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Where did you get your username?

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  • 15-12-2008 2:03am
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    SoWatchaWant
    Registered Users Posts: 1,213 ✭✭✭


    This applies only to a certain type of username... For example, ever wondered where the words Karoma, or Frada, come from?

    My google powers tell me that Frada is a cheap imitation of Prada. Am I warm, Frada? Mine's a reference to a Beastie Boys song.

    Obviously applies less to usernames such as brendansmith or RugbyFanatic. We can put two and two together on that one.

    Well, what's the idea behind your username?


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    Cokehead Mother
    Closed Accounts Posts: 773 ✭✭✭Cokehead Mother


    YORE MA

    First and last time I ever say that.


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    Hank Scorpio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,631 ✭✭✭✭Hank Scorpio


    from a band called underworld with thier classic born slippy nuxx :)

    iv been using this nick for a long time in games, other forums ETC


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    FunkZ
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,179 ✭✭✭FunkZ


    Mine came from a Coca Cola ad from the '90s!


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    Dord
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,817 ✭✭✭✭Dord


    It's the irish for bass. I chose it because happen to play bass guitar. :)


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    longshanks
    Registered Users Posts: 4,990 ✭✭✭longshanks


    braveheart was on the television


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    Holsten
    Registered Users Posts: 4,971 ✭✭✭Holsten


    Beer.

    There was a Holsten glass in front of me when I was registering.


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    Harpy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,887 ✭✭✭Harpy


    the background to harpy is not very exciting at all but you ask so..
    i was trying to think of a name and had a euro in my hand and saw the harp so i like ah harp then i decided against harp so i went with harpy instead


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    eVeNtInE
    Registered Users Posts: 7,020 ✭✭✭eVeNtInE


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    #10
    cherryghost
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 17,133 Mod ✭✭✭✭cherryghost


    the band Cherry Ghost, not a reference to Wilco as some may think


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    emeraldstar
    Registered Users Posts: 5,383 ✭✭✭emeraldstar


    My head.


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    Cupcake_Crisis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,448 ✭✭✭✭Cupcake_Crisis


    my friend got a cupcake tattoo the day i registered so i had cupcakes on the brain


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    Galvasean
    Registered Users Posts: 30,746 ✭✭✭✭Galvasean


    Galvatron was a transformer from the '86 Transformers movie who had a similar goatee to me. My real name is Sean so i just rolled out with Galvasean.


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    Xavi6
    Registered Users Posts: 40,861 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    You will find my answer and that of many others in this thread.


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    SoWatchaWant
    Registered Users Posts: 1,213 ✭✭✭SoWatchaWant


    Dord wrote: »
    It's the irish for bass. I chose it because happen to play bass guitar. :)

    Ah yes, I am familiar with you from the music forum:)

    Well that's something new about the language to me, and I considered myself a goodish speaker.

    @nuxx:

    I'm familiar with Underworld, is Born Slippy Nuxx the full name of the song, or a particular remix?


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    SoWatchaWant
    Registered Users Posts: 1,213 ✭✭✭SoWatchaWant


    I <3 GuanYin wrote: »
    You will find my answer and that of many others in this thread.

    Ah, but what about your new username:)


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    giggsy664
    Registered Users Posts: 2,457 ✭✭✭giggsy664


    Well my name is Ryan, and I support Manchester united, hence the name.

    Why 664? When I was registering on Lego.com (I was 8 and a few friends were on it), and giggsy was taken so it recommended giggsy664


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    Xavi6
    Registered Users Posts: 40,861 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    SoWatchaWant wrote: »
    Ah, but what about your new username:)

    It's a challenge I was issued to raise money for charity.


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    giggsy664
    Registered Users Posts: 2,457 ✭✭✭giggsy664


    SoWatchaWant wrote: »
    This applies only to a certain type of username... For example, ever wondered where the words Karoma, or Frada, come from?

    My google powers tell me that Frada is a cheap imitation of Prada. Am I warm, Frada? Mine's a reference to a Beastie Boys song.

    Obviously applies less to usernames such as brendansmith or RugbyFanatic. We can put two and two together on that one.

    Well, what's the idea behind your username?

    Afaik, frada's is a combination of the last 4 letters from his first name, and the 1st letter of his last name.

    His name: ---rada f


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    Kalona
    Registered Users Posts: 46 ✭Kalona


    My name (Sharon) in Hawanii....random? Parents went there...i got brought back a keyring with that on it...has since been my username for alot of things!


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    Pride Fighter
    Registered Users Posts: 5,729 ✭✭✭Pride Fighter


    Fighting. A Japanese MMA promotion to be exact.


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    #22
    emeraldstar
    Registered Users Posts: 5,383 ✭✭✭emeraldstar


    Kalona wrote: »
    My name (Sharon) in Hawanii....random? Parents went there...i got brought back a keyring with that on it...has since been my username for alot of things!
    Lol, so you created a username to say where your username came from?

    Odd but interesting. Or interestingly odd.


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    eVeNtInE
    Registered Users Posts: 7,020 ✭✭✭eVeNtInE


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    #24
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    Posted this up before in one of the other where did you get your username threads. So here you go:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=53811873&postcount=40


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    #25
    Rabies
    Registered Users Posts: 15,258 ✭✭✭✭Rabies


    Name i used when I first started online gaming in the mid/late 90's


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    Kalona
    Registered Users Posts: 46 ✭Kalona


    emeraldstar wrote: »
    Lol, so you created a username to say where your username came from?

    Odd but interesting. Or interestingly odd.

    Easy mistake to make but yeah i set my account up two days ago so i didnt set it up just to say where it came from....that would be interestingly odd


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    Heisenberg.
    Registered Users Posts: 7,541 ✭✭✭Heisenberg.


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    #28
    patrickSTARR
    Registered Users Posts: 961 ✭✭✭patrickSTARR


    i got mine in a rock under the sea, not a pineapple,


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    #29
    Caballe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20 ✭Caballe


    Similar to yours The Scientist. Was listening to 'Barcelona'! Love that song, epic voices.


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    #30
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    Nick for my name in real life (tm), Ruairi.


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    Matt Holck
    Registered Users Posts: 9,706 ✭✭✭Matt Holck


    need a user name
    just send me $10
    and I'll make one up for you


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