort of like my reall name that means the Darkness of the night. SO anyway I got it from the Keats poem Ode to melencholy

nor suffer thy forehead to be kissed by nightshade ruby fruit of prosperine
not sure of the spelling

Anyway this thread got me thinking so I googled nighshade and did you know actually Ill let the sight tell you it self Mind you I am Deadly Nightshade not either of the other 2 types if you please

Nightshade, Woody: Synonyms---Bittersweet. Dulcamara. Felonwood. Felonwort. Scarlet Berry. Violet Bloom.
---Part Used---Twigs
The large and important natural order of Solanaceae contains, besides Henbane and the Nightshades, some of the most poisonous of our native plants, such useful economic plants as the Potato, Tomato, Aubergine Capsicum and Tobacco, also the medicinally valuable Thornapple (Datura stramonium) the Winter Cherry and the Mandrake, which in earlier days was supposed to possess miraculous properties.

Nightshade, Black
POISON!
---Synonyms---Garden Nightshade. Petty Morel.
---Parts Used---Whole plant, fresh leaves.

Nightshade, Deadly
POISON!
---Synonyms---Belladonna. Devil's Cherries. Naughty Man's Cherries. Divale. Black Cherry. Devil's Herb. Great Morel. Dwayberry.
---Parts Used---Root, leaves, tops.
---Habitat---Widely distributed over Central and Southern Europe, South-west Asia and Algeria; cultivated in England, France and North America.
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[Bongitybongbong]

I bet anything these vases were somthing to do with drugs, right???
Oh yeah...they could double over for a bong.

[GruesomeBugman]

there isn't much meaning in my screen name, I told my girlfriend my creativity was broken, and I needed an AIM screenname, so she stuck this one on me, and that's how it was born.

[ihrocks]

I dont get it ehat are you talking about.....
lets see if I can figure this out ok?
Bongs name is a drug name right?
Burst bubble seem to have triggered this off and a bubble can be own rosy world so ihrocks may be saying when her bubble to do with drugs was burst
I bet anything these vases were somthing to do with drugs, right???

To clear up the confusion....

A "Bong" is a waterpipe used for smoking a certain green leafy herbal substance. Some of these waterpipes can be very elaborate and colorful.

And to show that I can stay on topic:

ihrocks -- the ih stands for Ian Hunter, one of Jay's favorite singer-songwriters. :p

[Nightshade]

Well I was nearly right :) :lol: ;)

[Jay]

ihrocks -- the ih stands for Ian Hunter, one of Jay's favorite singer-songwriters. :p
If ya say so... wonder what did I do this time to go all IH-fandom :D

[ihrocks]

If ya say so... wonder what did I do this time to go all IH-fandom :D

Just wanted to see if you were paying attention. :)

[Bongitybongbong]

wondered what "ih" stood for

[Jay]

Just wanted to see if you were paying attention. :)
So I passed the test? :p

[ihrocks]

With flying colors! :)

[Bongitybongbong]

wow this has gotten off topic

[ihrocks]

wow this has gotten off topic

Story of my life...I'll go sit in the Corner of Shame for a little while and reflect on the errors of my ways.

[Jay]

And there's gonna be a LOT of reflecting going on, right? :p

[Bongitybongbong]

Story of my life...I'll go sit in the Corner of Shame for a little while and reflect on the errors of my ways.
don't worry I'll be there more than you will

[ihrocks]

And there's gonna be a LOT of reflecting going on, right? :p

I'd respond, but that would drag us further off topic.

<*sits glumly in Corner of Shame reflectly on erroneous ways*>

<*yeah, well, some of those ways may be erroneous but they sure have been fun*>

<*makes note to stop talking to herself in public*>

[Jack_Aubrey]

Does anyone know on which page Bongity describes the meaning of his name?*


*I would hate to ask him to do it again.**




**Or if he hasn't yet, this would so be the perfect place to do it.***



***Or not, whatever.****






****Freewill, ya know?

[Jay]

I'd respond, but that would drag us further off topic.
I was being naughty and that was exactly the idea :p

<*makes note to stop talking to herself in public*>
Why? *pouts* Being an ancient being you have the duty to tell the youngsters about your fun erroneous ways so they can decide whether making the same mistakes is worth it or not. Pretty please? *does the lashes thing and hopes it'll work once in a while* ;)

[Nightshade]

Does anyone know on which page Bongity describes the meaning of his name?*

yeah, he explained on page 11 but it continued onto page 12 thats what took ihrocks way offf topic ;) :lol: :D :nod:

[Bongitybongbong]

Does anyone know on which page Bongity describes the meaning of his name?*


*I would hate to ask him to do it again.**
Don't worry I'll tell you...it's just a random drug name

[arabian night]

Because i love Aladdin's disney movie...there is a song called Arabian night in it...also am arab :)

[Bongitybongbong]

Welcome Arabian Night (sorry if I'm late not sure yet)

[arabian night]

Thanks Bongitybongbong :) nope you are not late i just sign in yesterday

[Bongitybongbong]

ok, you'll have fun here.

[Stanislaw]

*off Topic*

Atlast it all makes sence, after going back to page 11 and 12, he he, flower vases, that reminds me of one of my crazier money making schemes, in higschool, I was a pretty big techno nerd, and hemp shops were becoming pretty popular, so I drew up a schematic for an electric bong, that would be housed in an old computer caise, and ofcourse would have all the leds, static lazer balls, and electric disk plates on it, including those minutre dark light strobe lights that would be in sync to a pinkfloid track (using christmas light technology, and an old discman)

See I never used the stuff myself, but I thought I could capitalize off the "legalization" by patenting my invention, still haven't yet (probably one of my better decisions in retrospect)...

Anyways, do cary on with on topic discussion, :D

[wanderlust_ox]

mine is just a song from one of my favorite bands. THe "Ox" part of it isn't supposed to mean the animal. I normally use the ending xo in my hotmail accounts and other things of the sort, but I had to settle with the endiong ox. So I just used it for this so it's easy to keep track with. So i'm not an ox.... (glares at Bong) just kidding. I love you

[Bongitybongbong]

*off Topic*

Atlast it all makes sence, after going back to page 11 and 12, he he, flower vases, that reminds me of one of my crazier money making schemes, in higschool, I was a pretty big techno nerd, and hemp shops were becoming pretty popular, so I drew up a schematic for an electric bong, that would be housed in an old computer caise, and ofcourse would have all the leds, static lazer balls, and electric disk plates on it, including those minutre dark light strobe lights that would be in sync to a pinkfloid track (using christmas light technology, and an old discman)

See I never used the stuff myself, but I thought I could capitalize off the "legalization" by patenting my invention, still haven't yet (probably one of my better decisions in retrospect)...

Anyways, do cary on with on topic discussion, :D

I think that's got to be the next greatest invention once pot's legalized. You'd be very rich Stan, and the Pink Floyd track with the lights would be amazing.

[Stanislaw]

I think that's got to be the next greatest invention once pot's legalized. You'd be very rich Stan, and the Pink Floyd track with the lights would be amazing.

hmmm, Me being rich, I likes the sound of it :D

[Fango]

Fango just sounded goofy so I went with that. It is later I found out it actually has a meaning: "mud from certain hot springs in Italy (used for medical purposes)" - Babylon dictionary.

[Bongitybongbong]

hmmm, Me being rich, I likes the sound of it :D
who doesn't want to be rich?

[Pip]

I'll give you a hint as to where my username comes from: the guy whose name I borrowed had a bad run in with a bitter woman with the name Havisham...

Cheers

[Rachy]

I'll give you a hint as to where my username comes from: the guy whose name I borrowed had a bad run in with a bitter woman with the name Havisham...

Cheers

I love that book! Hehe!

Mines because people call me Rachy, Rach or Rach Baby! Quite simple really!

[Beaumains]

Besides the sinister reason of which I will not speak, my screenname comes from Arthurian legend; Beaumains (meaning "fair hands") was a knight in the service of Arthur who had the misfortune to get slain by Lancelot later on.

[glitterandtwang]

Aw, the explanation for my name isn't half as interesting as the rest of yours... it's a Tullycraft song.

[Jabberwocky]

Jabberwocky - meaningless speech or writing.

I was actually attracted to the word for the above definition long before I ever got around to reading the actual poem by Lewis Carroll. I'm quite fond of it, now that I've read it, though. :D

It was between Jabberwocky or Fey.

Fey - fated to die: doomed: marked by a foreboding of death or calamity: marked by an otherworldly air or attitude: crazy, etc.

My favorite definition was the last one, but there's nothing wrong with morbid connotations.

[RococoLocket]

I have an obsession with all things Rococo, and i'm a collector of G1 [Generation 1, 1980s] My Little Ponies, and Locket is one of my favorites. Just thought i'd stick the two together :D

[AimusSage]

A long time ago, on a forum far far away, I was know as 'A message' with a signature that read: From outer space. Although I liked it for a while, I decided it was very tiresome to have to send my knowledge all across space. That is when I decided to come to earth and change my name to something vaguely familiar, Aimus Sage, the one who knows everything. That worked for a while, but I began noticing gaps in my knowledge. It seemed that by travelling to earth, I somehow lost my connection with the database far far away, losing almost all my knowledge, I am now known simply as Aimus the Sage who once knew everything.

That is the story behing my screenname. I use it everywhere, except for a few places, where I am the spaceduster. That one preceeds the sage from outer space, and at some places I still have this job. Afteral, Space is big, and who else would clean it. My msn address to this day still refers to my old function.

[snehil]

Well,snehil is my original name.Its a hindi word which means 'filled with love'.
I'm lovable too.

[avolita]

"avolita" hmmm it's actually part of my last name. but recently, my bf said that in spanish it means "little grandma" hehehehe...well i don't care. i like how it sounds. what do you think?

[Koa]

It sounds Spanish indeed, but Spanish for grandmother is 'abuela', which sounds a bit similar but not exactly.... unless there's a way of saying it that I don't know, which is more than possible.
As a nickname anyway, it's not bad :) Welcome btw :)

[crisaor]

The correct form for little grandma in spanish would be abuelita.
And Koa is right.

[NNoah3]

The first N is for Nicole, it's the name of my little niece who was named after my grandmother, and Noah I figure out by the first letter of the names of my nephews

[rachel]

wx6(ck) i am very interested,
who were the cerberus knights? My screen name is my Jewish name, my real name. my gentile name is Lynda Lee. I just couldn't think of anything exotic or wild or nifty. I think I am screen name challenged.
I think some of you guys must have been on this forum since 1866 because the stuff you say between each of you to the other sounds like code half the time or else you all really live together in a giant house like the brandybucks and know each other's business. I still feel like an alien.

"don't throw me down Clark." "i won't aunt bethany" christmas vacation

[Nobody]

I am nobody... short, simple, to the point

[Perspicacity]

My nickname came from a book - Bamboo and Lace by Lori Wick. The word has a special significance in the book and in my life... The connection was amazing; it is destined to be my word!

[Shira]

SHIRA means "poetry" in Hebrew...a nice little combination of two of my passions...writing poetry and studying the Hebraic roots of Christianity.

[Kaltrina]

Kaltrina is my real name, first I wanted to put Serendipity which is my favourite word and my favourite movie but then I thought my real name would be better... :D

[permanentstain]

well, people tend to remember me even if i've never said a word to them.

[Eva Marina]

Serendipity? I love that word, and the movie too, of course.
Anyway, Eva is just the name that came out of the hat (metaphorically speaking). I have a list of stock character names around in case a new character needs naming. And as for Marina...well, that one's a secret ;)

[Ancestor]

Ancestor is my user name because some day I shall be one and I also try to find others ancestors.

[Mortis Anarchy]

Partially because its my pseudonym when I write poetry, partially because I'm in love with the Latin language and Mort=death. Finally because I'm weird like that.

Oh, and Lolita, that is my favorite poem in the entire world. YEATS ROCKS!

[~Maude~]

My first name is Maudaevee, I usually just go by Maude, much easier for folks to say, spell and remember.

[Shea]

My first name is Maudaevee, I usually just go by Maude, much easier for folks to say, spell and remember.

Maudaevee, what a pretty name! I've never heard of that before, though I've heard the name Maude. Do you pronounce the final 'e'? Does your name have a history?

[~Maude~]

I've not yet met another Maudaevee, it's kinda fun and special. Pronounced Ma-day-vee, if pronounced correctly that is ;) you wouldn't believe the way some people say it.

[Pensive]

From whih country are you from Maude?

Maude,

Which country are you from?

[starrwriter]

I may have posted this already, in this thread or somewhere else, but since it takes a month of Sundays to load all the posts ....

My middle name is Starr, which is actually my true (blood) family name. My father was an adopted orphan and took the last name of the adopting family. I'm related to Belle Starr, the infamous outlaw queen of the Old West. She was murdered by her own son after she whipped him for mistreating a horse, but he was never prosecuted because there were no witnesses when she was blown off her horse by a shotgun blast on a remote trail.

I'm also a writer. Thus my username, starrwriter. Makes sense, huh?

[~Maude~]

Maude,

Which country are you from?

I'm from the US, my father is french and my mother is Italian but I don't think the name is from their countries. Someone once said it might be from India.

[Outlander]

OUTLANDER! We have your woman
She still lives! OUTLANDER!

Stephen King turned me on to reading (many many many years ago)

[Shea]

I've not yet met another Maudaevee, it's kinda fun and special. Pronounced Ma-day-vee, if pronounced correctly that is ;) you wouldn't believe the way some people say it.

I get the same thing, for the longest time my uncle seriously called me Shoe :rolleyes: . I can only imagine with yours!

[cruciverbalist]

cru·ci·ver·bal·ist : An enthusiast of word games, especially of crosswords.

It's an addiction... much like this forum! :D

[smilingtearz]

smiling tears...well its like three of my friends told me that they've rarely seen me cry even when im really sad...instead they noticed i smile and remain cheerful..
My Happiest moment was when my Dad while discussing with one of my teachers about me...said that "she's really strong...she rarely cries!"

to add to that I love Oxymoron phrases...

[~Maude~]

I get the same thing, for the longest time my uncle seriously called me Shoe :rolleyes: . I can only imagine with yours!


Oh, no, did he really?

My Mom and stepdad make up little nicknames all the time too. Currently they call me Maudagucci, when I had my son it was Maudamama, tad bit embarrassing but what can you do?

[Jay]

I like Maudamama :D

[DTrent]

D is the beginning of my 1st name.
Trent is a form of my maiden name.
(I NEVER use my real name on the 'net!)

[Countess]

Countess_of_Moldovia is my vampire name.

[Themis]

Countess_of_Moldovia is my vampire name.

In a RPG?


Ad Topic: "Themis" is the greek goddess of justice, the greek equivalent to "Justitia" who may be a bit more popular.
I chose Themis because I'm a student of the law and thought it fit. ;)

[starrwriter]

Countess_of_Moldovia is my vampire name.
Do you really drink blood? I prefer the taste of red wine.

[adilyoussef]

adilyoussef: Is my two names united: Adil and Youssef. I have two + a last name as all the members of my family do.

[Themis]

adilyoussef: Is my two names united: Adil and Youssef. I have two + a last name as all the members of my family do.

:p I´ve got three (first) names. :)

-
Is it common to have more than one name where you live, adil?

[Kaltrina]

Kaltrina: is my real name and is Albanian. it means the blue colour of the sky... :D so I guess that makes me a relative to the sky.... :lol: hahahah

[Countess]

Do you really drink blood? I prefer the taste of red wine.


If I were into RPG, it would be Vampire, The Masquerade. I'm not an actress; however, I'm a writer, so I don't role play.

No, I don't drink blood but I've been fascinated with those dark creatures since I was first conscious. My very first "book" was a scribbled short story with associated stick people figures about Dracula.

They're a great metaphor for fallen man, I think, as well as addiction of any kind.

Countess

[Themis]

If I were into RPG, it would be Vampire, The Masquerade. I'm not an actress; however, I'm a writer, so I don't role play.


Huh? You know that there are also role playing games that are played by writing? - except for RPGs like"Final Fantasy" and such.

[adilyoussef]

:p I´ve got three (first) names. :)

-
Is it common to have more than one name where you live, adil?
In fact it is a family tradition. All the members of my family have two names. Some other families do so but it is not very commen. ;)

[Nightshade]

I have eight :p and a family name :D
Oh ok Only the first is really mine I share 7 and the family name with my sisters and dad, 5 with my cousins and uncle, 4 with my grandfather etc etc :D

[Themis]

I have eight :p and a family name :D
Oh ok Only the first is really mine I share 7 and the family name with my sisters and dad, 5 with my cousins and uncle, 4 with my grandfather etc etc :D

Hmm.... looking for something to top that... ;) No, there's nothing.
I wonder what names you have, Night. :D

[Nightshade]

Il never ever tell ( well on a public forum at least :p)

[Themis]

I can live with that. I'll try another way then. ;)

[Nightshade]

is that a hint scher??
ok ok I moving :D

[Poetess]

Is it your real name?
If what, what did you choose it?


Mine is Poetess - yea as you all can see!
The first part stands for Poe (Edgar Allen Poe). I added "tess" to combine it to Poe and become Poetess (A female poet). I wanted to put it as Poe-tess, but I had a typo back then.

[Bysshe]

I am "Bysshe" simply because of Percy Bysshe Shelley. There aren't any interesting hidden meanings or anything cryptic. I'm not very imaginative when it comes to inventing usernames. I just steal other people's names!

[Niamh]

Niamh is my real name. its Irish and translates as brightness/ radiance. you pronounce it neev the mh makes a v sound as theres no v in the irish language.:)

my intire name in irish Niamh Aine Padraigan Nic On Ri means 'bright splender noble daughter of the king'.

[Lily Adams]

It's one of my three pseudonyms. I got the "Adams" part from John Adams, (he's my hero, and that's just one of my favorite last names) and I just like the name "Lily" because it's an easy name, but it's not too common.

That's very interesting about your name, Niamh. Now I know how to pronounce it correctly. :D

[Niamh]

Its weird people seeing it first before learning how to pronounce it. In work all the polish girls knew how to pronounce it, but not spell it, so when they saw it written down they were like, ' whos ni-am-he?' I get a good laugh out of it.:lol:

I've had birthday cards given to me with the weirdest spellings because most people try to spell it as it sounds. nymph, neve, nieve, and my favourite one that my swedish friend wrote nitczhe.:D

[Lily Adams]

I have the same problem with my real name. Whenever we have a sub in class and he/she gets to my name on the roll call list, I just say "here" before they even attempt to pronounce it. Sometimes one of them gets it right, though.

[cuppajoe_9]

Taken from a certain hot caffeinated beverage that I'm fond of, as described by the Centipede in the animated film version of James and the Giant Peach. The 9 is of no signfigance, other than the fact that there are apparently 8 others out there somewhere. It does not, as is sometimes assumed, have anything to do with my real given name, which is Alexander.

[summer grace]

It is Grace, my name. As well, it is summer, because I was born in the summer, and it's my favorite season.

[toni]

Tis also my name-toni. taken from Antonette. I wish I could change it, though. I wonder why I always seem to use my real name in forums....:(

[ShoutGrace]

Perhaps because you are so unbeguiling and pretenseless? I find it endearing. :D

[toni]

Aww.. :blush::blush::blush:
Why thank you, David..:D

[thevintagepiper]

Tis also my name-toni. taken from Antonette. I wish I could change it, though. I wonder why I always seem to use my real name in forums....:(

That's a gorgeous name!! Seriously, I love it. I used to say I'd name a daughter Antoinette someday :)

I've probably already posted this, but my user name comes from the fact that I'm a bagpiper and that I dress "vintage" I suppose...I have a really strange and wacky sense of style sometimes.

[Annamariah]

Anna and Maria are my first names and H is the first letter of my surname. Very simple. :)

[SleepyWitch]

are you sure you want to know?
*warning: long, rambling, pointless story ahead*

1.when i was living in England, my housemate and me watched Sleepy Hollow at the student cinema.
2. for some reason, we (that is: I) found the tilte of the film incredibly funny and started saying "Sleepy Hollow!" to mean "I'm tired" and "Sleepy Hollow?" to ask "Are you tired?"
3. our Shakespeare tutor had reddish/ginger hair and one day she sat near us in the lecture hall. next time we looked she was at the back of the room. So we concluded she could fly and was a witch.
4. I started calling my housemate Sleepy Witch when she took a nap on the coach when we were on a trip.
5. I liked this nickname so much (nooooo, I'm not full of myself at all) that I wanted to be a Sleepy Witch, too.
6. I registered with LitNet and needed a nick.

EDIT: and I don't even like Sleepy Hollow or witches that much:bawling:, so this nick doesn't tell you very much about myself except that I'm slightly barmy

[Eagleheart]

Mine was originally taken from a title of a song, whose content was naturally appealing to an Angry, Young, Poor fellow and so the link was establshed...The symbolic meaning of the eagle is further assissting something of an expression of the self...In forums you can allow youself some poetry without being ascribed some overrefinement and I took the opportunity...

[chasestalling]

to whom it may concern,

trust me, u don't want to know my real name. just kidding. had u going there for a moment didn't i?

eric

[Niamh]

I have the same problem with my real name. Whenever we have a sub in class and he/she gets to my name on the roll call list, I just say "here" before they even attempt to pronounce it. Sometimes one of them gets it right, though.

What is your real name? (sorry i dont mean to be nosy) It cant be as bad as mine to pronounce! What origin is it?