February 29, 2012

• Trolling Complete

  A while back I had a chance to name something – something potentially bigger than myself. I was about to create and give away a guild so that others might reap the benefits. (Giving away a guild and not seeing it immediately die turned out to be harder than I thought, because guilds require maintenance, but there were still plenty of people eager to save their hard-won points.)

  But what to call it? Now, it couldn’t be simply stupid. Nor could it be overly self-indulgent. Yet it had to be worth it, somehow: this was my one chance to leave my mark on that which I would pass on to others. Mindful of these competing needs, I decided to go with a reference to an ancient text.

  And so the Fists of Onan were born. They grew with surprising speed, filling out their roster with eager recruits and expelling only rarely.

  I sometimes wonder if people understand the implications and are amused, or continue blithely unaware of the meaning of the name.

  Raise up your fists, brothers.

  • 6:30 pm
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