Well I gotta tell ya, some of these personal icons are awesome. Jinn Fizz and Stupendous Man are two of my favorites. I'm interested in the meaning behind them. To some it just looks cool, to some there may be some history. Also, I think I know why BoXXi's is a box, but I don't know why he's BoXXi. What makes Corky_O Corky? Why does butch have a 123 and a motorcycle? What's a Jafo? Why did sbgFX kill the Spyder?

So if you got a minute, tell us why you chose your nickname and what, if anything, your icon represents.

I won't go first this time. Someone else.

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on Sep 23, 2005
that's my story and I'm sticking to it!!!


Good story!

I love cacti


I don't believe I have ever read or heard anyone say "that exact phrase, ever" but that's cool.....

Cacti, need love too!
on Sep 23, 2005
Scarebear:
Hopefully you dont have a big blonde afro now j/k

starkers:
Ohhh, that story is too funny
on Sep 23, 2005
Cacti, need love too!
Yes they do Cynder-Elluh !!!


on Sep 23, 2005
Interesting thread.


the jist on my nick...
Shortly before purchasing my wc subscription, I decided I wanted something different to be known by. My previous nicks were lame. I thought...'I've been through 3 nicks already, 3rd time's a charm, I love the original Star Wars trilogy......trilogy it is!' So I thought - it was taken here at wc. So, similar to brncofan7, I changed the 'L' to a '1' and presto! Yep, its a keeper.

my avatar...
I cant fit tri1ogy in a 50*50px space and have it look how I want it to, so its just tri (perhaps even a play on try => keep trying). The colors? I was playing around in PS and really liked how the colors turned out. Besides, I've always favored a blue and white color combo.


Good idea you had SD!


(actually been through 5 nicks, but...Hey! Whats that over there?! *points, sneaks away*
on Sep 23, 2005
Bichur: most commonly (and probably more correctly) spelled bichir - from polypterus bichir of which I have 2 (bichir was taken as a name on MSN my first ISP...and Walmart called them bichurs.....it's my nick.

often pronounced - biker == i like to ride

Troll (not iTroll) - used to be an alien, was sitting around reading a post and somebody got flamed so people jumped on the flamer, next thing I know they were all flaming trolls (iTrolls) - I was bored, looked up and saw my little aquarium troll in a stump...went hmmm.....picked up my camera....

Answer your ? SD?
on Sep 23, 2005
I posted it earlier in this thread, but will copy/paste/edit it, Bichur. Thank you for asking. In Japanese, a reclining dragon (garyou) is kind of like a person waiting to burst out. A man of potential or a good man hidden among the masses. I don't think I'm a good man; but one that can always improve. A person who has not reached their full potential. ...and damn, I love naps.

Just thought the icon I was working on looked cool, so I made it my avatar. Then I realized in February 05 that it was a terrible subconscious mimicry of DanilloOc's, so it has morphed a couple of times. This one may stick. May not.

Progression
on Sep 23, 2005
Well..I made mine myself and you all know my graphic ability is..stupendous....
Anyway..mine is 2 pics I spliced together. They represent always fairy and hades avenger..hades avenger protects the pesky fairy..he is never far away..he is her dragon slayer. (bad dragons only)
on Sep 23, 2005
(bad dragons only)


on Sep 23, 2005
I don't think I'm a good man; but one that can always improve.


You're a good man, Bill.
on Sep 23, 2005
You're both!
on Sep 23, 2005
[Sleeping Dragon]
(bad dragons only)




I said only bad dragons..yanno..the kind that wanna make shish-ka-bob-fairies
on Sep 23, 2005
starkers:
Ohhh, that story is too funny



It is now I look back many years later, but it was far from amusing at the time....being intentionally shut out was bad enough, but the sudden illumination of the porch shed an unwanted light on the siuation which brought uproarious laughter from inside....my already reddened face going a deep, deep crimson right down to my toes I'm by no means a prude, but certainly the complete opposite of an exhibitionist and couldn't get that 'what if somebody saw me' out of my mind for ages. It didn't necessarily cause me nightmares...providing I wore PJ's

And yeah, SD, it is an interesting thread for posting it...and thanks again for the Sumo guy
on Sep 23, 2005
and thanks again for the Sumo guy


Anytime. I've been thinking about putting a small cat in front of the towel

Thanks, 47 Songs and Aimzzz
on Sep 23, 2005
Sumo Guy
on Sep 23, 2005
Back from when I used to play EverQuest, Solosturm was my first ever char.
I have not since quit EQ (it IS like crack!), and have traded it for Skinning.

My name, as it has been for a few years now, is now Solo.Dev (even in my gmail address), ad a testiment that i am a Solo Developer in C++ and VB.

The avatar is a testament to OSX and Redhat, two of my favorite OSes.
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