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I thought screen names of random products were the best... I think Twinky would agree with me.
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I much prefer names that describe the user's complete lack of anything resembling coherent thought.
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While I do appreciate being called the greatest, just being recognized as amazeing is enough for me.
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quote:Originally posted by Xaposert: Everyone knows that backwards screennames are the best...
I've certainly seen some evidence for this assertion.
As a sidenote, my screen name was once described (by Tom IIRC) as Pharaoh-ic. Since Greek and Roman deity likely devolve from earlier Egyptian and Sumerian archetypes, and since the Pharoah was considered son of Ra, the Chief Egyptian God, I think that vaguely Pharaoh-ic sounding screen names trump all this Greek/Roman nonsense.
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I do appear in the most famous of Asop's fables -- does that make me a character from greek mythology?
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*digs around the section of the library where The Odyssey is found to see if there is any Greek hero called Threepio*
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quote:Originally posted by C3PO the Dragon Slayer: *digs around the section of the library where The Odyssey is found to see if there is any Greek hero called Threepio*
No promises, but you might have better luck with Tripio.
And yeah, kat's right--twinky's name comes from Moe's nickname for Calvin.
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I'm mighty. Mightier than Greek or Roman heroes. Because I am the Mighty Robot Lords. All five of them.
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I choose my name because the Pegasus is used in the emblem of my favorite model of car. Prize of priceless value will be given to the first correct guess of what model car it is.
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I believe the answer to this question reflects the overwhelming influence by Greek and Roman cultures in the civilized, or not so civilized, modern world. These cultures had a huge impact on philosophy, government, literature, and drama.
The impact was just so massive that it continues to affect the people of today as is exhibited by a tendency by some members to select usernames based off of figures from Greek or Roman mythology. Or basing their usernames off of things that subsequently have based their titles off of figures from Greek or Roman mythology.
That's taking this from a completely literal stand-point, of course. So, I may have missed the point entirely.
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quote:Originally posted by Pegasus: I choose my name because the Pegasus is used in the emblem of my favorite model of car. Prize of priceless value will be given to the first correct guess of what model car it is.
I totally forgot 'bout that. I don't usually publicize my regular address, so that one is basically a spam-catcher.
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quote:Originally posted by Mucus: Civilized *Western* world
I wouldn't go so far as to use the word civilized in assocation with the "*Western* world." That's why I stated civilized or not civilized. It was supposed to be ambiguous as to region. Because I think that Greek and Roman society has had an impact in more regions that just the Western Hemisphere. Surely, this could be easily debated.
As I've not been afforded the opportunity to travel outside of country often, I have a somewhat limited view of other cultures. More as an outsider than someone with true understanding. I can be sure though that, if one were to look, that there has been some impact in one small way or another on most cultures by the cultures of ancient Greece and, therefore, Rome.
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I think you misunderstand me. I'm correcting your sentence like so:
quote:Originally posted by Benito Mussolini: I believe the answer to this question reflects the overwhelming influence by Greek and Roman cultures in the Western (civilized, or not so civilized), modern world. ...
i.e. I'm obviously not saying that Eastern (or other cultures) are not civilized, but that Roman and Greek influences are far from "overwhelming" outside of Western society.
In other words, Greek or Roman influences on Eastern cultures like China are on the order of ancient Chinese influences on American culture (maybe even less so actually ... eh, debatable).
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