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What's the deal with your nickname? How did you get it? If your nickname is self-explanatory, then tell everyone when you first started using the internet, and what was the first thing that made you say "wow, this isn't just a place for freaks after all?" Was it a website? Was it an email from a long-lost friend? Go on, spill it.

Growing up as young . , I was groomed and trained for the various trials I would face. My name reflects the challenges I have overcome and defeated.

. - My Christian name.
. - The name I chose upon reaching my maturity.
o - My family name.
o - Awarded upon overcoming my first challenge, ducks.
O - Awarded upon the occasion of my graduation.
O - Awarded for shooting a man in Reno, just to watch him die.
o - Received in trade for the destruction of incriminating photos.
o - Stolen from a drunken frat boy.
. - Willed to me by my Uncle Jack.
. - Just for the hell of it.