I need help coming up with a good personal nickname to use at on-line
communities as well for my new hobby, playing paintball.  I've run
into a couple of name creators on the web but they are either too
random or genre specific to the site.  So here's my personal
characteristics/variables if you
want to give it a go...

I'm a strategist and tactician.
I'm tall and skinny.
I'm not very witty (i.e. can be a little slow ... :) )
I tend to be a good leader.
I tend to be effective/adept in my pursuits.
I like the out of doors...

What do you think???  I need something relatively unique.  Hopefully
you can  suggest a few and give me some good leads on sites to check
out.

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Clarification of Question by scotdlee-ga on 25 Nov 2002 13:00 PST

oh yeah,

it would be appropriate if the name would be militaristic, but it
doesn't have to be.

Hi there!

Personally, I like "General Slim" for a tall and skinny tactician. 
"General" would imply strong leadership abilities, and everyone knows
that good generals are brilliant strategists.

(OK, I'll confess, I also think tall, thin military men are pretty
hot... ;)  )

For a fun military name generator, I like the Metal Gear Solid
generator:

Metal Gear Solid Code Names
http://www.buzzsite.com/goodies/MGSnamegen/

Using my real name, I get "Iron Beetle" (not bad), but I think my cat
got a better one with "Liquid Eagle".  A little fidgeting with
different versions of your own name may be just the ticket!

Fellow Researcher sgtgory-ga, a Sergeant in the USMC, had some
terrific suggestions as well:

echotango - E.T., denotes intelligence
mark19 - a grenade launcher (!)

He also suggested some military aircraft names:

Flightline - US Military Aircraft Nicknames
http://www.coastcomp.com/av/fltline2/nickname.htm

Sarge favors "Rapier", while I lean more towards "Hawkeye" or "Strike
Eagle" - all three imply sharp senses and attention to detail, very
desireable traits in a tactician.

Alternatively, there's "Switchblade" - slender, sharp and deadly, or
you could give the Superhero/Villains Generator a try:

Superhero Name Generator
http://www.seventhsanctum.com/gens/index-supe.html

I hope this helps!  If you need further assistance, just ask!  I'd be
glad to help!

--Missy

Search terms:  [ "name generator" military ] and a hand from some cool
leatherneck.

Nice effort and you've helped with the other thing I'm kinda weak on,
being creative...
Anyhow, there's several good names there and I'll have fun playing
around with the sites you've provided.  Slim seems a particularly
appropriate name so I think I'll focus on something using that.  (It
would be pretentious of me to use general amongst other players...)

Like I said, they're all very good names, just gotta get the right
"fit".

Thanks Missy and all!

I think "SpiderHawk" would be a very cool name for a slim guy who is a
good aim with a paintball gun. ;-)

Ike?

Military? Tall?Skinny? "Can be a little slow.."?

How about Gomer from Gomer Pyle lol

When coming up for a good gaming name, I usually look to figures in
history or literature.

Paracelcus, Homunculus, Hohenheim, Gotterdammerung, Auslander, etc etc
etc....

What do you think about Slim Hawk.

Sounds nice. Or Blowgun Parakeet. Scarface (remembers Scar from The Lion King.
Ow, maybe Scargotcha!