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Title: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy). Winner announced!
Post by: asdfjkl36 on Sun, 15 February 2015, 22:05:47
HERE WE GO! Giving away a Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)


Giveaway ends February 21st, 12pm (PST)

Winner: yomammary

Thank you all for participating. Hope I can do another giveaway soon :)

(http://i.imgur.com/UsStpyZ.jpg)

So i've been debating on how to go about doing the giveaway and what requirements should be met to enter.

Couldn't come up with something good, but here we go!

Rules:
- 50 Post count Minimum
- Please have a Topre keyboard (honor system guys  ;) )
- Please, DO NOT resell.
- Priority to the Broless.
- Explain how you came up with your username. Hope to get to know some of you a bit better with this  :thumb:
- CONUS shipping will be covered. International will be paid by the winner.


A winner will be selected from the entries meeting the requirements.

Good luck all!  :D
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: hwood34 on Sun, 15 February 2015, 22:07:24
Well, I'm broless and have a 23ub (my second topre board) in the mail. How I came up with my user name? Harwood Wolfson. 34 was arbitrary. I'm really creative
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: Rotaku on Sun, 15 February 2015, 22:08:37
I'm not participating in the giveaway (no topre  :( ) but this is really cool of you to do!
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: exitfire401 on Sun, 15 February 2015, 22:10:50
I was sitting near a fire exit sign in an airport. There was a 401k advertisement on the wall across from me. I wasn't very creative haha.
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: demik on Sun, 15 February 2015, 22:10:56
im really a girl named Kim
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: SpAmRaY on Sun, 15 February 2015, 22:14:31
I think my username is self explanatory.

Originally it was my custom title but then became my username.

I've got no topre bro's but plenty of topre boards!
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: hwood34 on Sun, 15 February 2015, 22:15:44
im really a girl named Kim
Yeah the instructions specifically say you need a topre board so...
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: Synjin on Sun, 15 February 2015, 22:15:49
I was playing a ton of games back then and decided to name my Runescape accountt to Synjin for some unknown reason. It just carried over since I was level 132 when i quit and gave away my account.
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: hwood34 on Sun, 15 February 2015, 22:16:42
I was playing a ton of games back then and decided to name my Runescape accountt to Synjin for some unknown reason. It just carried over since I was level 132 when i quit and gave away my account.
hell yeah runescape
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: nubbinator on Sun, 15 February 2015, 22:21:04
Somehow in undergrad I ended up with the nickname nubbins from one of the people I worked with in the photography department of the university.  Maybe it's because my first name starts with an N and they had just watched Friends, who knows.  And no, I don't have an extra nipple.  It took on several different iterations and meanings over time, such as something being nubbinsed (meaning ****ed up royally) after I accidentally dropped a $3k lens and broke it in half.  Over time, it changed and morphed into nubbinator, hence the nickname.
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: Halverson on Sun, 15 February 2015, 22:21:09
I could use a second glossy v2 :P

Good luck for those entering!
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: munch on Sun, 15 February 2015, 22:21:22
oh man, I don't own a topre board any longer, so not really entering but...
in art class when I was like 16 I was reading about Edvard Munch, the norwegian painter, and was like hehe it says munch. and the way Munch is pronounced (munk) it's the same as donut in Swedish, munk.
so I thought it was a great username, and people always wonder if it's pronounced munch or munk, so I just say the one that they don't guess.
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: demik on Sun, 15 February 2015, 22:22:00
Somehow in undergrad I ended up with the nickname nubbins from one of the people I worked with in the photography department of the university.  Maybe it's because my first name starts with an N and they had just watched Friends, who knows.  And no, I don't have an extra nipple.  It took on several different iterations and meanings over time, such as something being nubbinsed (meaning ****ed up royally) after I accidentally dropped a $3k lens and broke it in half.  Over time, it changed and morphed into nubbinator, hence the nickname.

tl;dr you're a noob that can't spell so it's nubb and you like terminator a lot.

im really a girl named Kim
Yeah the instructions specifically say you need a topre board so...

says the topre hater
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: Cottonsox on Sun, 15 February 2015, 22:23:17
Not entering the giveaway, as i have no use for a topre bot! But i did feel i could share my username's back story!

My name comes from back quiet a while ago, When i first started playing WoW - during Vanilla.

Needless to say, My first Character i created in wow was a Nelf Hunter(wasn't everyones?) Named xXxLegolasxXx which i nicknamed 420NoScope*****es (not really, was Elvstroem).

Once i got passed the constant kneeling to the gods trying to loot corpses, and maxed out my character.

Someone gave me the idea of creating an alt 90% somewhat as a joke i decided to do this, 10% because.. well i had to much time on my hands.

So i took it upon myself to create very fearsome looking toon, Gnome Warrior - Named Cottonsox. I've never died so much on leveling a character as i did my warrior. Over the time in Vanilla my warrior ended up becoming my main. Every expansion  the character i leveled first, has always been my warrior and i have since then kept that username in nearly everything. I never intended on keeping this character, and did not thing i would love a warrior so much, but in the end it stuck, and i could never name change from such a manly name :)

Goodluck to all those entering, just figured i would share. As it interested me!
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: Badwrench on Sun, 15 February 2015, 22:43:53
Props to the OP for the give away  :thumb:
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: Jokrik on Mon, 16 February 2015, 00:46:01
I dont have a brobot, nor a topre board so I don't intend to participate
but! let me share my name story

ever heard of early Korean MMORPG game called Ragnarok, it was so massive in my country

cut it short, I was a dumb, thoughtless, clueless, eccentric teenagers wanted to name my character
and since then, I stick with it since I've never seen yet heard anyone ever thought to use the same name :D
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: Synjin on Mon, 16 February 2015, 00:48:48
Just an addition to my post early, I have a some HHKB and one RF87 white.
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: trizkut on Mon, 16 February 2015, 00:49:48
I dont have a brobot, nor a topre board so I don't intend to participate
but! let me share my name story

ever heard of early Korean MMORPG game called Ragnarok, it was so massive in my country

cut it short, I was a dumb, thoughtless, clueless, eccentric teenagers wanted to name my character
and since then, I stick with it since I've never seen yet heard anyone ever thought to use the same name :D

I played on iRO loki for a year or two in the beginning.  Walking through prontera was such a mess with all the merch bots

(http://i.imgur.com/QSqm695.jpg)
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: Synjin on Mon, 16 February 2015, 00:51:23
I dont have a brobot, nor a topre board so I don't intend to participate
but! let me share my name story

ever heard of early Korean MMORPG game called Ragnarok, it was so massive in my country

cut it short, I was a dumb, thoughtless, clueless, eccentric teenagers wanted to name my character
and since then, I stick with it since I've never seen yet heard anyone ever thought to use the same name :D
I remember nolifing Ragnarok in the Philippines before I moved to the U.S. I actually was named Synjin in Ragnarok and it was also my name in my Tekken DR SM clan when i was competing in 2007 before I left.
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: KatzenKinder on Mon, 16 February 2015, 00:52:21
Back in high school my friends and I were being bums and heard about chatroulette back when that was a thing. We got matched with some German man and proceeded to babble to him for like two hours. We ended up wearing all sorts of stupid hats and things, and he called us KatzenKinder because of a pair of cat ears. I just really liked the way it sounded, so it replaced my old name of PotatoKingPrime hahaha

I also know nothing of the German language or culture so it's really awkward when I have to explain because people ask me things in German and I can't answer zzz
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: Belfong on Mon, 16 February 2015, 00:58:09
I am using HHKB at work and a RealForce at home (although currently the RealForce is now a secondary driver to a 2TU Korean custom). Anyway, the Blackout V2 is one of my choices during the sale and I didn't win it, so it is a great to see you doing a giveaway and I'd like to try my luck!

So, my username is the name of my character during the early days of pen & paper AD&D (Advanced Dungeon and Dragons) RPG games.  At that time, I was hooked to The Belgariad (http://www.amazon.com/Belgariad-Vol-Books-1-3-Magicians/dp/0345456327/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1424069401&sr=8-1&keywords=belgariad), a fantasy novel by David Eddings (and it's subsequent follow ups, The Malloreans). It was a story about a peasant growing up to be the King of the realm hidden and guarded since young by a group of wizards who worshipped a god. They named themselves Bel followed by their actual name - for instant, there is Belgarath who led the whole group and Beldin a demented wizard. The word Bel signified that they are the favored ones of the god. And so, I started using Belfong, Bel+my first name Fong.

And that nick stuck with me for almost 20 years :)
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: dimmu on Mon, 16 February 2015, 00:59:21
i used to play a korean mmo called iRO (international ragnarok online) and this was the name i gave my first character. i used to be into death/black metal back then and it was one of my favorite bands that i even tried to learn norwegian (keyword: "tried"). this was more than a decade ago, i have since cut my fabulous hair, shaved my goatie, took off my pure black contact lenses, and scraped off my black nail polish.

i have a sad gray naked hhkb pro 2 that could use this brobot. this will also be my first bro of any kind.
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: dimmu on Mon, 16 February 2015, 01:03:26
I dont have a brobot, nor a topre board so I don't intend to participate
but! let me share my name story

ever heard of early Korean MMORPG game called Ragnarok, it was so massive in my country

cut it short, I was a dumb, thoughtless, clueless, eccentric teenagers wanted to name my character
and since then, I stick with it since I've never seen yet heard anyone ever thought to use the same name :D

I dont have a brobot, nor a topre board so I don't intend to participate
but! let me share my name story

ever heard of early Korean MMORPG game called Ragnarok, it was so massive in my country

cut it short, I was a dumb, thoughtless, clueless, eccentric teenagers wanted to name my character
and since then, I stick with it since I've never seen yet heard anyone ever thought to use the same name :D

I played on iRO loki for a year or two in the beginning.  Walking through prontera was such a mess with all the merch bots

Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/QSqm695.jpg)


I dont have a brobot, nor a topre board so I don't intend to participate
but! let me share my name story

ever heard of early Korean MMORPG game called Ragnarok, it was so massive in my country

cut it short, I was a dumb, thoughtless, clueless, eccentric teenagers wanted to name my character
and since then, I stick with it since I've never seen yet heard anyone ever thought to use the same name :D
I remember nolifing Ragnarok in the Philippines before I moved to the U.S. I actually was named Synjin in Ragnarok and it was also my name in my Tekken DR SM clan when i was competing in 2007 before I left.

wow. i'm feeling so nostalgic right now. i used to play on iRO Loki, too right before comodo patch kicked in.
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: Jokrik on Mon, 16 February 2015, 01:07:53
I dont have a brobot, nor a topre board so I don't intend to participate
but! let me share my name story

ever heard of early Korean MMORPG game called Ragnarok, it was so massive in my country

cut it short, I was a dumb, thoughtless, clueless, eccentric teenagers wanted to name my character
and since then, I stick with it since I've never seen yet heard anyone ever thought to use the same name :D

I dont have a brobot, nor a topre board so I don't intend to participate
but! let me share my name story

ever heard of early Korean MMORPG game called Ragnarok, it was so massive in my country

cut it short, I was a dumb, thoughtless, clueless, eccentric teenagers wanted to name my character
and since then, I stick with it since I've never seen yet heard anyone ever thought to use the same name :D

I played on iRO loki for a year or two in the beginning.  Walking through prontera was such a mess with all the merch bots

Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/QSqm695.jpg)


I dont have a brobot, nor a topre board so I don't intend to participate
but! let me share my name story

ever heard of early Korean MMORPG game called Ragnarok, it was so massive in my country

cut it short, I was a dumb, thoughtless, clueless, eccentric teenagers wanted to name my character
and since then, I stick with it since I've never seen yet heard anyone ever thought to use the same name :D
I remember nolifing Ragnarok in the Philippines before I moved to the U.S. I actually was named Synjin in Ragnarok and it was also my name in my Tekken DR SM clan when i was competing in 2007 before I left.

wow. i'm feeling so nostalgic right now. i used to play on iRO Loki, too right before comodo patch kicked in.

we should start our own nostalgic thread, I can keep going on and on talking about it

Let's stay on topic for this awesome giveaway :D
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: Sygaldry on Mon, 16 February 2015, 01:09:28
Quote
Sygaldry is a discipline of magical study taught at the University under the heading of Artificery. Sygaldry involves the use and application of runes, which create effects similar to a permanent form of sympathy . There are 197 runes, and they can be used in a variety of combinations to perform a wide assortment of effects on various materials.

Sygaldry can be used in a multitude of ways, the most common example of sygaldry are sympathy lamps, which converts ambient heat in the environment into light. other uses include; Light Emitters, the Bloodless, coolers, simultaneous bells, and many other items that generally affect some part of life.
Source: http://kingkiller.wikia.com/wiki/Sygaldry

I'm a pretty big fantasy geek and the Kingkiller Chronicles is one of my all time favorite series.

A couple years back, I got so hooked on the books that I started using terms from the series for usernames everywhere... Sygaldry stuck with me and I don't think I can even come up with another name at this point!
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: PunksDead on Mon, 16 February 2015, 01:58:12
I killed hipsterpunks, also music...
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: Belfong on Mon, 16 February 2015, 01:59:50
I killed hipsterpunks, also music...
cool nick bro. Had me fooled!
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: azhdar on Mon, 16 February 2015, 02:14:30
It comes from this book:
(http://www.images-booknode.com/book_cover/288/full/le-livre-des-etoiles,-tome-1---qadehar-le-sorcier-287581.jpg)

It's a for kid fantasy book, one of the character goes by the name of "Azhdar the Demon", 12yo me found it was cool. Been using it ever since I discovered the interweb.
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: bowji on Mon, 16 February 2015, 03:29:15
More
I dont have a brobot, nor a topre board so I don't intend to participate
but! let me share my name story

ever heard of early Korean MMORPG game called Ragnarok, it was so massive in my country

cut it short, I was a dumb, thoughtless, clueless, eccentric teenagers wanted to name my character
and since then, I stick with it since I've never seen yet heard anyone ever thought to use the same name :D

I dont have a brobot, nor a topre board so I don't intend to participate
but! let me share my name story

ever heard of early Korean MMORPG game called Ragnarok, it was so massive in my country

cut it short, I was a dumb, thoughtless, clueless, eccentric teenagers wanted to name my character
and since then, I stick with it since I've never seen yet heard anyone ever thought to use the same name :D

I played on iRO loki for a year or two in the beginning.  Walking through prontera was such a mess with all the merch bots

Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/QSqm695.jpg)


I dont have a brobot, nor a topre board so I don't intend to participate
but! let me share my name story

ever heard of early Korean MMORPG game called Ragnarok, it was so massive in my country

cut it short, I was a dumb, thoughtless, clueless, eccentric teenagers wanted to name my character
and since then, I stick with it since I've never seen yet heard anyone ever thought to use the same name :D
I remember nolifing Ragnarok in the Philippines before I moved to the U.S. I actually was named Synjin in Ragnarok and it was also my name in my Tekken DR SM clan when i was competing in 2007 before I left.

wow. i'm feeling so nostalgic right now. i used to play on iRO Loki, too right before comodo patch kicked in.

we should start our own nostalgic thread, I can keep going on and on talking about it

Let's stay on topic for this awesome giveaway :D

WOW I never thought I would see people who played RO here. I used to play in the Korean server, "IRIS", since beta. The RO forums and GH is probably the only two online communities Ive been a part of.

I was a huge fan of RO and my nickname rooted from that game. Since I was big on archer classes, characters using "bows", I span a word play with the word bow and a Korean word for
More
vagina
by adding the second syllable "ji". Since then it has been my nickname for majority of games I played before; Ragnarok, DOTA, LOL, Battlenet and including twitch (http://www.twitch.tv/bowji).

Now, Bowji is my internet persona.
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: hrinfinity on Mon, 16 February 2015, 04:36:53
Props to the OP for doing this :thumb:

My very first AOL screen name in 5th grade had "Hotrod" in it. Then a few years later I wanted to "upgrade" to something new. I was really obsessed with the infinity symbol at the time, so I combined it with part of my old screen name and voila!
As a side note, I also use this username as my gmail and I occasionally get resumes and other documents sent to me because apparently people think i'm the Human Resources department for a company in India :-[

P.S. I didn't realize how many RO players were on here. I spent a good chunk of my middle school / high school days playing nonstop with my friends. Ahh I'm nostalgia-ing hard right now..
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: dimmu on Mon, 16 February 2015, 04:54:13
I dont have a brobot, nor a topre board so I don't intend to participate
but! let me share my name story

ever heard of early Korean MMORPG game called Ragnarok, it was so massive in my country

cut it short, I was a dumb, thoughtless, clueless, eccentric teenagers wanted to name my character
and since then, I stick with it since I've never seen yet heard anyone ever thought to use the same name :D

I dont have a brobot, nor a topre board so I don't intend to participate
but! let me share my name story

ever heard of early Korean MMORPG game called Ragnarok, it was so massive in my country

cut it short, I was a dumb, thoughtless, clueless, eccentric teenagers wanted to name my character
and since then, I stick with it since I've never seen yet heard anyone ever thought to use the same name :D

I played on iRO loki for a year or two in the beginning.  Walking through prontera was such a mess with all the merch bots

Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/QSqm695.jpg)


I dont have a brobot, nor a topre board so I don't intend to participate
but! let me share my name story

ever heard of early Korean MMORPG game called Ragnarok, it was so massive in my country

cut it short, I was a dumb, thoughtless, clueless, eccentric teenagers wanted to name my character
and since then, I stick with it since I've never seen yet heard anyone ever thought to use the same name :D
I remember nolifing Ragnarok in the Philippines before I moved to the U.S. I actually was named Synjin in Ragnarok and it was also my name in my Tekken DR SM clan when i was competing in 2007 before I left.

wow. i'm feeling so nostalgic right now. i used to play on iRO Loki, too right before comodo patch kicked in.

we should start our own nostalgic thread, I can keep going on and on talking about it

Let's stay on topic for this awesome giveaway :D

do it!
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: GenKaan on Mon, 16 February 2015, 06:17:08
Dont have a topre board as it is but planning on picking at least a HHKB :)

First nick was Neutron, was far too common so I changed to GeneT1c. Was also way too common
My cs 1.5 clan started calling me Gen for short, didnt like that at all, and "kan" (swedish for can). Put them together and BAM! GenKan

Aparently some bottom feeders have been taking genkan in different forums so I added a A.

Later found out it ment something in Japanese so now the weebos think Im one of them (Im not), but I'm happy being the shoe protector
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: slip84 on Mon, 16 February 2015, 07:42:02
My brother and I played online games a lot as "slip" and "trip" way, way, way back in the day. Neither of us are really sure why we picked those names, to be quite honest... they kind of just came to us. It probably helped that they were typically never taken. The funniest thing was that we both picked those respective names without knowing the other picked the other name; we didn't play a lot of games together. We had LAN parties at our house back in the late 90s and some of our friends complained our names were too similar, so I decided to add a number to mine.

The origin on the number is not my year of birth, but instead is a veiled reference to Douglas Adams' book series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Those familiar with the series will know that 42 is the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything. I didn't want to be like everyone else using 42 on their names (it was seemingly really popular back then), so I just doubled it.

Further to this, I painted skins for Unreal Tournament and used to sneak my name "slip84" on them somewhere. The name has just stuck in a lot of online communities, so there you have it.
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: DrHubblePhD on Mon, 16 February 2015, 08:21:53
Bro less here. I had a friend who's Xbox live username was DrBiblical, which he found to be hilariously ironic. He then changed his username to DrShrubbery. At that point he coerced me to join him, so after a brainstorming session we mashed together DrHubblePhD from my passion for physics and astronomy, obviously relating to the great physicist Edwin Hubble.
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: HoffmanMyster on Mon, 16 February 2015, 09:17:21
I am not entering the giveaway, as I'm far from Bro-less, but I'll share my story anyway.

One of my good friends had the same first name as me.  I don't remember all the details, but he decided that he would be The KundeNator and I would be The HoffmanMyster (based on our last names).  This was ~12 years ago.  I have used it for everything since then and have no problems registering this username so it stuck.

Thanks for hosting, asdf!   :-*   Really cool thing you're doing.   :thumb:
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: Joey Quinn on Mon, 16 February 2015, 09:23:56
I'm not entering as I've got a solid Bro collection, but my username is the name of a character from Dexter. The reason I chose it is my friends used to joke that my best friend Ari and I were just like Quinn and Batista.
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: Lastpilot on Mon, 16 February 2015, 11:00:01
My girlfriend just got an 87U and started posting Friday, so this entry goes out to her.

==============================================================

Admiration for aviation started for the subject in Kindergarten. The subject reports there being a "student of the month" system in which an honored student would choose a toy out of the box to take home. Sometime in the year of 1995, subject pulled out a yellow and chrome die-cast model of an F-15 Eagle fighter plane.

As indicated by the memory's level of detail, it may be postulated that such an event had a significant effect on the subject's early interests. The yellow F-15 acted as the catalyst for the subject's long held enthusiasm for aircraft which quickly led to a fascination with the fictional spacecraft and mecha genres.

The following chart is an incomprehensive history on endeavours into being an imaginary pilot.

_________________________

[1995] Ages 5-6:

Die-cast F-15 Eagle (yellow and chrome); no image;

Jetfire G2
(http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/transformers/images/4/45/G2Jetfire_toy.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20070209070334)

X-Wing Power of the Force
(https://rborg42.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/xwingshot6.jpg)

Flight Simulator on home IBM Computer
(http://www.migman.com/sw/MSFS5/pics/box.jpg)

Raptor on home IBM Computer
(http://199.101.98.242/media/shots/94621-Raptor_Call_Of_The_Shadows_Episode_1_To_3_(1994)(Apogee_Software_Ltd)-2.png)

_________________________

[1996-97] Age 6-8:

Snowspeeder Power of the Force
(http://www.starwarstoybox.com/849-2005-thickbox/star-wars-potf-power-of-the-force-electronic-rebel-snowspeeder.jpg)

Family purchased Vaio computer which eventually became subject's first computer.
(https://cdn0.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/jFQFG0x9oA2YFqFw4OLi2lUudYk=/1020x0/cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/2818216/01_pcv90.1391682323.jpg)

X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter
(http://www.museumofplay.org/online-collections/images/Z003/Z00378/Z0037845.jpg)

Wing Commander III
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/32/Wc3boxart.jpg/250px-Wc3boxart.jpg)

6915: Warp Wing Fighter
(http://images.brickset.com/sets/images/6915-1.jpg)

Subject has first experience of flying on a commercial jet [13 hours overseas flight]. Pilot hands subject a pair of "pilot wings." 

_________________________

[1998-99] Age 8-10:

Discovered Gundam Wing, purchased and assembled* 1/144 model of XXXG-01W Wing Gundam. * = Helped assemble, but mostly watched and handed tools/trays/stickers to babysitter to assemble.

(http://www.1999.co.jp/itbig01/10012087.jpg)

Lego Set 6582: Daredevil Flight Squad
(http://images.brickset.com/sets/images/6582-1.jpg)

Lego Set 2532: Aircraft and Ground Crew
(http://images.brickset.com/sets/images/2532-1.jpg?199904210841)

Lego Set 7130: Snowspeeder
(http://images.brickset.com/sets/images/7130-1.jpg?200709280618)

Pokemon discovered; continued to struggle on wing commander III; learned how to assemble gundam models without assistance.

_________________________

[2000-01] Age 10-12:

Lego Set 7314: Recon Mech RP
(http://images.brickset.com/sets/images/7314-1.jpg?200010221200)

Armored Core 2
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4f/Armored_Core_2_cover_art.jpg)

Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/51/Ac04box.jpg/256px-Ac04box.jpg)

Subject takes an online colorblind test and tests positive for Deutranopia.
_________________________

[2002-3] Age 12-14:

Skywarp Deluxe
(http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/transformers/images/c/cc/UniverseSkywarp_toy.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20070115192427)

Armored Core 3
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Armored_Core_3.jpg/252px-Armored_Core_3.jpg)

Multiple gundam sets purchased and built.

Neon Genesis Evangelion anime discovered.

_________________________


[2004-8] Age 14-19:

Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/16/Ace_Combat_6_Fires_of_Liberation_Game_Cover.jpg/256px-Ace_Combat_6_Fires_of_Liberation_Game_Cover.jpg)

Armored Core 4
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/69/Armored_Core_4.jpg/256px-Armored_Core_4.jpg)

Armored Core For Answer
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/29/Armored_Core_for_Answer_cover_art.PNG/256px-Armored_Core_for_Answer_cover_art.PNG)

Multiple gundam sets purchased and built.

Subject discovers that commercial airline pilots must not be colorblind. Subject begins to accept that they will not become a commercial pilot.

Fakeflight alias acquired, gmail registered. Name is chosen based on all of subject's piloting experience being "fake" but nevertheless enjoyable.

_________________________

[2009-10] Age 19-21:

Subject reports difficulty on "Fakeflight" username; too many questions about drug use, philosophy, religion etc. Subject looks for a more literal username.

Lastpilot alias acquired, gmail registered.
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: HoffmanMyster on Mon, 16 February 2015, 11:04:42
My girlfriend just got an 87U and started posting Friday, so this entry goes out to her.

==============================================================

Admiration for aviation started for the subject in Kindergarten. The subject reports there being a "student of the month" system in which an honored student would choose a toy out of the box to take home. Sometime in the year of 1995, subject pulled out a yellow and chrome die-cast model of an F-15 Eagle fighter plane.

As indicated by the memory's level of detail, it may be postulated that such an event had a significant effect on the subject's early interests. The yellow F-15 acted as the catalyst for the subject's long held enthusiasm for aircraft which quickly led to a fascination with the fictional spacecraft and mecha genres.



Subject discovers that commercial airline pilots must not be colorblind. Subject begins to accept that they will not become a commercial pilot.

Fakeflight alias acquired, gmail registered. Name is chosen based on all of subject's piloting experience being "fake" but nevertheless enjoyable.



Subject reports difficulty on "Fakeflight" username; too many questions about drug use, philosophy, religion etc. Subject looks for a more literal username.

Lastpilot alias acquired, gmail registered.

All of the feels.   :'(


I already knew this story, perhaps with a touch fewer details, but I still love it.   :thumb:   
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: foxer on Mon, 16 February 2015, 16:02:43
Dammit. Wish I had a Topre board. :( Been wanting one for a while now.

However, awesome giveaway. Good ****, OP!
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: yomammary on Tue, 17 February 2015, 07:19:29
Heya, I'm pretty new to this artisan thing so I don't have any bros yet. I have one FN key from Hotkeys (the teal one). My HHKB is in route as we speak.
My username is something dumb someone called me on a forum maybe 10 years ago and it just stuck with me. It's not very clever but I don't mind.
I'd be so glad to have a bro though. I bought the dark grey edition of the HHKB and I plan to put the white keycaps on it. Having a black ESC key (and a BRO!) would look awesome IMO.
Thanks <3
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: rowdy on Tue, 17 February 2015, 14:59:16
I was called Rowdy although I'm not rowdy, but most usernames are lowercase so I am rowdy now, and still Rowdy (but generally not rowdy).

The name was given to me by one of our (sadly no longer) bigger clients in a Christmas card nearly (yikes!) 20 years ago, probably because I sat in the corner and just produced code all day every day without saying anything.  The name stuck, and many of our other clients and staff here call me Rowdy.

This BB would look good on my HHKB :D

I like black ;D
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: ghostjuggernaut on Tue, 17 February 2015, 15:55:26
I would love to win my first BroBot, unfortunately I do not have a topre board... yet. HHKB is on it's way!

Since we are sharing our names though, the OG Xbox's had their own preset ID's for system link. When my buddies and I got together for halo, I was always Ghost, since that was my systems ID Once Xbox live was introduced, I needed a new gamer tag, since Ghost had been taken. I've always been a fan of The juggernaut, and the word, by definition, is pretty awesome. So added the two and voila, ghostJUGGERNAUT was born.
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: BlueNalgene on Tue, 17 February 2015, 17:14:12
Not entering - just sharing my name's backstory



My username is named after my water bottle.  I bought it for $0.50 used at Goodwill circa 2001.  It is dark blue, wide mouth, has one liter capacity, and all scratched up from various abuse through the years.  It is one of the older versions that is super thick and full of delicious BPA, which is probably why I have such perky tits for a man.  The bottle followed me through school, camping trips, to various states, labwork, and everything in between. 

Seriously, these old nalgenes are ****ing TANKS.  I have used it to hammer stakes into hard ground while camping.  It has fallen off of a cliff.  It has boiled water in a campfire.  I have crushed cans with it to prove to the other cans who was boss.  The water has frozen inside without damaging the bottle.  I only put non-water in it once, but I learned my lesson.  I couldn't get out the orange juice flavor for a few days.  Once I used it to bash an old TV to smithereens.  Good times.

I have two water bottles now.  I keep a lighter blue one with printed damask at home for everyday use.  The original blue is at my workstation in the lab.  Nalgene products are so common in lab, that safety doesn't give me **** about having a drinking container at my work area.  They don't seem to notice it.

I try to keep my home bottle clean.  The dishwasher sees to that.  At work, the water is deionized, so I don't have to deal with any scaly buildup of grossness.  When I brought it up originally, I washed it out.  Washing in lab isn't like washing at home.  I poured 500 mLs of 33% nitric acid and shook it like a baby that won't stop crying.  As I rinsed the acid out, these sheets of scale kept coming out.  The acid had dissolved enough of the calcified coating on the inside, that layers were sloughing off like some membranous ejection.  It was truly disgusting.  That day I remembered that my water bottle was translucent when I bought it, but over the years had become opaque.  Now it is as clear as it was from the factory, if you ignore the scores of battle scars and scrapes that grace the exterior.


Now, that is how you write a love letter to a water bottle.
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: asdfjkl36 on Tue, 17 February 2015, 17:34:37

Not entering - just sharing my name's backstory



My username is named after my water bottle.  I bought it for $0.50 used at Goodwill circa 2001.  It is dark blue, wide mouth, has one liter capacity, and all scratched up from various abuse through the years.  It is one of the older versions that is super thick and full of delicious BPA, which is probably why I have such perky tits for a man.  The bottle followed me through school, camping trips, to various states, labwork, and everything in between. 

Seriously, these old nalgenes are ****ing TANKS.  I have used it to hammer stakes into hard ground while camping.  It has fallen off of a cliff.  It has boiled water in a campfire.  I have crushed cans with it to prove to the other cans who was boss.  The water has frozen inside without damaging the bottle.  I only put non-water in it once, but I learned my lesson.  I couldn't get out the orange juice flavor for a few days.  Once I used it to bash an old TV to smithereens.  Good times.

I have two water bottles now.  I keep a lighter blue one with printed damask at home for everyday use.  The original blue is at my workstation in the lab.  Nalgene products are so common in lab, that safety doesn't give me **** about having a drinking container at my work area.  They don't seem to notice it.

I try to keep my home bottle clean.  The dishwasher sees to that.  At work, the water is deionized, so I don't have to deal with any scaly buildup of grossness.  When I brought it up originally, I washed it out.  Washing in lab isn't like washing at home.  I poured 500 mLs of 33% nitric acid and shook it like a baby that won't stop crying.  As I rinsed the acid out, these sheets of scale kept coming out.  The acid had dissolved enough of the calcified coating on the inside, that layers were sloughing off like some membranous ejection.  It was truly disgusting.  That day I remembered that my water bottle was translucent when I bought it, but over the years had become opaque.  Now it is as clear as it was from the factory, if you ignore the scores of battle scars and scrapes that grace the exterior.


Now, that is how you write a love letter to a water bottle.

Beautiful
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: HoffmanMyster on Tue, 17 February 2015, 17:48:35
At work, the water is deionized, so I don't have to deal with any scaly buildup of grossness.

Whaaaat you drink DI water regularly?  Isn't that not so great?
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: BlueNalgene on Tue, 17 February 2015, 18:12:06
At work, the water is deionized, so I don't have to deal with any scaly buildup of grossness.

Whaaaat you drink DI water regularly?  Isn't that not so great?

It is only a problem if you exclusively drink DI water.  I drink tap at home, so I make up for it.  I would drink the tap here, but I've seen things.  Things you people wouldn't believe....
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: jackalope on Tue, 17 February 2015, 18:20:51
Not an entry as I currently have bro's and am about to sell my only topre keyboard. Just thought it would be cool to share the orgin.

I am a big fan of mythology and folklore, and the jackalope is particularly interesting to me because according to folklore the best way to catch a jackalope is with whiskey because they have a fondness for it and become slower and easier to catch, as do I on both accounts lol.  Personally I find the rest of the mythos around them interesting, jackalope milk is a powerful aphrodisiac,  jackalopes only mate during thunderstorms when lighting flashes, and a few others.

Awesome idea for a giveaway, it's interesting reading the orgin of people's usernames.
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: nubbinator on Tue, 17 February 2015, 18:23:37
Not an entry as I currently have bro's and am about to sell my only topre keyboard. Just thought it would be cool to share the orgin.

I am a big fan of mythology and folklore, and the jackalope is particularly interesting to me because according to folklore the best way to catch a jackalope is with whiskey because they have a fondness for it and become slower and easier to catch, as do I on both accounts lol.  Personally I find the rest of the mythos around them interesting, jackalope milk is a powerful aphrodisiac,  jackalopes only mate during thunderstorms when lighting flashes, and a few others.

Awesome idea for a giveaway, it's interesting reading the orgin of people's usernames.

I just remember the jackalope from AFV with Bob Saget.
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: jackalope on Tue, 17 February 2015, 18:35:43
Not an entry as I currently have bro's and am about to sell my only topre keyboard. Just thought it would be cool to share the orgin.

I am a big fan of mythology and folklore, and the jackalope is particularly interesting to me because according to folklore the best way to catch a jackalope is with whiskey because they have a fondness for it and become slower and easier to catch, as do I on both accounts lol.  Personally I find the rest of the mythos around them interesting, jackalope milk is a powerful aphrodisiac,  jackalopes only mate during thunderstorms when lighting flashes, and a few others.

Awesome idea for a giveaway, it's interesting reading the orgin of people's usernames.

I just remember the jackalope from AFV with Bob Saget.

americas funniest people with Dave Coulier

I can't seem to embed youtube videos lol.
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: VesperSAINT on Tue, 17 February 2015, 21:58:27

ever heard of early Korean MMORPG game called Ragnarok, it was so massive in my country


Dood... wtf... I played RO since beta (2001-2002?) up until like maybe 3-4 years ago... WHY DIDN'T I KNOW YOU PLAYED THIS?!
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: Sygaldry on Tue, 17 February 2015, 22:31:24

ever heard of early Korean MMORPG game called Ragnarok, it was so massive in my country


Dood... wtf... I played RO since beta (2001-2002?) up until like maybe 3-4 years ago... WHY DIDN'T I KNOW YOU PLAYED THIS?!

I dont have a brobot, nor a topre board so I don't intend to participate
but! let me share my name story

ever heard of early Korean MMORPG game called Ragnarok, it was so massive in my country

cut it short, I was a dumb, thoughtless, clueless, eccentric teenagers wanted to name my character
and since then, I stick with it since I've never seen yet heard anyone ever thought to use the same name :D

I dont have a brobot, nor a topre board so I don't intend to participate
but! let me share my name story

ever heard of early Korean MMORPG game called Ragnarok, it was so massive in my country

cut it short, I was a dumb, thoughtless, clueless, eccentric teenagers wanted to name my character
and since then, I stick with it since I've never seen yet heard anyone ever thought to use the same name :D

I played on iRO loki for a year or two in the beginning.  Walking through prontera was such a mess with all the merch bots

Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/QSqm695.jpg)


I dont have a brobot, nor a topre board so I don't intend to participate
but! let me share my name story

ever heard of early Korean MMORPG game called Ragnarok, it was so massive in my country

cut it short, I was a dumb, thoughtless, clueless, eccentric teenagers wanted to name my character
and since then, I stick with it since I've never seen yet heard anyone ever thought to use the same name :D
I remember nolifing Ragnarok in the Philippines before I moved to the U.S. I actually was named Synjin in Ragnarok and it was also my name in my Tekken DR SM clan when i was competing in 2007 before I left.

wow. i'm feeling so nostalgic right now. i used to play on iRO Loki, too right before comodo patch kicked in.

I was on iRO Loki too back in the day 0_0
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: Air tree on Tue, 17 February 2015, 22:37:05
I was probably 10 years old when I first used this username, I recall trying everything I could think of as a name but they where all taken! So I thought of some arbitrary things and spliced them together, to form "Air tree" it doesn't really make sense, but I use and like it all the same. And for the better fact that I'm not that creative with usernames.  :p

Oh and I do have some Bro's on the way. I figured, why not. I'll share my somewhat short story.
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: swill on Tue, 17 February 2015, 22:40:37
I played Ultimate Frisbee in university (and then competitively after uni).  In ulti there is a term 'swill' which means "a really bad throw".  When I started playing, I could actually throw and I quickly became the main handler for our team.  I got the nickname because everyone would give me hard time if I ever messed up (or if the cutter was just being lazy and didn't really want to work to get to the disk).  "Dude, that was such swill".  Of course I would always give them **** for not getting to a perfectly placed disk.  Haha.  We had fun with it.  Of course it was always the other person's fault if the disk was not caught.  ;)  So that is how I became swill.
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: jdcarpe on Tue, 17 February 2015, 22:59:28
*** NOT AN ENTRY ***


My username is obvious and boring, so...


In about fourth grade a big bad sixth grader called me Small Fry. I promptly called him Medium Shake. His friend, quite built for a sixth grader, was coined Big Mac. Their names were lost shortly thereafter, but I liked being called SmallFry, hence the name stuck.


Some chump called me SmallFry in 5th grade after I ran into him. I promptly called him Medium Shake, and the names stuck at least for a little while for him. Mine was stuck forever, first with Timescale, and now with everything I do. :D

Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: HoffmanMyster on Tue, 17 February 2015, 23:21:02
*** NOT AN ENTRY ***


My username is obvious and boring, so...


In about fourth grade a big bad sixth grader called me Small Fry. I promptly called him Medium Shake. His friend, quite built for a sixth grader, was coined Big Mac. Their names were lost shortly thereafter, but I liked being called SmallFry, hence the name stuck.


Some chump called me SmallFry in 5th grade after I ran into him. I promptly called him Medium Shake, and the names stuck at least for a little while for him. Mine was stuck forever, first with Timescale, and now with everything I do. :D

Heh.  Funny story.  :)
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: TLSC.wipeOut on Wed, 18 February 2015, 05:26:00
I am bro-less with a Topre Realforce 87U 55g keyboard. "wipeOut" has been my handle through battle.net during the days when I played BroodWar. "TLSC" is just short for TeamLiquid StarCraft since TeamLiquid has been a forum site I have been on for many years during the glory days of original StarCraft pro-gaming.
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: Fire Brand on Wed, 18 February 2015, 06:38:07
Do not want to enter!
Just want to talk about my username =p

So my username dates back a while not even sure when now as it the same on every game/site/forum I have ever been its from a older game called Gargoyles quest and it named after the main character you play as, also my old profile photo was of him too its just the name of a character in a game I really enjoyed playing as a child and yes if any of you played ghost and goblins Its the red gargoyle that flys down to attack you ;P

I just really like the name is all use it on most every game I play or forum I visit so if you ever see a Fire Brand with a picture that looks like a old gameboy sprite its most likely me =)
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: Dgsbllx on Wed, 18 February 2015, 07:09:34
Ok. Have a type-s so I qualify for the topres

Made an account on Runescape back in the day and needed to come up with a username. My Dad had a bottle of;

(http://www.kbsinstitute.org/images/pullo/IMGP6936.jpg)

and I had kept the empty bottle on my shelf in my room because i couldn't believe it said bollocks. Tried a few usernames and they were taken and in the end I was looking around the room and spotted the bottle and came up with Dgsbllx. Now use it for pretty much everything! I remember when Dragonball Z came onto the scene and loads of people thought it was related to that
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: saturnotaku on Wed, 18 February 2015, 12:07:17
I have a HHKB Type-S and have been thus far unsuccessful in all Bro raffles to this point.

I've been using this ID on various forums for more than a decade, but it's only been on GH where you can get any idea of what it means. I've never told anyone, and most who have tried to guess have put it in two categories: a reference to a minor Sailor Moon character or, more commonly, a love for the Sega Saturn.

Just look at my avatar for the real answer. I love cars and have been fortunate to have been a part of the industry in various capacities for most of my working life. When I was much younger, my dad would go to different car dealerships every year and get me all the different sales brochures. He always told the salespeople that's what he was doing and was not interested in buying a car at that time. The people at the Saturn dealer were always the friendliest and most accommodating in this regard. That positive attitude eventually turned into sales. My family and I have owned several Saturn vehicles, and I even spent a few summers in high school and college working at a dealership owned by a family friend.

Having Saturn as part of my online identity is a small way of paying homage to one of the most interesting stories of the business I love.

The otaku part is because I like anime, too, which I think is far less interesting than the Saturn part. And yes, I realize the S should probably be capitalized, but it was a mistake when I first starting using the name, and it stuck from there.  :))

Thanks for the opportunity to open up and go on a little nostalgia trip. :)
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: dimmu on Wed, 18 February 2015, 12:31:58
My girlfriend just got an 87U and started posting Friday, so this entry goes out to her.

==============================================================

Admiration for aviation started for the subject in Kindergarten. The subject reports there being a "student of the month" system in which an honored student would choose a toy out of the box to take home. Sometime in the year of 1995, subject pulled out a yellow and chrome die-cast model of an F-15 Eagle fighter plane.

As indicated by the memory's level of detail, it may be postulated that such an event had a significant effect on the subject's early interests. The yellow F-15 acted as the catalyst for the subject's long held enthusiasm for aircraft which quickly led to a fascination with the fictional spacecraft and mecha genres.

The following chart is an incomprehensive history on endeavours into being an imaginary pilot.

_________________________

[1995] Ages 5-6:

Die-cast F-15 Eagle (yellow and chrome); no image;

Jetfire G2
Show Image
(http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/transformers/images/4/45/G2Jetfire_toy.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20070209070334)


X-Wing Power of the Force
Show Image
(https://rborg42.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/xwingshot6.jpg)


Flight Simulator on home IBM Computer
Show Image
(http://www.migman.com/sw/MSFS5/pics/box.jpg)


Raptor on home IBM Computer
Show Image
(http://199.101.98.242/media/shots/94621-Raptor_Call_Of_The_Shadows_Episode_1_To_3_(1994)(Apogee_Software_Ltd)-2.png)


_________________________

[1996-97] Age 6-8:

Snowspeeder Power of the Force
Show Image
(http://www.starwarstoybox.com/849-2005-thickbox/star-wars-potf-power-of-the-force-electronic-rebel-snowspeeder.jpg)


Family purchased Vaio computer which eventually became subject's first computer.
Show Image
(https://cdn0.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/jFQFG0x9oA2YFqFw4OLi2lUudYk=/1020x0/cdn0.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/2818216/01_pcv90.1391682323.jpg)


X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter
Show Image
(http://www.museumofplay.org/online-collections/images/Z003/Z00378/Z0037845.jpg)


Wing Commander III
Show Image
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/32/Wc3boxart.jpg/250px-Wc3boxart.jpg)


6915: Warp Wing Fighter
Show Image
(http://images.brickset.com/sets/images/6915-1.jpg)


Subject has first experience of flying on a commercial jet [13 hours overseas flight]. Pilot hands subject a pair of "pilot wings." 

_________________________

[1998-99] Age 8-10:

Discovered Gundam Wing, purchased and assembled* 1/144 model of XXXG-01W Wing Gundam. * = Helped assemble, but mostly watched and handed tools/trays/stickers to babysitter to assemble.

Show Image
(http://www.1999.co.jp/itbig01/10012087.jpg)


Lego Set 6582: Daredevil Flight Squad
Show Image
(http://images.brickset.com/sets/images/6582-1.jpg)


Lego Set 2532: Aircraft and Ground Crew
Show Image
(http://images.brickset.com/sets/images/2532-1.jpg?199904210841)


Lego Set 7130: Snowspeeder
Show Image
(http://images.brickset.com/sets/images/7130-1.jpg?200709280618)


Pokemon discovered; continued to struggle on wing commander III; learned how to assemble gundam models without assistance.

_________________________

[2000-01] Age 10-12:

Lego Set 7314: Recon Mech RP
Show Image
(http://images.brickset.com/sets/images/7314-1.jpg?200010221200)


Armored Core 2
Show Image
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4f/Armored_Core_2_cover_art.jpg)


Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies
Show Image
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/51/Ac04box.jpg/256px-Ac04box.jpg)


Subject takes an online colorblind test and tests positive for Deutranopia.
_________________________

[2002-3] Age 12-14:

Skywarp Deluxe
Show Image
(http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/transformers/images/c/cc/UniverseSkywarp_toy.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20070115192427)


Armored Core 3
Show Image
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Armored_Core_3.jpg/252px-Armored_Core_3.jpg)


Multiple gundam sets purchased and built.

Neon Genesis Evangelion anime discovered.

_________________________


[2004-8] Age 14-19:

Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation
Show Image
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/16/Ace_Combat_6_Fires_of_Liberation_Game_Cover.jpg/256px-Ace_Combat_6_Fires_of_Liberation_Game_Cover.jpg)


Armored Core 4
Show Image
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/69/Armored_Core_4.jpg/256px-Armored_Core_4.jpg)


Armored Core For Answer
Show Image
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/29/Armored_Core_for_Answer_cover_art.PNG/256px-Armored_Core_for_Answer_cover_art.PNG)


Multiple gundam sets purchased and built.

Subject discovers that commercial airline pilots must not be colorblind. Subject begins to accept that they will not become a commercial pilot.

Fakeflight alias acquired, gmail registered. Name is chosen based on all of subject's piloting experience being "fake" but nevertheless enjoyable.

_________________________

[2009-10] Age 19-21:

Subject reports difficulty on "Fakeflight" username; too many questions about drug use, philosophy, religion etc. Subject looks for a more literal username.

Lastpilot alias acquired, gmail registered.

i just noticed this, but i used to stay up late just playing that raptor game too. it was pretty challenging until you get enough funds to buy that homing device then everything else pretty much melts with minimal effort. man, i loved that game.
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: dimmu on Wed, 18 February 2015, 12:42:46

ever heard of early Korean MMORPG game called Ragnarok, it was so massive in my country


Dood... wtf... I played RO since beta (2001-2002?) up until like maybe 3-4 years ago... WHY DIDN'T I KNOW YOU PLAYED THIS?!

I dont have a brobot, nor a topre board so I don't intend to participate
but! let me share my name story

ever heard of early Korean MMORPG game called Ragnarok, it was so massive in my country

cut it short, I was a dumb, thoughtless, clueless, eccentric teenagers wanted to name my character
and since then, I stick with it since I've never seen yet heard anyone ever thought to use the same name :D

I dont have a brobot, nor a topre board so I don't intend to participate
but! let me share my name story

ever heard of early Korean MMORPG game called Ragnarok, it was so massive in my country

cut it short, I was a dumb, thoughtless, clueless, eccentric teenagers wanted to name my character
and since then, I stick with it since I've never seen yet heard anyone ever thought to use the same name :D

I played on iRO loki for a year or two in the beginning.  Walking through prontera was such a mess with all the merch bots

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I dont have a brobot, nor a topre board so I don't intend to participate
but! let me share my name story

ever heard of early Korean MMORPG game called Ragnarok, it was so massive in my country

cut it short, I was a dumb, thoughtless, clueless, eccentric teenagers wanted to name my character
and since then, I stick with it since I've never seen yet heard anyone ever thought to use the same name :D
I remember nolifing Ragnarok in the Philippines before I moved to the U.S. I actually was named Synjin in Ragnarok and it was also my name in my Tekken DR SM clan when i was competing in 2007 before I left.

wow. i'm feeling so nostalgic right now. i used to play on iRO Loki, too right before comodo patch kicked in.

I was on iRO Loki too back in the day 0_0

i remember i used to play that game on a junky sony celeron laptop. you could always hear its agony whenever christmas event hits and that snow animation starts showing. my first char was a wiz named dimmu_borgir but i played my battlesage (later turned battle scholar), ben_stein more. i really enjoyed pvp duels and skirmishes and the extreme grindyness at the later levels of that game.
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: Darkside on Wed, 18 February 2015, 13:05:49
I don't have a Bro Bot.
I have a Topre keyboard.
..and  I don't meet the minimum post count! Curse being a lurker!
Nooooooo! (http://nooooooooooooooo.com/)

I named myself after the CC Vader cap, which I read being called the 'Dark Side' keycap in different sites. It was one of my favorite keycaps because of how very black and dark it was compared to CC's other colorful variants. I love black keycaps and I've always wanted to own a Bro Bot. :(
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: pr0ximity on Wed, 18 February 2015, 19:53:20
Awesome giveaway! Props to you for being so generous.

My handle's origin is probably the least interesting of them all. Early in high school I needed a new alias for getting more into Counter-Strike, so one day in English class I picked up a dictionary, turned to a random page, and picked a word off of the page I turned to. 'P' is relatively close to the center of the alphabet, it's the page I turned to. Added a '0' for that extra 1337 flair, and I've used it ever since for practically everything.
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: Evo_Spec on Wed, 18 February 2015, 19:59:13
I love you guys, so many damn giveaways!

I have no Topre, just wanted to say that you're awesome =)
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: asdfjkl36 on Fri, 20 February 2015, 08:35:38
Just a bit over a day left to enter!
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: Moralless on Fri, 20 February 2015, 09:25:25
Thanks asdf for this giveaway! :thumb: And I currently do not have any topre bros

A short time before I joined GH, I was helping(volunteering) my mom at her work so I can have some work experience put down for my resume(she worked at a place that looked after old people but not a retirement home).
There was this filipino guy who I always had to help with his lunch (cut his food, warm/cool his food etc.) and on one occasion I mentioned to him that I wasn't getting paid for this (I honestly wasn't working that much maybe 5-10 hours per week). When I told him that he said something along the lines of "Oh you're a volunteer? Then how come your name is Morales if you're really not moral less(Morales is my last name)? He said Morales and moral less with the same tone so I got confused and when I realized what he was talking about after I asked what he meant by that and I just thought that was one of the most cheesiest jokes(and horrible pun) I've ever heard and it was the first thing I thought off when I was signing  here because I'm a sucker for horrible puns  :)).
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: MrexD on Fri, 20 February 2015, 09:53:02
No Topre, just thought I'd share my lame name.

For years I've used the name mrwoodyxd

mrwoody because my nickname has been Woody IRL since I stole it from my dad. His nickname was/is also Woody.

Added the MR because why not. And the xd because I like the "xD" emote.

Then when I joined Reddit/Geekhack I changed it to Mr E xD because I wanted to be a "mystery" eh? eh? see what i did there?

ugh... shoot me.

EDit: I'd just like to add, that although I now find it lame to be Mr E xD I actually like how it sounds as Em-Recksed, so, swings and roundabouts

Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: rockhawksam on Fri, 20 February 2015, 10:05:06
thanks for doing this! Still don't have any bros, so I would love to win this one! When I made this name I was a little kid who was obsessed with collecting rocks, Tony Hawk, and my name is Sam. The name was originally used for club penguin but I've stuck with it for like 10 years now!
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: pesky brat on Fri, 20 February 2015, 16:13:56
I'm a little shy of the post count, but I thought I'd give my entry anyway.

I have two Topre boards, a blank white HHKB and a black Realforce TKL 55g.

I don't have a BroBot, but I do have a couple of Bro Caps from the last sale.

My name comes back from my old RuneScape days. I had a main account, "ron potter55", but I decided to make a second account to go archer pure, with a side goal of annoying people as much as possible. Thus, the name "pesky brat" popped into my head. I liked it better than "ron potter55" so I started using it elsewhere, for other gaming accounts mostly. Quite frankly, I wish I picked a better name, but I've used this one on dozens of accounts, so now I feel its too late to switch.

If I win, I'll pay it forward and do a giveaway of my own.
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: foxer on Fri, 20 February 2015, 16:18:17
I'm so close to acquiring my first Topre keyboard. ;_;
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: asdfjkl36 on Fri, 20 February 2015, 17:03:19

I'm so close to acquiring my first Topre keyboard. ;_;

If you know you'll be getting one soon, just go ahead any enter.

Just didn't want anyone with the intent of just trading it for an MX brobot
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: foxer on Sat, 21 February 2015, 07:08:33
Haha, thanks. Well my name is pretty **** in all fairness. Originates from SC2, ofc. Was a huge lover back in the day, and loved MKP. As many know, he was known as 'foxer'. I just loved watching him and despite being a Protoss player myself, I loved Terran above anything else. So cut the bull****, I just stole his name because I'm an unimaginative *******. Sorry, Lee Jung Hoon. Forgive me. ;-;
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: asdfjkl36 on Sat, 21 February 2015, 10:32:17
Just under 3 and a half hours left to enter

Winner will be announced sometime today
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: asdfjkl36 on Sat, 21 February 2015, 14:29:57
Heya, I'm pretty new to this artisan thing so I don't have any bros yet. I have one FN key from Hotkeys (the teal one). My HHKB is in route as we speak.
My username is something dumb someone called me on a forum maybe 10 years ago and it just stuck with me. It's not very clever but I don't mind.
I'd be so glad to have a bro though. I bought the dark grey edition of the HHKB and I plan to put the white keycaps on it. Having a black ESC key (and a BRO!) would look awesome IMO.
Thanks <3

Congrats! PM me your info
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy). Winner announced!
Post by: swill on Sat, 21 February 2015, 15:00:02
Heya, I'm pretty new to this artisan thing so I don't have any bros yet. I have one FN key from Hotkeys (the teal one). My HHKB is in route as we speak.
My username is something dumb someone called me on a forum maybe 10 years ago and it just stuck with me. It's not very clever but I don't mind.
I'd be so glad to have a bro though. I bought the dark grey edition of the HHKB and I plan to put the white keycaps on it. Having a black ESC key (and a BRO!) would look awesome IMO.
Thanks <3

Congrats! PM me your info

Congrats. :)
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy). Winner announced!
Post by: yomammary on Sat, 21 February 2015, 15:28:17
Awesome! Thank you :)
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy). Winner announced!
Post by: rowdy on Sat, 21 February 2015, 18:31:02
Congrats yomammary - that's a very nice BB you've just won yourself :)
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy). Winner announced!
Post by: pr0ximity on Sat, 21 February 2015, 19:21:15
Congrats yomammary!
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy). Winner announced!
Post by: HendyZone on Sat, 21 February 2015, 19:51:15
Congrats yomammary :thumb:
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy). Winner announced!
Post by: yomammary on Sat, 21 February 2015, 20:03:36
Thank you all :-*
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy). Winner announced!
Post by: ghostjuggernaut on Sun, 22 February 2015, 09:08:37
Congrats yomammary!
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy). Winner announced!
Post by: jackalope on Sun, 22 February 2015, 15:08:00
Congrats yomammary, that is a beautiful bro to add to any collection. 
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy)
Post by: HoffmanMyster on Mon, 23 February 2015, 15:48:58
Heya, I'm pretty new to this artisan thing so I don't have any bros yet. I have one FN key from Hotkeys (the teal one). My HHKB is in route as we speak.
My username is something dumb someone called me on a forum maybe 10 years ago and it just stuck with me. It's not very clever but I don't mind.
I'd be so glad to have a bro though. I bought the dark grey edition of the HHKB and I plan to put the white keycaps on it. Having a black ESC key (and a BRO!) would look awesome IMO.
Thanks <3

Congrats! PM me your info


Congrats yomammary!!  :D  And thanks to asdf for hosting the giveaway.  :)
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy). Winner announced!
Post by: yomammary on Sat, 07 March 2015, 08:55:42
Thanks to asdfjkl36 again for the giveaway and quick shipping :thumb:

(http://i.imgur.com/L19NO5x.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/CcQ1ckW.jpg)
Title: Re: BroBot Giveaway!!! Topre Blackout v2 (Glossy). Winner announced!
Post by: asdfjkl36 on Sat, 07 March 2015, 14:20:13

Thanks to asdfjkl36 again for the giveaway and quick shipping :thumb:

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Show Image
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Sweet, glad it got there safely :D