this post was submitted on 09 Jul 2023
39 points (100.0% liked)

AskBeehaw

2132 readers
1 users here now

An open-ended community for asking and answering various questions! Permissive of asks, AMAs, and OOTLs (out-of-the-loop) alike.

In the absence of flairs, questions requesting more thought-out answers can be marked by putting [SERIOUS] in the title.


Subcommunity of Chat


This community's icon was made by Aaron Schneider, under the CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

And did you choose decent one this time or Rimjob_stew one?

(page 3) 35 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] Cybrpwca@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

I was really into Changeling: The Dreaming, cyberpunk, and old DOS 8.3 filenaming back in the day. It just stuck.

[–] mtizim@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

I thought of an username made up of shortening my first and last name when I was like twelve, and I just kept it. It's unique, unpronounceable, and long enough so I can claim it literally anywhere.

[–] jcarax@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

Julian Carax, a character in The Shadow of the Wind.

[–] DEXSIC@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

Boring, but I looked at my desk and saw a rolodex and a cisco switch. DEX CIS to DEXSIC

[–] TerryTPlatypus@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

Well, have this thing where I like RnB, and also Perry the Platypus, so boom.

[–] JuniperusVox@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

It's the Latin version of my name (which is just a tree), and vox for voice. So, Juniper's Voice. Rather on the nose, but I like it.

[–] pbjamm@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

Now its time to..Kick out the JAMMs!

I like KLF, Illuminatus and peanut butter.

[–] shahar2k@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

it's my name, with a 2k tacked onto the end, because I started using it a long time ago..

dry sarcasm aside, I have many online "handles" I use but I found that I'm totally ok consilidating most of my online presence under my real google-able identity.... MOST

[–] mobyduck648@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

I like the Longest Johns who wrote a song called Moby Duck, and I also like Radio Caroline a group of old-school offshore pirate radio enthusiasts set to be the last British radio station left on AM pretty soon, they broadcast on 648 kHz.

[–] grapple@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

grape + apple = grapple

[–] SeverianWolf@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

I am a fan of Gene Wolfe's books, especially The Book of the New Sun. The main character of the books is named Severian, who claims he has ''perfect memory'' (or how he remembers things the way he prefers it)

[–] VoxAdActa@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

I got into an argument with my ex, and I came out of it feeling totally defeated and completely worthless; like nothing I ever said mattered to anyone. I deleted my first Reddit account and all my internet forum accounts the same night, since I had nothing to add to any discussion anywhere.

When I finally climbed my way out of that despair pit (and that relationship), I made a new, half-ironic username on that theme. "ad acta" is Latin, and it literally translates to "from the archives", but in common use it was a phrase meaning "irrelevant". So Vox ad Acta is "Voice of the Irrelevant".

[–] BuxtonWater@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

It was the closest object to me when I needed a username several years ago.

[–] Mandy@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

My full name is Amanda and my gf nicknamed me Mandy, so henceforth that is all I shall be

[–] Metafalls_@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

Its from a region from a certain JRPG I adore but misspelt

[–] Valliac@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

Been using the handle for years since I started it in World of Warcraft. Just stuck with me.

[–] blueskiesoc@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

Blue skies are an image of good times and I have chronic depression. I like making people smile, though, so I keep it upbeat.

I'm in California. Blue skies over California.

I shortened the last bit because I'm into the whole brevity thing, dude.

Never put the "original content"/OC thing together, but that works too.

[–] animefans@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

I like anime, so I am an animefans

[–] Tin@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

My old Ultima Online character's name was Tintagel (like the castle from Arthurian legend). I used LadyTintagel as a username for a long time, and eventually it was shortened to just Tin.

[–] worfamerryman@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

If you have to ask, I have a TV series for you.

[–] Evergreen5970@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

I’m terrible at naming things so I used a random username generator.

I also like to have numbers at the end so if anyone actually desires the username “Evergreen” I, who don’t really care too much about getting that specific username, will not be taking it from them. It’s a dictionary word, those get snapped up fast.

[–] thismessisaplace@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

William Murderface Murderface Murderface

[–] Chemslayer@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

I was making an account to play Command & Conquer: Renegade. The NOD team had a unit called the Chem Warrior that shot liquid tiberium like a flame thrower, thought it was super cool. Don't remember how I ended up on Slayer instead, but it stuck

load more comments
view more: ‹ prev next ›