NPF Usernames: Explain Yourself - Page 9

Toastburner B · 07-12-2008, 12:20 AM

It comes from my high school days. My group of friends made stupid little movies for the school film festival, and for kicks, did it under the name "Burnt Toast Productions"...even had a little title screen with piece of gasoline soaked piece of bread burning. So, calling ourselves the Toastburners just came naturally after that, and I can't think of any better screen name, so I still use that for everything...plus on the off chance I ever come across one the friends I don't see anymore somewhere online, they might recognize me. The "B" is added on to denote myself from the other Toastburners, as I was the only Toastburner with a name that started with B.

MasterOfMagic · 07-12-2008, 01:00 AM

I was initially going to be MagicHateBall, because I had some day long fascination with that one Penny Arcade comic. I even signed up under that name but didn't activate it, because the "HateBall" part of it was giving me bad vibes.

I decided I liked the "Magic" part though, because of my longer lasting fascination with magic. I always play magical classes on video games. I tend to enjoy stories involving magic, especially if they attempt to explain the inner workings of it. I didn't want to just be "Magic" for some reason, so I decided to be the Master of it, even if I felt like that was a little egotistical (yes, I actually was worried about that when I first started posting. It was pathetic. I know.) Everyone, to my dismay, ended up shortening it to MoM. Should have anticipated that one.

I've considered asking to have it changed to Mooble.Marble - which is the name I actually like to use everywhere (though I tend to shorten it to Mooble) - but I 'think I've grown attached. I'd be sad to see it go, even if I would never use it anywhere else.

Ogianres · 07-12-2008, 01:05 AM

Back in 4th grade I had gotten my very first copy of Diablo II andd thought it was a great game. I had gone through the process of trying out all the different classes before I decided that I wanted to play a barbarian. When making my "permament" barbarian, I had trouble coming up with a name for him. In order to evoke his savage nature, I made up a name that incorporated the words "giant" and "ogre", with a random three-letter suffix. Ultimately, I had come up with Ogianres, or Ogre-giant-res. The name's stupid appearance was apparently not enough for my nine-or-ten-year-old self, and I had come up with a completely contrived and idiotic way of pronouncing it that would have ensured that anyone growing up with this name in a real barbarian society would have been beaten to death. The irony was not intentional, and would make it that much better when I decided to use it as my internet nickname.

I would later forget about this particular name, and even when I could remember what it looked like I had completely forgotten what it was pronounced like. One day, when creating a forum account for some role-playing forums (this particular forum I would grow to either despise or not care about at all), I had thought back to the "creative" name I had come up with earlier in my life and, in an epiphinous flash, remebered this. It was so stupid that I needed to use it. Ever since it has become my internet nickname, even in online FPSes.

Rokrin · 07-12-2008, 02:39 AM

Rokrin was the first ever legit RP character I made, back when I was in grade 6 and DBZ was the hip thing. MSN Groups was conveniently also the hip thing, so there I was, toting Rokrin around as my first character. The name has stuck since then, and I can legitimately say that every single entry you find in English upon typing "Rokrin" into google is me or has to do with me. Apparently a few of the foreign ones too, but that's something I heard from a friend and can't actually confirm.

Savage Thinking · 07-12-2008, 03:24 AM

For ZJ, it was really just a spur of the moment kind of thing. I was pretty young when I came up with it and I stuck with that for a long while.

Savage Thinking however, was something I came up with when trying to think of a name for a character in Guild Wars. While sitting there, I randomly remembered a discussion I had with a friend about a sentient Doomsday and how he'd go about it, and the oxymoronic nature of it intrigued me.

Fifthfiend · 07-12-2008, 05:49 PM

Thread closed for page limit. And then I waited like a day to make this post because that's the kind of service you get when you fly Fifthfiend's Friendly Skies.

Make another thread if there's still anyone who wants to share their name origin or whatevs.

07-12-2008, 12:20 AM	#81
Toastburner B Toasty has left the building Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Hiding...because I don't want to die. Posts: 3,936	It comes from my high school days. My group of friends made stupid little movies for the school film festival, and for kicks, did it under the name "Burnt Toast Productions"...even had a little title screen with piece of gasoline soaked piece of bread burning. So, calling ourselves the Toastburners just came naturally after that, and I can't think of any better screen name, so I still use that for everything...plus on the off chance I ever come across one the friends I don't see anymore somewhere online, they might recognize me. The "B" is added on to denote myself from the other Toastburners, as I was the only Toastburner with a name that started with B. __________________ I came, I saw, I got team-killed. A lot.

07-12-2008, 02:39 AM	#84
Rokrin Stupidity is an AoE Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 749	Rokrin was the first ever legit RP character I made, back when I was in grade 6 and DBZ was the hip thing. MSN Groups was conveniently also the hip thing, so there I was, toting Rokrin around as my first character. The name has stuck since then, and I can legitimately say that every single entry you find in English upon typing "Rokrin" into google is me or has to do with me. Apparently a few of the foreign ones too, but that's something I heard from a friend and can't actually confirm. __________________ Gamertag: T4CT

07-12-2008, 03:24 AM	#85
Savage Thinking Yeeeah, son. Join Date: May 2005 Location: Stranded in the middle of the ocean with no desire to be rescued. Posts: 755	For ZJ, it was really just a spur of the moment kind of thing. I was pretty young when I came up with it and I stuck with that for a long while. Savage Thinking however, was something I came up with when trying to think of a name for a character in Guild Wars. While sitting there, I randomly remembered a discussion I had with a friend about a sentient Doomsday and how he'd go about it, and the oxymoronic nature of it intrigued me. __________________ The artist formerly known as 'ZutsuJin'. "It is not necessary for the public to know whether I am joking or whether I am serious, just as it is not necessary for me to know it myself"

07-12-2008, 05:49 PM	#86
Fifthfiend for all seasons Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 19,409	Thread closed for page limit. And then I waited like a day to make this post because that's the kind of service you get when you fly Fifthfiend's Friendly Skies. Make another thread if there's still anyone who wants to share their name origin or whatevs. __________________ check out my buttspresso

07-12-2008, 01:00 AM	#82
MasterOfMagic ahahah Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,456	I was initially going to be MagicHateBall, because I had some day long fascination with that one Penny Arcade comic. I even signed up under that name but didn't activate it, because the "HateBall" part of it was giving me bad vibes. I decided I liked the "Magic" part though, because of my longer lasting fascination with magic. I always play magical classes on video games. I tend to enjoy stories involving magic, especially if they attempt to explain the inner workings of it. I didn't want to just be "Magic" for some reason, so I decided to be the Master of it, even if I felt like that was a little egotistical (yes, I actually was worried about that when I first started posting. It was pathetic. I know.) Everyone, to my dismay, ended up shortening it to MoM. Should have anticipated that one. I've considered asking to have it changed to Mooble.Marble - which is the name I actually like to use everywhere (though I tend to shorten it to Mooble) - but I 'think I've grown attached. I'd be sad to see it go, even if I would never use it anywhere else.