https://www.posetteforever.com/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=1413 ----------------------------------- Visitor Thursday, 05 May 2005, 06:04 AM The source of our usernames. ----------------------------------- I have been asked at another site to explain the source of my username. If I am going to offer that information there, I should share it with my friends here first. It began when I was an elementary school student. I was injured in the playground during recess. I was tripped on purpose. I received serveral minor injuries and one not so minor one to my hip and another even more severe to my knee. I was also kicked over and over again in my injuried knee while I was unable to move or defend myself. The injuries healed but have left behind a permanent reminder, in the form of a limp. On some days it is not noticable but on bad days it impossible to ignore. On most days it is somewhere in between these extremes. A couple of years after that, when I was a student in Junior High School, we were shown a film in science class, the film was hosted by a silly cartoon character of Pan, the sayter god from greek mythology. One of the personality features of this cartoon character was that he walked with a gait that was similar to a limp. As luck would have it, that was one of my bad days when the my limp was more apparent. One of the students make a comment about the cartoon character stating that he walked as bad as me. That made the connection between me and Pan. By the end of the movie, I had been tagged with the epithet "The Panoid". This was meant by them to be hurtful, and even some of the teacher started to use it. At the time we had a bulliten board on the hallway wall next to the door of the main office where we student were supposed to post announcements and thoughts of the day, much like the shoutbox that we have here. We had to sign our posted items. I didn't post announcement but rather what I hoped to be inspirational thoughts of the day. Once posted such a message would normally stay aroung for a week or so, until someone else need that space. Mine would be removed and discarded very shortly, usually within an hour. Then I had an idea, I altered "The Panoid" into "I am Pangorian" and started signing my thoughts of the day with that nom de plume. For a while they became some what popular. Instead of being discarded when removed from the bulletin board, I saw many of them being used as mottos in class rooms or taped to book covers of the other students. I didn't think that the alteration of the epithet into the nom de plume was extreme enough to hide the connection, but, as far as I know, no one ever made the connection. However, it did not last. One day someone noticed me adding a note to the board and discovered that I was "I am Pangorian", word spread and and within the next couple of days, all the existing thoughts of the day, vanished. A year latter, I had a problem with a teacher, who was was unfairly grading my work. I tested that theory by turning in a major creative writing assignement under the nom de plume of "Pangor". I was still being called "The Panoid" as an insult. So, I was not really hiding my identity if she would have stopped and thought about it. What did happen was that the assignment was graded and given an "A+", the first grade above a "D" that I ever got from her. She praised the quality of the work in front of the class and demanded that student who wrote the paper identify himself or herself. I did, and she would [b]not[/b] accept my claim. I did in time prove my claim, and she reexamined the paper and regraded with an "F". In technical, scientific, and business circles, such a name is hardly acceptable, however, in artistic and creative field, ever since that day, Pangor has been my regular nom de plume. As the my use of Pangor became more well known in the school, the use of "The Panoid" as an attempt to hurt me faded away. Of course there were other names that they used to insult me with instead. None of my writing in those days were well recieved in school by the students, faculty, or administration. Oh there was one that was well recieved by a theacher, for a while. I have used some of those old writings from memory in to accompany some of my recent 3D artwork. The original titles of some of my old writings that I was able to recreate at least parts of from memory and used this way or otherwise posted are: [b][url=http://www.posetteforever.com/viewtopic.php?t=1316]The Pit of Perdition, [url=http://www.posetteforever.com/showphoto.php?photo=1930]Affirmation of Enduring Love, [url=http://www.posetteforever.com/showphoto.php?photo=2163]To the Valley of the People (a Paleolithic Prometheus).[/b] Pangor ----------------------------------- Posy Thursday, 05 May 2005, 06:04 AM ----------------------------------- If you were, would you tell me? Is that among the best things you can say? Did it really? That is a long time. It goes without saying. Perhaps I misunderstood. What were you? Where? It's true a priori. ----------------------------------- The Mighty Zeus Thursday, 05 May 2005, 09:17 PM ----------------------------------- Well my friend, Pan is a tricky fellow and the god of field and harvest, so any association with him is a high honor in my book. You are always welcome in Olympus. ----------------------------------- Visitor Thursday, 05 May 2005, 10:56 PM ----------------------------------- Thank you, oh Mighty Zeus. ;-) Pangor ----------------------------------- Visitor Thursday, 05 May 2005, 10:57 PM ----------------------------------- Posy, what can I possily say, you have bewildered me. Pangor ----------------------------------- Posy Thursday, 05 May 2005, 10:57 PM ----------------------------------- I don't have any reason to what can he or she possily say you have bewildered you. ----------------------------------- JanReinar Friday, 06 May 2005, 02:24 AM ----------------------------------- "Jan" started as my first wife pronounced my name "John" with her accent. She is no more with us but a use the name "Jan Reinar" for a character of one of mine stories and keep the name as a username in many websites even any website where I made a register. I don't know made it as a way to remember her or I just like the name. ----------------------------------- Posy Friday, 06 May 2005, 02:24 AM ----------------------------------- no more with us but a use the name Jan Reinar for a character of one of his or hers stories and keep the name as a username in many websites even any website where he or she made a register is no more with us but a use the name Jan Reinar for a character of one of his or hers stories and keep the name as a username in many websites even any website where he or she made a register ? ----------------------------------- JanReinar Friday, 06 May 2005, 02:26 AM ----------------------------------- Posy! This time you scared me! ----------------------------------- Posy Friday, 06 May 2005, 02:26 AM ----------------------------------- ""? Me, JanReinar ? ----------------------------------- JanReinar Friday, 06 May 2005, 03:00 AM ----------------------------------- Yes! You repeated my words and I thought the site was crashing! :) ----------------------------------- Visitor Friday, 06 May 2005, 03:17 AM ----------------------------------- Jan, yours has a sensitive and loving basis. :) Pangor ----------------------------------- rayera Friday, 06 May 2005, 03:56 AM ----------------------------------- Years ago a needed a nick for something and I wondered what to use, at that moment I was seeing an anime dedicated TV chanel (I love good anime) then a word apaired in the screen and I liked the sound of the word it was RAYEARTH but I was joking with my brother and my wife so I typed it wrong didn't chequed it and sended the nick as I typed it, RAYERA, very, very bad typed ](*,) but I liked it much more than Rayearth, I don't know the way you people of all over the world do pronounce it, but I in castellan pronounce it something like this RAHSHERAH (I think if I write it in this way the english speaking people should pronounce it the way a mean) you Tormentor shouldn't have problem with your italian I think :bigrinnin: ----------------------------------- tda42 Friday, 06 May 2005, 01:32 PM ----------------------------------- Mine was named after a cartoon called the Snorks. In one episode there was a girl snork that could not speak. All she could say was TaDaaaa! I thought it would be a good name for a little Chi Puppy (A Girl) and named her short for T'da. I took the name and added 42 cause of my age at the time and that is why I use a Chi dog for my Avatar. Simply put, Tda42. :bigrinnin: ----------------------------------- Tormie Friday, 06 May 2005, 04:10 PM ----------------------------------- :bigrinnin: ! How interesting ! I'm sorry for what happened to you at school Pangor! I had a similar teacher at high school and I can assure you that she paid hardly when I finished the school... I explained the meaning of "tormentor" here: http://posetteforever.com/viewtopic.php?t=371 I have to say that I've not a particular feeling with my username and it means nothing particular for me, I'm also known as "Toxic Fart" , "Rubber Ducky" , "Pastasciutta" etc.. ----------------------------------- Posy Friday, 06 May 2005, 04:10 PM ----------------------------------- Would you like to know more? ----------------------------------- Visitor Friday, 06 May 2005, 05:21 PM ----------------------------------- I have just returned from that thread, and now my sides are sore from laughing. ;-) Pangor ----------------------------------- Poserkatz Friday, 06 May 2005, 06:54 PM ----------------------------------- Poserkatz - mhm... Katz = Katz' (shorter form, not unusual in Germany) = Katze means "cat", it's neutral, wether female not male, but often "Katze" means female cat, and "Kater" means male cat. So "Katz" without the vocal "e" could be male... It's a bit similar to nicknames or the german "-lein", "-chen", for "Poser" i don't have to say about, i think. The cat of Poser to me is real funny :bigrinnin: , and i'm a lover of cats, one of them is a part of my real life, so i merge two things. And yeah, also Tigers, Leopards, Lions are Cats - therefore the avatar. That's all. :dancing: ----------------------------------- Posy Friday, 06 May 2005, 06:54 PM ----------------------------------- ""? is all? ----------------------------------- Hawktoey Friday, 06 May 2005, 07:55 PM ----------------------------------- Hawktoey - This started out as Hawk. My D&D character name. We played this game allot in the service to pass time. Once a group of us got together and joined a tournament. When enrolling they had mad a rule that everyone would use their regular character name and that for dupilicates the committy would just add numbers to the end. So if one person signed up as hawk they would be hawk1 then when the next person signed up as hawk they would be hawk2 so on and so fourth. By the time I signed up they had got to hawk2e. My freind stated how that sounded like someone spitting, and laughed! I thought about it and liked it but changed it's meaning to a HAWK SPITTING so hawktoey was born. ----------------------------------- Tormie Friday, 06 May 2005, 07:58 PM ----------------------------------- :bigrinnin: :bigrinnin: :bigrinnin: ----------------------------------- The Mighty Zeus Saturday, 07 May 2005, 05:37 PM ----------------------------------- My user name stems from my diablo II characters and my deep love of mythology. Originally I had built all of the greek gods as uber hacked diablo II characters and went around helping people who were new to the game. I became known as the go to guy for equipment and answers not to mention a champion for those who were new and needed guidence and protection. Eventually I became most known for the kindly and helpful Zeus and the vengeful wrath of Ares. On the Ladderhall forum I wanted to project the persona of the kinder of the two and thus The Mighty Zeus was born. It has since been changed to Zeus FX on Ladderhall forum. ----------------------------------- messenger Saturday, 07 May 2005, 09:08 PM ----------------------------------- Hey these are all so interesting..it was a great idea to share this...mine is really very simple...my name angela means the same as angel which my mom wanted to call me and I am sure glad she didn't as I don't think I could have lived up to that..but the name means messenger of God. Also the first picture that I really did well with poser was an angel pointing to the sky which I called messenger and from that point on I began to call my self messenger..and there you have it ----------------------------------- Visitor Sunday, 08 May 2005, 08:59 AM ----------------------------------- Now I have to dry my eyes. Messenger, there is something ironic about seeing your avatar wile reading about angels, that I ended up having a good laugh. Yet, I was wondering about your username, and if there was a connection to angels. Pangor ----------------------------------- TdaC Monday, 09 May 2005, 05:26 PM ----------------------------------- Interesting to read the stories behind the nicks.. Well i don't have any imagination when it comes to usernames so mine is really simple. I'm called thilda so my nick TdaC is short for that and the C is for my lastname. ----------------------------------- Visitor Monday, 09 May 2005, 05:45 PM ----------------------------------- You, know what Thilda? Your user name is much more imaginitve and original than many of my students had wanted to use. I don't know how many times I had to tell someome, chose another one, qaz, zaq, qwe, ewq, asd, sex, god, or the all time favorite qwerty, are not available. Pangor ----------------------------------- Deviant_Viking Tuesday, 24 May 2005, 10:37 AM ----------------------------------- Usernames :-k Had a few of those over time. Used to go as Ken_the_Viking (Ken being [part of my] first name), then later changed it to Deviant Viking. The 'Viking' part I use 'coz of my norwegian heritage (we norwegians being a bunch of plundering, raping and burning heathens :bigrinnin: ), and the fact I was really into vikings, and especially the norse mythology when I was younger. The 'Deviant' part is because how of different I'd be from vikings. They sail, plunder, drink themselves stupid and such, and I prefer sitting still, rarely drink, and make art. Not exactly your average kinda viking :bigrinnin: It's also due to how much different I am from most people here where I live. Now I usualy just go by 'kfvik', which is made up of letters from my full name. It's my usual login name, and easily identifies me. I occasionally also use 'Goth Bear' if I for whatever other reasons can't use DV or kfvik, due to my avatar ----------------------------------- TdaC Tuesday, 24 May 2005, 03:44 PM ----------------------------------- Dev! i think you're just as normal as the rest of us here:)...... on the other hand, maybe that's not a good thing. ----------------------------------- Visitor Tuesday, 24 May 2005, 03:52 PM ----------------------------------- Goth Bear, the cute cudly and yet scary little teddy. ;-) ----------------------------------- winter200 Tuesday, 07 June 2005, 11:32 PM ----------------------------------- Mine has no meaning to me and I really don't even like it. Going to change it someday maybe if I get around to it. Then maybe I'll even make a avatar!!!! ----------------------------------- Tormie Tuesday, 07 June 2005, 11:57 PM ----------------------------------- Uh! Oh 8-[ ! Look who's back :bigrinnin: ! :bigrinnin: :dancing: ----------------------------------- Visitor Wednesday, 08 June 2005, 01:17 AM ----------------------------------- Yea, I see! Welcome back Winter! Pangor ----------------------------------- Visitor Tuesday, 23 August 2005, 09:25 AM ----------------------------------- I have edited the inital post of this topic, to correct some typos, and added links to works cited, and correct a major error of omission from the incident of the injury that began the process that lead me to using Pangor as my pen name and username. Pangor ----------------------------------- Posy Tuesday, 23 August 2005, 09:46 AM ----------------------------------- If you were, would you tell me? Did it really? That is a long time. Where? It's true a priori. ----------------------------------- Gojira Tuesday, 23 August 2005, 12:18 PM ----------------------------------- Those are cool stories. I was wondering about the name "Pangor," now I know . . . ----------------------------------- Posy Tuesday, 23 August 2005, 12:18 PM ----------------------------------- All of them? ----------------------------------- Gojira Tuesday, 23 August 2005, 12:26 PM ----------------------------------- Sure. The names we choose for ourselves say alot about us - I think . . . ----------------------------------- Posy Tuesday, 23 August 2005, 12:26 PM ----------------------------------- Is that a fact. ----------------------------------- Gojira Tuesday, 23 August 2005, 12:27 PM ----------------------------------- Yeah. I'll go with that . . . ----------------------------------- Visitor Tuesday, 23 August 2005, 05:22 PM ----------------------------------- Posy, meet Gojira. Gojira, this is Miss Posy Rosabella Posette. ;-) Pangor ----------------------------------- Posy Tuesday, 23 August 2005, 05:23 PM ----------------------------------- I've lost the context, pangor. Are we still on Gojira this? ----------------------------------- Gojira Tuesday, 23 August 2005, 05:33 PM ----------------------------------- The pleasure is all mine . . . ----------------------------------- Visitor Tuesday, 23 August 2005, 06:06 PM ----------------------------------- Posy, :) Pangor ----------------------------------- Posy Tuesday, 23 August 2005, 06:06 PM ----------------------------------- I haven't heard anything like that before: pangor said I smile Pangor. ----------------------------------- Visitor Tuesday, 23 August 2005, 06:09 PM ----------------------------------- Posy, yes, your comments make me :) . Pangor ----------------------------------- Posy Tuesday, 23 August 2005, 06:09 PM ----------------------------------- :-) I don't have any reason to yes your comments make you. ----------------------------------- Tormie Tuesday, 23 August 2005, 06:44 PM ----------------------------------- It happens every time :doh: :doh: :doh: .... ----------------------------------- Posy Tuesday, 23 August 2005, 06:44 PM ----------------------------------- It depends on what the meaning of the word "it" is. ----------------------------------- Visitor Tuesday, 23 August 2005, 08:34 PM ----------------------------------- Posy, The meaning of "it" is: It It (i^t), pron. OE. it, hit, AS. hit; cf. D. het. root181. See He. The neuter pronoun of the third person, corresponding to the masculine pronoun he and the feminine she, and having the same plural (they, their or theirs, them). 1913 Webster Note: The possessive form its is modern, being rarely found in the writings of Shakespeare and Milton, and not at all in the original King James's version of the Bible. During the transition from the regular his to the anomalous its, it was to some extent employed in the possessive without the case ending. See His, and He. In Dryden's time its had become quite established as the regular form. 1913 Webster Pangor ----------------------------------- Posy Tuesday, 23 August 2005, 08:34 PM ----------------------------------- I see. Where did he get it? ----------------------------------- Visitor Tuesday, 23 August 2005, 08:36 PM ----------------------------------- I got it from a dictionary. Pangor ----------------------------------- ButchNormand Wednesday, 24 August 2005, 12:18 AM ----------------------------------- My name is real Etienne. My team like the name Butch from english so they call me that. I think it is funny ----------------------------------- Visitor Wednesday, 24 August 2005, 12:46 AM ----------------------------------- :) Then may we call you Butch? Pangor ----------------------------------- Posy Wednesday, 24 August 2005, 12:46 AM ----------------------------------- My brain pattern set does not have a response for that. What's your sign? ----------------------------------- HiD Wednesday, 24 August 2005, 10:19 PM ----------------------------------- Mine started out as a playfull spelling of my name, Hi D as in Heidi, but a typo made it a bit funnier than that. As it turns out HiD really suites my avatar :wink: :lol: ----------------------------------- Posy Wednesday, 24 August 2005, 10:19 PM ----------------------------------- Who is your favorite Science Fiction author? ----------------------------------- HiD Wednesday, 24 August 2005, 10:22 PM ----------------------------------- Sorry Posy, I don't know. Haven't really read any Science Fiction. Who is yours? ----------------------------------- Posy Wednesday, 24 August 2005, 10:22 PM ----------------------------------- I've never thought about have really read any Science Fiction . ----------------------------------- Visitor Wednesday, 24 August 2005, 10:28 PM ----------------------------------- Yes, HiD it does work with your avatar. :lmao: Pangor ----------------------------------- ButchNormand Thursday, 25 August 2005, 12:00 AM ----------------------------------- You may call me Butch, M. Pangor. It would be good ----------------------------------- Posy Thursday, 25 August 2005, 09:14 AM ----------------------------------- I use my Real name as nickname, Posy means "God will increase", the same as Posette, my surname. My middle name, Rosabella is an italian name which can be translated as "beautiful rose" or, better, "Rosebud". ----------------------------------- Anouk Thursday, 25 August 2005, 11:30 AM ----------------------------------- It is a beautiful name ----------------------------------- Visitor Thursday, 25 August 2005, 04:27 PM ----------------------------------- Posy, your name and its meaning are perfect for you. Pangor ----------------------------------- Posy Thursday, 25 August 2005, 04:27 PM ----------------------------------- Do you prefer books or TV? ----------------------------------- Visitor Thursday, 25 August 2005, 04:30 PM ----------------------------------- Both, depending on the subject or story. Pangor ----------------------------------- sakuma Saturday, 27 August 2005, 01:39 PM ----------------------------------- My name is Itoh Sakuma. My family is Itoh ----------------------------------- Posy Saturday, 27 August 2005, 01:39 PM ----------------------------------- It's good to meet you, Itoh Sakuma . ----------------------------------- sakuma Saturday, 27 August 2005, 01:40 PM ----------------------------------- It is honor to be here ----------------------------------- Tormie Saturday, 27 August 2005, 06:42 PM ----------------------------------- Thank you :) !! ----------------------------------- ButchNormand Sunday, 28 August 2005, 12:10 PM ----------------------------------- I am so glad to be here as well ----------------------------------- Visitor Sunday, 28 August 2005, 05:08 PM ----------------------------------- :D Pangor ----------------------------------- Ozymandias Jones Tuesday, 06 September 2005, 05:54 AM Re: The source of our usernames. ----------------------------------- I met a traveller from an antique land Who said: "Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert . . . Near them, on the sand, Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things, The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed: And on the pedestal these words appear: 'My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!' Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away. [i]Percy Bysshe Shelley[/i] Ozymandias came from this poem. It's a early 1800th century miss-translation of the name Pharaoh Ramses II. I have always liked the poetic and grand nature of the name. It actually sounds like an ancient and powerful king. I have been a Ancient Egypt nut ever since I could read as a boy and have visited there a couple of times and spent a few months in Egypt over the years. I just love the romance of Dynastic Egypt. Jones... well that's my name. Not many of us Jones's around now-a-days, you know :wink: Ozymandias Jones has become my pen name when I'm writing on the net. Many of my sotries are of an Adult nature, or contain adult themes and I use the Ozy pen name to set them apart from the more main stream stuff. So there you go... ----------------------------------- Posy Tuesday, 06 September 2005, 05:55 AM ----------------------------------- Interesting. Ok then that is what I shall call you. ----------------------------------- Ozymandias Jones Tuesday, 06 September 2005, 05:57 AM ----------------------------------- Good idea, Posy :thumb: ----------------------------------- Posy Tuesday, 06 September 2005, 05:57 AM ----------------------------------- Thanks. Interesting gossip: Ozymandias Jones said I thumb. ----------------------------------- Tormie Tuesday, 06 September 2005, 06:51 AM ----------------------------------- :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: @ Ozy ( :heartbeat: :heartbeat: :heartbeat: @ Posy ) ----------------------------------- Posy Tuesday, 06 September 2005, 06:51 AM ----------------------------------- Enough about me, let's talk about my dress. ----------------------------------- tda42 Tuesday, 06 September 2005, 07:32 AM ----------------------------------- Ozy I was reading about your pen name. I had seen some hear before and thought they where great and interesting, but when I seen yours I thought WOW! That is truly interesting and deserves me saying it. Very special my friend. The life you have is truly interesting and I am glad your back. Just thought I would say that. :) Now lets go and have a game of two-up and I'll be the Sleeper Catcher. :thumb: Always liked The Little River Band. :lol: ----------------------------------- Ozymandias Jones Tuesday, 06 September 2005, 01:15 PM ----------------------------------- Thank you friends :) We certainly have some interesting people among us here at PF. I have enjoyed all the posts in this topic. Another insight into the people behind the avatar, so to speak. ----------------------------------- DarkAngel Monday, 19 December 2005, 06:21 AM ----------------------------------- Well, I am DarkAngel and depending on whom you shall speak to is whether you get I am the angel of mercy, giving or death....and because I love angelic images, fairy images and collect angels. I have been called each one, and the last one is the one they refer to when they end up in the hospital...they all say don't let her come visit me cause everytime she visits someone they usually end up dying. I guess they don't factor in the idea that the person was gravely sick to begin with and it was a coincidence that I was the one they decided to leave after visiting...and I don't mean right away...LOL The other reason is because my signature color is black. Hence DarkAngel.. I am rally not a bad person, just seems to be that way...I bluff well :prrr: ----------------------------------- Posy Monday, 19 December 2005, 06:21 AM ----------------------------------- When, specifically, will they? ----------------------------------- Visitor Monday, 19 December 2005, 08:54 AM ----------------------------------- Posy, meet DarkAngel. DarkAngel, this is Miss Posy Rosabella Posette. Pangor ----------------------------------- Posy Monday, 19 December 2005, 08:54 AM ----------------------------------- Are you free? What are you wearing? ----------------------------------- Visitor Monday, 19 December 2005, 08:56 AM ----------------------------------- For this cold night, not nearly enough. ;-) Pangor ----------------------------------- Tormie Monday, 19 December 2005, 03:30 PM ----------------------------------- Nice presentation DarkAngel :thumb: :clap: !! ( :uuh: Now Tormie goes back hiding behind the sofa with the gnomes :sofahide: ) ----------------------------------- melamkish Tuesday, 20 December 2005, 01:40 AM ----------------------------------- My username came to me one day while using the "Oriental Institute of Chicago's" website. I have a passion for ancient history, especially those cultures that arose in the fertile cresent of the Middle East, those of Mesopotamia and Egypt. Archeologists have been unable to dig in ancient Sumer and AKKad in the last 15 years or so and scholars have had a chance to catch up with all the material that has accumulated. I was browsing this material in the virtual museum at the Oriental Institue when I decided to use a Sumerian name as my username. All the names of the first cities of civilization were taken, of course, as were many of the more notable names of people from myth or legend. So I went back about 5000 years and tried the name of one of the earliest recorded rulers of the city of Kish. To my current knowledge the only thing known about him is that he is the first ruler of the all the lands to attach the city name to his own name of Melam. Melamkishi(k), hence Melamkish. ----------------------------------- Posy Tuesday, 20 December 2005, 01:40 AM ----------------------------------- Perhaps there are a few exceptions. Blimey. When did you go back about 5000 years and tried the name of one of the earliest recorded rulers of the city of Kish? ----------------------------------- Visitor Tuesday, 20 December 2005, 04:30 AM ----------------------------------- PLease provide the URL of the website. Ancient history, myths and cultures is one of my interests. You can find bit of it in various of my artworks and stories. Pangor ----------------------------------- DarkAngel Tuesday, 20 December 2005, 05:05 AM ----------------------------------- Hello Posey, glad to meet ye. I always like to know who is round me...that way I know who to hide behind if they come with a club at me...LOL Tis always good to know how and why we give ourselves the names we do...like my handles elsewhere can be angelsfire, darkangelsfire, heavensportal...it seems angels take over here, oh and I forgot to say you are welcome for the freebies I have to offer at my website (siggie). ----------------------------------- Posy Tuesday, 20 December 2005, 05:05 AM ----------------------------------- Can you think of one instance where it never happens? Tell me more about your mother. ----------------------------------- melamkish Tuesday, 20 December 2005, 01:12 PM ----------------------------------- Pangor, my pleasure. For Near Eastern ancient history the Oriental Institue of Chicago is found here: http://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/default.html Another source is Fordham University covering Mespopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Persia Isreal, the Hellanistic World, and Rome: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook.html For Irish and Celtic History (part of my ancestry), with many myths and legends: http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlkik/ihm/iremaps.htm For Egypt and the pyamids, Dr Hawass, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities can be found here: http://guardians.net/hawass/index.htm The Arizona State University WWW Virtual Library has links to other aspects of the study of the ancient world. The Table of contents is available in several languages. http://archnet.asu.edu/ I have other links, but the above are packed with information and more links so they would make a good starting point. ----------------------------------- Visitor Tuesday, 20 December 2005, 03:40 PM ----------------------------------- Thank you very MUCH! All bookmarked. You know? I should have thought that Zahi whould have hs own site. But somehow I didn't. Pangor ----------------------------------- Tormie Tuesday, 20 December 2005, 10:29 PM ----------------------------------- I was interested too in Mesopotamian miths, I know the saga of Gilgamesh and actually I watched an uncommon japanese cartoon named "Gilgamesh" :tv: and I've followed the saga of "Nippur" from the city of Lagash on a magazine, we've already talked about him with rayera in another topic, search it... :) ----------------------------------- Tormie Tuesday, 20 December 2005, 10:30 PM ----------------------------------- P.S. Thank you for the links :lol: :tv: :tv: :tv: ----------------------------------- Ozymandias Jones Wednesday, 08 February 2006, 01:01 AM ----------------------------------- Interesting choice, melamkish, something different again. Thanks for sharing it with us. ----------------------------------- Belladonna Thursday, 30 March 2006, 02:43 AM ----------------------------------- the reason for my username is that i was reading Sebastian by Anne Bishop and one of her characters is called Belladonna, i fell in love with that name because it can be so many things at once.... but most of you would know me probably under another name......... just not saying what it is......... and pangor you be quiet.. you no allowed to say either.............. rofl :prrr: ----------------------------------- Posy Thursday, 30 March 2006, 02:44 AM ----------------------------------- Interesting explanation. ----------------------------------- melamkish Thursday, 30 March 2006, 03:22 AM ----------------------------------- Well, I think I know that other name, but will hold my tongue. :) ----------------------------------- Belladonna Thursday, 30 March 2006, 03:47 AM ----------------------------------- It would be nice to know what you think melamkish.. send me a PM..... :lol: ----------------------------------- Visitor Thursday, 30 March 2006, 03:54 AM ----------------------------------- No problem, Belladonna, my tie is tounged. ;-) ----------------------------------- Belladonna Thursday, 30 March 2006, 04:13 AM ----------------------------------- your tie is tongued.... :whistle: ----------------------------------- melamkish Thursday, 30 March 2006, 05:03 AM ----------------------------------- You know, after reviewing my evidence, I may be mistaken in my assumption, so will keep holding my tongue since I don't know what it is talking about. :doh: I'll let you know if my tongue changes it's mind. :lol: ----------------------------------- Belladonna Thursday, 30 March 2006, 05:07 AM ----------------------------------- No prob. :eh: ----------------------------------- tda42 Thursday, 30 March 2006, 10:41 AM ----------------------------------- So what is your other name Belladonna? :mmmh: Kenny thinks another mistery is a foot. :uuh: ----------------------------------- Belladonna Thursday, 30 March 2006, 10:14 PM ----------------------------------- My other name? :lol: ----------------------------------- Tormie Thursday, 30 March 2006, 10:38 PM ----------------------------------- Eheh, Belladona is also a character of a (forbidden) game for playstation called "Thrill kill" were I took the nickanme "Tormentor" :whistle: ----------------------------------- Belladonna Thursday, 30 March 2006, 10:44 PM ----------------------------------- And are we friends or foe? :lmao: ----------------------------------- Tormie Thursday, 30 March 2006, 10:46 PM ----------------------------------- Foe, obviously :roll: (but I won every time :prrr:) ----------------------------------- Belladonna Thursday, 30 March 2006, 11:13 PM ----------------------------------- So you say :whistle: Are you saying that I didnt win at all? :lol: ----------------------------------- Tormie Friday, 31 March 2006, 06:56 AM ----------------------------------- :mmmh: :mmmh: :mmmh: Oh no, sometimes you did :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: ! ----------------------------------- tda42 Friday, 31 March 2006, 09:14 AM ----------------------------------- Yes you spoke of a name and it couldn't be said from pangor. :mmmh: *Now Kenny is really messed up* :roll: ----------------------------------- Kaya Friday, 31 March 2006, 04:37 PM ----------------------------------- I saw the name online and liked it. I tend to pronouce it as Kay-ah, but It can also be pronouced ka-yah. Either one is fine. I did not make it up but thought it was interesting. ----------------------------------- Visitor Monday, 03 April 2006, 09:54 AM ----------------------------------- :lol: :lol: ----------------------------------- Visitor Monday, 03 April 2006, 09:56 AM ----------------------------------- The games a foot. ;-) ----------------------------------- Whazizname Monday, 08 May 2006, 04:00 PM Re: The source of our usernames. ----------------------------------- I got my username through a lifelong series of events. 1.) My given name is Murray; and for some reason children in school either thought it was funny, or that it did not fit me. In either case i was rarely called Murray. 2.) Because of #1 I began to use my middle name; which i guess was not as funny, and / or did fit me. I am still often called that by people. 3.) When I became comfortable with my creative, and philosphical nature; I often changed my name to fit the situation. 4.) I was a huge Bugs Bunny cartoon fan {I wonder why he never won an Oscar...? heheh}; and would/will greet people with: "What's up Doc?"; because of this in some circles I became known as "Doc". 5.) Once in a philosphical mood, I considered that everyone is a "Doctor", that is to say expert in the knowledge of themselves. I tried to explain this to some people in some circles; but they asserted the I was "The Doctor". 6.) Even as an adult artist/musician, people still told me that Murray was a funny name, or the it did not fit me; so I began refusing to tell people my name, and instead insisted that they call me what they thought fit me best. ironicly, most people then began to call me Murray. 7.) In the early 1990's I was involved in the production of a Hip Hop/ Rap CD; and everyone only used their "streetnames"; so I adopted "ART(:" as my "Streetname".{ It is pronounced Art Progressive; because the little smiley is headed towards the future, and not the more common alternative.} It led to too many questions In my opinion; so I only used it on that project. 8.) Sometime in the early 1990's I was in need of a username for the very few groups I visited online; and desided upon "Whazizname". I liked it alot, it was/is unique, and people actually seemed to understand why i used it. To me the username is only part of the name. People that know me, and or my creations well know that I am "Dr. Mahatma Whazizname". I use the name now on almost all of my creations. In fact, my personal music projects are credited to "Whazizname & WhuddevaCountz". (: ----------------------------------- Visitor Monday, 08 May 2006, 07:26 PM ----------------------------------- So a a question of your name has become your name. :lmao: Whazizname, Doc, Murry, ART(:, hello to all of you. But I will not say "The Doctor" for there is only one of him and he travels in a Type 40. ;-) ----------------------------------- Whazizname Tuesday, 09 May 2006, 05:25 PM ----------------------------------- [quote="pangor";p="31104"]So a a question of your name has become your name. :lmao: Whazizname, Doc, Murry, ART(:, hello to all of you. But I will not say "The Doctor" for there is only one of him and he travels in a Type 40. ;-)[/quote] I have a Type 40; but I parked it somewhere, and forgot what I camoflaged it as. :lol: ----------------------------------- Visitor Tuesday, 09 May 2006, 06:04 PM ----------------------------------- Look for a blue police call box in an unusual location. :wink: ----------------------------------- Tormie Tuesday, 09 May 2006, 09:00 PM ----------------------------------- Thanks for the explanation Murray :lol: !! It is a very funny story :thumb: !! Welcome again to our little place :dance: :dance: :dance: !!! ----------------------------------- Whazizname Wednesday, 10 May 2006, 04:09 AM ----------------------------------- [quote="pangor";p="31125"]Look for a blue police call box in an unusual location. :wink:[/quote] If I remember correctly, there was an instance when a Gallifreian(sp?) (perhaps "The Master") did purposely change the appearance of his TARDIS. Hmm... oh my I don't want to dig through the VHS to see if it is an episode I recorded. (: ----------------------------------- Visitor Wednesday, 17 May 2006, 09:45 AM ----------------------------------- Yes, all Tardis have what is called the chamelion circuit, that permits them to immitate anything. For example, when the Master had used up his last regeneration, he made his Tardis look like a statue that was indented to be an evil creature drawn to a good plant "Traken" to be become a statue and then to errode away. What he was really after was to gain the powers of the Keeper of Traken so to amoung other things beable to regenerate a new body. But he failed, he did then change his tardis to look like a clock and then kidnapped someone, and with the fading powers of almost being keeper he used that person to provide himself with a new body. Every Tardis has this ability, except for the old type 40 used by the Doctor. When the Doctor stole it the first time, it was in the shop for repairs, because that circuit was broken and the police call box was the last form that it had before it broke. Latter after his trial (episode War Games) and being sentenced to live on earth, he was giving the same Tardis, with additional damage to its circuits and the critical knowlege of time mechanics blocked from his memory, as part of his punishment. In time he repaired everything else but that one circuit. Another time when he was back home, I think that was when he became the President of the Time Lords. He again fled from his world, and just happened to again steal the same Tardis with the broken circuit. ----------------------------------- Crimmy Monday, 12 June 2006, 12:19 AM ----------------------------------- Mine was given to me back in 1998 or so. I like the band King Crimson and wanted to use it as a nick when I had WebTV , but the name was already taken. I settled for the nearest thing that was available which was 'thecrimsonking'. I was chatting in a room on Talk City in which I became a regular and a girl in there began to call me "Crimmy" which I continued to use until this day. :thumb: :wink: ----------------------------------- Visitor Saturday, 17 June 2006, 07:28 PM ----------------------------------- It is interesting how usernames tend to evolve. On various sites I am Pangor, but with other services I have found that Pangor was already taken, so have had to use a variation of it. ----------------------------------- GrouchoCaesar Tuesday, 28 November 2006, 11:51 AM Re: The Source Of Our Usernames. ----------------------------------- Ah... alter-egos. Happy days, happy days (wipes sentimental tear from eye). I used to run a couple of bulletin boards in my home town. I was originally a co-sysop of a board that was over-regulated to the point of boredom. So I started up one at home and had a lot of fun under the name Groucho Caesar. Then I got bored with *that*, so I started a third, mystery BBS run by an insane alter-ego I called Eric J. Fileworthy. "Eric" would go online and attack my other boards with sarcasm and non-sequiturs... Groucho Caesar is an obscure in-joke. I'm a big BIG fan of the Marx Brothers, and Groucho's real name was Julius... simple. My Avatar is Garfield, because for some unknown reason I have been called that by quite a few people over the years, all independantly of each other. It's not like I'm orange with black stripes... I just have this inate Garfieldness in attitude, especially according to the womenfolk I meet. ----------------------------------- Posy Tuesday, 28 November 2006, 11:51 AM ----------------------------------- Ah hah. Happy days happy days wipes sentimental tear from eye to you too, GrouchoCaesar. By now you do not do run a couple of bulletin boards in his or her home town anymore? Oh. Will you finish up one at home and had a lot of fun under the name Groucho Caesar. Do robots have Avatar is Garfield because for some unknown reason I have been called that by quite a few people over the years all independantly of each other? What is it? ----------------------------------- Tormie Tuesday, 28 November 2006, 01:49 PM Re: The source of our usernames. ----------------------------------- :uuh: Posy is confused... ----------------------------------- Posy Tuesday, 28 November 2006, 01:50 PM ----------------------------------- Oh, you are a poet. ----------------------------------- Tormie Tuesday, 28 November 2006, 01:50 PM Re: The source of our usernames. ----------------------------------- :heartbeat: :heartbeat: :heartbeat: ----------------------------------- armetisius Sunday, 18 February 2007, 12:09 AM Re: The Source Of Our Usernames. ----------------------------------- Mine came from an "altered state", rolling up a character for a RPG, way back in the early eighties. Guess at the time I had been reading too much mythology and it just came to me while working up the character. I have continued using it for a pseudonym for all these years. armetisius ----------------------------------- Tormie Sunday, 18 February 2007, 12:16 AM Re: The source of our usernames. ----------------------------------- Welcome to Posetteforever armetisius :grin: :thumb: :wink: :clap: :dance: :dance: :dance: !!! ----------------------------------- leahman Saturday, 01 December 2007, 05:31 AM Re: The Source Of Our Usernames. ----------------------------------- [b]Pangor[/b] Sadly, I can identify with your Teacher problem. While I had some crappy teachers, the only real Jack-Ass was a Principal. Okay, first, understand that my parents divorced when I was two. Dad, waited until I was 13 to re-marry, but he re-married badly. The woman poisoned him, (he died) then she embesseled the estate, and fled the state, leaving me to my real Mom, who promptly decided that we needed to -"Get Away" from it all, and moved my sister and I far away, to Hattiesburg, Mississippi, where she bought a Motel, and I found school to be a tad different there. The Junior and Senior High school were built like Junior Colleges, (spread out) but the entire facility was sourrounded by a Wall of BARS, (like a jail) -with an overhang to the inside. Students were told "You leave here, in an ambulance, or in a Hearst." No exceptions. Most Students including myself joined a Fraturnity for the purpose of having unity and mainly having an Attorney to sue the Principal, over and over and over. In 1969, the time of the mini-skirt, female students were required to wear dresses nearly to their ankles. No student could wear any clothing with a "Pattern" or poka-dots, as the student handbook referred to the possibility of a poka dot being over a part of the body that might bring attention to it. Girls were forbidden to wear shined or shinny shoes, due to the possibility of someone possibally seeing a reflection -of under their skirt. No jewley of ANY kind. The Principal was famous for following students after school. Even after they graduated. He followed some of his former students (who were college) and reported their beer drinking to their parents. The student he reported promptly, beat him unconcious. But my 15 year old sister was not aware of any of this. Since on her first day at school her skirt was not long enough to suit him he grabbed her, and dragged her to his office (screaming the entire way) where he forced her to sit in a chair as he crawled around the floor trying to see up her dress. THAT is what I saw when I entered the room. (POW) Principal kicked across the room. Secretary calling Police. Me calling Mom. -Mom calling Attorney. Like you after that, I got a lot of writting assignments (some, I actually purchased from college students I knew) -which automatically received an -F. We moved back to Alabama after that, but my Fraturnity brothers, wrote to me and told me that (edited: The Principal) had recently been beaten by another former student, who'd kicked most of his teeth out. It took many years to legally force the board of Education to remove the man but It was finally accomplished. Teachers and students alike, can be cruel, and we as individuals are responsible for our actions to our maker, and will be required to account for them. As for the Name Actually Leahman was my father's name, a brilliant man, even if he was a poor judge of women. I always thought it was unique name, (though it is Biblical) Once out of school in the working work, at my office everybody had nic names and most people never knew Leahman wasn't my legal name. Wifey calls me Leahman, as do my friends which i consider you all to be. Pandor I am sorry for how you were treated. We are all tested that is the purpose of life. The challenge is to understand -that we must forgive those who trespass against us, and that is a challenge that tests men's metal, as much as combat. -Leahman ----------------------------------- hanzoushinrei Saturday, 01 December 2007, 11:24 AM Re: The Source Of Our Usernames. ----------------------------------- behind my username.......? I used this username since I was in college, like, 3 years ago. I was fond of this game named Samurai Showdown where there was this ninja named Hanzo Hattori which I thought was cool, because he has a mysterious demeanour and his moves involved breaking bones and joints :D In fact, he was a real-life ancient ninja in the Tokugawa period. [img]http://www.gamegen.com/fightgen/characters/awesome-hanzo2.JPG[/img] http://www.samurai-archives.com/hanzo.html and at that time, I read a Japanese comic (manga) named Kyo: Samurai Deeper. There was this assassin who can manipulate Ice (turning them into blades) named Shinrei. He has white hair and has this typical warrior-ish 'honour' code which he lives by. I liked this character. [img]http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb219/ipperne/doujinshi%2013/front.jpg[/img] for my Yahoo id, I used this name, combining the two assassin characters which I love most. I most RPG's that I play I usually stick with this class... ----------------------------------- Posy Saturday, 01 December 2007, 11:25 AM ----------------------------------- I'm not sure if I like it. I always enjoy my chats with human clients. ----------------------------------- tda42 Saturday, 01 December 2007, 11:55 AM Re: The source of our usernames. ----------------------------------- Very nice to here this. Leahman I had to edit your Principals name because we had an incident at one time with real names and even though I agree with you we still have to keep names that are of legal means out of the conversation. It is ok though to use yours if you please and others of a friendly nature can reply to it as well. I think you already know mine. :thumb: Never the less this is all quit interesting and welcome everyone. :hug2: ----------------------------------- Tormie Saturday, 01 December 2007, 02:35 PM Re: The source of our usernames. ----------------------------------- Very sad story leahman :crying: , I think every one had something sad in their life that changed drastically their behaviour ... Hanzoushinrei, I've ALL the Hokuto no Ken serie :grin: and a lot of other anime(s), actually my favourite is "Initial D" that's about illegal car races at night on the mountain passes in Japan... ----------------------------------- hanzoushinrei Sunday, 02 December 2007, 04:34 AM Re: The Source Of Our Usernames. ----------------------------------- initial D??? wow...! I like that too.... :D amazing isnit that an old car like a Toyota '86 could outrace cars 2 or 3 times stronger than it? Yep...Takumi's skills are more than enough. BTW the film Initial D starring Jay Chou was filmed in Malaysia....the downhill roads are kinda familiar to me... :mmmh: Hokuto No ken is purdy violent...it always gives me bad dreams. :crying: but I prefer Saint seiya....do they air that in the Europe? I heard they have to change the colour of the blood.... :mmmh: ----------------------------------- Tormie Sunday, 02 December 2007, 10:19 AM Re: The source of our usernames. ----------------------------------- I don't look at them on TV :whistle: ... I've all the Initial D series , film, stages etc. and I'm waiting for the 5th stage ... I'm not fond of martial arts animes besides Hokut No Ken :D , the rest asre only shows for kids :D ... My favourite anime ever is Gundam, the original serie, Gundam Z and "0080 the war in the pocket" ... I suggest you Genshiken and Gantz :thumb: ----------------------------------- Lickitung Friday, 04 December 2009, 09:01 PM Re: The Source Of Our Usernames. ----------------------------------- Ok, surfing the forums and I see this topic. Very interesting, shame no one's posted to it since '03! :shocked!: So, source of my usename. Yeah, you're probably thinking "pfff... pokemon..." Well, isn't that cute.... BUT IT'S WRONG!!! ((lil 2 stupid dogs reference there :P )) This name actually came to me recently from playing Left 4 Dead... which incidentally is where I met my current gf. Who knew the power of a Zombie Apocalypse could have on love! :heartbeat: SO. I changed my Steam identity from another to Lickitung due to the fact that when I first started L4D, I sucked. It had been forever since I played a first person shooter and L4D has a learning curve despite it's simple play mechanics. Add to the fact I'm introducing myself to a normally anti-social and condescending community (gamers), I had quickly garnered the anti-newb treatment of getting booted from public games almost as soon as I entered, simply cause someone didn't like my skill level. But I got better! My favorite character to play as is the Smoker and I've pulled off some amazing sniper/ninja stuff with a zombie that normally moves slow and awkwardly and is extremely weak offensively. One of my best was a mid-air snatch against a person that was commiting suicide simply to deny my team the chance to play as the infected. The person jumped out into a elevator shaft where I was camped, planning to snatch one with my tongue and drag him off into the elevator shaft anyways. The guy dangled there in the middle of the shaft for a good 2minutes like a pinata while the smoker's tongue hold slowly killed him. :ninja: I began to start saying "Fear the tongue!!" as I was getting to be someone hated playing against as a Smoker, because of my skill >:3 So I wanted to change the name and after various tongue themed names came and went, "Lickitung" held and I've even gone further with some Pokemon/L4D hybrid pics!! [img]http://www.posetteforever.com/files/posted_images/5750/smokertongue.jpg[/img] My Steam Profile pic! [img]http://www.posetteforever.com/files/posted_images/5750/lickitung_zoey.jpg[/img] My in-game 'graffiti Spray' modded off an image from Deviant art. A Smoker's tongue snatching Zoey in a rather unorthodox way... ----------------------------------- Hipshot Friday, 27 March 2015, 10:32 PM Re: The Source Of Our Usernames. ----------------------------------- It has been awhile since I posted. Had to survive back to back to back knee surgeries. Left knee replaced twice. This actually has a bit to do with the "Hipshot" tag. I'm an army vet. Served mostly with the Armored Cavalry Regiments, notable the 3rd, 7th, and the 11th ACRs. I was a tank crewman, driver, gunner, and tank commander. Was a loader for a trip to Graf, (Grafenwhor tank range) but that was the only time. Anyway, while in Korea with the 68th Armored, I was assigned to the Op officer's tank. I was gunner, and Tank Commander when he wasn't aboard. One day at the range, I was sighting in his tank and had to fire a check round in order to make sure all the sights were spot on. Fired from gunner's main sight - Bullseye - straight through the aiming point. Gunner's backup telescope, again bullseye. Tank Commander's range finder again bullseye. Three shots fired, and three shots right through the center of the target. (Target by the way is ranged as 1200m or nearly a mile away!) I also carried an expert's rating for the M1911 .45 pistol, (Now, I'm REALLY telling my age!!!), M14, and M3 SMG. I was also a fan of the old Rick O'Shay comic strip. One of the supporting characters was a gunfigher who went by the name of . . . you guessed it . . . Hipshot!. I also favored western clothes as well as a stiff, flat brimmed hat similar to the one he usually wore when I went off post dressed in civvies. Ergo, a brother soldier, who has since made his last formation, tagged me as Hipshot. :D ----------------------------------- ahjah Saturday, 28 March 2015, 02:47 PM Re: The source of our usernames. ----------------------------------- Welcome to Posetteforever :friends: ----------------------------------- Chromium Sunday, 29 March 2015, 02:29 PM Re: The Source Of Our Usernames. ----------------------------------- Welcome Hipshot, and thanks for the background.