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Post by Deimos on Jun 16, 2010 22:25:41 GMT -5
When I was a kid I was interested in greek mythology. I found the god Deimos, who happened to be the greek god of dread, and I was a depressing little bastard. So I used that
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Post by szaleniec on Jun 19, 2010 14:05:15 GMT -5
It means "lunatic" in Polish. Bit of self-deprecation and I like the way the word sounds.
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Post by Admiral Lithp on Jun 20, 2010 5:01:26 GMT -5
Advent is a reference to the Advent or "second coming," particularly relating to FFVII, which I am a huge fan of. I added the "Advent" to my name when FSTDT was moved to Proboards.
Lithp is "Lisp" with a lisp. I just think it sounds cool.
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Post by Phys on Jun 23, 2010 7:07:27 GMT -5
I got named Physics $NAME the day before I started uni (because back then I was studying physics), and hated it. Then I grew used to it, and used that nick on IRC and so on, because all my circles overlapped, I kept using the name. Lately, freshers who don't remember me from back then have started shortening my name to Phys, and since my full nick is rather too well associated with me for me to be too open here, I truncated it.
those who know me well will know who I am here (although I haven't seen any of them in the forums), but strangers should have difficulty mapping it back the other way.
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Post by dantesvirgil on Jun 23, 2010 13:26:47 GMT -5
My nick is because my son is named Dante. And I'm a huge fan of the Inferno and related works.
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Post by toothygrin on Jun 24, 2010 15:18:18 GMT -5
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIDI_MazeWe were playing once a month from 1989-1991; I wanted a player name that was similar to "Wile E Coyote", and wanted it to be something with a grin, smile, smirk, etc. I came up with "2th E Grin" (player names can only be 10 chars, hence the '2')... Just simplified it over the years to Toothygrin. Oh, and I have a big, toothy grin when I smile.
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Post by DeadpanDoubter on Jun 24, 2010 22:10:11 GMT -5
"Deadpan" because I never know when I'm supposed to be funny or to laugh, so I just act serious all the time.
"Doubter" because I've become a cynical bitch. I doubt you...and you...and you over there, yeah that guy in the corner, I don't believe you.
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Post by mechtaur on Jun 25, 2010 0:50:13 GMT -5
Mechtaur was the name of a warforge druid I had in my first D&D game.
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Post by ladyjafaria on Jul 30, 2010 13:52:13 GMT -5
Mine is something of an Artifact Title, actually. Pretty much the first forum account I had was on a Disney forum and I was a Jafar fangirl so I made my name be LadyJafaria. I'm not so much of one anymore but I've kept the name on nearly everything except my LJ account because I couldn't think of a better one.
I could always claim I'm named after a different Jafar but most of them are still evil viziers so it doesn't really help much.
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Post by Jodie on Jul 30, 2010 14:37:43 GMT -5
It's my first name. Creative aren't I?
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Post by sugarfreejazz on Jul 30, 2010 15:30:15 GMT -5
My name originates as a song by the band Soul Coughing off their Ruby Vroom album. It's sort of a self deprecating title that reflects my type of cynical humor.
As cool as sugar free jazz, meaning not cool at all.
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Post by priestling on Jul 31, 2010 11:19:52 GMT -5
I fancy myself a worshipper of Anubis... whether the Jackal God is going to kick my ass for it after I bite it remains to be seen, however. I like to think He's happy someone still gives a damn about the old ways in this day and age.
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Post by Moon Wolfhowl on Jul 31, 2010 11:50:04 GMT -5
I fancy myself a worshipper of Anubis... whether the Jackal God is going to kick my ass for it after I bite it remains to be seen, however. I like to think He's happy someone still gives a damn about the old ways in this day and age. *coughFURRYcough* >_> I do think he'd like being remembered too. It's actually a theory of mine that maybe he might change his role a bit, given all the lust being given to him by goths and furries nowadays. Kinda subscribe to the Neil Gaiman view of gods. I have an idea for my supernatural afterlife type series where the main character (a fallen angel) visits the Egyptian underworld and finds him being fawned over. There's actually someone I plan on drawing there, as he's the biggest whore for Anubis you could ever meet. But yeah. That's actually kinda interesting, as I know someone who worships Sobek. What exactly does Anubis worship entail?
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Post by priestling on Jul 31, 2010 13:53:48 GMT -5
@ Moon: Fuck yeah I'm a furry! Awoo, baby :3 and yeah, I like the Gaiman perspective too. Anubis and Thoth working in a mortuary just... fits. Admittedly, I was huge into mythos as a kid, and I saw Anubis... and it just clicked for me.
As to Anubis worship in specific, at least as it relates to me? I'm planning on getting some tattoos eventually, but unfortunately, I haven't found much in the way of information on the rituals used back then, so... I do the best I can by burning some nice incense for my statues of Him... and I'm working on a few stories of my own.
Currently, I have an Anubis pendant and an ankh that I carry everywhere as protective charms... I need to get good, strong chains for them again, come to think of it.
If you want to talk more, e-mail me :3 I'd be glad to chit-chat more, so we're not taking up forum space too badly...
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Post by The_L on Aug 1, 2010 6:17:57 GMT -5
I fancy myself a worshipper of Anubis... whether the Jackal God is going to kick my ass for it after I bite it remains to be seen, however. I like to think He's happy someone still gives a damn about the old ways in this day and age. *coughFURRYcough* >_> I do think he'd like being remembered too. It's actually a theory of mine that maybe he might change his role a bit, given all the lust being given to him by goths and furries nowadays. I actually saw a pic of Anubis on a furry board years ago where he says something along the lines of, "I'm a god of death and the afterlife. For centuries the Egyptians feared and worshiped me. So WHY DO I KEEP APPEARING IN GAY PORN?" He looked very depressed about it.
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