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    i'm bored as shit so here's some top 5 random thoughts -

    the names of characters in tv series, movies, games - they are usually a reflection of that person's character. it's no surprise that "jack" and "james" get used a lot - jack bauer from 24, jack shepard from lost, jack carver from far cry; james t kirk from star trek, james bond from... james bond, etc. that's why it's always funny to compare the character's name with the actor's real name - sam is a much cooler name than "shia lebeouf", DMX sounds infinitely more badass than "earl simmons", and it's no coincidence that michael j fox's real name is actually michael andrew fox, changed to j cuz it sounds tighter.

    our parents decided our names for us, but when we make an online persona, such as our name in subspace, that's entirely up to us. people may go through many names, but the name that sticks, the name that gets used for years and years - often times that is a reflection of our personality.

    i'm no linguist and i might just be making shit up, but to me, most names with the letter "k", "x", and "z" seem more alpha-type, dominant. more abrasive, in-your-face type of people. see kthx, kid kaos, exalt, kyou, izor, racka, weak (all qs), rasaq (rasack), paky dude, hell, even skepsis - dude never talks but you just know hes thinkin some mad shit talk, and apok, who tries to play himself off as a nice guy, but everybody knows he thinks his epeen is so large he needs 2 cockpits to fit it in.

    i should point out that there's exceptions to the rule - if "z" is used as the first letter, then the effect is lessened - zizu, zizzo, zazu all seem like perfectly nice guys, but perhaps they only use the z name cuz they are euro and they speak a different language there. whatever. also, having a cutesy suffix like a y at the end cheapens the effect - "pox" would be much more intimidating than "poxy".

    personality often times translates into play style, as it takes a guy pretty confident of himself to be a rusher, which is why it's no surprise that quicksand talks so much shit and is generally seen as a rushing squad. that's why it's weird to me that someone with a name like sphinktor, or jack, or junka don't play a full-out rush style. maybe they've been playing so long they've learned to swallow the ego. not coincidentally, zingy plays like a total pussy.

    on the opposite end of the spectrum you have names that are quite friendly sounding - epinephrine, riverside, terian, tohn, jones - names without any "hard" sounds - again, i don't think it's a coincidence that they found themselves on the same squad, and not a coincidence that their previous squad name was "sweet" (i realize tohn is on mad but cmon he's totally about sweet). for this reason, aerin should be on fatal, not sure why he isn't. raspi too.

    then, there's the dictionary names. there seems to be two types of dictionary names - the ones who got here early and nabbed a good word - blood, ease, death row, rule, reaver - and the ones who couldn't think of a good name and just started typing in random words - medic, download, war, squadless, foe, cloth, welt, quart - sorry guys, your names suck, but now you're stuck with them. how many of these second group of names eventually go on to become great players? when you juxtapose their lack of creativity with their effort in finding an untaken one word name, you end up with some second tier and below players who had moments of brilliance, but ultimately were unable to sustain.

    of course, this classification is full of holes, and inevitably we have a sizable subset of people that don't really fit any description, falling more under the "neutral" category - names like burg, vys, delectable, deluge, scoop (the hard c sound is canceled out by the cutesy double o) - hard to classify, often times just like their play style. very versatile names, you could say.

    as they say, (war)birds of a feather flock together.
    Gripe> apok is good but he's completely wasted his youth playing this game

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    i chose this name because i love argonauts

    golden fleece?

    gimme some
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    • #3
      interesting. A pretty big loop though would be the effect of "x" in a name.

      i dont think xx_dragon_xx is gonna be an in-your-face kinda guy. More probably the opposite, a passive, quiet guy.
      1:CrazyKillah> oder if i olny knew u irl u would be dead and i would be in jail

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      JAMAL> yeah you dumb fat faggot, was good ending

      1:Cape> Why did u axe req
      1:cripple> I'm very religious, and my new years revolution was to make this squad a better one, so I kept with my resolution and axed req.
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      • #4
        This is the dumbest post I've ever seen, the mere fact that you took 15-20 minutes out of your day to write this tells me that your name means you're a complete moron.
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        • #5
          I like that the K in your forum name is capitalized to indicate that you emphasize the alpha-male personality and shit-talk in game.
          When I stab you, you stay stabbed.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by War View Post
            This is the dumbest post I've ever seen, the mere fact that you took 15-20 minutes out of your day to write this tells me that your name means you're a complete moron.
            fuck you you gay war faggot
            violence> dont talk 2 me until u got 900+fbook friends and can take 1 dribble from the 3 point line n dunk


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            • #7
              Originally posted by Black Mage View Post
              I like that the K in your forum name is capitalized to indicate that you emphasize the alpha-male personality and shit-talk in game.
              for someone who incessantly says that he's probably the top 5 wb in tw, i would think my category of name is self-evident
              Gripe> apok is good but he's completely wasted his youth playing this game

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              • #8
                dude. how would you classify my name?
                -not in game

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                • #9
                  as a manly man, i'd have to agree with this thread.
                  8:Lrim> you guys take this game too seriously

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                  • #10
                    My first SS name was even friendlier... "Hey Guys!". Back then you had to change your name once you reached a certain number of points in alpha zone SVS... so I'd add an extra "!" everytime I played with a new name until I ran out of those and picked a new name altogether.
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                    • #11
                      pretty acurate
                      zidane> big play
                      Omega Red> dwop sick
                      mr mime> its called an orca smash u uncultured fk
                      WillBy> ^^

                      1:Chief Utsav> LOL
                      1:Rule> we dont do that here.

                      cripple> can u get pregnant if u cum in gf's ass

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                      • #12
                        whats this got to do with TWL?

                        this is mad nerdy
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                        • #13
                          As a linguistic specialist and an avid fan of Broadway musicals, I confirm that everything in this article is true.
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                          • #14
                            Why hasn't this been moved yet?
                            Raazi> this is the only place men chase jessup

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                            • #15
                              geez what a tough crowd

                              lay off the guy

                              he's just trying to bring something a little off color to the forums

                              this isn't any worse than the inane bullshit that gets posted in the prediction threads
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