What does your ENWorld name mean?

[airwalkrr]

About 15 years ago there were these shoes called Airwalks which were very similar to shoes called Vans (the latter of which are still in production, the former I am not so sure about). At my high school, you were either a Vans Man or an Airwalker as virtually all kids wore either one brand or the other. I was an Airwalker and when I went to make my first email address at hotmail.com, I tried airwalker[MENTION=89935]hotmail[/MENTION].com but it was taken. So I decided to replace the "e" with another "r." It's been my internet screen name for just about everything ever since.

 

[TarionzCousin]

My avatar is a drawing (OotS style) by Tarionzcousin depicting a halfling I played in tabletop, "Daevas Bitterleaf, the Halfling Torch".

Wow. What a great avatar. How much did that cost? It looks awesome.

 

[Dice4Hire]

I see you are in Japan. How are your fellow countrymen doing with the recent tragedies?

As far as I know, only one American has died in the quake, though a lot have left the country and I'm sure some are having a tough time of it up north.

 

[Scott DeWar]

I do not own a TV. I get more news and better reported here then by jornalists.

I am sorry to hear this.

 

[Herobizkit]

Hero biscuit:
when someone does a small feat and gets excited or acts overly proud, someone who is making fun of them for being so excited or proud over such a small feat would say it sarcastically.

person 1 : oh yay! I'm done cleaning my room!
person 2 : **tosses you a hero biscuit**

My first GURPS GM tossed this around liberally while I was learning the rules. It also applies in a non-sarcastic fashion when you epically succeed despite an expected result of failure. Also applies during combat.

Example: The GM gives you three rolls to save your character from falling down a cliff to his death. Each success cancels a failure.

Roll 1: fail.
Roll 2: fail.
Roll 3: critical success.

 

[Infernal Teddy]

An ex-girlfriend used to call me her cute, huggable demonic bear... kinda stuck, even if she didn't...

 

[vonmolkew]

One of the first D&D characters I ever played -- way back in about 8th grade -- was a magic-user named Gonzar (a name I still don't particularly like, even to this day). As it turned out, he survived multiple dungeon forays and kept surviving until he reached the level where you could gain a castle (I'd have to dig out my old copies of Greyhawk, Blackmoor and the rest to find where that all came about). I named the place Von Molkew. Von Molkew has since become a nation in my home-created world, run by the aforementioned Gonzar. And it's been my email address since email was first created and unleashed on an unsuspecting world.....

 

[Thunderfoot]

Can't believe I haven't replied to this yet...

Okay, most of you know I'm a drummer. At a family reunion a cousin of mine asked me to sit in on drums (we have so many musicians in the family that we have enough personnel for about six touring groups). The last time he heard me play, I had been about 8, this was ten years later, I had been playing semi-pro through the last two years in high school and was on the cusp of signing with a pro band.

So, I sit down on the throne, he calls "Wipeout" and I give the count. The bass drums (double bass) were ported and Brian, my cousin was standing in front of my drums. I launch into the song and the air from the ports in the bass, flaps his pant legs. Afterwards he commented, "Hey, thunder-foot, you wanna back off on the pedals?" It stuck...

 

[Whisper72]

The 'whisper' part of my name has two meanings. It is derived from the character from the Glen Cook's Black Company series (a rebel sorceress who gets 'taken' by The Lady and is key in turning the tables on the rebels) and because my voice is quite soft and people complain that I whisper...

72 is the year I was hatched...

The combination is usually available, in some way or form I have been using the psuedonym 'whisper' or 'whisper72' on the net since about 1992... whew... that is a long time come to think of it...

 

[Jon_Dahl]

Well mine comes from the Danish footballer Jon Dahl Tomasson. There is no specific reason why I chose it. I couldn't think of any better and it's easy to read or abbreviate if you feel like it.