The_White_Light
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Mar. 2003
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I was just curious how people came up with their names in There and what they use it for. Here's mine:
A few years ago I was trying to come up with a hotmail account that wasn't already taken so I wouldn't have to add any extra letters or numbers to it. I also wanted it to be recognizable to people as being me. Well my last name is White, and after thinking for a little bit, what had come to mind was "the white light at the end of the tunnel." Deciding that that was altogether too long, I shortened it to thewhitelight, which seemed fine. I've used it in just about every online application since then. Some people still seem to get where I derived it from (I get lots of 'head towards the light' comments.) So good enough for me.
In other things, I have come to use the phrase in some of my art, with both the original and holy connotations.
I don't think you can click on these links, but you can drag them to the address bar.
< http://thewhitelight.50megs.com/images/tunnel_light.jpg >
< http://thewhitelight.50megs.com/images/angel.jpg >
< http://thewhitelight.50megs.com/images/in_the_beginning.jpg >
< http://thewhitelight.50megs.com/images/lightbeam_small.jpg >
< http://thewhitelight.50megs.com/images/temptaion_bright.jpg >
How about you guys? There Catalog
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Squeaker
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Feb. 2003
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Squeaker is the name of one of my gerbils. I normally use the name Anikat but for some reason decided not to and Squeaker was the gerbil who was sitting on my foot at the time I was signing up for There (out of our 25 gerbils) "The mind is not a book, to be opened at will and examined at leisure. Thoughts are not etched on the inside of skills, to be perused by any invader. The mind is a complex and many-layered thing, Potter - or at least, most minds are."
-Severus Snape
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Vikio
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June 2003
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25 Gerbils!?!?  WHOA! ooh my cat would be SO happy! 
Ahem, aaanyways. I'm Vikio simply because Victoria is my name and my last name starts with O and somehow I like the sound of Vikio...And I've been using it for all my on-line signup names anyway.
(mutters to self) 25 gerbils, holy sh*t Never Knows Best...
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JARRETT
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Feb. 2003
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If my youngest daughter would have been a boy, his name was picked out as Jarrett!!!
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Vanno
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475
July 2003
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Vanno is my DJ name. I've been dj'ing for quite a while and i use xXDJVannoXx for all my screennames. Don't know why I took off the 'dj' for There. 'Vanno' is short for 'farli vanno', which loosely translated in Italian means ' to make them move'. Kinda cool, huh? No, not really? Oh well. 'tongue  http://vanno.thereinperson.com
If I was to suffer, let it continue. One day a blessing will come.
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StarManta
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July 2003
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Well, my name is Ray, and so thats where Manta came from... (Manta ray)
As for Star... just a random thought I put into the name. I've used it for everything since then.
And if you Google StarManta, I have all but one of the results. Apparently there's also a Canadian musical called StarManta...  Live near Cincinatti? Wanna meet other Thereians?
IM me ingame or PM me here to receive updates about any RL gatherings planned.
Next gathering:
Sometime around Christmas?
Somewhere around Newport?
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Kirrath
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July 2003
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Well, Kirrath is actually the first half of my standard RPG/mud character: Kirrath Jehrain. I'm not entirely sure, but I think it evolved from Gareth Bryne of Robert Jordan's "Wheel of Time" fame. I'm not even sure why he was the one chosen, as both my characters and my RL persona are more typical of Mat Cauthon. Oh well. ^_^ Fear what is known. - Daemon X
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SilverFox
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July 2003
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Mine is a rather long and boring story.
Short version is its the name I've been using since I've started my computer gaming 'career' lol.
I use it now because I'm used to it ... after 7 or so years using it, it grew on me. I also use it cause (it may seem kind of deceptive .. lol) but I think it makes me appear older, maybe a little wiser. I think it enables me to talk to people before they jump to any conclusions about my age before we have the chance to really even talk.
I met one person who actually asked my age after talking with her for a week or so and she was kind of floored when I told her how old I was. She was considerably older, but I loved that we were able to talk without having to worry about how 'society' deems an older woman and a younger guy should talk to each other.
... but I being poor, have only my dreams. I have spread my dreams under your feet. Tread softly, becuase you tread on my dreams.
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Allyson
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July 2003
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Allyson's my name. Pretty simple, eh?  "I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong."
Bertrand Russell
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Vikio
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June 2003
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Aww don't worry SilverFox, at least you're older than me...I'm 18. ^_^ And I still manage to talk to people of all ages. the only difference I noticed before and after I tell someone in There my age is the sudden desire to know theirs too, and immediately following That, a desire to re-introduce myself. Kind of like "So then, nice to meet you, I'm Vikio" Because the usual introduction in There is just "hi". Somehow, "hi" doesn't seem an appropriate introduction between two people who know each other's age. Never Knows Best...
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Rose_E_Vette
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June 2003
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I seem to use car names a lot when I pick my character names. I have been a Dakota (Dodge,) a Libby (Jeep) and a Lady Viper (Dodge again.)
A good friend of mine is a car guy, and owns a 1955 Dodge that he affectionately refers to as "rosie." We had talked a great deal about this car, so when I had the opportunity to create a new TSO character, I created "Rose E" in "her honor."
Rose E evolved to Rose E'vette. (again taking from the short hand term for corvette) However, since the THERE naming process did not allow for apostraphe's I ended up using underscores. 
Of all my character names, I have grown to love this one the best, and like SilverFox will prolly remain as my online identity. although for the sake of typing I often shorten it to just Rose. Rose E'vette
Assistant Editor
Caldera Sun-Times
Here and THERE The online journal of Rose E'vette
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Cr3at1ve
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July 2003
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heh. To be honest, im creative, but not THAT creative.
I wanted to play an online game with friends, but didnt want to use my regular name, because they would know it was me.
Searching for a name before i could join up, my eye caught the shiny green led of my creative speakers.
heh, why not add some numbers.. that would be 'creative'
And here we are today... Cr3at1ve I type too damn much.
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YoursTruly
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Mar. 2003
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my name is YoursTruly aka YT from snowcrash
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lilith
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April 2003
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Aug. 06 2003, 9:10 am |
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My mother in law named my avatar ... 
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Sugarme
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June 2003
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Well here it goes. I've been using Sugarme since I was about 16 and I just wanted a cute name so whats better than
Sugar--Me.
LOL You swept me off my feet that very first night, and I haven't been the same since.
http://www.outwar.com/page.php?x=514583
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queen_kbc
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June 2003
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I've been using this name for about 5 years, maybe 6. A group of my guy friends have a 4 wheeling club called "white trash 4 wheelers" and us girls wanted a new name for us so we weren't part of the WT 4 wheeling. So we were Princess Productions and my friend was the Princess so I became the Queen, and KBC is my intials, Kelly Brianna Clancy.  Queen
'Vanilla smile and a gorgeous strawberry kiss...' The Cure
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Hush
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April 2003
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I.. have no idea 
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switch_79
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July 2003
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79 is my birthyear, simple enough; the switch, well...
i'm bi, i'm moody, and it took me damn near forever to settle on a career... plus i'm always movin about, so...
 oh, but ORIGINALLY it was inspired by the Matrix, now that i recall. you know, switch was the chick all in white who gets killed off early. but the moniker's obviously applied itself in other ways. 
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MUX
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May 2003
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My name came from back in High School... The first called me Hamburger cause i was eating a hamburger during a game of Flag Foot ball then it changed to MUX being my last name is Muxlow and then every 1 changed it to The MUX cause it sounded cooler i geuss and it just stuck from there on... Also every 1 in my familly at 1 point has been called the MUX also somthing intresting.... My last name came from england Muxloe and i did a familly search and there was a guy that build a Muxloe Castle and they had a nick name for it of MUX Castle....
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Mattymad
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Aug. 2003
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I forgot as i made this name like agos ago, not when my online gaming started. Stuck with it from when i first got it. Well i know one part , the matty part, My name is Matthew, My friends call me matt, and my little sister (four) calls me Matty. And as i dont live with her (half-sister, same mother differnt father) It reminds me of her 
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Vikio
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June 2003
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MUX, yours is one of the more interesting stories by far...MUX Castle, wow. O_O Never Knows Best...
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sunnyrider
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May 2003
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While deciding what name to pick, I got a phone call from an old friend I hadn't heard from in years. His name is Sonny Rider. So later when I had to choose a name, just used his except changed the O in Sonny to a U.
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animalcrossing52
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Mar. 2003
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mine was named after the chief genecist in "Jurassic Park". since there has no spaces in names, it became Henry_Wu, and not Henry Wu. short and simple You are an Intrepid-class Scout, Starfleet's frontline sentry. You're a bit of an enigma. Your grace and intelligence may go unnoticed, but people rely on you for your insight and ability.
Avatar name in There: Henry_Wu
C program run. C program crash. C programmer quit.
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kiana
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June 2003
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I am fascinated with Polynesian culture and so I seem to always pick a Hawaiian name. Kiana is hawaiian and means Moon Goddess. 
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Figgy
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July 2003
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My last name is Newton and so in school my nick name was obvious, Fignewt or Figgy. I have tried to use Figgy on my emails but it was always taken. ..I was so happy to find I could use that name in There without having to use a ton of numbers with it..  .. So I'm assuming I'm the only Figgy in There 
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Fury
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July 2003
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I've been using the name DarkFury for quite some time. I came up with Fury because people always say I look mad or pissed off about something when I'm really not. I added Dark in front of it because it just sounded cool to me. When I signed up for There, I decided to just shorten it up to Fury. Whats funny about my online name is that I'll meet someone in RL who I initially met online and instead of calling me by my real name, Mike, they'll call me Fury instead. http://www.darkfury.net/fff.html
Fury
One half of the Evil Video Producer Team
Caldera Sun Times
http://www.calderasuntimes.com
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Leilany
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June 2003
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Aug. 06 2003, 4:44 pm |
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Hawaiian names have that easy, roll off your tongue quality that makes them so beautiful to me. Leilany means *heavenly flowers* and I thought that was just lovely 
Leilany
btw... I think Kiana is a beautiful name, too! All we need is love 
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Squeaker
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Feb. 2003
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| Quote (Vikio @ Aug. 05 2003, 9:40 pm) | 25 Gerbils!?!? WHOA! ooh my cat would be SO happy!
Ahem, aaanyways. I'm Vikio simply because Victoria is my name and my last name starts with O and somehow I like the sound of Vikio...And I've been using it for all my on-line signup names anyway.
(mutters to self) 25 gerbils, holy sh*t |
... We were up to 53 at one point . My fiance and I just feel that we have kids with a lot of body hair that don't talk back! "The mind is not a book, to be opened at will and examined at leisure. Thoughts are not etched on the inside of skills, to be perused by any invader. The mind is a complex and many-layered thing, Potter - or at least, most minds are."
-Severus Snape
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KittenKat
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266
Mar. 2003
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Well my real name is Kathryn, and my hubby calls me "Kitten" more often than he calls me anything else. And I looove my 3 kitties!
My hubby's avatar name is tjjfv, which is the user name he uses for just about everything. His initials. KittenKat >^..^<
CEO of OY!
http://fergusonv.com/there
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maitai
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Feb. 2003
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Maitai is my dog's name...a 15 year old white shih tzu.
So now you know the truth... Maitai in real life is a dog.
Maitai  " Life is what happens when you are busy making plans"
John Lennon
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The_White_Light
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1111
Mar. 2003
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Hey, I've had three shi tzus. Right now, we have a small black puppy shi tzu. There Catalog
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CrystalShard
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Feb. 2003
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The story of how I picked CrystalShard may actually sound pretty boring: It always takes me ages whenever I have to think about a name for something, since i'm a perfectionist... when I had to pick a nickname for There, I got stuck as usual. :P
Whenever I meet someone on There, in 80% of the cases they say: "Your name... its from < The Dark Crystal >, isnt it?". If I had a ThereBuck for each and every time I heard this, i'd own 3 hoverboats by now.
When I (finally) picked the name, it was mostly influenced by the < structure of the internet >: Its a crystal formation. Any dot can reach any other dot via multiple paths. If you break the crystal, the shard will keep functioning as an independed entity and the structure will live on.
... then again, it may have been influenced by the big, slightly broken quartz crystal that is sitting on my desk.
Probebly both. :)
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BigMike
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Feb. 2003
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Mine is quite simple. My name is mike, And im BIG.
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Static84
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July 2003
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