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Porky Gorky

Temperamentalalistical

Join date: 25 May 2004

Posts: 1,414

07-03-2008 05:14

I wish I was called Sporky

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Dakota Tebaldi

Voodoo Child

Join date: 6 Feb 2008

Posts: 1,873

07-03-2008 06:57

From: Trout Recreant

Yes. Constantly. Not Trout; I like Trout. I hate Recreant. I'd give just about anything reasonable to change it, but I have so much invested in this account that I just can't change it. Everything I have that's good is no transfer. It blows.

Meh. There are a lot bigger fish to fry, so to speak. I'm not going to let it get me down.

/me almost says something, then changes his mind.

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Imnotgoing Sideways

Can't outlaw cute! =^-^=

Join date: 17 Nov 2007

Posts: 4,694

07-03-2008 07:04

From: Dakota Tebaldi

/me almost says something, then changes his mind.

You could have answered the OP's question, Dookie. (^_^)y

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HoneyBear Lilliehook

Owner, The Mall at Cherry

Join date: 18 Jun 2007

Posts: 4,500

07-03-2008 07:05

From: Dana Hickman

Speaking of SL names...
I got a 2-part resident login survey yesterday that asked If I would change my SL name if I could, and if so, would I be willing to pay to have it changed.

Pretty much caught me by suprise with that one...
*raises morning coffee in a toast* Here's to hoping they DO allow an option to change resident names.

As for the OP, I'm happy with my name.. although if given an option to change it, I might consider a better surname. I DO have an alt that seriously needs a new name.

As long as it's a reasonable price!

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Elora Lunasea

Mrs. Llama

Join date: 28 Aug 2007

Posts: 4,828

07-03-2008 07:08

From: Imnotgoing Sideways

You could have answered the OP's question, Dookie. (^_^)y

*Snap*

You crack me up

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Dakota Tebaldi

Voodoo Child

Join date: 6 Feb 2008

Posts: 1,873

07-03-2008 07:12

From: Imnotgoing Sideways

You could have answered the OP's question, Dookie. (^_^)y

Same answer as in the last thread: no.

Now, if someone started a thread with a title like, "Ever regret someone else's choice of name?", I could really go to town.

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"I really do think it's a pity he didnt "age" himself to 18." - Jig Chippewa

Chosen Few

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Join date: 16 Jan 2004

Posts: 7,496

07-03-2008 08:18

From: Dakota Tebaldi

Now, if someone started a thread with a title like, "Ever regret someone else's choice of name?", I could really go to town.

Haha.

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Phoenixa Sol

Dance Addict

Join date: 31 Aug 2006

Posts: 315

07-03-2008 08:57

Nope.

"Phoenix" Sol was already taken, and I enjoyed creating this name!

This thread does bring back to mind a rather hilarious bit of history as my sweetie and I read through the names, carefully considering several and outright discarding many.

"well.... what about _____?"

"ew. Sounds too much like _____!" (repeated too many times to recall any exact detail)

"Ok. how about Polk?"

"I am NOT about to march around this place named after a street from San Francisco!"

(The list of choices at the time was overpopulated with them).

Sol was an obvious choice, instant fit and I've never had the urge to change it.

Then to end the sign up, we counted down and both hit the submit button on our respective machines at the same moment, to ensure that we both had the last name of Sol and the rest is semi amusing history (to us anyway... winks)

(adds) I've always enjoyed the creative ways DJs stumble on it at times and sometimes I'm prone to put it into my titler. (fun EEK suh)

P.S. we did notice on our last trip down to San Francisco the other day, there is a street called Linden.

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Janee Bonde

Registered User

Join date: 23 May 2008

Posts: 13

07-03-2008 10:00

Nope...

/me wanders off to giggle into her martini... shaken, not stirred...

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Toxic Menges

Time Lady

Join date: 4 Jul 2007

Posts: 206

07-03-2008 11:46

I like my name, it sounds like a disease.

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Maggie McArdle

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Join date: 8 May 2006

Posts: 2,855

07-03-2008 12:03

From: Toxic Menges

I like my name, it sounds like a disease.

an itchy one to boot!

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There's, uh, probably a lot of things you didn't know about lindens. Another, another interesting, uh, lindenism, uh, there are only three jobs available to a linden. The first is making shoes at night while, you know, while the old cobbler sleeps.You can bake cookies in a tree. But the third job, some call it, uh, "the show" or "the big dance," it's the profession that every linden aspires to.

Johan Durant

Registered User

Join date: 7 Aug 2006

Posts: 1,657

07-03-2008 12:05

I occasionally wish that I had registered with my actual name, Joe. I normally register on forums and such with my real name; why I chose a different name for SL (and why a Dutch name specifically) is beyond me.

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Lear Cale

wordy bugger

Join date: 22 Aug 2007

Posts: 3,569

07-03-2008 14:03

From: Chosen Few

I often wish I could change my name. I picked it for a not-so-positive reason, and I've been stuck with it ever since.

Like it or not, you're one of them.

Tinkle Tinkel

Registered User

Join date: 3 Jul 2008

Posts: 1

07-03-2008 19:39

Bwaahaahaa!

I never moved so fast as when this last name became available! I had the first one thirty seconds later!

Aminom Marvin

Registered User

Join date: 31 Dec 2006

Posts: 520

07-03-2008 23:36

Not really. It's an unusual name but that seems to be a plus in a large world like SL.

Czari Zenovka

I've Had it With "PC"!

Join date: 3 May 2007

Posts: 3,688

07-04-2008 00:31

From: Dekka Raymaker

So your not really a Hurricane either?

Depends on the mood I'm in

Nuuna Nitely

Registered User

Join date: 9 Dec 2007

Posts: 46

07-04-2008 05:35

Nope. Sounds good to me.

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Sredni Eel

DJ Johnny

Join date: 22 Jan 2008

Posts: 414

07-09-2008 09:29

From: Desmond Shang

Sredni... that name rocks!!

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Thanks. I like the fictional character it's based on, but half the population here has trouble pronouncing it correctly. It's funny as hell when I win a club event where the DJ is on voice and I hear "Congrats goes out to Sssre---srennn----uh that guy over there with the DJ Johnny tag on."

I honestly don't think it's that hard. Someone here got it right: Shred-nee. At the time I though I could just pick my own surname and would have chosen Vashtar to go along with it, but no such luck

So now I just have a group tag with the name most people know me as anyway.

Sredni Eel

DJ Johnny

Join date: 22 Jan 2008

Posts: 414

07-09-2008 09:36

From: Lucrezia Lamont

I think "Trout Recreant" sounds good and is easy to remember, but I understand people have their personal reasons for wanting to or not change their names.

I don't really regret my name, although it doesn't entirely suit what I've become. I only planned on checking things out and at the time I was doing some research into the Borgia family and the name "Lucrezia" was stuck in my head. "Lamont" was the only last name that seemed to flow with "Lucrezia" and so I was born.

.

I suddenly have a Sisters of Mercy song stuck in my head. Lucretia/Lucrezia is a pretty name.

I met a guy named Jiffypop Magic last night. That's one of the coolest newbie names I've run across.

Jumpand Fall

ガングロ©

Join date: 13 Jun 2008

Posts: 10

07-09-2008 10:09

Actually... I'd say that I'm 2 for 2 for non-name-regret. (^_^)y

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Yuudonta Naidoo

You don't an' I do! =^-^=

Join date: 3 Jun 2008

Posts: 32

07-09-2008 10:10

Wah... More like 3 for 3... \(^_^)/

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Imnotgoing Sideways

Can't outlaw cute! =^-^=

Join date: 17 Nov 2007

Posts: 4,694

07-09-2008 10:12

From: Jumpand Fall

Actually... I'd say that I'm 2 for 2 for non-name-regret. (^_^)y

From: Yuudonta Naidoo

Wah... More like 3 for 3... \(^_^)/

GAH!!! Who let you two back out! (>_<

*shoves them back in the basement!* (>_<

Heh... Maybe the only regret is that I don't have a lock on that door. (=_=)

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Cherry Czervik

Came To Her Senses

Join date: 18 Feb 2006

Posts: 3,680

07-09-2008 11:41

My surname is the nearest Slavic one available at the time. I've always liked the name Cherry and used it in other places (like IRC). "Cz" is pronounced "ch" so = Cherry Chervik.

However I really didn't think it through. Sigh. So YES.

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Sommerland Starostin

Registered User

Join date: 11 Jul 2007

Posts: 138

07-09-2008 12:29

I love my name. I spent a lot of time picking it and couldn't be happier. I can't imagine just selecting something on the fly when there's a chance I'd be stuck with it forever. But then again I think again when I heard about SL I was really excited about joining and kinda knew I'd really enjoy it.

Sommerland Starostin

Registered User

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07-09-2008 12:36

Oh and also I think Sredni is a really cool name btw.

Ever regret your choice of name?
Porky Gorky Temperamentalalistical Join date: 25 May 2004 Posts: 1,414	07-03-2008 05:14 I wish I was called Sporky _____________________
Dakota Tebaldi Voodoo Child Join date: 6 Feb 2008 Posts: 1,873	07-03-2008 06:57 From: Trout Recreant Yes. Constantly. Not Trout; I like Trout. I hate Recreant. I'd give just about anything reasonable to change it, but I have so much invested in this account that I just can't change it. Everything I have that's good is no transfer. It blows. Meh. There are a lot bigger fish to fry, so to speak. I'm not going to let it get me down. /me almost says something, then changes his mind. _____________________ "...Dakota will grow up to be very scary... but in a HOT and desireable kind of way." - 3Ring Binder "I really do think it's a pity he didnt "age" himself to 18." - Jig Chippewa
Imnotgoing Sideways Can't outlaw cute! =^-^= Join date: 17 Nov 2007 Posts: 4,694	07-03-2008 07:04 From: Dakota Tebaldi /me almost says something, then changes his mind. You could have answered the OP's question, Dookie. (^_^)y _____________________ Somewhere in this world; there is someone having some good clean fun doing the one thing you hate the most. (^_^)y http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ferguson/54/237/94
HoneyBear Lilliehook Owner, The Mall at Cherry Join date: 18 Jun 2007 Posts: 4,500	07-03-2008 07:05 From: Dana Hickman Speaking of SL names... I got a 2-part resident login survey yesterday that asked If I would change my SL name if I could, and if so, would I be willing to pay to have it changed. Pretty much caught me by suprise with that one... raises morning coffee in a toast Here's to hoping they DO allow an option to change resident names. As for the OP, I'm happy with my name.. although if given an option to change it, I might consider a better surname. I DO have an alt that seriously needs a new name. As long as it's a reasonable price! _____________________ Virtual Freebies now has its own domain! URL=http://virtualfreebiesblog.com The Mall at Cherry Park - new vendors, new look!
Elora Lunasea Mrs. Llama Join date: 28 Aug 2007 Posts: 4,828	07-03-2008 07:08 From: Imnotgoing Sideways You could have answered the OP's question, Dookie. (^_^)y Snap You crack me up _____________________ eloralunasea.blogspot.com Have you hugged a llama today?
Dakota Tebaldi Voodoo Child Join date: 6 Feb 2008 Posts: 1,873	07-03-2008 07:12 From: Imnotgoing Sideways You could have answered the OP's question, Dookie. (^_^)y Same answer as in the last thread: no. Now, if someone started a thread with a title like, "Ever regret someone else's choice of name?", I could really go to town. _____________________ "...Dakota will grow up to be very scary... but in a HOT and desireable kind of way." - 3Ring Binder "I really do think it's a pity he didnt "age" himself to 18." - Jig Chippewa
Chosen Few Alpha Channel Slave Join date: 16 Jan 2004 Posts: 7,496	07-03-2008 08:18 From: Dakota Tebaldi Now, if someone started a thread with a title like, "Ever regret someone else's choice of name?", I could really go to town. Haha. _____________________ . Land now available for rent in Indigo. Low rates. Quiet, low-lag mainland sim with good neighbors. IM me in-world if you're interested.
Phoenixa Sol Dance Addict Join date: 31 Aug 2006 Posts: 315	07-03-2008 08:57 Nope. "Phoenix" Sol was already taken, and I enjoyed creating this name! This thread does bring back to mind a rather hilarious bit of history as my sweetie and I read through the names, carefully considering several and outright discarding many. "well.... what about _____?" "ew. Sounds too much like _____!" (repeated too many times to recall any exact detail) "Ok. how about Polk?" "I am NOT about to march around this place named after a street from San Francisco!" (The list of choices at the time was overpopulated with them). Sol was an obvious choice, instant fit and I've never had the urge to change it. Then to end the sign up, we counted down and both hit the submit button on our respective machines at the same moment, to ensure that we both had the last name of Sol and the rest is semi amusing history (to us anyway... winks) (adds) I've always enjoyed the creative ways DJs stumble on it at times and sometimes I'm prone to put it into my titler. (fun EEK suh) P.S. we did notice on our last trip down to San Francisco the other day, there is a street called Linden. _____________________ Dance, dance, dance, dance and film it! "How I dance in secondlife" dance tutorial video, SLurls, handy links and text explanations: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Phoenixa_Sol Take your dance to new heights! Free FlyDance animation just for stopping by. Buy from box vendor for $0L! http://tinyurl.com/5paevr
Janee Bonde Registered User Join date: 23 May 2008 Posts: 13	07-03-2008 10:00 Nope... /me wanders off to giggle into her martini... shaken, not stirred... _____________________ ~Lost my old signature~
Toxic Menges Time Lady Join date: 4 Jul 2007 Posts: 206	07-03-2008 11:46 I like my name, it sounds like a disease. _____________________ I'm bumping you to an 8.3. You obviously have a strong sense of self and you are very much in control of your sensual side. You're the kind of girl that guys are willing to beat each other senseless over, just hoping for a few moments of attention from you. Congratulations and shame on you. you are a slut in the very best possible meaning of the word! Trout Re-Certified
Maggie McArdle FIOS hates puppies Join date: 8 May 2006 Posts: 2,855	07-03-2008 12:03 From: Toxic Menges I like my name, it sounds like a disease. an itchy one to boot! _____________________ There's, uh, probably a lot of things you didn't know about lindens. Another, another interesting, uh, lindenism, uh, there are only three jobs available to a linden. The first is making shoes at night while, you know, while the old cobbler sleeps.You can bake cookies in a tree. But the third job, some call it, uh, "the show" or "the big dance," it's the profession that every linden aspires to.
Johan Durant Registered User Join date: 7 Aug 2006 Posts: 1,657	07-03-2008 12:05 I occasionally wish that I had registered with my actual name, Joe. I normally register on forums and such with my real name; why I chose a different name for SL (and why a Dutch name specifically) is beyond me. _____________________ (Aelin 184,194,22) The Motion Merchant - an animation store specializing in two-person interactions
Lear Cale wordy bugger Join date: 22 Aug 2007 Posts: 3,569	07-03-2008 14:03 From: Chosen Few I often wish I could change my name. I picked it for a not-so-positive reason, and I've been stuck with it ever since. Like it or not, you're one of them.
Tinkle Tinkel Registered User Join date: 3 Jul 2008 Posts: 1	07-03-2008 19:39 Bwaahaahaa! I never moved so fast as when this last name became available! I had the first one thirty seconds later!
Aminom Marvin Registered User Join date: 31 Dec 2006 Posts: 520	07-03-2008 23:36 Not really. It's an unusual name but that seems to be a plus in a large world like SL.
Czari Zenovka I've Had it With "PC"! Join date: 3 May 2007 Posts: 3,688	07-04-2008 00:31 From: Dekka Raymaker So your not really a Hurricane either? Depends on the mood I'm in
Nuuna Nitely Registered User Join date: 9 Dec 2007 Posts: 46	07-04-2008 05:35 Nope. Sounds good to me. _____________________
Sredni Eel DJ Johnny Join date: 22 Jan 2008 Posts: 414	07-09-2008 09:29 From: Desmond Shang Sredni... that name rocks!! . Thanks. I like the fictional character it's based on, but half the population here has trouble pronouncing it correctly. It's funny as hell when I win a club event where the DJ is on voice and I hear "Congrats goes out to Sssre---srennn----uh that guy over there with the DJ Johnny tag on." I honestly don't think it's that hard. Someone here got it right: Shred-nee. At the time I though I could just pick my own surname and would have chosen Vashtar to go along with it, but no such luck So now I just have a group tag with the name most people know me as anyway.
Sredni Eel DJ Johnny Join date: 22 Jan 2008 Posts: 414	07-09-2008 09:36 From: Lucrezia Lamont I think "Trout Recreant" sounds good and is easy to remember, but I understand people have their personal reasons for wanting to or not change their names. I don't really regret my name, although it doesn't entirely suit what I've become. I only planned on checking things out and at the time I was doing some research into the Borgia family and the name "Lucrezia" was stuck in my head. "Lamont" was the only last name that seemed to flow with "Lucrezia" and so I was born. . I suddenly have a Sisters of Mercy song stuck in my head. Lucretia/Lucrezia is a pretty name. I met a guy named Jiffypop Magic last night. That's one of the coolest newbie names I've run across.
Jumpand Fall ガングロ© Join date: 13 Jun 2008 Posts: 10	07-09-2008 10:09 Actually... I'd say that I'm 2 for 2 for non-name-regret. (^_^)y _____________________ きゃあ！　ガングロ！XD :3
Yuudonta Naidoo You don't an' I do! =^-^= Join date: 3 Jun 2008 Posts: 32	07-09-2008 10:10 Wah... More like 3 for 3... \(^_^)/ _____________________ Imnotgoing Sideways' evil twin. You know, the good one. (^_^)
Imnotgoing Sideways Can't outlaw cute! =^-^= Join date: 17 Nov 2007 Posts: 4,694	07-09-2008 10:12 From: Jumpand Fall Actually... I'd say that I'm 2 for 2 for non-name-regret. (^_^)y From: Yuudonta Naidoo Wah... More like 3 for 3... \(^_^)/ GAH!!! Who let you two back out! (>_< shoves them back in the basement! (>_< Heh... Maybe the only regret is that I don't have a lock on that door. (=_=) _____________________ Somewhere in this world; there is someone having some good clean fun doing the one thing you hate the most. (^_^)y http://slurl.com/secondlife/Ferguson/54/237/94
Cherry Czervik Came To Her Senses Join date: 18 Feb 2006 Posts: 3,680	07-09-2008 11:41 My surname is the nearest Slavic one available at the time. I've always liked the name Cherry and used it in other places (like IRC). "Cz" is pronounced "ch" so = Cherry Chervik. However I really didn't think it through. Sigh. So YES. _____________________ To exchange power is sublime. To steal from another ... well, what goes around comes around.
Sommerland Starostin Registered User Join date: 11 Jul 2007 Posts: 138	07-09-2008 12:29 I love my name. I spent a lot of time picking it and couldn't be happier. I can't imagine just selecting something on the fly when there's a chance I'd be stuck with it forever. But then again I think again when I heard about SL I was really excited about joining and kinda knew I'd really enjoy it.
Sommerland Starostin Registered User Join date: 11 Jul 2007 Posts: 138	07-09-2008 12:36 Oh and also I think Sredni is a really cool name btw.

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