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[Schimid]

When I was about 12 years old in early 2001, I was thinking of a BADASS NAME for a pro-wrestler I was creating in some online role-playing thing or something. It was late at night and MTV was on behind me, showing some music videos, and "Schism" came on. I liked the way the first three letters looked (and how I thought they sounded) so I just ran with it. My last name is not Schmid. I've been told to just change my handle to my real-life name, a la Danny Tatom, but over the years I've really grown attached to Schimid. I even had a contest a few years ago to give away a worn-out iPod ON THIS VERY FORUM for the first person who could pronounce the name correctly. It took approximately six calls, and someone from another forum won!

My avatar is Frank Sahwit!