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Now that the thread is famous... time for an explanation

I'm currently a university student, studying biology...
In order to both pay the bills, and gain some useful experience, I work in a lab on campus... we study the development of fruit fly tracheas as a model for how complex tubule networks (like our lungs for example) develop.

Now, I'm somewhat a quirky person, and when choosing an online personna, I wanted something esoteric...
hence, since this is a historical gaming site, no historical names would do.. I had to turn to the other area about which I knew a little... biology.

The NaKATPase (sodium-potassium pump) is one of the molecule known to be necessary for proper tracheal development in flies... this was the first protein I got to work with in the lab

Unfortunately, my secret was already discovered by one gentleman here (acrosome), so I guess I don't lose much by revealing it to the rest of you :p

I have been following this thred for a long time, and finally decided to do my share of the screen-name explanantions.

However, there is not much to explain. Ananias is the name I am called by friends and family alike. Don´t know why, though. Maybe it derives from my real first name, Antti.

Originally posted by Goblin
What is the significance of your Screen Name?

A lack of imagination.

I worked for about two years under a DEA contract in the drug capital of Mexico… Culiacan Sinaloa Mexico.

Originally posted by Goblin
Capt. Pixel and hellcat gave me an idea. I will let you all talk about yourselves! What is the significance of your Screen Name?

I loooove night fighting at super close range! What creeps around in the dark, waiting to get you when you aren't looking? Goblins do.

Goblin- A Goblin is under the bed:eek:

Well, the only "handle" I've ever used on the 'puter was Hotshot, which I started using way back in 1982. I came by it quite honorably when stopped by a NJ State Trooper for the minor infraction of doing 135mph in a 55 zone and the first thing the nice officer said to me (minus the cuss words) was, "Okay Hotshot, where the <bleep> do you think you're going?" This happened with a bunch of friends in the car (we were on our way to Englishtown to run the car on the drag strip in the afternoon heats) Naturally the name stuck, and by the time we ran the last heat at the track that day it was somehow painted on the driver's door of my '70 Plymouth.

However, "Hotshot" became too common a name on the net after 1994 or so, so I now just use my real name.

Irinami is Japanese for "[the] Incoming Wave." I never liked using favourite bands/people as my online name, so when I went to a music forum and wanted to tip my hat to Flood, I looked up something related on Jeffrey's dictionary site.

I changed chat rooms (realizing music people tend to be like Tankhead's hippies), but kept names so my few friends would be able to spot me. Since then the friends have grown but the name stays the same.

I guess if I played online much, people would say it's probably like my tactics. A big frikkin' incoming wave that crushes stuff... but if you survive it, the wave will cower back under your feet. Need to work on that part.

Bump!:D

I am interested in what some of the newer guys have to say...

Goblin

slehtine - first letter from Sasa, rest from family name Lehtinen. My first and last Unix username. My first name is very unusual around here in Finland. So when I had change to choose myself handle I went for something totally ordinary. I like my name very much, but being always 'personal' because of name, well it's not me.

-Sasa

My name comes from Finnish TV program...and that is an program for children:D .
Sandman appears always in intro and also in outro.
When I was kid I liked that very much.
I'm sure you Finnish guys know what program is the matter in question.

And of course I watch that program nowadays too, but rarely.
And that program is even older than I, about 25 years old, maybe more.

I am new to the forum but not to SP.

I have played for several years against a group of 3 friends living in CA where I used to live some 12 years ago. I now live in Connecticut. Dont ask me why, it is cold as a witch's t*t tonight....
They are whats left of my old wargames / roll playing game group that I used to hang out with.

I usually give them a whoopin in strategy games so a long time ago they began caling me things like Lord Paul (my real name), Master, and Overlord....that was when they were being nice. The other names would just be *'d out if I typed them here

I also have a soft spot in my heart for the bad guys (Big Cats rule!!).

So I joined and when asked for a screen name, I chose TheOverlord because it was the scariest ( ) of the names my friends called me.....and I couldnt think of anything else at the moment.

Originally posted by TheOverlord
I also have a soft spot in my heart for the bad guys (Big Cats rule!!).

Yeah they do, baby!:D

Goblin

Originally posted by Goblin
Yeah they do, baby!:D

Goblin

another name for a Kat is a pu**y:D

M4Easy8 baby!

now where did I get my screen name? I forget:p

Maybe, but when they get crampy they can be a real b*tch to deal with.....
And blowing up M4's works better than Midol!

Originally posted by TheOverlord
Maybe, but when they get crampy they can be a real b*tch to deal with.....
And blowing up M4's works better than Midol!

I think I love you.


Goblin:D

Originally posted by TheOverlord
Maybe, but when they get crampy they can be a real b*tch to deal with.....
And blowing up M4's works better than Midol!

Yes but I have my redwings

Originally posted by Goblin
I think I love you.


Goblin:D

Your Tiger or mine....

Hello fellow wargamers. My name is Ironfist. In the old school days my friends called me Iron, but thats only the begining. Back in 1998. I started playing SP 3 online. I had been playing before that since 1991. with SP1 agianst the AI. Now when I started on Mplayer. There were a small group of very good players. I think there may have been about 40 players on my list at one point in time. Now being new at online gameing and chat rooms I changed my name quite often. Steelfist, Capt_Crunchy, TheViking, and HitlerYouth101. This usually got a few laughs from my opponents. But Finally I descided on Ironfist. Because I ruled with an Iron Fist. I had become #1 for 3 months on Case's Ladder. When I first started. I played with a great deal of heavey Armor and very little Infantry support except to protect my armor. I was also good at useing artillery to destroy my enemys. But mostly it was the large Tank battles we engaged in that made me keep my name as it appears now. Sometimes you may see me as ironfist738. This refers to 7th kompanie, 3rd platoon, 8th Vehicle. Ironfist also displays the way I attack my opponents useing the ole Blitzkrieg Tactics. " On my signal Release Hell !!!":eek:

Originally posted by TheOverlord
Your Tiger or mine....

Say Tiger to me again...

Goblin

Originally posted by Goblin
Say Tiger to me again... Goblin

Sick,Sick,Sick,Sick:D :p

Tiger is just ordinary dirty talk to me... If he wanted to be sick, he could say King Tiger! Or maybe Jagdpanther! Ooooohhhhh, ooooohhhh!

:p


Goblin

ROTFLMAO:D