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May-26-2005 05:26
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Some of us have interesting reasons to pick a detective name. What is yours?

jstkdn which some people don't realize right away stands for JuST KiDding! It is something I tend to say a lot in real life after a lot of sentences. A good friend of mine in the US had jstkdn as a license plate of her car, so I wasn't that inventive myself.

My previous other agent was PM, which stands for Project/Program Manager, my profession in real life.

My only detective that I currently play with is freelancermountaineer. Only because Freelancer was taken. Sidney Bristow in the Alias series uses two call signs freelancer and mountaineer.

Nov-21-2006 18:47

Ahhhh... I love this question....

First ... this isn't my first detective name. It's my 3 or 4th..YEAH, I had to start over a couple of times. The reason I choose my new name is because..... *show girls dance around, music sounding* I was filling out the form and I couldn't think of something unique... then I started laughing and wrote what'syourname...what do you know it WASN'T taken. I laughed the minute I wrote it and I laugh everytime I see it. I know wierd sense of humor. What can I say I live to amuse myself. :)

Nov-21-2006 22:26

Mine is easy enough.I'm a lifestyle mistress hench mistress & Epiphany is my modeling first name & I chose it b/c I'm a perceptive goddess (deity)

Nov-21-2006 23:10

I have a string of Peach color Pearls necklace! =-)

Nov-22-2006 03:04

I thought I'd combine detectives - Cordelia Gray from PD James' Unsuitable Job for a Woman and Marcus Didius Falco. Not very original, but I just liked the way it sounds!

Jul-3-2007 13:26

Hmm... I've been asked to try to explain my detective name, which could be tricky! I came up with it as a suggestion when some friends and I started writing a collaborative online thriller by taking turns posting chapters a couple of years ago. Unfortunately it was rejected in favour of something which made the protagonist seem a little less bonkers, which I can't quite remember now. Anyway, I was glad of the opportunity to resurrect it, so am quite keen to avoid losing my licence!

I really like Sevastopol as a first name. I can't explain the surname, except that it has a nice-sounding number of syllables and popped into my head for some bizarre reason. If I need a second detective I might have to resort to Lawrence Block for some assistance...

Jul-3-2007 16:50

It's a good name ... rolls off the tongue :)
(betcha can't say it 5 times real fast!)

Jul-4-2007 13:12

I was just picking a random name (this picture since i'm still young)

Jul-9-2007 13:24

Guess where i got my name?

Its one of the char of MIAMI INK. The odd looking Japanese apprentice of Ami. Lol me >.<

Jul-9-2007 19:23

Friends gave me a nickname.

Jul-10-2007 19:16

I chose my name because I enjoy writng mystery stories and my detective's name is Henry Walker. Iwanted to create a hot British guy. I have another detective, PJ Kibble. I chose that because...I was new and didn't know I would be hooked