What's in a name? by citizen

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What's in a name?

POSTED BY: CITIZEN
UPDATED: Sunday, August 27, 2006 19:38
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Thursday, January 5, 2006 8:12 AM

CITIZEN

Quote:
Devout Keeper of Jayne's Lunchbox

[To my knowledge only one person on the old board 'got' this ]

I think I might...

More insane ramblings by the people who brought you beeeer milkshakes!
Remember, the ice caps aren't melting, the water is being liberated.

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Thursday, January 5, 2006 9:58 AM

MATTIE

My name.... Humm.... Well, like many others, I needed a name fast, and my real one just wouldn't do. I wanted an appropriate 'verse name, which could have been anything, but I sat here for about three minutes racking my brains trying to think of one.
Then it hit me. In the episode The Message, Jayne recives his fantastic hat from home, along with a letter. He proceeds to read the letter out loud. It says something about a member of his family being ill--Mattie.
To me, Mattie is a sibling to Jayne, even if that's not really the name he says. So, I guess you could say that I'm claiming a relationship to a member of Serenity's crew.

Wacky fun!

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Wednesday, January 11, 2006 9:47 AM

GRIMLOCK

Simple answer, for me, Grimlock was may favorite Transformer when i was growing up.
While its on my mind, can I import an avatar of my own choosing?

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Wednesday, January 11, 2006 10:26 AM

THECOLLECTOR

Mine spawned by the Peter Straub book "Shadow Land"... In the book there is a scary ghost type thing called "The Collector"...

Other Names on other boards I've used have been

Razgriz - Which is an Ace Combat 5 thing
ShadowsBite - Which is a book by Stephen Dedman... awesome book I might add...

Brilliance is like 4WD... It allows you to get stuck in even more remote places...

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Thursday, January 12, 2006 1:09 PM

DARKEYES

When I used to play D&D (I've since moved on to sci-fi rpg's which do far more to captuer my interest) my character was inflicted with cursed eyesight. The outward signs was that basically he looked like he never slept. He had children, and I roleplayed most of them, each carried the curse and the surname "Darkeyes".

"The sash indicates lordhood."

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Thursday, January 12, 2006 2:02 PM

SERYN

er, crazily enough, can't remember why I started using this name, it was when I was a kid, before I even saw a computer.

A serin is a very small british bird, for some reason we had to choose names of birds, my sister chose Robin and my best friend linnet.

Of course theres a grand love in my family for using y's instead of i's, so Robyn, Lynnet and Seryn.

All my emails and other user names are variations on this, Seryndippyt, Serynity, and even the god-awful Serynade (I was desperate) the only one I had different was Annyaenne (two-year-old for 'aunty Helen')

ta daaaa, not too interesting really.

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"She's a mite whimsical in the brainpan."

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Monday, January 16, 2006 7:21 AM

SIMONWHO

I'm a Doctor Who fan.

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Monday, January 16, 2006 7:32 AM

RIVER6213

In CounterStrike, Team Fortress Classics, and battlfield 1942, I was known as River1138 long before I ever heard of Firefly. "1138" comes from Lucas THX-1138 movie.

I live for Headshots!

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Monday, January 16, 2006 8:11 AM

GIXXER

1986 Slabsider Suzuki GSXR-1100G.

Kaylee would like it. Old, unsophisticated, unbreakable, quite the badass in its day.

Obviously outclassed by modern equivalents, as indeed I am myself, I'd still choose it because of the hoot that comes from something that will go fast, but doesn't mollycoddle (or come to think of it, does not give half a hump about the continued survival of) the rider.

You know Marv from Sin City? Just like that.

G

Got X-Rays?

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Monday, January 16, 2006 8:30 AM

EMPXENU

Mine is from scientology... well, not the 'emp' bit. I added that 'cause I'm a fan of Last Emperor.

"I think, therefore I am... I think"

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Monday, January 16, 2006 8:38 AM

KOMELION

Well mine handle comes from a kid in my old eighth grade science class. This kid started to free style about me, “Maxamillion, he’s a chameleon, from Vermillion,” something like that. I thought to myself, “Hey, I like that chameleon part.” Not knowing how to spell it I looked it up. “I don’t like the spelling though.” So I changed it to komelion. I made it shorter and easier to spell. Also, chameleon was already taken at hotmail.

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Well, here I am.

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Monday, January 16, 2006 8:45 AM

FIZZ6KITTY

Very nice Komelion! I like! :)

Okay, mine's kinda silly... My real name is Katie but my Mom calls me Kitty and I just got my Master's degree in physics so will be bored in class one day I was trying to think up new ways to spell boring old physics. lol! Came up with FIZZ - 6. :)

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Monday, January 16, 2006 9:34 AM

GLOBLABSURDITY

It's come to my attention that the world itself is uniquely absurd. Hence the globl (worldwide) and the absurdity. The 'a' is omitted for artistic flare, or some such? Absurdity in life is what keeps me happy. Literally. I need to laugh so as not to cry. The more absurd the better. So as not to define myself as a cynic--I'd rather be considered as an absurdist. How's that for creating a new frame of thought & being.

*Never judge a book by it's movie*
*The heart is an artist that paints over what profoundly disturbs it, leaving on the canvas a less dark,less sharp version of the truth*--D.Koontz (Forever Odd)

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Monday, January 16, 2006 9:37 AM

ROLAND

Mine comes from the main character in Stephen King's series 'The Dark Tower'. I've always loved the name Roland after reading the first book in the series. It is my login name on most sites and my character name in many computer games I play.

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Monday, January 16, 2006 9:48 AM

DAX82

Dax is the pomade I use for my hair and 82 is the year I was born.

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Monday, January 16, 2006 9:49 AM

COPILOTLEONARD

Well if I were on the Serenity ship, I would so totally be the Co-Captain and my last name is Leonard so I figured why not?

"I'm going down too quick. Likely crash and kill us all"

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Monday, January 16, 2006 9:57 AM

IMIN

I'm In- get it?

Well it is what Jayne says when the Cap says they are whores in Heart of Gold.

I just thought that it was funny.

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Monday, January 16, 2006 10:24 AM

THESOAPBOXER

I am a Graphic Designer. My "company," through which I do my independent projects, is called Soapbox Production & Design.

(Traditionally, a soapbox is used to stand upon when making a declaration or tirade of opinions.)

My Graphic Design Instructor forced (read that again, forced) me to change my email address. (Apparently idaho_stallion wasn't "professional" enough for a screen name. Pfft!)

I settled on the_soapboxer based on my "company." (I'm clever!)

Or it's a statement against my hatred of bathing, in that I want to physically beat up bars of soap.

No, it's the first one.

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Juhguh JEE HUA jun kuhPAH!

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Monday, January 16, 2006 11:16 AM

CITIZEN

Quote:
Originally posted by SimonWho:
I'm a Doctor Who fan.

You expect me to believe such an obvious fabrication.

More insane ramblings by the people who brought you beeeer milkshakes!
The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four persons is suffering from some sort of mental illness. Think of your three best friends -- if they're okay, then it's you.

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Monday, January 16, 2006 3:35 PM

DAMROD

Lord of the Rings fan also: Damrod-Dunadan of Gondor, a Ranger of Ithilien

Have a better one!!!

Always bring grenades!!!

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Monday, January 16, 2006 5:44 PM

SAMEERTIA

I originally wrote Ertia as a character in a sci-fi story, that evolved into a novel, that then fell by the wayside, and then later was made utterly obsolete.
(For more on that, check the essay on my website entitled "Too Late. Or How Joss Whedon Stole My Man")

http://home.ripway.com/2004-2/75835/toolate.html

Anyway, I started using Ertia's name when I started writing fanfiction on the web...err...a ...ummm...LONG time ago. She became my Highlander identity, and and then she really became, well, me. Or I her. I'm not sure how that worked.

I registered here as Ertia but then when I went to log in it kept telling me I didn't exist, so I re-registered as SameErtia, hoping that people wouldn't think there were two of us.

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Monday, January 16, 2006 5:50 PM

N0SKILLZ

Lets see...

It started off in Counter-Strike... way back in the beta days. I pretty much sucked, and being the not so creative person I am, I just went with NoSkillz (gotta add the 'z' to be "1337")
and i'm just to lazy to think of a new name.

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"Right Now/ Somebody's stuck in Iraq, Hoping that he gets shipped back breathing/ In a war he's not really sure the reasons/ So we show our support when the press misleads him/ Though we mourn / Remain proud / Salute the troops..."-Ryu of Fort Minor
Death is like sex in high school... If you knew how many times you missed having it you'd be paralyzed- Georgia Lass (Dead Like Me)
*Andersen AFB, Guam*

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Monday, January 16, 2006 9:48 PM

NUCLEARDAY

lol, some good interesting stories in here, so i suppose I'll share as well.

on my good days i fancy myself as something of a writer. years ago i was working on a book, and i can't usually start on anything until i can come up with a title: a ways of focusing my energy i suppose.

anyways, it was a post-apocolyptic story in the vein of Mad Max, etc. when i can come up with them, I like titles with double or hidden meanings, so i was playing around with words, and came up with a New Clear Day. (new and clear... nuclear, insert nerdy snorting here.) kinda cheesey and not so clever but it sort of stuck.

long story shorter, it was around the time i first got an online-capable computer. the spelling tends to change alot, and after countless rough drafts the gorramn story never seems to get done, but the frelling name never seems to go away :)

i also tend to go by the handle gibson grey at times, which has a much shorter story. gibson = both mel and william gibson, and grey is the surname i've used for roleplaying since i was like 6 years old.

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Tuesday, January 17, 2006 2:49 PM

KOMELION

This here is my very favorite thread. I like reading all the posts. Like Kaylee says, “I like meeting new people, they’ve all got stories...” And good stories at that.

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Well, here I am.

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Monday, January 23, 2006 6:52 PM

LOLA

hmmmmm...so it's actually my car's name.
and my alter ego
full name : Lola Falula super crime fightin' ace.
But funny enough the name I always use when I need to fill out somethin'like a magazine subscription, or I'm at an odd party and don't feel like giving out my true name....cause really..when it comes down to it how many Lola's do you know?
(I mean that aren't pole dancers or 80yr old granmums)
Of which...as so far..I am neither.

besides, if you got the retro in ya you can wander about slightly drunk singing "Copacabana" at most parties and get yerself a second glance.
there you have it..tonight I'm just Lola a heartsick Firefly fan.

Lola

"ever sailed on a Firefly?"

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Monday, January 23, 2006 6:57 PM

THATWEIRDGIRL

I think mine speaks for itself.

www.thatweirdgirl.com
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"...turn right at the corner then skip two blocks...no, SKIP, the hopping-like thing kids do...Why? Why not?"

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Monday, January 23, 2006 9:03 PM

FREELANCEPILOT

There is a game, which i have actually never played, called freelancer that allows you to buy the firefly (special download required) in game. Plus i like the idea of freelance writing. I identify with wash a lot, and he's my favorite character, so
FreelancePilot.
Got spaceship, will pilot.

Wash: Yeah, but psychic? That sounds like science fiction.
Zoë: You live on a spaceship, dear.
Wash: So?

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Monday, January 23, 2006 9:53 PM

RHYIANAN

The story of my name isn't too interesting. In third or fourth grade, I read a book where the queen of the faeries was named Rhiannon. Something in the name drew me and it immediately became what I called myself in any game I played with my friends. However, since I had never seen or heard of the name, I mispronounced it, saying ri-ON-an instead of rye-AN-on. As I grew older and found out my mistake, I still liked my version better, so I tried to find a way to spell it that would reflect my pronounciation better. I don't think it quite worked, but it's closer.

Wash: Yeah, but psychic? That sounds like science fiction.
Zoe: You live on a spaceship, dear.

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Monday, January 23, 2006 9:54 PM

KANESKI

Took 'Kane' from the original C&C. Bald, evil guy with the awesome sadistic grin. Started adding 'ski' on the end of forums, signups, etc... since 'Kane' was commonly taken. As for the 'ski'... I'm a Ruski :D

P.S.: Yes, I know the 'ski' on the end of last names originates more from Poland than Russia. Details.

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Monday, January 23, 2006 10:35 PM

JELLYBEAN

No great story behind my name. Decide I wanted a new one when I signed up here so I just started thinking of any random words or terms that came to mind before finally settling on JellyBean.
Huzzah for randomness.

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Friday, February 3, 2006 6:17 PM

KOMELION

I’m bumping for the new people that might want to share.

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Well, here I am.

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Friday, February 3, 2006 6:27 PM

NOVASTARCLOUD

Mine is pretty silly. I love science, astronomy mostly and I think novas are really awesome. It's my yahoo name. I wanted just "NovaStar", but somebody beat me to it; so I stuck 'cloud' at the end.

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Friday, February 3, 2006 6:54 PM

SERENYTY

Serenyty seems obvious, but actually... it's not.

When I chose this, I was... 12. It became my internet alias. I was having a Sailor Moon phase, and Serenity is the name of Usagi (main character) in the past. I thought it was cool, but I liked "y"s. *shrug*.

It all worked out, then.

~A message from Serenyty~

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Friday, February 3, 2006 6:59 PM

SAFEAT2ND

I am a consumate softball player. Live and breath it sadly.

It actually stuck from one game. We were playing a team obviously better than my team. I hit the usual screwball, it was a close play at second base. I had to slide. The result of the slide was I was safe at second, but I broke my wrist. I wrapped it and played the rest of the game. We won.

Not very Firefly-ish, I know.

Safeat2nd, Chief Handyman of Destiny

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Friday, February 3, 2006 8:00 PM

GUTTERBALL

I'm sure you're all thinking that I have a smutty mind and belong in Book's Special Hell, but the nickname -- which is my sole on-line nickname, if you ever bump into me elsewhere -- comes from being terrible at bowling back in high school.

I bowled six straight gutterballs in the same game in which I bowled three straight strikes. The guys dubbed me GutterBall, and it has hung like the fated albatross around my neck ever since. It followed me to college and hence into the professional world.

Gorrammit.

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Please remember that the 9:30 show is completely different from the 7:30 show. Don't forget to tip your waitress.

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Friday, February 3, 2006 8:07 PM

BELOWZERO

Well, I live in Alska, and it's been very very cold here, and when I joined the board it was about 35 below zero so....ANd I needed a name right then. If I could change it I would. I think I like "Reaversbane" a whole lot better. :) Maybe I'll use THAT one on the OTHER Browncoat board.

So many Reavers...so little time. Heh heh.

"Do not go gentle into that good night....
Rage, rage against the dying of the light. . ."
--Dylan Thomas

If you make my favorite show disappear forever, you *will* go to a very special level of hell, one reserved for child molesters, people who talk at the theater, and Fox executives.

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Friday, February 3, 2006 8:37 PM

DRAGONMASTERZERO

Well mine is a purely gamer inspired name

Dragon Master is a title that the main character attained in Lunar: Silver Star Story

and Zero is from the Maverick Hunter Zero from the MegaMan X series.

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Friday, February 3, 2006 11:23 PM

SERENITYSLITTLEANGEL

Well - on every forum I've ever been on I've been my favourite character's little angel. Charmed: Leoslittleangel;
CSI: Horatioslittleangel;
Harry Potter: Siriuslittleangel...

So for Firefly, I'm Serenity's - because she's my favourite.

I can't really remember why it began.

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19 conversions and counting!!!

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Friday, February 3, 2006 11:39 PM

CHRISMOORHEAD

This is the name my daddy gave me. Anyone planning on pointing out the perverse double meaning to my last name, don't, it's been done at least 100 times and only ONCE was the joke even slightly amusing.

"Deep in the battlefield covered in blood
Lies an Airborne Ranger dying in the mud
He fought for his country and he died like a man
Though some people back home just wouldn't understand"

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Saturday, February 4, 2006 3:17 AM

CITIZEN

I can't believe this thread is still going!

It's great to see though, some really interesting stories.

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Saturday, February 4, 2006 7:51 AM

HAPPYWLAD

Mine was given to me due to my oh so jovial and unconstrained demeanor. (note sarcasm)

The only thing that matters is how well you walk through the fire.
C.B.

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Saturday, February 4, 2006 8:23 AM

OLDFOGEY

Well I'm... not young, and most times I feel
sort of fogey-ish (what's an ipod?). Also my
real name is Jane. That one's been taken.

Needless to say my favorite lines all sound
something like this: "JAAAAAYNE!!!"

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Saturday, February 4, 2006 8:41 AM

KEVAR

Kevar was bestowed upon me by my favorite brother-in-law when I was about seven and he has called me it ever since.(my real name is Kevin) Chances are, if you run into a Kevar elsewhere it's me. I love all the screennames though. Anyone familiar with the Pat Cadigan book "Synners"? can appreciate the beauty of screennames/alternate identities.

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Saturday, February 4, 2006 8:49 AM

DIANASPR

so I dont have a cool user name, I need one that has to do w/ what I like
but how can I figure a name when
I like old salsa(the music) Ella Fitzgerald,alternative, sci-fi(Firefly), cars, and the victorian time
its all over the board but id love a name that involes all that i am.

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Saturday, February 4, 2006 8:53 AM

DRAGONFEAR987

my name comes from the dragonlance fantasy series, dunno if neone here has ever read any of those books. but during middle school a friend got me addicted to those books, and id read em nonstop. neway one day i was looking for a name for a game and i started using dragonfear. dragonefear was the term used in the series for the fear that people felt whenever dragons came close. it wasnt really magic, i dont remember exactly how the books explained it, its been ages since ive read them, but it was pretty much just the feeling of terror that people felt when the dragons came. the number is simple enough, just take them from the top right of the keyboard. its usually either 987 or 88 when i make profiles.

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Monday, May 8, 2006 6:29 PM

SAKROVISHE

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Monday, May 8, 2006 6:53 PM

FREDGIBLET

Quote:
Originally posted by citizen:
I then Started playing Counter Strike where my name changed to Citizen Suicide, because of my tactics that involved running at the opposing side with a knife.

And then getting shot.

First off I just wanted to comment on this, when me and my friends would play Goldeneye on the N64 my cousin would always forgo weapons to play as The Slapper. Since the default weapon was the karate chop.

My name:

Fred, I was homeschooled for the majority of my school career. When I was dumped back into public school in 8th grade there was already a Jeff in the class (my real first name is Jeff) so one of the other kids called me Fred. The name stuck and to this day I think there are people from my school who still think that that is my name.

Giblet comes from the fact that I used to play lot of Unreal Tournament, I was much better than all my friends so I usually ended up killing them easily (one game of Quake 1 ended with the score 20 to 1 my lead). When a body blows up in a shooter the pieces are called gibs, hence fredgiblet.

Stupid, but no one else uses it so I keep using it.

EDIT: I got the idea to Google my name from this post, everyting that came up is from me, though I don't specifically remember it all.

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Monday, May 8, 2006 7:19 PM

SERVANTOFKUSHIEL

My favorite book is Kushiel's Dart. It is the story of a courtesan who is also a spy. The main character is a whore (In the book they are called Servants of Naamah) who reminds me very much of Inara. Great tragic fantasy novels.
So SERVANTOFKUSHIEL just kinda fit.

P.S. A little extra - Kushiel is the god of pain and redemption in the books.

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Monday, May 8, 2006 7:55 PM

NAUGHTYMAN

Nothin' too clever here folks.Saw the BDM.Heard Mal say the line and thought to myself "that ones gotta be taken already,guess I'll end up as nottyman or something".The rest is history.Also the name sort of fits my personality,although I'm by no means a badass,I am kind of a wise-guy,joker type.I'm also naughtyman on most other Firefly sites except for the official Serenity site.

"Come a day there won't be room for naughty men like us to slip about at all"

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Monday, May 8, 2006 8:23 PM

SHINYGEEKET

Mine is fairly simple as well. Shiny is probably my most used word from the FF 'verse so of course I wanted to use it as apart of my name. The Geeket part, well that just seemed like the best word to describe myself

"We will rule over all this land, and we will call it... 'This Land'."

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