Author Topic: This has been done before.... but (Read 4024 times)

Badnews Bob · « **on:** December 18, 2008, 11:36:15 AM »

We went thru this once before and I thought it kinda fun, We have alot of new people here now, So, How did everyone come up with your screen name?

When I was just a Pup and new to the world, Thought I new it all but didn't know squat. I would show up at my uncles garage/gas station, (Find one of those today) He would always tell everybody (In Jest) Oh no here comes more badnews, Mostly cuase my car was broke and I didn't know how to fix it.

Well I can fix my own car now thanks to him and I've been carrying Badnews Bob around for thirty years now. Aint life grand.

Rustyinfla · « **Reply #1 on:** December 18, 2008, 11:38:55 AM »

I didn't have nothin to do with it. Blame it on my mom and dad.

quickdtoo · « **Reply #2 on:** December 18, 2008, 11:42:39 AM »

My handle is car oriented, I used to own a '98 Dodge Durango, was a member of the Durango Owners Club. Myself and several other members were in a Durango or "D" chat room talking about performance modifications to our 5.9L Ds, Tony D aka QuikD had done the same mods as I did and I mentioned it and said that makes me Quickd too, and the name stuck.

Tim

petemi · « **Reply #3 on:** December 18, 2008, 11:55:55 AM »

Now we understand it, you sly old F$%T. Mine's less complicated. Pete MI (Michigan)

Troyboy · « **Reply #4 on:** December 18, 2008, 12:12:15 PM »

Well my name is troy hence troyboy.

canon6 · « **Reply #5 on:** December 18, 2008, 12:14:41 PM »

Radio call sign from a place far away, and long,long ago.It was one I could live with.One of the others that came down from on high was "Russet Flank" I await the smart a@@ remarks.

Doug

PHATINJUN · « **Reply #6 on:** December 18, 2008, 12:31:24 PM »

Mine comes from some bow huntin buddy's razin me when I was making my first self bow and wanting to act like an indian. This went on for 2 yrs til I finally killed a deer with the "indian" bow. When I returned to camp that morning late they were all sittin around wondering where the indian was at .I finally burst out and proclaimed myself the fat indian... one of those stories that will be told for many yrs to come at our camp. The spelling was from the politically correct AOL at the time you could not type Fat Indian on thier site. I do got to say that bow just keeps gettin prettier every yr as the Osage ages .Kurt

AtlLaw · « **Reply #7 on:** December 18, 2008, 12:56:59 PM »

When I first got on the internet, back when you paid for on-line time by the minute,

AOL asked what I wanted for a screen name. I wasn't quite sure what a screen name was for and not being real inventive at the time I was at a loss until I remembered the old TV program "LA Law." Arnie, the firm divorce lawyer had "LA Law" on the tag of his Porsch. Since I had a Porsch, and since I was a divorce lawyer in Atlanta... Atl Law - Atllaw. Okay, okay. Kind of hokey.

but everybody got to have a name...

dpe.ahoy · « **Reply #8 on:** December 18, 2008, 01:18:48 PM »

Just my initials and the street I live on, I can't remember to many different sign-ons, so have to stick with something I CAN remember. 'Sides, it helps me find my house after work

DP

FW Conch · « **Reply #9 on:** December 18, 2008, 01:33:01 PM »

A native of the Florida Keys is a "Conch", named after the shelled sea creature. One who has located to

the Florida Keys & lived there for 7 years is adopted as a "Fresh Water Conch". That's me - FW Conch- Jim

mechanic · « **Reply #10 on:** December 18, 2008, 01:40:13 PM »

Mines easy. I've been a mechanic 39 years, and the other names people call me can't be used here......

Slufoot · « **Reply #11 on:** December 18, 2008, 01:44:59 PM »

Well I kinda inherited mine. My dad is 75 years old and when he was a young boy in school the teacher had the kids to read a story and take turns as he called their names. The story they were reading was Old Slewfoot, it's a story about a bear and when the teacher decided it was dad's turn to read he said "OK Slewfoot it's your turn". That name stuck with dad and when I was a teenager a few of his old friends said I looked just like him when he was young and they started calling me Slewfoot.
I just changed the spelling out of respect for my dad.

GOOD SHOOTING!
Slufoot

Shawnee Gene · « **Reply #12 on:** December 18, 2008, 01:48:09 PM »

I grew up in the Shawnee Hills in SW Illinois.(Alexander County)

Doublebass73 · « **Reply #13 on:** December 18, 2008, 01:51:18 PM »

Mine comes from the fact that I play the doublebass AKA upright bass, bass violin or bass fiddle in a jazz band and was born in 1973.

minnesotashooter · « **Reply #14 on:** December 18, 2008, 02:13:45 PM »

I live in Minnesota and I shooter=minnesotashooter

grumpyErik · « **Reply #15 on:** December 18, 2008, 02:42:30 PM »

The name says all you need to know about the subject.

grumpy + Erik = grumpyErik

TopperT · « **Reply #16 on:** December 18, 2008, 02:51:08 PM »

My nickname all thru school was "Topper".....with the H&R use of the name I thought it a natural to use for my handel. The T is the first letter of my last name. Kinda of all fit togeather.

oldyardog · « **Reply #17 on:** December 18, 2008, 03:04:48 PM »

Ex girlfriend in Mississippi called me a "yard dog" when we parted company a long time ago. When some of my coworkers found out they used it in jest (I think). I am now old so my presant wife says.

Oldyardog

45-70.gov · « **Reply #18 on:** December 18, 2008, 03:05:33 PM »

the 45-70 government seemed to be popular when i was just a reader here
i did have the buffalo classic i was partial to
45-70.gov was a more cumputer age spelling of the OLD cardredge

i now have 4 45-70 because of reading here and my new name

i had been thinking about the xlr before i came here but one is now mine

jeep08ham · « **Reply #19 on:** December 18, 2008, 03:06:47 PM »

Mine is a new name I had to come up with as no one would let me continue to use what I had wanted. I love Jeeps first of all. Have a new Jeep Unlimited 2008 and also am an extra class Ham Radio Operator. Did not want to use my call sign as I use it for my license plate. AB0RT and that is very unusual that the FCC would sent that call sign. Alpha, bravo, zero, romeo, tango. Center 0 is zero not an o. So the handle jeep08ham stuck.

I really wanted to use the Triple (LLL) Lady Leg Licker but the wife said NO! Then I wanted to use the Quadriple B (BBBB) Bashful Bare Booby Biter but she nicked that one too. Not sure why. It was only 4 days before I regained conscious.

LONGTOM · « **Reply #20 on:** December 18, 2008, 03:07:57 PM »

I guess mine came from the fact that I always liked long barreled guns.
I remembered that there was a very long shotgun called a LONGTOM and that seemed to fit in with the image I had of myself, always wanted to be a MOUNTAIN MAN.
That's also the reason for the pic of my avatar.

LONGTOM

chillydigits · « **Reply #21 on:** December 18, 2008, 03:13:36 PM »

I'm a refrigeration service tech, Since I spend most of my days in -20 freezers the name seemed to fit how my hands felt

Saloon slug · « **Reply #22 on:** December 18, 2008, 03:15:19 PM »

Mine is an old SASS alias I used to spend alot of time bar hopping when I was younger.

dep869 · « **Reply #23 on:** December 18, 2008, 03:25:45 PM »

I'm a deputy sheriff. My badge # is 869. So..dep869.

LONGTOM · « **Reply #24 on:** December 18, 2008, 03:32:36 PM »

This is neat!!!
I really enjoy reading how some of you got your names.
Some are pretty easy and others I would have never guessed.

LONGTOM

Westbound · « **Reply #25 on:** December 18, 2008, 03:56:39 PM »

Mine started several years ago as I was a DJ in the dance music scene. had to have a name, so over a few beers with buddies, we came up with westbound. just a play on my last name -west.

been using it for everthing since then

mtbugle · « **Reply #26 on:** December 18, 2008, 04:08:00 PM »

when my wife was getting us started on internet stuff she was working for Rmef and the publication they put out is called bugle. I'm native of montana. So my aol screen name became MTBUGLE, and it works fine on here too.

Chas. · « **Reply #27 on:** December 18, 2008, 04:12:13 PM »

Mine's just the abbreviation of what my Momma used to call me.

fortress49 · « **Reply #28 on:** December 19, 2008, 02:23:31 AM »

My handle comes from 2 sources. First, I love mideval weaponry and armor. I make my own armor and actually used to fight in it in the SCA (Society of Creative Anachronism). Those are the guys that you see fighting at renaissance faires. A fortress just "embodied" the whole concept of knights, arms, and armor. All other numbers were taken up so I became the 49th "fortress". Plus I liked the San Francisco 49er's. So, that fit too. I grew up in the San Fransisco Bay Area and have moved to the Houston area just 7 years ago.

The second inspiration for the name came from an old Simon and Garfunkel song "I am a Rock". In that song one line says "I am a rock, I am a fortress". The song fit my mood at the time I was getting into the computer internet thing. So, that "fortress" thing came up again.

There you have it...Fortress49 was born.

Matt

Natty Bumppo · « **Reply #29 on:** December 19, 2008, 03:49:30 AM »

My name comes from the central character in James Fenimore Cooper's books, The Leatherstocking Tales, the most famous of which is The Last of the Mohicans, I guess. What Wikipedia says about him: "Nathaniel 'Natty' Bumppo, although the child of white parents, grew up with Native Americans, becoming a near-fearless warrior skilled in many weapons, one of which is the rifled musket. Hawkeye (one of his many nicknames) respects his forest home and all its inhabitants, hunting only what he needs to survive. And when it comes time to fire his trusty flintlock, he lives by the rule, 'One shot, one kill.'" Wishful thinking, I guess.