New Name for Tsu: Pick your Favorite!

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The thread discusses potential new names for a user known as Tsu, previously associated with the name Tsunami. Participants suggest various names and express their preferences, exploring the implications of changing the name in light of recent events.

Discussion Character

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  • Exploratory

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants suggest keeping the name Tsu, arguing it is familiar and well-liked.
  • Others propose alternative names such as A-bomb, Avalanche, Hurricane, Volcano, and various humorous suggestions like "Attack of the giant doughnuts."
  • A few participants express concerns about the appropriateness of certain names, particularly those associated with disasters.
  • Some participants speculate on the reasons behind Tsu's desire to change her name, suggesting it may be a sensitive response to recent events.
  • There are humorous and off-topic discussions about smurfs and their reproduction, which diverge from the main topic.
  • Some participants express confusion over the name Thunder Pussy, while others react to the return of a user named Zooby.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

There is no clear consensus on a new name for Tsu, with multiple competing views and suggestions remaining throughout the discussion.

Contextual Notes

Participants express a range of opinions, with some suggesting names that may be seen as insensitive, while others emphasize the importance of maintaining a connection to the original name. The discussion also includes humorous and unrelated tangents that may distract from the main topic.

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Due to recent events, Tsu [Tsunami] wants to officially change her name.

What is your preference for her new name?

1). Tsu
2). A-bomb
3). Avalanche
4). Hurricane
5). Volcano

If you knew Tsu like I know Tsu... :biggrin:
 
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How about something Japanese like..kamikaze :rolleyes:
 
Lets not go with volcano! Since she sort of predicted the Tsunami, I would rather not call in a volcano!

Tsu, is good!
 
oooo ooo! I got one!
"Attack of the giant doughnuts!" Oh man, that'd be sweeeet...cream filling everywhere!
 
check said:
oooo ooo! I got one!
"Attack of the giant doughnuts!" Oh man, that'd be sweeeet...cream filling everywhere!

To shorten it up it and mix it in with the one Ivan stated earlier, this synthesis would produce...... "A-doughbomb"

I like it.
 
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Since I already have a friend who goes by the screen name Hurricane, that would be too confusing to me. The others don't quite have a good ring to them, so I'm going to have to vote for Tsu, which most of us call her anyway. :biggrin:
 
yeah, I could only deal with 'Tsu'.
 
Math Is Hard said:
yeah, I could only deal with 'Tsu'.
Ditto. I can't think of anything else that would feel right.
 
Evo said:
Ditto. I can't think of anything else that would feel right.

I concur. Tsu's Tsu and all I can think of Tsu is Tsu.
 
  • #10
Tsu sounds good, linked in term of letters to the old name, and known in social way like that here at PF, it will remind us of the same character.

[if i make a new member called Mosestti, it could be a link between me and him in a mind of people here :biggrin: :bugeye: ]
 
  • #11
People !, with our extremelly short attention span no one will remember about some Tsunami disaster in Indonesia.I already keep forgeting stuff.Leave Tsunami alone.
 
  • #12
Yeah come on, you didn't see me go and changing my name after the smurf genocide of '72.
 
  • #13
There were Smurfs in '72? I don't remember seeing any until the 1980's.
 
  • #14
Exactly! It took ages for their population to recover, it was absolutely devestating.
 
  • #15
eeeeeeewwwwwww...smurfs reproducing...yuck!
 
  • #16
Smurf said:
Exactly! It took ages for their population to recover, it was absolutely devestating.
Of course it takes a long time, given that there is apparently only one female. Or do smurfs reproduce by budding? Or hmm... maybe they're like ferns and alternate haploid and diploid generations—perhaps the alternate generations are those fluorescent-haired troll thingummies...

And what happens if poor Smurfette gets eaten by a giant squirrel or abducted by aliens? Does one of the males change gender like frogs do?

(And Ivan—you're our resident expert, right?—how do the aliens react when they abduct a smurf?)
 
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  • #17
I agree Tsu should almost certainly stay Tsu, or even just つ, i.e. "tsu" :wink: (or perhaps that should be ッ – since she is a 外人 )

Or other things to try:
  • Cyclone
  • Tornado
  • H-bomb (if you know Tsu like Ivan knows Tsu, why settle for an A-bomb...? :biggrin:)
  • Typhoon
  • Tempest
  • Scirocco (my favorite—other than just keeping "Tsu", of course)
 
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Ivan Seeking said:
eeeeeeewwwwwww...smurfs reproducing...yuck!
If you don't like that you won't like [link withdrawn] [Warning Contains Strong Adult Content] (no, not the fun kind - seriously not for the even moderatly easily offended)
 
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plover said:
I agree Tsu should almost certainly stay Tsu, or even just つ, i.e. "tsu" :wink: (or perhaps that should be ッ – since she is a 外人 )

Or other things to try:
  • Cyclone
  • Tornado
  • H-bomb (if you know Tsu like Ivan knows Tsu, why settle for an A-bomb...? :biggrin:)
  • Typhoon
  • Tempest
  • Scirocco (my favorite—other than just keeping "Tsu", of course)

Instead of going through all that effort why not just call her "BIG BOOM"
 
  • #20
I second Ivan's eew. Weren't they all male originally? I don't want to know how that would work.
 
  • #21
Smurf honestly the thing is so disgusting, will you consider withdrawing it? Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeese :shy:
 
  • #22
Ivan Seeking said:
Due to recent events, Tsu [Tsunami] wants to officially change her name.

What is your preference for her new name?

How about Echo 6 Sierra's PF Sister-in-Law? :biggrin: (referring of course to the now-famous "Win a Dream Date with Evo" thread) I can see it now...Ivan, my PF S.I.L, Evo and myself laughing at some cute joke as the waiter brings our Champagne and chocolate to the table on the lanai so we can watch the sunset...
 
  • #23
How about "The Contributer Formerly Known as Tsunami." And she could use an unpronoucable symbol for her name. :biggrin:

I vote for Tsu as well.
 
  • #24
Tsu, I just want you to know if it was anyone else we were having this conversation I would be giving them such a hard time. With you it doesn't sound as bad. I think maybe you two have a little too much drama sometimes though.
cause: Bush elected
effect: WE'RE moving to Canada
cause: natural disaster
effect: I'm changing my name
this is a scary progression
cause:broke a fingernail
effect: amputation

If you do HAVE to change your name, don't change it to another disaster, cause then if that disaster does happen you'll be blamed.
 
  • #25
Integral said:
Lets not go with volcano! Since she sort of predicted the Tsunami, I would rather not call in a volcano!

Tsu, is good!
How about Earth_Shattering_Asteroid?
 
  • #26
russ_watters said:
How about Earth_Shattering_Asteroid?
Tsunami does pale by comparison.

I think that Tsu's desire to change her name is more than a knee jerk reaction to the event. I think that she probably feels it is insensitive and being used too lightly as a user name to use it in that capacity. I remember thinking when I first read a post by her following the tragedy that she will probably change it because she appears to me to be a very sensitive person.
 
  • #27
Ivan Seeking said:
Due to recent events, Tsu [Tsunami] wants to officially change her name.

What is your preference for her new name

Thunder kitty
 
  • #28
*gasps*Zooby's back!
 
  • #29
zoobyshoe said:
Thunder kitty

Holy Moly ! Zooby's here !

Zoob, have you any idea what kind of torture you've been putting us through ?
 
  • #30
What about Gokul43202?
 

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