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Posted by Addicted to Morphine on Tue Mar 14th at 8:30pm 2006

I was explaining to someone where I came up with my online name, and it made me wonder why other people chose their names.

Here's how I got my name:

I'm not addicted to any drugs, nor have I been. Roughly five years ago I was in the hospital for surgery and when I came out I wouldn't stop bleeding so they had to give me morphine, which did the trick. All I really remember was the feeling that I was floating a few inches above my bed. It was pretty cool.

So -- I was playing a lot of Counterstrike at that point in my life and I just adopted Addicted to Morphine as my handle, and a lot of people seemed to like it (ie. people in game would change their names to all sorts of "Addicted to ...." stuff), and I thought it was fairly original and went along well with the combat theme of the game. It was only natural that I would carry this name with me when I joined mapping sites.

The only downside is that when people type ATM (at the moment) in a post, for a split second I think they're talking about me.

Now how'd you get yours?




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Posted by Victor-933 on Tue Mar 14th at 8:36pm 2006

I "borrowed" mine from the downed dropship in Halo 1, in the area outside the structure where you first encounter the Flood



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Posted by pepper on Tue Mar 14th at 8:41pm 2006

pepper, that is the from one of my two rabbits. Hence the avator. That is pepper in the evil version, including gauss.


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Posted by Gollum on Tue Mar 14th at 8:42pm 2006

I chose "Gollum" because it characterised my preferred style of play in FPS games. I like to sneak up behind people and strangle them.

And also, of course, because of my affection for the Tolkien stories.

Not a particularly good reason or nickname.



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Posted by Addicted to Morphine on Tue Mar 14th at 8:42pm 2006

? quoting pepper
including gauss.


Hey cool, I never noticed that before.




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Posted by Tracer Bullet on Tue Mar 14th at 8:50pm 2006

Obvious. I think Bill Waterson is a genius. All of my online/gaming names have been one of Calvin's alter-egos. When I play starcraft, I am Space Man Spiff or Stupendous Man... my two computers are named Calvin, and Hobbes. Besides, a name like Tracer Bullet goes quite well with FPS games, and DoD in particular.





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Posted by ReNo on Tue Mar 14th at 9:12pm 2006

Mine doesn't have any real interesting story or reason - I just loved the character of the same name in Final Fantasy VII. The way his care free attitude and messy appearance contrast completely with the rest of the Turks and Shinra. His moral ambiguity (he isn't a bad guy really, yet he so totally is). His playful camaraderie with the other turks, and cheeky arrogance to the players. He also looked as cool as 20 or so polygons can manage to <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif">



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Posted by Addicted to Morphine on Tue Mar 14th at 9:13pm 2006

? quoting Tracer Bullet
I think Bill Waterson is a genius.


I couldn't agree with you more. Did you pick up the complete leatherbound collection that they came out with this fall? It's humongous, and slightly expensive, but well worth it. Every strip he's ever done is in there, dated, and some of it in full color. There's also an original foreward, which offers some insight into his life. I really enjoyed reading it.




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Posted by Hugh on Tue Mar 14th at 9:45pm 2006

I got my nick from my parents... zing!


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Posted by OtZman on Tue Mar 14th at 9:46pm 2006

A few years back a friend of mine wanted me to attend a LAN party (I had never been to one before) and when he was about to sign me up on a web page for it he said I needed a nickname. Can't remember who came up with the name. My real name is Osman, so my nickname became OtZman. Since then I've kept it and I must say I'm happy with it.



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Posted by Gwil on Tue Mar 14th at 10:12pm 2006

It's a short version of Gwilym, my real name. How exciting!




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Posted by Andrei on Tue Mar 14th at 10:40pm 2006

? quote:

where'd you get your name?


Andrei is my real name. Envy me for my originality.



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Posted by rs6 on Tue Mar 14th at 10:43pm 2006

rs6 was just random keys I used to use to sign up for things I wold use only once. I soon adopted it to almost everything I sign up for whether I use is continually or just once.

My in-game name for most online games is JoeMah. Which is just my first name with teh first three letters of my last name. And if you say it out loud, I sounds cool.



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Posted by Bewbies on Tue Mar 14th at 10:44pm 2006

once upon a time, (in a galaxy far, far, away), i was talking s**t in counterstrike and tried to say "f**king newb". ..N is next to B. i said "f**king bewb". the rest is history



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Posted by Dr Brasso on Tue Mar 14th at 10:52pm 2006

Brasso is a military strength polish.....a cleaner, if you will....and the Dr part was added by one of my cohorts here at the pit a few years ago.....damned if i can remember who though....

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Posted by Orpheus on Tue Mar 14th at 11:00pm 2006

? quoting Bewbies
once upon a time, (in a galaxy far, far, away), i was talking s**t in counterstrike and tried to say "f**king newb". ..N is next to B. i said "f**king bewb". the rest is history

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Posted by Loco on Tue Mar 14th at 11:20pm 2006

A guy at school shortened my surname (not typed here - sorry, it's just my personal policy/preference with these things!) to Loco, and it caught on. Some people don't actually know my real name at all, and just know me as Loco.


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Posted by Adam Hawkins on Tue Mar 14th at 11:56pm 2006

I just use my name - got fed up of using handles a long time ago as people who I worked with would call me by my gaming names instead of my real name.




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Posted by Addicted to Morphine on Wed Mar 15th at 12:01am 2006

? quoting Adam Hawkins
I just use my name - got fed up of using handles a long time ago as people who I worked with would call me by my gaming names instead of my real name.


You know, occasionally I go by my real name in game, with the hope that someone I know in real life will recognize me and it can be a crazy coincidence.

Hasn't happened yet, and it's not likely to, but I still think the idea is appealing <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_smile.gif">




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Posted by Dark_Kilauea on Wed Mar 15th at 12:02am 2006

My name came from a frustration with my inability to pick a name. It started out pretty bad. First up was Orcish Demolisher.
Then Pizza.
Then Bait.
Then Pizza(bait).

Finally, I got pissed at myself, stepped back, and tried to pick a name that discribed my playing style. Sence I tend to blow up during the middle of a match and kill a bunch of people (virtual people if your worried <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_smile.gif"> ), Kilauea seemed like a good choice. Then I added Dark_ to the front for originallity.

Just.. Don't ask me where pizza came from, cuz I have no idea.


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