Meaning of user name?

[Malc 44]

Originally Posted by B4its2L8

David Route 412

LOL, I guess if you drop the 412 it's quite a good name

[sterdeus]

Mine came about around 8 or 9 years ago when I was looking for a new email address. I took one of my nicknames "Ster" and added an ancient sounding part to it, "eus" (pronounced eee-us). I'm not entirely sure if I took it from Transformers, ala Optimus or from one of the Roman or Greek rulers, ala Octavius, but it ended up being Sterdeus.

And all google searches indicate that no one else is using it yet!

[zhak]

Previously, in an unrelated thread...

Originally Posted by zhak

Jim -> James -> Jacques -> Zhak

Also my C&C user name, pronounced 'shock'

Also, 'the last hack'

[Chipper]

Originally Posted by Malc 44

To get a good alias, try using your middle name followed by the the first word of the street name (where you grew up). That makes me John Millbrook, not bad but it no doubt doesn't work so well for everyone.

Originally Posted by David

Sounds like an idea

John Victoria

Originally Posted by kingofpenguins

Andrew Hutchinson

Originally Posted by B4its2L8

David Route 412

Eric Serpentine. (aside, Chipper is a nickname since I'm George III -- needed a way to tell my grandfather/father/myself apart)

[Chipper]

Originally Posted by sterdeus

Mine came about around 8 or 9 years ago when I was looking for a new email address. I took one of my nicknames "Ster" and added an ancient sounding part to it, "eus" (pronounced eee-us). I'm not entirely sure if I took it from Transformers, ala Optimus or from one of the Roman or Greek rulers, ala Octavius, but it ended up being Sterdeus.

And all google searches indicate that no one else is using it yet!

Oh my! For all these years, I've been "pronouncing it in my ear" wong.
I was doing ster (rhymes with stir -- like stir the coffee) plus us (rhymes with bus) Now that I know it's eee-us, need to find out about the first half. Is it pronounced:
1) Ster -- rhymes with stir (like stir the coffee)
or
2) Ster -- rhymes with "stair" (like climb the stairs?)

[sterdeus]

Originally Posted by Chipper

Oh my! For all these years, I've been "pronouncing it in my ear" wong.
I was doing ster (rhymes with stir -- like stir the coffee) plus us (rhymes with bus) Now that I know it's eee-us, need to find out about the first half. Is it pronounced:
1) Ster -- rhymes with stir (like stir the coffee)
or
2) Ster -- rhymes with "stair" (like climb the stairs?)

haha, well I made it up, so however you pronounce it is ok by me!

When I made it up I tried to think of something that could only be read and pronounced one way. I failed.
I guess it could be 1) sterde-us 2) ster-deuce 3) sturdy-us

And its Ster the coffee My name, Allister is pronounced the same way.

Your explanation of Chipper didnt really explain the details of how Chipper came to be. Did you chip your tooth as a kid?

[xmailer]

Originally Posted by sterdeus

Your explanation of Chipper didnt really explain the details of how Chipper came to be. Did you chip your tooth as a kid?

A "chip off the ol' block"? Not an expression I've ever used or cared for much, but it was the first thing that came to mind when I read his explanation, nonetheless.

But George III reminded me of my brother, Byron III. But to my grandmother -- who I guess never considered him exactly her favorite grandchild -- at least out of his earshot, "Byron the third" became Byron the turd.

[mf1941]

The middle name + the street you grew up on was known in these parts as your
"Porno actor name".. as they often resulted in a grandiose combination often found rolling in the credits of that genre.

Mine is ":Fredrick Handsome"

[zhak]

Originally Posted by mf1941

The middle name + the street you grew up on was known in these parts as your
"Porno actor name".. as they often resulted in a grandiose combination often found rolling in the credits of that genre.

Mine is ":Fredrick Handsome"

Mine is: Mike Arizona

[David]

Originally Posted by mf1941

The middle name + the street you grew up on was known in these parts as your
"Porno actor name"

I would not have wanted to use 'John Victoria' then

David

[zhak]

Originally Posted by David

I would not have wanted to use 'John Victoria' then

Depends on the sub-genre.

[Adam Lachlan]

Neat idea. Shame I don't have a middle name. Perhaps someone can suggest one I can use instead.

[mf1941]

Just use your 1st name & report the results!

[xmailer]

Originally Posted by Adam Lachlan

Neat idea. Shame I don't have a middle name. Perhaps someone can suggest one I can use instead.

Don't feel bad, I have one but I hate it and only use it when necessary for legal purposes or when I have to in order to "distinguish" myself from others with the same common first and last names (so consider yourself lucky if you don't have this latter "problem" anyway ).

[Chipper]

Originally Posted by Adam Lachlan

Neat idea. Shame I don't have a middle name. Perhaps someone can suggest one I can use instead.

Originally Posted by mf1941

Just use your 1st name & report the results!

Or give us the street and we can be creative!