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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€“] Steve@lemmy.one 10 points 1 year ago (4 children)

My username means, I am Steve.

[โ€“] comfy@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Steve is Steve.... sounds too convenient to be true.

[โ€“] foosel@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago

Right? I'm highly skeptical here as well ๐Ÿคจ

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[โ€“] ColonelPanic@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

the nerds on here will probably get it quickly ;)

[โ€“] DidacticDumbass@lemmy.one 4 points 1 year ago

Faulty operating system with an army?

[โ€“] misnina@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm not nerd enough! Obviously thinking of a colonel in distress, but everytime I read colonel I think of a middle school friend who would not believe me that it's not pronounced "ko low null"

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[โ€“] Communist@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Mine's insanely on the nose... i'm not very creative.

[โ€“] DidacticDumbass@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Creativity is not equally distrubuted in your regime. Does not seem very communist to me.

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[โ€“] sup@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] misnina@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago
[โ€“] comfy@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This is probably my least enigmatic pseudonym, but maybe someone will have something to say about it.

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[โ€“] ryuko@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Mine isn't very interesting, but sure

[โ€“] misnina@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

I can't remember any characters named ryuko, but sound familiar. in a bastardization it can be girl/young dragon.

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[โ€“] Annies_Boobs@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

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

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[โ€“] MetalAirship@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I feel like mine should be pretty easy but let's see

[โ€“] misnina@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Probabalt zepplin like someone else said, but I was thinking more like a final fantasy airship.

[โ€“] original_ish_name@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] MetalAirship@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

yep, occupying a permanent spot as #1 on my favorite bands list

[โ€“] DidacticDumbass@lemmy.one 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

There is literally no mystery to my username.

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[โ€“] amanneedsamaid@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I would be extremely surprised.

[โ€“] misnina@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

a man should clean himself

[โ€“] lvxferre@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Kobayashi's long last brother?

[โ€“] Kierunkowy74@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (5 children)
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[โ€“] CalcProgrammer1@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Mine should be rather apparent. I lack creativity.

[โ€“] Theroddd@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Gotta have those calcium programms

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[โ€“] gish@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Someone who wasn't feeling creative

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[โ€“] russjr08@outpost.zeuslink.net 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well now my username just feels boring haha

[โ€“] misnina@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (5 children)

a small russet potato! and 08, would be a bit young if it was when you were born, so when you graduated school? Could just be a number of course

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[โ€“] bazingabot@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Hm...sheldon screaming bazinga like a bot at ikea

[โ€“] freewifehotpots@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If you think mine is cannabalistic, I don't blame you :P

[โ€“] DidacticDumbass@lemmy.one 5 points 1 year ago

Clever. I actually read it as freewifihotspots before seeing your comments.

Um... Dim Sum but I get my choice of married women? Sexy I guess.

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