What do you call each other when you guys meet at events?

[Jack & Coke]

Originally posted by JEDI
Screen names to me, seem like a creative "place holder" like a number, or you social security number. They're used as recognition, but rarely spoken. If my teammates were from AO or any other forum, I'd feel weird yelling "L33t-Magger8754 grab me a beer!"

Personally I think there's a lot about on-line communication that I find g@y. If anyone ever said LOL to me in person, I'd lose all respect for them.

I can imagine it now...

You're at a bar and a fellow AOer staggers up to you and says, "Hey JEDI... you got a minute, Thordic over there wants to compare lightsaber."

[Miscue]

Originally posted by 1stdeadeye


LOL!

But if you did not use Miscue, how could the President have bamed you for problems!

Geez, good long term memory eh?

[gibby]

I've had the pleasure of meeting a few AOers from meets and what nots. The person who stands out the most would be RogueFactor. Online, he's very calm and professional...but in person...that's one wacky dude! But definitely a nice guy indeed. Bulldog, RoadDawg and Bonx007 are nice guys all around. I've known Bad_knees prior to AO. He seems cool online but he's the biggest feg I know. HAHA!!

[oldsoldier]

Originally posted by dansim
for me its usually a mix, for about 5 hours no one knew oldsoldiers(bill) name at aone 1, and i was called dimsum by jon all weekend at aone2

Yeah, dunno why...now I get a mix of OS and Bill. Usually OS...oh well. I should change my name...

[Miscue]

Originally posted by oldsoldier


Yeah, dunno why...now I get a mix of OS and Bill. Usually OS...oh well. I should change my name...

Might I suggest... C3-PO or Xena.

[Fred]

then there are dorks like me who can't think up a good screenname so they just use... their first name...

so people call me Fred... which has been confusing since MagDog68 is also named Fred... and the shortage of Freds in the world makes all of us go "What?" whenever someone says Fred out loud...

I call Wyn Rob since I knew him before AO, Potatoboy is Tater, Synreal is Syn, Datapimp i call Data or Will... Muzikman is Muz, Kaiserbob is KB or Deadbeat... []

i don't think any single convention applies, once you meet in person the nick sticks or it doesn't.

---Fred

[trevorjk]

Originally posted by personman
I dont know, only been to one meet but personally I would like to be called by my SN...
I swear there are like 20 Adams on AO.
Only one personman
Oh yeah, at that one meet, we diddnt really talk to eachother. lol

dude what if my real name was personman and when i went to a meat with you there was no adams then what!!! HUH!!!! thats what i thought other wise hey you yeah you works just fine

[1stdeadeye]

Originally posted by Miscue


Geez, good long term memory eh?

Yeah, but it is 5 minutes ago that I can't recall!

[dansim]

Originally posted by JEDI


Haha, I never in my life called her Capo in person. I think its odd to walk up to someone and refer to them as a screen name. I mean after you've met them of course.

I played rugby in college and the easiest way to remember the new freshman teammates was to give them a nick-name that fit. For 4 years those names would stick with you. In bars, around girls... on campus. No offense, but I thinking calling someone "Dayspring" or "Blazing Ace" in person is g@y.

tis becuase your ao name is gay

[FalconGuy016]

Im <i>sure</i> people will call me Falcon lol

[FutureMagOwner]

hmmm i personally am nothing like i am in real life as i am on the internet im much much louder especially on the tippmann forum (god some people are so stupid sometimes lol) my name for this is really kinda stupid i wish it was FalloutMan which is what i use for everything else i might accualy recognize fallout if someone said it to me and that would be a nice nick name to have but FMO or future or whatever wouldnt be a nick name since one sounds stupid and the other is longer then my real name lol

[JEDI]

Originally posted by Jack &amp; Coke


I can imagine it now...

You're at a bar and a fellow AOer staggers up to you and says, "Hey JEDI... you got a minute, Thordic over there wants to compare lightsaber."

Hahahaha... exactly! Picture this: around a table sits, JEDI, Thordic, 1stdeadeye, Python14, and TraXeR. It sounds like an episode of GI Joe or something. Or like we're some out-of-work spy ring crying in our beers!

[Kevmaster]

usually I get Kev...lol...my name AND my screenname...muhaha!!

and I usually call people by their real name once i get to know them a wee bit...before that though, its a screenname

[1stdeadeye]

Originally posted by JEDI


Hahahaha... exactly! Picture this: around a table sits, JEDI, Thordic, 1stdeadeye, Python14, and TraXeR. It sounds like an episode of GI Joe or something. Or like we're some out-of-work spy ring crying in our beers!

Yo Joe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And remember kids, knowing is half the battle!

[-Tab]

Originally posted by Fred
then there are dorks like me who can't think up a good screenname so they just use... their first name...

hehe...i know what you mean(if you notice my name).
And i don't think anyone's gonna wanna call me whydoineedausername everytime they wanna talk.
however, i get called gog...a lot. can anyone guess why??