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We've all seen the various weird and wonderful ID's we all have. Ever wondered where they come from?
Well to stop people asking you for the millionth time, why not explain it here?
I'll go first ...

Igor Olman is a fictional character in a favourite webcomic of mine, www.dorktower.com. Here's his description:
"To Igor, anything worth doing is worth overdoing. He throws himself into every new game, comic, craze, hobby and pastime with an overwhelming enthusiasm that has made him the official poster boy for Reckless Abandon. As the Power Gamer's Power Gamer, Igor Olman is a die-hard, take-no-prisoners action junkie. He is a god to min-maxing RPG munchkins everywhere, and a gamemaster's worst nightmare."

well my id means my name i am going to say my name but if you want to know please ask me in privite

I was looking for something that meant 'fat', but that seemed a bit too abrupt. Went through all the euphemisms, which I hate, because they sound apologetic. Then read somewhere that 'zaftig', a Yiddish word for round and curvy, means 'juicy', and I liked that, so here I am.

"No one knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men, but The Shadow knows"...He's one of my favorite superheroes, and my ID is the alter-ego of him.

Allow me to assist on the Kent Allard/Lamont Cranston matter:

From Wikipedia--
...In print, The Shadow's secret identity was Kent Allard, a famed aviator. During World War I, Allard was both a flying ace and a spy who fought for the French. He was known by the alias of The Black Eagle ("The Shadow's Shadow," 1933), although later stories revised this alias as The Dark Eagle ("The Shadow Unmasks," 1937). After the war, Allard sought a new challenge and decided to wage war on criminals. Allard faked his death in the South American jungles then returned to the United States. Arriving in New York City, he adopted numerous identities to conceal his existence.

One of these identities was Lamont Cranston, a "wealthy young man about town." In the pulps, Cranston was a separate character; Allard frequently disguised himself as Cranston and adopted his identity ("The Shadow Laughs," 1931). While Cranston traveled the world, Allard assumed his identity in New York...

My name is just something that flashed in my head as i was trying to figure out what to make my screen name. I was trying to think of something cool but the only thing that came up was Oni Gumo, which is a character in an anime that i like.

(Oni Gumo was a theif that was later turned into a demon by thousands of demonic apparitions who wanted his soul.)

*minor note here* Oni Gumo means demonic spider, forgot to mention that five months ago *shifty eyes*

When I played FPS, everyone kept asking if there was a Medic. I got sick of saying "I'm here, where do you need me?" So I just started using Medic as my name. Its stuck for...jeeze, 10 years?

Mine is Japanese. It means "the sword that gives life" & I took it from a philisophical text I like.

Mine, "mrman1980uk" tells one in an instant that (1) I'm a man; (2) I was born in 1980; and (3) I'm from the UK. Saves an entire three questions in a conversation. Very efficient. :-)

My screen name is self explanatory.

In retrospect I should have used proper spelling, but I think it's still clear.