How many of you changed your screen name over the last 8 - 4 years?
And where did you come up with your name?

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[ 09-08-2004: Message edited by: J0SH ]

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Willie Trombone was the guide in the neverhood, one of the coolest games ever. I was also playing a little bit of jazz trombone at the time I took the name. I didn't think I would have it long, but it took me about two more years to come with effusant, and by that time, I figured there'd be no point to change. I also went by Ivy Mike for like a month or two. I thought that was a really cool name. It was the code name given to the very first hydrogen bomb.

As for who was first, it was probably technically GFKiller. I mean, he was always the admin and main moderator. But Drako was around from the very beginning, too. RoGuE Bitch and I came in around the same time -- April or May '98, and Jarlaxle was already here by then. I think OICU came in a couple months later. Drako, GFK, RB, and myself are the only ones I specifically remember right now from the board before the UBB. Xanthan pretty early, too, posting as tom servo IIRC., but I don't remember if that was before the UBB.

[ 09-08-2004: Message edited by: WillyTrombone ]

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Shortly after I changed to Cacophonous but stuck with Dickweed's persona.

I was there when burble was still Burble X

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This is a nickname smohq gave to me. I thought it was cool enough to adapt.

Right on, rokz. I couldn't care less what happened to him.

[ 09-09-2004: Message edited by: Flux ]

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Now if I could only get my whites whiter and rid my life of cabbage I would truly be complete.

These pants make my ass look big, don't they...

=)

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Man I can remember being on a dial-up connection at a hotel while on a business trip in Toronto chatting on ICQ with ya Matt (and your girlfriend at the time too)...

This whole time you were TB!!?!

LOL

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On a related note, I can't remember when I first joined the board here. It was a long time ago, like Fuze, I installed Q2 and had troubles and typed in "quake2.com"...

It was definetly pre-UBB, back when all there was were postings to join Q2 clans... a lot of spam. I definetly know that old fart Drako predates me on that board...

I'm pretty sure I have an old archived copy of the HammerTown site too, I'll try and find it...

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Getting frustrated at the people exploiting this, that's when I approached Blitz and asked him if there was something I can do to stop the madness. That's when he named me Forum Admin and gave me rights to the FTP so I could find a better forum software and install it from the ground up. That's when I stumbled upon the free version of UBB, so I figured "Why not."

Noticing the large possibilities of customizability, it's simple interface, and account security that's when I believe we went into looking to purchase the full version. The rest is history from there. The board was originall Quake2.com through all that. Sometime after we switch to the regged version of UBB we changed format to Quake3.com. I believe Quake2.com was through two color schemes. The first was an orange/yellow kind of thing (which I always favored). After that it was more like our current scheme (cyan, dark teals, and such).

I still check in on you all every so often.

gotta gree on the fuzzy thing, too. More than six years now. You guys rock.

Oh, and hi, The Stranger. long time no see. you IM'ed me a few weeks ago, but I was gone. =/. I'll try to get in touch soon. gonna hang out with smohq and lizardboy this weekend.

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I remember the icqversation. The chick though was a married friend, not my girlfriend. We did however get married this July Her nick is Clam Dipper.

If the NHL locks out this season, the Flyers and the rest of the league can all lick my sac...

Same nickname since I started here, although I developed several alternate identities, including Cacophonous, [R]ailGun, and I am also really John Carmack and Steve Jobs at the same time.

I got my name from my short temper and tendency to get violently enraged. (who do you think inspired the definition at Dictionary.com? )

okay, but I think a monitor through a wall qualifies as more than that. Unless it was a cheap ass KDS monitor. . .in which case it's not just fully justified, it's recommended.

Oh yeah, sup dude

[ 09-11-2004: Message edited by: AcidWarp ]

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“I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.”

“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.”

I came on in 98 at the same time as a lot the others. I recall many names from back then like (in no specific order and not meaning to exclude anyone) Cy, RagingBitch, the RoGuE guys, some chicks, Jondster, Outrider, Lord Vader, Doberman, Probie, Hammer, et al. It was fun running around as an HPB. The thing is, when I became and LPB Q3 was in full swing and I never really liked it so much so drifted out of the scene.

If any of the admins here can get me my MaD MaX password that would be sweet!!!

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What about Cannibal Corpse from Detroit anyone remember him?

When I first started posting here many of you helped me get started with computers.

Prior to then (for the first 35 years of my life) I had zero interest in computers. I was strictly into music, art, etc.

The music industry for the consumer was just utilizing computers when I got out of that arena.

Anyway Grimm helped me get though a glitch when doing my first format/install of Windows 98 (first edition).

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Originally posted by WillyTrombone:
I remember bumping into The Guru in the Pointless Audio chatrooms. Actually, I think I recognized his nick here from those chatrooms. something like that, anyway. Kinda makes me wonder what ever happened to the kid that was doing that show. He had a lot of potential.

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Are his old crank calls still available anywhere online? I want to hear the one where he called an international shipping crate company to inquire about a box for his pet.

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Originally posted by WillyTrombone:
I see.

Are his old crank calls still available anywhere online? I want to hear the one where he called an international shipping crate company to inquire about a box for his pet.

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Yup, http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=5360

He's also apparently on G4TV now, http://www.g4techtv.com/html/host.asp?host_key=39

Cheers GFK!

[ 09-13-2004: Message edited by: Max ]

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I still to this day am honored that Big Tx2 took my suggestion (from the Flux Capacitor) to use as his new moniker that he still uses to this day. Same with the nickname I gave WhatEver when he started using his Christian (and I DO mean Christian ) name Aaron Taylor. I dubbed him WEAT (WhatEver Aaron Taylor) and it sorta stuck.

And Flux, I still have that sign for you... I take procrastination to the EXTREME!

And, while we're sort of on the subject of a.c.r.o.n.y.m.s., I'll end this rambling with the answer to my first brain teaser at .net and the origin of my name:

Single player
Multiplayer
Options
Help
Quit

The main menu from the original Quake.

Tolja I was an id junkie...

Peace, Love and Light to all of you, my long time internet friends. Don't EVER let anyone tell you this isn't real.

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I just figured you forgot about the sign, smohq. And you never did solve that brainteaser I posted, The Diabolix. Man, does that take me back.

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Talk about a puzzle. Its creator forgot how to solve it. Who knew that 4 years ago I created a puzzle for myself?

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