Samson
Samson: I have been playing Go for under a year now. I am currently about 11k KGS. I am very passionate about Go and constantly strive to get better. I generally try and emulate my favorite player TakemiyaMasaki and his CosmicStyle. I also enjoy applying Art of War tactics to the game. It sometimes feels like that book is a strategy guide for Go (and life for that matter). I also enjoy pondering more abstract thoughts of the game, like using it as a metaphor for several things including life. I love Go and see it as much more then a game.
[9:00] Wonder why your nickname is OGSamson, is it your dogs name or sth?
[9:33] Hmm, i guess i know why it is OGSamson :-)
Well first part is easy.. GO reversed.
Second part is from the dictionary: -Samson :: judge of ancient Israel known for his great strength (Biblical); very strong or powerful man.
[9:34] Though this doesn't explain the strange picture in your account...
[9:36] I got explaination of your emailaddress, -sama denotes great respect, since samson is before sama your have great respect for samson. :-) Ha! i am too good. Now only the picture...
Samson: Haha, you put alot of thought into it. Samson is my nickname from highschool and my gamer handle. I got it because I used to have really long hair and one day I cut it all off. A friend of mine joked that I lost all my power like Samson (whose strength came from his hair) and it kind of stuck.
OG is kind of a play on words. OG is slang for Original Gangster. But it is also GO reversed. The reason I am OGSamson instead of just Samson is because my old account (Samson) I lost the password for and I don't use that email address anymore so I could not recover it. I am OGSamson so everyone knows who the original Samson is.
The pic is just a Sanrio character named Ganta. His special ability is that he can turn into a rock (or stone). So I think it kind of fits the game.
My email address is just me not being humble. I got that email address when I moved to Japan (was there for about a year then moved back). I also think that Samsonsan@yahoo.com was already taken so I had to go up the self respect a little and become even less humble.
Hope that clears it all up.