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VIGGO123: Origins

As some of you watching todays TNT might have seen or heard, the Giant Bomb crew weren't too fond of my nickname, so I wish to elaborate this a bit.
Ok, here's the deal. I know it is a stupid nickname, it's not unique or creative in any way and it doesn't really say anything about me. But it's one I've grown accustomed to.
The weird thing is that my name isn't Viggo, it's Victor.
Back when I was a kid (12 or so), when i first got into online gaming, some of my friends called me Viggo, not really sure how it got started, but they did. I remember my first LAN-party, it was in a large community hall or something, and a lot of my friends were there, so i had to use a nickname people would recognize me by. And due to dangerously small amounts of sleep and a severe lack of creativity that nickname became "VIGGO123"
Over the years I got used to the silly-ass nickname and when I created this account back in early 2009 I didn't plan on getting too involved in the community. Forums and comments wasn't really my thing. But after using the site for a couple of months, I found the videos, wiki and forums very interesting and couldn't stay away.
Up until today, nobody commented on my nickname, but Vinny unleashed a shitstorm comments from the crew and the chat, but at least, now I have plenty off alternatives if VIGGO123 is taken when creating future accounts.
 
Also, I am not mad or anything, I think it's rather funny and it gave me a good laugh.
I still love GIant Bomb <3
 
EDIT: I don't use this name in online games anymore, so if you find someone named VIGGO123 while playing Bad Company 2, Modern Warfare, Starcraft 2 or Team Fortress 2, it's not me. But feel free to shout on his terrible nickname!
EDIT2: For those of you who would like to see said incident, click here <--- about 1h36 min into the video. (Aftermath at 1h50min30sec)

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