Who the F*** is Amos!!!

Started by jcljules, May 13, 2008, 11:06:24 PM

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May 13, 2008, 11:06:24 PM
Excuse my language but, I've seen the name Amos all over this board. Who is it? Enlighten a poor newbie.
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May 13, 2008, 11:06:41 PM #1
Find out IC.

Edit: Sorry ... seemed like the thing to say.  ::)

I think Amos is akin to saying John Doe. Or Mr. Smith, or some other generic name.
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May 13, 2008, 11:09:25 PM #2
Amos and Malik are the everyman, and they always, always, always have 'the tall, muscular man' as a description.
May 13, 2008, 11:13:32 PM #3
Apparently, long, long ago, there were like four or five 'Amos's in game.

I've met at least twenty 'Amos' characters in Zalanthas, and have used the name for one of my own once.

Also, in my time, I've seen at least 10 'tall, muscular men'.

So, Amos and 'the tall, muscular man' were condensed into the Armageddon character norm.

And that kids, is the story of Amos.
May 13, 2008, 11:34:00 PM #4
Who is Amos?

He is my father, and my mother, my brother, my friend. He is you, and me. He is all of us.
"When I was a fighting man, the kettle-drums they beat;
The people scattered gold-dust before my horse's feet;
But now I am a great king, the people hound my track
With poison in my wine-cup, and daggers at my back."
May 13, 2008, 11:34:55 PM #5
I am he and you are he and you are me and we are all together.
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May 13, 2008, 11:36:08 PM #6
Quote from: Malken on May 13, 2008, 11:34:00 PM
Who is Amos?

He is my father, and my mother, my brother, my friend. He is you, and me. He is all of us.

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May 14, 2008, 12:01:03 AM #7
Amos is Soylent Green.
Nyr: newbs killing newbs
Nyr: hot newb on newb violence
Ath: Mmmmmm, HOT!
May 14, 2008, 12:14:02 AM #8
Amos is a dish best served cold.
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May 14, 2008, 02:12:24 AM #9
Amos is a storybook ending.
I tripped and Fale down my stairs. Drink milk and you'll grow Uaptal. I know this guy from the state of Tenneshi. This house will go up Borsail tomorrow. I gave my book to him Nenyuk it back again. I hired this guy golfing to Kadius around for a while.
May 14, 2008, 02:19:48 AM #10
Amos and Malik are the Zalanthan equivalents of Bob and Joe. For male PCs, they are the top two most popular names in the database, at last posting on the subject by the imms.
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May 14, 2008, 02:21:17 AM #11
Wonder if there is a female equivalent of amos or malik.

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May 14, 2008, 02:22:21 AM #12
Talia and Malia.
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May 14, 2008, 02:27:21 AM #13
Talia and Pearl, according to a post by an imm I read.
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May 14, 2008, 02:28:34 AM #14
Pearl is immortalized and can only ever mean one person.
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May 14, 2008, 02:33:26 AM #15
Quote from: Tisiphone on May 14, 2008, 02:22:21 AM
Talia and Malia.

Talia seen a few times I think,but malia don't recall.

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May 14, 2008, 02:51:17 AM #16
Malkovamos, malkovamos.
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May 14, 2008, 03:20:44 AM #17
Heh.

Awhile back, there was a thread asking what the most common character name was.  The name that was stated was "Amos", after some research by one of the staff.

Afterwards, the name grew in popularity to become by far the most common name in Zalanthas.  So when the name "Amos" is used, it generally means your generic character.
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May 14, 2008, 03:58:05 AM #18
According to a very quick, dirty, and unscientific survey I just did, the most popular PC female names are Talia and Sasha (7 PCs each). If you think one is more popular, post it and I'll check.

By comparison there were 27 Amoses and 17 Maliks, so male names seem to have more repitition than female.

Keep in mind, these are just PCs who have the name as their ACTUAL name, not an alias.
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May 14, 2008, 08:59:12 AM #19
Quote from: Rahnevyn on May 14, 2008, 03:58:05 AM
According to a very quick, dirty, and unscientific survey I just did, the most popular PC female names are Talia and Sasha (7 PCs each). If you think one is more popular, post it and I'll check.

By comparison there were 27 Amoses and 17 Maliks, so male names seem to have more repitition than female.

Keep in mind, these are just PCs who have the name as their ACTUAL name, not an alias.

This is clear proof that females (or their pretenders) are more creative.
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May 14, 2008, 09:04:27 AM #20
I've seen a few female characters named "Sadira" or some slight variation thereof.
May 14, 2008, 09:39:20 AM #21
I still think it gives Famous Amos cookies a whole new meaning.

May 14, 2008, 09:39:56 AM #22
Double post... sorta.
May 14, 2008, 10:25:53 AM #23
Quote from: Rahnevyn on May 14, 2008, 03:58:05 AM
According to a very quick, dirty, and unscientific survey I just did, the most popular PC female names are Talia and Sasha (7 PCs each). If you think one is more popular, post it and I'll check.

By comparison there were 27 Amoses and 17 Maliks, so male names seem to have more repitition than female.

Keep in mind, these are just PCs who have the name as their ACTUAL name, not an alias.

At this point, I feel as though I am a slacker for not having an Amos or a Malik.

...If I ever play a templar, I swear I'm naming him Amos.
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May 14, 2008, 10:29:37 AM #24
There's already an Amos-esque templar IG right now.
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