Names have power

[khaosworks]

If you call me:

Terence, you know me in real life.

Terry, you knew me in the Army - specifically, between 1989-1990 in Headquarters, 4th Singapore Armoured Brigade. That, or you're taking the piss.

TC, you're one of the guys that hang out at the Comics Mart in Singapore.

T, you're either my ex-wife or knew me during that period when we were together.

KhaOS, or khaos, you know me via the internet - IRC, or TinyTIM.

khaosworks, you know me via LiveJournal.

Mage, you only knew me on-line on BBSes, and haven't been in touch with me since around 1990 or thereabouts.

"Boy," you're Mom.

"Telen," you're one of my Chinese relatives.

"Gork," "Gor", "Big Brother," or "Lard Boy," you're either of my sisters.

[edited to add: ]

"Dirty," you're one of the select few who remember the short and pointless saga of the Mudd Brothers - a group which began with but four: Otis, Lefty, Leroy and Dirty, and grew to include several other honorary additions to the clan.

And of course, "Your Honor," - which is pretty much self explanatory.

Comments

[surrdave.livejournal.com]

(grin)

[actiasluna.livejournal.com]

You have mean sisters! :)

[khaosworks.livejournal.com]

You should hear what I call them.

[actiasluna.livejournal.com]

*laugh*

ah... the familial love. :)

If you can't rag on family, who _can_ you?

[playingpossum.livejournal.com]

we have a mean brother! :) but gork has an awesome ring to it... (shh, sometimes i say he's the greasy guitar guru...)

[actiasluna.livejournal.com]

lol!

Gork the Greasy Guitar Guru.

It does have a ring to it. ;)

[(Anonymous)]

Hey, you forgot to add your Mudd name; now, that's a story I haven't heard for at least 10 years. (Didn't Val have a Mudd name? Was it "Thelma"?)

(You also forgot to add what us bowing & scraping Sub courts lawyers and DPPs like ol' Yellowhand used to be forced to call you...)

And, I did not realise that by calling you TC, I was marking myself as a Mart denizen. Eek.

[khaosworks.livejournal.com]

Ah, yes, Ol' "Dirty" Mudd... Forgot about that. Um, yes, Val had a Mudd name too - damn it, it's right on the tip of my tongue. It definitely wasn't Thelma.

[sketchthecow.livejournal.com]

See, now, I just keep it simple with 'The Great Disappointment'.