Where the name 'typicalrunt' comes from
I've been asked a few times where the name 'typicalrunt' comes from, so I thought I'd write the meaning down and also explain why I don't use my real name. I love learning about the origins of words, so here's my explanation of my nickname.
The handle 'typicalrunt' is from 1997 when I needed a handle for all of my online activities (at the time, this mainly included online gaming). Typically a nickname is chosen for you through some kind of friendly back-and-forth with friends. This time I chose the name because I wasn't called any nicknames (this changed in subsequent year, but I'm keeping those names secret).
The name comes from two parts "typical" and "runt". The first, "typical" is something that I tended to say too often in front of people. It was meant as admonishment because I noticed that people acted in ways that were all too routine or, in this case, "typical".
The second part of the name, "runt" comes from my childhood where I was a skinny underheight kid (I grew very tall much later in life) and subsequently picked on or chosen last for all those reindeer games that kids play during school or play time. Hence, I was the runt of the litter, so to speak.
By joining the two words into some crazy neologism, I was trying to be the person who rooted for the prototypical underdog. It is more fun to watch a losing team fight back to win the game than it is to watch a superior team trounce an inferior team. For me, it's more about the journey than it is about the destination.
As for why I don't use my real name, that's easy: it is one of the most common combination English names in the West. There are pages upon pages of "Brown" in a phonebook (or Google search) and "Scott" is so common it means the name of a people. In addition to its commonality, it is also the name of a US governor who I am not particular fond of, so I stay away from relating my name to his.