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Re: The Fantasy Name Game
Posted By: Mel, on host 216.160.83.146
Date: Monday, November 29, 1999, at 20:51:13
In Reply To: Re: The Fantasy Name Game posted by Nyperold on Monday, November 29, 1999, at 19:37:22:

> > (I've finally decided to "de-lurk" from the forum, after months and months of visiting this site... Hey, it's one of the few message boards I actually enjoy *reading*. So, a quick "hello" to everyone in the forum...)
> >
> > Anyway...
> >
> > One of my (online) friends and I recently thought up an "alternate" use for the Fantasy Name Generator. (Yes, we were *really* bored that night.) It's something resembling a party game, except it isn't, because we're not exactly the most social creatures...but, oh well.
> >
> > Basically, the idea is, pick a name from the Name Gen screen, and come up with an idea for a character whom it might possibly belong to.
> >
> > For example, here are some of the names I've seen generated recently-- along with my ideas for characters that might correspond to them:
> >
> > "Quayler"-- Turns everyone he sees into a certain former US Vice President.
> > "Bluperon"-- Always flubbing up his most important actions.
> > "Xibito"-- The evil museum curator.
> > "Cetherther" and "Samsam"-- Two of Jar Jar Binks' (less annoying) cousins.
> > "Lytorest"-- An undertaker.
> > "Chedaru"-- A new Pokémon, which resembles a wheel of cheese.
> > "Tanrayshywora"-- A timid sun goddess.
> > "Periph"-- Can't see straight in front of himself, but he can surely see everything *else*...
> > "Essoiss"-- Either an anthropomorphic gasoline pump, or perhaps his only form of communication is a Morse Code distress signal.
> >
> > Anyone else want to try their hand at it?
> >
> > -- codeman"life? what life?"38
>
> Funny, I've done that by myself. I'll try it again, and see what I can come up with.
>
> In the meantime, here's something to ponder: if I had never changed my screen name, what would you think if you saw Nyperold on the FNG list?
>
> This is for everybody who wants to respond, not "just" codeman38.
>
> Nyper"going to FNG now"old

I'd have thought of someone who's very, very old and a little to energetic for his own good.

-M"because it's rhymes with hyper old"el

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