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[MacWage]

I like wizards and dragons, but neither sounded right and I wanted it to be different. I searched around and found sorcerers which sounded neat and more intriguing than wizard dale.

Oh, and when the internet became more than just a few bulletin boards and there were more dot com sites, I started putting a period or dot after my name, and again to be different, I capitalized all the letters.

DALE.

Oddly, I had usually read it as "SoccerDale," and only recently realized my mistake. Sorry, and thanks for the explanation.

[Pikeman]

I call myself Pikeman because my given first name is derived from a name which means spear (pike) carrier.

[Wompet]

Pikeman - so are you Gary, Jerry, or Gerald?
"Wompet@xxx.xxx" was my first e-mail address, a combination of wombat (a goofy word naming a goofy little marsupial, which I like the sound of) and "Muppet" (my family nickname).

There was also the semi-(wholly?) mythical figure Prester John, as well.

And let's at least make it a challenge - Klingon Bird of Prey vs. Millenium Falcon, or the Slave I.

[MacWage]

And let's at least make it a challenge - Klingon Bird of Prey vs. Millenium Falcon, or the Slave I.

Slave 1, which keep most of its (quite formidable) weapons hidden.
(I'll try to edit after I locate my comparative weapon lists. Actually, THAT needs to be it's OWN thread in Off Topic)

Great thread! Very interesting learning what all these names mean.

Wompet, my neighbors have a LARGE furry dog named "Womba" (after the character in Ivanhoe).
Their dog looks EXACTLY like your avatar.

[ccga3359]

Wompet, my neighbors have a LARGE furry dog named "Womba" (after the character in Ivanhoe).
Their dog looks EXACTLY like your avatar.

Wompet looks exactly like his avatar!

[MacWage]

Wompet looks exactly like his avatar!

OK, NOW I want a PICT of THAT!

[Pikeman]

[QUOTE=Wompet;416073]Pikeman - so are you Gary, Jerry, or Gerald?

Gary

[haukehaien]

I studied languages in college, including German. Hauke Haien is the main character of the novel Der Schimmelreiter (The White Horse Rider) by Theodor Storm. The story is set in northern Germany, in the area where, much like the Netherlands, much of the land has been reclaimed from the sea by building dikes. Hauke wants to become the dikemaster, the person who oversees construction of the dikes and determines where and how they should be built, but he's poor and has no way to pay for the schooling. He gets a set of books from the old dikemaster, and teaches himself. He eventually achieves his goal, although there's a high cost. I really liked the book and the character and I've been using the name on the Net ever since 1999, when I first read the book.

[McMurdo]

I gotta go for the Millenium Falcon, you know it's the ship that made the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs.

[Alaskan Kilted Guy]

I don't believe mine requires any explaining.... but it really has been fun reading about everyone else.