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Location: Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Posted:
I've been using Yakumo for games, and online since I was 15, so.. lets just say over 10 years now
I never really particularly liked or felt attached to the nicknames I'd been called by others at school etc.
I'd felt at the time, it's not the nick that counts, it's what you make of it, choose something you like, and make it yours.
I chose Yakumo on a whim, I needed something, and didn't want to use my real name to play a game, I quite liked it and liked the character I took it from, it was years later I found out it's true meaning (eight clouds) which I also liked, but don't really feel it represents me any more. I really beleive in 'make it yours' but right now I guess I feel it's a little out of place, for the first time I feel perhaps it's not right for me, and where I'm going (wherever that may be..) and maybe I should try something a little different, I still sometimes attach 'unr' (from my old quake2/3 clan) to the end of it if 'Yakumo' is an unavailable choice, or if something requires a surname, but that is really a life I've long left behind now.
So that brings us to this topic, how did you chose your nick, how long have you used it? have you/do you change it? are you happy with it still? do you feel it represents you?
And to make more of a conversation of it,or if you don't want to talk about yourself, please comment if you can on how you feel about the nicks of other posters in this thread, (or any other HoP'er) and how well you feel their nick represents them
maybe I just feel I need a real, complete fresh start, bundled in with thoughts of maybe finally leaving where I've lived for 7 years. But with Spinners is where I want to stay
EDITED_BY: Yakumo (1168351104)
I've been using Yakumo for games, and online since I was 15, so.. lets just say over 10 years now
I never really particularly liked or felt attached to the nicknames I'd been called by others at school etc.
I'd felt at the time, it's not the nick that counts, it's what you make of it, choose something you like, and make it yours.
I chose Yakumo on a whim, I needed something, and didn't want to use my real name to play a game, I quite liked it and liked the character I took it from, it was years later I found out it's true meaning (eight clouds) which I also liked, but don't really feel it represents me any more. I really beleive in 'make it yours' but right now I guess I feel it's a little out of place, for the first time I feel perhaps it's not right for me, and where I'm going (wherever that may be..) and maybe I should try something a little different, I still sometimes attach 'unr' (from my old quake2/3 clan) to the end of it if 'Yakumo' is an unavailable choice, or if something requires a surname, but that is really a life I've long left behind now.
So that brings us to this topic, how did you chose your nick, how long have you used it? have you/do you change it? are you happy with it still? do you feel it represents you?
And to make more of a conversation of it,or if you don't want to talk about yourself, please comment if you can on how you feel about the nicks of other posters in this thread, (or any other HoP'er) and how well you feel their nick represents them
maybe I just feel I need a real, complete fresh start, bundled in with thoughts of maybe finally leaving where I've lived for 7 years. But with Spinners is where I want to stay
EDITED_BY: Yakumo (1168351104)
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Location: Farnborough, Hampshire
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Location: Farnborough, Hampshire
Posted:
All my nicknames are:
Andy-what i call myself anyway
morris-my last name
mozzar-taken from my last name
mozzy-don't ask me why my science teacher decided to call me that
short guy-because that's what I am
I like all of them
All my nicknames are:
Andy-what i call myself anyway
morris-my last name
mozzar-taken from my last name
mozzy-don't ask me why my science teacher decided to call me that
short guy-because that's what I am
I like all of them
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Location: Bideford and Bath, United Kingdom
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Location: Bideford and Bath, United Kingdom
Posted:
I chose yoni because it works well as a nickname, and also is my middlename. And someone had taken Max. Although have come to learn that there are many many ways to mispronounce it and confuse me :P
yakumo: personaly I always think of you as fraser which seems to suit you well, and when I do think of your display name I think it's yakumono as I seem to have trouble reading names I don't know and then having what I read stick in my mind.
I chose yoni because it works well as a nickname, and also is my middlename. And someone had taken Max. Although have come to learn that there are many many ways to mispronounce it and confuse me :P
yakumo: personaly I always think of you as fraser which seems to suit you well, and when I do think of your display name I think it's yakumono as I seem to have trouble reading names I don't know and then having what I read stick in my mind.
UCOF "evolution: Poi -> stick -> hoops -> devil stick -> juggling club -> juggling ball -> crayons."
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Location: Cambridge UK
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Location: Cambridge UK
Posted:
Well, my original logon name was AngelPhoenix: Not out of any real previous use, but because I thought it sounded cool and fiery. But then, after a month or so of lurking, I decided it was a bit pretentious and reverted to LazyAngel. I'd been playing with that name since I was living in Angel Islington and considered myself to be a bit of a slacker. I enjoy making 'tag' versions of peoples names when a bit toasted, I can sometimes get really into it! Anyway, hence my avatar (which I've had for years, made it a year or two before I joined HoP)
And I haven't really been bothered to change much since: sig and title go through the odd metamorphoses but thats it! Although I have been accused of not being slack enough, but see my sig for my objections to changing my name..
Well, my original logon name was AngelPhoenix: Not out of any real previous use, but because I thought it sounded cool and fiery. But then, after a month or so of lurking, I decided it was a bit pretentious and reverted to LazyAngel. I'd been playing with that name since I was living in Angel Islington and considered myself to be a bit of a slacker. I enjoy making 'tag' versions of peoples names when a bit toasted, I can sometimes get really into it! Anyway, hence my avatar (which I've had for years, made it a year or two before I joined HoP)
And I haven't really been bothered to change much since: sig and title go through the odd metamorphoses but thats it! Although I have been accused of not being slack enough, but see my sig for my objections to changing my name..
Because ActiveAngel sounds like a feminine deodorant
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Location: without class distinction, Australia
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Location: without class distinction, Australia
Posted:
He's been an angel for me
And so has his missus
He's been an angel for me
And so has his missus
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
Arnwyn: what letting me adjust myself in your room?..don't you dare quote that on HoP...
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Location: Colorado, USA
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Location: Colorado, USA
Posted:
My name is Moloch, out here you get a name "christened" unto you, as a raver name, my friend and I are both in to ginsberg's poetry and he called me Moloch, and i thought whjy not, i'll take it, most my firends have raver names, averyone has a story behind it, good times in colorado
My name is Moloch, out here you get a name "christened" unto you, as a raver name, my friend and I are both in to ginsberg's poetry and he called me Moloch, and i thought whjy not, i'll take it, most my firends have raver names, averyone has a story behind it, good times in colorado
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Location: Adelaide, SA, Australia
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Location: Adelaide, SA, Australia
Posted:
87wt2gxq7: can i call you paste? it's so much easier than control v....
i always pronounced seye as si... or rather sigh, and not see, is that right? like... short for simon...
and i always pronounced yoni as yo-nee is that right or is it more of a younee? or yohnee?
87wt2gxq7: can i call you paste? it's so much easier than control v....
i always pronounced seye as si... or rather sigh, and not see, is that right? like... short for simon...
and i always pronounced yoni as yo-nee is that right or is it more of a younee? or yohnee?
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Geek
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Location: Manchester, UK
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Location: Manchester, UK
Posted:
Yup thats it
I am one the million or so Simon's in the uk
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i always pronounced seye as si... or rather sigh, and not see, is that right? like... short for simon...
Yup thats it
I am one the million or so Simon's in the uk
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Location: Bideford and Bath, United Kingdom
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Location: Bideford and Bath, United Kingdom
Posted:
well I've always pronounced it as yohnee :P
well I've always pronounced it as yohnee :P
UCOF "evolution: Poi -> stick -> hoops -> devil stick -> juggling club -> juggling ball -> crayons."
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Location: Wisconsin, USA
Posted:
been called cat-cause i scratched a lot when i was younger
dupa-derogatory term of endearment (polish)
beccaa cause i like the name better than mary
mary mary, because my mother and grandmother were marys too
mother theresa or mother mary because i try and help everyone as much as i can when possible
faith because i have no fear voicing religion
in fire because ex's street name was phoenix and of course there is the hope of fire poi once i get up my courage
been called cat-cause i scratched a lot when i was younger
dupa-derogatory term of endearment (polish)
beccaa cause i like the name better than mary
mary mary, because my mother and grandmother were marys too
mother theresa or mother mary because i try and help everyone as much as i can when possible
faith because i have no fear voicing religion
in fire because ex's street name was phoenix and of course there is the hope of fire poi once i get up my courage
Faith
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Location: Cambridge UK
Posted:
Jon and Rouge: awww.... thanks guys! 
I'll let Karen explain hers (in case I make a mistake) but I believe it has something to do with her Avengers obsession (and yes I do mean obsession)
Jon and Rouge: awww.... thanks guys!
I'll let Karen explain hers (in case I make a mistake) but I believe it has something to do with her Avengers obsession (and yes I do mean obsession)
Because ActiveAngel sounds like a feminine deodorant
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Location: Behind you...
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853 posts
Location: Behind you...
Posted:
I was named the tea fairy by my friend Helen, who is now in China. I went to uni and worked with her and she called me the tea fairy because I make so many cups of tea, for myself and everyone else who's around when I happen to be making tea. I tend to get taken advantage of a little for it when I'm at work, but it doesn't feel right when I ask someone if they want a cuppa and they say no.
I was named the tea fairy by my friend Helen, who is now in China. I went to uni and worked with her and she called me the tea fairy because I make so many cups of tea, for myself and everyone else who's around when I happen to be making tea. I tend to get taken advantage of a little for it when I'm at work, but it doesn't feel right when I ask someone if they want a cuppa and they say no.
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Good Ol' Yarn For Hair
422 posts
Location: Atlanta, GA, USA
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Location: Atlanta, GA, USA
Posted:
Kathain Bowen:
Because I needed a faux-name to ward against ren fest patron-stalkers (I was a rennie- and got stalkers). I needed something that, should a friend call me by my real name (*Kat), it wouldn't look weird.
Good Ol' Yarn For Hair:
My brother and I share a mutual friend and go to clubs with her. She loves it when I put yarn-y extensions in my hair and calls me this.
Pyro Slinky:
The same friend decided I needed a new name, something involving the word "slinky" on one drunken outing to the club.
Fire Fox:
Another friend is a Fire Fox browser lover. He likes my red hair (*even if it is fakely red) and my fox tail.... so... in his eyes.... I guess it just fit.
Kat (k@):
My real name is too formal (Kathryn). That, and I'm named after someone who's legacy I can't live up to. Not ever. So I decided not to bother and kept this name when my friend Bree decided in our freshman year of high school to dub me Kat. When I became a senior, the previous "K@" passed the title to me.
Kathain Bowen:
Because I needed a faux-name to ward against ren fest patron-stalkers (I was a rennie- and got stalkers). I needed something that, should a friend call me by my real name (*Kat), it wouldn't look weird.
Good Ol' Yarn For Hair:
My brother and I share a mutual friend and go to clubs with her. She loves it when I put yarn-y extensions in my hair and calls me this.
Pyro Slinky:
The same friend decided I needed a new name, something involving the word "slinky" on one drunken outing to the club.
Fire Fox:
Another friend is a Fire Fox browser lover. He likes my red hair (*even if it is fakely red) and my fox tail.... so... in his eyes.... I guess it just fit.
Kat (k@):
My real name is too formal (Kathryn). That, and I'm named after someone who's legacy I can't live up to. Not ever. So I decided not to bother and kept this name when my friend Bree decided in our freshman year of high school to dub me Kat. When I became a senior, the previous "K@" passed the title to me.
"So long and thanks for all the fish."
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the henna lady
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Location: WNY, USA
the henna lady
6,193 posts
Location: WNY, USA
Posted:
Pele: Contrary to popular belief it is not after the soccer player or the goddess. My friend grew up on Martinique at the base of Mt. Pele. The volcanoe tends to rumble but not really blow it's top, much like my temper (according to her) so she nicknamed me that long before I got into fire.
When I got into fire performing, it seemed appropriate and since has spanned all forms of my performing.
Lynnie: My real name is Starlynne. Most of my friends and many of my family call me Lynnie...and I *love* it. It is very me.
One of my friends calls me Sunshine. He says I brighten everyday. It's very sweet of him. Whether or not it's true...I'm not stopping him! lol
My dad calls me Angel. It used to be Pooh because when I was really little I didn't say my "L's" well and so when I said my name I called myself "Winnie" so he and all of his friends called me Pooh from that. I asked my mom to stop him when I was 11. From then he called me "Ugly" and so did his friends. Not a nice nickname, btw. In recent years, now that our hatchetts have been buried he's been calling me Angel.
I've been called alot of names (some by HoPpers at times! lol) and generally I answer to them all, however if I am not performing, in person I do prefer Lynnie but Pele will do just fine as well.
As for some of other names here on HoP, quite honestly, I don't know a tonne of the newer people to comment. But I can comment on the ones I know.
UCOF...I love the humor of it changing. That whole aspect seems to fit him very much.
NYC...OMG yes does this fit him! If I think of many of the NYC stereotypes I know of, he definately slides into several of them
Rouge Dragon...from speaking to her a bit off HoP, I can see that blush happening. I also thing she exibits the qualities that I think compose a dragon..strength, wisdom, honour.
Flash Fire...heck yeah! She blazes in and out...in person and in life.
Kombi Guy...if only you knew how accurate that name is! lol
Doc Lightning... You know, Doc, obviously fits but I've never felt the Lightning part as fitting for him. Lightning to me is not just something stunning to look at and electrifying, which he is, but it is harsh, quick and destructive...which is definately *not* Mike. *shrug*
Pele: Contrary to popular belief it is not after the soccer player or the goddess. My friend grew up on Martinique at the base of Mt. Pele. The volcanoe tends to rumble but not really blow it's top, much like my temper (according to her) so she nicknamed me that long before I got into fire.
When I got into fire performing, it seemed appropriate and since has spanned all forms of my performing.
Lynnie: My real name is Starlynne. Most of my friends and many of my family call me Lynnie...and I *love* it. It is very me.
One of my friends calls me Sunshine. He says I brighten everyday. It's very sweet of him. Whether or not it's true...I'm not stopping him! lol
My dad calls me Angel. It used to be Pooh because when I was really little I didn't say my "L's" well and so when I said my name I called myself "Winnie" so he and all of his friends called me Pooh from that. I asked my mom to stop him when I was 11. From then he called me "Ugly" and so did his friends. Not a nice nickname, btw. In recent years, now that our hatchetts have been buried he's been calling me Angel.
I've been called alot of names (some by HoPpers at times! lol) and generally I answer to them all, however if I am not performing, in person I do prefer Lynnie but Pele will do just fine as well.
As for some of other names here on HoP, quite honestly, I don't know a tonne of the newer people to comment. But I can comment on the ones I know.
UCOF...I love the humor of it changing. That whole aspect seems to fit him very much.
NYC...OMG yes does this fit him! If I think of many of the NYC stereotypes I know of, he definately slides into several of them
Rouge Dragon...from speaking to her a bit off HoP, I can see that blush happening.
I also thing she exibits the qualities that I think compose a dragon..strength, wisdom, honour.Flash Fire...heck yeah! She blazes in and out...in person and in life.
Kombi Guy...if only you knew how accurate that name is! lol
Doc Lightning... You know, Doc, obviously fits but I've never felt the Lightning part as fitting for him. Lightning to me is not just something stunning to look at and electrifying, which he is, but it is harsh, quick and destructive...which is definately *not* Mike. *shrug*
Pele
Higher, higher burning fire...making music like a choir
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Pooh-Bah
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Location: Adelaide, SA, Australia
Pooh-Bah
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Location: Adelaide, SA, Australia
Posted:
aw, your's is a nice story too Pele.
aw, your's is a nice story too Pele.
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"i don't understand what penises have to do with getting married" - Foxie
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Location: Brisbane
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Location: Brisbane
Posted:
tillymoo was a nickname given to me by a friend i worked with at woodford. he added moo to quite a lot of things, but this one kinda stuck. it is also my email address, and it's amazing how many people sometimes call me it - really random people like my trainer at work or mum's friends. but i don't mind - it's always done affectionatly.
tilly is the name i go by and it people seem very inclined to make nicknames out of it. i've had: tillymonster, tilly-biccie, tilly teapot, tils mils magills, da tillinator, tilla gorilla, tilla the spiller and many more i can't think of.
the irony is, tilly is already a nickname for matilda. being called matilda in australia is pretty harsh - i get "as in Waltzing?" quite a bit (for those not in oz, Waltzing Matilda is a Banjo Patterson poen/song which many regard as our unofficial anthem - odd seeing as though it is about a swagman stealing a sheep then drowning himself in the river when the police come to arrest him - dunno what that says about our national identity)
on a mac that would be *apple symbol* V!
tillymoo was a nickname given to me by a friend i worked with at woodford. he added moo to quite a lot of things, but this one kinda stuck. it is also my email address, and it's amazing how many people sometimes call me it - really random people like my trainer at work or mum's friends. but i don't mind - it's always done affectionatly.
tilly is the name i go by and it people seem very inclined to make nicknames out of it. i've had: tillymonster, tilly-biccie, tilly teapot, tils mils magills, da tillinator, tilla gorilla, tilla the spiller and many more i can't think of.
the irony is, tilly is already a nickname for matilda. being called matilda in australia is pretty harsh - i get "as in Waltzing?" quite a bit (for those not in oz, Waltzing Matilda is a Banjo Patterson poen/song which many regard as our unofficial anthem - odd seeing as though it is about a swagman stealing a sheep then drowning himself in the river when the police come to arrest him - dunno what that says about our national identity)
Written by: Mascot
(Refering to 87wt2gxq7)
Thats why people call you Control V which I find hilarious. Doesn't the name "Control V" indicate to you that people need a meaningful name to remember?
on a mac that would be *apple symbol* V!
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632 posts
Location: Southampton Uni
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Location: Southampton Uni
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Drudwyn: Well, I found the furry subculture in the mid to late 90s, and chose my "fursona" *shudders* as something that was me. Something that reflected my personality and my outlook on life. So naturally I chose a dog, a mongrel to be exact (if that makes any sense). The name is taken from the Mabinogion, a dog that aided Arthur in his tasks, and me being me, a sucker for heroics, it became my online handle then. 10 years later, here I am, still the same old dog (learning new tricks), and the name has stuck.
Disco: During freshers week at uni, I partied hard, drunk lots, and danced my arse off. After a 6 hour rave at the Nexus, the guys who I lived with gave me the name Disco Dan, and now everyone knows me as that.
Drudwyn: Well, I found the furry subculture in the mid to late 90s, and chose my "fursona" *shudders* as something that was me. Something that reflected my personality and my outlook on life. So naturally I chose a dog, a mongrel to be exact (if that makes any sense). The name is taken from the Mabinogion, a dog that aided Arthur in his tasks, and me being me, a sucker for heroics, it became my online handle then. 10 years later, here I am, still the same old dog (learning new tricks
), and the name has stuck.Disco: During freshers week at uni, I partied hard, drunk lots, and danced my arse off. After a 6 hour rave at the Nexus, the guys who I lived with gave me the name Disco Dan, and now everyone knows me as that.
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Location: Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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Location: Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Posted:
awesome, that's two comments on that nick that amused me, I'm going to combine them...
87wt2gxq7, I re-dub thee "Apple Paste"
now lets see if I can get away with re-naming two people in one week :cheesy grin:
awesome, that's two comments on that nick that amused me, I'm going to combine them...
87wt2gxq7, I re-dub thee "Apple Paste"
now lets see if I can get away with re-naming two people in one week :cheesy grin:
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Pooh-Bah
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Location: Adelaide, SA, Australia
Pooh-Bah
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Posted:
hehe i like it 87wt2gxq7 pron. applepaste
hehe i like it 87wt2gxq7 pron. applepaste
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the henna lady
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Location: WNY, USA
the henna lady
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Location: WNY, USA
Posted:
Thanks FoxinDocs!
It's like..when applesauce goes bad!
It's awesome!
Thanks FoxinDocs!
Written by: Yakumo
awesome, that's two comments on that nick that amused me, I'm going to combine them...
87wt2gxq7, I re-dub thee "Apple Paste"
now lets see if I can get away with re-naming two people in one week :cheesy grin:
It's like..when applesauce goes bad!
It's awesome!
Pele
Higher, higher burning fire...making music like a choir
"Oooh look! A pub!" -exclaimed after recovering from a stupid fall
"And for the decadence of art, nothing beats a roaring fire." -TMK
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ooo, nooo, I was definitely thinking of apple sauce, nothing bad or gone off ...
ooo, nooo, I was definitely thinking of apple sauce, nothing bad or gone off ...
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Insert Champagne Here
13,215 posts
Location: without class distinction, Australia
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Location: without class distinction, Australia
Posted:
*je rougis*
Written by: Pele
Rouge Dragon...from speaking to her a bit off HoP, I can see that blush happening.
*je rougis*
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
Arnwyn: what letting me adjust myself in your room?..don't you dare quote that on HoP...
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Posted:
That's a pity, cos I love you
That's a pity, cos I love you
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
Arnwyn: what letting me adjust myself in your room?..don't you dare quote that on HoP...
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fluffy mess
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Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
fluffy mess
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Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
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Blu_valley was born out of my email address.
My real name is Lois, which my friends kept trying to shorten. Lo didn't really fit because I'm really tall and not Low at all, so they used to call me Lu...apart from one friend who called me babe( which I hated)..so it then became Babelu and then Blu...which suits me just fine.
The valley part came as I was trying to choose my email address. My full name had already been hijacked so I decided to go with Blu and I had just come back from the most amazing festival in a place called rustlers valley. I learnt a few lessons in that valley and a few truths hit home, so the valley part was defenitly me.
Blu_valley was born out of my email address.
My real name is Lois, which my friends kept trying to shorten. Lo didn't really fit because I'm really tall and not Low at all, so they used to call me Lu...apart from one friend who called me babe( which I hated)..so it then became Babelu and then Blu...which suits me just fine.
The valley part came as I was trying to choose my email address. My full name had already been hijacked so I decided to go with Blu and I had just come back from the most amazing festival in a place called rustlers valley. I learnt a few lessons in that valley and a few truths hit home, so the valley part was defenitly me.
"I want to know if you can see beauty even when it's not pretty, every day,and if you can source your own life from its presence.." - Oriah Mountain Dreamer
BRONZE Member
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13,215 posts
Location: without class distinction, Australia
Insert Champagne Here
13,215 posts
Location: without class distinction, Australia
Posted:
ooh! how cool!
ooh! how cool!
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
Arnwyn: what letting me adjust myself in your room?..don't you dare quote that on HoP...
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4,696 posts
Location: home of the tiney toothy bear, Australia
coming to a country near you
4,696 posts
Location: home of the tiney toothy bear, Australia
Posted:
i started off with lost_jesta but it just didnt seem quite right for me, and i liked the combination of mr m in a name. after a bit of thought i found the word majestic (although i already knew it) and i loved the word and the grace and dignity it kind of implies, but also the fact it still contained the word "jest" which implies a sense of humor.. so mr majestic was for me. a bit later i decided aesthetically it looked better with a k instead of a c, it also meant i was less likely to find other people using the title. once when i was on msn with a friend he shortened it to mjk, which aesthetically i also like so i use that a lot too. later i founbd out mjk are the initials for the lead singer of tool, but oh well, it still means majestik to me
so here i am, mr majestik/mjk
i started off with lost_jesta but it just didnt seem quite right for me, and i liked the combination of mr m in a name. after a bit of thought i found the word majestic (although i already knew it) and i loved the word and the grace and dignity it kind of implies, but also the fact it still contained the word "jest" which implies a sense of humor.. so mr majestic was for me. a bit later i decided aesthetically it looked better with a k instead of a c, it also meant i was less likely to find other people using the title. once when i was on msn with a friend he shortened it to mjk, which aesthetically i also like so i use that a lot too. later i founbd out mjk are the initials for the lead singer of tool, but oh well, it still means majestik to me
so here i am, mr majestik/mjk
"but have you considered there is more to life than your eyelids?"
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4,696 posts
Location: home of the tiney toothy bear, Australia
coming to a country near you
4,696 posts
Location: home of the tiney toothy bear, Australia
Posted:
i like the fact that he'd rather die free than live in prison.
waltzing matilda, she came from st. Kilda, her middle name was hilda and her daddy was a builder plue the scared littlies made an awesome rap version.
Written by: tillymoo
- odd seeing as though it is about a swagman stealing a sheep then drowning himself in the river when the police come to arrest him - dunno what that says about our national identity)
i like the fact that he'd rather die free than live in prison.
waltzing matilda, she came from st. Kilda, her middle name was hilda and her daddy was a builder
plue the scared littlies made an awesome rap version. "but have you considered there is more to life than your eyelids?"
jointly owned by Fire_Spinning_Angel and Blu_Valley
BRONZE Member
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13,215 posts
Location: without class distinction, Australia
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13,215 posts
Location: without class distinction, Australia
Posted:
yeah, thats the way i think the legend goes. Aussie mentality is we'd rather die than not have ourfreedom
yeah, thats the way i think the legend goes. Aussie mentality is we'd rather die than not have ourfreedom
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
Arnwyn: what letting me adjust myself in your room?..don't you dare quote that on HoP...
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4,696 posts
Location: home of the tiney toothy bear, Australia
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4,696 posts
Location: home of the tiney toothy bear, Australia
Posted:
even though we're slowly losing it anyway.
even though we're slowly losing it anyway.
"but have you considered there is more to life than your eyelids?"
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fluffy mess
197 posts
Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
fluffy mess
197 posts
Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
Posted:
Vampyric_Acid...I have never thought the name suited him, not ever, but then he tried to change it and it just wasn;t right...pretty much everyone demanded that he changed it back.
I think basically once you get to know a HOPper by a certain name, nothing else feels right.
Vampyric_Acid...I have never thought the name suited him, not ever, but then he tried to change it and it just wasn;t right...pretty much everyone demanded that he changed it back.
I think basically once you get to know a HOPper by a certain name, nothing else feels right.
"I want to know if you can see beauty even when it's not pretty, every day,and if you can source your own life from its presence.." - Oriah Mountain Dreamer
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(the person actually known as Chris Bailey)
544 posts
Location: Austin, TX, USA
(the person actually known as Chris Bailey)
544 posts
Location: Austin, TX, USA
Posted:
My nickname, Rovo, has quite a history and comes from my oh so screwed up childhood/teen years. My last name used to be Rovazzini, so friends when I was 11 or 12 started calling me Rovo for short and since it was a unique nickname I went with it. Then when I was 14 I found out someone else was my father (the story is way more complicated then that but there's no need to develope an entire Jerry Springer plot line on this forum)and my last name was changed to Bailey. My classmates and friends still called me Rovo even after the name change since it was my nickname before, and an easy one to remember at that. To me a name became just that, a name. It didn't matter what I was called because after the name change the person who I was inside didn't change, I realized my name was just a label for the being that is me.
Rovo as a nickname actually works out pretty well. Not once have I ever come across another Rovo in all my travels. It is easy to remember and spell and often enough people mistake it for Robo and I have to remind them I am not a cop and do not like to trip on Robitussin cough syrup.
The only downside is that I have to share names with this (sarcasm warning) "totally awesome and incredibly cool" band.
Does anyone think my next spinning video should have this song as it's soundtrack?
My nickname, Rovo, has quite a history and comes from my oh so screwed up childhood/teen years. My last name used to be Rovazzini, so friends when I was 11 or 12 started calling me Rovo for short and since it was a unique nickname I went with it. Then when I was 14 I found out someone else was my father (the story is way more complicated then that but there's no need to develope an entire Jerry Springer plot line on this forum)and my last name was changed to Bailey. My classmates and friends still called me Rovo even after the name change since it was my nickname before, and an easy one to remember at that. To me a name became just that, a name. It didn't matter what I was called because after the name change the person who I was inside didn't change, I realized my name was just a label for the being that is me.
Rovo as a nickname actually works out pretty well. Not once have I ever come across another Rovo in all my travels. It is easy to remember and spell and often enough people mistake it for Robo and I have to remind them I am not a cop and do not like to trip on Robitussin cough syrup.
The only downside is that I have to share names with this (sarcasm warning) "totally awesome and incredibly cool" band.
Does anyone think my next spinning video should have this song as it's soundtrack?
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