Two q's . Playa nick names? Virgin hazing?

Lucidvegas · Post by **Lucidvegas** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 7:03 am

Greetings again.

I've been reading about people using altered names on the playa. I was wondering how? Do you make it yourself or are you given one?

I also read something about light hazing. That true or where they talking about on eplaya?

Thanks!

Lucidvegas · Post by **Lucidvegas** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 8:01 am

Greetings again.

I've been reading about people using altered names on the playa. I was wondering how? Do you make it yourself or are you given one?

I also read something about light hazing. That true or where they talking about on eplaya?

Thanks!

teardropper · Post by **teardropper** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 8:30 am

Probably talking about the playa dust angels you have to do as a virgin at the Greeters Station. Optional but fun. Don't forget to ring the bell.

And playa names. Well, you might get one, you might not. You might not like the one given you. So don't answer.

Anything beyond the angels, well, it's the playa. You assess the risk of anything you do there, you know, radical self reliance, and decide for yourself.

teardropper · Post by **teardropper** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 8:32 am

And ( I forgot to add), since it's ticket time, be sure to read the fine print on the back of it.

Safety Third...

Teo del Fuego · Post by **Teo del Fuego** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 9:42 am

Playa names are used simply for fun and, perhaps, anonymity. Either make one up yourself or wait till someone gives you one. Simple as that.

Hazing reference is most likely a comment on what happens here on eplaya, which is an entirely different beast than what you will experience on the playa. Like any internet forum there is a lot of sarcasm and condescension here on eplaya. You are highly unlikely to experience anything of that sort at Burning Man, as long as you read the Survival Guide and try to be a participant rather than a tourist. One good way to insure good vibes is to wear some illumination at night. People who wander around at night unlit are a real pain in the ass for most of us. It's a safety issue, basically.

After going through the gate, your next stop will be Greeters Station where "virgins" are given special attention. In olden days you were spanked, but lawyer-types squelched that. Now they will have you lay down on the ground and do dust angels, but that is considered optional.

Going to BM is a big undertaking. Read the Survival Guide, troll round the tips and tricks forum on eplaya and, if possible, talk with some folks who have been before.

mudpuppy000 · Post by **mudpuppy000** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 9:57 am

I think they used to spank virgins but I think you have to actually ask to be spanked now.

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 10:24 am

The first question refers to sock accounts, doesn't it?

Post by **AntiM** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 10:32 am

Your playa name happens to you. Go to Open Discussions and read the thread about How did you get your name?

If you choose a name you think is cute,original, deep, funny ... whatever, it will vanish in the dust as soon as you do something stupid that sticks.

phil · Post by **phil** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 11:18 am

Look at the names of the people posting. :->

<hipster mode> Louise and I started going before there were playa names, so we don't use them -- Louise and Phil are our playa names. Yawn. Playa names are soooo trendoid.</hipster mode>

Herring · Post by **Herring** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 11:26 am

This burners' lexicon might be useful to you:

http://kitoconnell.com/2010/10/21/lexicon-greeter/

Personally I'd rather be initiated with a few dust spankings than by creating a dust angel, but whatever makes the greeters happy, I guess.

Edit: what is this? A double posted thread? Don't see that everyday... http://eplaya.burningman.org/viewtopic.php?t=38637

teardropper · Post by **teardropper** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 12:05 pm

Herring wrote:Personally I'd rather be initiated with a few dust spankings

Well, stop on by... always happy to help.

Post by **Savannah** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 12:07 pm

In olden days you were spanked, but lawyer-types squelched that.

My . . . friend . . . failed to get this memo in time.

Lucidvegas · Post by **Lucidvegas** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 12:49 pm

Woops! It was a double post I'm SO sorry. I think a few days ago I lost track of what/where I am posting. So excited I've been all over the place the last few days.

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 1:07 pm

Teo del Fuego wrote:After going through the gate, your next stop will be Greeters Station where "virgins" are given special attention. In olden days you were spanked, but lawyer-types squelched that. Now they will have you lay down on the ground and do dust angels, but that is considered optional.

I don't do either of those at the gate, though some insist on being spanked.

Seems to lack imagination.
I have convinced new people that they didn't qualify to enter and had to go home.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 2:12 pm

Herring wrote:...but whatever makes the greeters happy, I guess.

That most reliable source of information, playa rumor, says that it is not about keeping the greeters happy, so much as the lawyers.

Turnip · Post by **Turnip** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 3:12 pm

it's not so much hazing as it is robbing of innocence.

2009 was my virgin year and I got off scott free because of congestion at the gate monday morning. My boyfriend was driving and got a dusty hand print, other than that we were never initiated.

teardropper · Post by **teardropper** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 3:47 pm

Yeah, I never got to ring the bell. This year I'm gonna' ring it good...

Major Krash · Post by **Major Krash** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 5:08 pm

...nobody can do anything to you without your permission (well, except the Police), just like the default world. If you don't want to play along, or do something, clearly state so (no need to get angry, just be clear) and they will move on to someone else.

Most people do not use their real names, on Eplaya, or at Burningman. It is a good idea if you are camping with other people to somewhere have a list of everyone's real name, and cellphone # - it is all fun and games on the Playa, but if anything happens that requires a trip to the default world (mainly serious injury or arrest), real names are needed to have any chance of finding anything out (Playa names are not used by EMS and Police outside of BRC). Even then, privacy restrictions will likely prevent any information from being released, without a written statement permitting it (or so I am told).

It is best not to get seriously injured or arrested...

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 5:13 pm

I didn't ring the bell because the whole days-long ordeal of getting out of town had me sick to my belly.

Never really missed it. The playa baptizes you in other ways.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 5:18 pm

Major Krash wrote: It is best not to get seriously injured...

Dang. If I'd only known back in '07.

C187 · Post by **C187** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 5:33 pm

theCryptofishist wrote:
Major Krash wrote: It is best not to get seriously injured...
Dang. If I'd only known back in '07.

So that's how I fucked up last year..

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They used to have "free spanking" cards at the Greeters station that you could ask for. But the most "hazing" your going to get is a roll in the dust and a numb hand from reining that fucking bell with a bit of rebar. Really if you want to be hazed, go to RHPS, or walk around BRC covered in glitter wanting to know where you can buy water.

teardropper · Post by **teardropper** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 5:44 pm

theCryptofishist wrote:The playa baptizes you in other ways.

Yes. It does.

...still wanta' ring that bell...

Bob · Post by **Bob** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 8:36 pm

Lucidvegas wrote:I've been reading about people using altered names...

The only reason I took an 'altered name' was because they handed me a radio and told me it had to be more than one syllable.

phil · Post by **phil** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 9:41 pm

> they handed me a radio and told me it had to be more than one syllable.

So how many syllables is a radio?

Bob · Post by **Bob** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 11:23 pm

phil wrote:> they handed me a radio and told me it had to be more than one syllable.

So how many syllables is a radio?

Three.

Or four, depending.

The Hustler · Post by **The Hustler** » Thu Feb 03, 2011 7:50 am

Herring wrote:This burners' lexicon might be useful to you:

http://kitoconnell.com/2010/10/21/lexicon-greeter/

Personally I'd rather be initiated with a few dust spankings than by creating a dust angel, but whatever makes the greeters happy, I guess.

Edit: what is this? A double posted thread? Don't see that everyday... http://eplaya.burningman.org/viewtopic.php?t=38637

But that's a red herring ... hey, wait ...

psychoalpha · Post by **psychoalpha** » Thu Feb 03, 2011 11:06 am

I have my fingers crossed for a playa name this year.

EB · Post by EB » Thu Feb 03, 2011 11:08 am

Your Playa name is Flounder.

Mojojita · Post by **Mojojita** » Thu Feb 03, 2011 11:17 am

C187 wrote:
theCryptofishist wrote:
Major Krash wrote: It is best not to get seriously injured...
Dang. If I'd only known back in '07.
So that's how I fucked up last year..

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They used to have "free spanking" cards at the Greeters station that you could ask for. But the most "hazing" your going to get is a roll in the dust and a numb hand from reining that fucking bell with a bit of rebar. Really if you want to be hazed, go to RHPS, or walk around BRC covered in glitter wanting to know where you can buy water.

If you ask when you come through the Greeter's station, we'll try to get you a spank coupon, redeemable at Greeter's Camp or Jungle Camp. If there are none when you go through, PM me and I will send you some.

ibdave · Post by **ibdave** » Thu Feb 03, 2011 11:23 am

just a note about the bell ringing:

The power that run Greeters have taken the "hammers" away from the bell stations during the peek rush times to help the traffic to flow faster.

It really doesn't work because so many have heard about the bell ringing. So after sitting in line for hours and hearing stories from the Vets about what's going to happen at Greeters, were the bad guys telling them that no bell ringing today... Many sad jaw drops happen.

To me the bell station should be removed completely or temporarily during the rush. Everybody still gets out of the car-truck and then the greeters leads come barking because the "greeter" is not doing what they want you to do like keeping people in the cars and move on...

So a note to those coming in early week, you may not be allowed to ring the bell.....