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Shaman · Joined: 06 Apr 2003 Posts: 446 Location: Hammertown

Greetings Forum,

Amongst the forum dwellers, some are identified by fancy monickers and others go by their actual names. Here's a question posed to each camp:

Nicknames: Why did you choose your particular handle?

Real Names: If you were to choose a nickname, what would it be?

Smile

Shaman

Fargi_prc · Joined: 19 May 2003 Posts: 45 Location: Zhenjiang, PRC

Well for me My nickname is my nickname. Friends call be by it at home. I'c as comfortable being called Fargi as I am being calles by my real name.

What I want to know is why people chose their Avitars.

Steiner · Joined: 21 Apr 2003 Posts: 573 Location: Hunan China

It's my name. Don't know about a nickname...not going to think of one right now. Besides, if I ever get booted I'll have to use it to reincarnate myself.

My avatars are all of funny lookin guys. I think funny looking guys are funny.

My signature is also my name, after a fashion.

SweetOne · Joined: 19 Jul 2003 Posts: 109

Mine came from someone who saw nothing but good in me. Ah... he loved me well. Now, I make a concerted effort to live up to it.

MartinK · Joined: 01 Mar 2003 Posts: 344

Steiner · Joined: 21 Apr 2003 Posts: 573 Location: Hunan China

SweetOne · Joined: 19 Jul 2003 Posts: 109

I was sorry to read that wasn't your picture, Steiner. It seems to fit. Smile

But, to be fair, I was also confused, because I read that our pictures were not acceptable as avatars. I want capergirl's avatar. It's soo cute!

Lynn · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 696 Location: in between

My story is really boring. Lynn is my middle name. It's easy. I've used nicknames before on the net, but when I go to log on I forget what it is. If I could do it over again, I'd use my real name but someone is using it now. Or I would choose a cute nickname with some kind of hidden joke or special meaning.

As for my pic, it's Japanese mode/actor Ikeuchi Hiroyuki. My guy resembles him. hee-hee. Very Happy

Jess_Laoshi · Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2003 6:27 pm Post subject:

Mine is what my students called me in China. I team-taught the class with another foreigner named Mike. The students called him Mike-Laoshi. We tried to get them to just call us Jess and Mike, but they felt awkward about it. Mike and I were good friends and we started referring to each other as "Teacher Mike" and "Teacher Jess" as a joke (Laoshi means teacher in Chinese, a bunch of you already know that though). Since it was our first time teaching, we kinda got a kick out of the formality. I thought it would be appropriate here.

On other boards I post under the name of "Tsunku," who's a slightly androgenous Japanese singer from the band "Sharan Q." Their music kinda sucks but the word is fun to say. I admit, I probably don't put enough thought into these things.

Sunaru, Mao de Tongue woulda been a great name! I can't understand who would offended by that? Mao supporters?? People who are anti . . . tongue?? Or is it supposedly too sexual? pfffft.

Steiner · Joined: 21 Apr 2003 Posts: 573 Location: Hunan China

Mao de Tongue is a nice one. Maybe Dave didn't want the site banned in China, though. I've wanted to use one of these as my avatar: