What's in a username?

[Scott]

For some reason everyone's username intrigues me. When I first signed up I tried all the usual variables and ended up with my initials: Scott James Taylor. Boring really. So it's your time to fess up, some usernames are obvious, some aren't. What does yours mean?

[underfoot]

As you get older, your memory...something ...something...something..
and apparently the passwords and pin's that are easiest to remember are the names of pets you had when you were a kid....'underfoot' was a cat we had (for a short time) when I was seven....(can't remember why we called him that though?) :rolleyes:

[munruben]

I tried all different names and they were all being used so I ended up using the name of the area where I live.. :)

[KevM]

I couldn't see any point (read that as - lacking in imagination) so used the first 3 letters of my first name followed by the first letter of my surname.

[The Bleeder]

In the 80's a movie Dances with Wolves came out and a guy in the office started to give everyone a Siuox Indian name.

The day after a function with some big wigs of the ASX he gave me 'Bleeds through eyes after big night out'. It then just got shortened to 'The Bleeder'.

To this day we still call each other by our Siuox names.

[Rattrap]

Around 15 yrs ago i was doing a fair bit of computer gaming with mates, i needed a gamer name so i picked Rattrap out of the air. Since then most of my mates call me Ratty & i discovered that i prefer being called Ratty or Rattrap rather than my real name John. Never liked the name John, for myself that is, so Ratty has just stuck. I was Rattrap long before the bloody transformers came out & hijacked my handle! :2tsup::2tsup:

[Ozkaban]

In the 80's a movie Dances with Wolves came out and a guy in the office started to give everyone a Siuox Indian name.

The day after a function with some big wigs of the ASX he gave me 'Bleeds through eyes after big night out'. It then just got shortened to 'The Bleeder'.

To this day we still call each other by our Siuox names.

I always assumed it was the result of a run in with a table saw or the like :rolleyes:

I think my username came about as a mash between the name of my dog, Oscar, and the Wizard prison in Harry Potter, Azkaban. Putting it midly, Oscar the dog is somewhat of a rascal who deems his own interests to be above all else. He's 3/4 mini poodle and 1/4 American Cocker Spaniel - poodle hyperactivity with cocker attitude :oo:. I have vague recollections of always threatening him with something like being "pamchenko'd" - from the movie 'The Cutting Edge', or being chucked in some sort of doggie prison. This ended up being named Ozkaban, and I kinda liked it so it stuck...

Also, if that username is taken on a website, it means I registered before and forgot my credentials :doh:

Cheers,
Dave

[Sam]

Dog's name........think he must have been hanging around when I signed up.

[damian]

When I sign up for a forum my first choice is my christian name, which is a less usual spelling of Damian (most people use Damien and some Damion and yes I've even seen Damiun, parents can be so cruel).

If that doesn't work I've got a fairly rare motorcycle so guzzis3 is the next option. If all else fails I expand that to motoguzzi750S3, fortunately only had to use that once or twice. There were about 930 S3's built and I probably know half the owners in the world so...

Makes remembering easier...

[RufflyRustic]

Mine is all about my style of woodwork, rough, rustic, maybe not so rough or rustic:)

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

Mine? Well, any novice turner who has tried to master a Skew Chisel will know exactly what it's about. :rolleyes:

[Ironwood]

Mine is just my favourite timber.

[seriola]

My first choice, my nickname, was already taken, besides people would have expected a big bad bugger with his ears lopped off :oo:
I live on the coast and there is an aquaculture farm a little further along. One of their boats, skippered by a mate of mine at that time happened to go past. It was the Seriola, the scientific name of the Yellowtail Kingfish (Seriola lalandi) that they produce.
Well it's gotta be better than if they were farming groper!!:D

[rat52]

three letters from the middle of my surname and the year I was born.

[jmk89]

The initials are my usual ones (and were my reference on professional correspondence when I first started work as a lawyer). When I became a partner of that firm, my reference became the number. I worked so hard to get it that I keep it as a reference even tho the firm and I parted company over a decade ago.

[issatree]

Hi All,
Well, before the Forums, I Adopted the name of " Beenatree ", but another Chap reckoned that it was a good name for a Woodworking Supplies business, & he Registered it, so I had to back off, then thought of " issatree ".
Started out with a Capital "I ", but some how lost it.
The name seems appropriate, so it has stuck.
Lewis.

[artme]

My name is Arthur and when my sister was learning to talk she had trouble saying my name. It came out as 'Artme" and that has stuck evre since. I just decided to use a lower case "a". as a sign in.

[Woodwould]

My username came to me when I discovered that turds wouldn't take a good polish but wood would.

[Ozkaban]

My username came to me when I discovered that turds wouldn't take a good polish but wood would.

gees, that's lucky. Imagine if it went the other way and your username had to be Turdwould :doh:

[Durham Lad]

Quite simply the name is the County I came from in England (to many moons ago to remember), I also use on another forum Dunelmman the first part of which is the old Roman name for Durham.

[The Bleeder]

My username came to me when I discovered that turds wouldn't take a good polish but wood would.


Priceless and for everything it's Mastercard

[Woodwould]

gees, that's lucky. Imagine if it went the other way and your username had to be Turdwould :doh:
Sounds vaguely familiar.

[sjm]

My username came to me when I discovered that turds wouldn't take a good polish but wood would.

On the contrary, Mythbusters proved that you can polish a ####. They were able to achieve a very high gloss just with friction and water.

Sorry for the hijack, username is just my initials.

[Woodwould]

On the contrary, Mythbusters proved that you can polish a ####. They were able to achieve a very high gloss just with friction and water. I just watched Mythbusters polishing a ####... Mythbusters polishing a ####

They buffed up well, but have you actually tried polishing one with shellac?

[opelblues]

it was the colour that i painted my first car. LX Torona 4 door - 6 cyl.

[Harry72]

Last name is Harris... Been called Harry since primary school. My MIL thought Harry was my real name for several years until she met my parents Paul??? Who's that she said!
Funny thing is at work they call me Rolf!

Oh and 72 was a good vintage...

[Scribbly Gum]

Wanted a name that related to the tasks of the forum - writing about wood and what we do with it.
Scribbly Gum just seemed appropriate to my scribblings on wood.
:U

[I_wanna_Shed]

I wanted a shed.......

[wheelinround]

it was the colour that i painted my first car. LX Torona 4 door - 6 cyl.


Funny that in Europe they were called Opal.


Since a kid I have been around wheels of some form scooters, billy carts, pushies, motor bikes, cars building buses and coaches then driving them (those days I was known as Hoppie) so when I signed up here and now using a wheelchair and turning things round. Wheel'n'round was to be it but I typed wheelinround:doh: sort of like when I was driving passengers you'd always have to wheel in behind like a sheep dog and herd them on board.

[wheelinround]

I wanted a shed.......

Now he wants a Bigger Shed :U

[kiwigeo]

Kiwigeo - doesnt really need explaining

[Grommett]

The current dishlicker :)

[hughie]

its me name :U

[Scott]

Ta for scratching my itch everyone. Small things amuse small minds :)

[RETIRED]

its me name :UDamn, here I was thinking it was Fred.:D

[Pac man]

Tried to use my initials PAC no go already in use
My son is into retro gaming so I tried Pacman - already in use
Then tried it with a space Pac man = success

[jimbur]

Just used first three letters of first name and surname. Didn't realise at first it sounded like something out of the Waltons.:C
Cheers,
Jim

[Sturdee]

When I wanted a user name I searched long and hard on who to emulate on this board. I finally chose the name of Sturdee after who was arguably the most important soldier in the history of this, my adopted, country.

He is described as (http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/sturdee-sir-vernon-ashton-hobart-11798)
a kindly, humble and simple man who carried out his work with the minimum of fuss'.

Sturdee's sheer professionalism earned him the trust of politicians of all parties. His steadfastness in the anxious months that followed Japan's entry into the war had won him widespread admiration, and he was described as 'the rock on which the army, and indeed the government rested during the weeks of panic in early 1942'.

His resolute insistence that the A.I.F. divisions intended for operations in the Far East should return to Australia helped to ensure that troops were available to halt the Japanese advance in Papua.

In other words the qualities I would like to use on this board.

BTW I was guided in my search by looking out of the window and seeing his name on a sign attached to a street lamp. :U



Peter.

[Cliff Rogers]

Username? :?

[Woodwould]

Just used first three letters of first name ...
What are the remaining letters of your first name?

[fubar]

fubar was my gaming name and also described quite a few early projects
for those who dont know its an armed forces term for situations or plans that have gone awry in a big way
F***ed Up Beyond All Recognition
Dennis

[jimbur]

What are the remaining letters of your first name?
Realised I'd screwed up after I posted it. Still Jambur would sound like a Geordie's snack.
Cheers,
Jim

[jimbur]

fubar was my gaming name and also described quite a few early projects
for those who dont know its an armed forces term for situations or plans that have gone awry in a big way
F***ed Up Beyond All Recognition
Dennis
Is that the big brother to Snafu?
Cheers,
Jim

[snowyskiesau]

I just used a user-name I had for another (astronomy) forum in an attempt to reduce the number of user-names I had to remember.
Didn't really work as you still have to remember the different passwords.:doh:

[carrom]

Mine is a board game played by hundreds of millions.But few on the forum would know the game.Just google carrom.

[damian]

Username? :?

Oh come on, we all know your real name is Bruce Wayne....:D

[damian]

I just used a user-name I had for another (astronomy) forum in an attempt to reduce the number of user-names I had to remember.
Didn't really work as you still have to remember the different passwords.:doh:

xkcd: Password Strength (http://www.xkcd.com/936/)

xkcd has an answer to everything.

[Master Splinter]

I just followed the golden rules of teh intarwebs:

0) Firefox will remember all your nicks and passwords.
1) Never reuse a nickname across forums.
2) Nickname should be chosen at random.
3) Always have more than one nickname on a forum. Always access second nickname through a proxy to mask the originating IP address. (useful for sock puppeting).

[Rattrap]

I just followed the golden rules of teh intarwebs:

0) Firefox will remember all your nicks and passwords.
1) Never reuse a nickname across forums.
2) Nickname should be chosen at random.
3) Always have more than one nickname on a forum. Always access second nickname through a proxy to mask the originating IP address. (useful for sock puppeting).

Hmm i failed on 1 & 3. I use my name on more than 1 woodwork site & i got no idea at all why anyone would want to do 3, that's totally beyond me :?

[Master Splinter]

i got no idea at all why anyone would want to do 3, that's totally beyond me :?

So you can support (or contradict) yourself, whichever offers the most lulz.

[Cliff Rogers]

Lots of people are & have sock puppets.

[Scott]

Hmm?

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

I just followed the golden rules of teh intarwebs:

0) Firefox will remember all your nicks and passwords.

*snrk!*

I wish someone would tell Firefox that!

The last auto-update lost not only all my passwords, but also the bookmarks and all my account/proxy settings! :C

[RedShirtGuy]

Eons ago I wanted something different than my other online handle at the time (AhrT - taken from a HR Giger book entitled "arh+") mostly for gaming. This seemed to suit my gaming style...being dumb, the bait and usually dead. I also sometimes use "Ensign Ricky" who was a red shirt in an episode of Family Guy.

In the original Star Trek universe it's generally considered that anyone wearing a red shirt is going to die shortly after being seen. Although the uniforms in different modern series kind of put a end to it, it's still well recognised. The latest movie had a special red shirt tribute death as they jumped out of a ship onto a drilling platform. I saw it in the cinemas and was screaming with laughter.

There's even a Wikipedia page dedicated to them :)
Redshirt (character) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redshirt_%28character%29)

There are other historical/war references to red shirts, but I go with the nerdy one.

A few of the folks here "got it" without explaination which always makes me chuffed.

[Grumpy John]

I was working at a job I loved, but had the foreman from hell. Consequently I usually came home in a foul mood hence the nickname. Gave up $80K a year to work at Bunnies for less than half, much happier now.

[bluegum30]

I'v used Bluegum in a number of forums and this forum i had to add 30 because it was already taken,i choose bluegum because i cut many railway sleepers out of bluegum .

On another forum i was asked if i was negro from some state in America, and from that conversation i learned that the term ''bluegums''related to negro's in a area ,i'm not sure whether it was only a term used in that area.:U

[DavidG]

Due to lack of imagination I used my first name and family name initial. :doh:

[Woodwould]

Due to lack of imagination I used my first name and family name initial. :doh:
Goliath?

[DavidG]

Goliath?
Only in stomach, not in name.

[Handyjack]

Handyman for Odd Jobs, Jack of all trades (master of none).

[Bushmiller]

[QUOTE=damian;1368018]
If that doesn't work I've got a fairly rare motorcycle so guzzis3 is the next option. If all else fails I expand that to motoguzzi750S3, fortunately only had to use that once or twice. There were about 930 S3's built and I probably know half the owners in the world so...

QUOTE]

Wow!

The last motorcycle I owned was a moto Guzzi 750S3.

I sold it in 1980.

Regards
Paul

[Bushmiller]

My username came to me when I discovered that turds wouldn't take a good polish but wood would.

I wasn't quite sure if this was an artesan's observation or a social comment:wink:.

Regards
Paul

[Bushmiller]

OK. Deep breath...

At least one rascal on the forums has alluded to my moniker as originating from a combination of hairdresser and body waxer and that I may have emigrated from the largest country in South America. Fortunately, he made this derogatory remark in a confidential email during the Colt Group Buy discussions so only FF and I know about this exchange:D.

Just as an aside, did you know that the aforementioned South American country, which also contains the largest river in the world, is bigger than Australia: Bigger by quite a bit too?

"Bushmiller" comes from the time when I ran a portable sawmilling business. I had two saws and the bandsaw was a "Bushmill" made by John Laidlaw.

There.. all quite wholesome and above board (Pun, sorry.)

Regards
Paul

[labr@]

Well I certainly misconstrued Bushmiller - I thought it meant someone who drinks Bushmill's (a brand of whisky - possibly Irish?) :wink:

As for mine......

Labr@ is pronounced Labrat (I had to use the alternative spelling because the “proper” one was taken)

The reason I chose it is one of the following, see if you can guess which:

a) I am a small, pointy nosed individual who likes doing mazes and has a penchant for sharp cheeses.

b) I worked in an industrial laboratory for 25 years, where I was conditioned to respond to a buzzer by rushing out through a door, collecting a sample and returning to the lab. The positive reinforcement was a pay packet once a week, the negative was being shouted at for stopping production.

c) I’m a brat from Los Angeles.



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If you guessed A then you did well! :2tsup:


Although not as well as if you had chosen B, which is the correct answer :p - but A is pretty close :U

Oh, and C is right out! :no:

[Bushmiller]

Well I certainly misconstrued Bushmiller - I thought it meant someone who drinks Bushmill's (a brand of whisky - possibly Irish?) :wink:

As for mine......

Labr@ is pronounced Labrat (I had to use the alternative spelling because the “proper” one was taken)

The reason I chose it is one of the following, see if you can guess which:

a) I am a small, pointy nosed individual who likes doing mazes and has a penchant for sharp cheeses.

b) I worked in an industrial laboratory for 25 years, where I was conditioned to respond to a buzzer by rushing out through a door, collecting a sample and returning to the lab. The positive reinforcement was a pay packet once a week, the negative was being shouted at for stopping production.

c) I’m a brat from Los Angeles.



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If you guessed A then you did well! :2tsup:


Although not as well as if you had chosen B, which is the correct answer :p - but A is pretty close :U

Oh, and C is right out! :no:

Nicely put and an ingenious method of spelling. I am trying to decide whether George Bernard Shaw, who was a protagonist of phonetic spelling, would approve or disapprove:?.

You are right on the money with Bushmills being an irish whiskey, but it has nothing to do with me as I don't drink whiskey. However I am married to a woman who drinks it straight:oo:. Or is that:2tsup:.

Regards
Paul

[Twisted Tenon]

I've had a heap of nicknames over the years and all of them have been bestowed by others. I have nick names for my children and only I use them.
Twisted Tenon is the first nick name I have had that I have selected. It suits my warped sense of humour:U

[Scott]

"Bushmiller" comes from the time when I ran a portable sawmilling business. I had two saws and the bandsaw was a "Bushmill" made by John Laidlaw.

There.. all quite wholesome and above board (Pun, sorry.)

To be honest I thought Bushmiller was a "miller of the bush". However, even that statement can be misconstrued. Brazilian anyone?. So to work out what you meant I Googled "Bushmiller" and came up with this: Ernie Bushmiller, American Cartoonist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie_Bushmiller) who authored the 'Nancy' comics. Anyone, who lives in Australia (at least) knows what a Nancy is. So sorry Bushy, I've plumbed the depths of wholesomeness and came up with a couple of different interpretations.

[Bushmiller]

To be honest I thought Bushmiller was a "miller of the bush". However, even that statement can be misconstrued. Brazilian anyone?. So to work out what you meant I Googled "Bushmiller" and came up with this: Ernie Bushmiller, American Cartoonist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie_Bushmiller) who authored the 'Nancy' comics. Anyone, who lives in Australia (at least) knows what a Nancy is. So sorry Bushy, I've plumbed the depths of wholesomeness and came up with a couple of different interpretations.

Oh dear! Looks like the macho image has just gone out the window:rolleyes:. Back to the sensitive side trying desperately to win sympathy:).

In "sjt" I couldn't help but notice how close 'j' is to 'h' on the keyboard and I wondered if there had been a typo with the 'i' left out so you didn't get **** each time you posted. Just my warped mind. Pay no attention:wink::D

Regards
Paul

[jimbur]

In "sjt" I couldn't help but notice how close 'j' is to 'h' on the keyboard and I wondered if there had been a typo with the 'i' left out so you didn't get **** each time you posted. Just my warped mind. Pay no attention:wink::D
Regards
Paul
Wipe the last post:D
Cheers,
JIm

[Bushmiller]

Wipe the last post:D
Cheers,
JIm

Touche (where's the damned accent when you want it) or is it douche?:?:D

Regards
Paul

[Scott]

*chuckle* :D

[Afro Boy]

Went to a 60s/70s style New Years Eve party once. I dressed up in 70s gear with an afro wig. I quickly became named Afro Boy.

The name kind of stuck which is amusing because I have no hair, let alone an afro!

[Christos]

Originally thought that Master of the Universe not really a good forum name. So I ended up using Christos.

Pretty much the same thing. :roflmao:

[Master Splinter]

A few of the folks here "got it" without explaination which always makes me chuffed.

You mean there are people who don't get the red shirt reference????

[Bushmiller]

You mean there are people who don't get the red shirt reference????

Yep

That's me. Not a sci-fi aficionardo. Besides which, when I watched James T Kirk was still in black and white!

I prefered William Shatner reborn as Denny Crane. A less plastic if not entirely wholesome character:wink:.

But....I do understand the reference now. Thanks to RedShirtGuy.

Regards
Paul

[Grommett]

Yep

That's me. Not a sci-fi aficionardo. Besides which, when I watched James T Kirk was still in black and white!

I prefered William Shatner reborn as Denny Crane. A less plastic if not entirely wholesome character:wink:.

But....I do understand the reference now. Thanks to RedShirtGuy.

Regards
Paul

You are not alone, passed me at warp speed.:o

[jimbur]

Touche (where's the damned accent when you want it) or is it douche?:?:D
Regards
Paul
As long as you wash your hands.:D
Cheers,
Jim

[Ted2]

Usernames and the creativity of such is generally indicative of the size popularity and population of the forum that you joined.

Years ago i tried to join one of the biggest computer forums in the U.S only to be repeatedly confronted with a page stating that the chosen username was already in use.

As most can imagine and or experienced themselves this gets VERY FRUSTRATING :(( especially after the first 20 minutes and getting worse by the minute and gawd knows how many pages later. You simply run out of ideas.

Eventually, frustration wins out and you start using what you think is very clever, subtle, (and not so clever or subtle) and or very sarcastic abbreviations of swear words or less than idealistic phrases to come up with something to let you join.

Unfortunately most times you have already been beaten by someone else who also experienced the same thing and secured FFS and this is absolute Bullshi# and variations before you too :doh:

After 45 minutes no less and tearing my hair out I yelled out "usernames: who gives a ####" and input a variation of that and the page accepted it.

Fortunately I didn't have much problem getting a variation of my preferred username here. So if you ever see some name a little bit off in a large forum you now know what likely prompted it :U

[Ed Reiss]

Been really interesting to read how some of you agonized over finding a user-name :roll::U

Me? "Ed Reiss" is my user name - it's an anagram of my real name that my parents burdened me with, which is un-spellable and un-pronouncable :C:~:o

[Cliff Rogers]

desires or resides? :?

[Ashore]

When I retired from going to sea I came Ashore , ....or in this case became Ashore

[MrA]

The first forums I joined were run by racist ones so I picked the name MrAngry and used an avatar of an angry Mr.Man and I trolled away.

After a while I was reffered to as MrA and so I've kept it on all other forums I've subsequetly joined..... and not trolled.

[Milo]

Meet Milo!! My best mate, we have the most indepth conversations in the shop!

[witch1]

I was born on the 31st of october a hell of a long time ago
work it out (no prizes)
witch1

[Chesand]

Meet Milo!! My best mate, we have the most indepth conversations in the shop!

And I bet there are no arguments just intelligent discussion.

My User name consists of the first 4 letters of our then dog's name (Chester) and the first 3 letters of my sirname (Anderson)

Sadly Chester went to doggie heaven last March at less than 10 years old.

[Yeldarb]

Yeldarb...I'm a little bit backward so it only makes sense :D

[Milo]

And I bet there are no arguments just intelligent discussion.

My User name consists of the first 4 letters of our then dog's name (Chester) and the first 3 letters of my sirname (Anderson)

Sadly Chester went to doggie heaven last March at less than 10 years old.

Never ever an argument just love and support! and the occasional lick on the leg!

[Bushmiller]

Never ever an argument just love and support! and the occasional lick on the leg!


Don't you find your dog's leg a little on the hairy side:rolleyes::D?

Regards
Paul

[Christos]

Meet Milo!! My best mate, we have the most indepth conversations in the shop!

I have a friend like that and the only problem is he keeps telling me what to do. Now if you get to hearing Milo I would think it's time for a little break. :U

[Grommett]

Christos

Congratulations on 4000 posts

:thewave:

:yourock2:

[Christos]

Something that I did not notice until 4009. :U