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Re: What's up with your name?

#114825
From: The Real Jay
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 00:00
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>One day, on AHSC there was a guy....
>
I meant on AGSC (alt.games.starcraft)

--
"Never argue with a moron, they'll drag you down to their level, and
beat you with experience."
-Anonymous

The Real Jay wrote in message <7l0brf$iam$1...@bgtnsc01.worldnet.att.net>...
>My name is James. When on b.net ((starcraft)) people didn't want to waste
>time by writing it out so they wrote J. My freind started using it and
>eventually I came to be called Jay (When I said J they assumed it to be
>short for Jay).  One day, on AHSC there was a guy, also by the name of Jay,
>trying to be an imposter of me. I found out very soon becuase he posted
>newbie stuff and made stupid comments towards Ng elders. I asked him to
>please change his name a his trying to be an imposter wasn't very
>comfortable for me. He cursed me out. So instead of taking offense I just
>changed my name to The Real Jay. Once I announced the name change he never
>posted again. Weird. (Absolutely true story. You can probably look up some
>of the posts on deja.com, but our argument was through email)
>--
>"Never argue with a moron, they'll drag you down to their level, and
>beat you with experience."
>-Anonymous
>
>Erthbender wrote in message
><19990624194326...@ng-fi1.aol.com>...
>>
>>  Serveral months ago there was a post about the names people give there
>>characters and the reasons behind them.  We have many new faces now, so I
>will
>>ask and explain my own.
>>
>>  I used to play DnD and I subscribed to TSR's magazine Dragon.  A few
>years
>>ago an editorial was written; the subject;  developing a detachment from
>your
>>character.  The writer was one who really went into the develpoment,
>detailing
>>everything. The DM he ran across was one who loved to throw the largest of
>>challenges to his players.  They off course ran headlong into each other.
>BAM!
>>Character Death. This upset the writer but he plugged on and a few quick
>rolls
>>came up with ELF2.  Bam!  Death of ELF2. This went on and on. Massive
>challenge
>>followed by relentless determination.  ELF3, ELF4, ELF5 etc, etc.  What he
>>ended up learning was, care about what you are doing, but remember it is
>just a
>>game and not to get too worked up over.
>>
>>  So as a reminder to myself I named my character Dayna after a thief
>character
>>I had in a failed story, and 7 as a lucky number. But if she bites it, she
>is
>>but one of a potential many. There is always another.
>>
>> My posting name, Erthbender, comes from a Marvel Superheros RPG character
>I
>>had.  He laid low in the group, but rushed out to retrieve fallen allies
>and
>>back up people when things get rough.  So what is your story?
>>
>>Erthbender
>>Dayna7 on B net
>>drop 2Dground from the address to reply
>
>
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From: "The Real Jay" <tekm...@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: Re: What's up with your name?
Date: 1999/06/25
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