A fun post

[OGETARTS]

What does your nick mean and was there any particular (or special) reason why you choose it? Some are easy to guess, but others are not. I hope many players will respond.

My nick is OGETARTS ... ..I played with this nick at meta so when I joined here I decided to keep the same nick.

OGETARTS = Stratego in all caps spelled backwards


OGE

[ruben87]

nice one! Didnt notice it

My nick is my first name + my birth year.

[skywalker]

i'm kind of curious about the nickname of brass.
why would i choose the name of a metal? i mean, wouldn't be STEEL or IRON a much more "impressive" nickname? not that i don't like brass, in fact, as a mechanical engineer i thing brass is a pretty fancy and usefull metal, but still... as a nickname for a stratego game? ...hm... i don't know...

maybe you can explain...
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[jerry]

Mine is "jerry"

Many were confused with such a simple name! Maybe it was the Mouse running from the Cat?

Cheers Jerry.

[brass]

For your information skywalker

Brass is the term used for alloys of copper and zinc in a solid solution. Typically it is more than 50% copper and from 5 to 20% zinc, in comparison to bronze which is principally an alloy of copper and tin. Despite this distinction, some types of brasses are called bronzes. Brass has a yellow colour, somewhat similar to gold. Because of this, and its relative resistance to tarnishing, it is often used as a decoration.

Brass has been known to man since prehistoric times, long before zinc itself was discovered. It was produced by melting copper together with calamine, a zinc ore. During this process, the zinc is extracted from the calamine and instantly mixes with the copper. Pure zinc, on the other hand, is too reactive to be produced by ancient metalworking techniques.

Also, thats My Real Last name !!!!

[ruben87]

This is by far the most interesting nickname until now

[unbiasbob]

my bro named me unbiased bob and wrote a tune with same name. I use it for e-mail and it stuck.

[acerimmer]

Name: Commander Ace Rimmer

Occupation: Adventurer

Affiliations: The crew of the Red Dwarf (Dave Lister, Cat, Kryten, Holly)

Enemies: Bad guys everywhere

Aliases: None.

Base of Operations: Active across the multiverse

Powers/Abilities: Ace has no powers, but is a truly exceptional individual. He laughs in the face of danger; he ignores "minor" injuries like broken bones; he is heroic and knowledgeable and inspires awe in all he meets.

How Ace entered this reality:

The scene then changes to an adult Rimmer piloting a spaceship. The rather sporty looking red spaceship lands at a space station and Rimmer, dressed in a gold flight uniform is clapped on board by his colleagues. Along the corridor he is met by what looks like Lister (but Ace Rimmer greets him as ‘Spanners’)

"Whoa! Welcome home Ace (meaning Rimmer!!??)" Greets Spanners (Lister). They hug each other.
"Bless you Spanners, old friend, it’s good to be home." Says the schoolboy hero type character, Ace. Spanners then asks him how the new Light Ship behaved. "Like a frolicking Philly in a harvest time pasture. How you boys down in Engineering got that crate to break the light barrier, I'll never know!"
"Well, some people might say it’s the devilishly brave and handsome guy in the cockpit that did it!" Says spanners – sincerely!!
"Tish per shaw (?) nonsense," Says Ace (Rimmer), "Any old twit can hug the event horizon of a Black Hole and loop the loop round a spinning singularity at twice the speed of light the blast the engines into reverse and blast out of an imploding nebula!" Says ace

They arrange to meet up with some of the other engineering chaps at 7pm for a drink. Then Ace (Rimmer) leaves. Spanners (Lister) looks on and says to himself, "What a guy".

Further along the corridor Ace meets with the Padre (Cat!). The padre tells Ace that Little Tommy has pulled through his illness, thanks to Ace sitting holding his hand every night while he recovers. Ace dismisses the idea that he did something special, "Oh, you know me, anything to get out of dinner with the admiral." He says. Ace then continues his journey as the Padre turns and says to himself, "What a guy."

Ace continues to the office of his section chief ‘Bongo’ (a human version of Kryten), he enters Bongo’s outer office and is greeted by Melly, Bongo's stunningly attractive PA (a human Holly). "So, you dog, you’re back." She says with a very sexy husky voice.

Ace flirts with Melly (Holly)"Didn’t you ever doubt it when I’ve got someone like you to come back to?" says Commander Ace Rimmer.
"If only it were true, " she smiles, "What are you doing lunchtime…? Because if you’re interested, I’ll be in my quarters – covered in maple syrup!"
"I’m sorry Melly," replies a cool Ace, "I don’t fraternise with the staff."
"I resign!" Says Melly coolly..... expectantly.
"In that case I’ll be there at 1300." Says Ace.

In Bongo’s office Ace learns that the ‘lab boys’ have just produced an engine that can break the speed of reality and allow the pilot to jump into another dimension. "….. When do I launch" says Commander Ace, chief test pilot of the Space Academy.

Bongo tells Ace that it is a one way ticket, he won't be coming back. Bongo too is very impressed with Ace and offers, slightly embarrassingly, his body covered in Torama Solata! Ace however butters his bread strictly ‘butter side up’, besides; he already has a feast planned with Melly. He refuses the normally straight Bongo despite an improved offer …err…. a different topping!

Ace leaves the room to a faint voice saying "wadda guy." At 1500, Ace leaves in his big red sporty spaceship. "Smoke me a kipper," he tells his friends who have arrived to see him off, "I’ll be back for breakfast."

Anyone wanting any Ace Rimmer gifts can find them on E-Bay.

[skywalker]

LMAO

dear brass, didn't i mention that i'm a mechanical engineer?
maybe i should add that i'm from germany (since i saw mechanical engineers from chicago with a ridiculous knowledge (bachelor degree))


but i guess everybody else will be thankful because of your excellent explanation about this great metal


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"All you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to you" Mithrandir