Handles: what does yours mean?

Rowan · April 30th, 2004, 02:05 PM

Ok I'm curious as usual! There are some pretty interesting handles out there and I'm interested in learning about them and you of course, answer which ever question you like or answer them all. Thanks in advance, Rowan.

1) What yours means?

2) Where it comes from (source)?

3) What it means to you?

4) Why you picked it?

jewels · April 30th, 2004, 02:24 PM

Mine's simple:
It's my RL nickname, which is based on my name--sorta. :z:

thomas7g · April 30th, 2004, 02:30 PM

Don't let her fool ya! her real name is JANE!

braxiss · April 30th, 2004, 02:52 PM

are you sure you wnat to know???

Rowan · April 30th, 2004, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by braxiss

are you sure you wnat to know???

Inquiring minds want to know!

braxiss · April 30th, 2004, 03:02 PM

braxiss, comes from a book i read years ago. braxiss was the lead villian and had a read evil streak in him. the thing that was really cool about him was the fact that he was very charming, and very likeable, his charactor was so well written that you couldn't help but like him even when he was destroying innocent bystanders, even in the mist of his darkest evil you found yourself cheering him on.

so when i started playing paintball and joined a team called "the undertakers" these evil genuiss was a natural choice. the interesting thing is the fact that i go by braxiss in my everyday life, hardly anyone uses my real name anymore.

Rowan · April 30th, 2004, 03:53 PM

Thank you Braxiss but what was the name of the book? and I like the idea that people call you braxiss in RL but what are they saying???

are you a charming villan?

kitty · April 30th, 2004, 03:54 PM

Rowan, you asking about peoples handles, what about yours?

Rowan · April 30th, 2004, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by sorrell

Rowan, you asking about peoples handles, what about yours?

ACK! I knew that was coming! I was going to sit down later and write it up I guess I'll do it now since you asked

1) What yours means? It's a name of the lead character from a book
2) Where it comes from (source)? "The Rowan" by Anne McCaffrey
3) What it means to you? Well I identified somewhat with the character the blurb on the inside jacket says "She was the most important talent on her planet (talent meaning psychic abilities etc) but it was a lonely life especially for a woman who had been deprived of her childhood. The men she loved were beneath her, and she loved no one - until Jeff entered her life"
4) Why you picked it? Well I wanted an easy handle for people to write some handles are hard to spell or type fast, or remember, I wanted something connected to Sci Fi and I wanted something that was relatively uncommon, and I have always liked the name.

kitty · April 30th, 2004, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Rowan

ACK! I knew that was coming! I was going to sit down later and write it up I guess I'll do it now since you asked

1) What yours means? It's a name of the lead character from a book
2) Where it comes from (source)? "The Rowan" by Anne McCaffrey
3) What it means to you? Well I identified somewhat with the character the blurb on the inside jacket says "She was the most important talent on her planet (talent meaning psychic abilities etc) but it was a lonely life especially for a woman who had been deprived of her childhood. The men she loved were beneath her, and she loved no one - until Jeff entered her life"
4) Why you picked it? Well I wanted an easy handle for people to write some handles are hard to spell or type fast, or remember, I wanted something connected to Sci Fi and I wanted something that was relatively uncommon, and I have always liked the name.

I have always liked that name. One of my favourite comedy actors has that name; Rowan Atkinson who did the Blackadder Series and of course Mr Bean.

Rowan · April 30th, 2004, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by jewels

Mine's simple:
It's my RL nickname, which is based on my name--sorta. :z:

Well you are precious to us!

braxiss · April 30th, 2004, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Rowan

Thank you Braxiss but what was the name of the book? and I like the idea that people call you braxiss in RL but what are they saying???

are you a charming villan?

i can't remember the book off the top of my head(i'll see if i can find it) and i think people use braxiss more because i use it then for any other reason

The 14th Colony · April 30th, 2004, 05:23 PM

Rowan, check this thread out for an explanation of my name:
https://www.colonialfleets.com/forums...ead.php?t=4212

unowhoandwhy · April 30th, 2004, 08:12 PM

I know my handle is a long one, so UWW or uno is fine with me. I used to post in another fandom under another handle and one day I said something about supporting the warrior even if you don't support the war and this evil hag started flaming me. She would send me vile, hate-filled messages from her AOL account and then delete the alias before I could reply. I reported it to AOL, but they didn't care as I wasn't a customer - they wouldn't even respond to my e-mails.

So, I had to change the e-mail address and handle that I had gone by for so long and go completely anonymous. Only people that knew the story would know who I was and why I had to change my handle, so it made sense to become unowhoandwhy. I really liked the old e-mail address and handle though. :sigh:

Rowan · May 1st, 2004, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by unowhoandwhy

I know my handle is a long one, so UWW or uno is fine with me. I used to post in another fandom under another handle and one day I said something about supporting the warrior even if you don't support the war and this evil hag started flaming me. She would send me vile, hate-filled messages from her AOL account and then delete the alias before I could reply. I reported it to AOL, but they didn't care as I wasn't a customer - they wouldn't even respond to my e-mails.

So, I had to change the e-mail address and handle that I had gone by for so long and go completely anonymous. Only people that knew the story would know who I was and why I had to change my handle, so it made sense to become unowhoandwhy. I really liked the old e-mail address and handle though. :sigh:

I love this story Uno! I mean it's awful what happened but never in my wildest imagination would I have thought of this, as an explanation for a persons handle! I guess she is still around and that is why you don't go back to the old handle?

bsg1fan1975 · May 1st, 2004, 11:44 AM

ok here goes for me.

1) fan of my favorite show.

2) 2 different places (one being my birth year)

3) its different than most

4) darn easy to remember

jewels · May 1st, 2004, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by thomas7g

Don't let her fool ya! her real name is JANE!

Tis not JANE. GRRRRRRRRRR.

You just like to make me Jane when I'm not looking. My goodness how men do put on the breaks for that woman....!

bsg1fan1975 · May 1st, 2004, 11:52 AM

lol I know my nickname is a variation of my real one also. my mother started it a few years ago after suffering minor stroke damage. There were times she couldn't remember which daughter she was talking to so I told her to just call me Ace. It stuck and I still like it!

May 1st, 2004, 01:37 PM

Morgan is my real name and theres that whole spiced rum conection that
makes me laugh,and most of my heros have been Captains,America,Kirk,
Spock,Sulu and now I'm really digging CAPTAIN APOLLOS style!Its pretty
simple but I'm a simple guy.

Rowan · May 1st, 2004, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by The 14th Colony

Rowan, check this thread out for an explanation of my name:
https://www.colonialfleets.com/forums...ead.php?t=4212

Thank you 14th I will, I never saw this thread thanks!

Flamingo Girl · May 1st, 2004, 06:07 PM

Haven't we already done this? Or did it get lost when we changed servers?

BST · May 1st, 2004, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Flamingo Girl

Haven't we already done this? Or did it get lost when we changed servers?

FG,

Yes, we did.

Here's the link:

https://www.colonialfleets.com/forums...ead.php?t=4212

JustinB · May 6th, 2004, 12:03 PM

1) What yours means?
My first name and Family name initial

2) Where it comes from (source)?
Name of my character in the Battlestar Callisto RPG.

3) What it means to you?
A great deal.

4) Why you picked it?
In the RPG, My character is how I would be in the BSG universe, so I put a personal touch to it.

doc834 · May 6th, 2004, 07:20 PM

Doc = Navy Hospital Corpsman. 834 = Badge number from volunteer fire department that I was a member of. I felt it was the best way to describe myself.

Muffit · May 6th, 2004, 10:29 PM

Muffit --

I'll bet you all think it's from the name of that cute cuddlly little daggit in Bsg!!!??? well, maybe... but where do you think IT got its name from?????????????????
Would you believe...

It's ACTUALLY what we daggits yell at our stuoid computer every time it crashes to a blue screen!!!! :

"Ah---- MUFF-IT!!!!!!!!!!"

Hey, it beats swearing!!!