How Did Your Downs Name Come About? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Folwren · 12-08-2006, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Boromir88

I only wish I was that young again...

It's hard to tell over the internet, you know?

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Now that you say that, you know you got me curious.

Through PM. I don't want to spend that much time on this thread and waste other people's time, in case they aren't as curious as you. If you're really curious, send me a PM.

Kath · 12-08-2006, 11:36 AM

Mine was given to me by my parents when I was born, or at least a longer version of it. Apparently I wasn't in a creative mood at the time I joined the 'Downs!

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I know, not as fancy but it sounds pleasant to my ear. I always wonder, though, how the English speaking folk pronounce it.

Fa (as in the beginning of fax) - ra (as in ray) - el (as in elephant). Seems everyone pronounces it differently.

ninja91 · 12-08-2006, 12:00 PM

Speaking of which...

Is is possible to change your username? After 7 months on the downs, alot of people have Tolkienesque names. I want one...

shieldmaiden4xsword · 12-08-2006, 12:03 PM

mine is because I think of my self as a shieldmaiden to the King. and to me, as a Christian, the Word of God is my sword.

Estelyn Telcontar · 12-08-2006, 04:05 PM

Sorry, ninja, but user names can't be changed. It would be rather confusing if a lot of members decided to change their names - newcomers wouldn't know who's who, and old posts would be without an author, seemingly.

Mänwe · 12-08-2006, 06:58 PM

Well for those interested, my username is self explanatory character wise. And neither is it particularly original, however I have always liked the character, especially his attitude and faith to good reason and council. I suppose I like to emulate those certain qualities, seeing them as good traits of an individuals personality.

Hookbill the Goomba · 12-09-2006, 02:11 AM

I know that many people are curious about my choice of name.

It comes from my being a fan of the Super Mario video games (my opinions of Nintendo, by the way, begin to waver), and it was a sort of tradition in my family to take two character's names from Nintendo games and chose a name. My older brother (on another forum) chose the waddle De character from the Kirby's Dream Land games, as well as King De-De-De and so came up with Waddle De-De-De.
I chose Hookbill the Koopa, a boss on Yoshi's island and the humble Goomba to come up with Hookbill the Goomba.

Holbytlass · 12-09-2006, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by A_Brandybuck

From the beginning I wanted a Hobbit's name. But I had problems with picking an 'real' name, which belongs to a character in Tolkien's world.

That's how mine came about, too. I didn't want a specific hobbit that I felt I might have to live up to. Hobbits are the ones I like and relate to best and being female, well, there it is.

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Originally Posted by ninja91

Is is possible to change your username? After 7 months on the downs, alot of people have Tolkienesque names. I want one...

Well, there is a way but it's long and tedious and you would have to start all over. I stumbled across it by accident.
Originally I started here as Hobbitlass but then we (hubby and I) got a new aol account with new email address. I somehow got logged out of The BarrowDowns and couldn't remember my password. Since I no longer had the email address the site couldn't send it to me and wouldn't (safety/privacy reasons o'course) give it to me at my new one so I had to start over.
Hence the new spelling Holbytlass. I lost all my rankings-I was almost to 500 posts!-and my reputation points. So I don't really recommend it.

Nowadays, I like this spelling and I love my nickname, Holby, given to me by Fea (I pronounce as Fay) in the WW games.

12-08-2006, 12:03 PM	#4
shieldmaiden4xsword Wight Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: where people stick out their tongues at their youth pastor.... Posts: 183	mine is because I think of my self as a shieldmaiden to the King. and to me, as a Christian, the Word of God is my sword. __________________ Sometimes the peril is not in what is around us, what enemies or trials that may come, but what is in our own hearts.

12-08-2006, 04:05 PM	#5
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Sorry, ninja, but user names can't be changed. It would be rather confusing if a lot of members decided to change their names - newcomers wouldn't know who's who, and old posts would be without an author, seemingly. __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

12-08-2006, 06:58 PM	#6
Mänwe Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: May as well be the Arctic Circle Posts: 283	Well for those interested, my username is self explanatory character wise. And neither is it particularly original, however I have always liked the character, especially his attitude and faith to good reason and council. I suppose I like to emulate those certain qualities, seeing them as good traits of an individuals personality. __________________ "I am, I fear, a most unsatisfactory person." - (Letter #124 To Sir Stanley Unwin)

12-09-2006, 02:11 AM	#7
Hookbill the Goomba Alive without breath Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla Posts: 5,912	I know that many people are curious about my choice of name. It comes from my being a fan of the Super Mario video games (my opinions of Nintendo, by the way, begin to waver), and it was a sort of tradition in my family to take two character's names from Nintendo games and chose a name. My older brother (on another forum) chose the waddle De character from the Kirby's Dream Land games, as well as King De-De-De and so came up with Waddle De-De-De. I chose Hookbill the Koopa, a boss on Yoshi's island and the humble Goomba to come up with Hookbill the Goomba. __________________ I think that if you want facts, then The Downer Newspaper is probably the place to go. I know! I read it once. THE PHANTOM AND ALIEN: The Legend of the Golden Bus Ticket...

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