SeriousToni on 18/10/2012 at 21:38
It must be so awesome to have its own wiki article :)
vurt on 19/10/2012 at 19:32
Vurt is a psychedelic (kind of) drug/portal in the book with the same name by Jeff Noon. Great book! I used to be very interested in psychedelics. Been long since i used though, it's both interesting and scary. I'm too old (and too cool) for drugs nowadays ;) (but most of all, too scared hehe).
Lady Taffer on 24/10/2012 at 19:42
A Noblewoman's name, sort of like Lady Van Vernon, or Lady Bafford, only I am a taffer, so. . Lady Taffer. :)
A friend of mine--the one who got me into Thief in the first place--saw my username and remarked: "So does that mean you taff ladies? HAR HAR"
Realizing too late that that's easily how my name could be interpreted, I groaned and lowered my face into my palm. :p
Albert on 25/10/2012 at 02:15
Uh, I dunno if I've ever explained the origins. But isn't it obvious? :p
Purgator on 5/7/2019 at 13:54
'Bored out of my tiny mind at work' Necro!
Purgator?
I'm an early music fan and one of my favourite tunes is a sombre ditty called 'Purgator Criminum'. Roughly translated as 'He who cleanses sins'.
Purgator is also a popular brand of windshield cleaner. I'm not that clean or popular if truth be told.
Nice thread this. I read (
https://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12087&page=17&p=1810541&viewfull=1#post1810541) Lady Rowena's contribution and it made me smile.
Lots of new Taffers here, so why not give us your username backstory?
Go on. I have 3 more hours until I clock off!
Cigam on 5/7/2019 at 17:50
I was a big fan of the Dizzy games from the 80s. Must have spent hours playing Treasure Island Dizzy, Fantasy World Dizzy et al.
So I named myself after the village of Cigam, which appears in the first game.
ganac on 6/7/2019 at 03:39
I suck at improvising names, so I just kind of hammered out this incomprehensible guttural.
sNeaksieGarrett on 6/7/2019 at 21:30
You'll probably find mine rather uncreative/boring but I'll share my story anyway.
So, I was just a teenager and was super into Thief and talked to the owner of a Thief fan site. He told me to check out TTLG and I ended up joining and becoming a regular member. As you can surely guess, "sneaksie" is a reference to something the rat beasts said in the first Thief game, if memory serves. Garrett, well that one is obvious. And well, you put those two words together and it's referring to Garrett being a sneaky person, just in a Thiefy way rather than just a plain old "sneaky" or something.
Also, to try to be clever/creative/different, I decided to capitalize the 'N' rather than the 'S' in my username. I was not good at coming up with a username but loved Thief and wanted my name to represent the game and Garrett, so there you go. Admittedly, looking at it now I realize just how plan and uncreative my name is.. but everyone knows me as this and I couldn't see me changing it now, plus I don't think it is allowed (is it?)
Bosh on 11/7/2019 at 08:20
Mine is simply the sound my blackjack makes when smacked upon some unfortunate AI's noggin. It comes from "bish bash bosh" - an expression of speedy and satisfactory completion of a simple or straightforward task. As I do prefer to sneak around AIs, the occasional act of boshing someone on the bonce is a most satisfying and speedy thing.