How does one come up with such unique user names for forum usage?

[ClueLis]

Nickname when I was eight (and deservedly so), based on my last name. (Lis)

 

[Pepsi90919]

i wish i could be called OIKOS :heart:

 

[petery83]

petery83's my AIM sn, was going to get "py" as my sn back in the day, was taken, so i did "petery" but that was taken too, so i added the 83

 

[Zee]

im lazy as phuck

 

[vi edit]

I used vi daily while interning in college working on HP-UX systems.

It's the editor you love to hate!

 

[saturnine]

tears for fears put out a cd compilation a while back called saturnine martial & lunatic. im a big tff fan. have everyone of thier cd's. at the time, back five years ago or so, i needed a name. i was going by "i" but found that someone else was using "I" and thought that i could not use something that someone else used. i was listening to the tff cd and looked at the crystal case. name stuck and evey game i have ever played and every forum i have ever been on, i have used it.

today, i know that saturnine means;
Main Entry: sat·ur·nine
Pronunciation: 'sa-t&r-"nIn
Function: adjective
Date: 15th century
1 : born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn
2 a : cold and steady in mood : slow to act or change b : of a gloomy or surly disposition c : having a sardonic aspect <a saturnine smile>
synonym see SULLEN

which fits in my off times given that im ADD.

 

[SpiderX]

Mine's easy. I'm a huge Spider-Man fan and instead of picking spidey or spider-man like the other millions, I chose SpiderX. Granted there are a ton of SpiderX's out there, but it's the thought that counts.

 

[nodoubts2k]

I dont know why i put this name, probably because its my email address. The other handle i have is ckent, i use that for games, as well as on IRC.

 

[drewdogg808]

Originally posted by: MogulMonster
Mine is from skiing. One place I go has a "Mogul Monster" which is basically just a mound of snow carved and painted like a monster, with a tunnel that leads to the moguls.

that wouldn't be cascade, would it? i've been there a few times...went through the monster myself. 🙂

 

[BeauJangles]

Mine's easy

Blinder is my last name, bomber rhymes with it. Also, during the Cold War, a specific Russian bomber (can't remember model #) was nicknamed a 'blinder'.... so kinda fitting.

 

[Bryophyte]

When I was trying to think of a new nick to replace my former one, I tried to get my first name, Serena, but someone who doesn't post took it. I cogitated on it for a few days, then Bryophyte came to me out of the blue while I was taking a shower. Botany major from Oregon. Bryophyte = mosses, liverworts & hornworts.