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So there is one really uncomfortable truth that I've come to learn in the 2+ years of being here on the Team Liquid community and I think it's about time that I came to terms with it.
LeLoup just is a terrible name for someone who is trying to become at least a bit recognizable.
50% of the people that try to say it can't. 30% of the people most likely won't remember it after seeing it once or twice. Of the remaining % who even knows if they'll come back to it again. Not to mention because the name itself is French it doesn't do anything to help be seen by any potential audience (as I only speak English).
Don't get me wrong, I love the name and it's what I've been known by for quite a bit of time. There are still some feelings attached to it, but overall it just doesn't do it for me anymore. Maybe if it had a few less issues it would be better, but it's just a headache TBH.
It's for that reason that a while ago I started making preparations to switch to another name. And today is finally the day that I am doing it.
Outside of LD (for now, may change later) I'm going to be calling myself Jinxed.
The name suits me better TBH as it accurately describes what happens to me in every single competitive adventure. Good but never great. Talented with no luck. Knowledgeable but still ignorant. A bit depressing? Maybe, but it's a title I have come to love.
So as such, all things from me are now going to be on JinxedDota. Below are the new links to my Twitch and Youtube channel. Also I have already switched my twitter over (though the name is still LeLoup on there).
As for what I'm going to do next. Well... let's just say that there is probably going to be a '5' post coming up sometime next month.
http://Twitch.tv/jinxeddota
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkOhfeIc4PEninfiOcpQoBA (Work In Progress)
http://twitter.com/jinxeddota
Also since Twitch now has my VODS from LPCL Season 4 muted I will have to upload them to Youtube (them being on Twitch made me a bit lazy, sorry about that). I will hopefully get around to it as soon as I'm done making sure everything is set up properly with the channel.
Thanks guys for being an awesome community. Nothing but <3 from me, that's for sure.
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Northern Ireland22203 Posts
Nobody on TL has ever pronounced my name correctly on the first try
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cuz thats a retarded name
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On August 08 2014 06:56 ahswtini wrote:
Nobody on TL has ever pronounced my name correctly on the first try
Nobody needs to with how bad you are :D
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Cascadia1753 Posts
On August 08 2014 06:56 ahswtini wrote:
Nobody on TL has ever pronounced my name correctly on the first try
ahs - ___ - tini. How do you pronounce a 'w'?
e: ah-sweh-tini?
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Leloup is pretty easy I feel and actually prefer it to jinxed!
My name constantly gets fucked up, I've been called...
C-R-M-S (spelled out every letter)
CREAMS
Sierra Mist (sounds like that when you say c-r-m-s)
'sir-mms'
It's just crimsa with no vowels so I just say it as if it is 'crims'.
Oh well.
Good luck in your transformation and let's do another LPCL yaya! :D
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Jinxed is about 10,000 times worse.
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I think most names on LD are retarded, myself included. That's just how it is.
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TL really has a pretty high rate of unpronounceable names. I'm not sure why.
It's kind of interesting to find out how people actually say their names themselves.
I had crms as "sərms" or "c.r.m.s". I definitely wouldn't guess to put a stressed "i" in there. Not even going to try to pronounce morphling guy.
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I had crms as "sərms or "c.r.m.s". I definitely wouldn't guess to put a stressed "i" in there.
that's actually pretty logical, I'm surprised I don't really recall ever hearing that. As you said, nobody should logically put a stressed "i" in a word with no "i" in it. Which is why I don't get mad when people say my name "wrong". I just say call me crims. ^___^
p.s. Leloup/Jinxed; LPCL! Figure if I just keep saying it maybe it will come true! But seriously, you should do another one. I'd be happy to help in any way you might need volunteers etc.
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On August 08 2014 10:05 Dubzex wrote:
Jinxed is about 10,000 times worse.
But its 1,000,000 times easier than loupinconnu (which was my twitch stream)
@crms I'm going to wait until 6.82 I think, but there will be info no later than early October.
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nothing better than some spicy curry
jinx<leloup
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I remember your name and can pronounce LeLoup wtf
But again I remember everyone's name and speak french so yeah, might be I'm not the best example.
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jinxed is horrendous, i've always liked 'lelup'.
is morphling guy supposed to sound as 'ash(v)utini'? at least that's how i've always read it.
and for crms, i've always pronounced 'crimson', no idea from where i picked the last two letters.
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have you guys heard of iceland
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On August 08 2014 13:35 babishh wrote:
jinxed is horrendous, i've always liked 'lelup'.
is morphling guy supposed to sound as 'ash(v)utini'? at least that's how i've always read it.
and for crms, i've always pronounced 'crimson', no idea from where i picked the last two letters.
Neither do I.
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Opened the blog not really reading the title, went "Oh cool its LeLoup" then read that you think noone recognizes you by that name and you'd prefer to be called jinxed.
I mean I get it. I am/was staboteur on teamliquid, and that was the final pangs of my teenage emo days and a poor representation of what I am today, so I made a new account with a better name.
...but Jinxed is waaay worse than LeLoup, so I have no idea what you're thinking.
(edit) and I definitely read crms letter by letter.
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Northern Ireland22203 Posts
Jinxed just makes me imagine your face as that champ from league of leggings
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