Names you almost/used to use.
A continuation of the Why the fuck are you named that? thread. As the title suggests, this thread is for usernames you used to use, but dropped for one reason or another, or almost used, but rejected for whatever reason.
For example; at one point I deliberated dropping the name Pinkanator, even though I've had the name since I've had usernames. This was due to me getting pissy with bigots who assume that my name means I'm female, or failing that, gay. ( I mean really guys? Pink is just the best colour, is that a crime?) This lead me to toil over a number of new names, including; Krabby_Krust (Spongebob) , Metallix_XJ79 (Sonic the Comic/MLAATR), Cryptosporidium789 (Destroy All Humans) and Devil_Laced_Blood ( Tekken/edgy the hedgy).
However, only one name ever struck a chord with me, and I still kinda like this name (IE don't steal it, I still have use for it) being, Darkspine129. It always just sounded... Right? Except, it didn't. The thing is, despite what records may say, my name IS Pinkanator. My real name is dull, boring, and average. Sure, not TOO average, I'm not a Joe, or a Bob, hell I'm named after two of the greatest musicians of all time (they were bigger than Jesus), but it always felt... wrong, like, it wasn't MY name. It was a name I'd been given, not the name I'd chosen. (In hindsight, Skulduggery Pleasent might have had something to do with that). The way I see it, I AM Pinkanator, and that IS my name, but I have to have a false name given to me. Either way, I stuck with Pinkanator, with a renewed confidence, and came out stronger from the experience, wearing my colours proudly, and in public.
But enough about me, let's kill you! Er-I mean, hear your stories. Yeah, that's it.
For example; at one point I deliberated dropping the name Pinkanator, even though I've had the name since I've had usernames. This was due to me getting pissy with bigots who assume that my name means I'm female, or failing that, gay. ( I mean really guys? Pink is just the best colour, is that a crime?) This lead me to toil over a number of new names, including; Krabby_Krust (Spongebob) , Metallix_XJ79 (Sonic the Comic/MLAATR), Cryptosporidium789 (Destroy All Humans) and Devil_Laced_Blood ( Tekken/edgy the hedgy).
However, only one name ever struck a chord with me, and I still kinda like this name (IE don't steal it, I still have use for it) being, Darkspine129. It always just sounded... Right? Except, it didn't. The thing is, despite what records may say, my name IS Pinkanator. My real name is dull, boring, and average. Sure, not TOO average, I'm not a Joe, or a Bob, hell I'm named after two of the greatest musicians of all time (they were bigger than Jesus), but it always felt... wrong, like, it wasn't MY name. It was a name I'd been given, not the name I'd chosen. (In hindsight, Skulduggery Pleasent might have had something to do with that). The way I see it, I AM Pinkanator, and that IS my name, but I have to have a false name given to me. Either way, I stuck with Pinkanator, with a renewed confidence, and came out stronger from the experience, wearing my colours proudly, and in public.
But enough about me, let's kill you! Er-I mean, hear your stories. Yeah, that's it.