Usernames

[spb]

Originally Posted by Lt Major Burns

Lt Major Rupert Percival "Dickie" Charlteston-Burns

This makes more sense... When I first saw your username I thought you had taken it from Maj. Frank Burns the character on the 1970's TV show M*A*S*H -- I couldn't understand why anyone would want that name.

[Snaffle]

One of my favorite drinks is a Snapple. They had a Raffle once (don't know if it's over yet). The raffle was simply called "Snaffle". Started using it, and it stuck.

[billbaloney]

Billy Baloney was the ventriloquist doll on Peewee's Playhouse. My name is Matt.

[mdnky]

Mine has two possible scenerios, can't remember which was the real one. MD is the initials of my first and last name, while NKY stands for where I lived all of my life (until recently).

Michael Donnermeyer in Kentucky
Michael Donnermeyer Northern Kentucky

[Gig']

Gig' is a nickname given to me by one of my best mate, kinda short for Giorgio, but it should be pronounced more like "Djeej".

[fryke]

I needed a character name for a cy-fi short story and let my hands drop on the keyboard. The first _speakable_ name that came out was 'fryke'. Ever since, I've been using it in network FPS games (Marathon I-III back in the days...) and online services.
The story, IIRC, was about a professional killer who at the end got buried alive.

[Rhisiart]

Originally Posted by fryke

I needed a character name for a cy-fi short story and let my hands drop on the keyboard. The first _speakable_ name that came out was 'fryke'. Ever since, I've been using it in network FPS games (Marathon I-III back in the days...) and online services.
The story, IIRC, was about a professional killer who at the end got buried alive.

Oh no. Don't tell us that. I genuinely thought Fryke was on your birth certificate.

[sinclair_tm]

well, i've had mine since my freshman year in highschool as a screen name for my mac network games (tron, netrek, and most importantly, bolo). i loved the show babylon 5, and took my screen name from the 1st commander, jeffrey sinclair. the tm is short for trade mark. on the mac, i could make it a little tm in the upper right because it was a part of the character map, shift-option-8 on the keyboard got it for you. but its not there in windows, so i went to the underscore. and i have used it every where i can everafter.