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Licmyobelisk
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Philippines3682 Posts
June 09 2010 16:47 GMT
#41
On June 10 2010 01:43 Cain0 wrote:
Is DeMuslim a Muslim, because it would be pretty stupid if he wasnt. It would be like a asian person calling himself DeChristian



His actually not muslim, he just admires the Muslims like Muhammad Ali and others.

just said it "not muslim" wow and lol
I don't think I've ever wished my opponent good luck prior to a game. When I play, I play to win. I hope every opponent I ever have is cursed with fucking terrible luck. I hope they're stuck playing underneath a stepladder with a black cat in attendance a
exnomendei
Profile Joined May 2010
Netherlands122 Posts
June 09 2010 16:48 GMT
#42
I'm obviously not a notable Starcraft 2 player, but my name's origin is simple: I actively thought of a new name and since I liked the saying "Deus Ex Machina" at the time, I decided that I wanted something in Latin.

Despite having studied (well, got it at school) Latin for three years, I butchered it: Theoretically it should be "InNomineDei", since that means In God's Name. I wanted to make it "Out of God's name" because I'm anti-religious, so the Ex is excusable (see what I did there...) but the Nomen / Nomine thing it pretty stupid. Then again, ExNomineDei sounds horrible.

Anwyay, I think names are made up at the spot a lot for most people, but a lot of people also actively think of a new screen name to pick and just base it on something they think sounds cool or has a nice theme. Pros were normal players once, so they just chose a name and stuck with it.

Look at the power rankings:

1. Flash 6. Kal
2. Effort 7. Fantasy
3. Jaedong 8. YoonJoong
4. BaBy 9. Midas
5. Snow 10. Shine[Kal]

Flash, Effors, BaBy, Snow, Fantasy and Shine are all just 'cool-sounding English names', especially for Asian people who in general love everything American (I am European btw), the other names are a lot more Korea-centric: Jaedong, YoonJoong, and possibly Kal are probably simple-sounding things that work in Korean well (and just sound awesome in English-speaking countries for the same reason English sounds cool in non-English speaking countries), and Midas, well, that name has popped up in books and tales quite often. Greek mythology is probably the oldest rendition of it, iirc.

tl;dr:

- Names chosen randomly (DeMuslim, etc.)
- Names chosen because they sound cool (Fantasy, Flash, etc.)
- Names chosen for a certain theme (TheBigOne, TheLittleOne, etc.)
Trying something wacky, expanding it, adjusting it, perfecting it -> Build order
Skyze
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Canada2324 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-09 16:55:20
June 09 2010 16:54 GMT
#43
SkyZerg = Skyze, but also pronounced the same as "Skies" (not that im notable, just figured id say it)

Id be curious to know about Brat_OK.. odd name.. or Strelok, Nony?
Canada Gaming ~~ The-Feared
Kralic
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada2628 Posts
June 09 2010 16:58 GMT
#44
Nothing can beat OrangeMarmalaid it would be neat if he was a SC pro but alas he is not.
Brood War forever!
bucket
Profile Joined May 2010
Canada6 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-09 17:03:19
June 09 2010 17:01 GMT
#45
'Strelok' literally means 'rifleman', 'archer', or 'shooter' in general, in Russian; I'm pretty sure he's from that area as well. I don't know whether the nickname has any additional significance.
Deleted User 61629
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
1664 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-09 17:04:17
June 09 2010 17:03 GMT
#46
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NonY
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
8751 Posts
June 09 2010 17:04 GMT
#47
For Artosis... it's art + the suffix -osis. He was really into arts and crafts when he was young. Actually he still is: when I went to Korea, he asked if I could bring some uncooked macaroni so that he could glue it to papers and make pretty designs.
"Fucking up is part of it. If you can't fail, you have to always win. And I don't think you can always win." Elliott Smith ---------- Yet no sudden rage darkened his face, and his eyes were calm as they studied her. Then he smiled. 'Witness.'
Biff The Understudy
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
France7917 Posts
June 09 2010 17:04 GMT
#48
On June 09 2010 20:50 Turbo.Tactics wrote:
Show nested quote +
It's unbelievably ridiculously that DeMuslim's name could offend anyone.

"Not Muslim" oooooh it's got the word muslim in it, can't say that!


Would any other religion care if his name was DeTHEIRRELIGION? Would anyone at all care?
Don't you see how the prohibition of the word causes more issues than the word itself?


Maybe I should rename myself "DeJew" and since I'm german it's even more offending to people

-.-

Rofl "DeJew". Dunno why that sounds soooo wrong.

On June 10 2010 00:53 IdrA wrote:
http://www.idra.com/
im a big fan of their work

Fiat Lux.
The fellow who is out to burn things up is the counterpart of the fool who thinks he can save the world. The world needs neither to be burned up nor to be saved. The world is, we are. Transients, if we buck it; here to stay if we accept it. ~H.Miller
Slayer91
Profile Joined February 2006
Ireland23335 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-09 17:06:11
June 09 2010 17:05 GMT
#49
Brat_OK one of those words means brother and one means something else some russian can explain. It was discussed in TSL2

Nony just sounds cool I guess.

EDIT: damn too late.
Biff The Understudy
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
France7917 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-09 17:08:40
June 09 2010 17:07 GMT
#50
On June 10 2010 02:05 Slayer91 wrote:
Brat_OK one of those words means brother and one means something else some russian can explain. It was discussed in TSL2

Nony just sounds cool I guess.

EDIT: damn too late.

Bratok is the way mafia gangster call each other iirc. Brat-OK is like a joke with bratok and OK.
The fellow who is out to burn things up is the counterpart of the fool who thinks he can save the world. The world needs neither to be burned up nor to be saved. The world is, we are. Transients, if we buck it; here to stay if we accept it. ~H.Miller
Rigid.BoT
Profile Joined June 2010
United States33 Posts
June 09 2010 17:12 GMT
#51
On June 10 2010 01:43 Cain0 wrote:
Is DeMuslim a Muslim, because it would be pretty stupid if he wasnt. It would be like a asian person calling himself DeChristian


Asians can be christians too lol, and Christian is a name for a person unlike Muslim
NonY's #1 Fan
NonY
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
8751 Posts
June 09 2010 17:36 GMT
#52
CauthonLuck is abbreviated to Cluck because nobody knew how to pronounce Cauthon. As to why NonY hasn't changed even though nobody knows how to pronounce NonY either, I cannot say.
"Fucking up is part of it. If you can't fail, you have to always win. And I don't think you can always win." Elliott Smith ---------- Yet no sudden rage darkened his face, and his eyes were calm as they studied her. Then he smiled. 'Witness.'
gdroxor
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States639 Posts
June 09 2010 17:47 GMT
#53
On June 10 2010 02:36 Liquid`NonY wrote:
CauthonLuck is abbreviated to Cluck because nobody knew how to pronounce Cauthon. As to why NonY hasn't changed even though nobody knows how to pronounce NonY either, I cannot say.


I hear it's pronounced 'Kevin'
Mr.Eternity
Profile Joined May 2010
United States143 Posts
June 09 2010 17:51 GMT
#54
On June 10 2010 01:43 Cain0 wrote:
Is DeMuslim a Muslim, because it would be pretty stupid if he wasnt. It would be like a asian person calling himself DeChristian


wow so asians cant be christans now...
"Because nobody can make it alone"
Chaoz
Profile Joined March 2010
United States507 Posts
June 09 2010 17:52 GMT
#55
Explain yours, Nony; it's probably my favorite id.
Blind
Profile Blog Joined December 2002
United States2528 Posts
June 09 2010 17:57 GMT
#56
I always thought NonY had something to do with "anonymous". Makes it cool. Reminds me of that other old school bw player anon.
rastaban
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States2294 Posts
June 09 2010 18:01 GMT
#57
On June 10 2010 02:36 Liquid`NonY wrote:
CauthonLuck is abbreviated to Cluck because nobody knew how to pronounce Cauthon. As to why NonY hasn't changed even though nobody knows how to pronounce NonY either, I cannot say.


Best podcast ever!

We still need to know the origins of NonY, fess up.
Tyler: "...damn it, that's StarCraft. Opening doors is what we do. Being the first to find food is the greatest pleasure a player can have!"
FrogOfWar
Profile Joined March 2010
Germany1406 Posts
June 09 2010 18:09 GMT
#58
On June 10 2010 01:42 Backpack wrote:
Idra is also italian for Hydra. Not sure if they are related.

Though it's kinda funny because if you played in Italian, zerg would have Idralisca ^^


There you go:
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=120249
asdfTT123
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States989 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-06-09 18:37:01
June 09 2010 18:24 GMT
#59
On June 10 2010 02:36 Liquid`NonY wrote:
CauthonLuck is abbreviated to Cluck because nobody knew how to pronounce Cauthon. As to why NonY hasn't changed even though nobody knows how to pronounce NonY either, I cannot say.


I believe it's pronounced "Kaw-Thin" and not "Kuh-Thon" like many pronounce it. If I had to take a guess, I would say your name was intended to be pronounced as "New-nie".


On June 10 2010 02:04 Liquid`NonY wrote:
For Artosis... it's art + the suffix -osis. He was really into arts and crafts when he was young. Actually he still is: when I went to Korea, he asked if I could bring some uncooked macaroni so that he could glue it to papers and make pretty designs.


Are you serious? -.- What does the suffix "-osis" add to this? I took you seriously until you mentioned the "pretty designs".
n.Die_Jaedong <3
Maginor
Profile Joined May 2010
Norway505 Posts
June 09 2010 19:00 GMT
#60
On June 10 2010 03:24 asdfTT123 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 10 2010 02:36 Liquid`NonY wrote:
CauthonLuck is abbreviated to Cluck because nobody knew how to pronounce Cauthon. As to why NonY hasn't changed even though nobody knows how to pronounce NonY either, I cannot say.


I believe it's pronounced "Kaw-Thin" and not "Kuh-Thon" like many pronounce it. If I had to take a guess, I would say your name was intended to be pronounced as "New-nie".


Show nested quote +
On June 10 2010 02:04 Liquid`NonY wrote:
For Artosis... it's art + the suffix -osis. He was really into arts and crafts when he was young. Actually he still is: when I went to Korea, he asked if I could bring some uncooked macaroni so that he could glue it to papers and make pretty designs.


Are you serious? -.- What does the suffix "-osis" add to this? I took you seriously until you mentioned the "pretty designs".


Yes, he is serious. It is impossible to get hold of uncooked macaroni in Korea. -osis means process, so it would mean 'Art process'.
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