origins of your username - Page 3

PunkerViolence · 05.15.2006, 05:24 PM

Punker violence - sometihing i thought of when i was bored and stoned.

Danny Himself · 05.15.2006, 05:33 PM

I am Danny, and I am of myself. Duh.

val-holla-ing · 05.15.2006, 05:44 PM

"val-holla" is a play on val-halla, the viking paradise. i added the "-ing" because i was bored.

SolidZach · 05.15.2006, 06:04 PM

Based on a comic character I created back when I was a freshman.

Glice · 05.15.2006, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by val-holla-ing

"val-holla" is a play on val-halla, the viking paradise. i added the "-ing" because i was bored.

For the record, I happen to think yours is one of the better names on this board.

*Edit: Have you noticed how if you say 'for the record', it adds a certain gravitas to your statements? Like perhaps some poor, Godless nobody is looking at this board and saying, "I must right that down, the minutes of today's Sonic Youth messageboard must be presented to the president"

qprogeny79 · 05.15.2006, 06:30 PM

this is slightly asinine, but . . .

q -- the 25th most used letter in the alphabet.

progeny -- sounded better than "child," "kid," "offspring," or the like.

79 -- two numbers i chose more or less at random.

basically the idea is that i am strange -- which is why it drives me mad when people say "aprogeny79" -- that one letter change defeats the whole purpose of the name, because a is one of the most used letters.

schizophrenicroom · 05.15.2006, 06:38 PM

mine is half "i pulled it out of my ass" and half i just like the sound of it.

Toilet & Bowels · 05.15.2006, 06:39 PM

aprogeny79 is an evil psycho.

my name was invented in my brain.

noumenal · 05.15.2006, 06:43 PM

umjammer atomsk · 05.15.2006, 07:02 PM

The title character of the playstation rythm game spin-off to parappa the rapper (Umjammer Lammy) and the name of the space pirate king (atomsk) from the anime ova series Fooly Cooly that was taken from the title of an american suspense novel written by Carmichael Smith in 1949.

Phlegmscope · 05.15.2006, 07:10 PM

I was browsing the dictionary to find some other word, and then saw the word "phlegm". At the time I had to come up with a username for another board I now post on. So I decided to choose it because it means a) "thick, sticky, stringy mucus secreted by the mucous membrane of the respiratory tract, as during a cold or other respiratory infection" and b) "sluggishness of temperament".

"scope" is there for no real reason.

qprogeny79 · 05.15.2006, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Toilet & Bowels

aprogeny79 is an evil psycho.

. . . and i'm coming across the pond to carry out my diabolical plans, and there's nothing you can do to stop me!!

!@#$%! · 05.15.2006, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by umjammer atomsk

Originally Posted by !@#$%!
i can't believe no person here has ever read "20,000 leagues under the sea" nor heard of captain nemo.

Great read. A classic in every sense of the word. I figured out the finding nemo thing, too. It's cool what nemo means in latin though.

oh yes! that was very cool thing to find out. i hope i didn't sound like i didn't like appreciate that. makes perfect sense in the jules verne novel especially.

Savage Clone · 05.15.2006, 07:32 PM

Glice, I'm taking away rep points next time you use the word "gravitas" in my presence.

atari 2600 · 05.15.2006, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!

i can't believe no person here has ever read "20,000 leagues under the sea" nor heard of captain nemo.

but anyway...

Captain Nemo's submarine ride at Disneyland is my first memory.

asides: of course the book is by Jules Verne. (oops Glice posted) other asides: I also sell products to Pixar Animation Studios. They are owned by Steve Jobs by the way. Today, the Wheel of Fortune Art Department placed an order. I thought that was kinda cool.

My name...
I have no definitive idea about why I chose it. Atari as a company more-or-less sped up silicon evolution & the first PC was built with parts Jobs & Wozniak stole from Atari. Atari orginally is a term invented by oral tradition (not in the original rules) from the world's oldest board game, Go. I think I liked the idea that it was a name followed by a number. Many people online choose an id followed by a number either because all the slots are filled & they must add the number or to designate their year of birth. I like how "atari 2600" had both a name & number & helped to show people what age group I belonged to for naming myself after such an old (albeit pioneering for its time) videogame system.

youthoftomorrow · 05.15.2006, 07:34 PM

i think umjammer atomsk is one of the coolest usernames on the board.

i'd rep ya, but i have to spread some around.

Sheriff Rhys Chatham · 05.15.2006, 07:36 PM

I always thought Disney Land came after Disney World, I later discovered I was wrong after some TV.

I think every one knows where mine came from.

CHOUT · 05.15.2006, 07:48 PM

It's what I say when people get in my way...

umjammer atomsk · 05.15.2006, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by youthoftomorrow

i think umjammer atomsk is one of the motherfucking coolest usernames on this whole fucking board! And not only is the name cool, you should meet this guy, talk about coolest person to ever live!

i'd rep ya and buy that antique victrola off of you but i have to spread some points around and sell some of my organs. Live on cool guy!

Well thanks, I was starting to tire of it but now i'm thinking it's pretty neat again.

HaydenAsche · 05.15.2006, 10:19 PM

My name.

05.15.2006, 05:24 PM	#41
PunkerViolence stalker Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: London, UK Posts: 432	Punker violence - sometihing i thought of when i was bored and stoned. __________________ "Daddy, Daddy!! Did you bring us anything??" "Retribution, you worthless little shits" Dysfunctional Family Circus
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05.15.2006, 05:33 PM	#42
Danny Himself invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 9,623	I am Danny, and I am of myself. Duh.
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05.15.2006, 05:44 PM	#43
val-holla-ing invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: baton rouge. the 225, big raggedy. Posts: 2,731	"val-holla" is a play on val-halla, the viking paradise. i added the "-ing" because i was bored. __________________ please do not misconstrue the previous statement as an invitation for same sex relations or as negative towards anyone of another sexuality. -cam'ron (formerly "no homo")
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05.15.2006, 06:04 PM	#44
SolidZach children of satan Join Date: May 2006 Location: United States Posts: 276	Based on a comic character I created back when I was a freshman. __________________ I will come again, Jesus
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05.15.2006, 06:30 PM	#46
qprogeny79 stalker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: newport news/charlottesville, va, usa. Posts: 508	this is slightly asinine, but . . . q -- the 25th most used letter in the alphabet. progeny -- sounded better than "child," "kid," "offspring," or the like. 79 -- two numbers i chose more or less at random. basically the idea is that i am strange -- which is why it drives me mad when people say "aprogeny79" -- that one letter change defeats the whole purpose of the name, because a is one of the most used letters. __________________ obligatory intellectual quote: "all men by nature desire to know." --aristotle obligatory myspace page link. obligatory myspace band page link.
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05.15.2006, 06:38 PM	#47
schizophrenicroom invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: behind you Posts: 10,807	mine is half "i pulled it out of my ass" and half i just like the sound of it. __________________ fuck i'm frustrated, freaking out something fierce, would you help me? i'm hungry and i stuffer and i startle, i struggle and i stammer til i'm up to my ears in miserable quote unquote "art"
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05.15.2006, 06:39 PM	#48
Toilet & Bowels invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Europe Posts: 12,217	aprogeny79 is an evil psycho. my name was invented in my brain.
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05.15.2006, 06:43 PM	#49
noumenal expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,855
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05.15.2006, 07:02 PM	#50
umjammer atomsk the end of the ugly Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 889	The title character of the playstation rythm game spin-off to parappa the rapper (Umjammer Lammy) and the name of the space pirate king (atomsk) from the anime ova series Fooly Cooly that was taken from the title of an american suspense novel written by Carmichael Smith in 1949.
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05.15.2006, 07:10 PM	#51
Phlegmscope expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Finland Posts: 1,246	I was browsing the dictionary to find some other word, and then saw the word "phlegm". At the time I had to come up with a username for another board I now post on. So I decided to choose it because it means a) "thick, sticky, stringy mucus secreted by the mucous membrane of the respiratory tract, as during a cold or other respiratory infection" and b) "sluggishness of temperament". "scope" is there for no real reason.
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05.15.2006, 07:32 PM	#54
Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,286	Glice, I'm taking away rep points next time you use the word "gravitas" in my presence.
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05.15.2006, 07:34 PM	#56
youthoftomorrow expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Idaho. Posts: 1,418	i think umjammer atomsk is one of the coolest usernames on the board. i'd rep ya, but i have to spread some around. __________________ avalanche.
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05.15.2006, 07:36 PM	#57
Sheriff Rhys Chatham invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New England. Posts: 4,027	I always thought Disney Land came after Disney World, I later discovered I was wrong after some TV. I think every one knows where mine came from. __________________ My Music(grunge rock) A part of this blue shit since June 24th, 2004
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05.15.2006, 07:48 PM	#58
CHOUT invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Minneapolis MN Posts: 3,128	It's what I say when people get in my way... __________________ Chout's rare Sonic Youth vids: http://youtube.com/SONICchout
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05.15.2006, 10:19 PM	#60
HaydenAsche invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 10,755	My name. __________________ rip
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