Usernames: Explained Version 2.0

[jprocwalk]

If you dig back into the early days of the MajCom forums you'll come across a thread started by zsp (who is now banned interestingly) entitled Usernames: Explained. It caught my eye because it's something I've been wondering about: what are the stories behind our usernames?? It's funny how you sort of come up with your own interpretations of how a username should be spoken/pronounced, but I'd be interested to know what they actually are. So here's my attempt to continue what zsp cannot.

I've explained mine in the forums before but here goes again:

- the 'j' is the first letter in my first name
- 'proc' is the first 4 letters of my last name
- 'walk' is a reference to a distinctive swagger I apparently had back in high school

This swagger was dubbed the J Proc Walk by my buddies, who even made a Youtube video with a freestyle rap about it.

Anyway you now know more than you ever cared to about my username. Time to explain yours fellas...

 

[NewSheriffInTown]

Cool story! Thanks for sharing!

FYI: I often don't read things very thoroughly, I just skim over words to get the general meaning, and every time I see your username, I read it to myself as "japperwocky", (jabberwocky)

My Story: I choose my username because when I took over the website, which I thought was in a bit of disarray at the time, I wanted to clean out the cheaters, ban the multis, clean up the code, and let players know there was a New Sheriff in Town!

 

[empirejeff]

Their is a tread on this on page two. Where Cagey did not understand my name. To explain further the reference in the Klingon empire. Now if someone wants to pretend my name is a reference to Star Wars, I would be ok with that.

 

[pelgrimBANNED]

Hi,
I'm new to this community, playing for a few weeks now.
My nickname: pelgrim,
is dutch for pilgrim, and everone should know what a pilgrim is.
I prefer the short version, but when not available anymore it's pelgrimforever. (half dutch, half enlish)
It refers to a little walk I took for one year, in which I also went to Santiago.
When you stand before the cathedral, you're supposed to step onto a stone in the shape of a shell.
That marks the end of your pilgrimage.
I never wanted it to end, so I didn't take that last step.
Pelgrimforever.

 

[Chilly]

I never wanted it to end, so I didn't take that last step.
Pelgrimforever.

Welcome to the community, thanks for sharing your story. That's a pretty cool one.

 

[JCUK]

JC is my initials and the UK is the Inited Kingdom. Mine is a very boring username lol.

 

[BadElmer]

When I first started playing risk online (in the Risk II community back in about 1998 or so), I was invited into a clan in which most members names were changed to their favorite drinks for some reason. I was drinking my favorite microbrew at the time, which was a Bad Elmer's Porter from Upland Brewery in Bloomington, IN, US. Neither is my name really Elmer nor am I sooooo bad.

 

[Intrpt]

Intrpt = interrupt
Or.. The INTRPT command interrupts the execution of commands


I own this username like about ten years all over the net and I like it.
If I need to register somewere Intrpt is always free to capture.

p.s. And my life some times have interruptions so this nickname is my life.

 

[Shepherd]

Between being a school teacher and being the guy who always plans trips for friends, I've usually got a flock following me around.

And sheep are kinda cute.

 

[Malpot]

Nice stories! The Frontline on my user page sums up my username.

 

[F15FreeEagle]

My user name is of course based on the F15Eagle (fighter jet originally made for the US AirForce for those of you who may not be familiar.)

I always wanted to go into the airforce and fly, but an eye surgery did away with that dream, plus around 7th grade I became very near-sighted without glasses or contacts.

Anyway, the F15 is my favorite fighter jet, and I inserted "Free" as a reference to "The Land of the Free."

 

[Sweetie]

Sweetie, cause I am sugar and spice and everything nice:girl:

But beware too much sweeties are not good for anyone ^^​

 

[Cardinalsrule]

*Ahem*
Anyone else think we have a new Robinette?

 

[Geoffrey]

I killed a guy named Geoffrey and I took on his identity in every single way. I now work his job, am finishing his degree and stole his family. No one seemed to care enough that a guy that looked like him replaced him. So now I am Geoffrey, and that is where my username originates from.

 

[BeanZ]

*Ahem*
Anyone else think we have a new Robinette?

I think you might have hit the nail on the head Cards


Hi Sweetie, welcome to the forums

 

[F15FreeEagle]

I killed a guy named Geoffrey and I took on his identity in every single way. I now work his job, am finishing his degree and stole his family. No one seemed to care enough that a guy that looked like him replaced him. So now I am Geoffrey, and that is where my username originates from.

:afraid:


:hahaha:

 

[JCUK]

Geoffrey...I'm not scared at all....

Cards, you are going to have to build on that post...Robinette?

 

[Redstorm]

simple. I love the color red and thunderstorms. shudda added a dog and a pickup truck to make it complete LOL

 

[JCUK]

simple. I love the color red and thunderstorms. shudda added a dog and a pickup truck to make it complete LOL

RedDogStormTruck

RedTruckStormDog

Hmmm....they work ; )

 

[BadElmer]

My user name is of course based on the F15Eagle (fighter jet originally made for the US AirForce for those of you who may not be familiar.)

I always wanted to go into the airforce and fly, but an eye surgery did away with that dream, plus around 7th grade I became very near-sighted without glasses or contacts.

Anyway, the F15 is my favorite fighter jet, and I inserted "Free" as a reference to "The Land of the Free."

very familiar. I was going to fly too. I managed to get into the Air Force Academy in '84 and planned to fly the F16 (15's nice and all but...) and then the SR71 and then into space. I ended up staying just one year and was fortunate enough to get to fly a T-37 (rode for a half-hour and flew for a half-hour). I work on the ground (and in the ground; I'm an archaeologist) now but I still look up at the sky a lot.