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Guardian
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written Sunday, February 4 2007 13:58
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Why did you choose your displayed name for these boards? Besides being Nalyd's real name backwards, Nalyd(NUH-lid) has a faintly Arabian sound to it that Nalyd loves. Plus Nalyd has very low self-esteem. [ Monday, February 05, 2007 14:05: Message edited by: The Absolute Value of Nalyd is Zero ] -------------------- May the fires of Undeath burn in your soul, and consume it. Posts: 1636 | Registered: Wednesday, January 5 2005 08:00 |
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Canned
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written Sunday, February 4 2007 14:04
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Well first It had to have muffin in it. Second, I was thinking Undead Muffin, but then that one dude would hate me quote:Thus I chose what I have now. :) -------------------- I can transform into almost anything, though not sanity. Muffins n' Hell. Note that revisions of the first part is down the list. quote: Posts: 1799 | Registered: Sunday, February 4 2007 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Sunday, February 4 2007 14:13
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Out of curiosity, what precisely does "flamming" mean? -------------------- "I can't read this thread with that image. But then, that's not a complaint." -Scorpius Geneforge 4 stuff. Also, everything I know about Avernum | Avernum 2 | Avernum 3 | Avernum 4 Posts: 1104 | Registered: Monday, March 10 2003 08:00 |
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Canned
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written Sunday, February 4 2007 14:16
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IT MEANS I AM ON FIRE! :mad: -------------------- I can transform into almost anything, though not sanity. Muffins n' Hell. Note that revisions of the first part is down the list. quote: Posts: 1799 | Registered: Sunday, February 4 2007 08:00 |
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Shake Before Using
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written Sunday, February 4 2007 14:19
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It does not mean that. Posts: 3234 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Sunday, February 4 2007 14:25
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To clarify, "flaming" would mean you were on fire (or, colloquially, camp as a row of tents). However, "flamming" is a word unknown to me. -------------------- "I can't read this thread with that image. But then, that's not a complaint." -Scorpius Geneforge 4 stuff. Also, everything I know about Avernum | Avernum 2 | Avernum 3 | Avernum 4 Posts: 1104 | Registered: Monday, March 10 2003 08:00 |
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written Sunday, February 4 2007 14:25
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Well what does it mean huh (besides, you all know what I mean) IQ-118 Edit- I spelled it incorectly? [ Sunday, February 04, 2007 14:27: Message edited by: Infernal Flamming Muffin ] -------------------- I can transform into almost anything, though not sanity. Muffins n' Hell. Note that revisions of the first part is down the list. quote: Posts: 1799 | Registered: Sunday, February 4 2007 08:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Sunday, February 4 2007 14:26
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All aspects were Nerdy... It is the typical name of my charector in any game (D&D, Geneforge, whatever). Its a combination of Cirion, the Ruling Steward of Gondor during the time of Eorl the Young, and Actaeon, an unfortunate hunter in the greek myths, who was transformed into a deer by Artemis. I now will now pause for the mockery. -------------------- Plaudite, amici, comedia finita est. Posts: 344 | Registered: Friday, February 25 2005 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Sunday, February 4 2007 14:53
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Yay4Tolkien. -- I made up my name ("Arancaytar") as a sort of fantasy hero/alter ego when I was 14 or so. I first used it as a forum name in April 2003, and only really started to identify with it around summer. Concerning etymology, the only meanings I came up with were invented after the fact. The first one was something like "First Wandering Keeper" in a self-concocted lingo; I noticed other meanings in other languages. In an elvish language called Styrash (from Santharia), it could be translated as "Wandering Mountain Village" or, more sanely, "One who goes to the mountain village". In Novah, it means "Rippling Plane Jewel" or something similar. Someone once told me it means "King of Lies" in Quenya, and they've got something there, although it's not quite right: "aran" is indeed king, and "caita" is a verb that means "to lie" - but as in "to lie in darkness" (caita mornie), not "to tell falsehoods". So it might be "the Reclining King" or "the Located King". Someone else said it indicated my role in a hidden Nazi conspiracy because it contained the word "Aryan". Yet someone else accused me of being an Aaron Carter fanboy. His liver was very tasty with some fava beans and a nice chianti. --- Before I used it, amazingly, I didn't have any primary online name. I either called myself Chris (or even by my full name) or some LotR character (usually Sméagol or Aragorn). I still have an email address registered to one "elven-mage", incidentally. Um. --- Current handle? When it comes to RPGs, I identify with the caster, and most of my RP characters are wizards. Plus, I'm a technomancer. Just ask around. :) [ Sunday, February 04, 2007 14:58: Message edited by: The Sorcerer ] -------------------- Encyclopaedia Ermariana • Forum Archives • Forum Statistics • RSS [Topic / Forum] My Blog • Polaris • I eat novels for breakfast. Polaris is dead, long live Polaris. Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Councilor
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written Sunday, February 4 2007 15:15
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Originally by Arancaytar: quote:You are far too outspoken to be involved in any hidden conspiracy. :P As for my name, it's an acronym that I invented in 5th grade (so when I was 10 or 11) then stopped using until a few years ago. In the intervening time, I forgot what it meant (though whether I simply forgot it or actively surpressed it is debatable). All I remember is that the first two letters stand for dinosaur. Recently, Dikiyoba discovered a need for a last name and thus chose Nies, off a character in one of Dikiyoba's older stories. Edit: Typo. [ Sunday, February 04, 2007 15:17: Message edited by: Dikiyoba ] Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Sunday, February 4 2007 15:25
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quote:We already have one insipid third-person gimmick, and that is taken by our dear friend Dikiyoba! -------------------- "Names is for tombstones, baby." -Mr. Big Posts: 699 | Registered: Thursday, September 20 2001 07:00 |
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Shake Before Using
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written Sunday, February 4 2007 15:38
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Imban \Im*ban"\, v. t. To put under a ban. [R.] --Barlow. Posts: 3234 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Sunday, February 4 2007 15:59
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I have an oral fixation and I am an inveterate drunkard. Oral ale sounds funny, though, so I anagrammed it into Alorael. Or, if you prefer another story, my moniker is a needlessly complex combination of questionable internet kabbalah and Hebrew that could be translated as "Angel of Protection." The real story is that I needed a fantasy moniker for fantasy forums, banged on the keyboard, and then inserted and removed letters to taste to an extent that made the original banging largely pointless. —Alorael, who thinks he cornered the third-person gimmick long before anyone else on Spiderweb. He also feels a need to take a moment to point out that "flamming" is indeed mispelled, although it's quite charming. Lastly, there's no need to flaunt an IQ. A certain member who shall remain nameless is uncomfortable enough with his IQ of 97 that he already defends himself by hiding behind gimmicky third-person signatures. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Guardian
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written Sunday, February 4 2007 16:18
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quote:That's the same way I get most of my fantasy names. And they're my names, so NO TOUCHY. If you're really, REALLY good at searching, you could find all five of the ones I keep. Or you can just ask. And 'Tempest' is one of my favorite songs to play on the viola, and I liked how 'Zephyr' sounded. Or maybe I can just be Iethloc from now on... And for Dikiyoba - DInosaurs KIdnapped YOur BAboon? I've seen that somewhere. -------------------- -Zephyr Tempest, your personal entertainer Posts: 1779 | Registered: Monday, December 9 2002 08:00 |
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Guardian
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written Sunday, February 4 2007 16:18
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Scorpius: quote:This has been said before. You just came back, though, so Nalyd will ignore it. Nalyd, who does not know his own IQ. That's probably indicative of it, though. ;) -------------------- May the fires of Undeath burn in your soul, and consume it. Posts: 1636 | Registered: Wednesday, January 5 2005 08:00 |
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Councilor
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written Sunday, February 4 2007 16:26
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Originally by Zephyr Tempest: quote:Yeah, but that's a backronym. And Dikiyoba always liked the irony of your name being a combination of a gentle breeze and violent storm. Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Sunday, February 4 2007 16:38
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Nioca came pretty much out of the blue. I mainly wanted something that sounded in line with the Avernum theme. I think I succeeded... Anyway, before spiderweb, I usually went by either Firecat or Freecat. -------------------- I tried to think of something witty to put here. Needless to say, I failed. Posts: 2686 | Registered: Friday, September 8 2006 07:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Sunday, February 4 2007 17:19
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I am a hologram cast by a stereopticon. Posts: 22 | Registered: Thursday, January 11 2007 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Sunday, February 4 2007 17:23
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I just changed the name Khryk to Kyrek. I liked his name, but I didn't want that name so I played around with it for a little and came up with Kyrek. Posts: 626 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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Dollop of Whipped Cream
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written Sunday, February 4 2007 18:53
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It popped into my head one day when i was trying to come up with a name for my character in an RPG. I've been using it everywhere ever since. -------------------- "Tyranicus is about the only one that still posts in the Nethergate Forum." —Randomizer Spiderweb Chat Room Shadow Vale - My site, home of the Spiderweb Chat Database, BoA Scenario Database, & the A1 Quest List, among other things. Posts: 562 | Registered: Friday, December 14 2001 08:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Sunday, February 4 2007 19:23
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quote:IQ is not a valid measurement of intelligence, and trying to lord it over people is a good indicator you're not as smart as you think you are. You've got some growing to do, kid. People are a lot more patient with you if you aren't arrogant or defensive. My name comes from a splendid work of historical inquiry which unveils the treachery of the hated Jew. (Note to self: update Pseudohistory.) [ Sunday, February 04, 2007 19:24: Message edited by: Protocols of the Elders of Zion ] Posts: 794 | Registered: Tuesday, October 11 2005 07:00 |
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Dollop of Whipped Cream
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written Sunday, February 4 2007 19:29
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quote:Not to mention that there are people here who have higher intelligence quotients than that. [ Sunday, February 04, 2007 19:30: Message edited by: Tyranicus. ] -------------------- "Tyranicus is about the only one that still posts in the Nethergate Forum." —Randomizer Spiderweb Chat Room Shadow Vale - My site, home of the Spiderweb Chat Database, BoA Scenario Database, & the A1 Quest List, among other things. Posts: 562 | Registered: Friday, December 14 2001 08:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Sunday, February 4 2007 19:34
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Actually, if you put store in such things... From what I've seen, I would not be at all suprised to discover that the Spiderweb Software forums have a higher percentage of high IQ individuals than most other places on the internet. Conversation seems intellegent, conventions well met, and most points are backed up with an impressive amount of fact and knowledge. Too bad about the insanity that seems to accompany all of that. -------------------- Plaudite, amici, comedia finita est. Posts: 344 | Registered: Friday, February 25 2005 08:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Sunday, February 4 2007 19:40
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quote:*chortle* quote:SW is also unusually white and male even for internet communities, which trends IQ upwards. Because IQ tests are biased to the point of uselessness. [ Sunday, February 04, 2007 19:50: Message edited by: Protocols of the Elders of Zion ] Posts: 794 | Registered: Tuesday, October 11 2005 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Sunday, February 4 2007 20:25
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quote:Same here. It just happens to be the name of a Turkish city where camel wrestling takes place, though. -------------------- Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. I hate undead. I really, really, really, really hate undead. With a passion. Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |