Anyways, this is the first time I've ever told anyone the backstory to it, so consider you guys special!
ONONOKE or "Ono-no-Ke" means "Ono's House / The House of Ono" (those who understand Japanese would get it)
Of course, that doesn't mean I'm Japanese and that my real family name is Ono (though I actually wanted to use that nickname here, but somehow couldn't). It's actually… a brand of wood shavings I always use for my pet rodents. And yes, that brand is Japanese. So "The House of Ono" in reality means, "The House that uses Ono's wood shavings brand". Ahahaha... :cool2:

@famousbovine:

Famousbovine, eh?
I find cows funny. The 'famous' part is my attempt at sounding glamorous (didn't work, obviously).  ;D
If I could change my nickname, however, I would like a name from Greek mythology. Particularly those who were punished like Sisyphus, Ixion, or Arachne. I am so edgy.   :crazy:

I think Ixion would have been a really cool forum name! 
Where is your avatar from? It looks mysterious and creepy!

Well, I got it from tumblr, it's a character from the manga 'Goodnight Punpun'.

Famousbovine, eh?
I find cows funny. The 'famous' part is my attempt at sounding glamorous (didn't work, obviously).  ;D
If I could change my nickname, however, I would like a name from Greek mythology. Particularly those who were punished like Sisyphus, Ixion, or Arachne. I am so edgy.   :crazy:

I think Ixion would have been a really cool forum name! 
Where is your avatar from? It looks mysterious and creepy!

Also, I refer myself as Poltergeist since... most people I know, my friends especially, think that I often suddenly come out of nowhere. They would be likely busy or focused or talked to each other and oddly enough, when I get close to them no one would seem to notice and when I finally say something or call them, they would be effectively startled. Even when they don't really do anything in particular they seem to surprised when they notice that I've been there with them for quite a while. Often surprised, even if I just recently entered the room. Do I have startling appearance or something?

I do enjoy it some times. Once I saw my friends walking along in the hallway at campus and then I silently snuck up and tagged along with them from behind but closely for some time and they oddly did not even notice. Or they did but they just didn't care. Either way, when they didn't notice me for some time, I asked them honestly and naively; "so where are we going?" All of them suddenly turned heads and visibly surprised because they didn't realize I was with them. One of them even asked "God! since when have you been with us?" Really, how could possibly one can be with a group of his or her friends without them noticing for quite a while?

Other times I would just idly lounging about inside the classroom and spotted my friend from the window walking by and then when they near the door, I would suddenly barge out of the class right before them. Often, their expression are priceless. It's evil, but... ;D

But really, it seems like my friends are easily spooked, even if I don't intend to shock them in any way... My two best friends however, find my tendency to suddenly appear around them is not anything new. They're already used to it ;D