Stories behind the names.

[rkanjl]

I've been with Aces High for about 2 months now and I find the forums can be almost as much fun as the game.  You can really see just how much of a community and even family players have become.  A lot of you have some very interesting and different screen names and I just have to believe there are some great stories to go with those nicknames.  I thought it would be interesting if any of you cared to share the stories behind the names, or why you decided on your name.  I'll lead off but unfortunately mine is as boring as it gets so I'm hoping for you wilder types to take off and run with this!   I was named Michael after Michael the Archangel and just decided to spell it "rkanjl" if nothing other than it's shorter to type.  Let's hear your stories and the rest of you can maybe vote who's is the most interesting!  So, who's next?

rkanjl

[Shuffler]

If you search the forum you'll find this comes up ever so many months. 

[rkanjl]

Thanks Shuffler, thought I had something origional here.  Like I said, I haven't been here that long!

rkanjl

Should I remove this, and if so, how?

[betty]

my name is betty on the bbs and betty in the game.

the name is nothing special. its actually my real name hehe. i guess i just lack the imagination to come up with a good screen name

[Shuffler]

Thanks Shuffler, thought I had something origional here.  Like I said, I haven't been here that long!

rkanjl

Should I remove this, and if so, how?

No need to remove it. Was just letting you know that you can search the forum and find all kinds of little treasures. 

[1701E]

Actually having a new thread like this every few months allows all the new people to explain theirs without reviving a 2 year old thread.

Betty, it doesn't have to be original and you know that.  We still love ya.

[halcyon]

Used to have the in game handle 'Halcyon'. It references a mythical bird and also means happiness in something, so I combined the two to mean "being happy while flying" (I fly real planes in real life).
Took a break from AH2, came back recently and took 'Phoenix' as my in game name this time around (no one could EVER pronounce Halcyon right anyway hehe). Chose 'Phoenix' because I have a tattoo of one on my back, and it also has some personal meaning to my real life with the whole 'rise up out of the ashes' thing.

[Steve]

I have no idea where my name came from. 

[rkanjl]

Used to have the in game handle 'Halcyon'. It references a mythical bird and also means happiness in something, so I combined the two to mean "being happy while flying" (I fly real planes in real life).
Took a break from AH2, came back recently and took 'Phoenix' as my in game name this time around (no one could EVER pronounce Halcyon right anyway hehe). Chose 'Phoenix' because I have a tattoo of one on my back, and it also has some personal meaning to my real life with the whole 'rise up out of the ashes' thing.

Phoenix fits you in the game as well since you have come back to rise up here again!

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my name is betty on the bbs and betty in the game.

the name is nothing special. its actually my real name hehe. i guess i just lack the imagination to come up with a good screen name

It's special in the sense that its "who you are" in real life and in the game.

rkanjl

[j500ss]

I have no idea where my name came from. 

Ask your parents, maybe they can help ya out 

[texastc316]

TexsTC cuz I'm from texas and TC is initials for my old radio handle at work and nickname, TopCat

[5PointOh]

I used to be 5PointOh, it came for my love of Mustangs (that car).  Then my ex deleted my account so I figured I'd come up with a new name. So I came up with coprhead, nasty little snake, and I happen to have red hair.

[AirFlyer]

Spinnich just happens to be a pun off my real last name Minnich, friends made it up and I started using it as my gamer-tag since.

[moot]

I created 4chan and made #1 on TIME's "most influential" list.

[smokey23]

Mine is a 2 parter, I was a san bernardino county sheriff's deputy for years when i resided in california. In c/b terms i was a "smokey" however when i started playing this game years ago i loved my bombers and on the return of every mission i was usually smokeing from some portion of my plane so the name seemed appropriate.