I was recently nominated by @sistem in a challenge that @taskmaster4450 had started with the rules being:
- Tell us in a post how you chose the current Steemit username you have. The story behind it.
- Tell us your real name!
- If you could change your current username, which name would you choose and why? If you have a possible usernames list, mention it!
- Use the tag #steemitnamechallenge so that I can track all the posts and check them out
- Nominate 5 people for this challenge
Although I may not follow all rules I thought I'd share where my username comes from anyway.
Before you read the story, let me know in the comments where you think my nickname originated from.
A long time ago when I was just getting started at secondary school at the age of 12 or so, there was this one student in my friendgroup that kept forgetting my name constantly. This one time he was telling me something and blurted out 'Acid' all of a sudden, everyone surprised by this random name found it quite funny and asked him how that popped up in his head.
Apparently he was a wrestling fan and had just last night watched some where a wrestler called Trent Acid was performing. Not that my real name is close to Acid or that I maybe look much like him, but the nickname got stuck anyway after that day. Nicknames are pretty common here in Finland and they start pretty early, I didn't really mind it that much except that it sounded a bit too random and had an english tone.
A year later we moved and the students in my new school started using my real name at first, they were trying some nicknames to go along with it but somehow it didn't seem fitting. I didn't mention my past nickname as I thought maybe its for the best if it gets buried, but to my surprise a student in that school was a relative to a friend in my last school and he had asked him about me and the nickname had of course come up. When the student mentioned it one day "what's up with you being called Acid?" I had to retell the story and they kind of decided to go with it whether I liked it or not, lol.
I didn't really mind it much over the years, the only issues it kind brought up was from people who didn't know me and especially parents of friends who became suspicious as to why I was called that. As I was growing older and meeting friends/girlfriends parents they always asked where it originated from and if I was into drugs. Did get a bit awkward at times but I didn't really care all too much.
Over the years as I became more and more of a gaming geek I was using my nickname in games as well, since its quite a common name I had to switch it up between World of Warcraft characters now and then such as Acidsap for my Rogue, Acidrage for my Warrior and at some point Acidyo for a class I can't even recall anymore.
Yes, I am a gaming nerd, hence why I spend most days gaming/streaming nowadays. :)
Can't really think of someone to nominate so I guess I'll skip that rule as well, hope you enjoyed the read.
Before reading the post, I think you grew up with pokemon red and blue and used the mew, the attack acid and the greeting "Yo" to create your username :D
Edit: Damn far from it :/
lol, Mew doesn't learn Acid!
Nice try though.
I really thought u were a drug Barron , check the amazing story behind my name...
https://steemit.com/steemitnamechallenge/@blackempror/how-i-got-my-username-nickname
Hahaha I never thought about the Acid, but I thought the Yo was added because of the greeting.
I self gifted my name. It used to be holocaust (as in nuclear holocaust) but it got shortened to holo. The z0r is a mainstay of an old IRC channel that I used to be a part of, and once you'd been around long enough, you got your "z0r" and were part of that gaming clan.
haha, what a cute story!
I do tend to say it like a California stoner in my brain; 'Acid, yo!' lolz
Me too!
No, I'm a gamer nerd! Ha, I'm much worse gaming nerd than you!
Not even near! Ha!
Hahahaha wow ...now that's more like it. Thanks to this challenge for giving me the opportunity of knowing where your name acidyo came from coz it really sounded quite awkward the first day I saw your name on steemit...lolzz
As for your parents thinking you were into drugs, that's funny...does acidyo sound like a drug lord name? Hehehe
Thanks taking the time out to honour my nomination...I really do appreciate.
1 - It's my name
2 - It's my name
3 - moobs
I can't remember who it was kept calling you "uh-SID-yo", and I just knew that was wrong. I suggested "acid-yo", and they thought I was nuts.
When I joined steemit and came across your username for the first time, I was like.., "what? Acid!" Don't come across this one else you'll get burnt, hahaha. My nickname is Jmilly. My name is Joshua Etim, but my high school classmtes used to call me Joshua Millipede instead, being that Millipede is the English version of Etim. So I brought Joshua and Millipede together and had Jmilly.
I now understand better how @acidyo came about
I do a similar thing with my World of Warcraft character names! Except i use variations of Korange instead, It started as Orange but got eventually changed with a K at the beggining lol. I use Korange, Korangie, Korangii, Korangor and things like that.
I've heard the thing about Finnish people using a lot of nicknames, is there a reason for it? like a lot of people having the same name? People do the nickname thing in my country too but mostly when there are multiple people with the same name in a classroom or workspace.
I always thought that you are a freak of science and experiments, as a result of your footer where the other social media logos is being destroyed by a green chemical. So i thought that's how you got your username..
The story behind the Legend :D. I'm also a big gaming nerd bro. And I'm telling you that you should start playing Dota and you are going to love :)
The picture made me think something totally different. Haha thanks for sharing
I figured it was just because you crave LSD and like to end your sentences with yo. I was pretty close though.
I never thought that you got your nickname that randomly :)) it seem to get pretty fit after all with that logo you have created and all the rest :D
I thought Acid as in batteries and Yo as in a pirate. I thought you were an electrogeek but alas I am not even close.. Your streams are dope. Love.
Lol I've always thought it was because of some drugs but then video games are a drug that we freely take!
I got mine as part of a game handle I have always used Maverick as part of my name and then depending on my class would have an appropriate 2nd name
I love your name. That's
funny how it popped into your friends head. Must have been meant to be.:)
Joy
Haha... Lol quite the story. Nice
Hello @acidyo
Of course I enjoyed the read on how your nickname 'Acidyo' came to be. It was such an interesting narration and somewhat very similar to how my username 'Eurogee' came to be, too.
This post has enabled me to understand you better as regards your gaming interests because I have wondered at some point in the past why you like to blog about gaming live streaming.
I do hope you had a wonderful Easter holidays.
@eurogee of @euronation community
I think from any one of your favorite cartoon character your name came from or maybe some one given you the name,may be your friend or relative.But that's a nice name.
Is there any connection with acid?May be you are a science person.Your name can be came from there.Wherever it comes from i like it.@upvoted
Trust me i love this name of yours, it carries a lot of swag with you, salute to our friend
Your friend gave you this name and that's a nice one.
Lysergic acidyo :) your username sounds, looks and tastes very magical...
Amazing ....
A good post @acidyo..
My eyes hurt! ouch!!!!!!
cool story .. getting a nickname is fun in the beginning but then you don't want to really lose the nickname because it became part of you or your past at least
Is that a normal thing in Finland to have a nickname for each person instead of their real names? Interesting 😂
This is wonderful
Most nicknames I know come from their name like mine mittymartz from martins
This is really cool @acidyo
Thanks for the upvote. A tear came to my eye... :) @acidyo
But what is your real name????
waits to write it down to begin stalking
Lol. I been doing research into tryptamines, haven't tried any yet. I found out a flower that grows around me has LSA.
I thought u were gonna ask us to drop some acid, yo.
did you get the name of chemistry, education?in the school?
Interesting history of your name, and now you use it normally, although the picture that shows gives a sensation of being acid
Wow , nice story@acidyo , just asking out of curiosity , do u play supercell's clash of clans?
I think the name originate from Chemistry!!
Before I read the publication I'd think something like this... I'm acid. LOL
A few days ago I did this challenge and I was about to nominate it because I was really interested in that name, I didn't do it out of pity... now I'm going back to the publication to read the real story.
That's so interesting! How funny how a name can stick from such an innocent origin. I actually didn't even know you were Finnish.
Hmm, okay, I'll play. I'm thinking it's a reference to LSD. Acid, yo. Just do it. Do acid. I don't know.
Post-read edit: Huh. Nothing to do with drugs at all. Colour me surprised. Well, that was fun anyway. :)
This contest is getting interesting. Am having a lot of fun learning how people got their username. I was a little close cause I thought you had your name acid from chemistry class in secondary school and added the -yo in one of your games.
Thanks for share experience front us
Oh wowwww. You got in the challenge too. Yaaaayyyy... I did mine about 2 or 3 days ago.
Wow So many amazing things about you. Our young ages are always fun though. "Acid"+" yo".. Lol.. Funny
I was sure it was drug related, but that's my own bias I suppose after following the Greatful Dead for several months and dropping untold numbers of hits. (long ago you see). But what a long strange trip its been for you too @acidyo
I thought it was a reference to burning or destroying steemit's traditional competition :)) I imagine the awekardness of explaining the real story to older people :).
I, too, assumed your name had to do with mind-altering psychedelics... something along the lines of Blake’s:
Anyways you live streams are wonderful and I enjoy watching you play games. CheersWow great story. I agree with you that your school nicknames stick with you your whole life . I have some friends whose nicknames are common and every person of the society are aware of their nicknames. But @acidyo dude I'm still curious about your real name.
Haha like you were on drugs lol! Funnily I had a few gaming names also starting with the same word. But that was a long time ago. Most of the friends with whom I game chose one name and sticked to it.
Well nickname trend is quite common here too, as i am a school teacher and i witness this thing regularly. Believe you me i have heard lot of nicknames but i have never heard ACID as a nick :D :D It is unique Man.
Story is quite colorful with lot of fun and off course i enjoyed it :D
Stay Blessed @acidyo :)
Heh ! Interesting, I thought it was just linked to the drug.