where did you get your nickname / username ??

**cycogod** · Mar 26th, 2011, 01:40 PM

How did you pick your nickname or username? Had it forever or just thought it up. Ever look at a screen name and wonder what the person/entity is?

**TCM Revolver** · Mar 26th, 2011, 02:14 PM

Metal Gear Solid
I've been using it for a while now.

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**nikvoodoo** · Mar 26th, 2011, 02:25 PM

Way way back in the day, Adam Sandler released the album "What's Your Name?" and contained on that album was a song called "The Voodoo Song." In that song there's a lyric that says "Boodalee Boodalie Voodoo Spell On You!" So I came into school the next day and I jokingly "cursed" my friend with that voodoo spell. She came in the next day and said her gerbil had died. Weird coincidence.....

About a month later I did it again to another friend and she came in the day after and said her hamster died. So my friends started calling me Nick the Voodoo Priest, Killer of Rodent Like Pets. I quickly shortened it to Nikvoodoo. I've been using the same handle for about 14 years now or so.

**Th3_T3ch** · Mar 26th, 2011, 02:30 PM

I'm atheist. That is important for my gametag. NJ comes from my initials, the Hellfire part comes from me being an atheist, its my way of saying," Screw you religion, I will just use a name that is referenced as bad to you." I also think that if I'm wrong about my beliefs I'd be headed off to hell anyway so, if I'm wrong, I want to have some humor as I burn for an eternity.

**j0be** · Mar 26th, 2011, 03:47 PM

Mine stems from my favorite playing card. The jack of spades. I tested several different forms out during LAN parties and the like, but the one that stuck was the One Eyed Black Jack... shortened to OEBJ... and shuffled (yes I thought of that too) to be JOBE.

I've gotten used to j0be, because Jobe is actually a rather uncommon first name, but that means many times it's taken. Got used to using j0be.
If they require a username >4 characters, I use jobe_tr. The TR is a dual purpose thing. Either the first two letters of my last name. TRoyer. or my initials reversed. Troyer Ronald.