Had Some Low-Thought Time, And My Mind Went On An Idiotic Thought Binger...

Chief Rum · 07-21-2003, 06:41 PM

I'll bet that title gets people to check this thread out. Of course, I doubt the subject matter lives up to its promise.

I was just letting my mind wander, and it occurred to me to wonder about how we would call each other by name at one of those FOFC conventions that are brought up every couple months.

I was thinking that if there was a massive group of us (where we would all be required to learn a whole bunch of actual first names), most of us wouldn't bother except for a small few, and would simply use our online names.

For instance, my guess is that even after saying my name is Matt, I would get a lot more "Chief" than "Matt" from a group of a hundred of you.

I was also thinking that even though I know SkyDog's name is Ben, let's say I ran into him by surprise and recognzied him, my first instinct would definitely be to say "SkyDog!" and not "Ben". It might not even occur to me to call him by "Ben" at all, in fact, if I was really surprised.

Then I was imagining a group of us giving in to the human response to familiarity at such a convention, once again, let's say a hundred of us. And we wouldn't even think about someone calling us by our online names, we would just respond. Half the fun would be seeing how many people would actually try to pronounce Anhrydeddu (I think I would say "An-rid=u" personally), or who would shorten it to just Annie or of course revert to Buccaneer or some form thereof. I'll bet few would actually call him Steve, his real name.

Just some of the weird thoughts going through a bored Chief Rum's mind.

CR

MikeVic · 07-21-2003, 06:47 PM

Umm.. well, since my real name is Mike.. I think people would actually call me "Mike," a shortened version of "MikeVic."

But I see what you mean. When I refer to someone in IRC when I'm talking to my "real-life" friends, I call them by their IRC name, and not by their real name..

korme · 07-21-2003, 06:51 PM

The only guy i would call by his first name is the who i actually refer to as his first name - Steve (Anrhydeddu/Bucc).. everyone else I guess would be called mckerney or sterling ice, or Marmel..

Some names that would make me think about pronouncing:
WSUCougar- I guess it'd be too annoying to say W-S-U-Cougar, so I'd probably just call him Cougar or Coug.
cthomer5000- I always pronounce it c-tommer. But that probably isn't correct.

I also think it'd be weird to see everyone. For all the people who I don't know what they look like, I have a mental image of what they look like. Then again, for the people who posted a picture in the 'whattya look like' thread, whenever they post I always see their face, how weird that seems (especially Pompy Tudors, ABC, FrogMan, and Coffee Warlord).

Good discussion, Chief. Or Chief Rum? Or Chief Running Mouth? Or Matt? Or Mr. Kieta??

So many choices, how would I decide?

Ben E Lou · 07-21-2003, 06:58 PM

I've hung out with Brian (GrantDawg) on a few occassions now. I think he still calls me "SkyDog" when he first sees me.

If it had ever occurred to me that this message board would become the community that it has, I would have used "Ben E Lou" as my nickname rather than "SkyDog" without question, as that is what most people have called me since my freshman year in high school. Of course, I can't switch now, because I can't have Hell Atlantic accusing me of trying to pimp my CD.

sabotai · 07-21-2003, 06:59 PM

"I would get a lot more "Chief" than "Matt" from a group of a hundred of you. "

I personally will call you Rummy Rum Rum.

SackAttack · 07-21-2003, 07:00 PM

Yeah, I actually ran into that on a smaller scale when I attended E3. You see, the Gamenikki staff isn't concentrated in any one part of the country the way, say, GameSpy was.

So we've got a writer from St. Louis, one from rural Georgia somewhere, one from Nebraska, myself in California, and one in New York, and those are just the ones that I know of for certain.

So three of us got together for E3 (the others were either broke or underage), and the ones from Georgia/Missouri referred to each other by the online personas they had attached to themselves.

Me? I was simply 'Josh'.

Odd how that worked.

Josh

korme · 07-21-2003, 07:06 PM

They probably felt weird calling you Sack.

Anrhydeddu · 07-21-2003, 07:18 PM

I actually would try and call everyone by their real first name as I do in PM and emails. It seems more respectful that. The only exception would be Fritz. He would always be Fritz to me.

Kodos · 07-21-2003, 07:18 PM

I'm guessing most folks have no idea what my real name is.

Probably some FMLers know.

illinifan999 · 07-21-2003, 07:21 PM

I thought it was Kodos. :P

korme · 07-21-2003, 07:21 PM

Chris isn't it?

illinifan999 · 07-21-2003, 07:25 PM

If it's not Kodos I'm gonna have a mental breakdown.

Anrhydeddu · 07-21-2003, 07:26 PM

It seems that half of the people on this board is named Chris. When in doubt, that would be a good guess.

korme · 07-21-2003, 08:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Anrhydeddu
It seems that half of the people on this board is named Chris. When in doubt, that would be a good guess.

Well, it's my middle name too

Airhog · 07-21-2003, 08:08 PM

Most of my friends do call me hogg. So it wouldnt be a big stretch.

kcchief19 · 07-21-2003, 08:16 PM

From one Matt to another Chief, I would refer to as the name that goes through my head everytime I see your name: Pac-10 Lap Dog.

j/k

Actually, Rummy, your name always makes me pause when I see it, because I wonder if someone is referring to me. Most people refer to me as either kcchief or kc, but I get a chief everyonce in a while.

cthomer5000 · 07-21-2003, 08:20 PM

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Originally posted by Shorty3281
cthomer5000- I always pronounce it c-tommer. But that probably isn't correct.

thanks to your own "what does your nickname mean?" thread, you now know that your pronunciation is perfectly acceptable. It can truly be C - T - Homer or C-tommer. They're both legit.

Vince · 07-21-2003, 08:43 PM

I don't think people would have a problem differentiating me and my nickname

Draft Dodger · 07-21-2003, 08:44 PM

coincidentally, one of the guys I work with has the last name of Dodge - everyone (myself included) calls him Dodger. If someone called me that, I'd wonder why they were talking about him.

I have the additional confusion of having a work nickname (DDC) - it's used almost exclusively there (even by my wife), very few people use my real name.

meanwhile, to my friends I'm Dave, and to my family...David (my preference is David, not Dave).

so, call me anything, I guess - I'll adjust.

Fritz · 07-21-2003, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Anrhydeddu
I actually would try and call everyone by their real first name as I do in PM and emails. It seems more respectful that. The only exception would be Fritz. He would always be Fritz to me.

But I am Fritz. My birth name is Frederick, and Fritz is a short form of Frederick.

CAsterling · 07-21-2003, 09:16 PM

Strangely enough I have a real first name, but not many people use it (its actually Paul), but to most my colleagues I tend to be refered to as 'The Englishman' or if they want to irritate me 'The Australian' and if they are really trying to piss me off 'Frenchie'

Back in good old England my friends tend to use my real name - its hard to shorten Paul

ISiddiqui · 07-21-2003, 09:31 PM

I wonder if y'all would call me 'ISiddiqui' or Imran as is my first name

. I know Anrhydeddu/Steve calls me Imran, but he has insider information from another board

.

Abe Sargent · 07-21-2003, 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Shorty3281

cthomer5000- I always pronounce it c-tommer. But that probably isn't correct.

Heh. I pronounce it "K'thome-er" as in Cthulhu. Only other word where I know how to pronounce the "Cth" as "Kith" but without the vowel sound.

-Anxiety

bbor · 07-21-2003, 09:45 PM

I'll give a buck in your name to the people fund if you can figure out my name.

Maple Leafs · 07-21-2003, 09:48 PM

This seems like as good a place as any to vent about my FOFC pet peeve: people who call me "Maple". If you feel the need to abbreviate "Maple Leafs", it's "Leafs", you American morons.* Not "Maple". Would you call the Red Sox the "Reds"?

*"American moron": a Canadian phrase meaning "cherished friend".

vtbub · 07-21-2003, 09:52 PM

Nobody pronounces my last name right anyway, bub is fine.

MylesKnight · 07-21-2003, 10:04 PM

"I was thinking that if there was a massive group of us (where we would all be required to learn a whole bunch of actual first names), most of us wouldn't bother except for a small few, and would simply use our online names.

For instance, my guess is that even after saying my name is Matt, I would get a lot more "Chief" than "Matt" from a group of a hundred of you. "

I'm just thankful I didn't go with my alternate FOFC Name Choice, DildoBoy.

Anrhydeddu · 07-21-2003, 10:15 PM

Fritz, I did not know that. So is your full name Fred Buff?

FrogMan · 07-21-2003, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Shorty3281
I also think it'd be weird to see everyone. For all the people who I don't know what they look like, I have a mental image of what they look like. Then again, for the people who posted a picture in the 'whattya look like' thread, whenever they post I always see their face, how weird that seems (especially Pompy Tudors, ABC, FrogMan, and Coffee Warlord).

Shorty, you do know that we also have a funny mental image that pops up whenever you post, right?

To keep on with the discussion, I exchange regularly via email with Rodney aka Ardent Enthusiast and we exchange using our real name, same with HornedFrog, before he disappeared. I tend to do that, when I get to exchange on a more personal level with anybody, I mean kind of stop using the nickname and get on a more personal level...

FM

Easy Mac · 07-21-2003, 10:41 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Chief Rum
For instance, my guess is that even after saying my name is Matt, I would get a lot more "Chief" than "Matt" from a group of a hundred of you. CR

I thought you were Donald Rumsfeld in disguise, so I was going to call you Republican Whore

Seriously, I'd think it mostly be Skydog or Chief Rum or whatever. It'd just be weird saying anything else.

Kodos · 07-21-2003, 11:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Shorty3281
Chris isn't it?

Bingo. Nice shot, kid!

Easy Mac · 07-21-2003, 11:14 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kodos
Bingo. Nice shot, kid!

Not sureyou're allowed to say that without going to jail.

Glad to see us Chris's are taking over the world.

Craptacular · 07-22-2003, 12:13 AM

I know you can read my thoughts boy. Meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow.

MrBug708 · 07-22-2003, 12:28 AM

Well, seeing as how my name is Kyle, the first guy you think of is not MrBug708 is it?

Radii · 07-22-2003, 12:28 AM

I actually answer to radii. The guys I play poker with IRL, about half of them I knew in person first, about half of them saw me posting on a newsgroup at tech going by the handle radii. Being the computer geeks that we are, many of us refer to each other by our online handles.

What's worse, is that I was goofing around with everquest and the character I ended up playing to the max level was a female character. So to a small few number of people, I will answer IRL to my female Everquest Character's name :P I probably shouldn't tell many people that though huh?

Schmidty · 07-22-2003, 12:33 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Craptacular
I know you can read my thoughts boy. Meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow.

Felix?

Craptacular · 07-22-2003, 12:40 AM

Chowdah! Chowdah!!

Chief Rum · 07-22-2003, 01:40 AM

Crap, are you trying to hijack this thread?

"I know you can read my thoughts, Bart. Just a little reminder: if I found out you cut class, your ass is mine. Yes, you heard me. I think words I would never say."

CR

mckerney · 07-22-2003, 02:12 AM

I'm The Dude, so that's what you call me. That, or His Dudeness, or Duder, or el Duderino if you not into the whole brevity thing.

korme · 07-22-2003, 02:13 AM

i prefer Dudette

Axxon · 07-22-2003, 02:13 AM

I'd find it hard to put real names to the nicks IMHO but I'd do it if they felt it a sign of respect. Me, I don't really like my given name and would gladly answer to Axxon. It has far more personal meaning to me ( as it relates to things I've done and was taken as a choice by me ) than the name my parents threw on me when I wasn't even born yet.

Don't get me wrong, I'm honored to be named after the two relatives that I was named after; they're two of the finest people I've ever had the pleasure of meeting but they had crappy names.

I could have had it worse though. I was named Edward after my grandfather but that is the americanized version of his name. I could have just as easily been an Heriberto. I think I'll stick with Axxon.

korme · 07-22-2003, 02:15 AM

"I bet 10 times outta 10 Eddie, Vinny, and Nicky could beat up Todd, Kyle, and Tucker!"

mckerney · 07-22-2003, 02:22 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Shorty3281
i prefer Dudette

I prefer Mini-Kitna.

MrBug708 · 07-22-2003, 02:24 AM

Shorty....

Nicky?

korme · 07-22-2003, 02:27 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by MrBug708
Shorty....

Nicky?

George Carlin

cuervo72 · 07-22-2003, 07:30 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by mckerney
I'm The Dude, so that's what you call me. That, or His Dudeness, or Duder, or el Duderino if you not into the whole brevity thing.

Met a "Dude" once. Forget what his real name was. He was from Canada and looked like Charlie Sheen.

I have no problem answering to Cuervo, it's a play on my last name and was my nickname in college.

Fritz · 07-22-2003, 07:35 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Anrhydeddu
Fritz, I did not know that. So is your full name Fred Buff?

Frederick Hancock Buff

Craptacular · 07-22-2003, 09:38 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Chief Rum
Crap, are you trying to hijack this thread?

"I know you can read my thoughts, Bart. Just a little reminder: if I found out you cut class, your ass is mine. Yes, you heard me. I think words I would never say."

No, you just inspired me to go on an idiotic thought binger.

SplitPersonality1 · 07-22-2003, 10:00 AM

I know for a fact that I would probably use most folks screennames.

SkyDog might become Ben, but Craptacular would have to be called Crappy.

On a semi-related note. Do you guys share some of the board threads with your wives/significant others. If you do, do they find it odd to be talking about Kodos, Marmel, Crappy, SkyDog, Shorty etc.?

My wife thinks it's fairly normal since a lot of my friends that I've known since high school still use nicknames most of the time. It's been nearly 20 years and I still talk to "Stump-Jumper", "Chauncey", "Coma-boy", "Noj" & "Lurch"

Craptacular · 07-22-2003, 10:14 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by SplitPersonality1

On a semi-related note. Do you guys share some of the board threads with your wives/significant others. If you do, do they find it odd to be talking about Kodos, Marmel, Crappy, SkyDog, Shorty etc.?

Sometimes I'll talk about funny or interesting threads, but usually I'll just say something like "someone on the football board posted ...". This is the only forum I visit on the net, so she knows what I'm talking about even if I'm really vague.

However, SkyDog gets special treatment ... he's "that guy from the football board whose CD we have".

07-21-2003, 06:51 PM	#3
korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio	The only guy i would call by his first name is the who i actually refer to as his first name - Steve (Anrhydeddu/Bucc).. everyone else I guess would be called mckerney or sterling ice, or Marmel.. Some names that would make me think about pronouncing: WSUCougar- I guess it'd be too annoying to say W-S-U-Cougar, so I'd probably just call him Cougar or Coug. cthomer5000- I always pronounce it c-tommer. But that probably isn't correct. I also think it'd be weird to see everyone. For all the people who I don't know what they look like, I have a mental image of what they look like. Then again, for the people who posted a picture in the 'whattya look like' thread, whenever they post I always see their face, how weird that seems (especially Pompy Tudors, ABC, FrogMan, and Coffee Warlord). Good discussion, Chief. Or Chief Rum? Or Chief Running Mouth? Or Matt? Or Mr. Kieta?? So many choices, how would I decide? Last edited by korme : 07-21-2003 at 06:52 PM.

07-21-2003, 06:58 PM	#4
Ben E Lou Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC	I've hung out with Brian (GrantDawg) on a few occassions now. I think he still calls me "SkyDog" when he first sees me. If it had ever occurred to me that this message board would become the community that it has, I would have used "Ben E Lou" as my nickname rather than "SkyDog" without question, as that is what most people have called me since my freshman year in high school. Of course, I can't switch now, because I can't have Hell Atlantic accusing me of trying to pimp my CD. __________________ The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'!

07-21-2003, 07:21 PM	#10
illinifan999 Pro Rookie Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: VA	I thought it was Kodos. :P __________________ Chicago Eagles 2 time ZFL champions We're "rebuilding"

07-21-2003, 07:25 PM	#12
illinifan999 Pro Rookie Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: VA	If it's not Kodos I'm gonna have a mental breakdown. __________________ Chicago Eagles 2 time ZFL champions We're "rebuilding"

07-21-2003, 08:08 PM	#15
Airhog Captain Obvious Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Norman, Oklahoma	Most of my friends do call me hogg. So it wouldnt be a big stretch. __________________ Thread Killer extraordinaire Yay! its football season once again!

07-21-2003, 06:47 PM	#2
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	Umm.. well, since my real name is Mike.. I think people would actually call me "Mike," a shortened version of "MikeVic." But I see what you mean. When I refer to someone in IRC when I'm talking to my "real-life" friends, I call them by their IRC name, and not by their real name..

07-21-2003, 06:59 PM	#5
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	"I would get a lot more "Chief" than "Matt" from a group of a hundred of you. " I personally will call you Rummy Rum Rum.

07-21-2003, 07:00 PM	#6
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	Yeah, I actually ran into that on a smaller scale when I attended E3. You see, the Gamenikki staff isn't concentrated in any one part of the country the way, say, GameSpy was. So we've got a writer from St. Louis, one from rural Georgia somewhere, one from Nebraska, myself in California, and one in New York, and those are just the ones that I know of for certain. So three of us got together for E3 (the others were either broke or underage), and the ones from Georgia/Missouri referred to each other by the online personas they had attached to themselves. Me? I was simply 'Josh'. Odd how that worked. Josh

07-21-2003, 07:06 PM	#7
korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio	They probably felt weird calling you Sack.

07-21-2003, 07:18 PM	#8
Anrhydeddu Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Oct 2002	I actually would try and call everyone by their real first name as I do in PM and emails. It seems more respectful that. The only exception would be Fritz. He would always be Fritz to me.

07-21-2003, 07:18 PM	#9
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	I'm guessing most folks have no idea what my real name is. Probably some FMLers know.

07-21-2003, 07:26 PM	#13
Anrhydeddu Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Oct 2002	It seems that half of the people on this board is named Chris. When in doubt, that would be a good guess.

07-21-2003, 08:16 PM	#16
kcchief19 Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Kansas City, MO	From one Matt to another Chief, I would refer to as the name that goes through my head everytime I see your name: Pac-10 Lap Dog. j/k Actually, Rummy, your name always makes me pause when I see it, because I wonder if someone is referring to me. Most people refer to me as either kcchief or kc, but I get a chief everyonce in a while.

07-21-2003, 08:43 PM	#18
Vince Pro Starter Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Willow Glen, CA	I don't think people would have a problem differentiating me and my nickname __________________ Every time a Dodger scores a run, an angel has its wings ripped off by a demon, and is forced to tearfully beg the demon to cauterize the wounds.The demon will refuse, and the sobbing angel will lie in a puddle of angel blood and feathers for eternity, wondering why the Dodgers are allowed to score runs.That’s not me talking: that’s science. McCoveyChronicles.com.

07-21-2003, 08:44 PM	#19
Draft Dodger Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Keene, NH	coincidentally, one of the guys I work with has the last name of Dodge - everyone (myself included) calls him Dodger. If someone called me that, I'd wonder why they were talking about him. I have the additional confusion of having a work nickname (DDC) - it's used almost exclusively there (even by my wife), very few people use my real name. meanwhile, to my friends I'm Dave, and to my family...David (my preference is David, not Dave). so, call me anything, I guess - I'll adjust. __________________ Mile High Hockey

07-21-2003, 09:16 PM	#21
CAsterling High School JV Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Herndon, Va	Strangely enough I have a real first name, but not many people use it (its actually Paul), but to most my colleagues I tend to be refered to as 'The Englishman' or if they want to irritate me 'The Australian' and if they are really trying to piss me off 'Frenchie' Back in good old England my friends tend to use my real name - its hard to shorten Paul __________________ The funniest comedy duo I have ever seen - www.magaga.com/

07-21-2003, 09:31 PM	#22
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	I wonder if y'all would call me 'ISiddiqui' or Imran as is my first name . I know Anrhydeddu/Steve calls me Imran, but he has insider information from another board . __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

07-21-2003, 09:45 PM	#24
bbor Pro Starter Join Date: May 2001 Location: toronto	I'll give a buck in your name to the people fund if you can figure out my name. __________________ Pumpy Tudors Now that I've cracked and made that admission, I wonder if I'm only a couple of steps away from wanting to tongue-kiss Jaromir Jagr and give Bobby Clarke a blowjob.

07-21-2003, 09:48 PM	#25
Maple Leafs Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002	This seems like as good a place as any to vent about my FOFC pet peeve: people who call me "Maple". If you feel the need to abbreviate "Maple Leafs", it's "Leafs", you American morons.* Not "Maple". Would you call the Red Sox the "Reds"? *"American moron": a Canadian phrase meaning "cherished friend".

07-21-2003, 09:52 PM	#26
vtbub College Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Burlington, VT USA	Nobody pronounces my last name right anyway, bub is fine. __________________

07-21-2003, 10:04 PM	#27
MylesKnight College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Neptune Beach, Florida	"I was thinking that if there was a massive group of us (where we would all be required to learn a whole bunch of actual first names), most of us wouldn't bother except for a small few, and would simply use our online names. For instance, my guess is that even after saying my name is Matt, I would get a lot more "Chief" than "Matt" from a group of a hundred of you. " I'm just thankful I didn't go with my alternate FOFC Name Choice, DildoBoy. __________________ IT'S ALL ABOUT THE BLACK & GOLD!!

07-21-2003, 10:15 PM	#28
Anrhydeddu Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Oct 2002	Fritz, I did not know that. So is your full name Fred Buff?

07-22-2003, 12:13 AM	#33
Craptacular College Starter Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: The Mad City, WI	I know you can read my thoughts boy. Meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow.

07-22-2003, 12:28 AM	#34
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	Well, seeing as how my name is Kyle, the first guy you think of is not MrBug708 is it?

07-22-2003, 12:28 AM	#35
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	I actually answer to radii. The guys I play poker with IRL, about half of them I knew in person first, about half of them saw me posting on a newsgroup at tech going by the handle radii. Being the computer geeks that we are, many of us refer to each other by our online handles. What's worse, is that I was goofing around with everquest and the character I ended up playing to the max level was a female character. So to a small few number of people, I will answer IRL to my female Everquest Character's name :P I probably shouldn't tell many people that though huh?

07-22-2003, 12:40 AM	#37
Craptacular College Starter Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: The Mad City, WI	Chowdah! Chowdah!!

07-22-2003, 01:40 AM	#38
Chief Rum Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Where Hip Hop lives	Crap, are you trying to hijack this thread? "I know you can read my thoughts, Bart. Just a little reminder: if I found out you cut class, your ass is mine. Yes, you heard me. I think words I would never say." CR __________________ . . I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready.

07-22-2003, 02:12 AM	#39
mckerney Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	I'm The Dude, so that's what you call me. That, or His Dudeness, or Duder, or el Duderino if you not into the whole brevity thing. Last edited by mckerney : 07-22-2003 at 02:13 AM.

07-22-2003, 02:13 AM	#40
korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio	i prefer Dudette

07-22-2003, 02:13 AM	#41
Axxon Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Phoenix, AZ	I'd find it hard to put real names to the nicks IMHO but I'd do it if they felt it a sign of respect. Me, I don't really like my given name and would gladly answer to Axxon. It has far more personal meaning to me ( as it relates to things I've done and was taken as a choice by me ) than the name my parents threw on me when I wasn't even born yet. Don't get me wrong, I'm honored to be named after the two relatives that I was named after; they're two of the finest people I've ever had the pleasure of meeting but they had crappy names. I could have had it worse though. I was named Edward after my grandfather but that is the americanized version of his name. I could have just as easily been an Heriberto. I think I'll stick with Axxon. __________________ There are no houris, alas, in our heaven.

07-22-2003, 02:15 AM	#42
korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio	"I bet 10 times outta 10 Eddie, Vinny, and Nicky could beat up Todd, Kyle, and Tucker!"

07-22-2003, 02:24 AM	#44
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	Shorty.... Nicky?

07-22-2003, 10:00 AM	#49
SplitPersonality1 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Grafton, WI	I know for a fact that I would probably use most folks screennames. SkyDog might become Ben, but Craptacular would have to be called Crappy. On a semi-related note. Do you guys share some of the board threads with your wives/significant others. If you do, do they find it odd to be talking about Kodos, Marmel, Crappy, SkyDog, Shorty etc.? My wife thinks it's fairly normal since a lot of my friends that I've known since high school still use nicknames most of the time. It's been nearly 20 years and I still talk to "Stump-Jumper", "Chauncey", "Coma-boy", "Noj" & "Lurch" Last edited by SplitPersonality1 : 07-22-2003 at 10:01 AM.

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