I guess I'll take my turn since I started this The short and sweet is the Nephilim were a Biblical race of giants who were estimated to be nine feet tall and were fearsome warriors. There are several theories as to where they came from, the most prominent being that they were born of a union between "the sons of God and daughters of men". It's been said that Goliath was a decendant of the Nephilim. There's not much reference to them in the Bible. Anyone who's read any of my posts concerning organized religion knows I've no use for it but the weird and obscure things in the Bible really fascinate me. Plus one of my favorite bands is "Fields of the Nephilim" I had a clue in my old sig: "And there we saw the giants ... And we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight." Numbers 13:33 _X_X_X_X_X_[small] JMLS-166S/Plextor PX-708A/Plextor Premium My Movies! http://www.intervocative.com/dvdcollection.aspx/Rephaim[/small]
I have used this nick since the old Atari BBS days. I got my first modem in 1984 and I used the nick Xian when I logged on to a local BBS and have used it ever since. I had just seen an exhibit of the terracotta warriors from Xian, China around that time and that was probably in the back of my head. 10 years later in 1994 I had been living in Costa Rica for a couple years and I was dating a Latina named Xinia and she told me that Xian could also mean Sean in Brazilian Portuguese. I came back to the US that year and logged on to IRC for the first time and used Xian as my nick since I had already been using it from the BBS days.
Nephilim, your an alien come down from the heart land of man? I didn't think you were that tall, well its good to know these things Isn't Xian a common Chinese name? Like Mike, Steve ete in North American.
I guess that why your eating part of the moon right there. Must have been fun to visit on your way here.
Nephilim, by chance have you read "The Story of Civilization" series by Will Durant? Xian, Ah yes the terracotta warriors from Xian, China. I never saw the display at a museum, or anywhere. I think it was in National Geographic or Discover. Impressive burial. TC
Nephilim, I would say yes, it is a read. I had to retrieve the first volume (one of eleven) to get my timelines correct. This is a series that was first copyrighted in 1935. If I remember correctly, he started out as a Seminary student. Then he got the history bug. I would not have gotten it if it were not for the fact it was a book club freebie just for joining. A good decision on my part. If you decide to read the series, we will miss you for a while. TC
The story behind the SadJoker nic has its roots in music actually. Back in the day when I was once an Insane Clown Passe fan I was addicted to their Great Melinko and The Amazing Jeckel Brothers albums in particularly to the title track of GM ; The Great Melinko .. I took up with the character from the song the wizard/clown The Great Milenko and thus the SaddestJoker aka SadJ0k3r was born
I play the drums, first name Joe and I'm from Bawston. In addition to being a drumma, I also enjoy chowdah.
Pak the cah in the yad! (park the car in the yard for those who don't get it) I worked with a guy that was from Boston and he always chastised all us Arizonans for talking like cowboys and not "proper English"
My boss is from Jawsy (New Jersey) and we all make fun of her accent, cuase everything is with an AW or WA sound. It's funny to hear her cuss- FAWKER,
Thats funny.. I also work with a guy that talks like that.. He says "Take the fenda off the Cah".. The whole shop rolls laughing!! He also labels his parts(why i dont know) L fenda and R fenda spelled exactly like that.. lol.. left and right fender.. like they can be reveresed or something.. anyways.. I got my nick from motocross racing.. I always have my bike with me or going riding somewhere.. People just started calling me Motomatt.. It stuck and I used it.. take it easy people.. Glad to finally know what some of your nicks mean.. Matt
well me nick is from long time ago... those who remember game called Evil Twin: Cyprien's Chronicles.... hes the hero of the game but he has this sick twisted side.... i liked the whole idea of teh game n the hero... so i toke his name as me nick...
my nick? what nick? well it all started a long, long time ago in a galaxy far far away. Darthmom and Darthdad got together and the sparks started flying, then a short while later little Darthnip popped out. Then years later i hooked up with this human chic on one of my many flights thru Ireland, then next thing i know i got this Irish kid calling me dad! After 12 lawsuits and a police chase across 6 states they finally got me pinned down for testing and sure enough, I'm Dela's dad. Of course his mom didn't want him to know so she didn't name him Darth, but she kept the D out of respect for that one hot and steamy night on my light sabre
Cozza - yeah I figured it was time to set the story straight. It made my day to get a small break from work. I can only imagine this link got thrown into the channel for some laughs. Wish i was hoping laughing too, but work comes first. Dela - Hi boy
