Nicknames

[Morpheus]

OK, what does your nick mean? Just a question to keep the forum going.

Mine is Morpheus, comes from the movie the Matrix.

[sharonbn]

sharonbn is my NT login at work - easiest to remember.
I also used it with Yahoo, Amazon, etc.

My first name is, of course, Sharon. (the rest is abbr. of last name)
BTW, I am male (in Israel, Sharon is a unisex name, like Robin in US)

[Iori Yagami]

A manga character.

[sharonbn]

Originally posted by Iori Yagami
A manga character.
and who's Yolanda?

[takeo]

I think it's from Pulp Fiction, right?
I like that movy
I love manga too

by the way takeo is the region where my cambodian girlfriend comes from and how i call her, it is also a kind of hard wood, and (as i discovered recently) a Japanese name.

[Iori Yagami]

Yeah, takeo is right, it`s "Pulp Fiction". One of my most favourite films of all times, and definitely my favourite Tarantino film. I thought quoting that Bible verce that Samuel L. Jackson keeps saying in that movie, but it isn`t too interesting...
BTW takeo, do you dub manga movies in France? I heard that Akira was dubbed in England, I just wonder how does it sound in a language that isn`t Japanese...

[elke]

I am boring. Elke is my great-grandmother's real name, the one I was named after. After the Russian revolution, it was not advisable for Jews to have Jewish names, so she became Olga.

[Morpheus]

Pulp fiction :

"Do you know that in France they put mayonaise on fries?
No!!"

In Europe they have the same as here, only, the details that makes it perfect ...

[Mediocrates]

mee-dee-Ok-rah-tees

The Athenian philosopher and founder of Mediocrity to whom is attributed the following:

"Aim low, ya can't miss."

"If ya want answers, watch Jeopardy, if ya want miracles then talk to God - I'm busy right now."

"The Middle Ages is what you get when you put teenagers in charge."

"Opera is like retail; sweating fat people screaming at you in a foreign language."

[takeo]

hey i know a girl from belgium her name is also Elke, she's not jewish and says it's a common name there, it's a pretty name.


"BTW takeo, do you dub manga movies in France? I heard that Akira was dubbed in England, I just wonder how does it sound in a language that isn`t Japanese..."

It's terrible, it 's like seeing Pulp Fiction in Japanese... :rolleyes:

[Iori Yagami]

Lol, exactly what I thought...

[mishkan]

Originally posted by Mediocrates
mee-dee-Ok-rah-tees

The Athenian philosopher and founder of Mediocrity to whom is attributed the following:

"Aim low, ya can't miss."

"If ya want answers, watch Jeopardy, if ya want miracles then talk to God - I'm busy right now."

"The Middle Ages is what you get when you put teenagers in charge."

"Opera is like retail; sweating fat people screaming at you in a foreign language."

That is too funny! :D

The mishkan was the tabernacle that the ancient Hebrews carried with them while wandering in the desert. It contained, among other things, the tablets upon which the "Ten Commandments" were engraved. The mishkan served as a physical "home" for the Holy Spirit to "dwell" among the Hebrews.

I chose mishkan as my name, as a reminder to myself that, in a sense, G-d "dwells" within each of us. And that it is my obligation to do good in His world.

What a great idea to start this thread, Morpheus! :D

mishkan :)

[Vic]

I'm the greatest bore here. I just wanted something short and easy to remember :D . Don't ask me why this particular nick - I don't know it myself......

[takeo]

maybe your name is Victor? :p

[Vic]

Originally posted by takeo
maybe your name is Victor? :p
Too simple. It isn't :)

[victot]

lalala...

[Moon]

Euh.. well, my nickname means ... moon

I chose it because on Saturday night, the most depressing day of the week for me, I usually go downstairs to the garden and watch the moon while I think if I should call my ex-girlfriend that late.

[mishkan]

Originally posted by Moon
Euh.. well, my nickname means ... moon

I chose it because on Saturday night, the most depressing day of the week for me, I usually go downstairs to the garden and watch the moon while I think if I should call my ex-girlfriend that late.
Awww, Moon :(, Why is Saturday night so sad for you?

[cerulean]

Cerulean is a sky-blue color. It has no other meaning, but I'm sure I could find some deep significance if I tried.

I get the most ridiculous pictures of posters based on their nicks, but I suppose it's best that you all not know what these are :-).

[mishkan]

Originally posted by cerulean
I get the most ridiculous pictures of posters based on their nicks, but I suppose it's best that you all not know what these are :-).
What image could you possibly get for Moon's nickname, other than our planet's beautiful asteroid... casting its shimmering glow through the darkest nights?



:eek:



mishkan :)

[takeo]

I imagine him to be bald as the moon :p

[Mediocrates]

I imagine a harsh mistress.

[Formula]

I own a 1992 Firebird Formula :D

[Moon]

I guess I forgot this thread.

I'm not an asteroid and I'm not bald. I didn't understand that "harsh mistress" thing, but please write on your notebook that I'm a guy.

If you need to establish a parallel between my nickname and me... Well, think of me as a person who allways shows the same face and you need to make a long journey in order to see my other side. Happy?

Awww, Moon , Why is Saturday night so sad for you?Ok, here's a clue...

Another Saturday Night
by Cat Stevens

Another Saturday night and I ain't got nobody
I've got some money 'cause I just got paid
Now, how I wish I had someone to talk to
I'm in an awful way

I got in town a month ago
I seen a lot of girls since then
If I could meet 'em I could get 'em
But as yet I haven't met 'em
That's how I'm in the state I'm in

Oh,
Another Saturday night and I ain't got nobody
I've got some money 'cause I just got paid
Now, how I wish I had someone to talk to
I'm in an awful way

Another fella told me
He had a sister who looked just fine
Instead of bein' my deliv'rance
She had a strange resemblance
To a cat named Frankenstein

Ooh, la,
Another Saturday night and I ain't got nobody
I've got some money 'cause I just got paid
Now, how I wish I had someone to talk to
I'm in an awful way

It's hard on a fella
When he don't know his way around
If I don't find me a honey
To help me spend my money
I'm gonna have to blow this town

Oh, no
Another Saturday night and I ain't got nobody
I've got some money 'cause I just got paid
Now, how I wish I had someone to talk to
I'm in an awful way

If you don't know him: CatStevens.Com (http://www.catstevens.com)

[Mediocrates]

"The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" is a pretty famous sci fi book

And Cat Stevens name is now Yusef Islam and he came out publically in favor of Salman Rushdie's death sentence.

[cerulean]

Moon - pure light shining in the darkness.

[Moon]

I knew he converted to Islam, but being in favor of a death sentence I didn't know. It's like we're talking about different things, I mean his musics... Well, I like Wagner's musics and I know he was really an anti-semite... I get confused when I ask myself if I should listen his musics or not... I really don't know, but I listen...

[Mediocrates]

Yeah kind of like driving German car. It's ironic really - the company that built the American Jeeps in WW2 is now owned by the company that built Nazi tanks.

At any rate I drive a Japanese car built in Australia by a German owned American company.

I like Wagner too - especially the Bugs Bunny operatic version "Kill the wabbit, kill the wabbit, kill the wabbit, kill the wabbit". "With my spear and magic helmet"

[L@mplighterM]

I was born some distance from the foothills of the Blue Mountains in Kentucky. As a child I was always lighting the kerosene lamps and eventually I was given the nickname Lamplighter and it stuck. Even today I refuse to have electrical lights in my house. So if one dark night you pass a house with shimmering lights coming from all the windows behind the door you?ll find Lamplighter.

[Vic]

Originally posted by Moon
I knew he converted to Islam, but being in favor of a death sentence I didn't know. It's like we're talking about different things, I mean his musics... Well, I like Wagner's musics and I know he was really an anti-semite... I get confused when I ask myself if I should listen his musics or not... I really don't know, but I listen...
Anti-semites rarely have qualms about enjoying anything produced by Jews. Why not the other way round too?

[Moon]

Anti-semites rarely have qualms about enjoying anything produced by Jews.I think we can agree this is a wrong thing (if I understood the meaning of the word "qualm" correctly) so the other way around would also be wrong.

The problem is mainly moral, but by only using logic, I think the answer is not that bad. I still have my doubts of course.

[Vic]

Look at it from the pragmatic side, Moon :) There is a nice proverb, Turkish or Caucasian, I believe "A good life is the best revenge". So Wagner, an anti-semite, pleases you, a Jew - totally against his original intentions. Say :D :D and enjoy yourself. In your revenge on Wagner the person you are being aided by Wagner the musician.

My 400th post, wow.

[Mediocrates]

Perhaps a new strain of patented genetically modified swine called "Allah"?

[Vic]

Originally posted by Mediocrates
Perhaps a new strain of patented genetically modified swine called "Allah"?
Hmm... an ambiguous statement

[Mediocrates]

:o A good life is the best revenge :o -

-no it's not, revenge is the best revenge. :mad:

[Moon]

Originally posted by Vic
Look at it from the pragmatic side, Moon :) There is a nice proverb, Turkish or Caucasian, I believe "A good life is the best revenge". So Wagner, an anti-semite, pleases you, a Jew - totally against his original intentions. Say :D :D and enjoy yourself. In your revenge on Wagner the person you are being aided by Wagner the musician.

My 400th post, wow. That's a very good point! Very good!

[Bruin12]

I am new to this forum, I just wanted to say Hi. My name is for the Boston bruins the Hockey team and number 12 is for one of my old fav. players. :)

[victot]

our montreal canadiens of montreal elimated you guys!
MUHHAHAHA!!!

[Bruin12]

Yes they did.. and I am still proud of my Bruins and their season.
I learned a few things from that series..just how much whining the habs fans can do ;)

[Mediocrates]

why do they call themselves the montreal canadiens? isn't that redundantly redundant? do you confuse them with the kuala lampur canadiens or the montreal brazilians?

[Bruin12]

must be they cant remember where they are from ;) gettin hit by one to many pucks :eek:

[Eg31]

Originally posted by Mediocrates
why do they call themselves the montreal canadiens? isn't that redundantly redundant? do you confuse them with the kuala lampur canadiens or the montreal brazilians?

Well...Canada didn't start as an English speaking country :)
But that was long ago...

Besides, it's not only "Canadiens", but there's an H in the C so that they can remember about the "habitants" which was the way the French speaking (mainly) peasants called them.

[Eg31]

Eg is ... cos I can't get contented with shaving my beard only :D
And 31 is a prime number the sum of the digits of which equals 4, and I like 4.

[Mediocrates]

Then they need to call themselves the 'Montreal Quebecois (Canadiens, grudgingly)' in both French and English or something lke that.

[victot]

where in the series did habs fans whine?

im not so proud of how our fans booed the american anthem, but i believe you guys did the same to ours...

[Bruin12]

No, not once did we boo your anthem. You guys boo'd ours, was pretty pathetic. along with setting Guerin and Lapoints house in Canada on fire.. amoung other stuff..
Whine? Every single hab fan I talked to or read about was whining the minute the puck dropped drop in the first game. they complained about plays, about the ref bla bla bla..

anyways.. I am glad I found this forum, but I dont mean to start out like this.

[victot]

well, maybe you spoke to a bad lot of candiens fans.
i never heard of the housefires set at various boston players canadians homes... o well.

well, welcome to the forum. i think i care more about the israeli situation than i do about the canadiens, so if you have good and interesting things to say the middle east, ill forgive you for you disrespectful attitude towards montreal...

[Mr. Pumps]

;) The only reason America has dominated on hockey is because the Bruins and all Yankee teams have the lavish budgets able to buy the experienced players.

Meanwhile, Canadian team has to make do with begginer rookies on shoestring budgets.

There is no competition in that.

[Bruin12]

victot, I was just replying to a post to introduce myself.. I have a deep interest and passion in Israel.
IMO I was not disrespectful at all.. it wasnt I, whom made fun of my team.


Originally posted by Mr. Pumps
;) The only reason America has dominated on hockey is because the Bruins and all Yankee teams have the lavish budgets able to buy the experienced players.

Meanwhile, Canadian team has to make do with begginer rookies on shoestring budgets.

There is no competition in that. Sorry Mr. Pump, but I guess you don't know anything about The Bruins, They are one of the most lowest salary in the NHL. they are nothing like the hated Spankees. The Bruins budget is very low and their stars play for the love of the sport because they certainly do now make the good money like they could elsewhere.
Thanks for the nice welcome everyone.. I didnt come here to be have to defend my Favorite sports teams.

But I also will not stand by and have someone make fun of them either. I will move on to another post if its ok

[Mediocrates]

Go Canes!!!

[Adversary2Arabs]

Just because I hate Arabs and their lies...

[sharonbn]

Adversary2Arabs,

I must say I find your signature way way too long. Seeing the same lame joke over and over is quite irritating

[Batman]

Anti-semites rarely have qualms about enjoying anything produced by Jews.

There is a difference. When the Anti Semite uses his victim's contributions it is a cynically abusive and exploitative expression of the Anti Semite's crude nature,(toward the dignity of life of his victim and his victim's work) which the Nazis were so good at.

(I still don't understand how people with highly 'civilized' culture can be so morally and ethically low.)

For a Jew or a Rightous gentile to enjoy the fruits of people who are Anti-Semites, Anti-humanity, etc. is more than a simple act of enjoying. Since one can be 'civilized' and highly immoral, then those who try to exemplify moral behavior need to uphold that most important aspect of humanity above any pleasurable experience offered by people out to destroy the foundations of ethical behavior.

When I hear Wagner I hear the cries of millions of victims.
Of course, if I didn't know the background of this composer it may not affect me the same, or would it?
Is there a subliminal and spiritual effect of evil when you expose yourself to it?

If I base my thinking on physical experience of, let say, when I go into a smoke filled room and I don't smoke, but come out smelling like smoke, or vice versa, if I go to a place that smells like perfume and come out smelling fragrant...

Can some of the ill rub off in some unseen manner, on the spirit when we expose ourselves to the 'acceptable' 'enjoyable' part of evil? Do we actually really 'enjoy' this experience in our spirit if on a spirit basis it may be contradictory to our spirit's sense of well being? (assuming we are ethical and moral human beings)

[Vic]

You raise important issues, Batman, let's continue, even if this is the wrong thread....
Originally posted by Batman
There is a difference. When the Anti Semite uses his victim's contributions it is a cynically abusive and exploitative expression of the Anti Semite's crude nature,(toward the dignity of life of his victim and his victim's work) which the Nazis were so good at.Let's say indifference. He doesn't get any cruder by using it or any better by refusing to do so.(I still don't understand how people with highly 'civilized' culture can be so morally and ethically low.)Drop "civilization". After reading a couple of books on the history of colonialism the first thing I think of when I hear this is Belgian Congo. The concept has zero moral content.For a Jew or a Rightous gentile to enjoy the fruits of people who are Anti-Semites, Anti-humanity, etc. is more than a simple act of enjoying. Since one can be 'civilized' and highly immoral, then those who try to exemplify moral behavior need to uphold that most important aspect of humanity above any pleasurable experience offered by people out to destroy the foundations of ethical behavior.

When I hear Wagner I hear the cries of millions of victims.
Of course, if I didn't know the background of this composer it may not affect me the same, or would it?

Is there a subliminal and spiritual effect of evil when you expose yourself to it?

If I base my thinking on physical experience of, let say, when I go into a smoke filled room and I don't smoke, but come out smelling like smoke, or vice versa, if I go to a place that smells like perfume and come out smelling fragrant...

Can some of the ill rub off in some unseen manner, on the spirit when we expose ourselves to the 'acceptable' 'enjoyable' part of evil? Do we actually really 'enjoy' this experience in our spirit if on a spirit basis it may be contradictory to our spirit's sense of well being? (assuming we are ethical and moral human beings) The first question behind this is how much does the personality, or rather the moral qualities of the artist affect his work. Very little, I think. What is morality in music? In literature and some of the visual arts it can be easier to pinpoint, but then hardly an author, not even one dealing with moral issues in his work (I'm originally from Russia, reared on Russian classics, in case you understand the full consequences of this), has ever lived up to the standards he set for his characters, or even seriously attempted to.

We do not rely on our moral instincts, but, as in case of Wagner, on knowledge. Wagner subscribed to immoral ideas at a time when they were not put in practice. This made him a prominent evildoer, but do you really know whether some other artist whose work you enjoy doesn't commit evil on smaller dimension, beat his wife, abuse his children? Is there a reliable sixth sense for this?

The only practical solution is to rely on yourself, on your perception. Decide that your aesthetic sense is your moral sense when dealing with arts. That there is no gain, neither to you personally, nor to your community in denying yourself a positive experience. Aesthetic pleasure should not contradict morality, true enough, for example when dealing with flagrantly offensive works of art, but pleasure on its own should be considered a moral commandement. Otherwise we would be wasting our lives.

Nor is exposing yourself to evil, realizing its nature is an automatic transgression. The physical comparison is not quite correct: when particles of fragrance attach themselves to your clothing, the fabric can do nothing about it. Ill doesn't just "rub off". A human mind is a much more active contraption, you can analyze your experience, draw conclusions, in fact sharpen your both your moral instincts and your ability to recognize evil and to attribute it correctly, and last but not least to act against it. No one is born "an ethical and moral" human being, one can be shaped into it by experience.

[ruby]

"Pumping is what gives the ladies pleasure.. "

OG! Mr. Pumps, that is so ....funny :D

btw, you need to pick up a book on the subject if that's what you really think gives the ladies pleasure :p


when i see your handle i think of a man wearing high heels; it seemed like a given.

[Mr. Pumps]

What do we have here a Comedian! :rolleyes:

[NewsGuy]

Originally posted by Bruin12
anyways.. I am glad I found this forum, but I dont mean to start out like this.

Welcome Bruin12. :)

[ruby]

Originally posted by Mr. Pumps
What do we have here a Comedian! :rolleyes:


funny, that's exactly what i thought when i read this:
"Pumping is what gives the ladies pleasure.. "


:)

[Batman]

I'm originally from Russia, reared on Russian classics, in case you understand the full consequences of this
I am fully aware of the consequences!! familar with the Russian ambitious education and culture...

What is morality in music?

something to truly think about, but there is no quick answer just because it's more intangible and more subtle...

Aesthetic pleasure should not contradict morality,
an inanimate object as music and autos can only reflect their maker. Use of such objects is then an endorsement of the maker and promulgates his corrupt ideas. ..admiration for Wagner's works is admiration for an extension of a Nazi. We cannot have admiration for any aspect of that which is connected to Nazism.

Unless we are ignorant of the maker's crimes, then we must choose to excuse our decent selves from exposure to this evil force expressed through art. Actively allowing this into our lives is a form of acceptance of it.

but pleasure on its own should be considered a moral commandement. Otherwise we would be wasting our lives. How do you enjoy the march of the death of your own beloved? I find it impossible (knowing it's the Nazi composer -the death march of Jewish victims begins to flow out of the music) Our lives are not meant to enjoy without selection. The fruits of the labor of slaves are also enjoyable, but we would not say it's a waste of our lives if we do not take of that enjoyment for the sake of not perpetuating slavery.

Nor is exposing yourself to evil, realizing its nature is an automatic transgression.
Unless it's for the purpose of research and trying to understand some aspect intellectually, NOT for aesthetic pleasure, than I say that exposing yourself to evil through their art form is a betrayal of your own values. There are so many artists to enjoy and such a limited time, why choose these creeps?

A human mind is a much more active contraption, you can analyze your experience, draw conclusions, in fact sharpen your both your moral instincts and your ability to recognize evil and to attribute it correctly, and last but not least to act against it. No one is born "an ethical and moral" human being, one can be shaped into it by experience

You are right. One is shaped by experience. So we need to also choose these experiences to shape ourselves to our own high and morally high expectations.

[Miriam]

Hi, everyone!

I have an annoncement to make: I have decided to change my nickname. I grew rather tired of "Vic" as it was, quite apart the fact that most of my fellow posters on this board were automatically making entirely false assumptions about my gender ;)

May my signature serve as a reminder for some time

CYA in my new "incarnation :)

Miriam (formerly known as "Vic")

[Mediocrates]

Welcome Again !!!!!

[sharonbn]

Maybe you could just change to Victoria ....

[danholo]

Vic,

Good change in names. I thought you where a man until now. :)


My nickname btw, comes from my initials D. H. + Han Solo. When I was younger, Star Wars was my fav thing.. I like to keep my goofy nickname since it is unique.

[Miriam]

Originally posted by sharonbn
Maybe you could just change to Victoria .... Ugh... not that film :rolleyes:

Thanks for the explanation, Danholo :)

[ayesha]

Originally posted by Mediocrates
Perhaps a new strain of patented genetically modified swine called "Allah"?

nice :(

[danholo]

Originally posted by Miriam
Ugh... not that film :rolleyes:

Yes, that film. Don't you like it?

[Mediocrates]

They had the wrong person cast for that role. It should have been Robert Preston.

[Dyeus]

My nick is old Indo-European

[Leon Uris]

Big fan of Leon Uris.

Have copies of the Exodus, Hajj, Mila 18, Mitla Pass, Armageddon, QBVII.

My early introduction to Jews and Israel came from Exodus and Hajj.

[Isiah 2:4]

This hasnt been logged for a while so i thought id dig it out!

I guess the whole argument about the morals of listening to anti-Semitic Wagner spilled over into another thread, so ill leave that.

Back to why my poster name is what it is -

Isaiah 2:4 is a passage in the Hebrew Bible, where the prophet Isaiah tells of the coming events that will surround the end times, when Israel is fully restored to its moral and societal wellbeing. (i think) Anyways he says this about what will happen :

Isa 2:4 And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

I chose the passage because, aside from the context of the passage of Isaiah 2:4 being end times and prophecy, i actually quite like the way it illustrates Israel's yearning for peace throughout its ancient and modern history. Not only that i think it is a beautiful and poetic description, and it tells us their its far better to farm and make peace with the Earth and other people, than it is to make war and destroy what we have.

It is also inscribed upon a plaque in the United Nations building in New York, and i think it is an inspiration for all of the nations of the world and what they should be trying to do at the UN, instead of the indifference, infighting, bias and squabbling that has tainted its past (and present).

Now you may have noticed that my username is ISIAH 2:4, and no it does mean anything, i just spelt it wrong :o and thats mainly because im not at all versed in the bible and partly because my fingers werent designed to use keyboards, and unfortunately, PC keyboards suck the most.

[Isiah 2:4]

Originally posted by Dyeus
My nick is old Indo-European

As in the Latin Deus? Or is that Greek? Or does Deus have nothing to with Deity and im just stupid?

Im going to bed..ZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzz

[humus_sapiens]

The original idea was to sound analogous to Homo Sapiens (http://en2.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_sapiens), but with a Mediterranean twist. But instead of Hummus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hummus), I typed Humus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humus). It's not such a bad word, and has a very deep meaning too - could be worse... but wasn't my original intention.

So there, a short educational horror story to tell children what can happen to someone lazy and ignorant. :p

[Justcurious]

[i]BTW, I am male (in Israel, Sharon is a unisex name, like Robin in US) [/B]

I wonder what sex sharons sold at our local supermarket are... ;)

[nuttie]

My real name is Anat. When I lived in England, the natives used to say "A what? a nut?" which they found very witty. So I thought I'd just turn "nutty" positive, substituting the uppish "ie" for the "y" in true Brit fashion. I know it's silly, but none more than the original joke.

[Communication]

My name comes from an Egyptian woman who I met online in an Islamic forum. She was the only person who was nice to me and willing to listen to what I had to say about Israel and the Jewish people.

[Dyeus]

Wow I completly forgot about this thread and I am so sorry for the late response :D

Originally posted by Isiah 2:4
[B]As in the Latin Deus? Or is that Greek? Or does Deus have nothing to with Deity and im just stupid?


The Greek equivelant would be Zeus, Dyeus also means Devine, I would also like to know from a religious point of view if one could have objection in using such a name as mine... though I doubt this would be the right place to ask it maybe fits better in the Religious forum....

[Mycroft]

Originally posted by Mediocrates
I imagine a harsh mistress.

Funny you should mention that. Mycroft is the name given to the super-computer that becomes self-aware in that novel.

[Justcurious]

Justcurious may be self-explanatory. It relflects my attitude towards several things, including religions and political attitudes.

By the way, names can sometimes be a bit "dangerous". Earlier, when I was on the Ummah forum, there was a girl whose nickname was Naida. I politely told her in a PM that that word happens to be Finnish, meaning "" or "marry". The result was that I was banned almost immediately. In the end I was banned, but probably for other reasons (what reasons, heaven knows).

Here, I've only found one member so far with a Finnish name, namely Ahava. That is a common surname, but it also stands for a certain kind of wound caused by a March wind, whatever that is...

More on names. You may remember an old Chevrolet model called Nova. In Spanish 'no va' means 'doesn't go'...

[Dyeus]

Originally posted by Justcurious

More on names. You may remember an old Chevrolet model called Nova. In Spanish 'no va' means 'doesn't go'...

Nova Zembla wich is a probably phonetical translation from Russian Novaja Zemblja means New Land (where Novaja is the female form of New)

[Justcurious]

The following became meaningless, as one keyword had been deleted by the forum. What I meant to say between the quotation marks was a word consisting of the letters f, u, c and k.

Originally posted by Justcurious
By the way, names can sometimes be a bit "dangerous". Earlier, when I was on the Ummah forum, there was a girl whose nickname was Naida. I politely told her in a PM that that word happens to be Finnish, meaning "" or "marry". The result was that I was banned almost immediately. In the end I was banned, but probably for other reasons (what reasons, heaven knows).

[Communication]

Originally posted by Justcurious


Here, I've only found one member so far with a Finnish name, namely Ahava. That is a common surname, but it also stands for a certain kind of wound caused by a March wind, whatever that is...




It means "love" in hebrew. :)

[Gilgamesh]

Originally posted by Justcurious
The following became meaningless, as one keyword had been deleted by the forum. What I meant to say between the quotation marks was a word consisting of the letters f, u, c and k.

Don't worry, in G_d help, soon you'll get banned from this forum too.

[frizzer1]

Originally posted by Gilgamesh
Don't worry, in G_d help, soon you'll get banned from this forum too.

First of all, I don't see why G-d should be involved in it.
Secondly, why should he be banned? He has a right to his opinions.It's not like he advocates murder or anything.I suggest we debate him, not threaten him.

[Ahava]

Originally posted by Communication
It means "love" in hebrew. :)

Yep, that's why I chose it. I'm not Finnish, but funny to know it's a Finnish name.

[Kev]

My nick isn't really my nick...its just a shortened version of my partners name.

I had tried to get into this forum 2-3 times under different nicks but each time I signed up.............I would wait, and wait, and wait and wait some more and wasn't ever allowed to post.
3 weeks later, I still wouldnt be able to post.

I started to take it a bit personally and then tried under this name, wondering if I would get in and yes, I did, immediately!

So I gave up under my nick and tried this one, but my real online nick has always been Shiksa Grrrl which I suppose is pretty self-explanatory.
:)


You would be surprised at how angry some women have become over my nickname.
I've had a few suggest quite rudely that I obviously couldn't know what my nick really means, or I wouldn't be using it!

No sense of humor it seems for some! :rolleyes:


Anyway, that's always been my real nick! :cool:
And the story behind why I am not using it but am using another name this time!

[I am David]

I figured a classic glorification of one of the kings of Ancient Israel was appropriate for this forum. Thus, I am David ;)

[danholo]

Originally posted by Justcurious
Here, I've only found one member so far with a Finnish name, namely Ahava.

Common? Where? I might have heard of a person with such a surname but I wouldn't say it's common.

[Justcurious]

Originally posted by danholo
Common? Where? I might have heard of a person with such a surname but I wouldn't say it's common.

I may have exaggerated a bit, because my elder son's common law wife is Ahava from her mother's side. Actually, if you try any search engine, you'll find plenty of people with Ahava as their surname.

[Roland]

Had I only found this thread b4 registering ... but then I need to keep the number of my nicks and passwords limited - or write down a loooong list.
The makers of Matrix liked names from ancient mythologies.
Morpheus was the god of sleep and Niobe was the queen of Thebes. Trinity might be of hindu origin.
Elke originates from Friesland (region in NW-Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium) a is a dialect form of Adelheid ("from aristocratic origin"). AFAIK not at all jewish. Very nice and very common female names - very popular when the nazis (in urgent need of more soldiers for the Reich) were encouraging women to have kids and name them properly. Many Elkes and Ingrids here are about sixty years old.
I don' t like mangas very much.
BTW I'm happy I found this site. Great place.
I am alarmed that I didn't know a LOT of things about a LOT of stuff. I'm totally new to so many perspectives about the whole Israel discussion - maybe since I'm not aware of knowing any jews at all.
I'm not even sure where to begin asking questions about Israel, jews, culture, politics, history, palestinians, conflict, propaganda, anti-semitism, zionism, even NAMES.
Strange.

[chrisjohn316]

My name comes from my Christian ministry that began in June 2000. My name is Chris, Chris von Deutschburg, and my online name started out as John3:16, till everyone started calling me John... go figure LOL :p

Anyway, so I decided to add my name as a prefix and viola, chrisjohn316.

Oh and what is the objective of my ministry I hear you ask ;) ... a very simple message "Jesus is the Messiah"... that is it. Nothing more really. A very simple message.

Our medium is the internet and future communication technologies. We are strictly non commercial. Going onto four years of ministry work this June and not one cent recieved.

What are some of the things we have done to help others? I'd rather leave that between God and ourselves. For we seek our reward in God.

So that's basically it... and not one Christian scripture verse quoted either... aren't I good :D LOL

Shalom

[elke]

Roland, welcome to the IsraelForum, and thanks for the elucidation of my name. Nevertheless, it is indeed my great-grandmothers', who was eminently Jewish. I am not sure of its origins, further than approximately 1890 or so though. It may have been an abbreviation or transliteration of some sort... we'll never know, as she was killed in a bombing of Odessa, sometime in July 1941.

After the Russian Revolution, she russified the name into Olga, and that's ultimately what my official name is. :)

Chrisjohn316, welcome! It's a pleasure to read your posts. :)

[Donna]

I like reading about names, their origins, and their diminutives.

Since others are "coming out", I suppose it is time for me to reveal my secret identity. . .

My nickname is....my real name. It just so happens that the name Donna was in the top ten most popular baby names for two years preceeding my birth, and for five years after my birth. At that point, it dropped out of the top ten and has yet to reappear. The origin of my name is Italian/Latin and means "Lady".

When someone is vain and temperamental, they are labeled a prima donna. When someone is a talented performer, they are also a prima donna.

Richie Valens wrote "Oh Donna" and DeBarge did "Who's holding Donna Now".

These are the only famous Donnas I can think of: Donna Reed, Donna Fargo, Donna Summer, The Donnas, Donna Karan, and Donna Douglas.

[chrisjohn316]

Originally posted by elke
Chrisjohn316, welcome! It's a pleasure to read your posts. :)

Thanks elke... I used to be at the Jerusalem Post forums but unfortunately they closed. This is a good place to keep up to date on matters in Israel and also discuss related and unrelated matters.

:)