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Subject: Why Bungie is named Bungie.

If you go to "company" at the top right and then go to The History of Bungie and read it all it talks about it. It says: "Not even some Grizzled Ancients know why". If you don't know what Grizzled Ancients are, they are the employees that have been with bungie the longest. Why do you think that is the name? I think we should all do some research on it.

  • 07.20.2011 1:59 PM PDT

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Why is any game company called what they are? Its was a cool name, and they picked it. There's no point in doing research.

  • 07.20.2011 2:04 PM PDT

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I doubt any research will reveal it. I am interested to hear why, but I doubt they'll ever reveal it.

  • 07.20.2011 2:13 PM PDT

Wake me, when you need me.

That is not really important. Don't strain yourself looking for the reason why.

  • 07.20.2011 2:38 PM PDT

Posted by: mmmmmmmmmmmmort
Anybody consider that it's going so slowly because we are all trying to access it and it's not even supposed to be public yet?

Also, if that is the case, it means it's also slowing down for the employee...he's probably going to just get up and go to Outback for a nice Bloomin Onion and we're gonna all be left sitting here wondering what the heck just happened to our mystery man

It was named Bungie because it was a punchline to a joke they liked.

  • 07.20.2011 2:54 PM PDT

this is how bungie got its name the guys got drunk and made sex joke some what leading to the word bungie

  • 07.20.2011 3:44 PM PDT
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Posted by: goldhawk
We should know better, because we are better.

Punchline to a dirty joke that may involve a guy being killed through being sodomized.

  • 07.20.2011 3:47 PM PDT

Signatures are for squares.


Posted by: Xd00999
Punchline to a dirty joke that may involve a guy being killed through being sodomized.


This. It's the most we know and was talked about in the Halo 3 Legendary Edition Commentary.

  • 07.20.2011 3:51 PM PDT
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Do not waste your tears, I was not born to watch the world grow dim. Life is not measured in years, but by the deeds of men.

Posted by: goldhawk
We should know better, because we are better.


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Posted by: Xd00999
Punchline to a dirty joke that may involve a guy being killed through being sodomized.


This. It's the most we know and was talked about in the Halo 3 Legendary Edition Commentary.


Death, by Bungie!

  • 07.20.2011 3:52 PM PDT
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it was made after some dirty joke

  • 07.20.2011 3:54 PM PDT

"That's about all that can be said for plots, which anyway are just one thing after another, a what and a what and a what.

Now try how and why."

There are actually two conflicting accounts.

When one Alex Seropian was onceasked why he gave Bungie it's name, he simply said that it "sounded fun."

Later on, various employees started answering the question by saying that it's the punchline to a really dirty joke.

Considering that some newer employees aren't actually always the best versed on classic bungie lore, I'm more apt to believe Alex Seropian's explanation.

  • 07.20.2011 4:02 PM PDT

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Posted by: homocidalham
There are actually two conflicting accounts.

When one Alex Seropian was onceasked why he gave Bungie it's name, he simply said that it "sounded fun."

Later on, various employees started answering the question by saying that it's the punchline to a really dirty joke.

Considering that some newer employees aren't actually always the best versed on classic bungie lore, I'm more apt to believe Alex Seropian's explanation.


So what about the 'Spectra Vision incident'?

  • 07.20.2011 4:27 PM PDT

Signatures are for squares.


Posted by: homocidalham
There are actually two conflicting accounts.

When one Alex Seropian was onceasked why he gave Bungie it's name, he simply said that it "sounded fun."

Later on, various employees started answering the question by saying that it's the punchline to a really dirty joke.

Considering that some newer employees aren't actually always the best versed on classic bungie lore, I'm more apt to believe Alex Seropian's explanation.


I'm fairly sure it was Jason Jones who said that it was the punchline to a dirty joke. He's one of the two co-founders so I guess we really can't be sure.

  • 07.20.2011 4:42 PM PDT


Posted by: Latony99
It was named Bungie because it was a punchline to a joke they liked.

  • 07.20.2011 4:44 PM PDT

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it was a cool name and still is beter then some of the other devs out there

  • 07.20.2011 5:02 PM PDT

found the joke online...


Three guys are walking through a jungle when they are caught and taken prisoner by a savage tribe. The tribe chief says to the first man, "I will give you two choices. Death, or bungie."
The man, not knowing what 'bungie' was, decided to choose that, because anything could be better than death. So the tribe proceeded to sodomize him repeatedly, for over an hour until he could barely walk. He stumbled away in tears as the other two men watched in horror.

The chief asks the second man, "Death, or bungie?" The man was horrified by what he had seen, but still would rather not die. He chose bungie, and the tribe proceeded to sodomize him even more viciously than the first man, for hours and hours, leaving him permanently crippled. He dragged himself away, sobbing.

The chief asked the last man, "Death or bungie?" The man decided that anything could be better than this 'bungie', even death. "I choose death!" the man exclaimed, bravely. The chief smiled. "Very well. Death.. by bungie!"

hope i don't get in trouble for posting this... XD



Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_bungie_joke#ixzz1Sh6PIe Qj

  • 07.20.2011 5:16 PM PDT

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Posted by: italiankeeper32
found the joke online...


Three guys are walking through a jungle when they are caught and taken prisoner by a savage tribe. The tribe chief says to the first man, "I will give you two choices. Death, or bungie."
The man, not knowing what 'bungie' was, decided to choose that, because anything could be better than death. So the tribe proceeded to sodomize him repeatedly, for over an hour until he could barely walk. He stumbled away in tears as the other two men watched in horror.

The chief asks the second man, "Death, or bungie?" The man was horrified by what he had seen, but still would rather not die. He chose bungie, and the tribe proceeded to sodomize him even more viciously than the first man, for hours and hours, leaving him permanently crippled. He dragged himself away, sobbing.

The chief asked the last man, "Death or bungie?" The man decided that anything could be better than this 'bungie', even death. "I choose death!" the man exclaimed, bravely. The chief smiled. "Very well. Death.. by bungie!"

hope i don't get in trouble for posting this... XD



Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_bungie_joke#ixzz1Sh6PIe Qj

O_O

  • 07.20.2011 5:21 PM PDT


Posted by: italiankeeper32
found the joke online...


Three guys are walking through a jungle when they are caught and taken prisoner by a savage tribe. The tribe chief says to the first man, "I will give you two choices. Death, or bungie."
The man, not knowing what 'bungie' was, decided to choose that, because anything could be better than death. So the tribe proceeded to sodomize him repeatedly, for over an hour until he could barely walk. He stumbled away in tears as the other two men watched in horror.

The chief asks the second man, "Death, or bungie?" The man was horrified by what he had seen, but still would rather not die. He chose bungie, and the tribe proceeded to sodomize him even more viciously than the first man, for hours and hours, leaving him permanently crippled. He dragged himself away, sobbing.

The chief asked the last man, "Death or bungie?" The man decided that anything could be better than this 'bungie', even death. "I choose death!" the man exclaimed, bravely. The chief smiled. "Very well. Death.. by bungie!"

hope i don't get in trouble for posting this... XD



Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_bungie_joke#ixzz1Sh6PIe Qj
Now the Bungie name doesn't sound so appealing

  • 07.20.2011 7:25 PM PDT

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Posted by: italiankeeper32
found the joke online...


Three guys are walking through a jungle when they are caught and taken prisoner by a savage tribe. The tribe chief says to the first man, "I will give you two choices. Death, or bungie."
The man, not knowing what 'bungie' was, decided to choose that, because anything could be better than death. So the tribe proceeded to sodomize him repeatedly, for over an hour until he could barely walk. He stumbled away in tears as the other two men watched in horror.

The chief asks the second man, "Death, or bungie?" The man was horrified by what he had seen, but still would rather not die. He chose bungie, and the tribe proceeded to sodomize him even more viciously than the first man, for hours and hours, leaving him permanently crippled. He dragged himself away, sobbing.

The chief asked the last man, "Death or bungie?" The man decided that anything could be better than this 'bungie', even death. "I choose death!" the man exclaimed, bravely. The chief smiled. "Very well. Death.. by bungie!"

hope i don't get in trouble for posting this... XD



Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_bungie_joke#ixzz1Sh6PIe Qj
Now the Bungie name doesn't sound so appealing

I hope this isn't true...

  • 07.20.2011 7:34 PM PDT