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OdiousOutlaw wrote
I like puns and wordplay.
My first two handles were more of a placeholder than anything.
subrosa OP wrote
what were your first two handles, if you wanna share? maybe I remember
OdiousOutlaw wrote (edited )
SomeIconoclast & Chaosbomb
My alt was MarxWasTheMessiah, but tankies are a very shallow pool for fresh parody material, so I don't use it anymore.
subrosa OP wrote (edited )
Ha! I remember the Iconoclast. (and Chaosbomb too, I think)
zoom_zip wrote
i don’t think about usernames too hard because i don’t think about becoming attached to a place when i join. so usually it’s just some random words i’ll throw into the username box at the time of registration based on what’s around me at the time, thinking that it will be temporary and i’ll probably not log back in or use it again.
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=IT5p7Jr4MnQ was playing
zoom_zip wrote
which is kind of annoying you know because they have better songs
subrosa OP wrote
fwiw I'm enjoying it, doesn't prompt me to switch to better songs
Beck vibes, sort of
kind of 'background story' I was hoping for
subrosa OP wrote
damn, this shit is good. vibing hard.
loukanikos wrote
Loukanikos was a legendary "stray" dog in Athens who was known to join protests and bark at police. One of my top five favorite beings of all time.
zoom_zip wrote
haha! the whole album is pretty fun
Quicksilver wrote
I tend to cycle through online usernames overtime, and quicksilver happened to be the primary username I was using across the webz.
Why quicksilver? At the time I was into Anglish (and alt-English language experiment seeing how English may have developed without non germanic influence, or, in other words, if the Norman invasion failed), and I was looking at an Anglish translation of the periodic table, and found quicksilver to be for Mercury. I quite like how it sounded, like the etymology behind it (the old meaning of quick meaning living: living-silver), so I began taking it as my handle.
zoom_zip wrote
flowery usernames?
hmm
this thread is where we learn that subrosa is flower bomb
purplebeetroot wrote
I like purple. I like roots. I like vegetables.
I mixed this together and the name purplebeetroot was born.
fortmis wrote
what's the story behind fortifiedmischief????
fortmis wrote
love sub-rose meaning
fortmis wrote
very low key
Garrias wrote
don't change it it's funny
SpiderGrinder wrote
Saw someone wearing a spiderman suit during a circlepit and the name SpiderGrinder immediately popped up, but the username (or the former word) is simultaneously influenced by the character Spider Jerusalem from Transmetropolitan
IamJSdeveloper wrote
because i am javascript developer and i love javascript and its ecosystem too much
catachresis wrote
I liked reading about catachresis in baedan
moonlune wrote
The kea is a famous new zealand bird. you name gives me the image of a kea in a blue and white teapot with the lid as a hat.
Potkea wrote
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Kea.jpg/800px-Kea.jpg
These things look majestic!
subrosa OP wrote
tbh I didn't get a whole lot further than: You're a fortress of mischief. Seemed self-explanatory :P
NoPotatoes wrote
Yeah something like this.
subrosa OP wrote
Yeah, still is Quecksilber in German. I assumed quicksilver to be as common, as English, as mercury. Gotta take a look at Anglish, see what them nerds are up to.
Archaplain wrote
i just used a random username generator cause i was bored of using the anagram of my real name everywhere.
SnowCode wrote
This is an amazing story. I didn't know there was anarchist dogs lol
Bezotcovschina wrote
it means "fatherless" in russian
kin wrote
For one second I forget what thread was this and I thought with myself: OMG, ZIQ is taken? I don't have a chance anymore? Maybe they are polyamorous
purplebeetroot wrote
Potatoes are awesome. Great to have you around. Reminds me, that I wanted to plant some.
itsalways1312somewhere wrote
Because it's always 13:12 somewhere..
subrosa OP wrote
solid. Welcome to raddle!
Quicksilver wrote
Quicksilver would be used to give a more poetic or more archaic spin to what you're saying or writing. It common parlance you wouldn't generally hear quicksilver used.
It's a really cool concept I think, and the community seems generally alright, and is quite varied in their interpretations of Anglish.
itsalways1312somewhere wrote
Thank you!
lettuceLeafer wrote (edited )
They are scientifically part of the best poly relationship
https://raddle.me/f/lobby/135482/the-objectively-best-poly-relationship-proven-with-sciene
God what I would give to know what goes through ziqs brain when they read some of the shit I write.
ukuleleclass wrote
i just thought of the most random thing ever.. it’s been a while since i registered so i don’t even remember if ukuleles played any part in my life then lmao
subrosa OP wrote
welcome! and enjoy your stay ;)
subrosa OP wrote
I can guess the story behind fortifiedmischief and NOISEBOB, but maybe there's some stories lurking where I wouldn't expect them.
"subrosa" is one of many flowery usernames I have used, I'm daisy on reddit, some rosy figure on raddle. I think I picked it up when I got into BMX culture, there's a brand with the same name. I liked the etymology, that story of romans sharing secrets "under the rose".