I guess I better break down and just tell since no one seems to want to guess. “saffo” comes from Sappho, the great Lesbian (and bisexual :D) poetess and one of my favourite classical authors. http://www.sappho.com/poetry/historical/sappho.html
“Starr” was a nickname I earned in high school from being the star cashier at the grocery store that I worked at. :rolleyes: Together they’re pretty catchy. w00t. I answer to Saffs and to Starr, in case you’re interested.
I helped organize a bunch of misfits into a basketball team. None could run, jump, or shoot, and someone made the comment that we looked like a bunch of Toads. We immediately named the team the “Toads”, and being the one of the founding foreToads, the name stuck. The Toad Team motto is, “Evrything to excess, with the exception of moderation”. We even have a secret Toad hand-shake!
“let me introduce you to my little friend”
-Tony Montana
One of my all-time favorite movies. Although I didn’t find out its also a pornstars name till after I submitted it as my moniker.
I’m very tiny. Knick-knack tiny. Can’t get into the top cupboards in my apartment tiny. Haven’t grown since 5th grade tiny. Feet don’t touch the floor whilest sitting in a chair tiny. People mistake me for a grade-schooler tiny. Load me on the back of a pickup and charge people $.10 to look at me tiny. (Ok, maybe not that bad…)
Birds are tiny.
The adjective just accentuated the whole scheme.
I’m really new, but what the hey:
I’m dead. And a male.
Actually, when I was in the Air Force I was cutting my own hair. I was kind of new at it. I screwed it up and had to cut it with no guard on the clippers. As close to a shaved head as you can get. I went to work. The FIRST words said to me were, “DEAD MAN WALKING!!”. It stuck. When I first got on the internet back in '86/'87 the nic “deadmanwalking” was allready gone pretty much gone everywhere. So I became “dead0man0walking”. That is stupidly long. Shortened it to Dead0man and that is who i am EVERYWHERE online(well i was “punkndrublicNOFX” for awhile because chicks dont dig guys named deadman). So if you see Dead0man anywhere online give me a wave. I still cut my own hair and I always do it without the guard now.
dead0man
I know I’ve mentioned this before, but here I go again.
One of my favorite bands of all-time is the Red Hot Chili Peppers. When I was looking for a second name for my AOL account (cuz for some reason, one just wasn’t cuttin’ it), I looked to the band for inspiration. On their multi-platinum album BloodSugarSexMagik, there is a song called “Sir Psycho Sexy.” I always thought that would be a cool name if I got to choose my own, and so I did. I just happen to like my spelling better.
-Syko
i was recently reading the wheel of time series, and actually it took me like half an hour to come up with this screen name, and i half got it off of my friend CougarFang (not too original, eh?)
I wish I had a more creative and thought-out screenname like some other folks here.
Anyway, “Winnie” basically came from the fact that when I was a young gal/teenager I guess I bore a striking resemblance to the character “Winnie” on the Wonder Years (what was her name, Danica McKeller or something?). Same haircut, same face, just blonde hair. People always asked if anyone had ever told me how much I looked like her, so the nickname stuck for a while.
Well, after leaving a HORRID relationship, I began a move across the country. By the time I went to California from
Georgia- my children and I felt like gypsies- but I was FREE! And I remain Free!(But never assume I am easy!)
It was my senior year in college. Late one night I was well baked. I wrote a weird fantasy/science fiction story and decided to submit it to my food co-op newsletter for publication (they printed it). It needed a byline. What should I give my name as? A man on a flaming pie swooped down and said “Your name is Jomo Mojo.” I said, “Thank you, Mr. Man, Jomo Mojo it is.”
Just kidding, that last bit. I was really into Africa, into all things African. Jomo Kenyatta (a name from east Africa) was the hero of Kenyan independence, and mojo (a word from west Africa) means ‘magick’ which I was also into. Not only that, the first two letters of my first name are Jo- and the first 2 letters of my last name (and my mom’s maiden name too) are Mo-. Neat, huh?
The Lady of the Lake, her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite, held Excalibur aloft from the bosom of the waters to signify that I, flodnak, was to carry Excalibur, or barring that, at least to have the oddest username on the SDMB.
That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
Heh…well, I wrote a poem back in my senior year of high school that was about a guy named Gabriel. I played off of a biblical verse (Luke 1:19) in it…the character was basically looking for himself, and was very sexually frustrated.
Of course, everyone thought that I was “Gabriel.” So some people started calling me “Gabe.” This was right when I signed up for my username…those of you who know your angelic lore can figure out the rest. I also liked the irony of it. I’m not exactly a devout, by the book Christian, you know? Though I am intrigued by the imagery and lore.
The name Gabe/Gabriel stuck, by the way. Hence my (mailto:gabrielj2600@aol.com).
And I’m a chick, btw.
Here you go, Civil Defense:
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=67021&highlight=origin
I’m a huge Pulp Fiction fan, and here’s a line from it:
JULES
Good for you. Looks like me and Vincent caught you at breakfast, sorry ‘bout that. What’cha eatin’
BRETT
Hamburgers.
JULES
Hamburgers. The cornerstone of any nutritious breakfast. What kinda hamburgers?
BRETT
Cheeseburgers.
JULES
No, I mean where did you get’em? MacDonald’s, Wendy’s, Jack-in-the-Box, where?
BRETT
Big Kahuna Burger.
Mystery explained.
I’ve got high hopes
Why, EVERYONE should know the great epic of Nardo Polo, the World’s Greatest Marble Player.
All of my life, people have said I have a contrary nature. I look at things differently from most people, march to the beat of a different drummer, swim against the current…use the cliche’ of your choice. When I started reading the Discworld books, I saw the word “widdershins” for the first time. When I looked it up, the dictionary said it was a variant of “withershins”. I read its definition, “In the opposite direction, in reverse, counterclockwise.” I liked that “widdershins” was an alternate spelling, and felt that it described me fairly well. When I decided to de-lurk, it felt like the right time to adopt the word as my own.
Hey, if I hadn’t found it, I probably would have just picked a character name from Nova Express like I normally do when I need a catchy or odd name.
My name comes from my musical taste.
My first name is Dave. My last name begins with W. The 0071 is from my work ID. But, since I’m a hired killer, the 007 kinda fits.