I have seen threads for BEST screename, WORST screename, longest, and so on. I don’t recall anyone voting for the following categories:
My nominees are: Most Original
[li]ssskuggiii[/li][li]Zahphod Beeblebrox[/li][li]Bear Nenno[/li][li]Iampunha[/li][li]Mega the Roo[/li][li]Danielinthewolvesden[/li][li]Topaz Antares[/li][li]Drain Bead[/li][li]Carnivorousplant[/li][li]Tubadiva[/li]li “pigface”[/li][li]Pepperlandgirl[/li][li]SwimmingRiddles[/li][li]Mullinator[/li][li]lolagranola[/li][li]Trout mask replica[/li](There are many more, but these stuck out most IMHO)
LEAST Original(nothing personal!)
[li]Oncle Bière (Come on, there’s only one TRUE Uncle Beer)[/li][li]Troll (no explanation necessary)[/li][li]FlatUlance (need I say more?)[/li][li]Oat Willie (sounds like a very bad cereal with Willie Nelson photo on the box, “stays crunchy even in whiskey!”)[/li][li]Al Zheimers (as good as Arthur Itis, or Jaque Kinghoff)[/li](I will let the rest of you handle more in this category.)
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*Originally posted by MagicalSilverKey * My nominees are: Most Original
[li]Zahphod Beeblebrox[/li][/QUOTE]
I don’t think this is any more original than the people who yell “42” as the answer to every question. Perhaps you’ve never read Hitchihker’s Guide to the Galaxy? I can see how that name would strike you as original if you’ve never read it.
I have a few nominees for most original:
[list][li]CrankyAsAnOldMan - Makes me smile when I see it.[/li][li]Arnold Winkelried - You just don’t see enough user names based on 14th century Swiss war heroes.[/li][li]CKDextHavn - I can’t see this name without picturing a drunk Jimmy Stewart shouting “Oh, CK Dexter Haaa-ven!”[/li][li]MagicalSilverKey - Not bad yourself. Very lyrical.[/li][li]JimmyNipples - Can’t explain it, but I like it.[/li]Moe - Obviously a man of intelligence and wit (hey, I’m throwin’ you a bone here).
Well, Zaphod is the name of one of the major characters in the Hitchiker’s Guide series. I’m not saying it’s a bad name, it just comes from a book that is much less obscure than…say…the one that I pilfered my name from
Has to be John Corrado. I bet no one other poster here ever though of having the User Name “John Corrado”.
Least Original:
Has to be John Corrado. I am John Junior, after all, which means my father came up with the idea well before I was even born. Heck, for that matter, my grandfather went by “John Corrado”; so that makes it over 100 years that this name has been in use, and I got it third-hand.
You make the choice.
I’m thinking “least original” would go to the people that used their real name, like lee (no offense, you’re just the only one I could think of at the moment)
enilorac gets a point for originality, even though it is kinda obvious.
I’ll join the ranks of the obvious literary references, though I’m considering changing it to something more original…should I?
In real life my name is Lee, not lee, and that is not what I was called growing up either. There is a differnce. lee is easier to type and more reflective of my true personality. Personally, I think lee is more creative a name than Zaphod’s.
My fave online name was a guy named Stella! It is meant to be yelled as in a Street Car. Here, I like the name bibliophage.
Dang it! That’s what I get for opening new windows all at once and reading them in order. By the time I semi-snitched on Maeglin, he was already outed by nearly half an hour!
