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I saw someone with "inner-child-abortion-clinic" on tumblr.

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[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 53 points 4 days ago (4 children)
[–] RobotZap10000@feddit.nl 14 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Unless you are specifying a mailto link, you need to preface the username with @ to mention them, i.e @RobotZap10000@feddit.nl

Thanks.

I was attempting to say the name without mentioning them directly.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 14 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Kind of similar to your own, there.

No theirs has humor, class and sophistication.

[–] Lemming421@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Yours was the first I thought of after reading the question…

[–] EvilBit@lemmy.world 39 points 4 days ago (3 children)

To this day, I remember from probably twenty years ago or more seeing something on SomethingAwful that included the name “HPHovercraft” and it’s just the greatest. I’ll never forget it.

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[–] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 27 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

Similarly, quetzaldilla.

[–] RandomStickman@fedia.io 26 points 4 days ago

My brother, when he was playing Overwatch back then, was killed by someone called Kim Jong Skillz

[–] slippyferret@lemmy.blahaj.zone 26 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I think the first person to use an obfuscated name like lIiḷ|ḷiIl was pretty clever.

[–] tisktisk@piefed.social 13 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

This has me really curious about the most obfuscated, ambiguous/difficult/problematic possible usernames both for security/privacy and interesting anomalies in general.
Feel like one could make a whole book on this -- please send any resources that could shed insight if possible

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I wonder if you can break copy-paste by mixing in similar looking characters from a right-to-left language.

[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 7 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Actually a security concern for the web: IDN homograph attack

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[–] lemmy_outta_here@lemmy.world 26 points 4 days ago (1 children)

For tumblr, that username is cute. For LinkedIn, it would be brilliant.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 17 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I think your user name is pretty freaking clever, too. Nice job!

[–] Microw@piefed.zip 24 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Margot Robbie used to be around here

[–] CatZoomies@lemmy.world 23 points 4 days ago (2 children)

She was an extremely active user here, despite being a busy Academy Award nominated actress. I assume she’s busy filming her next movie, or maybe in talks to do Barbie 2.

Such a shame because she was actively involved in the Fediverse. We need more Academy Award nominated character actors and actresses to join. Then this place would really take off.

@MargotRobbie@lemmy.world, not sure if you’re still filming out of the country but drop a line here if you can take a break from your busy schedule!

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[–] gofsckyourself@lemmy.world 21 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

Definitely not mine. First, too many people don't actually pay attention to realize it's not "fuck" and surprisingly too few people get the joke considering Lemmy is so Linux crazy. But most frustratingly, people just assume I'm an asshole because of it and then treat me like I am. Sometimes I really regret it.

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[–] SparkleBooty@lemmy.world 21 points 4 days ago (3 children)
[–] Etterra@discuss.online 5 points 3 days ago

Sounds familiar. I think I saw him in Skyrim a few times.

[–] TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

You're treathbaking! You're all treathbaking!

[–] I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Hey name sibling!

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 16 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (5 children)

Yours is pretty good, actually.

Most names I see here are just references or trying to be ultra edgy and offensive (SatansMaggotyCumFart for example). They might be memorable, but I wouldn't say they are creative.

Not many people have puns or even well done portmanteaus for usernames. 😔

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 14 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I have seen yours the most. It's not the most creative but it's definitely the most eye catching from all big Lemmy posters.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 10 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (12 children)

Would it be more creative knowing the origin?

It's my two dogs' names combined. Loki and Kona. But I also misspelled it and the KOLA should have been a KOLO. KOloNAki.

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago

It's definitely fun to know that.

For me creative would be more like when something makes me giggle but only after reading it twice.

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[–] Pratai@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I remember a guild called Two Maidens and Chalice. Can’t remember the game, but t’was funny.

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[–] Gerudo@lemmy.zip 11 points 4 days ago

JeffBoyardee

[–] sprite0@sh.itjust.works 11 points 4 days ago

MaidenOregon is a brilliant play on Made In Oregon

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 11 points 3 days ago

Ran across a Hunter back in my WoW days named Bowjob. Had a good laugh.

[–] I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I like @MacNCheezus@lemmy.today

[–] MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 10 points 3 days ago

Right back at ya.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It took me entirely too long to catch the gag in @PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat

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[–] TwoBeeSan@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago

I_HATE_KNICKERS

there were a lot of funny ones on the Opie and Anthony reddit

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago

League of legends player named Fizz on my Jayce. Crass but clever.

[–] Kierunkowy74@piefed.social 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] this@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 days ago

I feel so validated!

[–] kurcatovium@piefed.social 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Back when I was playing World of Tanks, there were plenty of quite interesting nicknames. Unfortunately, most I remember were in my non-english language, but there were some international like Hairy Spotter, IPutTheFunInFuneral or 10InchInColdWater.

[–] MyDarkestTimeline01@ani.social 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Incellio Faggotini

[–] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

Mine is the least interesting username on this site.

[–] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 days ago

FrenchEnglishFish, Cumuffins, Organic-CPU. All user names of my boyfriend

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 3 points 4 days ago

LokiLuciano (for those of you who don’t get the reference, Lucky Luciano was a notorious gangster. Loki is, well, Loki.)

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