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[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Govt-issued

[–] Stupidmanager@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Uhh. I was inspired by a manager.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 6 points 2 years ago

I use a Dvorak keyboard and am not very creative.

[–] fadingembers@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 years ago

I like dark souls

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 6 points 2 years ago

I got it from valarin, an obscure Tolkien language for the Valar. Without the h it means 'the storyteller' I thought the h would help in pronunciation, it usually doesn't.

[–] loweffortname@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Honestly? I was trying too hard.

[–] Kase@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

What are you, a cop?

Jk but for real, how'd you get your username?

[–] TheInsane42@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

I was messing about in a fighter simulator (previous milenium) and the game told me I did an insane move. It sticked, so I called myself TheInsane. In an online game, that nick was already in use, so I got the suggestion to take TheInsane1... nah, there is only 1 answer to everything, so I added that. It stuck since then. I got me the matching domain in '22.

I'm using KoffieNu as well, as it matched my domain koffie.nu (proud owner since '98), mainly on mastodon, git and some dutch lemmy instances.

[–] orbitz@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago

A cheesy 90s drink, they were fun to see how far you could spit the jelly bits, or just a kinda fun drink I rarely saw as a teen. Nothing great but when you lived in the middle of nowhere it didn't take much in the mid 90s to be entertained as a teen.

[–] Pringles@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago

Well, the box was staring at me when I created this account.

[–] stackPeek@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Data structure and algorithm class in college.

[–] ToastedPlanet@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 years ago

My friends' band in high school was called Dances with Bread. I was their biggest fan, so I wanted a username that was bread themed. But I also felt like a username that had a sci-fi feel to it. ToastedPlanet was available on Reddit and it was available on Blåhaj Lemmy. But I managed to mistype it on DeviantArt as ToastePlanet which is embarrassing to say the least.

[–] Tesla@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago
[–] Monster96@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

I've been using Monster ever since I randomly chose it during a Mario Kart race while on a school trip. There were 8 of us playing Mario Kart DS and I wanted to stand out.

[–] RIP_Cheems@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago
[–] Threadsdeadbaby@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Pulp fiction.

[–] Everythingispenguins@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It sounded funny. It has nothing to do with Linux, but yet I still run Linux.

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 5 points 2 years ago

I just like that short comic/meme of the Muscle Wizard

[–] ProperlyProperTea@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

Alliteration, Rhythm, Rhyme, and I like properly made tea.

[–] ShadowCatEXE@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

My cat’s name is Shadow. I do a lot of techy things, so “EXE” felt like a cool thing to add. “ShadowEXE” doesn’t flow as much as “ShadowCatEXE”. I also have alt names with DLL instead of EXE, but it’s not as cool.

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[–] BowserDelta@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Pure Pwnage reference

I was in a 3 little pigs mood at the time.

[–] Chetzemoka@startrek.website 4 points 2 years ago

Deep cut Expanse reference. Specifically to an episode that had a lot of personal meaning for me.

[–] Persen@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Sleeping pills and a misspelled person. It was my pirated minecraft username first.

[–] Nemo@midwest.social 4 points 2 years ago

Went to a party in college where I didn't know anybody. Back then, my solution to not being able to remember other people's names was just to not give my own unless pressed. So they gave me a new name, and I've used it ever since.

[–] Donk240978@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago

Mine is just a combination of a shortened nickname from just out of high school (Donkey) and my D.O.B. Not secure, don't care... I got sick of writing out my original when logging in as it was too long. Donkey_Snickers That was back when the tagline for the Snickers chocolate bar advertisements was "Really satisfies"... I had a bit of an ego regarding my sexual prowess 20 something years ago...

[–] fahfahfahfah@lemmy.billiam.net 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I based it of the kid who goes “fahfahfahfah” in the pork chop sandwiches gi joe thing but everyone thinks it’s a reference to Jeff Dunham

[–] hal_5700X@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago
[–] ZeroGravitas@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

Iain M. Banks' "Culture" series. RIP

[–] THE_MASTERMIND@feddit.ch 4 points 2 years ago

Self explainotry

[–] Susaga@ttrpg.network 4 points 2 years ago

Preteen me was bad at Japanese.

[–] thelsim@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

I like making up names and wanted a unique name for myself. So.. I ended up with Thelsim.
I wanted it to be unique, gender neutral, and easily pronounceable.

[–] Sacabambaspis@mander.xyz 4 points 2 years ago

I was tickled pink about this prehistoric fish that went viral a little while back and I thought I would adopt its name.

[–] Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

It's embarrassing. I'm not telling.

[–] Sidyctism@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago

i thought that my old username (that i came up with when i was 8 and creating an account for runescape) was too childish.

At some point after i watched donnie darko while being really high. The rest is history

[–] Cameri@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

It was the in-game alias of a very skilled swordsman and skirmisher in the MMORPG called Vindictus. We became good friends and played regularly for several years, conquering the toughest horrors, but one day, he never logged back on. So I started using his username to honor his kindness and prowess with the blade. If you're reading this, just remember that everyone in Lost Paradise [LP] remembers you!

[–] kugel7c@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago

First word that came to mind when I was like 13 followed by an arbitrary number and letter. It just means ball or sphere in German. I took up naming things by simple shapes by then so I guess there must be something I like about it.

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