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How'd you decide on your screen name?

Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by mike_m, Dec 17, 2006.

  1. mike_m

    mike_m New Member

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    Mine is pretty obvious, but I see some that I have no idea about. Tell me......Inquiring minds wanna know! :D
     
  2. GreenMeanie

    GreenMeanie Junior Member

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(mike_m @ Dec 17 2006, 02:11 PM) [snapback]363487[/snapback]</div>
    Green car, green in color, prompted take-off on Blue Meanies from Yellow Submarine.
     
  3. Stev0

    Stev0 Honorary Hong Kong Cavalier

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    I've been using this name online, or slight variations of it, for the past 17 (yes, seventeen) years, and don't see any reason to change now.
     
  4. daniel

    daniel Cat Lovers Against the Bomb

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    I've been using this name for 58 years. So it's always my first choice for a screen name if it's not already taken. And I joined PC early enough that it wasn't. Fortunately for me, Danny didn't choose to call himself Daniel when he built this site.
     
  5. john1701a

    john1701a Prius Guru

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    Summer of '93 is when I began using mine. I wanted to make a difference. The ship with that id provided the inspiration and a way of making my rather common first name unique. What followed is documented in my blogs. See, I bought this hybrid called "Prius", then...
     
  6. geologyrox

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    ...because geologists love bad puns =)
     
  7. daniel

    daniel Cat Lovers Against the Bomb

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(geologyrox @ Dec 17 2006, 04:43 PM) [snapback]363538[/snapback]</div>
    Then you failed, because it's actually a very good pun. Nice screen name!
     
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    My wife uses tnt on a literary board she frequents. Husbands are referred to as "hub"... Thus tnthub.
     
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    My Prius Chat screen name, tazman, is also the name I use in the online gaming community I am a part of, axxium.org. The other screen name I have used since 1996 or so is stanglvr. That one should be obvious. I have owned a number of vintage Mustangs, have a Mustang running horse tatoo and I love Mustangs, so stanglvr.
     
  10. judymcfarland

    judymcfarland Queen of Moral Indignation

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    Grandma Judy is what the grandkids call me - not embarassed to admit my age & proud to be a Grandma!
     
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    Mine is my dog's name which seems to be the first choice for brown dogs in Hawaii.
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Grandma Judy @ Dec 17 2006, 10:12 PM) [snapback]363568[/snapback]</div>
    I'm a retired Border Patrol Agent, thus my screen name.
     
  13. Schmika

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    The computer login name assigned to me at work when we first got computers. First 5 letters of last name, then first and middle initials. Hey, if you are really bored, you can probably find my full name thru various posts I have made.
     
  14. TonyPSchaefer

    TonyPSchaefer Your Friendly Moderator
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    So far, no one has ever received an IM or post from me and asked, "who is this?"
     
  15. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
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    Colour of my car.
     
  16. Chuck.

    Chuck. Former Honda Enzyte Driver

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    Trekkies that remember episodes of ST:Voyager - Tom Paris was customizing a shuttle like a hot rod. Named it Delta Flyer. Since my car looked like it was out of Star Trek, thought I'd take it full circle....
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  17. john1701a

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Delta Flyer @ Dec 17 2006, 09:03 PM) [snapback]363580[/snapback]</div>
    Those are just enthusiastic fans.

    I'm a trekker... since I have quite literally gone where no one has gone before, hence the website.
     
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    Type of car, color of car and the way I drive it. I hardly ever ever do much over the speed limit anymore, which would have been unheard of in my Porsche days. I don't hold people up in the fast lane, though. That's just ignorant.
     
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    Stev0 Honorary Hong Kong Cavalier

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(john1701a @ Dec 17 2006, 10:46 PM) [snapback]363593[/snapback]</div>
    Trekkies are Trekkers who get upset if you call them "Trekkies".
     
  20. Godiva

    Godiva AmeriKan Citizen

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    I created it for the Highlander TV show forum. I wanted something of English nobility but didn't want to be Lady anything.

    I also like chocolate.

    Twofer.