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Old 04-14-2002
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What does your nickname mean?

I got to thinking today and was wondering what some of our members names meant. I know some of them might be personal, but I'm just curious. I got my name because I have freckles all over just my back (didn't listen to mom when I went to the beach when I was younger) and one of my friends said I looked like a Cheetah!!! I threw the Super in their because it just sounds cooler like that. I've also used GoCheetah and FlyingCheetah before.

Some members here have very unique names such as Lokem, Mictlantecuhtli, duku, didou, Phantasm66, Arris, etc. etc. (Sorry for anyone I'm not naming). Call me curious, but I would like to know what they mean.

Last edited by SuperCheetah; 04-14-2002 at 11:21 PM..
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Old 04-14-2002
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Ahh... You meant nickname

Lok is actually my surname/family name. When I tried to register for some site a while ago a lot of my previous nicks were taken. I tried to use Lokee... But ah well, it was taken as well
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Old 04-14-2002
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Hey, you didn't mention me.

The father I never met gave me a second name: Erwin
And, as everyone would guess, 1978 is the year I went fishing.
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Old 04-14-2002
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From the About 3DS page:

My screen name is derived from my most favorite car yet that I have owned, a 1997 Ford Mustang Cobra. I sold it in the spring of 2000 for a BMW. Nothing can replace a Mustang Cobra.
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Old 04-14-2002
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What's in a name?

Goofy, well, uh, I got that from the Disney character that I most identify with....guess who?

Newfie is a slang word for a Newfoundlander, which I am proud to say I am.

Thus...Goofy Newfie.
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Old 04-15-2002
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Sigma Nu Gamma Xi 1275
I pledged Sigma Nu Fraternity when I came to college in 1998, a semister later I was initiated as the 1275th initiate of our chapter - Gamma Xi.
I personally know someone else on this board, if he reply's to this thread you will know he's the one I know in real life.
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Old 04-15-2002
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I guess that would be ME

I have higher rank than sn in our fraternity as my number is 1274
We were pledge brothers

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Old 04-15-2002
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Well if you read my profile it isn't hard to figure me out. I work on aircraft for a living as an Aviation Maintenance Tech. My favorite aircraft are Boeing (specifically the 777) so Boeingfixer.
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Old 04-15-2002
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Well.

You didn't mention me either...

Hey Po, what's the Poertner? Your name?

If anyone has played Final Fantasy VII, the theme song, A One Winged Angel, has the line "estuans interius ira vehementi" in it, translated to "burning inside with violent anger" from Latin...
It is kind of lame, I know, but it's the only thing I could think of.

Wow SNGX, I really had no idea...cool!!
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Old 04-15-2002
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My name means, "A stack of hay or other material for the purpose of coverage from the weather"..

Hence the term, "Rickety" I suppose...

I have to say though, Rick is actually my name, so the actual definition has little bearing on my name.
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Old 04-15-2002
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My name is derived from a little amount of thinking but i found it humurous so it stuck...

Pretty Hot And Tempting MAN and with aol i once had 2020, because 2000 was taken, i had 3001 since 3000 was taken, and then i decided on 5050 like half and half. The name is now PHATMAN5050, NOT to be confused with PHATman. lol to all of those that remember that LITTLE fiasco.
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Old 04-15-2002
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Two reasons: It's my favourite character from my favourite Sci-Fi show

That, and the fact that I have too much in common with the character made it the "ideal" choice for me...
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Old 04-15-2002
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Toby > Tobes > Bobes

Toby is a German name, not sure what it means (if anything).

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Old 04-15-2002
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Papa is my real middle name - and LNC comes from a group of guys I used to hang out with on the internet late at night back in the early 90's. Kept it because it's so easy to get this name on the internet and with all my internet gaming.

LNCPapa
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Old 04-15-2002
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From a bit about yourself...
Quote:
Originally posted by me:
"The Lord of the Dead". Aztec god of the dead and the ruler of Mictlan, the land where the dead reside. Mictlan is the ninth and final underworld of Aztec mythology. The dead not chosen by other gods would pass through the other hells, surviving several trials along the way until they came to Mictlan.
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Old 04-15-2002
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Hmmm...very interesting Mictlantecuhti. I thought I had heard a name similar to that one before. Now I know where it comes from.

Oh yeah, and sorry about forgetting you Vehementi, but thanks for posting because you do have a very unique name also.
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Old 04-15-2002
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Quote:
Originally posted by Vehementi
Hey Po, what's the Poertner? Your name?
It's my last name, sorry forgot to include that.
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Old 04-15-2002
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I have always been Phantasm.
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Old 04-15-2002
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Tshirt, this brilliant name I came up with when I won a tshirt online (another site) and they wanted a "nick" to post.
But I kind of like it, as it represent my casual/ irreverent additude on message boards.
This is my downtime
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Old 04-15-2002
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Cucumber, well that comes from CounterStrike! Me and one of my mates set up the [VEG] clan (great name huh?).
Anywayz my name is Slightly Elongated Cucumber But as all of that wouldnt fit i just used the name Cucumber! We now have about 40 members some of the other names include:

[VEG]SlightlyElongatedCucumber
[VEG]AnAmusinglyShapedTurnip
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[VEG]PotentiallyHarmfulPotato
[VEG]CautiouslyCockyCarrot
[VEG]PartiallyPartrudingParsnip
[VEG]RatherRudeLookingRadish
[VEG]SuspiciouslySexySwede

HEHE

Laterz............Cucumber
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