Explain your username

[sublime1184]

So whats the story behind your user name, some of them are obvious but some are just "huh"?? Mine is cuz I'm a huge sublime fan, and born in Nov of '84. Pretty simple....so explain cuz this outta be interesting...

[Puffernewbee]

When I found this website I had just purchased my first fish which was a Figure-8 puffer. Since I was a newbie to fish keeping Puffernewbee seemed to work at the time. Had no idea how to spell (newbie??newbey??newbee??)
so I went with the "newbee" version. Actually I am pretty sure the spelling I chose was wrong but I cannot find a way to change it so I live with it.

[Marn]

mine is just a short version of my name .. real name is Marion .. so Marn is just short for it .. have used that name for over 6 yrs now .. only for the net .. have had a few other names but this one has stuck ..

Marn

[wataugachicken]

i live in watauga county and i like chickens.
i actually made the name while i was in college and living in the dorms, my roommate and i both had our computers in our room and i decided to come up with a new screenname so i could mess around with her. of course, as soon as i sent the first message i started giggling. i'm no good at subterfuge.

[reiverix]

The Border Reivers (http://www.sorbie.net/border_reivers.htm)

[Lila]

Oh boy...haven't answered this question in a long time.

My first name was 'Big Mama Guppy' when I first joined. But then someone posted a hobbit name generator. Mine came up Lila Boffins. I really liked the name Lila so I adopted it. I'd like to change the Boffins though to my psuedonym surname, but I'm afraid I'd lose all of my account info like I did in the past.

So there you go.

;)

Lila

[OrionGirl]

Orion is my dog's name. I added the Girl to avoid gender confusion, completely unaware that a lower case r closely resembles a lower case n on many monitors. Sigh.

[Galaxie]

Named after one of my first cars.
The picture on my avatar is a photochop of this picture below.

http://mustanglife.tenmagazines.com/gallery/Galaxiepix/89502.jpg

[OrionGirl]

Gorgeous car. My husband has resigned to getting me some big old, heavy boat sometime--I love the old 2-ton beasts!

[kveeti]

means "flowers" (plural) in Ukrainian (e.g. singular would be kveetka). Not how it's spelled in cyrillic, but phonetically in English. I chose it because when I was setting up my service provider account, all my English choices were already taken. After trying time and time again, I switched to Ukrainian words, even some of those were taken. I love gardening, hence the flowers.

[tomm10]

When I first started registering for stuff online I tried to use Tom, my name as a username. Denied. It offered me Tom128344 or some other such nonsense so I figured I'd go for an easy number to remember like 10. I had to add the extra m to get the 10.

I use that username now for a lot of online stuff that I don't care about much. Part of me wishes I could change it now here but then I'd have to come up with something else.

[sumthin fishy]

Ummm, I don't know? I just came up with it. Sumthin Fishy just sounded like a good fish forum name ya know?

[DeVitaf]

I originally wanted the name wataugachicken, who'd a thunk it would have been taken :P

So I used a play on my own name :)

[Emg]

I'm just so darn creative I resorted to useing my initials...lol....now if I were to use the initials with my maiden name...it would be Emc....I had used Emc2 as a username a while back...lol....Einstein's little prodigy....."NOT" ! :D Should have stuck with that one...at least it was sort of creative... :huh:

[BUCKEYEMOLDED]

It is my companys name www.buckeyemoldedproducts.com

[sumthin fishy]

Orion is my dog's name. ........

Why would you name your dog onion? :huh:

[Intermision]

Well I was watching a movie when I was trying to think of a username a few years ago and it had an intermission, but because of my deplorable spelling abilities it's missing an s.

[sublime1184]

Why would you name your dog onion? :huh:


The dog's name is Orion, but somebody here called her Onion, so now its sticking :D

[sumthin fishy]

I know, I was just pullin the big onions chain!! :D

[sublime1184]

I know, I was just pullin the big onions chain!! :D


heh

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/9228/onion2lk.png

:D :D :D :D :D

[anonapersona]

I was in a forum years ago that started having "impersonators" logging in with other peoples names, so then they made you chose a name and keep it.

Many people were taking Anon, Anon1, Anongirl, AnonDad, and so I decided that my online "persona" would be anonomous and gender neurtal, since sometimes that is an issue.

I came up with Anonapersona. And I liked the rhyme in it. And my first name is Ann. So it is a triple play.

[pophead]

pophead.... :rolleyes: well my friends started calling me that because it just fit my personality. they say "oh pophead" when I do crazy acts of popheadness.
actually much of it comes from riding my bike into a rock.(long story) :duh:

[Holly9937]

Why would you name your dog onion? :huh:

:laugh: :laugh: For some reason I found that really funny :duh: !!

I always thought people came up with the "onion" part b/c of that thing where people tend to read over words and skip the vowels or whatever...When I look at it, the i kind of becomes part of the r~~ri, looks like an n...

Holly9937~My first name and the last 4 digits of my old phone number...I'm SOOOO creative :thud:

[OrionGirl]

Charles DeLint is one of my favorite authors--The Onion Girl is actually a really good read for those interested in modern fairy tales.

Oh--and for the dog--he is kind of stinky.... :D

[Chill]

Charles DeLint is one of my favorite authors--The Onion Girl is actually a really good read for those interested in modern fairy tales.

Oh--and for the dog--he is kind of stinky.... :D

I said The Onion Girl was a good book here (in the chat room I think) - I was definetly in the minority with that opinion that night. Glad to see someone else enjoyed it too.

[telecubby]

So whats the story behind your user name, some of them are obvious but some are just "huh"?? Mine is cuz I'm a huge sublime fan, and born in Nov of '84. Pretty simple....so explain cuz this outta be interesting...

I was curious about your name as subLime live near me onj queen street west ,they are @ ossington lmao ,everytime I see your name I wonder if your one of them.
My nickname was cub in school & when I went online teletubbies were all the contraversy so I use tele as I am coming to you through the phone lines via the web & cubby .

[aknif]

Mine is just parts of my name mixed together...

First name, Amy. Last name, uh, something else that includes knif...

:D

[dougall]

Seeing as I can't think of anything overly interesting I may as well tell the truth.

Dougall is short for McDougall's, the name of my favorite fish + chip shop back home (I believe it's gone now) at the time when I was first discovering the internet back in the early 90s..


I used it for some reason when I needed a nickname in a hurry (Was probably eating chips at the time..) and it kind of stuck..

[Debra Mark]

Mine came from a favorite character in a gothic novel.....a tragic heroine who has an evil twin and was possessed by Satan.....held captive in a room, only to be rescued by a hulking hero with an accent.....;)

[telecubby]

I originally wanted the name wataugachicken, who'd a thunk it would have been taken :P

So I used a play on my own name :)

me too :sim: wataugachicken was taken :confused:

[nursie]

Nursie: well...I am. Easy to remember.


BTW...I can't believe how many people claim to have wanted wataugachicken!!!

[Emg]

Isn't Watauga the name of the town with the groundhog ?? Like in the movie "Grounghog Day" ??

[Intermision]

Isn't Watauga the name of the town with the groundhog ?? Like in the movie "Grounghog Day" ??
You're thinking of Punxsutawney.

[lamron]

I just joined this forum recently but I've been using the same handle whenever I can. I attended college in Normal, IL ten years ago and I got my first in the town after college.

So, normal backwards is lamron.

:OT:
I've been out of the hobby for awhile but I'm getting back in and plan on doing things first class. I've been lurking around reading some old threads for about a week but I hope to strike up some good threads on freshwater aquaria with you fine people.

Cheers to you all.

[odiechef]

ok...my ex-wife gave me the nickname Odie because I stick my tongue out just a bit when I concentrate on a task. She thought it was hilarious and it's stuck with me. And, well, I do this a lot when on the job, which is...you guessed it... chef. Started back in the 90's when I first got on AOL. I just use it for all usernames now.

[Ems]

Ems.... NOT Emergency Medical Services!
I should have thought of that while registering :rolleyes:
Its just a nickname for Emily... nothing creative ;)

[FreddytheFish]

Well, I just was trying to think of a name and picked FreddytheFish. I really liked it, and still do. (and no, my real name is not Freddy)

[Sensei_the_dojo]

My first dojo loach was named Sensei and I thought he was a really cool critter. I really got a kick out of the way he would attack a cube of tubifex worms. Unfortunately he went carpet surfing one day and wound up as a doggy snack.

[Sensei_the_dojo]

Orion is my dog's name. I added the Girl to avoid gender confusion, completely unaware that a lower case r closely resembles a lower case n on many monitors. Sigh.

You'll always be BroodStockGirl to me. :)

[SnakeIce]

I got this name when my uncle was pushing me to join the local drug gang. Both I and the indiviuals in the gang were coerced participants so when they were prepareing to tag some buildings in my "name" I took the suggested snake eyes and turned it into a challenge directed at my uncle. Ice to reference the snow storm that "followed" him from the new england states that slowed his activities. Snake to be a viper. Specificly one with his name on it, the Russel's Viper, to imply I was deadly to his game and interests.

I gained the upper hand against my Goliath and I have hung on to the intent created by SnakeIce. This moniker kept me out of crime, But with it I helped that gang get my psycho killer uncle out of their affairs.

Incedently, a part of the scientific name of that snake became my street name around those parts. Daboia.

[yellowfreckles]

I used to be addicted to the multiplayer online game named Toontown and the main character that I played was a short, fat, yellow duck named Yellowfreckles. I don't play that much anymore, but my son does.

[Penfan66]

I'm a Penguin fan and my fav player is Lemieux.

What a tough time to be a Pens fan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[NotGumbel]

I'm Bryant ... but not Gumbel. :sim:

[BrownEyedGirl]

Well...I have them and I love the song. Oh, and I'm a newbie.....hello everyone! :hi:

[Chill]

Laughing and a running hey, hey
Skipping and a jumping
In the misty morning fog with
Our hearts a thumpin' and you
My brown eyed girl,Van Morrison

Doesn't everybody love a brown eyed girl?

As for me, I use this name in a few places. I'm a big Elmore Leonard fan. The first time I used it I was reading Get Shorty. Chili's real first name is the same as mine and another character in the book has my last name. Thought it was a weird coincidence.

http://img476.imageshack.us/img476/6365/getshorty1sk.png

[daveedka]

My Uncle used to call me Daveedka the Terrible, and since Dave is always taken I used Daveedka.
Dave

[nursie]

I just joined this forum recently but I've been using the same handle whenever I can. I attended college in Normal, IL ten years ago and I got my first in the town after college.

So, normal backwards is lamron.


Welcome...I went to that other school in town....down the road in Bloomington...graduated 24 yrs ago... :p:

[Marala]

I just typed in some letters on the key board and it came out Marala. No one ever has this name so I can use it on all the sites I go to without worrying if the name will already be taken. It also sounds pretty!

[Lila]

Browneyedgirl...love the avatar. Actually, would love to see that movie again. Better Off Dead. Dang! Cusack is awesome!

;)

Lila

[Larissa]

Van Morrison

Doesn't everybody love a brown eyed girl?

As for me, I use this name in a few places. I'm a big Elmore Leonard fan. The first time I used it I was reading Get Shorty. Chili's real first name is the same as mine and another character in the book has my last name. Thought it was a weird coincidence.

http://img476.imageshack.us/img476/6365/getshorty1sk.png
Heck yeah, I love that song. And I am a brown-eyed-girl as well. My username is just my name. I wasn't creative enough to come up with something cool like "Oniongirl" :joke:

[ashdavid]

Well my son's name is Ash and my name is Dave, and as Daveedka said "Dave is always taken" so I just added the two names together. So for all you out there wondering which was my real name ,well now you know. :)

[cohazard]

Hah hah, I guess I fall under the "obvious" category?

I've lived in SoCal all my life.....I love it here. The best part of growing up in Oceanside, CA? The sunsets...

[flyfly]

onion girl, thats awesome, lol :D

my nickname goes back to middleschool for me when i got attacked by a dog at my friends house. a popular song at the time was "fantastic voyage" by coolio. soooooo, with a little adlib it wasnt hard for my friends to take:

slide, slide, slippity slide. living in the city is do or die

and turn it into

fly, fly, Jeremy Mackay. Went to Jeffs house, got bit in the eye

so from then on i was flyfly, or fly fly jeremy mackay (fly and mackay rhyme) Awesome story huh

[ashdavid]

my nickname goes back to middleschool for me when i got attacked by a dog at my friends house.

Ha,Ha,Ha... LMAO, :laugh:

[mykidsmylife]

mine is a pretty obvious one... SAH mom to two gorgeous kids...and they are indeed my life. Boring but true. LOL

[OrionGirl]

You'll always be BroodStockGirl to me. :)

And I still think that's just so you can shorten it to BSGirl...:D :laugh:

[Dangerdoll]

it's been a while since one of these came up.... always fun though :D

let's see.... mine comes from a dark and dreery night, while sitting in the room, alone with the PC..... yeah right...... don't you wish!! ;)

so, my story comes from back in 1995 when I first came into the internet world, I used to surf prodigy.com all the time but under a different name. Met a few friends over there and thus the story began with "you never know just who you meet here".... anyhoo, I met someone that turned out to be a creep and I needed to change my name, to keep this weirdo from my inbox. At the suggestion of another friend came Dangerdoll and it's been that way ever since. What's creepy about Dangerdoll is that my sister did a google search on it one day and found these weird, creepy, dolls....



ok, now how many of you are about to google "Dangerdoll"?? ;)

[flyfly]

Ha,Ha,Ha... LMAO, :laugh:

lol............................................... ...................................... i dont get it

[sivic]

i drive a civic si, hence sivic

[Slappy*McFish]

http://pclincs.co.uk/Forums/images/smilies/fishslap.gif

[ashdavid]

lol............................................... ...................................... i dont get it

Sorry FlyFly, I just thought it was funny that you got attacked by a dog at a friends house. I assumed that it was nothing serious b/c all your friends started calling you FlyFly from then on. ;)

The other reason was b/c I have been attacked by a friends dog on numerous occations, I never seemed to learn. :duh: Anyway I know your pain,LOL.

[Kasakato]

Kasakato- is a combination of my first, middle, and last name.

[billie]

A friend's drunk cousin calls people Billy when he forgets their names. He forgot my name and when he said Billy, it stuck. I changed the spelling to make it more feminine, but more people call me Billie than by my real name now. Wow..that was 6 years ago...I'm geting old.

[billie]

:read:

[billie]

Van Morrison



As for me, I use this name in a few places. I'm a big Elmore Leonard fan. The first time I used it I was reading Get Shorty. Chili's real first name is the same as mine and another character in the book has my last name. Thought it was a weird coincidence.

http://img476.imageshack.us/img476/6365/getshorty1sk.png

When I frist got into aquaria, I decided to get an oscar. He is so ...cool. He didn't have a name for a while, but when I read Be Cool, I just knew. This fish was Chili Palmer. And the second Oscar I got I was gonna name Linda Moon, but I never liked the name Linda, so I went with the latin moon, Luna! Chili and Luna are tryin to make babies right now actually...Elmore has inspired me whenever I've gotten a fish, snail, crayfish or crab. His characters are so real, that once I get an idea of the fish's personality, I can think of a character with the same attitude. He's my local hero! :bowing:

[BrownEyedGirl]

Browneyedgirl...love the avatar. Actually, would love to see that movie again. Better Off Dead. Dang! Cusack is awesome!

;)

Lila
Dontcha just love him!!??

Sorry your mom blew up, Ricky!

[SquirrelOsO]

i just kid around and add OSO to the end of everything, i think its an italian thing. theres this squirrel i used to feed in my yard, i started calling him squirreloso. tragically he was killed a few months ago by a hawk
R.I.P squirreloso :sad:

[Halo]

Me and Mary Poppins, we never explain anything...

[centralharbor]

meaning of my last name

[ashdavid]

meaning of my last name

Middle.

[centralharbor]

Middle.

not really, but then again, yes. naka can either mean middle, central, or one more, i can think of it, something that means centralized. it all depends what its used with.

[Emg]

theres this squirrel i used to feed in my yard, i started calling him squirreloso. tragically he was killed a few months ago by a hawk
R.I.P squirreloso :sad:

Are you quite sure it was a hawk that did him in ??

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y82/morroman/emgfishpics/angerzesquirlles.gif

[daveedka]

EMG that is the best pic ever !!!!!!! :clap: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

dave

[plain old fish]

the meaning of my user name is when i opened my plain potato chips there was a dead fish in side also the pack of chips were moldy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nice pic by the way!!

[SquirrelOsO]

EMG omg! i love that picture! hesterical hehe
i am not 100 percent certain it was a hawk but all fingers do point to the family of coopers hawks that are hanging around my bird feeders. i know they picked off some small birds since i find feathers scattered around. hopefully squirreloso cought on and left, but i dunno, he was such easy pickens. all i can do is hope he will return :look:

[Dangerdoll]

thats really kinda sad, "OsO"

[sumoschro]

Sumoschro = Sumo (I played noseguard all through high school football, most of my teammates called me either Sumo or Beast) and Schro is the first half of my nice confusing German last name.

[Benson]

Benson is my first name... not too creative I know but... growing up I was called Benson & Hedges and I was called the butler on the TV show Soap... showing my age!!!!

[phoenix]

things were crummy when I was younger, ever since then I have clung to the idea of rebirth and triumph over adversity... hence the phoenix

[Lila]

Are you quite sure it was a hawk that did him in ??

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y82/morroman/emgfishpics/angerzesquirlles.gif

That is the best picture ever!

;)

Lila

[ashdavid]

not really, but then again, yes. naka can either mean middle, central, or one more, i can think of it, something that means centralized. it all depends what its used with.

It can also mean being "in" something, for instance water. ;)

[NJ Devils Fan]

Guess who's back.........back AGAIN!

Oh man, its good to be back in action. Pretty busy with 5 courses, two jobs, girlfriend, and car...not much time for fishies. Don't worry, I've ballanced everything, fish are back in action.

Its good to see familiar names like Joe, OG, Lila(even though I'm a devils fan), Danger, and slappy.

Now, what are these shenanigans? I'm the only(insert hockey team) FAN around these neck of the woods....

[The_Caper]

Cape Breton Nova Scotia Canada. Home of the Cabot Trail.
Hence The_Caper. :) :)

[branflake12]

brandon was taken on yahoo mail when i was ...yes you guessed it...12. So bran___12 was born. Its my username for everything everywhere.

[branflake12]

oh so my girlfriend is HUGE devils fan, and our fish are scott, scott and gomez. Some players i gather. I dont follow much. :OT: oh well.

[NJ Devils Fan]

Ha, thats funny, well, we lost two of those scotts and only have gomez left sadly. Haha, thats funny though

[Dangerdoll]

WOWEE, look what the cat dragged in!! Hiya NJ.... it's been a long time bud!! we've missed ya!! How's the bike riding going?

and Benson, you didn't think I'd forget you now, did you?? ;)

[NJ Devils Fan]

Haha......uhh......bike riding? Thats not me....I see how important I was to you. GOD!!!

[Roan Art]

Need to bump this so I thought I would add myself -- (should be a sticky, imho)

Back when I got my first 300 baud modem -- 1987? -- yah, I started posting on BBSes. My handle at the time was Killer Kitty. I then found ***Net (not gonna go there, but it was for adults only :D) and I started using the name Happy Spatula for a while.

That stuck for a year and then I started playing MUDs (Multi-Player Dungeons) and my first character's name was Spat, which suits me :) My second character was Roan, cause I showed/trained/rode horses for 25 years, like the color roan and have long red hair.

I've been Roan on BBSs, the Internet and the web since 1989. I'm also an artist (on hiatus until next year when my youngest is in school) and my business's name is Roan Art

Blargh, there you have it :)

Roan

[lokisbuddy]

mine comes from the norse god of trickery
me being norse and following the religion asatru i honor all the gods and goddesses but when i got my comp i was in the mood for mischief hence the name

[Flatliner]

I'm relatively new here, but my name comes from my other hobby, cars!

https://home.comcast.net/~ordcavms/images/FlatlinerCobraPurple.gif

[Xielos]

The final boss in Skies of Arcadia was called Zielios, and I just kind of adapted it so no one would realize that I stole the things name :duh:

I've used this name for a few years now, I use it as my universal handle for everything. Before I was Xielos, I was Gundam Guy on a few places...

[Dangerdoll]

Haha......uhh......bike riding? Thats not me....I see how important I was to you. GOD!!!
come on NJ, the dirt bike wasn't you??

[SnakeIce]

Nope Doll, I think you have him confused with, Oh, maybe Andy16. NJ hasn't joined in any chat about bikes.

[Dangerdoll]

hmmmm..... I could be thinking chico too..... at any rate, sorry for the confusion, NJ..... welcome back though, I did miss ya ;)

[Owens187]

mine?......my last name is Owens and 187 is my bike/riding number(i ride motocross)so when you look at my back thats what my jersey says....use the same name everywhere! :dance:

[Intermision]

mine?......my last name is Owens and 187 is my bike/riding number(i ride motocross)so when you look at my back thats what my jersey says....use the same name everywhere! :dance:
What do you ride?

[DansMarineTank]

Dave and DangerDoll were taken so it was a toss-up between OnionBoy and DansMarineTank

Not a very creative name i know

Dan

[Bunny13]

Bunny because when I talk my nose wiggles and my boyfriend thinks its hilarious so he started calling me bunny...and the thirteen is the day I was born!!! :bday:

[hannanias]

my user name is my nickname :dance:

[Galaxie]

Bunny because when I talk my nose wiggles and my boyfriend thinks its hilarious so he started calling me bunny...and the thirteen is the day I was born!!! :bday:
Now I'm gonna be self-conscious about my nose all day.... I'm pretty sure normal noses don't move when people talk, right?

[sublime1184]

my user name is my nickname :dance:


EXPLAIN! How'd you get that nickname?

[Clurin]

I've been a table top rpg player (think Dungeons and Dragons) for years. When I was 12, my friend introduced my to a BBS, so I needed a handle. I had a random name generator that I made for playing d&d and decided to use it for my handle. Out popped Clurin.

I've used it ever since (unless that rat ******* named Christopher Lurin has already taken it... :devil: ). Once I moved into the IRC world, the name took on a character of its own. It was determined (through much humiliation and hilarity) that I was a cross between a Mink and an Elf. Hence, "melf" in my user type box. :)

[Owens187]

Intermision.....I ride a '05 Yamaha YZ 250, aluminum frame, over-bored, FMFpipe, the works! Awesome bike!!

[Intermision]

Intermision.....I ride a '05 Yamaha YZ 250, aluminum frame, over-bored, FMFpipe, the works! Awesome bike!!
Nice I have a '99 yz125 overbored, with pro circuit exhaust, pro circuit suspension, and CF reed valves.

[mermaiden78]

Hummmmmmmmmm I Dont Really Know. I Wanted To Join This Forum And It Was For Fishez And I Really Like The Fishez, And Maybe If I Pray Really Hard I Might Actually Turn Into A Maermaid Lol Or A Madien Either One Would Do Fine Hehehe

[Bunny13]

Now I'm gonna be self-conscious about my nose all day.... I'm pretty sure normal noses don't move when people talk, right?


no, normal noses dont move...thanks!!!....lol j/k!

[reality]

mine comes from ?realitY, been using that one since the old bbs days. and of course various FPS's. but most sites out there don't allow the ? symbol so it got cut down to reality.

[hannanias]

my user name started out as a nickname (as i've said before) i think it was meant to annoy me, but it really caught on...so yea :girl:

[sublime1184]

my user name started out as a nickname (as i've said before) i think it was meant to annoy me, but it really caught on...so yea :girl:


strike 2 :devil: there has got to be some meaning behind it.

[hobie237]

Intermision.....I ride a '05 Yamaha YZ 250, aluminum frame, over-bored, FMFpipe, the works! Awesome bike!!


Nice bike. I raced a 2002 and 2004 YZ250, but then I graduated to an XR-650L and wrecked it...

The name? I was the youngest guy on the beach patrol for 2 years and got the nickname of the kid from Baywatch. Then it stuck. 237 comes from the fact that I'm the 237th in-vitro child born in the world.

[Owens187]

Intermission..thats the exact bike i upgraded from!! what a trip!! loved that bike!! had to sell it for the new beast though. Hobie..i know how you feel, beleive me!! crashing sux!! is that true about the number in your name?? thats pretty cool! im not trying to hijack this thread into a motocross thread, so sorry if anyone is gettin p'd!!

[hobie237]

Intermission..thats the exact bike i upgraded from!! what a trip!! loved that bike!! had to sell it for the new beast though. Hobie..i know how you feel, beleive me!! crashing sux!! is that true about the number in your name?? thats pretty cool! im not trying to hijack this thread into a motocross thread, so sorry if anyone is gettin p'd!!


Yeah, the number thing is true. I have a brick in a courtyard outside of a research hospital in Norfolk, Va to prove it... lol. The 650 is an awesome bike, but right now I need a new front wheel, brake, forks, handlebars. Basically evertying that pivots in the front is destroyed. How? Went into a turn offroad at ~50, which was too fast, so I gave it a little brake, hit some frozen ground, which pointed me into a ditch. The front went into the ditch, I went over the handlebars.

[Owens187]

Brutal!! yeah ive been over the bars a few times myself...never fun!! :thud:

[squall_japan]

I love Final Fantasy VIII whre Squall is the main character. plus I'm in japan :)

[patoloco]

Patoloco can be translated into English as "crazy duck".

I started with all this back in the late 90's when there was this cartoon named "Darkwing Duck". I started an account in Yahoo! and one of my alter egos was DDuck457.

However, I also used apanish names all related with PATO, just like patito de goma (literaly, rubber duck but also means hangover duck), and the worst nickname ever patito derretido (melted little duck). I never forgave myself for using that nick.

As time passed, I started using Patoloco and it stuck with me. Many people call me Pato, and most of them ignore my real name. I got so pato'ed, that my house is filled with duck figures, in the kitchen, bathroom and some other places.

[DreamingAloud]

Mine's from a song - "Walking After You", by the Foo Fighters. The line is "Tonight I'm tangled in my blanket of clouds, dreaming aloud". I liked the imagery and the Foos were a favourite of mine (before they kinda sold out and went, well, downhill). Sometimes I need to add 212 to the end (it's track 12 on their 2nd album) 'cos apparently I'm not the only person that likes it.

I'm new, too. Hi everyone!

[nursie]

I started with all this back in the late 90's when there was this cartoon named "Darkwing Duck".
I remember that one!! I always watched cartoons with my kids..:D

[Riso-chan]

Mine is comprised of the last part of my last name, and 'chan' which is a Japanese tack on when talking or referring to a friend or someone you are close to. "De Riso - De = Riso + Chan = Riso-Chan"
There, that explains it.

[Dangerdoll]

Dave and DangerDoll were taken so it was a toss-up between OnionBoy and DansMarineTank

Not a very creative name i know

Dan
*sigh* sorry about that, Dan..... thanks for not making it so obvious that I'm a nickname thief....

[Bitsy]

Thought this would be a fun thread to unearth!! Um, lets see, my username, Bitsy, has been my nickname since I was a little kid. My mom's maiden name is Soule and there is that song, Little Bit of Soul, well all of her friends started saying I was a little bit of Soule, then it went to Bits, and eventually progressed into Bitsy. All of my family and most of my close friends still call me Bitsy, it wasn't until junior high that I started going by Elizabeth, my given name. :) We had moved (AGAIN) and it was just easier at a new school to not have to explain my nickname since it's not really a logical nickname for Elizabeth. So there we go, that's my explanation! Lets hear everyone else's who hasn't already explained!! :)

[aquaman325]

Well, the 325 was just random, but the aquaman was because I like things to do with aqua.

[fballguy]

fball means football, and I'm a guy who likes football.

[ratherbe]

Mine is short for ratherbegardening, which is what I liked to do more than anything - until I got back into keeping fish :girl: 'Fishing' is a lot cleaner and a whole lot easier on the back. :dive2:

[Tesla_HV]

A person; Nikola Tesla. Not only was he the greatest inventive genius of all time, he had personality quirks that were fascinating. I am an electrical engineer who works with high voltage and am currently working on a home Tesla Coil project.

[Lila]

And I thought it might be that you are a fan of the group Tesla! :D

[Tesla_HV]

If you look at post #269, page 18 of the "mugshots" thread, you'll see one of my past Frankenstein projects behind me.

[Lila]

If you look at post #269, page 18 of the "mugshots" thread, you'll see one of my past Frankenstein projects behind me.

Too many wires and such for me. I'd probably start a fire!

Cool. Nice photo too.

[coupedefleur]

Coupe de fleur is the model name that Superior Coach used for their flower cars.

That's my '66 in my avatar photo. Flower cars are super-rare- Superior built 30 in 1966, and only 5 of them survive. I use the name on a couple pro-car boards, and I don't like dreaming up a new user name for every board I join!

[aardvark1]

Think I've posted this here before, but couldn't find it, so....

Spent 20 years in the Air Force, Avionics Tech on the F-111 "Aardvark".

Like the name so much I've since used it as a username, Named my business as such (www.aardvarkarms.com -sorry for the spam), and named my 1960 Land Rover with the moniker (Brit car owners tend to name their vehicles)

:dive2:

[jeffs99dime]

my user name is jeffs99dime because i own a 1999 chevy s10 p/u. (custom)
the "dime" is just another way of saying s10. customizing and working on trucks is my other hobby. ok. i'm done writing now. my brain is melting.lol

***also, why doesn't my post count go up? it stays at zero. i really don't care mind you, but i was just wondering?

[Lila]

my user name is jeffs99dime because i own a 1999 chevy s10 p/u. (custom)
the "dime" is just another way of saying s10. customizing and working on trucks is my other hobby. ok. i'm done writing now. my brain is melting.lol

***also, why doesn't my post count go up? it stays at zero. i really don't care mind you, but i was just wondering?

because posts in the Gen. Chit Chat don't count. :) They used to, a long, long time ago.

[Tesla_HV]

TSpent 20 years in the Air Force, Avionics Tech on the F-111 "Aardvark".
"Back in the day" the F-111 was one of my favorite aircraft. I still find funny the comment by Vice Admiral Thomas "Tom Cat" Connolly as to whether a more powerful engine would cure the aircraft's woes, "Senator, all the thrust in Christendom will not make a [carrier] fighter out of this aircraft."
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/8629/sF111c.jpg

[FaFaFooey]

Ever listened to Howard Stern?

[Chickieepooh2u]

Ever listened to Howard Stern?
Glad to say NO!

[Chickieepooh2u]

Mine is pretty simple. It's what my Grandpa used to call me when I'd get into trouble. (Which I veeerrrry rarely did! )
:Angel:
I use it on my girls now too. It's definately never taken, so I use it all over the net.

[aardvark1]

Tesla-

They did make a version of it for the Navy; the "B" model. Short nose and shorter wings. Actually tried landing one on a carrier-once!

Only 3 built AISTR...

[FaFaFooey]

Glad to say NO!


Obviously we have different senses of humor, I'm open to all humor.

[fishcatch22]

mine is just a catchy little phrase that popped in my head for no apparent reason.:D

[cheech]

mine is just a catchy little phrase that popped in my head for no apparent reason.:D
just curious about the 22... is it your birthday on the 22nd?

[fishcatch22]

just curious about the 22... is it your birthday on the 22nd?no, like catch 22, you know, and unsolveable problem, and then, fish...

[cheech]

ahhh, ok, got it. . . cool . .

[plah831]

just curious about the 22... is it your birthday on the 22nd?
It's referring to the phrase "catch-22" ;) His birthday is on the 19th, if I remember correctly?

[daniel364]

my username is my name plus my favroute number

[fishcatch22]

It's referring to the phrase "catch-22" ;) His birthday is on the 19th, if I remember correctly?9th! :mad:

[daniel364]

eek, youve hurt his feelings now! ;)


just kidding fc btw.

[fishcatch22]

eek, youve hurt his feelings now! ;)


just kidding fc btw.and so was I!:D

[daniel364]

ha, i forgot to laugh

[fishcatch22]

ha, i forgot to laughho, I forgot too.

[plah831]

now who's getting off topic :rolleyes:

I jest. I just keeeding!

[daniel364]

:o

[Chickieepooh2u]

OK Plah... since your not explaining let me try to figure out your user name....

Your name is Paula.. and Plah is how.... a little kid, or drunk might say it...??? Am I right?? Huh? Huh?? Do I win anything?? lol

[fishcatch22]

hey plah, don't worry. I was just in a bad mood yesterday. I can take humor like a man!

[plah831]

OK Plah... since your not explaining let me try to figure out your user name....

Your name is Paula.. and Plah is how.... a little kid, or drunk might say it...??? Am I right?? Huh? Huh?? Do I win anything?? lol
oh, haha! I forgot. You're very close! "plah" is just how my name sounds when said real fast (but I like the drunk explanation better :D ). It was what my good friends called me in high school. So it's one memory from high school I still take with me!

You win my undying respect, how's that?

and 831 is my area code :)

[plah831]

hey plah, don't worry. I was just in a bad mood yesterday.
are you hypo-glycemic or something? Seriously, it seems like you get cranky quite a bit.

[fishcatch22]

are you hypo-glycemic or something? Seriously, it seems like you get cranky quite a bit.:confused: I haven't gotten cranky in a long time. oh yeah... internet... can't really see my emotions....

[Bitsy]

are you hypo-glycemic or something? Seriously, it seems like you get cranky quite a bit.LOL! I was just gonna ask that, you beat me to it. :rolleyes:

[plah831]

I was just gonna ask that, you beat me to it.
I was just trying to give fishcatch the benefit of the doubt. I wasn't joking either, FC. I sincerely hope your body chemistry is balanced so that you can feel your best.

[fishcatch22]

I was just trying to give fishcatch the benefit of the doubt. I wasn't joking either, FC. I sincerely hope your body chemistry is balanced so that you can feel your best.hey, I feel fine. that's the first time i've gotten angry in 2 months. i'm sorry if you took other posts I made as "angry".

[daniel364]

didnt you say u hadnt got cranky in a long time?

[125gJoe]

A person; Nikola Tesla. Not only was he the greatest inventive genius of all time, he had personality quirks that were fascinating. I am an electrical engineer who works with high voltage and am currently working on a home Tesla Coil project.Fantastic!
Do you have photos of the Tesla Coil??


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[fishcatch22]

so joe, what's in your name?

[neonmadness]

neons are cool...

[Red Tailed Wonder]

When I joined here I had loads of flagfish. lol

Flag

[RoseFishWatcher]

The kitty in my avatar is my kitten, Rose. Since she likes watching fish almost as much as me and makes an adorable avatar... Although she does tend to pounce at them too :p

[CaptnDan]

Nothing too exciting, no deep thought...

The "Captain" part was the Coast Guard's doing,
and "Dan" was my mom's idea years ago. It stuck...

[DawnieGA2006]

Dawn is my name but my mawmaw use to call me Dawnie GA - I live in GA and 2006 because I came up with this name this year lol simple

[Squawkbert]

I'm a Dilbert fan & long time keeper of parrots. I think that when Dogbert gets "erased" by a third world intelligence agency, Dilbert will get an even more troublesome parrot.

[Tesla_HV]

None yet. So far just a big pile of parts. I hope to wind the secondary coil next.

Fantastic!
Do you have photos of the Tesla Coil??


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[125gJoe]

so joe, what's in your name?The largest tank I'll ever own. (125g)


:)



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[softturtle]

<-------my screen name is pretty simple

[Native American]

Enjoy fish native to the Americas.

v/r, N-A

[captaincaveman9]

Mine is simple for me, Caveman because I'm a spelunker (caver for those who are going to ask) and I loved the cartoon Captain Caveman,

[jm1212]

j is my first initial and stands for Jon (you can call me Jon if you want BTW) and the m is my last initial. 12 was always the number i am on the class list lol

[captaincaveman9]

Nothing too exciting, no deep thought...

The "Captain" part was the Coast Guard's doing,
and "Dan" was my mom's idea years ago. It stuck...


For a moment I was hoping it was a refrence to Yellowbeard :joke:

[timeless2]

timeless: without beginning or end; eternal; everlasting

timeless: one without much time

The "2" is because someone beat me to the original in Google. :p:




The Avatar and CT, on the other hand, require no explanation. ;)

[Dangerdoll]

ah, but they certainly didn't make the appearance that you did, Timeless.... again, welcome to the boards ;)

[timeless2]

ah, but they certainly didn't make the appearance that you did, Timeless.... again, welcome to the boards ;)
Thanks again. http://4u2nv.threeohtwo.net/post/grouphug.gif