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Topic: Question about real life and In game Names
Azizza
VANDERSHANKED
posted 01-02-2002 03:16:46 PM
Ok the Shiney bucket heads thread got me thinking about this...
Does anyone else get called by thier Character name in real life?
It seems that I have met so many people in Game that they call me by my Character name even when we are talking in real life.
UO Character: Azreal
EQ Character: Azizza
So a lot of people call me Az...
Case in point. A bit after brenda Died I was dating a woman I met through EQ and Durring a Moment of.. Uhh.. Well One of those moments when you call out someones name, she yelled out Azizza instead of Kevin...
After it sank in we both laughed about it but it was still an odd moment.

While this is the most prominent example I can think of many other times that I have been called Az by people I know.

Has anyone else ever had this happen in any way?

"Pacifism is a privilege of the protected"
Za’afiel
Coolest Hamster Pimp Ever!
posted 01-02-2002 03:19:41 PM
well im called shaggy does that count ?
"Consistancy is the hobgoblin of little minds."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Il Buono
You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend.
posted 01-02-2002 03:21:25 PM
No one I know online knows me IRL.
"Those with loaded guns, and those who dig. You dig."
Maradon!
posted 01-02-2002 03:21:29 PM
People call me Maradon sometimes. Not many though, since western PA is a cultural black hole
Lazzay
omg mack attack :(
posted 01-02-2002 03:22:16 PM
I almost call Robbie BT somtimes

Hell, I sometimes call myself Laz instead of Kaley O_o

one two three fo let me see that tootsie roll
Il Buono
You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend.
posted 01-02-2002 03:22:23 PM
quote:
Check out the big brain on Maradön?!
People call me Maradon sometimes. Not many though, since western PA is a cultural black hole

Hell, I'd call you Maradon. I laugh when I say Maradon, and I'm not sure why.

"Those with loaded guns, and those who dig. You dig."
Maradon!
posted 01-02-2002 03:24:25 PM
quote:
Demitri impressed everyone with:
Hell, I'd call you Maradon. I laugh when I say Maradon, and I'm not sure why.

These people seem to like it

Azizza
VANDERSHANKED
posted 01-02-2002 03:24:59 PM
Actually Lazzy I have introduced myself as Az more than once while not thinking.
Maybe I should have my name changed.
"Pacifism is a privilege of the protected"
Il Buono
You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend.
posted 01-02-2002 03:27:09 PM
quote:
Maradön? had this to say about pies:
These people seem to like it

That page freaks me out every time!

"Those with loaded guns, and those who dig. You dig."
KaLourin
Illanae's Stooge!
posted 01-02-2002 03:31:12 PM
I respond to KaL in real life.. so yeah.. I guess so.
Dont make me slap you so hard your bucket spins around, and around,and stops sideways,thus confusing you, and making you run about London wearing your bucket, a g-string, and carrying a stick,smacking the ground while yelling "MAGICALLY DELICIOUS! MAGICALLY FUCKING DELICIOUS!"- {Tal} to Mortious
Hebrew 9:3- 'And the Lord said unto me, "Dude, there isn't a K in covenant."' - Snoota

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Ozimander
$$$$$$$$$$$
posted 01-02-2002 04:13:24 PM
I get called Ozzy sometimes. Ayerine called me Oz for a while stead of Frank. Go figure.

Oz and I are the same anyhow.

*puts an arm around Ozzy and and goes off singing with him*

Frank & Ozius

Bane
BANNED
posted 01-02-2002 04:18:21 PM
i was called Bane one night, for no reason, though Bane and Ryan are far from one another. Games can change you for that short period in which you can escape reality and be someone else for a bit.
cout << "SCORE!";
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BetaTested
Not gay, but loves the cock!
posted 01-02-2002 04:21:48 PM
I was tempted to call Kaley Laz a few times today while we were at the mall, and most of my Half Life buddies call my Bob. I go by [PCK]Bob-the_Beta when I play Fire Arms.

Though I'm never tempted to call any of them by their names.


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Skaw
posted 01-02-2002 04:31:35 PM
Couple people call me "Burn", after my old FPS name.
Hireko
Kill a fish before breakfast each day
posted 01-02-2002 04:42:21 PM
The name I now use in real life is the artifact of my first D&D campaign.
Those who dance are thought insane by those who can't hear the music.
Toktuk
Pooh Ogre
Keeper of the Shoulders of Peachis Perching
posted 01-02-2002 04:50:07 PM
The only people I've ever met who have referred to me by one of my online handles are Bajah and a guy I used to play Total Annihilation with, Secret Agent Worm (Whom I called Wormy).

Everyone else calls me Jeremy or Asshead, given their view of my personality.

-Tok

Edit: Grammar is our friend.

[ 01-02-2002: Message edited by: Toktuk ]

Nae
Fun with Chocolate
posted 01-02-2002 04:53:40 PM
I get called Nae in real life all the time. It doesn't bother me. In fact, when I cook a good meal, my roommate will sing, "Thank goodness for Chef BoyarNAE!"
Mog
not really a mmembe rof tis boered
posted 01-02-2002 05:16:46 PM
quote:
Toktuk had this to say about Punky Brewster:

Edit: Grammar is our friend.

LIES, ALL LIES


Regret calamities if you can thereby help the sufferer; if not, attend to your own work and allready the evil begins to be repaired
- Self Rreliance
Lyinar Ka`Bael
Are you looking at my pine tree again?
posted 01-02-2002 05:21:33 PM
I only started using Lyinar as my main handle when I got EQ and came to these boards. Before that, I was TaleraRis or just Talera and quite a few people called me Tal.

They call me Tal online too, even if they know my first name. One of my friends always calls me Tales.


Lyinar Ka`Bael, Piney Fresh Druidess - Luclin

Kloie
tunactsunamooon
posted 01-02-2002 05:44:47 PM
quote:
mog wrote, obviously thinking too hard:
LIES, ALL LIES

YES!!!!@@!!!!212444666

Tegadil
Queen of the Smoofs
posted 01-02-2002 05:48:25 PM
I am the one known as Teggy Poo.
Waisztarroz
I love democracy
posted 01-02-2002 05:52:42 PM
I had a thread like this once. I would almost definitely respond to Waisztarroz or more likely Waisz. Hearing Waisztarroz would just be freaky.
Yes, that's right, hot live sex!
There's a raptor behind you.
Resident grammar whore.
Warning, flames imminent!
Sarudani Miolnir
Old-school poster
posted 01-02-2002 05:56:42 PM
I can't say it's happened anytime recently, but back when I ran a BBS it was common for people to use their online names at RL gatherings.

Sar...

Kegwen
Sonyfag
posted 01-02-2002 05:58:32 PM
quote:
Tegadil had this to say about John Romero:
I am the one known as Teggy Poo.

Nobody calls me Kegwen, though I would most likely respond to Keg or Kegwen...

I also respond to Andrew and Andre.

Mightion Defensor
posted 01-02-2002 05:59:51 PM
Heh... Ja'Deth mentioned once he had family that lived around here...

I wonder if he'd call me Brian or Mightion in person. I'd probably end up calling him Deth, by accident at least.

I've already told him he isn't allowed to come up here to meet me unless he brings Lyinar with him.

That brings up another point; Illanae, when I call you this weekend for EQ, do I tell ya I'm Mightion, or Brian from Buffalo?

Kel
Pancake
posted 01-02-2002 06:15:11 PM
I actually find that it works the otherway around...

No matter the character name I pick, no matter the roleplay format, I always end up being Kel... Calla became Kealla (On it's way back to kel), Elaine became Klaine (also on its way back to kel)... after 3 years, I gave up and just started using my real name for the SCA. I think it comes from having a nigh-unique real name...

Do you believe in fondue? You know you do.
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OtakuPenguin
Peels like a tangerine, but is juicy like an orange.
posted 01-02-2002 07:21:36 PM
No one I know online knows me IRL...

But I would definately turn my head if someone yelled "ESEAR!" or "OP!"

..:: This Is The Sound Of Settling ::..
Synjari
Warrior Princess
Cookie Seraphim!
posted 01-02-2002 07:27:21 PM
I do answer to Mis and Syn.. *laugh*
"Villiany wears many masks, none of which are more dangerous than virtue." - "Sleepy Hollow"
Agent A
Underpowered on Purpose
posted 01-02-2002 07:33:32 PM
I get called Psycho sometimes if that counts...my friends call me Satan. Seriously. I'm stating to think they just forgot my name or something.
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Nith D'vaz
Pancake
posted 01-02-2002 07:42:57 PM
Of course... Its not just my screen name, its a name i have given myself. I didn't make this name for any one purpose, but for many.

Its also the name of my staff, which as a 'warrior' i view as an extention of myself.

Ok ill shut up now incase im scaring someone.

Wherever I go,
everyone is a little bit safer because I am there.
Wherever I am,
anyone in need has a friend.
Whenever I return home,
everyone is happy I am there.

-Robert L. Humphrey (warrior creed)
Gydyon
Yes, I am a lawyer. No you can't sue them for that. Shut up, or I'll have your legs broken.
posted 01-02-2002 08:18:25 PM
Never.

No one offline knows Gydyon, and few people online knows Jay.

Gydyon
Evercrest Lawyer

Thinking about your posts
(and billing you for it) since 2001

Trent
Smurfberry Moneyshot
posted 01-02-2002 08:20:33 PM
No one I know online knows me IRL, except Gen, and she tends to call me Babe which I respond to fairly well.
Nae
Fun with Chocolate
posted 01-02-2002 08:31:12 PM
quote:
Mightion Defensor had this to say about Optimus Prime:

That brings up another point; Illanae, when I call you this weekend for EQ, do I tell ya I'm Mightion, or Brian from Buffalo?



Either! If I have a brain fart about Brian, I am sure if you said you were Mightion I would remember. And if you asked for Nae, I would probably answer, "YEAH!" hehe

Elvish Crack Piper
Murder is justified so long as people believe in something different than you do
posted 01-02-2002 08:38:52 PM
No one I know calls me by Elvish Crack Piper, though I would respond to it. I have problems getting people to stop calling me "Elfy" one of my older CS names, however
(Insert Funny Phrase Here)
Palador ChibiDragon
Dismembered
posted 01-02-2002 10:35:19 PM
I have friends that call me Palador, P, and P-chan. I respond to them all.
I believe in the existance of magic, not because I have seen proof of its existance, but because I refuse to live in a world where it does not exist.
Death of Rats
Pancake
posted 01-02-2002 10:57:34 PM
my girlfrind and some of my friends call me after my old RPG name, Were-Wolf, but besaid those couple i dot know anyone else that knows me online
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Genericgirl
Generictitle
posted 01-03-2002 12:20:30 AM
I stayed at some online friends house when I went to my grandpa's funeral in Arizona. They called me Gen the whole time. It was kinda wierd. Online I know I am Gen. But IRL it is still kinda strange.

INT calls me Hun. Or FWBBOMD. Or chicky. Or any one of many names we use in role playing games. I answer to them all.

But I don't have any RL friends who call me by an online name.

Solstyce
Vampiric pixie that might eat your face, if you're lucky
posted 01-03-2002 12:24:16 AM
I respond to Solstyce all the time, even when people don't mean to call out my name . It's odd, people mention the word "solstice" and I turn around and go "What?"
Shhh. Everyone will hear us. Everyone will know.
Comrade Snoota
Communist
Da, Tovarisch!
posted 01-03-2002 12:27:06 AM
Nae doesn't talk to me no more.

<sniff!>

She just came one night, ate mah Von Munster Burger, and left me forever!

You smell that? Do you smell that? ...Napalm, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill bombed for twelve hours. When it was all over I walked up. We didn't find one of 'em, not one stinkin' dink body. The smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole hill. Smelled like... victory.
Moffles
Pancake
posted 01-03-2002 12:30:05 AM
Well, my friend heard a joke and he accidentally said 'lol' instead of laughing, but other than that..

Sometimes my elder sister calls me Double Helix.

[ 01-03-2002: Message edited by: PhootingAPhoton OfGas ]

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