It's been a while since we've discussed this, so given the newly registered 'Alvin Molethrottler'... what's the reason behind your username?
Mine is fairly obvious I'd think, I'm a huge fan of Jean Reno... ;)
I wrote some articles for various GW magazines. I needed a name for an Elven general and came up with "Ithoriel."
Shortly afterwards a series of amalgamations of Internet Service Providers meant that my previous pseudonyms - "Ozymandias" and "exterminatus_est" were no longer available to me unless I appended a number, which I was not willing to do (I am not a number I am a free man! :) ), so I started using Ithoriel instead.
Quote from: Leon on 19 August 2016, 01:30:57 PM
It's been a while since we've discussed this, so given the newly registered 'Alvin Molethrottler'... what's the reason behind your username?
Mine is fairly obvious I'd think, I'm a huge fan of Jean Reno... ;)
So not down to a hankering after a life in livestock husbandry? :)
(http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTQ2ODI3MDY1NV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMTY2MjkxMQ@@._V1_.jpg)
I have no imagination :-)
d_Guy
The short version of my nomme de faux-guerre: Guillaume d'Guy, which in turn is a play on my real name and neighborhood of birth.
Quote from: Norm on 19 August 2016, 01:46:09 PM
I have no imagination :-)
Imagination is vastly overrated! :) ;)
I've been called Wulf since I was at school. Everywhere except the Bank, Council tax and Jury Service...
Mine is not, as Techno would have it the initials of my name which is, as Techno would have it Frederick Simeon Nobbs.
It comes from my bon mot - "flipping* say nothing" which came to me from the less than law abiding side of the family and described their relationship with the gentlemen of law and order. A distant relative of mine was coachman to Colonel Blood, of crown jewels robbing fame, and it was a great aunt of mine who was the partner of Victoria Helen McCrae Duncan, the last convicted witch in Britain. My aunt exited the parish just before the flatfoots (flatfeet?) entered.
*Other adverbs are available.
Techno is the shortened version of 'Technodestructorman', a daft 'superhero' name I was given by one of my colleagues at the Evil Empire.
I haven't got a clue how he came up with that particular name. Certainly not at that particular time of my life.....Though it might be regarded as quite apt nowadays.
Cheers - Phil
Seempills. I am originally from Westmarch.
Mad Lemmey - blame DanJ! ;)
Originally because I would have supported parliament rather than a foppish, self-centred king. Latterly because I am in awe of the stand the Belgians put up against the invasion of 1914. My favourite cartoon is of the Belgian boy standing up to the club wielding adult bully.
In keeping with my interest in the Mongols, the superstitious side of my subconscious thought that naming oneself after a famous commander-albeit a relatively unknown commander in the west- would actually increase ones wargaming prowess...does it bo**ox! I have just stuck with it. More recently I have mostly been using a more sensible name.
MickS
Quote from: Techno on 19 August 2016, 02:40:44 PM
Techno is the shortened version of 'Technodestructorman', a daft 'superhero' name I was given by one of my colleagues at the Evil Empire.
I haven't got a clue how he came up with that particular name.
He was prescient.
Quote from: Westmarcher on 19 August 2016, 02:48:36 PM
Seempills. I am originally from Westmarch.
What? The imaginary place made up by Thomas Hardy? Says a lot.
Until now I thought "fsn" stood for Fox Sports Network!
Flatfooters maybe?
Quote from: Ithoriel on 19 August 2016, 01:38:52 PM
(I am not a number I am a free man! :) )
Ha ha ha ha ha haa haaaa....(trails away mockingly)
A bit of deja vu going on here! I am sure Leon will be along in a mo to link us back to the previous two threads (2010 and 2012) on this topic.
Mollinary
Course I donna use one, but den I'ze a simple sole.
IanS (feeling fishy)
Quote from: mollinary on 19 August 2016, 05:15:32 PM
A bit of deja vu going on here! I am sure Leon will be along in a mo to link us back to the previous two threads (2010 and 2012) on this topic.
Mollinary
No deja vu here, I only joined in 2013 besides Leon started this thread.
Quote from: mollinary on 19 August 2016, 05:15:32 PM
A bit of deja vu going on here! I am sure Leon will be along in a mo to link us back to the previous two threads (2010 and 2012) on this topic.
Quote from: Ithoriel on 19 August 2016, 05:26:38 PM
No deja vu here, I only joined in 2013 besides Leon started this thread.
I tend to start a fresh one every now and then as we get more new members on board. It's always interesting to hear the origins of some of our more random monikers...
No pseudonyms here, me name's me name.
Of the Devonshire Zippee's perhaps?
Quote from: Zippee on 19 August 2016, 06:43:23 PM
No pseudonyms here, me name's me name.
What your the brown Turtle who is friends with George the pink Hippo and Bungle the Gay bear?
For Non Uk readers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zippy_(Rainbow)
It's my name, so i took that. In all honesty, i tend to forget logins, so when i make a new one, i just use my name followed by 123.
also, my friends say 'pieje' or something similar, wich does not come out well in english i think
Quite a few years ago about the time of the first Lord of the Rings film the miniatures company "Vendle" brought out their fantasy range. At the time I was helping Sunjester and another friend at quite a few wargames shows with their company.
Chatting in the van coming back from a show having seen the new range , someone said (not me guv) that it would be good to do the Battle of the Five Armies using these figures. We all agreed to do one of the Good Armies of about 80 figures and to make up the opposition we would each do a warband of "just a few orcs".
The arms race escalated, fuelled by Colins genereous trade discount. I liked the Orcs and Goblins the best and each show I would say " I am just going to Vendle for a few orcs". My warband of 28mm Orcs is now some 600-700 strong plus associated trolls, giants and characters . I still have about 100 left to paint and do a few every so often as I like painting them.
Now when we get them out to play there are often 1200-2000 figures on the table. You can have a look at the club page to get an Idea. Its a 12 foot wide table and the Orcs are wall to wall and often 4 units deep
https://sites.google.com/site/tringwargames/batreps/fornost
(http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x444/Fulham-fan/AFV/T13A%20Canada%20August%201976.jpg) (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/Fulham-fan/media/AFV/T13A%20Canada%20August%201976.jpg.html)
BATUS Canada August 1976
Cheers Paul
Nice report Orcs! :)
Sexy piece of kit T13A
Quote from: Just a few Orcs on 19 August 2016, 07:29:39 PM
Quite a few years ago about the time of the first Lord of the Rings film the miniatures company "Vendle" brought out their fantasy range. At the time I was helping Sunjester and another friend at quite a few wargames shows with their company.
Chatting in the van coming back from a show having seen the new range , someone said (not me guv) that it would be good to do the Battle of the Five Armies using these figures. We all agreed to do one of the Good Armies of about 80 figures and to make up the opposition we would each do a warband of "just a few orcs".
The arms race escalated, fuelled by Colins genereous trade discount. I liked the Orcs and Goblins the best and each show I would say " I am just going to Vendle for a few orcs". My warband of 28mm Orcs is now some 600-700 strong plus associated trolls, giants and characters . I still have about 100 left to paint and do a few every so often as I like painting them.
Now when we get them out to play there are often 1200-2000 figures on the table. You can have a look at the club page to get an Idea. Its a 12 foot wide table and the Orcs are wall to wall and often 4 units deep
https://sites.google.com/site/tringwargames/batreps/fornost
Just a few Orcs on the table then. ( ee what I did there?)
Start the car Mabel!
Quote from: Subedai on 19 August 2016, 08:54:14 PM
Just a few Orcs on the table then. ( ee what I did there?)
Start the car Mabel!
Is that better or worse than "Just a few Orcs" under the table? :)
From looking at Just A Few Orcs pictures maybe he should change his handle to A Whole Lot Of Orcs actually ;)
My name is Alexander (Sandy) Nista, certainly nothing to do with a certain Clash album laying by the PC when looking for a user name, oh no, not at all...
Cheers
Ian (I Alexander Nista)
Quote from: d_Guy on 19 August 2016, 01:48:05 PM
Imagination is vastly overrated! :) ;)
I would never thought of a clever answer like that
As for my username it's just an AD&D character name I once used
Quote from: pierre the shy on 19 August 2016, 09:18:43 PM
From looking at Just A Few Orcs pictures maybe he should change his handle to A Whole Lot Of Orcs actually ;)
Quite a few are Sunjesters, he probably does not have quite as many as me( perhaps 400) but he does have Dwarves , Elves and Hadrahim as well, while I have Gondor and Rohan.
Quote from: Sandinista on 19 August 2016, 09:36:12 PM
My name is Alexander (Sandy) Nista, certainly nothing to do with a certain Clash album laying by the PC when looking for a user name, oh no, not at all...
Cheers
Ian (I Alexander Nista)
What or whom was it laying?
Quote from: Fenton on 19 August 2016, 09:43:38 PM
I would never thought of a clever answer like that
He said cleverly. :)
Quote from: FierceKitty on 20 August 2016, 12:29:47 AM
What or whom was it laying?
Laying bait I should think. :)
Quote from: Just a few Orcs on 19 August 2016, 07:11:56 PM
What your the brown Turtle who is friends with George the pink Hippo and Bungle the Gay bear?
For Non Uk readers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zippy_(Rainbow)
Bane of my life - note the different spelling, completely different etymology! :D