TheGodlyME Posted February 24, 2002 Share Posted February 24, 2002 Just read the signature. If you don't understand where it came from then, I joyously regret to inform you that you're an idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velvet paws Posted February 25, 2002 Share Posted February 25, 2002 Velvet Paws....hmmm....just a random name. I wanted something that wasn't related to anything in particular (because I'd probably get bored of it and want it changed) and wasn't threatening in anyway (so people wont get 'iffy' about talking to me). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCBaggee Posted February 25, 2002 Share Posted February 25, 2002 [color=red][size=3]J.C. is my first two initials, Baggee is an old nickname my friends had for me.[/color][/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan L Posted February 25, 2002 Share Posted February 25, 2002 Time to re-post something that was in my sig long ago- the oxford english dictionary's meaning of Deus Ex Machina- oh yeah, it also means 'GOD FROM MACHINE'!! [i]A power, event, person, or thing that comes in the nick of time to solve a difficulty; providential interposition, esp. in a novel or play.[/i] 1697 J. SERGEANT Solid Philos. 136 Nor is it at all allowable in Philosophy, to bring in a Deus è Machiná at every turn, when our selves are at a loss to give a Reason for our Thesis. 1840 BARHAM Ingol. Leg. 135 This was, however, no less a personage than the Deus ex machinâ,the illustrious Aldrovando himself. 1857 TROLLOPE Barchester T. II. xv. 292 Doctor Gwynne was the Deus ex machina who was to come down upon the Barchester stage, and bring about deliverance from these terrible evils. 1873 HOTTEN Slang Dict. 223 Mary Ann, the title of the dea ex machinâ evolved from trades-unionism at Sheffield. 1889 A. E. HAIGH Attic Theatre iv. 190 The mêchanê was used under various circumstances; but the most ordinary occasion for its employment was to introduce the ?deus ex machina? at the end of a play, when affairs had reached such a complicated condition that only divine interference could put them right again. 1896 W. CALDWELL Schopenhauer's System ii. 62 If you assume in every brain a spirit like a sort of deus ex machinâ, you ought to concede a spirit to every stone. 1928 C. DAWSON Age of Gods p. xiv, The dominant fashion is to look to the racial factor as the deus ex machina of the human drama. 1937 M. SHARP Nutmeg Tree ix. 108 Her function at Les Sapins was that of a dea ex machina; and the make of her car would not bear examining. 1962 W. NOWOTTNY Lang. Poets Use vi. 145 Fruitful Ambiguity, that popular deus ex machina of the contemporary critical scene. 1970 T. HILTON Pre-Raphaelites v. 133 The accepted interpretation, that he [sc. Ruskin] descended to the Brotherhood like some deus ex machina, ignores the real similarity of artistic purpose that bound him to the group. I have no idea what the second bit's purpose is, though I thought I'd leave it in. I prefer the old meaning I used... not too sure which dictionary I got that from... [QUOTE] [i]Originally posted by Kittie[/i] [b]i just put it as Kittie... but that's my real name anyway! [/b][/QUOTE] Are ya sure 'bout that, kittie?:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sephiroth Posted February 25, 2002 Share Posted February 25, 2002 sephiroth, evil villain from final fantasy 7, the sephirothic tree from evangelion, sephiroth from the bible, too many damn references to my name, but I chose it because of sephiroth from ff7.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabyGirl Posted February 25, 2002 Share Posted February 25, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Deus_Ex_Machina [/i] [B] [i]A power, event, person, or thing that comes in the nick of time to solve a difficulty; providential interposition, esp. in a novel or play.[/i] I have no idea what the second bit's purpose is, though I thought I'd leave it in. I prefer the old meaning I used... not too sure which dictionary I got that from... [/B][/QUOTE] [color=deeppink]It means exactly what that definition says. [b]Deus ex machinea[/b] is a literacy device where there is no rational explanation as to why characters are saved in, say, a story...they just are. An example of this used in literature would be in [u]Lord of the Flies[/u] because the boys are rescued for no damn reason at the end...they just are :whoops:[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegitto4 Posted February 25, 2002 Share Posted February 25, 2002 ummmm take a guess what the meaning of my username is?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan L Posted February 25, 2002 Share Posted February 25, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by BabyGirl [/i] [B] [color=deeppink]It means exactly what that definition says. [b]Deus ex machinea[/b] is a literacy device where there is no rational explanation as to why characters are saved in, say, a story...they just are. [/color] [/B][/QUOTE] :wow: :wow: :wow:.... somebody who... understands my name... *faints*... It also refers to such events in real life too: 'a sudden solution to a seemingly unsolvable problem' is one of the definitions I've heard. PS- in case you weren't sure- the second bit I referred to was- [QUOTE]1697 J. SERGEANT Solid Philos. 136 Nor is it at all allowable in Philosophy, to bring in a Deus è Machiná..... ..... ignores the real similarity of artistic purpose that bound him to the group[/QUOTE] (be thankful I didn't quote the whole thing ;)) I have absolutely no idea why that got into the definition (but before anyone comments- I [i]do[/i] realise that it's a list of examples in quotes).. but I left it in anyway ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabyGirl Posted February 25, 2002 Share Posted February 25, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Deus_Ex_Machina [/i] [B] :wow: :wow: :wow:.... somebody who... understands my name... *faints*... [/B][/QUOTE] [color=deeppink]Indeed :p It took me a while to make the connection, but when I really looked at it, I was like [quote]WHOA![/quote] and then I understood :genius:[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Posted February 25, 2002 Share Posted February 25, 2002 [B]Well, I don't know if anyone remotely cares/remembers, but I started a website back on old V.2 and I called the The Elite Dragonball Z. Now it is called The Elite Networks (games all that stuff). And my real name is Gerard.......(It's a terrible name I know...) [COLOR=Orangered] I remember N-MAN! [/COLOR][/B] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Matt Posted February 25, 2002 Share Posted February 25, 2002 well, i just like son goten. he's my fav. dbz character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelus_Necare Posted February 25, 2002 Share Posted February 25, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Son Goten [/i] [B]well, i just like son goten. he's my fav. dbz character. [/B][/QUOTE] Kinda obvious huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonballzman Posted February 25, 2002 Share Posted February 25, 2002 Dragon-Ball-Z-Man! I am a DBZman! MUAHAHA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted February 26, 2002 Share Posted February 26, 2002 Hmmm........ Gee, what could my name mean.....Hmmmmmm......... I dunno. You think about it. Lol. Actually, it's perfect for me. Big ol' DBZ fan, right cha'! As for my old name which James-Da-Man changed for me, SuperSayian4444, it's my AOL email type thingie......Heh. The "4444" was because someone took the "4", the "44", and the "444" So, I said "BLAST IT!!", and took the "4444" Please note I was feeling crazy at the time I made the AOL name, and the time I made my username. Hell, let's face it. I'm always crazy. :whoops: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sephiroth Posted February 26, 2002 Share Posted February 26, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by BabyGirl [/i] [B] and then I understood :genius:[/color] [/B][/QUOTE] looks like we have a brainiac on otaku, lol.... I used to think he got the name from the pc game, deus ex, or something.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan L Posted February 26, 2002 Share Posted February 26, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Sephiroth [/i] [B] looks like we have a brainiac on otaku, lol.... I used to think he got the name from the pc game, deus ex, or something.... [/B][/QUOTE] actually you are partly right... OK... here's how I actually got my name... FIrst.. I played on Deus Ex... to which my reaction was 'Great game.. wonder what Deus Ex means, though..' Secondly.. I read a book.. which one, I forget... but the point is at some point in the book someone says something about a Deus Ex Machina.. and I thought 'hmm... Deus Ex.... Deus Ex Machina... that word gets everywhere, dunnit?' So I proceeded to see if it even got into the english dictionary, and it had.. and just after I realised the meaning of Deus Ex Machina, I decided to re-register on Otakuboards, seeing as it'd been such a long time since I'd been here (actually, about 4 months), and I'd already found out that my old name didn't work (though I had no idea why.. I wasn't here when v2 went down), and what better name to use than... Deus Ex Machina! So there's the story... I honestly had no idea about the meaning of Deus Ex Machina until days before I registered here.... and then, later, I found out that it also means 'God from Machine'.. which I was pleased about ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sephiroth Posted February 26, 2002 Share Posted February 26, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Deus_Ex_Machina [/i] [B] actually you are partly right... [/B][/QUOTE] well, at least I got something right....:drunk: :cross: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ssjsupreme Posted February 26, 2002 Share Posted February 26, 2002 This tread is now in general discussion, sooo..... my name is, yes, u guessed it, related to the show dragon ball GT. [I]now i have the feeling that, me name goes deeper than just a title. it's more of a state of mind. and....[/I] :drunk: what was i just saying? well, it probably not important:smirk: :whoops: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elfin_Girl Posted February 26, 2002 Share Posted February 26, 2002 My name comes from the fact that my ears are slightly pointed because I pull on them a lot to give them the 'elfin' look. lol Really! It's true! No lie! The other name that I use alot is Fang_Girl because I have sharp fang-like teeth. lol :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabyGirl Posted February 26, 2002 Share Posted February 26, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Vegitto4 [/i] [B]I wonder how often seph is right now tha he's married [/B][/QUOTE] [color=deeppink]:rotflmao: That was so darn hilarious in the moment...bwah. I was going to say something else and I completely forgot :huh: Oh yes, now I remember...of course, the female is always right ;) Haha...::spies angry males:: bring it, boys :p[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mornigndew Posted February 26, 2002 Share Posted February 26, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Vegitto4 [/i] [B]I wonder how often seph is right now tha he's married [/B][/QUOTE] [color=blue][size=1] And his baby. I wonder if it's a boy or girl? [/color][/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silo Posted February 26, 2002 Share Posted February 26, 2002 Silo was the first thing that came to my mind... So, I stuck with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shift Posted March 3, 2002 Share Posted March 3, 2002 [COLOR=blue]My name comes form the pit of Nerdsy's mind...i hated that place...[/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pressure Posted March 4, 2002 Share Posted March 4, 2002 [COLOR=purple]Doesnt Sephie-san have a baby girl? *snickers* Baby Girl.. *laughs* How you like them apples BG? *cracks up and dies*[/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryanmc225 Posted March 4, 2002 Share Posted March 4, 2002 mine is my name Ryan McCluskey and 225 is my b-day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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