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I used to see them all the time back in the day (hexbear.net)

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[-] [email protected] 24 points 6 days ago

xXDarkSephirothXx

[-] [email protected] 22 points 6 days ago

Honestly we should go back to that kind of naming convention. Modern usernames are super boring.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago

Fucking reddit's style of adjective noun and numbers versus xXxg0d_SlAyErxXx

[-] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

AdjectiveNounSometimesNumbers was the default on xbox live in the early 360 era
i think that predated reddit? idk i don't really use it

[-] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

It’s still true of Xbox and I think generally outlook.com emails

[-] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

What, you prefer that over 'IsometricUnicornAnus'? 'NeutralMilkHotel'? 'KawaiiRhombusSituation'?

The reddit naming convention is unironically the same as a hipster/indie/shoegaze band name generator from the early to mid 2010s.

... I guess its better than Noun-yMcNounFace.

[-] [email protected] 18 points 6 days ago

I'm bringing back forum signatures

Pain is merely weakness leaving the body

lea-caramelldansen

[-] [email protected] 11 points 6 days ago

This is such a good idea.

"I don't lose, I merely win in the other direction"

[-] [email protected] 10 points 5 days ago

Hell yeah

[-] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago

Sent From Hamster Wheel 7

[-] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago

Yea.

~ 7DeadlyFetishes

[-] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

@[email protected] is way ahead of you

[-] [email protected] 18 points 6 days ago

I was a fan of just putting _ between every letter

m_a_d_n_e_s_s

Or on MSN Messenger you'd download some spyware to change colors

[-] [email protected] 17 points 6 days ago

xX_UnwashedAnus_Xx

[-] [email protected] 13 points 6 days ago

Nowadays people only type in random cAsE when they're being sarcastic, but in my day it made your name cooler

[-] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago

Hey, don't forget zalgo'ing your text for

m̵̖̳̘̱̪̰̃̄ạ̶̧̛̥̘̞̱́̿ͤ̋̂̓̇ͤ̓ͫ̎͗̎͆̎ͣ͊̿ͯ͘x̷͙̙̣͐̑i̷̵̼̬̯͎ͬͭͣ̔̽ͫͫͣ̓̃ͨ͟͞͡__͇̲̌͢m̼͎͘u͉̟͞m̛̬̳̜̏͜_̸̶̶̶̸̧̨̨̥͇͉̟̮̼̰̤̿̀̋̔̿ͪͥ͒ͨ͗ͭ͑ͯͯ͛͐͒̚͜͜͡͝ e̡͖̽̌̍̃l̴̶̸̴̡̛̤͕͕ͦ̾ͭ̅̓̐̽ͩ̎ͮ̒̈ͩ͜d̳̮̐ͤ̄̄̄̈̕͟r̶̢̧̛͎̦̩̭̫̭̤̭̖̟͛ͬ́̋̓̌͊̾͛ͤ̉̓̏̓͂̔ͣͨͣ͗̅ͩ̕͢͝i̶̢͙̲̮͍̦̝͉̥ͭ̌̓t̴̺͎͉̺͇͎́̓͛̈́͛ͥ̎̎ͭ̇ͧ̓̏̄ͪ͋̀̚̕̕͟͞ͅ_̘ͣç̩̲̥̱̑͋͋́̐̀̎͊ͨͩ͑ͯ̌ͬ̚̕̕͠͠h̡̻̮͎͂͌̑́̎͑́͊ͤ_͍̗̯̹͈̤͕͆͛̕ t̨̻͎͔͕̙̃̌̒ͨe̛͍̮̻̭ͫ̓ͩͯ̚͢r̵̷̨̛̫͓̦̺̼̻̞̥̞̳̪̦̬ͮ̽͊́͗́̔̽ͥ̔̚͢ͅr̨͚͕͉̟͔͕͕̫̮̫̳̣̅̑ͥ͛ͪͩ́̓̏̂̎̾̓̈ͪͪ̚͘͢͡ő̸̵̢̧͈̫̙̰̰̃̂́̀̑̄͐̀͊ͨ͗̓̂͋̓̚͡͞r̷͉̞̳̤̲̬̦̹̖͎͚̦͚͎̫̼̰̗̐͑̑̿͆ͤ̅͋̇̿̿ͩ̇͊̓͗ͦͥ̽̍͆̃͘͝͞͡͝

effect.

(Also fun tip, wanna blow up a shittily programmed in game text system or improperly sanitized input form on a website or sql server? zalgo a go go rofl)

[-] [email protected] 13 points 6 days ago

}X°÷~-b1ff-~÷°X{

[-] [email protected] 10 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I have inverted this and use:

o0_namethatwasalreadytakengoddamnit_0o

... I am very clever.

[-] [email protected] 10 points 6 days ago

feeling v seen rn

[-] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I appreciate that Darth Maul's double bladed lightsaber is a cultural contemporary of this practice.

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