Explain Your User Name

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Fri May 26, 2006 1:22 am

As a parallel to explaining your Avatar, why did you choose the name you use?

Some of them are obvoius (Weeder springs to mind) and some less so.

Mine was easy - as I've said elsewhere, Brynmawr is the village in Wales where I was born. Any others?

pink princess · Post by **pink princess** » Fri May 26, 2006 1:46 am

um its what my hubby calls me sometimes if were out shopping and i pick up a pink top, hell call me a pink princess!

and...

i love pink and im a total princess!

chocoholic · Post by **chocoholic** » Fri May 26, 2006 2:16 am

Name and Avatar say it all really, don't they?

CHOCOLATE is a life food.

I could give Dawn French a run for her money when it comes to eating choccies!!:yh_pig :yh_pig

Tigerlily · Post by **Tigerlily** » Fri May 26, 2006 5:13 am

Mine is the name of our deceased cat. She was a tabby from a rescue place and walked with her head and tail low. My husband said she looked like a tiger, so we called her Tiger, but that's a boy's name so her Sunday name was Tigerlily.

Post by **spot** » Fri May 26, 2006 5:26 am

Mine's monosyllabic. I don't think anything else came into consideration when I registered. I like terse and pronouncable. Anyone with three or more syllables or no vowels should get an auto-ban. Other than that, I'm tolerant.

DesignerGal · Post by **DesignerGal** » Fri May 26, 2006 5:28 am

I design my house and I am a woman. Not too exciting I know.

Santanico · Post by **Santanico** » Fri May 26, 2006 5:40 am

One of my favourite movies of all time is From Dusk Till Dawn. Santanico Pandemonium is a character from the movie played by Salma Hayek, and I would give just about anything to look as good as that woman does in that movie!

Sad, huh?

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Fri May 26, 2006 6:24 am

Chonsi was my nickname in high school.

Still is today.

Marie5656 · Post by **Marie5656** » Fri May 26, 2006 6:57 am

Mine is boring. My name plus my house number. Actually, I live at number 56..just doubled it. The number 56 by the way has a habit of showing up alot in my family.

When my brother started his business, the street address of his first location was 56. He ended up becoming VERY successful. So he always considered 56 a lucky number. Then I buy my first house...number 56. My home phone number has the number 56 in it...as does the phone number of the bar my niece owns (which, also is doing well)

So, there.

Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Fri May 26, 2006 9:01 am

Kram is just Mark backwards. It was SO hilarious in 1971, I don't mind telling you. Unparalleled and never-to-be-forgotten mirth for all present. It's the same reason I call my friends Bob and Hannah, Bob and Hannah.

The Uncle prefix came about in 1981 when our only friend who had a kid added it for the benefit of his son. It's an optional extra but is often used, especially when I'm introduced to people for some reason. Respect I guess :wah:

Yeah...whatever :rolleyes:

minks · Post by **minks** » Fri May 26, 2006 9:23 am

Well my avatar never remains the same so am glad you didn't ask about that hah!

Name gosh long story,

My first forum experience I had a long name, and it got shortned by many members and then I left that forum, and joined another and used a shorter version, then an old friend started up a new forum and she emailed me and asked me to join and she took the liberty to call me an even shorter name, and like spot in a way I wanted a single syllable for a name and from MZKK my friend derived Minks. So I kept it and have tried to live up to the name ever since.

But truthfully, this friend passed away and in her honor I keep my name.

Philadelphia Eagle · Post by **Philadelphia Eagle** » Fri May 26, 2006 10:57 am

I'm from Philadelphia - "The City of Brotherly Love" - and the Eagle is, of course, the nation's national emblem.

If you add to that the name of the famous NFL football team - well - there you have it!

BabyRider · Post by **BabyRider** » Fri May 26, 2006 12:07 pm

When I first came on the forum, I was just learning to ride, hence "Baby" Rider. If I could change it, I probably would, but to what? "Old"Rider? I dunno....

(Oh, and my apologies to spot for having 4 syllables. :yh_rotfl )

Lon · Post by **Lon** » Fri May 26, 2006 4:44 pm

Forum Garden is the only place on the Web that I use my real nickname of Lon, which is short for ALONZO

Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Sat May 27, 2006 2:05 am

Pinky wrote:

I have a pink motorbike, and friends started calling me Pinky because of it.

Lucky it wasn't turquoise - Wouldn't be the same would it?

I always thought it was because you were perky.

chocoholic · Post by **chocoholic** » Sat May 27, 2006 2:53 pm

Uncle Kram wrote: Lucky it wasn't turquoise - Wouldn't be the same would it?

I always thought it was because you were perky.

PINKY - PERKY ? Think what fun you could have had with your Avatar!

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Sat May 27, 2006 9:01 pm

I joined in a relatively serious mood and wanted to jump into the deep end of the pool. I figured what the heck; I was in over my head anyway. :driving:

I chose my nickname because I knew it was something I would have to work to represent. It keeps me on the level ... usually.

Richard Bell · Post by **Richard Bell** » Sat May 27, 2006 9:40 pm

I belong to other forums where using a name other than your real name more or less categorises you as as an AOL type (not a flattering or desirable thing). I signed on to FG under my real name, in the interests of consistancy

I can't use my trademark avatar here (until I pony up the $$$), so I selected one of the giveaway ones.

R.B.

Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Sun May 28, 2006 3:04 am

Accountable wrote: I joined in a relatively serious mood and wanted to jump into the deep end of the pool. I figured what the heck; I was in over my head anyway. :driving:

I chose my nickname because I knew it was something I would have to work to represent. It keeps me on the level ... usually.

Funny really - in my minds eye I've always seen you as a financial chap

orangesox1 · Post by **orangesox1** » Sun May 28, 2006 3:12 am

A male friend gave me a present for my birthday years ago, he said "open it alone" and as I started to open the present, his and my teenage daughter came into the room where I was. I pulled out an orange hat and a sexy orange thong fell to the floor. His daughter shouted Dad said "he bought you socks". So orange sox became a bit of a joke amongst us.

Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Sun May 28, 2006 3:18 am

orangesox1 wrote: A male friend gave me a present for my birthday years ago, he said "open it alone" and as I started to open the present, his and my teenage daughter came into the room where I was. I pulled out an orange hat and a sexy orange thong fell to the floor. His daughter shouted Dad said "he bought you socks". So orange sox became a bit of a joke amongst us.

:wah: That's a good one

orangesox1 · Post by **orangesox1** » Sun May 28, 2006 3:20 am

Uncle Kram wrote: :wah: That's a good one

That was four years ago, he still buys me the sexiest underwear. I'll probably marry him next year.:-4 Just so I can have a life time supply of sexy things:sneaky:

Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Sun May 28, 2006 3:21 am

orangesox1 wrote: That was four years ago, he still buys me the sexiest underwear. I'll probably marry him next year.:-4 Just so I can have a life time supply of sexy things:sneaky:

........like socks ?

orangesox1 · Post by **orangesox1** » Sun May 28, 2006 3:23 am

Uncle Kram wrote: ........like socks ?

Yep, all kinds of lacy sox:D

nihilisticmadman · Post by **nihilisticmadman** » Tue May 30, 2006 2:14 pm

belief + mind + body = nihilistic mad man... easy...

Post by **spot** » Tue May 30, 2006 2:18 pm

nihilisticmadman wrote: belief + mind + body = nihilistic mad man... easy...You call that an anagram?

inimical damn **** = nihilistic mad man

Now *that's* an anagram.

nihilisticmadman · Post by **nihilisticmadman** » Tue May 30, 2006 2:20 pm

spot wrote: You call that an anagram?

inimical damn **** = nihilistic mad man

Now *that's* an anagram.

Who said it was an anagram?

Post by **spot** » Tue May 30, 2006 2:43 pm

nihilisticmadman wrote: Who said it was an anagram?I got the wrong half of the equation?

belief + mind + body = boy filmed in bed

That balances too.

nihilisticmadman · Post by **nihilisticmadman** » Tue May 30, 2006 2:50 pm

spot wrote: I got the wrong half of the equation?

belief + mind + body = boy filmed in bed

That balances too.

I should have use => instead...

boy filmed in bed sounds good tho :p

Post by **spot** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 5:33 am

SnoozeControl wrote: Although I might think of another meaning later.

We've all got your number, ducky[1]. SnoozeControl = Scorn tool zone.

[1]: A purely English expression, approximating in meaning to the biblical "I know thy works".

Post by **spot** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 5:40 am

SnoozeControl wrote: When you say "tool" you don't mean a hammer, do you? :-2Umm. No.

Honi Soit Qui Mal y Pense, for all that.

DesignerGal · Post by **DesignerGal** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 5:49 am

spot wrote: Umm. No.

Honi Soit Qui Mal y Pense, for all that.

I only got Badly and Even. WHat's the rest?

Post by **spot** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 5:58 am

DesignerGal wrote: I only got Badly and Even. WHat's the rest?Evil be to he who thinks evil of it?

sunny104 · Post by **sunny104** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 9:13 am

Uncle Kram wrote: Funny really - in my minds eye I've always seen you as a financial chap

Accountable has a much nicer ring to it than Financial!

Sunny is one of my 2 nicknames and 10-4 because I was a truck driver for 5 years! :-6

Saffron · Post by **Saffron** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 9:34 am

Mine sounds kind of Bohemian. And I just like the way it sounds.

BillyMadisonfan · Post by **BillyMadisonfan** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 10:48 am

My User name's is very easy too figure out the meaning of. My favorite actor is Adam Sandler and my favorite movie is Billy Madison.

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 10:50 am

Yes, I got the meaning of your name right away!

cherandbuster · Post by **cherandbuster** » Tue Jun 27, 2006 11:30 am

My user name is as straightforward as they come.

My name is Cher and my dog's name is Buster.

He and I are best buddies.

I always ask him his opinion on things before I post my responses here.

We're a great team:)

shelleybelle73 · Post by **shelleybelle73** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 1:34 pm

My Name is Michelle but no one calls me that except my mum when im in BIG trouble :wah: so all my friends and family call me Shelley or Shelleybelle and 73 is the year I was born.

Kinda boring....sorry guys,

*shelley kicks herself for not being inventive or original :sneaky:

D'oh!!!!

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 2:47 pm

Selecting AussiePam was a very random choice and has no relation either to my name or my nationality. (Don't tell anyone, but really I'm a big Bulgarian bloke called Boris. AussiePam sounded better than BulgyBoris). Spot, please just call me Pam. And to the pure all things are pure. There, put that in old French!!