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[Elastic Otter]

Otters rock.
Elastic is makes underwear into FUNderwear.
The idea of an elastic otter is mind-boggling.
Besides, it's a few steps away from an innuendo.

Now you know the secret recipie.  Measure twice, cut once.

Modifié par Elastic Otter, 17 mars 2010 - 01:10 .

[Seagloom]

It's the surname of an old character of mine. She has quite a bit of history, as does the name in my story. Getting into it here would take forever, bore everyone, and probably be pointless though. Seagloom itself was made up during one of many brainstorming sessions before writing. I wish there was a cooler story behind it.

Modifié par Seagloom, 17 mars 2010 - 01:26 .

[Busomjack]

My nick name in real life is Jack and I have a lot of man busom hence the name Busomjack.

[Godak]

This is from a PM session between lea.l, Steel Moon, and myself.



"Oh, boy. Well, do they have Kodak cameras in Germany? You see, I used to think that "Kodak" was "Godak". I thought I would be OH SO clever, and use it as my screen name for everything. My friend eventually asked "What the heck's a Godak?". I proudly responded "It's that camera company!", and then he went and dashed my dreams with "You're thinking of Kodak". I guess he saw that I was visibly distraught, so he added "But it sounds totally awesome! Like, a Dragonball Z character, or something!" Since I was seven at the time (and DBZ was the sh!t), the name just kind of stuck."

[Mr.Skar]

Mr. Skar was the name of my City of Villains magic based Controller. He had a top hat and a team of undead henchman. The name has since stuck.

[Dark Lilith]

See too: Other Points in the Horoscope

In the beginning was the Great Goddess, and the Goddess was the Earth, and the Earth was the Goddess. /im/in/in_lilith2_e.jpgThe origins of the cult of the Great Goddess lie hidden in the dim twilight of prehistoric time. The Goddess ruled for hundreds of thousands of years. In the course of time, the Mother-Goddess was overthrown and driven under, and the triumph of the most patriarchal of archetypes - Jahwe, God the Father, Allah - was complete in the Judaic, Christian and Moslem worlds. It was only in the tamed form of Mary, Mother of God, that some aspects of the Mother Goddess were permitted to survive. Various Black Madonnas in ancient sanctuaries still bear witness to her.

The figure of Lilith represents one aspect of the Great Goddess. In ancient Babylon, she was worshipped as Lilitu, Ischtar or Lamaschtu. Jewish mythology already puts her into darker realms - an evil Demon of the night, a fitting mate for Satan, lying in wait for men, and killing children.
The Astronomical Lilith
The Moon travels along an elliptical path around the Earth. An ellipse has two focal points, and the other focal point, not occupied by the Earth has been called the Dark Moon, the Black Moon or Lilith. This is a slightly simplified definition, since, actually, the Moon and the Earth both move around their common centre of gravity, and the path of the Moon is not a neat ellipse, but a rather wobbly affair. One must distinguish between the mean orbit of the Moon, which is a slowly elongating ellipse, and the actual orbit, which vaccilates around the mean path, due to interference of various kinds. Just as there a "mean" and a "true" Lunar Node, so there is a "mean" and a "true" ellipse and a "mean" and a "true" Lilith. I write "true" in inverted commas, because the Moon's Node is only "true" about twice per month, when the Moon is actually on it, for the rest of the time, it is as "untrue" as the mean Node. In fact, when working with a point so close to the Earth, one should also take the great parallax into consideration, i.e. consider, from which point on the Earth one is actually looking at a point in the heavens. Astrology observes the planets geocentrically, as if from the Earth's centre, and not topocentrically, from the actual place of the observer.
 

 
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The Dark Moon has also been defined as the apogee of the Moon's orbit, or that point in the orbit farthest from the Earth. Both these points, the apogee and the second focal point, lie on the long axis of the orbital ellipse, the line of apsides. Seen from the Earth, they lie in the same direction, and therefore occupy the same place in the zodiac. The second focal point lies at a distance only about 36´000 km from the Earth, the apogee at about 400´000 km. Apart from this, both definitions can be regarded as being equivalent. Because the orbit of the Moon continually shifts forward in space, the Dark Moon moves along the zodiac at about 40° per year. A complete revolution takes 8 years and 10 months.
Lilith in the Chart
The glyph used for Lilith is a black Moon, as opposed to that used for the real Moon. Lilith is included in the chart drawing Type 2.AC, some other drawing types, such as 2.AT show Lilith in the table of planetary positions.
Interpreting Lilith
"During my years of astrological practice, I have come to use the Dark Moon in all my chart analyses, as a complement to interpretating the Moon. It would never occur to me to neglect this influence. The Dark Moon describes our relationship to the absolute, to sacrifice as such, and shows how we let go. In transit, the Dark Moon indicates some form of castration or frustration, frequently in the areas of desire, a powerlessness of the psyche, or a general inhibition. On the other hand, it shows where we question ourselves, our lives, our jobs, and our beliefs. I feel this is important, since it gives us the opportunity to "let go" of something. The Dark Moon shows where we can let the Whole flow into our selves, without putting an "I" in the way, without putting up a wall in the form of ego. At the same time, it doesn't indicate passivity - on the contrary - it symbolizes the firm will to be open and trusting, to let the Greater World flow through one, relying entirely on the great laws of the universe, on that which we name God. To prepare us for this opening, the Dark Moon creates a necessary void."

(Joëlle de Gravelaine in "Lilith und das Loslassen", Astrologie Heute Nr. 23)
 

[Loerwyn]

'nuff said.

[Sloth Of Doom]

I have been using mine for like 15 years. I wanted something amusing and somewhat ironic, and I figured sloths are about as far from doom as you can get. Of course, the common misconception on the DA boards is that it is in reference to the Sloth Demon from DA.



Somehow my explanation seems trivial next to Lilith's wall of text.

[Noilly Prat]

Eh, I just had to come up with something quickly, not really thinking I would ever have to use this account for much, and for some reason Noilly Prat was the first thing that came to mind. It's a vermouth, for those who are unfamiliar. I don't know why it was the first thing that came to mind.



I used to be called Pugnaz on the old boards, and I didn't realize the Social Network was replacing them. I don't love my current name, but eh, I really don't mind it either.

[Statulos]

Is not a closed thread enough to tell you not to go on being mean and making a forum, that is most of the time nice, calmed and friendly a Tartarus again? Whatever, man, whatever, but it´s not fun at all.



For my part; Statulos is my "war name" and the closes version in Celtiberian to my actual real name. Unluckily, there´s a huge lack of knowledge about the ethimology of Celtiberian names and the few preserved words, but considering the links, we may suppose that the name has semitic connections and thus, it may mean "small one".

[Sloth Of Doom]

Noilly Prat wrote...

Eh, I just had to come up with something quickly, not really thinking I would ever have to use this account for much, and for some reason Noilly Prat was the first thing that came to mind. It's a vermouth, for those who are unfamiliar. I don't know why it was the first thing that came to mind.

I used to be called Pugnaz on the old boards, and I didn't realize the Social Network was replacing them. I don't love my current name, but eh, I really don't mind it either.

I use Noilly Prat for martinis, when I can (it isn't always the easiest thing to get around here).   Pro tip: T.S. Elliot named his cat Noilly Prat.

[Elastic Otter]

Sloth Of Doom wrote...

I have been using mine for like 15 years. I wanted something amusing and somewhat ironic, and I figured sloths are about as far from doom as you can get. Of course, the common misconception on the DA boards is that it is in reference to the Sloth Demon from DA.

Somehow my explanation seems trivial next to Lilith's wall of text.

Oh, you MUST see this, then...
SLOTHS!

[Noilly Prat]

Sloth Of Doom wrote...

Noilly Prat wrote...

Eh, I just had to come up with something quickly, not really thinking I would ever have to use this account for much, and for some reason Noilly Prat was the first thing that came to mind. It's a vermouth, for those who are unfamiliar. I don't know why it was the first thing that came to mind.

I used to be called Pugnaz on the old boards, and I didn't realize the Social Network was replacing them. I don't love my current name, but eh, I really don't mind it either.

I use Noilly Prat for martinis, when I can (it isn't always the easiest thing to get around here).   Pro tip: T.S. Elliot named his cat Noilly Prat.

Yeah, I like it for the same.  Never heard about T.S. Eliot's cat, though.  Interesting!

[Mr.Skar]

Statulos wrote...

Is not a closed thread enough to tell you not to go on being mean and making a forum, that is most of the time nice, calmed and friendly a Tartarus again? Whatever, man, whatever, but it´s not fun at all.

For my part; Statulos is my "war name" and the closes version in Celtiberian to my actual real name. Unluckily, there´s a huge lack of knowledge about the ethimology of Celtiberian names and the few preserved words, but considering the links, we may suppose that the name has semitic connections and thus, it may mean "small one".

That's pretty cool. Seems like you (and others, like Lilith) put some real thought into your names. As opposed to, you know, using the same name they used for a video game character.

[Twitchmonkey]

Mother's maiden name.

[Sloth Of Doom]

Elastic Otter wrote...

Sloth Of Doom wrote...

I have been using mine for like 15 years. I wanted something amusing and somewhat ironic, and I figured sloths are about as far from doom as you can get. Of course, the common misconception on the DA boards is that it is in reference to the Sloth Demon from DA.

Somehow my explanation seems trivial next to Lilith's wall of text.

Oh, you MUST see this, then...
SLOTHS!

Silly Hulu isn't available outside of the US, but I know what clip you are trying to show me.   Realy, really funny.   A CSS server I used to play on had a snippet from that clip play whenever I joined the game.