Why did you chose your nick?

[Az]

BTW, thanks to Ag and Az for the ego-stroking. I'd say something nice about both of you if I wasn't such an ungracious ass

Such a name will get you a wonderful career in porn. There are some other criteria to that, as well.

[Drake Tungsten]

There are some other criteria to that, as well.

Criteria I come nowhere near fulfilling, I assure you.

[HatchetMan]

[MrFun]

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten

Originally posted by Mr. Fun
I wanted a name that would be ironic.

You, sir, are the most successful man who has ever lived.

um . . .

thanks

[The Viceroy]

I chose the name Viceroy for a few reasons.
Mostly because I go to India a few times a year (2nd home) and get treated like one wherever I go, and also because at the time of registration, I was still very much into Colonization, and Viceroy was an appropriate level of difficulty).

My good friends here in the UK also think im on a secret mission to win India back for the British .. although, I think im probably a double agent (oh no, cover blown)

[Tuberski]

Originally posted by Theben
Some think it's from ancient Greek infantries, or the cities of Theben or Thebes...but really it's from an old Ad&D character of mine who was a pretty decent fighter. I really wanted to use my all-time favorite character, but she was a 'she', which might have led to some confusion as to my RL sexual orientation/gender...

Tubs- What about 'Billy the Boinger'?

That would be fine, except the avatar goes with Deathtongue better.

ACK!

[st_swithin]

My birthday's actually Groundhog's day, and St. Swithin is the English equivalent of a groundhog. I don't dig on swine, though, otherwise I woulda been Punxatawnie Phil.

[Theben]

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten

There are some other criteria to that, as well.

Criteria I come nowhere near fulfilling, I assure you.

Maybe here, but what about in Japan? Now we know why you're over there.

[Drogue]

My name is an old name. It was my brothers first for playing Quake online, 'cause he thought it sounded cool. When I joined 'Poly, my usual name was my QuakeWorld name, AkiZeta, however since I started using 'Poly for Alpha Centauri, I thought it would be too corny to be called the name of a character from it, especially when trying to roleplay as a member of the UN Peacekeepers. Since my brother doesn't use it much anymore, I decided Drogue would be my name. I also used to be known as the medicine man at school because whenever anyone felt ill, they came to me and I usually had something on me that would help. However nowadays it is neither a reflection of myself nor opposite enough to be ironic. And since I'm now Prime Function of the CyCon, AkiZeta would have been cool (if confusing).

I'm probably the only person that gets to blow up their own name, since my brother still uses it when we play Unreal Tornament against each other.

The other name I sometimes use at places is Collective Chaos, as it goes with my Utilitarian Existentialist philosophy, and my interest in Complexity Theory.

[st_swithin]

A friend of mine played Quake as MrBunchypants. That still makes me snicker.

[Verto]

Verto was the name of a video card I had just purchased; the box was in my field of vision when I was choosing my name. I liked the latin meaning behind it as well, so I picked it.

[Drake Tungsten]

Maybe here, but what about in Japan? Now we know why you're over there.

You got me. I was desperate for the chance to be considered merely inadequate, so here I am.

[Theben]

btw, for all concerned, it's pronounced THAY-bun. I don't know how the others are pronounced.

[Starchild]

I didn't choose my nick, it chose me.

[geeslaka]

geeslaka was one of the six names I made up when I first started playing the Exile RPG series.