Explain Your Gamertag!

[AlphabetSoop]

Everybody has a different story for where their Internet alias comes from... I see all these crazy usernames and gamertags, and I often ask myself what the hell they mean. Well, this is your chance to explain what the hell that means! I'll start off...

When I first got an Xbox and started playing Halo and going to LAN parties and tournaments, I quickly realized that I needed a name that set me apart from the crowd. I wanted a moniker that really capture what I'm all about.

So, naturally, my first idea was, "something to do with food." I've always been a pretty big guy, and I like to eat, and it's kinda what I'm known for. Being the funny fat guy was always the role I fit into pretty well, and it always suited me perfectly.

Also, I knew I wanted something that could have a couple, blatant spelling mistakes, but didn't change the way it could be pronounced. This was the best way to make fun of stupid people. Making fun of those who are less intelligent is something I'm quite good at. I'm super smart (and modest, by the way), so finding people dumber than me is pretty easy... Honestly, I spent the night at one of my buddies house, and I played Halo 2 on XBL for the first time. I almost IMMEDIATELY realized that a large portion of the kids on Xbox Live has a below-average reading level. My gamertag was the perfect way for me to point that out.

After about an hour of thinking, I landed on AlfabetSoop. It was food-related, it had two blatant spelling errors that kept the sound the same, and, as a bonus, the food itself is meant to be educational! Perfect!

So my gamertag and all my usernames from then on out were AlfabetSoop. I eventually got used to just being called Soop, so I changed my gamertag around through the years. Then, about a year ago, I went to change my gamertag BACK to AlfabetSoop, but it wouldn't take it, as the gamertag had already been used. I spent about 30 minutes trying to get ANY variation of AlfabetSoop...

xAlfabetSoopx
iAlfabetSoopi
oAlfabetSoopo

EVERY combination of AlfabetSoop (spelled that way) was taken... I tried at least 100 different variants. None were available. Don't ask me how that happened. So I settled on AlphabetSoop. It took away part of what the alias was originally set out to do by correctly spelling 'alphabet,' but at least I was still Soop.

And I'll always be Soop.

Oh, and welcome to IPlayCoD! You thought it was a forum? No, it's my blog.

Soop's posts are TL;DNR.

PS - If you're really cool, I'll let you get away with calling me Albert Scoop.

[NuckFuggets]

Albert Scoop FTW!

Mine is actually really simple... Intials then Birthdate... unoriginal and anti climactic I know

[America]

well, i got America because... I love America!
But my Xbox live gamertag is 100x different.

BATSEATFRUITS
^^^^^^^^^ My gamertag!

I got it one day when i figured hey I want to make a xbox live account because my buddy next door let me play Halo 3 Guest a lot I said I was tired of playing for no reason other than fun, then I went home was thinking While watching WildBoys.. Steve-o and Chris were with the camera crew in the jungle I think and they had a fruit bat with them, Steve-o let the fruit "bat eat fruits" off his belly button, witch I thought was crazy. And thats how I came up with it.

[Stainless]

Stainless stems back from my freshman year in high school when i played tournament paintball for some of my local leagues. our team wanted to be cool and give everyone nicknames so it would be easier to communicate on the field. i was dubbed stainless because 80% of my gear had either blue or black anodized stainless steel accents... i don't compete anymore given the high cost of tournaments and the current economic situation, but the name has stuck none the less. also the 88 at the end of my gamertag refers to the year i was born...

[Ding09]

Ding-Nickname given to me from my last name; Dienger, pronounced Ding-er.
09-Year I graduated high school.

[ManUnited10]

Ive been a ManU fan since I was 4. (Im American) Everything is Manchester United, all my user names, and one day it was taken. So I added the 10 for my favorite player (Wayne Rooney)

[DunksDaBeast22]

Dunksdabeast22 was my first GT. Dunks is my nickname (my coach called me this in basketball on year). 22 is my favorite number. People still call me Dunks, hence my current GT.

[Lindmando]

Lindmando actually comes from my last name, my last name is 'Lindman.' I thought it would be cool just to tack a 'do' to the end of my last name! I know, it's lame. xD

[CarelessAZW]

I got the nickname careless at school as i was always laid back about things but still got shit done the AZ W comes from my name Aaron = people shorten it to Az and my Last name is Ward = W

[gmrgrl4life]

My GT is gmrgrl4life

Well its gamer girl for life cause that's what I am and always will be lol