Where'd your username come from?

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Gryphons have always been my one of my favorite mythological creatures (and "gryphon" is my favorite spelling). My second attempt to write a novel involved a pair of gryphons: a gold one named Aurora and a silver one named Martel. Martel was always my favorite of the two.

Way back when I joined Fictionpress.com, I was GryphonFledglingOfSilverWings, but that takes forever to type for people who don't type it every three seconds (like I seemed to do). On Writing.com I was SilverGryphon and when I finally found YWS, I became GryphonFledgling (had a long period of time where I was constantly mistaken for Grif too...).
I am reminded of the babe by you.




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My yahoo account and my love of RPGing in fantasy settings, I couldn't sadly do my full name on here which in yahoo answers is, TheLastPaladinofScotland. I love Paladins in fantasy and what they stand for, being noble and honourable souls, I know there was never Paladins in Scotland, but I see myself as a contemporary one.
You poor take courage
You rich take care
This earth was made a common treasury
For everyone to share
All things in common
All people one
We come in peace
The orders came to cut them down

Billy Bragg - The World Turned Upside Down




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Well. Thegirlwholived. First of all, that's just half of it, that I love Harry Potter. But when I was younger, about four, I was in a car accident with my brother driving. He was killed, but I managed to get out with a few broken ribs and a fractured ankle.


And of course, Matt's leaning over my shoulder saying "You never told ME that!"

Well, yes, my darling, but that's because you never asked ;)
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My favorite disney character. Dur de dur.
I am a forest fire and an ocean, and I will burn you just as much
as I will drown everything you have inside.
-Shinji Moon


I am the property of Rydia, please return me to her ship.




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My favorite poem of all time is "Howl" by Allen Ginsberg. I like Howl, so I'm a Howler. Simple as that.
"I'm fearless in my heart
They will always see that in my eyes
I am the passion, I am the warfare
I will never stop
Always constant,
Accurate,
Intense"
"The Audience is Listening", by Steve Vai




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I'm the second-best ninja in our group of friends, and the first-best ninja (who happens to be one of my best friends) always called me Cookie Monster because of, well.... you can guess. Partially because he's my favorite, and partially because I act like him sometimes.


So, ninjacookiemonster.
hey, Jude, don't make it bad
take a sad song and make it better
remember to let it into your heart
then you can start
to make it better.

~make books, not war~

"Not vampires, fish from space."




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Well, I was born on July fifth. So naturally, my mom named me Star. She always called me Lucky, though, because bad things never happened to me. Recently I found an anime show called Lucky Star, which I LOVE! The main character, Konata, you can see in my profile picture. She reminds me of me, and online gamer and a primetime-anime-watcher :)
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The answer is yes.




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Lumierre wrote:My favorite disney character. Dur de dur.


There is only one R in Lumiere. If you mean the candle stick.
That User Who Changed Their Name A Dozen Times And So No One Ever Knew Who They Were Half the Time and When They Did Only Used Bolt.

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The Take Away Is You Probably Know Me As Bolt




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I like raspberry honey. It does exist. Need I say more?
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Um, well I wrote a rap in 8th grade describing Bilbo's adventure in the Hobbit and I thought it was pretty gangster. Thus the hobbit gangster.
A man can change his stars.
William Thatcher ~ "A Knight's Tale"

Just because I'm losing, doesn't mean I'm lost ~ Lost! by Coldplay




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Not very interesting, how I got this username. I was joining FicitonCentral in 05 and needed a name, and so Scarlett Fire was born... I've used it ever since. Or Kate Angell, but that's less used. >.>
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- Grace Hopper.




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I'm aware of that, Bolt. But I spell it with two r's.
I am a forest fire and an ocean, and I will burn you just as much
as I will drown everything you have inside.
-Shinji Moon


I am the property of Rydia, please return me to her ship.




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When I was about 11, my class was reading a book with a character called Lottie, so as my name is Charlotte, they all called me that. My best friend then came out with 'Swottielottie' and it just stuck. I don't like it at all, so why I use it is a complete mystery.




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My Auntie has a beautiful fat dog named Durrie. When I was writing my book, I had to write it at her place because we didn't have a computer and she did. When I got bored, I went online and looked for virtual pet sites. I was nine, so be fair :) Durrie was sitting next to me and we always called him Durrie Dog. So, I called myself that, and now I'm more Durriedog than he is :D Ruff!
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For some reason, people say that I look quite cold when they first met me. They usually say that I looked really aloof and indifferent to my surroundings, and held my head high when I introduced myself to the others. The popular girls in my class didn't like me very much --- mainly because I wouldn't gossip with them --- and started calling me "the little princess that wouldn't stoop to their level". :o
My friends found that tremendously funny, and they started to call me the "ice princess", from the Disney movie. (I loved that movie very much!!! :wink: )
Pretty soon, the name stuck, and so I started calling myself that. :D
you'll never find another sweet little girl with sequined sea foam eyes
ocean lapping voice, smile coy as the brightest quiet span of sky
and you're all alone again tonight; not again, not again, not again.
and don't it feel alright, and don't it feel so nice? lovely.





“And how shall I think of you?' He considered a moment and then laughed. 'Think of me with my nose in a book!”
— Susanna Clarke, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell