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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] 2 points 1 year ago

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

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago
[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I don't think googling will help, but I'm up for some guesswork.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I would be extremely surprised.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Kobayashi's long last brother?

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well is The Arbiter from Halo, or just in general?

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Definitely Halo, was a huge fan back in the day and now just keep using the name for consistency.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Mine isn't very interesting, but sure

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you figure it out, would you kindly tell me? I have absolutely no idea.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I know you mean satiric as satire but I sort of read it as "sarcastic" which fits with your reply, lol. A weasel that is ineffective on the internet, because satire is dead.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

THAT weasel might be ineffective, but not me ๐Ÿ˜ˆ

(I Know, answering 2 days later kinda defeats the purpose of my name... Mine is an obscure and regional reference, so i wouldn't be mad if you don't get it.)

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I like @[email protected]'s interpretation. But I had to comment on yours since mine is only 2 letters different. Though mine is pretty obvious where it came from :)

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Honestly thought it sounded cool, like a realistic kernel service.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm actually curious what people would say about mine!

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's Dutch short for telefoon

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

That's a good one too!