New names amnesty

[wingco]

As one of the very few people who has steadfastly stuck to his original moniker throughout his tenure on OTF, I must admit I find all of this constant name changing a bit of a headache, one exacerbated by the transfer to the new board. It's like a Dr Who-in-reverse syndrome - same people, but different names.

A couple I spotted instantly - The Prodigal is instantly recognisable by his posting style - (to "Carmodise" has become a verb), while Lord Mauleverer is my old school chum The 7th Baron Bartok. I caught the Billy Bunter reference.Toro's variations are generally spottable (Doctoro Doctoro, very good).

What of the others? Has there been a flood of newcomers are is this just the same old lags who've decied to give themselves a nomenclature makeover? Declare yourselves . . .

[Jimmy Bignutz]

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Hamann

[Heliotrope]

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I was wondering whatever happened to 7th Baron Bartok. And what about The Mighty Belgian? I only just caught on to the new identity of Oolon a couple of days ago.

I was Coffy. I might just use this name only for summer, the greatest time of year, but I have an idea for another handle come autumn.

[San Bernardhinault]

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I've just changed. I was The Chubby Cyclist, and before that Lardinho, and before that Fat Andy.

[Reed John]

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I just added a bit of flourish to my name, which is my actual name. I don't see the point of hiding.

[Mumpo]

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What's Oolon calling himself now?

[Guest]

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He's Disco Sea Shanties.

I would like a new name.

[Hofzinser]

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I had absolutely no idea that Jimmy Bignutz is Hamann.

[Anton Gramscescu]

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Oh, I was wondering what had happened to Oolon.

I was Antonio Gramsci, but I pronounced it differently back then.

[Kusal Flyer]

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I'm a Latin lover.

[evilC]

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Please don't change your name, Lyra - you're one of the few people I recognise by their name now.

[Eggchaser]

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Who were these people before they changed they name before then?

[Ibn Pickthall]

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Heston Bee

[ursus arctos]

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We did this as one of the first threads on this board, but I can't find it.

The limitations of the new search function are really becoming exponentially more annoying as the volume of posts grows.

[Femme Folle]

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Ibn Pickthall wrote:

Heston Bee

I was wondering where you were.

[Squid Ink]

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I was Toxteth O'Grady on the old board (couldn't register as that here).

[Stumpy Pepys]

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Yes, what this board needs is a King Herod-like ruling where everyone must return to their original names.

[hobbes]

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I am the horse.

[Bruno]

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Eggman

[evilC]

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Stumpy Pepys wrote:

Yes, what this board needs is a King Herod-like ruling where everyone must return to their original names.

???

Or their first-born male offspring will die?

Seems a bit harsh.

[DCI Harry Batt]

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A knife amnesty is where you hand in your knife, and you don't get nicked for having had it, right? So a new name amnesty is where you hand back your new name, and no-one calls you a cunt for having used it.

I promise to abide by the terms of the amnesty.

[Yoss]

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smallweed

[Rogin the Armchair fan]

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I've pretty much always been Rogin, in some form or another. I don't like radical name changes either. I preferred mumpo when he was mumpo.

[Etienne]

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Yeah, he's a cunt now.

[Femme Folle]

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He's a narcissist.