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vsp · 09-18-2002, 08:46 AM

Short shameful confession:

Back in my college days, I played a lot of netrek. I loathe Star Trek, but the game itself was addictive as hell (and still is -- servers are still out there) and requires no Star Trek fandom whatsoever.

In netrek, you have to select a character name of no more than 15 characters. I started digging through Jello Biafra's "Names For Bands" track off of "No More Cocoons," looking for something that'd sound good and fit the size limit. The best one I came up with was Video Sex Pope, which was the name I used the most in my college-gaming career.

Reduce it to its initials, and voila. It's been habitual ever since.

And now you know... the REST of the story!

09-18-2002, 08:46 AM	#9
vsp Syndrome of a Down Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: West Chester Posts: 1,367	Short shameful confession: Back in my college days, I played a lot of netrek. I loathe Star Trek, but the game itself was addictive as hell (and still is -- servers are still out there) and requires no Star Trek fandom whatsoever. In netrek, you have to select a character name of no more than 15 characters. I started digging through Jello Biafra's "Names For Bands" track off of "No More Cocoons," looking for something that'd sound good and fit the size limit. The best one I came up with was Video Sex Pope, which was the name I used the most in my college-gaming career. Reduce it to its initials, and voila. It's been habitual ever since. And now you know... the REST of the story!