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If you haven't seen  ggaemo vs  UpMaGiC on Heartbreak Ridge then this is how the following discussion came to be.
I nominate the new nickname for ggaemo to be 'gasp zerg' All in favour? Poll: gasp Zerg?( Vote): Yes ( Vote): No
^ from the post hite vs Khan discussion
The reasoning is pretty obvious if you've seen the game.
+ Show Spoiler +
How did most nicknames for players in the TLPD originate anyways? Some of them are obvious, but others are just because people started calling him that.
In this case, I think it's a pretty valid choice ^^
 
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I don't understand your question. Isn't it pretty obvious how they got the names? They did something iconic that has come to be associated with them. He's gasp zerg because he...gasped. Or other people gasped. Or whatever. There was gasping.
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On November 26 2009 09:07 Ganfei wrote:
I don't understand your question. Isn't it pretty obvious how they got the names? They did something iconic that has come to be associated with them. He's gasp zerg because he...gasped. Or other people gasped. Or whatever. There was gasping.
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That's what I was getting at... Some of them are obvious like Yarnc being fake yellow, but then you'll find something random like "L'enfant Terrible", "Beserker", etc, where you have to actually know quite a bit of background on that player and how that name came to be assigned.
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You might want to list the names you're most interested in then I guess cause there's so many
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Why is Light the Invisible Terran?
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Minesweeper zerg is my favorite.
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On November 26 2009 09:12 Grobyc wrote:Show nested quote +On November 26 2009 09:07 Ganfei wrote:
I don't understand your question. Isn't it pretty obvious how they got the names? They did something iconic that has come to be associated with them. He's gasp zerg because he...gasped. Or other people gasped. Or whatever. There was gasping. ? That's what I was getting at... Some of them are obvious like Yarnc being fake yellow, but then you'll find something random like "L'enfant Terrible", "Beserker", etc, where you have to actually know quite a bit of background on that player and how that name came to be assigned.
Iris actually plays as Berzerker now, doesn't he? 
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haha minesweeper zerg is so good
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Actually that's pretty good too lol. I guess a mod has to do whatever changes (if any) are going to be made. Waiting for one to give his thoughts.
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United States2395 Posts
On November 26 2009 09:17 Catch]22 wrote:
Why is Light the Invisible Terran?
If I remember the story right, it's because Light has never really been a 'superstar' name despite being one of the best Terran players, so they started calling him "Invisible Terran" because he's always off the radar.
Anyone know the origin of Yarnc's nickname "Kentucky Fried Chicken Zerg"?
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If ggaemo is the gasp zerg, wouldn't that make Bisu the gasp toss?
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On November 26 2009 09:41 Niton wrote:Anyone know the origin of Yarnc's nickname "Kentucky Fried Chicken Zerg"?
No.
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NeverGG
United Kingdom5399 Posts
On November 26 2009 09:07 DoctorHelvetica wrote:
The Minesweeper imo
So cruel and yet so completely apt after that game. I approve of this nickname. After Last from STX Soul dyed his hair blonde all the journalists/players/coaches and managers were calling him 'Kwon-Dragon.' it was a pretty cute reference.
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ROFL imagine Bisu vs. ggaemo
![[image loading]](http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/75/asdffkj8.png)
VS.
![[image loading]](http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/975/32780657.jpg)
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You can't force a nickname by democratic vote.It just happens
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On November 26 2009 09:52 JohannesH wrote:Show nested quote +On November 26 2009 09:41 Niton wrote:Anyone know the origin of Yarnc's nickname "Kentucky Fried Chicken Zerg"? No.
His nickname is Kyochon Chicken Zerg, not Kentucky Fried Chicken Zerg. In Korea, there was a famous actor who has the same name as Yarnc (Park Myung Soo) and he owned a fried chicken franchise called Kyochon Chicken, thus that became Yarnc's nickname.
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On November 26 2009 09:56 n.DieJokes wrote:
You can't force a nickname by democratic vote.It just happens
This. Besides, 'gasp zerg' just sounds dumb.
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Roffles
Pitcairn19291 Posts
Ggaemo is the new =O guy
Bisu move away. Ggaemo has taken your throne.
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United States2395 Posts
On November 26 2009 10:46 pubbanana wrote:Show nested quote +On November 26 2009 09:52 JohannesH wrote:On November 26 2009 09:41 Niton wrote:Anyone know the origin of Yarnc's nickname "Kentucky Fried Chicken Zerg"? No. His nickname is Kyochon Chicken Zerg, not Kentucky Fried Chicken Zerg. In Korea, there was a famous actor who has the same name as Yarnc (Park Myung Soo) and he owned a fried chicken franchise called Kyochon Chicken, thus that became Yarnc's nickname.
oh, that's pretty cool, thanks :D
someone needs to change his TLPD info, though.
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Minesweeper Zerg is way better imo, i'm gonna start calling him that
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minesweeper zerg LOL
I've never seen a progamer lose so many hydras to mines and throw away a game like that.
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i love how the gasp picture is his new TLPD profile picture too!
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definitely minesweeper zerg
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haha minesweeper zerg caught on pretty quick.
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On November 26 2009 11:32 anderoo wrote:
i love how the gasp picture is his new TLPD profile picture too!
I just saw it. ROFLLL! :O
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On November 26 2009 09:07 DoctorHelvetica wrote:
The Minesweeper imo
this
same thing with horang2 for me ...
he will always be the sweaty toss, or the second coming of rock
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United States4796 Posts
That gasp was kind of funny, yeah. Gasp zerg indeed. Big fan of ggaemo myself, actually. But now a bigger one.
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konadora
Singapore66358 Posts
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Gasp zerg no, Minesweeper zerg yes
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yeah I think Minesweeper zerg has a better ring to it. I wonder if a mod will approve and change it.
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United States33508 Posts
do we have to add race to the end? how about just "the minesweeper"
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On November 26 2009 17:30 Waxangel wrote:
do we have to add race to the end? how about just "the minesweeper"
Adding "Zerg" has more depth and meaning though.
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On November 26 2009 09:55 Megalisk wrote:ROFL imagine Bisu vs. ggaemo VS.
HAHAHAHAHA
and yes, nicknames happen, they don't get contemplated and voted on.
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On November 26 2009 17:46 Disregard wrote:Show nested quote +On November 26 2009 17:30 Waxangel wrote:
do we have to add race to the end? how about just "the minesweeper" Adding "Zerg" has more depth and meaning though.
+1
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