When WoW and word-nerdery mix…
Published by Deanna Hoak December 7th, 2007 in blogSo there’s this hunter in my guild who’s named…Hunter (with a random letter in front because for some unimaginable reason that name was taken already). He’s looking for a new name, so I suggested…
Epwnem!
Ha! Get it? Huh? Huh? “Eponym” plus a funny “He pwn them” double play! And it’s totally untaken on any server!
Well, I thought it was funny. Of course, I once wanted to name a toon Editorc….
:-)
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We have this running gag of mocking the most absurd names in Battlegrounds in our guild chat.
Last weeks winner: Moustache the rogue. He was mighty in his AFkpwnage.
(Epwnem is a spectacular name.)
LOL. Well, I do love the fact that it works on two such enormously different levels. :)
…Deanna, there are reasons we only let you out to play every once in awhile…and when you are let out to play it’s only with other publishing industry types.
:P
It’s funny!! It is!