What do you like the most?
My name is simple enough; "khaalaq" is Arabic for "he was created." Non-Arabic speakers tend to call me "calic," however, which is a hair whorl. P
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Thanks for sharing.
That's actually pretty interesting context. Hope you don't mind a quite possible caricature. ^^
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For the longest time (as a kid) whenever I'd heard the expression "peace of mind" used I had always assumed it to be "piece of mind" and had little idea what it meant. After I learned it was "peace" they were always referring to (mind at peace), I'd assumed "piece of mind" was then a bit of a play on words. Later found this to be an actual expression as well, but by then it was too late and I'd started using it in various places.
Now most people guess I'm an Iron Maiden fan. I'm not actually, not that I have anything against them.
Free bump
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And 'duckie' was already taken, so I added a doodle. Now I am unique ;)
Indeed. ;)
I'm glad to hear your sentiment as well. :)
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I read all the thread wow! I rode all the train wow! I like your idea wow! I'm looking forward to enjoy it :3
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But, but... where's your info?
I know i should expect you and Tempete to be some of the top contenders for getting to the finish line first, so... context, context, context!
Don't be shy, Mr. Puzzle Solver.
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? There is no much story. I needed a nick some years ago for a MMORPG, while I was customizing my character, and then I saw an afro hair and made me laugh so I decided to be an afro warrior. Perrolijo comes from pelirrojo. even if neither my character or me had red hair. Then people started to call me perro to shorten it, I hadn't realized of that until then. My avatar has nothing to do with my nick, I had another one but this one is more related to games, and also gives personal info from me, but that part is puzzling.
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That is still enough context. ^^
Thanks for sharing, it was an interesting read. :)
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What a train, thanks for the GAs! As for the name, I've been reading a lot of polandball for a few years now, and with all the poland jokes I went up to read some Polish history. The Winged Hussars were a elite cavalry unit and I took them as a name (they couldn't stop the partition of Poland though) for quite a few steategy games, so it's one of my usernames out there :)
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My named was randomised after trying to use all the popular usernames. Stuck with it I guess.
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'Genki' is Japanese, and means 'healthy, upbeat, optimistic,' etc. and 'Coll' is short for Colleen, which means 'girl'.
So, Genki Colleen = Optimistic girl ;D
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Aw damn, that's interesting stuff, but my jap is not so sugoi, heh.
Thanks. :)
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The genesis of my SN is simple.... I'm a karaoke-loving, insomniac. But I doubt I'll be in your parody puzzle. I'm still fairly new so not very many people know me. Best of luck with your puzzle. Not sure how it'll work out though, it could be epic or it could backfire. Depends on how you parody the names on who you parody cuz everyone's different. You could try getting user permission once you pick who you want for the puzzle to make sure they know you're not being serious and that they're cool with it. Just a thought. :) Thanks for the train and again I wish you the best of luck in your parody puzzle endeavors.
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Well, like i said, i still haven't decided on everyone, this was more to get a bit of feedback and some added info / context, one can't have too much in this sort of endeavour, methinks. So thanks for sharing.
You could try getting user permission once you pick who you want for the puzzle to make sure they know you're not being serious and that they're cool with it. Just a thought. :)
Well, i could, but that would kind of defeat the purpose of giving some people the joy of the "Surpriiise!" effect. Hopefully it will lead to joy, that's the intent. Plus, since it's a caricature, it will be amusing to see the guessing game, to see how much people can put their finger on who's who. Some will be more obvious than others, but still...
As for your suggestion, nonetheless, considering what i've read so far, i feel a bit more at ease, honestly. Regardless, i plan to post a fair disclaimer when the time comes, assuming i fulfill the deadline. :)
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First off, I don't appreciate being called a dirty liar even in jest. As for why I'm not in the Contest...
- I have been in and out of the Dr's office for the past month and a half for respiratory problems so I currently can't sing, thanks for reminding me.
- I'm on SG with my phone so certain sites and functions are not available. I can't even hear the people who have already entered.
- I'm not terribly competitive.
So I think I have some d@mn good reasons for not entering. Though how my entering or not is any of your business, that I fail to see.
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My sincere apologies.
My remarks was indeed in jest and was in poor taste considering the context.
Just wanted to drum up some participation for the contest; didn't occur to me that you had very good reasons not to enter.
Get well soon.
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Apology accepted, you're forgiven. Sorry I snapped, it's just a sore spot for me right now. I really miss being able to sing. I hope that the competition goes over well though and that everyone has fun doing it. And thank you, I'm would like to feel better soon but it looks like it's gonna take a while.
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Not the most interesting story, but my brother always enjoyed making up names for his characters, often spending hours trying to come up with the right name. When I first started playing a game online nearly 15 years ago, he came up with vandagar (I myself wasn't fussed with names). I used it (and vandy for short) for a few years (a couple of people called me it in real life) and then sort of pulled away from the name updated email addresses to something more professional as i grew up. But it is still my username in a lot of places as 'zxcvbnm' and other things are usually taken but vandagar isn't, so it became easier to use it than come up with anything else!
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Haha happy upcoming cake day! Thanks for the train too, Zooz! ;)
Fyantastic is a play on my last name, "Fyan" and the word "fantastic" CLEVER!? RIGHT?
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Fyantastic is a play on my last name, "Fyan" and the word "fantastic" CLEVER!? RIGHT?
As always! ;D
And you're welcome, thanks for sharing too. :)
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Just a nickname for Mom... my son's uncle added an o to his name and pretty soon we all had o's - well of the alphabetical kind :-p
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Thanks for sharing.
Out of curiosity... Is it me, or is your avatar one those pics meant to cause optimal illusion?
This small version seems like a face, while the bigger one clearly seems something else, like a girl in a dress perhaps... :)
Could be me weird mind playing tricks on me, if so, disregard what i said. :P
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It is an optical illusion indeed! I like to think of the other image as a dancer...
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It is an optical illusion indeed! I like to think of the other image as a dancer...
Yes, that was my first thought as well, that she might be dancing. :)
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EDIT:
Giveaways over. Might add a few more tomorrow or so.
So... thought a lot about making a thread about this or not and oh well... here it is.
First things first:
As for the rest... well, megalomania is megalomania. Crazy idea of big-ass puzzle train in the works for upcoming cake day, that's been draining most of my spare time (and you wouldn't believe me if i told you for how long). Ugh... :/
Which has led me to miss out on a lot of past cake days in the past weeks and some other awesome events people have made (sorry about that, been super busy and should be even more so till upcoming deadline).
No over-hyperino though, please, i just hope i can deliver in time, as time is pressing and closing in. Don't expect all AAA games either. I'm not made of money.
Not enough slots for full idea completion... yet. Hence small train with a few more modest bundle gibs to open up more slots.
IF (and it's a big if, trust me) i have enough time, to go along with the puzzle train, there should be a sort of SG-Parody .
Should that happen, users will be made fun of (or something like that), all in good spirit... as a hommage.
It's for a good cause... THE PLOT. :P
Now, again... should that happen, every username will still be twisted into something else... a caricature, if you will (for the obvious reasons, mostly).
That said, i would still like to point out that some of the users appearing as NPCs in aforementioned parody, i've had little to no interaction with. It's no less of a hommage on my behalf though.
No username (or its caricature, to be more precise) will be mentioned with malicious intent. Unless you're Bear. :3
If you feel you have any feud with me, trust me, your username (caricature or not) will not be on it. If it is, then it's a small token of appreciation for whichever positive contribution you've made towards the community, not the opposite.
Also, don't take it to heart if you're not in it, when push comes to shove. :'(
There's only so much time i have... and so many ideas i can come up with that suit the plot, etc. and such and such. :'(
If i do manage to get at least 80% of what i had planned actually done, you'll (hopefully) understand much better as to why it is so time consuming to include each and every user that has been included, when the time comes.
But what i wanted your feedback on... is this:
Would you think there's any way for you or other users to find the parody offensive, even after my explanation (and said use of caricatures instead of real usernames)?
Regardless of whether you're gonna be (or already are) on it or not, can you share any info (literally anything) regarding the genesis of your nickname? Pwease? :3
Don't be shy... if you could muster the courage to post your mugshot on eeev's thread, it's not that much to ask... :P
It's not that easy to make a caricature of some usernames, without background. :/
And context... context helps. Yes, context. Context is nice.
Sidenote:
The Blacklist... don't want to delve too deep into this, but to avoid drama (not the other way around)...
Sadly mine has grown a bit more than i had ever anticipated, gonna be honest... and i take no joy in it, believe it or not. :/
But please avoid BL drama, if not for me, for the sake of others who surely don't want to sift through toxicity in this thread.
I kindly ask people to avoid BL drama amongst themselves as well... and other type of drama in this thread, for that matter.
That said...
In that regard, and in the same spirit of positivity and open mindedness, I'm willing to listen to people willing to talk to me about being in my blacklist, if they wish to do so.
But i won't do it here, sorry. You can add me on steam if you really wish to do so.
And i'll be completely upfront so i won't waste your time lying to your face. If there's no chance of you getting out of said BL, i'll tell you right off the bat, but won't contribute to any naming and shaming, so will only express my reasoning through steam chat, should you still want to hear it.
The vast majority there i really don't see a way out of it for them, but if you feel you've been dealt with unfairly, then just please proceed as i said. It's really not a big request from me, nor a big concession from you.
It's the first time i've opened that door, and i'm not expecting people to bow down or kiss the ring or whatever ill-conceived low expectation you may have of me. I'd rather not open that door at all for that. Trust me, don't, it's your call, but be respectful of the whole environment here at least.
And i won't put up with abuse either, got better things to do with my life and so should you. Talk to me respectfully and i will do the same.
TL;DR:
The train. Yes, yes, i know, gibs. :)
Don't expect much at this point though, it's what i can for the time being, considering i'm not made of money and am hoping to save better stuff for upcoming cake day.
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