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soundboy · Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:24 am Post subject:

I'm a music freak.
And my alternate SN back in the day was Soundboy3120... based on a song called "Random" by 311 off of their self titled album.

I adopted Sonic Turtle based on my slow play, the tendency to fall into shell, and the fact that it was somewhat of a paradox - undoubtedly relating to SOUND, but inadvertantly referring back to speed.
(716 mph on dry land!)
Dustin helped me decide between Sonic Tortoise and Sonic Turtle... but I was leaning on the turtle side anyway.

At some point, I feel like I'll need to shed the "boy" and either become The Sound (with my alter ego being The Fury), or simply become Sonic Turtle.
But I don't like the idea of becoming an alias. I like keeping my body of work in one book - the good and the bad.

That being said, I like where I'm at right now... being both.

n00less cluebie · Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:25 am Post subject:

the tide · :D Joined: 08 Sep 2004 Posts: 3386 Location: Charlotte, US

There was much hysteria regarding "red tides" when I first played Risk (on an Apple IIc, I believe). The name passed the intimidation factor for me at the time.

Humans can become seriously ill from eating oysters and other shellfish contaminated with red tide toxin.

Scary... no?

michelle · Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 10:43 am Post subject:

I remember when you started playing..... it was more annoying than scary....

TIDE!!!!.................friend ................................. Smile

))))))))))))))))))))))))

n00less cluebie · Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 11:33 am Post subject:

Lux Llama · Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 11:42 am Post subject:

Well my name is so obvious that I don't think it needs explaining. Rolling Eyes

Reverend Kleef is my ordained name in "The Church of the Subgenius™" Kleef was a nickname given to me in highschool by my two friends and fellow band members who were also Reverends in the Church. There names where Yan and Gorg. Our band was "AntiNazziX-istTechnicians" We never made it out of the Garage. Yan and Gorg shortened the band name to "Technicians", added a drummer and have had some success in Philly. I saw them before I moved, and they had recorded 3 albums. The latest had been recorded by Steve Albini. So yay for them.

This is the true origin of the LLux LLama. My Grandfather, Uncle (dad's brother) his wife, my mom's first cousin, a close friend of the family all died within months of each other from separate causes. The only logical thing for me to do seemed to be to Become a LLama, read as many fun facts as I could about Llama life, start a cult in the forums, and commit large amounts of my spare time to rediculousness. 2 months ago My grandmother died as well. But Hopefully this is the end of all that for a while. Thanks to all who have been positive and silly with me !

LLLL

Nimrod7 · Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 1:20 pm Post subject:

soundboy · Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 3:25 pm Post subject:

ratmouse · Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 4:58 pm Post subject:

[quote="n00less cluebie"]

Mr.orami · Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 7:40 pm Post subject:

Well it oramri104 was the name i was givin in the begening and well it stuck.......... i have moiz to thank for the Mr.oramri............................. Thanks Moiz Very Happy

Heres a cookie

http://www.freewebs.com/bbqbeefcakes/big_cookie.jpg

The Silken Knot · Lux Addict Joined: 22 Jun 2008 Posts: 697

Oh you know... that whole Bhutanese Royal Court of Justice thing, amongst other reasons. Plus, 'fluffernuffer' was already taken...

KingPatrick · Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 11:39 pm Post subject:

You all PICKED names?
I never THOUGHT of that...

paranoiarodeo · Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 11:40 pm Post subject:

I didn't choose my name ... it chose me ...

Lux Llama · Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 12:06 am Post subject:

whirlplaid · Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 8:09 pm Post subject:

Mine is kinda an homage to the Boston based Ska/Core band the Mighty Mighty Bosstones.

They sing a song about anti-racism and reference plaid as the color of their soul.

Back in '92 when I was an AOL newb I picked this name because I thought people would read it as "we are all plaid", weareallplaid. whirl plaid.

I thought that many colors working together to make a cool pattern was a good analogy as to how I felt about race.

Thus WhirlPlaid

Peace,
WP

Lux Llama · Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 12:16 am Post subject:

I have seen then live, the mighty mighty bosstones. Great concert. Love the PLaid wearing dude whose only job was to jump around on stage. He didn't sing or play an instrument. He just showed off the plaid suit and jumped around with inhuman energy. Smile

mazza · Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 4:07 am Post subject:

whirlplaid · Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 12:04 pm Post subject:

Mattman160 · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 12:02 am Post subject:

whew. sorry if this is a tad lengthy.

When I was a tot of maybe 7, i mad the mistake of dressing u as batman with my brother as robin. The real mistake came when i went to visit my aunts and uncles on my mothers side of the family. They're generally a bunch of wise asses which is why i love them(now), but as soon as I entered the room the started chanting "nunna nunna nunna nunna, NUNNA NUNNA NUNNA NUNNA, MATTMAN!!!" And it stuck. To this day at 26 they still sometimes call me mattman when i visit.

The 160 part came when I was in highschool. I was really into wrestling at the time and ended up placing 2nd and 3rd in the state of kentucky. With some of the games and screen names i would have, Mattman was often taken, so i would just commonly tack on a 160 (for the weight i wrestled at).

That was all an awefully long time ago though and i feel to a large degree that i've outgrown that name and had I planned on sticking around this joint as long as I have I probably would have picked something a little more fun or clever. Also, once the alias' were available for everyone to see, I felt like I could finally change my name with out being labeled an "alias"

Red Beard: As for my newest handle, it has a lot of associations to things i resect. For one, I am fascinated and awe stricken by the sea. I find it to be absolutely terrifying and beautiful. I'm currently a working artist and I often like to use the idea of "the sea" as a metaphor for the infinite. I also really identify myself with paper boats. They're such a wonderful symbol of transient child like playfulness. Combined the two and you have a powerful narative. For a while i used handles like "The Paper Sailor" and "The Paper Pirate" and although I like their poetic nature, they didn't seem to fit. "Red Beard" however is somewhat appropriate now considering my gingery nature and the fact that some of my friends call me "red" anyway. Annnnndd!!! ta daaaaa!

KingPatrick · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 1:14 pm Post subject:

whew. that was a tad lengthy.
Wink

paranoiarodeo · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 3:31 pm Post subject:

Personally ... I wasn't able to read past his strangely hypnotic avatar ...

SunTzu · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 6:37 pm Post subject:

I originally signed up as Mojo since that was my nickname in college. Even my kids call me Mojo sometimes...

Anyways, I was making maps before I ever played online. So when I couldn't join network games as Mojo, I switched it to SunTzu since I was reading the Art of War at the time.