Origin of a Name (User Name) - Page 6

cassiopeia · 04-07-2002, 07:24 PM

I don't have a middle name, but my xxx name would be Carrots Enfield. My first pet was a rabbit. I reckon my name is pretty cool! I don't have red hair though.

BeardofPants · 04-07-2002, 07:36 PM

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Originally posted by cassiopeia
I don't have a middle name, but my xxx name would be Carrots Enfield. My first pet was a rabbit. I reckon my name is pretty cool! I don't have red hair though.

Be even better if it was Carrots McEnfield!

Elf Girl · 04-07-2002, 07:37 PM

Coral Hersey...I like it.

Menelvagor · 04-07-2002, 08:04 PM

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Originally posted by crickhollow
Ha! XXX rated? I don't think so. Mine ends up being General MacArthur Domingo... (We had a chinese pug dog, and it was a toss up between winston or macarthur)

stage name: Rae Domingo

edit: My avatar is daisies, not jellyfish!

ps. avatar...I know what that word comes from. *starts chanting in a sing-songy voice* I am so smart. S-M-R-T. doh!

I know it's daisies, but they kinda have that pattern....

What does avatar mean? I did a search through aol and I got a bunch of stuff about buddism.

BeardofPants · 04-07-2002, 08:07 PM

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Originally posted by Menelvagor

I know it's daisies, but they kinda have that pattern....

What does avatar mean? I did a search through aol and I got a bunch of stuff about buddism.

I have NO idea, this is what the dictionary said:

av·a·tar Pronunciation Key (v-tär)
n.

1. The incarnation of a Hindu deity, especially Vishnu, in human or animal form.
2. An embodiment, as of a quality or concept; an archetype: the very avatar of cunning.
3. A temporary manifestation or aspect of a continuing entity: occultism in its present avatar.

[Sanskrit avatra, descent (of a deity from heaven), avatar : ava, down + tarati, he crosses; see ter-2 in Indo-European Roots.]

Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

Avatar

\Av`a*tar"\, n. [Skr. avat[^a]ra descent; ava from + root t[.r] to cross, pass over.] 1. (Hindoo Myth.) The descent of a deity to earth, and his incarnation as a man or an animal; -- chiefly associated with the incarnations of Vishnu.

2. Incarnation; manifestation as an object of worship or admiration

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Plus, there is that computer game, ultima, who's main character is Avatar???

Menelvagor · 04-07-2002, 08:15 PM

Well the character would be something about gods decended, or something. Suppose it's us manifesting ourselves for others to worship?

**crickhollow** · 04-07-2002, 08:38 PM

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Originally posted by BeardofPants

I have NO idea, this is what the dictionary said:

av·a·tar Pronunciation Key (v-tär)
n.

1. The incarnation of a Hindu deity, especially Vishnu, in human or animal form.
2. An embodiment, as of a quality or concept; an archetype: the very avatar of cunning.
3. A temporary manifestation or aspect of a continuing entity: occultism in its present avatar.

[Sanskrit avatra, descent (of a deity from heaven), avatar : ava, down + tarati, he crosses; see ter-2 in Indo-European Roots.]

Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

Welcome to Hinduism 101.
Accoding to Hindu legend, the world we live in is Vishnu's dream. When he wakes up...well, what happens to your dreams when you wake up? exactly. We'll all wink out like so many candles on a cake. There are avatars of Vishnu. That is, he incarnates himself into his own dream world, in various forms. Half-fish half-man, a dwarf-like creature that slayed demons, etc. Buddha is also purported to be one of the avatars of Vishnu. Krishna (as in the Hare Krishna religion) is also one of Vishnu's avatars. In all, there will be ten avatars of Vishnu. Nine have come, and after the tenth one passes, Vishnu will wake up.
It gets more complicated than that, but that's basically it. and now you know. Don't you feel as SMRT as me now?

BeardofPants · 04-07-2002, 09:00 PM

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Originally posted by crickhollow
Don't you feel as SMRT as me now?

Ooh! I feel so enlightened.

Menelvagor · 04-07-2002, 09:54 PM

But why are the little pictures by our names called avatars then?

Arathorn · 04-07-2002, 10:56 PM

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Originally posted by crickhollow
Don't you feel as SMRT as me now?

I feel enlightened but I don't feel as hurt as you do. It doesn't SMRT that much.

BeardofPants · 04-07-2002, 11:06 PM

Boy, I wish I was SMRT. But, alas, I have it up for the Smarties.

***Earniel*** · 04-08-2002, 03:32 AM

The word avatar does indeed come from buddhism (hey I finally know something, let's milk it some more) An avatar is a form of appearence. (wild guess coming up but what the heck

)That's why these pictures are called avatars. They show the way you want to appear and you don't have to use a picture that isn't you.

Any smarties left?

BeardofPants · 04-08-2002, 03:54 AM

Sure, but there's no brown ones left cos I threw them down the toilet...

Elvellon · 04-08-2002, 10:26 AM

My user name, Elvellon, means Elf-friend in Sindarin. In Quenya it would be Elendil.

Elf Girl · 04-08-2002, 10:52 AM

Yeah, I guess our avatars are the "current embodiment" of ourselves, as seen by the other mooters.

eowyn144 · 04-08-2002, 05:42 PM

my user name:

eowyn-because she was my favourite character at the time

144- because eowyn on its own was taken and because (i think) 144 was the number of hobbits at bilbo's party

LuthienTinuviel · 04-08-2002, 06:14 PM

i guess that is why mine changes all the time.. i have amny different sides. they clash, i writhe, but in the end something ends up on top that isn't slef destruction

LuthienTinuviel · 04-08-2002, 06:16 PM

ohh that was positive

BeardofPants · 04-08-2002, 06:22 PM

Very positive! Here have a smartie.

LuthienTinuviel · 04-08-2002, 06:49 PM

thanky!

yum.. sugar.

04-07-2002, 07:24 PM	#101
cassiopeia Viggoholic Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 1,749	I don't have a middle name, but my xxx name would be Carrots Enfield. My first pet was a rabbit. I reckon my name is pretty cool! I don't have red hair though. __________________ Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.

04-07-2002, 07:37 PM	#103
Elf Girl Lurker Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Lothlórien Posts: 3,419	Coral Hersey...I like it. __________________ There's antimony, arsenic, aluminum, selenium...

04-07-2002, 11:06 PM	#111
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	Boy, I wish I was SMRT. But, alas, I have it up for the Smarties. __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

04-08-2002, 03:32 AM	#112
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	The word avatar does indeed come from buddhism (hey I finally know something, let's milk it some more) An avatar is a form of appearence. (wild guess coming up but what the heck)That's why these pictures are called avatars. They show the way you want to appear and you don't have to use a picture that isn't you. Any smarties left? __________________ We are not things.

04-08-2002, 03:54 AM	#113
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	Sure, but there's no brown ones left cos I threw them down the toilet... __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

04-07-2002, 08:15 PM	#106
Menelvagor Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: lurking on the edge of conversations Posts: 924	Well the character would be something about gods decended, or something. Suppose it's us manifesting ourselves for others to worship?

04-07-2002, 09:54 PM	#109
Menelvagor Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: lurking on the edge of conversations Posts: 924	But why are the little pictures by our names called avatars then?

04-08-2002, 10:26 AM	#114
Elvellon Elf Lord Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Lindon Posts: 637	My user name, Elvellon, means Elf-friend in Sindarin. In Quenya it would be Elendil. __________________ **************************************** "None are more hoplessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Reality is just an illusion, albeit a very persistent one - Albert Einstein The Caffeine Mantra It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the juice of Brazil that the thoughts aquire speed, The hands aquire shaking, the shaking becomes a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion... Elvellon Erelion

04-08-2002, 10:52 AM	#115
Elf Girl Lurker Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Lothlórien Posts: 3,419	Yeah, I guess our avatars are the "current embodiment" of ourselves, as seen by the other mooters. __________________ There's antimony, arsenic, aluminum, selenium...

04-08-2002, 05:42 PM	#116
eowyn144 Elven Warrior Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 435	my user name: eowyn-because she was my favourite character at the time 144- because eowyn on its own was taken and because (i think) 144 was the number of hobbits at bilbo's party __________________ If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe

04-08-2002, 06:14 PM	#117
LuthienTinuviel protector of orphaned rabbits Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Kalamazoo... yes, its a real place! Posts: 1,236	i guess that is why mine changes all the time.. i have amny different sides. they clash, i writhe, but in the end something ends up on top that isn't slef destruction __________________

04-08-2002, 06:16 PM	#118
LuthienTinuviel protector of orphaned rabbits Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Kalamazoo... yes, its a real place! Posts: 1,236	ohh that was positive __________________

04-08-2002, 06:22 PM	#119
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	Very positive! Here have a smartie. __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

04-08-2002, 06:49 PM	#120
LuthienTinuviel protector of orphaned rabbits Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Kalamazoo... yes, its a real place! Posts: 1,236	thanky! yum.. sugar. __________________

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