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How did you get your alias
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#121
2 Frags +

My fourth grade science teacher called me Ponterrific during class one time as a joke (Pun of my last name) and it stuck. And then basically everyone online shortened it and called me Pont so I used that instead since Ponterrific is a bit edgy.

My fourth grade science teacher called me Ponterrific during class one time as a joke (Pun of my last name) and it stuck. And then basically everyone online shortened it and called me Pont so I used that instead since Ponterrific is a bit edgy.
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#122
60 Frags +

its my first name irl

its my first name irl
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#123
2 Frags +

In high school spanish class our teacher gave us hispanic nicknames and I was Ignacio. Also a big David Bowie fan and one of my first aliases was Ziggy Stardust, so I eventually mixed the two.

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S/O to zigzter for actually being named Ziggy
In high school spanish class our teacher gave us hispanic nicknames and I was Ignacio. Also a big David Bowie fan and one of my first aliases was Ziggy Stardust, so I eventually mixed the two.


[spoiler]S/O to zigzter for actually being named Ziggy[/spoiler]
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#124
2 Frags +

I never had a set alias before and in 2011 I moved from Xbox 360 TF2 to PC after playing it for years and I knew I wanted to eventually get into 6's after watching a friend scrim. I generally would alias as sentences in all caps and I wanted a simple, "clean" looking name to go by so I came up with Söapy because I found it aesthetically appealing as well as fast to say, I also didn't know that there would be a ton of other people with some kind of variant of Soap in their name (there's literally a mrsoapy wtf)

Also the umlaut was taken from the band Leftöver Crack because I was a little entry-level punk kid

I never had a set alias before and in 2011 I moved from Xbox 360 TF2 to PC after playing it for years and I knew I wanted to eventually get into 6's after watching a friend scrim. I generally would alias as sentences in all caps and I wanted a simple, "clean" looking name to go by so I came up with Söapy because I found it aesthetically appealing as well as fast to say, I also didn't know that there would be a ton of other people with some kind of variant of Soap in their name (there's literally a mrsoapy wtf)

Also the umlaut was taken from the band Leftöver Crack because I was a little entry-level punk kid
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#125
1 Frags +

My friend showed me Realm of the Mad God when I was 10 and I fucking hate pandas so for a clean version of "fuckingpandas" made my name "Flufnpand". I then made another account for cheating in the same game called FlufnMULE. Everyone called me flufn which I later shortened to fluf because I prefer the one syllable.

My friend showed me Realm of the Mad God when I was 10 and I fucking hate pandas so for a clean version of "fuckingpandas" made my name "Flufnpand". I then made another account for cheating in the same game called FlufnMULE. Everyone called me flufn which I later shortened to fluf because I prefer the one syllable.
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#126
2 Frags +

I like the looks of latin words

I like the looks of latin words
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#127
6 Frags +
PontDifferHence, Differ ∇ = Differ-Del = just a vague nod to calculus and particularly, the gradient vector. :)

https://jeremykun.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/gradient.gif

wut

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sz2mmM-kN1I

[quote=Pont][quote=Differ]Hence, Differ ∇ = Differ-Del = just a vague nod to calculus and particularly, the gradient vector. :)

[img]https://jeremykun.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/gradient.gif[/img][/quote]

wut[/quote]
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sz2mmM-kN1I[/youtube]
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#128
6 Frags +

there was this black guy in my church group in middle school who was 4 years older than me who would always call me "that white guy" and so everyone in the church group called me dom the white guy for a few years and i didnt really like it but i just went along with it because the older kids were saying it. my old gaming alias used to be toppenguin411 because my friend i played on the ds with was topdog23 and i wanted to change my alias and domthewhiteguy was the nickname everyone gave me so i went with it.

there was this black guy in my church group in middle school who was 4 years older than me who would always call me "that white guy" and so everyone in the church group called me dom the white guy for a few years and i didnt really like it but i just went along with it because the older kids were saying it. my old gaming alias used to be toppenguin411 because my friend i played on the ds with was topdog23 and i wanted to change my alias and domthewhiteguy was the nickname everyone gave me so i went with it.
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#129
0 Frags +

My friends started calling me it when I was at a football camp when I was younger and it stuck with me and became my irl nickname. Just a really weird way to pronounce my name "John"

My friends started calling me it when I was at a football camp when I was younger and it stuck with me and became my irl nickname. Just a really weird way to pronounce my name "John"
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#130
6 Frags +

I found this comic really amusing when I was younger

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/ptero

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHpDPuh8A2Q

I found this comic really amusing when I was younger

[url=http://theoatmeal.com/comics/ptero]http://theoatmeal.com/comics/ptero[/url]
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHpDPuh8A2Q[/youtube]
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#131
16 Frags +

i was 12 and now i cant change it i wish i was a smarter child

i was 12 and now i cant change it i wish i was a smarter child
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#132
2 Frags +

It's my actual initials and I just decided to use it as a username from around the age of 12 or so, but when it came to tf2 I always lied and said it stood for accuracy precision and timing, or the actual word "apt" which by definition is:

(I stole this shit from dictionary.com but whatever, pick any one you want and apply it)

1.
inclined; disposed; given; prone:
too apt to slander others.
2.
likely:
Am I apt to find him at home?
3.
unusually intelligent; able to learn quickly and easily:
an apt pupil.
4.
suited to the purpose or occasion; appropriate:
an apt metaphor; a few apt remarks on world peace.
5.
Archaic. prepared; ready; willing.

It never stood for apartment but I get a good chuckle out of the fact that I'm referred to it by some people. I find it endearing.

It's my actual initials and I just decided to use it as a username from around the age of 12 or so, but when it came to tf2 I always lied and said it stood for accuracy precision and timing, or the actual word "apt" which by definition is:

[quote]
(I stole this shit from dictionary.com but whatever, pick any one you want and apply it)

1.
inclined; disposed; given; prone:
too apt to slander others.
2.
likely:
Am I apt to find him at home?
3.
unusually intelligent; able to learn quickly and easily:
an apt pupil.
4.
suited to the purpose or occasion; appropriate:
an apt metaphor; a few apt remarks on world peace.
5.
Archaic. prepared; ready; willing.
[/quote]

It never stood for apartment but I get a good chuckle out of the fact that I'm referred to it by some people. I find it endearing.
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#133
1 Frags +

quite literally saw the word 'wrungle' in my dream, used it as an alias with 3 instead of e, after a while shortened it to wru and then added all caps coz I'm MF DOOM fanboy etc

I also use 'mineralchrist' outside of tf2 and that came from those poorly drawn breaking bad comics, I thought it just sounds cool

quite literally saw the word 'wrungle' in my dream, used it as an alias with 3 instead of e, after a while shortened it to wru and then added all caps coz I'm MF DOOM fanboy etc

I also use 'mineralchrist' outside of tf2 and that came from those poorly drawn breaking bad comics, I thought it just sounds cool
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#134
1 Frags +

http://www.taquitos.net/im/sn/FlavaPuff-CheeseBalls.jpg

Flavapuff is the name of a manufacturer that makes disgusting snack mix that comes in sandcastle buckets.

My folks were broke when I was a kid, but my mom would get snacks for us from the dollar store. These ended up in the house a lot.

The same company literally makes dog food/treats.

http://www.flavapuff.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/bl_pb.jpg

[img]http://www.taquitos.net/im/sn/FlavaPuff-CheeseBalls.jpg[/img]

Flavapuff is the name of a manufacturer that makes disgusting snack mix that comes in sandcastle buckets.

My folks were broke when I was a kid, but my mom would get snacks for us from the dollar store. These ended up in the house a lot.

The same company literally makes dog food/treats.

[img]http://www.flavapuff.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/bl_pb.jpg[/img]
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#135
6 Frags +

https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/emoticons/v1/70433/3.0

[img]https://static-cdn.jtvnw.net/emoticons/v1/70433/3.0[/img]
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#136
1 Frags +

shortened from Perturbed which is one of my favorite words to say

shortened from Perturbed which is one of my favorite words to say
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#137
1 Frags +

I think cowboy boots are pretty cool.

I think cowboy boots are pretty cool.
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#138
3 Frags +

I straight up stole it from a trading bot on TF2 Warehouse, I later shortened it to goofy on steam after everyone was confused as to whether to call me goofy or gorilla in coms.

I straight up stole it from a trading bot on TF2 Warehouse, I later shortened it to goofy on steam after everyone was confused as to whether to call me goofy or gorilla in coms.
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#139
4 Frags +

i was like 11 and thought it would a great idea to twist my little brothers nipple and scream "TITZ!!" and shit just escalated from there, can't bother to change

i was like 11 and thought it would a great idea to twist my little brothers nipple and scream "TITZ!!" and shit just escalated from there, can't bother to change
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#140
0 Frags +

I'm into astronomy, and I made my name "sombrerowhirlpool172"

The number 172 is just because I like it, I dunno

I shortened my name to sombre2, then changed the 2 to a z.

I'm into astronomy, and I made my name "sombrerowhirlpool172"

The number 172 is just because I like it, I dunno

I shortened my name to sombre2, then changed the 2 to a z.
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#141
0 Frags +

When I was 12 or so I started playing CoD2 and I asked my friend what would be a cool alias for a young gamer, he said Predator but I wanted to make it edgy (standard 12 y/o stuff) and made it Pr3datoR.

When I was about 16 and started playing Dota 2 I met some guy who told me to change it because people would always call me Pred in voice chat because Predator is quite long.

When I was 12 or so I started playing CoD2 and I asked my friend what would be a cool alias for a young gamer, he said Predator but I wanted to make it edgy (standard 12 y/o stuff) and made it Pr3datoR.

When I was about 16 and started playing Dota 2 I met some guy who told me to change it because people would always call me Pred in voice chat because Predator is quite long.
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#142
18 Frags +

so i'm mute and can't talk so i used binds and whatever to communicate, however people kept asking me why i didn't comm normally so i changed my name to mute so people wouldn't ask me that. But in the end people still asked me so i guess it was pointless. :P

so i'm mute and can't talk so i used binds and whatever to communicate, however people kept asking me why i didn't comm normally so i changed my name to mute so people wouldn't ask me that. But in the end people still asked me so i guess it was pointless. :P
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#143
3 Frags +

I had a hilariously racist Boy Scout Troop. The nickname stuck.

I had a hilariously racist Boy Scout Troop. The nickname stuck.
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#144
1 Frags +

There was a point in my life where I got into watches. They were mostly had Quartz movement. So I stuck with that word.

There was a point in my life where I got into watches. They were mostly had Quartz movement. So I stuck with that word.
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#145
0 Frags +

i thought this one was good

i thought this one was good
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#146
4 Frags +

first name short hand

first name short hand
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#147
2 Frags +

I just had creme brulée for the first time ever and it was amazing, I came up with femme brulée as a little play on words. Had an avatar as this badass burning woman. I was a backburning pyro main on Valve pubs. My pub friends and I decided all comp players had one word edgy names, and I kept being confused with femme fatale (the pyro main), so I cut off "femme" and just went with brulée right before my first season of HL.

(my first ever alias, used since I was 11, was XI shangri la. roman numerals were important)

I just had creme brulée for the first time ever and it was amazing, I came up with femme brulée as a little play on words. Had an avatar as this badass burning woman. I was a backburning pyro main on Valve pubs. My pub friends and I decided all comp players had one word edgy names, and I kept being confused with femme fatale (the pyro main), so I cut off "femme" and just went with brulée right before my first season of HL.

(my first ever alias, used since I was 11, was XI shangri la. roman numerals were important)
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#148
2 Frags +

Was in a mumble w/ a friend who was pretty blazed. He knew that I was wanting to play open but didn't have a way to pay for my fees. He offered to pay for my first season to "nurture my growth" in the game. Some gardening analogies followed, and at some point I got called a Daffodil. It was better than the other cringe-baby aliases I made when I was 10-14 years old so I kept it.

Was in a mumble w/ a friend who was pretty blazed. He knew that I was wanting to play open but didn't have a way to pay for my fees. He offered to pay for my first season to "nurture my growth" in the game. Some gardening analogies followed, and at some point I got called a Daffodil. It was better than the other cringe-baby aliases I made when I was 10-14 years old so I kept it.
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#149
5 Frags +

As a baby I loved basketball. I never could pronounce "bball" so I said "reero", and the nickname stuck to me within my family.

As a baby I loved basketball. I never could pronounce "bball" so I said "reero", and the nickname stuck to me within my family.
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#150
3 Frags +

I stole mine and added a 2.0 to it

I stole mine and added a 2.0 to it
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