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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.

May-26-2005 15:37

I may be saying something completely strange here. But when I first visited your website a few weeks ago, and saw your pic....the firsth thing I thought was "He looks like Franz Kafka."

I had to read his books for German class, and the picture on the back of the covers, looks like you.

May-26-2005 15:42

You're so great with new ideas, so hats off to you my friend. Oh by the way, forgive the messed up hair. Anyway, it's a wig...hehe. Just to let everyone know...I'm a natural blonde..lol. Well, the reason for DaRu, is simple. While I was attending Vo-Teach (Secretarial School), I formed a country/rock band called, "DaRu & Company". We performed for the school's functions, and so forth. I was the lead singer, so that's why I called it by my nickname DaRu, and the rest of the band members went by Company. Since then I've used it for various reasons, and it's always been my nickname. OK, that's all folks!

May-26-2005 15:42

Gees...Vo-Tech!

May-26-2005 19:12

A few years ago, I had a very vivid dream. Now I normally don't remember my dreams, but this one stays with me to this day.

In the dream, I was an Irish girl from a very poor family. they wanted a better life for me and sent me to North America during the potato famines. Aboard the ship, I met an Irish boy who was also coming here with his family. Since i was alone, his family took me in when we got to North America and eventually I ended up marrying the son.
In my dream, his name was Connor O'Toole

May-26-2005 19:59

My first detective was Garrett Magnum. "Garrett" is a detective from a series of humourous, light hearted, half fantasy/half mystery books by Glen Cook. I highly recommend the books. New one just came out. "Magnum" of course, is from Magnum P.I.
Both names were taken, so I combined them.

Jupitor Jones was my second detective. He passed away tragically in a case by accusing Ming Li instead of Ming Ling. LOL Anyway, Jupitor Jones and the Three Investigators. Alfred Hitchcock presents. Great kids books.

Morley Dotes is the best friend of "Garrett" in the books by Glen Cook.

Calico Jack is my other subscribed detective. Calico Jack was a real pirate. A pretty bad one actually, but there is a song called Calico Jack by a band called Running Wild. When I subscribed a second detective, I had the mp3 of Calico Jack playing at the time so I just took the name.

May-26-2005 23:07

A couple years ago some friends and I went to a halloween party as the 7 deadly sins. They all agreed I should be Envy. The name stuck and kinda gre on me :)

May-27-2005 05:04

I used to have an Legend of the Five Rings(L5R) character by the name Mirumoto Akano who was a Kitsuki Investigator of the Dragon Clan. By the end of the campaign Akano was the Dragon Clan's Head Magistrate and Yoriki(Assistant Investigator) to the Emerald Magistrate Kitsuki Kaigan. Anyway in order to duplicate Akano's observational abilities I bought skills around his abilities. Good thing Akano also had the ability make people crap their pants with intimidation or else I might've been screwed in this game.

May-27-2005 06:05

My name is actually famous in the detective realm.

Anyone know where it comes from?

May-27-2005 09:07

Hmmm....I don't have a clue?

May-27-2005 12:43

I do Detective Smart Ass, it's because you're smart, & don't put up with any bull, hehe. Just my take on it...hehe.