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I don't mean my username! Yours!

I guess this is more of a game and maybe not strictly the right place. But, the idea is to make a top level reply with you asking 'guess' or saying ':)' or what have you, and everyone else should answer what they think the username means or refers to, without looking any words or concepts up! Off the cuff, what do you think it means when you see this person's username?

Not sure about the mobile apps, but if you hover over someone's name in Lemmy it will show their username if they have a display name set. My username is quite boring and straightforward, but I like seeing other people's weird usernames especially on semi-anon places.

Bonus: What do you visually think when you read it? Even if you misread it as a typo, what did you imagine when you read it & saw their avatar?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago (4 children)

My username means, I am Steve.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Steve is Steve.... sounds too convenient to be true.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Right? I'm highly skeptical here as well ๐Ÿคจ

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[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago (3 children)

the nerds on here will probably get it quickly ;)

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Faulty operating system with an army?

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'm not nerd enough! Obviously thinking of a colonel in distress, but everytime I read colonel I think of a middle school friend who would not believe me that it's not pronounced "ko low null"

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[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Mine's insanely on the nose... i'm not very creative.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Creativity is not equally distrubuted in your regime. Does not seem very communist to me.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Some may get mine others may think Iโ€™m a weirdo.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (4 children)

This is probably my least enigmatic pseudonym, but maybe someone will have something to say about it.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (4 children)

There is literally no mystery to my username.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I would be extremely surprised.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

a man should clean himself

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Kobayashi's long last brother?

[โ€“] MetalAirship 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I feel like mine should be pretty easy but let's see

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Probabalt zepplin like someone else said, but I was thinking more like a final fantasy airship.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[โ€“] MetalAirship 3 points 2 years ago

yep, occupying a permanent spot as #1 on my favorite bands list

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Mine isn't very interesting, but sure

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

I can't remember any characters named ryuko, but sound familiar. in a bastardization it can be girl/young dragon.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

If you think mine is cannabalistic, I don't blame you :P

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Clever. I actually read it as freewifihotspots before seeing your comments.

Um... Dim Sum but I get my choice of married women? Sexy I guess.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Someone who wasn't feeling creative

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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (5 children)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Mine is because I'm just a Firefly fan

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Hm...sheldon screaming bazinga like a bot at ikea

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Well now my username just feels boring haha

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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Mine should be rather apparent. I lack creativity.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Gotta have those calcium programms

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