Whence Your Moniker?

DirectorTsaarx · #1 July 29th, 2002, 10:47 PM

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Originally posted by Ragnarok:
My name comes from FFVIII for PSOne. The ship was named that, and I've used the name Ragnarok ever since.

I think Ragnarok was also used as the name of a sword in FF VII (and possibly in FF IX and/or FF X).

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Originally posted by Growltigga:

Trajan, I salute you...

This line reminded me of a show I used to watch. Where in the World is Carmen Sandiago. (Spelling is off probably) But that show was awesome. I can't remember the chicks name though. She was funny. Well back in the day she was. But now she's annoying. haha... Anyone else remember this show?

Yeah, I remember that show (Carmen Sandiego is the correct spelling, I think). A kid's game show on PBS, based on the computer game intended to teach both history and geography. And that group "Rockapella" or something like that singing the theme song (name was a takeoff on the term "a capella", which means singing without instrumental backup). I always felt bad when the "winner" had to identify 10 different African countries within 30 seconds for the grand prize; the lucky ones just had to identify European countries...

Ragnarok · #2 July 29th, 2002, 11:21 PM

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Originally posted by DirectorTsaarx:
I think Ragnarok was also used as the name of a sword in FF VII (and possibly in FF IX and/or FF X).

Hmmm... I never played FF VII or FF IX... I have FF X but I don't remember Ragnarok being in it. I'll have to go check it out.

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Yeah, I remember that show (Carmen Sandiego is the correct spelling, I think). A kid's game show on PBS, based on the computer game intended to teach both history and geography. And that group "Rockapella" or something like that singing the theme song (name was a takeoff on the term "a capella", which means singing without instrumental backup). I always felt bad when the "winner" had to identify 10 different African countries within 30 seconds for the grand prize; the lucky ones just had to identify European countries...

Ahh yes, Rockapella, I couldn't think of the name of them for nothing. I would watch that show EVERY day.. haha.. But I agree, the unlucky winners had to pick the hard countries to figure out. I never did come close to figuring any of those out.

I've never been good at geography. I'm ok at history but geography no way.

[ July 29, 2002, 22:25: Message edited by: Ragnarok ]

capnq · #3 July 29th, 2002, 11:57 PM

Google tells me that the actual title of the song is "The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers".

DavidG · #4 July 30th, 2002, 02:51 AM

Wow You guys really spent a lot of time thinking about this. Am I the only one who had a question I desperately needed answered and registered really quick and just used my real name? (although I do use the name Kazarp a lot in Online games. A character from a Larry Niven novel that I though sounded cool)

Master Belisarius · #5 July 30th, 2002, 03:44 AM

When I joined to the SE madness, was in SE3 times, and everybody had Empires to rule, and of course a title. Then, first I needed a title, and because I was an old MOO and MOO2 player/fan, decided that my title should be "Master".

And Belisarius, well, for the Great Byzantine General who reconquered half of the old Roman Empire for Justinian... and the legend says that he finished their days sightless and dependent on charity (due the jealousy Emperor). Interesting, but he died the same year that died Justinian, 565 AD.(Russell Crowe should be happy!)

Can remember that Asimov based the General Belriose in Belisarius, in "Foundation and Empire".

[ July 30, 2002, 02:47: Message edited by: Master Belisarius ]

Fyron · #6 July 30th, 2002, 09:58 AM

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Originally posted by DirectorTsaarx:
I think Ragnarok was also used as the name of a sword in FF VII (and possibly in FF IX and/or FF X).

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Hmmm... I never played FF VII or FF IX... I have FF X but I don't remember Ragnarok being in it. I'll have to go check it out.

In FF IX, Ragnarok was some stone thingy that you found and could either turn it into an Esper that taught you Ultima, or waste it by having it turned into a sword.

Like MB, my title comes from SE3 days when everyone had a title and an empire.

Imperator is just a cool title (I am 99% certain it is Emperor in Latin

). Fyron is just some name I made up.

[ July 30, 2002, 09:02: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]

Atraikius · #7 July 30th, 2002, 12:40 PM

Mine came from a drunken mis-pronounciation durring a D&D game I was DMing my junior year. One of the players meant to say atrocious (as in 'what an atrocious character') when refering to the main villian, but it came out atraikius (ah-TRAY-ki-us). After that, I used that villian as the perpetual opponent whenever I DMed; eventually using him as the main character for all of the games I played, and as a handle on the net.