how did you decide on your super-hero.. oops internet name?

cowhead · 07-13-2004, 08:58 PM

just something I was thinking about today.. (too much time on my hands today

) ) why people pick what names and to some extent their 'net' personalities..

In my case, cowhead
I live in Kansas
it's the title of one of my favorite songs
I think cows look funny (and they look at you funny)
and those nasty critters from Time Bandits always scared the crap out of me as a kid..

I dunno, just curious

Happy Monkey · 07-13-2004, 09:15 PM

Freshman year in college, we were discussing the deep philosophical point of the precice amount of fun represented by a barrel of monkeys. I attempted to add to the discussion through illustration, coming up with a character which has become my mascot (see my profile homepage).

elSicomoro · 07-13-2004, 09:34 PM

The origin of my name is revealed here (our first thread on names; here is the second one).

cowhead · 07-13-2004, 09:39 PM

oops.. heh sorry to be redundant..I didn't see that thread..

elSicomoro · 07-13-2004, 09:47 PM

It's all good...it's been quite a while since we've discussed names.

Sun_Sparkz · 07-13-2004, 10:08 PM

Sun_Sparkz comes from my beliefs, hence my line - aren't we all? We are all just a spark from the sun. (BIG BANG)

also the nick sparkie is kinda cute as well

Beestie · 07-13-2004, 10:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sun_Sparkz

Sun_Sparkz comes from my beliefs, hence my line - aren't we all? We are all just a spark from the sun. (BIG BANG)

God, I'm such a dork - all this time, I figured you worked with UNIX boxes (one line is called the Sun Spark).

Mine is a combination of the Beastie Boys and my college affiliation - Georgia Tech (Yellow Jackets - Bees (Clodfobble alert :-)).

Catwoman · 07-14-2004, 03:39 AM

I'm a woman. I like cats. I feel a strong affiliation towards the superheroine. Also lack of imagination on the day of registering.

Cyber Wolf · 07-14-2004, 07:48 AM

This name is one of the first online handles I've had. I first used it on a local BBS several years ago. The wolf is my totem and my favorite animal and I've been a technology junkie for most of my life.

glatt · 07-14-2004, 08:08 AM

"glatt" is german for "smooth," and I am anything but.

Silent · 07-14-2004, 08:17 AM

The paintball team I'm a member of (since '89) is called Black Company, after the Glenn Cook books. We all took names from the characters that kinda fit our playing style. I got Silent.

Clodfobble · 07-14-2004, 08:54 AM

Clodfobble McRubius IV was a notorious prank name among my high school friends. We got it printed in yearbooks, theatre programs, registered as a fake candidate for student council--anywhere we could think of. I've always had a fondness for it, it just rolls off the tongue.

BrianR · 07-14-2004, 09:39 AM

Mine is my name. No imagination anymore in my old age.

I used to use handles, back in my halcyon BBS days, I used Keymaster (Master of Keys, as on keyboards...get it? well, *I* thought it was clever back in 1984) and never found another one, but I did run into an occasional Gatekeeper. I just wanted to be different than all the political figures, superheroes, sci-fi references, comic book characters and D&D references that were so popular in that age. Eventually, I got tired of it and went to my name...love me or hate me, here I am!

Brian

wolf · 07-14-2004, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Catwoman

I'm a woman. I like cats. I feel a strong affiliation towards the superheroine. Also lack of imagination on the day of registering.

She is a supervillianess.

And yes, watching that cursor blink is quite a thing ... imagine having to watch it blink and decide who/what you were going to announce yourself as when you were calling a dialup board for the first time ... no peeking before registering.

I've been wolf ever since.

Troubleshooter · 07-14-2004, 11:05 AM

Mine comes from a couple of different places. I've been troubleshooting (problem solving) for a long time now. Computers, electronics, people, etc all fall under the blanket term of troubleshooting. In a pen and paper RPG we play it was also the secret ID that I (we played outselves turned in metahumans) used.

In time it morphed into an overarching concept about how I approach the problems around me.

In latin it's "facilator", a fixer, it's where we came up with the word facilitator.

07-13-2004, 08:58 PM	#1
cowhead halve your cake and eat it too. Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Georgia.. by way of Lawrence Kansas Posts: 1,359	how did you decide on your super-hero.. oops internet name? just something I was thinking about today.. (too much time on my hands today ) ) why people pick what names and to some extent their 'net' personalities.. In my case, cowhead I live in Kansas it's the title of one of my favorite songs I think cows look funny (and they look at you funny) and those nasty critters from Time Bandits always scared the crap out of me as a kid.. I dunno, just curious __________________ no my child.. this is not my desire..I'm digging for fire.

07-13-2004, 09:15 PM	#2
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Freshman year in college, we were discussing the deep philosophical point of the precice amount of fun represented by a barrel of monkeys. I attempted to add to the discussion through illustration, coming up with a character which has become my mascot (see my profile homepage). __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

07-13-2004, 09:39 PM	#4
cowhead halve your cake and eat it too. Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Georgia.. by way of Lawrence Kansas Posts: 1,359	oops.. heh sorry to be redundant..I didn't see that thread.. __________________ no my child.. this is not my desire..I'm digging for fire.

07-13-2004, 10:08 PM	#6
Sun_Sparkz Has Body Temperature Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: I come from a land downunder Posts: 1,105	Sun_Sparkz comes from my beliefs, hence my line - aren't we all? We are all just a spark from the sun. (BIG BANG) also the nick sparkie is kinda cute as well __________________ We'll never be as young as we are right now

07-14-2004, 03:39 AM	#8
Catwoman stalking a Tom Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: on the edge of the english channel Posts: 1,000	I'm a woman. I like cats. I feel a strong affiliation towards the superheroine. Also lack of imagination on the day of registering. __________________ I've decided I'm not going to have a signature anymore.

07-13-2004, 09:34 PM	#3
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	The origin of my name is revealed here (our first thread on names; here is the second one).

07-13-2004, 09:47 PM	#5
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	It's all good...it's been quite a while since we've discussed names.

07-14-2004, 07:48 AM	#9
Cyber Wolf As stable as a ring of PU-239 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: On a huge rock covered in water, highly advanced moss and 7 billion parasites Posts: 1,264	This name is one of the first online handles I've had. I first used it on a local BBS several years ago. The wolf is my totem and my favorite animal and I've been a technology junkie for most of my life. __________________ "I don't see what's so triffic about creating people as people and then getting' upset 'cos they act like people." ~Adam Young, Good Omens "I don't see why it matters what is written. Not when it's about people. It can always be crossed out." ~Adam Young, Good Omens

07-14-2004, 08:08 AM	#10
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	"glatt" is german for "smooth," and I am anything but.

07-14-2004, 08:17 AM	#11
Silent Romanes Eunt Domus Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 702	The paintball team I'm a member of (since '89) is called Black Company, after the Glenn Cook books. We all took names from the characters that kinda fit our playing style. I got Silent.

07-14-2004, 08:54 AM	#12
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Clodfobble McRubius IV was a notorious prank name among my high school friends. We got it printed in yearbooks, theatre programs, registered as a fake candidate for student council--anywhere we could think of. I've always had a fondness for it, it just rolls off the tongue.

07-14-2004, 09:39 AM	#13
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	Mine is my name. No imagination anymore in my old age. I used to use handles, back in my halcyon BBS days, I used Keymaster (Master of Keys, as on keyboards...get it? well, I thought it was clever back in 1984) and never found another one, but I did run into an occasional Gatekeeper. I just wanted to be different than all the political figures, superheroes, sci-fi references, comic book characters and D&D references that were so popular in that age. Eventually, I got tired of it and went to my name...love me or hate me, here I am! Brian __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

07-14-2004, 11:05 AM	#15
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	Mine comes from a couple of different places. I've been troubleshooting (problem solving) for a long time now. Computers, electronics, people, etc all fall under the blanket term of troubleshooting. In a pen and paper RPG we play it was also the secret ID that I (we played outselves turned in metahumans) used. In time it morphed into an overarching concept about how I approach the problems around me. In latin it's "facilator", a fixer, it's where we came up with the word facilitator. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

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