View Full Version : The meaning behind your Screen name
The Mothman
05-23-2007, 07:29 AM
thought this would be a good idea. something fun to do. whta does oyur screen name mean?
mine's rather obvious. The Mothman Prophecies used to creep me out hardcore, plus i have always thought it was a pretty interesting myth/legend or whatever you should call it.
mordrid
05-23-2007, 07:32 AM
Mine is because of my love for Arthurian legend and a major joint the night I made the screen name. I meant to use Mordred, but Mordrid was what I used instead. Have had it for 10 years or so now.
the_real_linda
05-23-2007, 07:34 AM
if you cant figure mine out then bless ya.........i love evil dead, simple as
Papillon Noir
05-23-2007, 08:05 AM
"Papillon Noir" is french for "Black Butterfly".
I had been using "Noir" (it's dark and mysterious :p), but when I went to register here, it had already been taken (though I don't know by whom :rolleyes:). I had also had just come back from a trip to Niagara Falls and we went to the Butterfly Conservatory there. It was absolutely amazing, you walk into this greenhouse and all these exotic butterflies (some larger than your hand) just flutter around you. Anyway, on the way out they have what the word "butterfly" is in 20 different languages, so I thought it just fit. :)
jenna26
05-23-2007, 08:14 AM
Jenna is a character in one of my short stories, one I wrote years ago, when I was about 15 or 16. It was the first thing that popped in my head when I was registering here. And I was 26 at the time, very original huh? :rolleyes:
toXsick
05-23-2007, 08:22 AM
I'm from New Jersey. That should explain it. ;)
The funky spelling just made it more obnoxious, which I found funny at the time, and the cap "X" is because I was trying to be even more clever, if that is even possible. I guess it makes it X-tra nasty. :D
the_real_linda
05-23-2007, 08:22 AM
actually it is.....well its not horror related anywhos....or is it?
"I go by many names"-xander (btvs)
i used to go by one of the characters in one of my high school scripts....since she was partly based on me anyways
Mictlantechutli
05-23-2007, 08:23 AM
Mictlantechutli is the Aztec Lord of the Realm of Death whose feast day was co-opted by the Catholic Church and has become Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead (All Soul's Day)
Always been fascinated with Aztec and Mayan myth, particularly the ritual human sacrifice. And what's not to love about the people who introduced chocolate and chiles to the world?
Dante'sInferno
05-23-2007, 08:28 AM
From the book.
Shadow
05-23-2007, 09:12 AM
*shrugs* I'm not sure but I think the name fits my personality.
Shazbut
05-23-2007, 09:20 AM
Mine's rather contradictory and boring! It was a spur of the moment thing - having always used a paganistic and/or sci-fi name (hence my avatar) in newsgroups and other forums, I wanted something different.
For some reason, Robin William's (of "Mork and Mindy" fame (goodness me, *that* was so long ago!!)) catchphrase "shazbot"sprang into my head, I changed the *o* to a *u* and that was it!
Mind you, "nanoo, nanoo" was probably more his catchphrase - but I am not getting in a tither about it LOL
SHAZBUT! <-- contradictory because the name doesnt quite fit my avatar - but it fits my personality because I am zany and quite insane! :D
Shazbut
05-23-2007, 09:24 AM
thought this would be a good idea. something fun to do. whta does oyur screen name mean?
mine's rather obvious. The Mothman Prophecies used to creep me out hardcore, plus i have always thought it was a pretty interesting myth/legend or whatever you should call it.
I LOVE the film - The Mothman Prophecies. It spooked me, especially when the ending all came together and totally unexpectedly too.
I wanted to chat to people about the Mothman myth for weeks after but no-one seemed interested because they couldnt get their heads round the possibility that *guardian's* from other realms/dimensions could attempt to forewarn us of impending disasters.
How sad to interpret something trying to help as a thing to fear..... oh, I could go on and on about it!!! :p
Wensday13
05-23-2007, 09:44 AM
I really like Frankentein Drag Queens from planet 13.
And so should all of you :D
stubbornforgey
05-23-2007, 10:32 AM
'sigh'..the many times i had posted this all over the place ..oh
well ..one more time won't hurt.
stubborn ...........knighted with this title whilst a mod in a psp forum
forge..................a tool used in blacksmithing but incidently stole by accident.
(i was asked to register it for somebody else but instead registered it under my
password..loved it..kept it..and i AINT GIVEN IT BACK!!
Y........... was added a year later cos an aussie stephen king fan...freind of mine
would go all nutzoid when ever he saw me online and scream..
STUBBORNFORGEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY YY ME MATEYYYYYYYY!!
b.t.w my other nick was BBQued`turtlesoup' as a mockery to another op freind of mine in chataway P'tortoise
ferretchucker
05-23-2007, 11:18 AM
mine's rather unfortunate. I was once looking for a pet...a ferret. I always liked them. I was holding one when it bit me. Well, my arms jolted forward and it jumped out of me. Hey presto! My friends said I threw it. When it came to it, they decided ferretchucker was better than ferretthrower. I use it for most online things and have even made a small buisness at school (I buy gum and sell it for a bit more to those people desperate for it at school) called ferretchucorp.
Dante'sInferno
05-23-2007, 11:21 AM
Actually,mine is from Devil May Cry(Dante) and his ifirit power (Inferno)Cause he sets stuff on fire.
the_real_linda
05-23-2007, 11:28 AM
*shrugs* I'm not sure but I think the name fits my personality.
shadow the hedgehog or shadow the gladiator from ITV's gladiators (uk) :D :D
Geddy
05-23-2007, 12:24 PM
Mine's the first name of the lead singer of Rush.
Shadow
05-23-2007, 12:54 PM
shadow the hedgehog or shadow the gladiator from ITV's gladiators (uk) :D :D
lol
Well I'm certainly not like a hedgehog I think we have established I'm more of a crab lol. And I cant mind the Gladiators, if Shadow was female and hot then sure I'm just like that lol.
I was thinking more like Shadow, Dark, hidden, in the background, mysterious even lol.
Ok fine after the bloody hedgehog lol.
the_real_linda
05-23-2007, 12:58 PM
shadow is cool
http://www.britishgaming.co.uk/wp-content/shadowwebsite.jpg
shadow was a scary man in gladiators that was all broody and got fired for steroid abuse
Shadow
05-23-2007, 01:03 PM
Yea but im not as cool as Shadow the hedgehog lol. Wasnt ever a Sonic fan though either.
stubbornforgey
05-23-2007, 01:22 PM
Yea but im not as cool as Shadow the hedgehog lol. Wasnt ever a Sonic fan though either.
you were never a sonic fan???????????????
'slapslapslapslap'
and 'slap'
:o
RedAngel77
05-23-2007, 01:33 PM
Meaning of my name,
RedAngel77:
Well I obviously like the color red and blood, and horror movies in general. I guess I kind of thought it sounded like a bloody angel.. more of a demon in my mind. I thought it was really cool at the time and it kind of stuck.
the_real_linda
05-23-2007, 01:36 PM
HOW!?
*cries in corner*
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9f/Sonic2_European_Box.jpg/256px-Sonic2_European_Box.jpg
but sonic ruled....rules!
the drowning sound from 'chemical plant zone' still freaks me out
http://pobladores.lycos.es/data/pobladores.com/kn/uc/knuckles1988/channels/knuckles_page/images/chemical_plant_zone_s2b.jpg
stubbornforgey
05-23-2007, 01:39 PM
HOW!?
*cries in corner*
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9f/Sonic2_European_Box.jpg/256px-Sonic2_European_Box.jpg
but sonic ruled....rules!
the drowning sound from 'chemical plant zone' still freaks me out
http://pobladores.lycos.es/data/pobladores.com/kn/uc/knuckles1988/channels/knuckles_page/images/chemical_plant_zone_s2b.jpg
hahahahahahaha!!
it used to make think that i was drowning too..
darkmoon
05-23-2007, 05:20 PM
hahahahahahaha!!
it used to make think that i was drowning too..
I love Sonic!
My name?Not too origianl I suppose.I usully go by Ziggyluna(ziggystardust...I love bowie...and moon in spanish)But I felt dark at the time.I always love the moon.It seems so mysterious and romantic.Plus I always have nightmares with a moon turning dark and the world coming to an end....thought it was horrificly appropiate...I dont know.
novakru
05-23-2007, 05:33 PM
I love Sonic!
My name?Not too origianl I suppose.I usully go by Ziggyluna(ziggystardust...I love bowie...and moon in spanish)But I felt dark at the time.I always love the moon.It seems so mysterious and romantic.Plus I always have nightmares with a moon turning dark and the world coming to an end....thought it was horrificly appropiate...I dont know.
Last week coming home the moon looked Huge and blood-red.
It was eerie and awesome.
Freak
05-23-2007, 06:28 PM
I was gonna call my self Freakshow but it was already taken so I just went with Freak casue that's what I am.
swiss tony
05-24-2007, 12:01 AM
mine is the name of my favourite character from the comedy sketch show 'the fast show'. i started using it years ago when that programme was popular and haven't stopped. boring, eh?
roshiq
05-24-2007, 02:48 AM
roshiq....Joker/funny dude.
deathrider
05-24-2007, 03:26 AM
My name is pretty straight forward, Deathrider is a song by Anthrax. Anthrax are my favourite metal band so it kinda seemed fitting.
Disease
05-24-2007, 06:20 AM
I started one of these threads about 7 or 8 months ago, and got shouted down because it had been done to much, so I pass the torch mothman.... if you want to know about mine then you can look up my thread!
hammerfan
05-24-2007, 07:06 AM
Nothing complicated here: I'm a big fan of the Hammer Studios movies.
Dante'sInferno
05-24-2007, 08:14 AM
HOW!?
*cries in corner*
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9f/Sonic2_European_Box.jpg/256px-Sonic2_European_Box.jpg
but sonic ruled....rules!
the drowning sound from 'chemical plant zone' still freaks me out
http://pobladores.lycos.es/data/pobladores.com/kn/uc/knuckles1988/channels/knuckles_page/images/chemical_plant_zone_s2b.jpgI would;'ve totally owned you in those games as a kid.
The Mothman
05-24-2007, 11:08 AM
I would;'ve totally owned you in those games as a kid.
id own the both of ya.
i rocked the Genesis all day long.
ferretchucker
05-24-2007, 12:47 PM
HOW!?
*cries in corner*
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9f/Sonic2_European_Box.jpg/256px-Sonic2_European_Box.jpg
but sonic ruled....rules!
the drowning sound from 'chemical plant zone' still freaks me out
http://pobladores.lycos.es/data/pobladores.com/kn/uc/knuckles1988/channels/knuckles_page/images/chemical_plant_zone_s2b.jpg
Ah, back in the days when sonic and the trees miles behind him were one, when there were only three characters and when dr. eggman was called robotnic
the_real_linda
05-24-2007, 03:21 PM
you can 'own' me all ya like......i just love miles tails.......and the freakey music of the original sonic...........
i still play them now.........for fun......:D :D
http://www.sega-europe.com/images/game/asset/1165501539688sonic1_03.jpg
i know you can hum all the themes as well............
http://www.maj.com/gallery/Jadefalcon0/SEGA/sonic2_3.jpg
Dante'sInferno
05-24-2007, 03:40 PM
id own the both of ya.
i rocked the Genesis all day long.http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h26/Adrogenous/untitled-5.jpg
The Mothman
05-24-2007, 05:01 PM
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h26/Adrogenous/untitled-5.jpg
that pic just made my day.
horrorobsessed
05-24-2007, 06:12 PM
my brain had a creativity-flatline, so my screen is just what is says. no hidden meanings, nothing.
ferretchucker
05-25-2007, 12:02 PM
my brain had a creativity-flatline, so my screen is just what is says. no hidden meanings, nothing.
or is it the most meaningful of all?
crabapple
05-26-2007, 05:48 AM
Very good point, there.
Misfit
05-26-2007, 03:20 PM
Mictlantechutli is the Aztec Lord of the Realm of Death whose feast day was co-opted by the Catholic Church and has become Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead (All Soul's Day)
Always been fascinated with Aztec and Mayan myth, particularly the ritual human sacrifice. And what's not to love about the people who introduced chocolate and chiles to the world?
I reckon this is the most interesting and meaningful name I've seen here... I really like the thought that went into it and the meaning behind it. Mine is very straight forward, verging on boring! I usually go under the name Dusk, reason being it's my favourite time of the day/night. It's the magical hour, everything looks beautiful and mystical... But... When I registered here the name was already taken so I chose Misfit because I love the band and also because I love the word Misfit.
illdojo
05-26-2007, 04:06 PM
My screen name is the name of my "Rap-core band" ILL DOJO. I play Drums.
If you would like to listen to our music.....http://www.myspace.com/illdojo
mine is pretty much truth in advertising. it is what i am, what i always will be.
i'm ok with that.
ferretchucker
05-27-2007, 04:47 AM
mine is pretty much truth in advertising. it is what i am, what i always will be.
i'm ok with that.
or is it a tribute to all of our fsvourite monkey man?
Shazbut
05-27-2007, 04:53 AM
My screen name is the name of my "Rap-core band" ILL DOJO. I play Drums.
If you would like to listen to our music.....http://www.myspace.com/illdojo
Listened. WICKED :D
crabapple
05-27-2007, 06:23 AM
I kinda wanted to have a fruit name, and I also kinda wanted a name that was reminiscent of Miss Crabtree. You remember who Miss Crabtree was, right? June Marlowe?
illdojo
05-27-2007, 06:38 AM
Listened. WICKED :D
Thanks....I appreciate it.
Geddy
05-27-2007, 07:41 AM
My screen name is the name of my "Rap-core band" ILL DOJO. I play Drums.
If you would like to listen to our music.....http://www.myspace.com/illdojo
Cool band, what does Ill dojo mean?
illdojo
05-27-2007, 08:05 AM
Cool band, what does Ill dojo mean?
Nothing really. Another Guy in the band came up with it.
Basically, "ILL" meaning "Sick" and "Dojo" meaning "House or Home"
So.....I guess "Sick House". :confused:
To quote some old 2001 lyrics - "They call us ILL cause our style is sick". :D
ferretchucker
05-27-2007, 02:55 PM
i love small time bands. To me they seem more musical. They don't have thousands of computers interfering and a 50000 guy band. They're simply normal people, their own lyrics playing their own instrument and nothing more.
dewaholic
05-27-2007, 09:00 PM
Hi. My name is Jenny & I'm a dewaholic.
Shadow
05-28-2007, 06:06 AM
you were never a sonic fan???????????????
'slapslapslapslap'
and 'slap'
:o
I was deprived as a child. Never had any computer games lol. I enjoy games now though. just cant afford them. lol. When I did play sonic I did enjoy his big spin stuff he did lol.
novadawn969
05-28-2007, 10:09 AM
Mine's pretty simple.
I was almost named Nova Dawn.
Personally, I love the name.
969 was a mix of 666 and the age of the oldest recorded human, Methuselah.
I have a small thing for long lives and immortality.
Methuselah is also translated as "when he dies/died, it will be sent/has been sent".
Maybe not as simple as some, but simple all the same.
<3
Dante'sInferno
05-28-2007, 10:13 AM
Mine's pretty simple.
I was almost named Nova Dawn.
Personally, I love the name.
969 was a mix of 666 and the age of the oldest recorded human, Methuselah.
I have a small thing for long lives and immortality.
Methuselah is also translated as "when he dies/died, it will be sent/has been sent".
Maybe not as simple as some, but simple all the same.
<3Ahh I thought it was short for supernova Dawn.But i wish i had immortality.
Freak
05-28-2007, 10:31 AM
A lot of people wouldn't want to be immortal but I for one would love it.I have this huge fear of death so not being able to die would rule.Plus you'd get to see all the new things that happen in the future.
Dante'sInferno
05-28-2007, 10:34 AM
A lot of people wouldn't want to be immortal but I for one would love it.I have this huge fear of death so not being able to die would rule.Plus you'd get to see all the new things that happen in the future.Fuck yeah brah,i would be the first human to turn myself into an animal.Wolf?No.Eagle?No.Tiger?No.Sea Otter?
SEA OTTER,FUCK YEAH!
stubbornforgey
05-28-2007, 10:43 AM
i love small time bands. To me they seem more musical. They don't have thousands of computers interfering and a 50000 guy band. They're simply normal people, their own lyrics playing their own instrument and nothing more.
thats mighty deep there ferret..
'hand on heart n sings the national anthem
novadawn969
05-28-2007, 12:46 PM
Ahh I thought it was short for supernova Dawn.But i wish i had immortality.
I'm not so much into the whole immortality thing any longer...
I just want a simple yet fun life.
But Alchemy may come in handy...
Ugh... so many life goals, and half of them aren't even mine!
stubbornforgey
05-28-2007, 03:36 PM
Fuck yeah brah,i would be the first human to turn myself into an animal.Wolf?No.Eagle?No.Tiger?No.Sea Otter?
SEA OTTER,FUCK YEAH!
hand on hips
'WORD'
i would opt for something that can't be hunted though
Dante'sInferno
05-28-2007, 03:40 PM
hand on hips
'WORD'
i would opt for something that can't be hunted thoughI would tell a black smith to make me a katana and an AK-47 before i changed though,so i could stab and shoot all that tried to eat me.
gordytheghoul
05-29-2007, 10:23 AM
The name Gordy the Ghoul goes back aways to another time known as the 1970s and a TV series known as Kolchak: The Night Stalker. Darren McGavin played Kolchak, a reporter who finds himself covering supernatural stories, one of his contacts was a local mortican that Kolchak called Gordy the Ghoul. Combined with the fact that my last name is Gordon, and I was born in a city that Mr. McGavin once lived, it seemed like destiny, written on a tombstone somewhere, that my user name and over all internet handle would be GordytheGhoul.
ferretchucker
05-30-2007, 02:49 AM
here's one for you guys. If you were offered the chance to be a vampire, would you take it. I always thought I would until I had a dream where it happened and it was HORRIBLE! The fact that I could never have a child, i could never see the sunlight, I couldn't be photograpghed, I could never have a proper relationship and I would have to start a new life because I coul put those around me in danger. Obviously there are pro's but do you lot think they outweigh the cons?
i would jump at the chance.
i have actually been thinking about this since the mid 90s or so, and even the type o negative song 'suspended in dusk' could not change my mind.
stubbornforgey
05-31-2007, 05:53 AM
i would jump at the chance.
i have actually been thinking about this since the mid 90s or so, and even the type o negative song 'suspended in dusk' could not change my mind.
I heard that song once..
not bad at all..despite the lyrics being a little weird.
ferretchucker
05-31-2007, 06:37 AM
I just don't think I could unless I was able to go out in sunlight, like half-vampires in Darren Shans books of the name "The saga of Darren Shan." Very good teen horror
vampire queen
05-31-2007, 06:59 PM
here's one for you guys. If you were offered the chance to be a vampire, would you take it. I always thought I would until I had a dream where it happened and it was HORRIBLE! The fact that I could never have a child, i could never see the sunlight, I couldn't be photograpghed, I could never have a proper relationship and I would have to start a new life because I coul put those around me in danger. Obviously there are pro's but do you lot think they outweigh the cons?
Yeah, I totally would. I already have 2 kids, I don't much care for sunlight, I hate having my picture taken, not like any of the relationships I've had are proper anyways. The only thing I would find difficult is severing contact with my kids and family.....I'm sure I could find a way around that.
Dante'sInferno
05-31-2007, 07:24 PM
I hate bratty children.All they do is cry,and bitch.Like:"WAAAAAAHHHH!!!!"He stole my diaper! or um.....I'ma tell on you! and my personal favorite:I hate you!
Blah.
friday13thfan
06-01-2007, 05:28 PM
Mine is self-describing.
Mictlantechutli
06-02-2007, 11:19 AM
The name Gordy the Ghoul goes back aways to another time known as the 1970s and a TV series known as Kolchak: The Night Stalker.
Great show! Welcome.:D
ferretchucker
06-02-2007, 02:16 PM
Mine is self-describing.
I don't get it.:confused: ;)
[DK]redruM
06-05-2007, 08:29 AM
For the few who don't know, mine is from The Shinning, "Murder" spelled backwards.
([DK] is landcode)
The Mothman
06-05-2007, 06:56 PM
redruM;607530']The Shinning,
http://www.myfootshop.com/xq/ASP/Method.Condition/Value.Shin%20Splints/qx/images/medical/ortho/shin_splints_mod.jpg
Wensday13
06-06-2007, 07:01 PM
Wasnt that what they called it on the Treehouse of Horror take-off ?
:)