where did you get your username?

[saltmummy626]

Okay, I always post some lame threads in here like this one, but I gotta know, where the hell do you guys come up with your User names? Ive seen some pretty odd ones, and it is boggling my mind where these things came from.

Mine comes from a monster in Diablo 2. annoying bastards from the desert level. I only ever saw them in one dungeon. I used to use it as a password for an old laptop. but when I needed a user name better than "cognavor" and cooler than "ghoul master" I went with this ex-password. I found out later when I tried to use it on several different sites, that the only version I could take was "saltmummy626" so I threw in the "626" before ever trying just plain "saltmummy" whenever I signed up for new things. I use it for everything now, even my convention badges. Saltmummy626 is a bit long, so most people call me "salt" or "salty"

Your turn.

[niltrias]

ADOM

[Darkren]

Was randomly making alts on a game for exploring back in. Stuck around on this name for quite some time, ended up making some friends, so I just kept using it, and the name stuck.

It also sounds a fair bit better than "Mikeygee" IMHO.

[Bl1tzX]

Came to me when I was like, 9...Then I replaced the "i" with a "1" and added a "X" on the end.

Yes, I am so original...

[ElGato]

um, back in high school this video came out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYrRuP0ixJA
and the church in the video is called "El Gato Pucha Gorda".
Which means "The Fat Pussy Cat".

I used elgatopuchagorda as an email for a year or so and I just started using ElGato since it's shorter.
It stuck after I used it on a few forums.

[saltmummy626]

ADOM

ADOM as in, Ancient Domains Of Mystery? that was a good game. I used to play the shit out of it. A troll farmer usually what I played.

@ElGato, Bl1tzX, and Darkren.
use these guys as an example, this is exactly the kind of stuff I find so intriguing.

[FritzPL]

Call of Duty 2. CLEAR THOSE FRICKIN HOUSES FROM FRITZ.lolol.

[Potjeh]

From a fairy tale. Quest is Potjeh in the original, and I hate people who translate personal names.

[Yasgur]

Woodstock

[Lusewing]

My was the name of my imaganery friend when I was about 5-7. How I came up with the name I have no clue but I have sort of stuck with it as my username since joining the web. Odd yes but it is orignal