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
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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
Realised I'd screwed up after I posted it. Still Jambur would sound like a Geordie's snack.Quote:
Originally Posted by Woodwould
Cheers,
Jim
Is that the big brother to Snafu?Quote:
Originally Posted by fubar
Cheers,
Jim
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:
Mine is a board game played by hundreds of millions.But few on the forum would know the game.Just google carrom.
Oh come on, we all know your real name is Bruce Wayne....:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers
xkcd: Password StrengthQuote:
Originally Posted by snowyskiesau
xkcd has an answer to everything.
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 :?Quote:
Originally Posted by Master Splinter
So you can support (or contradict) yourself, whichever offers the most lulz.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rattrap
Lots of people are & have sock puppets.
Hmm?
*snrk!*Quote:
Originally Posted by Master Splinter
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
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
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.
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.
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
Due to lack of imagination I used my first name and family name initial. :doh:
Goliath?Quote:
Originally Posted by DavidG
Only in stomach, not in name.Quote:
Originally Posted by Woodwould
Handyman for Odd Jobs, Jack of all trades (master of none).
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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...
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Wow!
The last motorcycle I owned was a moto Guzzi 750S3.
I sold it in 1980.
Regards
Paul
I wasn't quite sure if this was an artesan's observation or a social comment:wink:.Quote:
Originally Posted by Woodwould
Regards
Paul
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
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:?.Quote:
Originally Posted by labr@
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
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
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 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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bushmiller
Oh dear! Looks like the macho image has just gone out the window:rolleyes:. Back to the sensitive side trying desperately to win sympathy:).Quote:
Originally Posted by sjt
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:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Bushmiller
Cheers,
JIm
Touche (where's the damned accent when you want it) or is it douche?:?:DQuote:
Originally Posted by jimbur
Regards
Paul
*chuckle* :D
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!
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:
You mean there are people who don't get the red shirt reference????Quote:
Originally Posted by RedShirtGuy
YepQuote:
Originally Posted by Master Splinter
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.:oQuote:
Originally Posted by Bushmiller
As long as you wash your hands.:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Bushmiller
Cheers,
Jim
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
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
desires or resides? :?