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Message no. 1
From: shadowrn@*********.com (Strago)
Subject: [OT] Handle Names
Date: Thu Mar 29 16:25:05 2001
Brother Justice wrote:

I just got finished reading R. A. Salvatore's "The Demon Awakens" and "The
Demon Spirit" which featured three characters titled "Brother Justice"
(basically an monk who's brain has been altered tremendously to make him
into an assasin for his superiors) and I'm wondering if that was the
inspiration for your handle or if it's your own creation.

On a side note, I'm amazed at the number of people who have either changed
their handle or went from a handle to their real names (*Strago says in a
Kermit the Frog voice "hi Doc' I see you!"*). I'm also impressed by the
number of new listmembers who ARE using handles, especially those which I
notice the source from.

--
--Strago

All Hail Apathy! Or don't. Whatever. -abortion_engine

Down with the Moral Majority
-Green Day
Message no. 2
From: shadowrn@*********.com (dcalvert)
Subject: [OT] Handle Names
Date: Thu Mar 29 18:20:01 2001
----- Original Message -----
From: Strago <strago@***.com>
To: <shadowrn@*********.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 3:28 PM

> On a side note, I'm amazed at the number of people who have either changed
> their handle or went from a handle to their real names (*Strago says in a
> Kermit the Frog voice "hi Doc' I see you!"*). I'm also impressed by the
> number of new listmembers who ARE using handles, especially those which I
> notice the source from.
>
> --
> --Strago

<delurk> (Though why I bother lurking at all when I've posted three times in
the past week)

I use my handle so folks will know that they're not listening to my husband
Dan (the source of our email tag).

Willow

<reengage lurk....oh forget it.
Message no. 3
From: shadowrn@*********.com (Shane Hyde)
Subject: [OT] Handle Names
Date: Thu Mar 29 18:40:01 2001
>I use my handle so folks will know that
>they're not listening to my husband
>Dan (the source of our email tag).

I used to have a handle... Aknot... but then people kept asking me what it
meant. I ended up putting the meaning in a sig file... but then my mother
saw it in an e-mail to her, phoned me up, told me I was weird.

Coming from my mother, that's a compliment, and also very scary.

I'm not Aknot. Shane is weird enough

Shane

PS not that I post that often. I generally don't have much to say, and when
I do, it's weird poo, and nobody replies [sniff].
Message no. 4
From: shadowrn@*********.com (Nexx)
Subject: [OT] Handle Names
Date: Thu Mar 29 19:35:01 2001
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shane Hyde"
>
> I used to have a handle... Aknot... but then people kept asking me what it
> meant. I ended up putting the meaning in a sig file... but then my mother
> saw it in an e-mail to her, phoned me up, told me I was weird.

Well.... what did it mean?
Message no. 5
From: shadowrn@*********.com (BD)
Subject: [OT] Handle Names
Date: Thu Mar 29 20:30:01 2001
> On a side note, I'm amazed at the number of people who have either
changed their handle or went from a handle to their real names (*Strago
says in a Kermit the Frog voice "hi Doc' I see you!"*). I'm also
impressed by the number of new listmembers who ARE using handles,
especially those which I notice the source from.
> --Strago

Enlighten us non-trivialists, Strago. Tell us who's got what nicks
from where :)

====-Boondocker

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Message no. 6
From: shadowrn@*********.com (Rand Ratinac)
Subject: [OT] Handle Names
Date: Thu Mar 29 22:05:02 2001
<snipt!(TM)>
> On a side note, I'm amazed at the number of people
who have either changed their handle or went from a
handle to their real names (*Strago says in a Kermit
the Frog voice "hi Doc' I see you!"*). I'm also
impressed by the number of new listmembers who ARE
using handles, especially those which I notice the
source from.
> --Strago

Hmmm?

I've always been Doc' on here, but my real name's
never been hidden and I answer to either. I don't have
any issues in this regard. I just like using my
nickname. :)

====Doc'
(aka Mr. Freaky Big, Super-Dynamic Troll of Tomorrow, aka Doc'booner, aka Doc' Vader)

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Can you SMELL what THE DOC' is COOKIN'!!!

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Message no. 7
From: shadowrn@*********.com (Simon and Fiona)
Subject: [OT] Handle Names
Date: Thu Mar 29 23:30:05 2001
-----Original Message-----
From: Strago <strago@***.com>
To: shadowrn@*********.com <shadowrn@*********.com>
Date: Friday, March 30, 2001 7:29 AM
Subject: [OT] Handle Names


>>On a side note, I'm amazed at the number of people who have either changed
>their handle or went from a handle to their real names (*Strago says in a
>Kermit the Frog voice "hi Doc' I see you!"*). I'm also impressed by the
>number of new listmembers who ARE using handles, especially those which I
>notice the source from.
>
>--
I've used handles in the past, but after seeing a few chat rooms where
everyone has audacious names like "Immortal Vampire King" and "Busty 6 foot
Redhead Lesbian With Green Eyes" (read: Comic Book Guy from the Simpsons in
'disguise') I decided to use my real name if only to stand out from the
crowd. I don't go near those chat rooms any more, and most people here have
perfectly reasonable handles, but I still like the idea of just being me.
Message no. 8
From: shadowrn@*********.com (MC23)
Subject: [OT] Handle Names
Date: Fri Mar 30 01:05:01 2001
Once upon a time, Strago wrote;

>I just got finished reading R. A. Salvatore's "The Demon Awakens" and
"The
>Demon Spirit" which featured three characters titled "Brother Justice"
>(basically an monk who's brain has been altered tremendously to make him
>into an assasin for his superiors) and I'm wondering if that was the
>inspiration for your handle or if it's your own creation.
>
>On a side note, I'm amazed at the number of people who have either changed
>their handle or went from a handle to their real names (*Strago says in a
>Kermit the Frog voice "hi Doc' I see you!"*). I'm also impressed by the
>number of new listmembers who ARE using handles, especially those which I
>notice the source from.

???

<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>

Ancient cultures believed that names held great power, personal names
more so and they were guarded very closely. To protect themselves, they
answered to another name, because if another discovered their real name,
it could be used against them.
History repeats itself.
Welcome to the Digital Age.
I am MC23
Message no. 9
From: shadowrn@*********.com (Brother Justice)
Subject: [OT] Handle Names
Date: Fri Mar 30 08:40:00 2001
>From: Strago <strago@***.com>
>Reply-To: shadowrn@*********.com
>To: shadowrn@*********.com
>Subject: [OT] Handle Names
>Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 16:28:28 -0500
>
>Brother Justice wrote:
>
>I just got finished reading R. A. Salvatore's "The Demon Awakens" and
"The
>Demon Spirit" which featured three characters titled "Brother Justice"
>(basically an monk who's brain has been altered tremendously to make him
>into an assasin for his superiors) and I'm wondering if that was the
>inspiration for your handle or if it's your own creation.
>
>--
>--Strago
>
> All Hail Apathy! Or don't. Whatever. -abortion_engine
>
> Down with the Moral Majority
> -Green Day

Everybody keeps asking me that. I think the first book might have been out
then, but it's the name of my favorite and longest running (and probably
most over-powered) Shadowrun character, and even before that, a pseudonym
that I used when submitting writings and ramblings of mine to magazines and
school projects. Plus what guy can deny love the nickname of BJ? ;)
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Message no. 10
From: shadowrn@*********.com (Strago)
Subject: [OT] Handle Names
Date: Fri Mar 30 11:30:01 2001
MC23 wrote:

> <SNIP>>
> >On a side note, I'm amazed at the number of people who have either changed
> >their handle or went from a handle to their real names (*Strago says in a
> >Kermit the Frog voice "hi Doc' I see you!"*). I'm also impressed by the
> >number of new listmembers who ARE using handles, especially those which I
> >notice the source from.
>
> ???
>

OK, MC23, you are an exception, as is Gurth, as are a few more who will
probably come to me after I press the "send" button. :^P

>
>
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
>
> Ancient cultures believed that names held great power, personal names
> more so and they were guarded very closely. To protect themselves, they
> answered to another name, because if another discovered their real name,
> it could be used against them.
> History repeats itself.
> Welcome to the Digital Age.
> I am MC23

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All Hail Apathy! Or don't. Whatever. -abortion_engine

Down with the Moral Majority
-Green Day
Message no. 11
From: shadowrn@*********.com (Strago)
Subject: [OT] Handle Names
Date: Fri Mar 30 11:30:06 2001
BD wrote:

> > On a side note, I'm amazed at the number of people who have either
> changed their handle or went from a handle to their real names (*Strago
> says in a Kermit the Frog voice "hi Doc' I see you!"*). I'm also
> impressed by the number of new listmembers who ARE using handles,
> especially those which I notice the source from.
> > --Strago
>
> Enlighten us non-trivialists, Strago. Tell us who's got what nicks
> from where :)
>

Sometime's I'm right, other's I'm wrong, but Boondocker, well, that's a
handle I can't identify (unless it means that Boondocker lives in the
Boondocks, but that'd be just silly)
As for everyone else, well, I'll just post when I recognize the handle of
someone.

>
> ====> -Boondocker
>
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Message no. 12
From: shadowrn@*********.com (David Buehrer)
Subject: [OT] Handle Names
Date: Fri Mar 30 11:45:01 2001
At 11:29 AM 3/30/01 -0500, Strago wrote:
>MC23 wrote:
>
> > <SNIP>>
> > >On a side note, I'm amazed at the number of people who have either changed
> > >their handle or went from a handle to their real names (*Strago says in a
> > >Kermit the Frog voice "hi Doc' I see you!"*). I'm also impressed
by the
> > >number of new listmembers who ARE using handles, especially those which I
> > >notice the source from.
> >
> > ???
> >
>
>OK, MC23, you are an exception, as is Gurth, as are a few more who will
>probably come to me after I press the "send" button. :^P

I'd still be using the handle of Graht if I could, but if I change my
emailers from setting to "Graht" it's going to confuse the heck out of my
co-workers :)

Once I get settled into the new house and have a solid at home internet
connection again, I'll switch back to Graht.


To Life,
-David Buehrer, aka Graht
ShadowRN Gridsec, Nice Guy Division
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initially scared me to death."
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Message no. 13
From: shadowrn@*********.com (kawaii)
Subject: [OT] Handle Names
Date: Fri Mar 30 11:55:01 2001
From: "David Buehrer" <DavidB@********.com>
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 11:42 AM


> At 11:29 AM 3/30/01 -0500, Strago wrote:
>
> I'd still be using the handle of Graht if I could, but if I change my
> emailers from setting to "Graht" it's going to confuse the heck out of my
> co-workers :)
>
> Once I get settled into the new house and have a solid at home internet
> connection again, I'll switch back to Graht.
>
>
> To Life,
> -David Buehrer, aka Graht
> ShadowRN Gridsec, Nice Guy Division

And the "ShadowRN Gridsec, Nice Guy Division" tagline doesn't confuse your
co-workers? =P

Ever lovable and always scrappy,
kawaii
Message no. 14
From: shadowrn@*********.com (David Buehrer)
Subject: [OT] Handle Names
Date: Fri Mar 30 12:45:01 2001
At 11:58 AM 3/30/01 -0500, kawaii wrote:
>From: "David Buehrer" <DavidB@********.com>
>Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 11:42 AM
>
>
> > At 11:29 AM 3/30/01 -0500, Strago wrote:
> >
> > I'd still be using the handle of Graht if I could, but if I change my
> > emailers from setting to "Graht" it's going to confuse the heck out of
my
> > co-workers :)
> >
> > Once I get settled into the new house and have a solid at home internet
> > connection again, I'll switch back to Graht.
> >
> >
> > To Life,
> > -David Buehrer, aka Graht
> > ShadowRN Gridsec, Nice Guy Division
>
>And the "ShadowRN Gridsec, Nice Guy Division" tagline doesn't confuse your
>co-workers? =P

I have four different signature files for on Eudora. I can decide which
one to use before sending an email (and the default is set to none just in
case I forget).

I can't do that as easily with the Real Name setting :)

To Life,
-David Buehrer, aka Graht
ShadowRN Gridsec, Nice Guy Division
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Message no. 15
From: shadowrn@*********.com (IANVS)
Subject: [OT] Handle Names
Date: Fri Mar 30 15:20:01 2001
Once upon a time, David Buehrer wrote;

>I have four different signature files for on Eudora. I can decide which
>one to use before sending an email (and the default is set to none just in
>case I forget).

one, two, three, four, FOUR TAGLINES! HA HA HA!!!

>I can't do that as easily with the Real Name setting :)

B>P#
I can!

-MC23, who is sometimes...-

-IANVS-
Message no. 16
From: shadowrn@*********.com (Graht)
Subject: [OT] Handle Names
Date: Fri Mar 30 15:45:01 2001
At 03:22 PM 3/30/01 -0500, IANVS wrote:
>Once upon a time, David Buehrer wrote;
>
> >I have four different signature files for on Eudora. I can decide which
> >one to use before sending an email (and the default is set to none just in
> >case I forget).
>
> one, two, three, four, FOUR TAGLINES! HA HA HA!!!
>
> >I can't do that as easily with the Real Name setting :)
>
> B>P#
> I can!
>
> -MC23, who is sometimes...-

Oh, fine :)

To Life,
-Graht
ShadowRN Gridsec, Nice Guy Division
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Message no. 17
From: shadowrn@*********.com (Caric)
Subject: [OT] Handle Names
Date: Fri Mar 30 16:55:01 2001
From: "David Buehrer" <DavidB@********.com>
To: <shadowrn@*********.com>

> >OK, MC23, you are an exception, as is Gurth, as are a few more who will
> >probably come to me after I press the "send" button. :^P
>
> I'd still be using the handle of Graht if I could, but if I change my
> emailers from setting to "Graht" it's going to confuse the heck out of my
> co-workers :)
>
> Once I get settled into the new house and have a solid at home internet
> connection again, I'll switch back to Graht.


You'll always be a Drekhead to me though D.

:)

~Caric

"What you weren't thinking that already?"
-Me, whenever I put my foot in my mouth
Message no. 18
From: shadowrn@*********.com (Graht)
Subject: [OT] Handle Names
Date: Fri Mar 30 17:10:01 2001
At 03:00 PM 3/30/01 -0700, Caric wrote:
>From: "David Buehrer" <DavidB@********.com>
>To: <shadowrn@*********.com>
>
> > >OK, MC23, you are an exception, as is Gurth, as are a few more who will
> > >probably come to me after I press the "send" button. :^P
> >
> > I'd still be using the handle of Graht if I could, but if I change my
> > emailers from setting to "Graht" it's going to confuse the heck out of
my
> > co-workers :)
> >
> > Once I get settled into the new house and have a solid at home internet
> > connection again, I'll switch back to Graht.
>
>
>You'll always be a Drekhead to me though D.
>
>:)

um, Tim Kerby was Drekhead ;)

To Life,
-Graht
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Message no. 19
From: shadowrn@*********.com (Mike D Fontaine)
Subject: [OT] Handle Names
Date: Fri Mar 30 20:00:01 2001
> -MC23, who is sometimes...-
>
> -IANVS-

What are you ywofaced or something?

I got my nick from a friend I use to play computer RISK with. He usta say
it was lame to put your own name in, so sence I wouldn't pick a handle he
put in Eggbert. I kicked his but in every game sence, ergo why I am Czar
Eggbert. (pay no attention to the e-mail address... )

Czar Eggbert
Lurker

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Message no. 20
From: shadowrn@*********.com (MC23)
Subject: [OT] Handle Names
Date: Fri Mar 30 22:50:01 2001
Once upon a time, Mike D Fontaine wrote;

>> -MC23, who is sometimes...-
>>
>> -IANVS-
>
>What are you ywofaced or something?

wow! somebody finally picked up that my second alias is an obvious
alias.

<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>

Ancient cultures believed that names held great power, personal names
more so and they were guarded very closely. To protect themselves, they
answered to another name, because if another discovered their real name,
it could be used against them.
History repeats itself.
Welcome to the Digital Age.
I am MC23
Message no. 21
From: shadowrn@*********.com (BD)
Subject: [OT] Handle Names
Date: Fri Mar 30 23:00:01 2001
>> Enlighten us non-trivialists, Strago. Tell us who's got what nicks
from where :)

> Sometime's I'm right, other's I'm wrong, but Boondocker, well, that's
a handle I can't identify (unless it means that Boondocker lives in the
Boondocks, but that'd be just silly)

Mmmm. Yep, that'd be the height of silliness. (And therefore waaaay
out of character, yessiree.)

====-Boondocker

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Message no. 22
From: shadowrn@*********.com (Caric)
Subject: [OT] Handle Names
Date: Mon Apr 2 11:50:01 2001
From: "Graht" <davidb@***.100.100.99>
To: <shadowrn@*********.com>


> At 03:00 PM 3/30/01 -0700, Caric wrote:
> >From: "David Buehrer" <DavidB@********.com>
> >To: <shadowrn@*********.com>
> >
> > > >OK, MC23, you are an exception, as is Gurth, as are a few more who
will
> > > >probably come to me after I press the "send" button. :^P
> > >
> > > I'd still be using the handle of Graht if I could, but if I change my
> > > emailers from setting to "Graht" it's going to confuse the heck
out of
my
> > > co-workers :)
> > >
> > > Once I get settled into the new house and have a solid at home
internet
> > > connection again, I'll switch back to Graht.
> >
> >
> >You'll always be a Drekhead to me though D.
> >
> >:)
>
> um, Tim Kerby was Drekhead ;)

You are 100% correct. :) The truly sad thing is that I was fully cognizant
of that fact even as I was writing and sending the email. Sometimes you
should just quite while your behind neh?

~Caric
Message no. 23
From: shadowrn@*********.com (Graht)
Subject: [OT] Handle Names
Date: Mon Apr 2 12:00:02 2001
At 08:50 AM 4/2/01 -0700, Caric wrote:
>From: "Graht" <davidb@***.100.100.99>
>
> > > > Once I get settled into the new house and have a solid at home
>internet
> > > > connection again, I'll switch back to Graht.
> > >
> > >
> > >You'll always be a Drekhead to me though D.
> > >
> > >:)
> >
> > um, Tim Kerby was Drekhead ;)
>
>You are 100% correct. :) The truly sad thing is that I was fully cognizant
>of that fact even as I was writing and sending the email. Sometimes you
>should just quite while your behind neh?

:)

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-Graht
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Message no. 24
From: shadowrn@*********.com (shadowrn@*********.com)
Subject: [OT] Handle Names
Date: Mon Apr 2 20:05:01 2001
In a message dated 4/2/01 11:54:26 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
caric@********.com writes:

> > >You'll always be a Drekhead to me though D.
> > >
> > >:)
> >
> > um, Tim Kerby was Drekhead ;)
>
> You are 100% correct. :) The truly sad thing is that I was fully cognizant
> of that fact even as I was writing and sending the email. Sometimes you
> should just quite while your behind neh?

A better response would have been "you mean there was actually someone named
Drekhead?" :-)
Message no. 25
From: shadowrn@*********.com (Gurth)
Subject: [OT] Handle Names
Date: Tue Apr 3 04:15:02 2001
According to Schizi@***.com, on Tue, 03 Apr 2001 the word on the street was...

> > You are 100% correct. :) The truly sad thing is that I was fully cognizant
> > of that fact even as I was writing and sending the email. Sometimes you
> > should just quite while your behind neh?
>
> A better response would have been "you mean there was actually someone named
> Drekhead?" :-)

No, many of us did meet him at GenCon '98, so it doesn't raise any
eyebrows. Although the guy behind the counter at a Laser Tag game didn't
let him use it because "that's basically 'shithead,' right?"

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Message no. 26
From: shadowrn@*********.com (abortion_engine)
Subject: [OT] Handle Names
Date: Tue Apr 3 22:00:00 2001
From: "Gurth" <Gurth@******.nl>
According to Schizi@***.com, on Tue, 03 Apr 2001 the word on the street
was...
> > > You are 100% correct. :) The truly sad thing is that I was fully
cognizant
> > > of that fact even as I was writing and sending the email. Sometimes
you
> > > should just quite while your behind neh?
> >
> > A better response would have been "you mean there was actually someone
named
> > Drekhead?" :-)
>
> No, many of us did meet him at GenCon '98, so it doesn't raise any
> eyebrows. Although the guy behind the counter at a Laser Tag game didn't
> let him use it because "that's basically 'shithead,' right?"

/Tell/ me about it; you should see the looks I get just trying to make
reservations for /dinner/ around here.

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