I'm in my 40s, and the identifier most people know me by in my professional career ("munificent") is a joke handle I chose for connecting to Hotline servers when I was a teen. Thank God past me didn't go with "superLeetHaxxor" or "theyMightBeGiantsFan".
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(The joke is that all the other hackers on that server picked nicks that were about how scary and evil they were, so I naturally went and found the most friendly, positive word I could... "munificent".) And then I just... like... kept using it.
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I've met strangers in real-life meatspace who didn't know my name but then realized who I was after I told them I was "munificent". It's weird, but also a little delightful. Like I have a strange nerd secret identity.
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Replying to @munificentbob
Same with me. I got my name from the graffiti in a booth at my favorite hot dog stand. (Coney Island in Worcester, MA.)
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