Popeye Posted November 16, 2010 ID:345979 Share Posted November 16, 2010 I see a lot of interesting Names on this Forum. Just wondering how you chose your name?My name is easy: Popeye - Over 20 years in the US Navy, Retired. I think the name fits, and no I don't look like Popeye, if anyone is wondering. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkSnakeKobra Posted November 16, 2010 ID:345995 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Well, mine is a long story and not worth mentioning. Some around town know me as buttons due to a last name confusion deal. So I just stuck with it and thought why not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildman424 Posted November 16, 2010 ID:346052 Share Posted November 16, 2010 some buddys I worked with out on the carnival called me wildman cause I was usually getting into trouble usually with my big mouth :) and my Bday 424 =4/24 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtledove Posted November 16, 2010 ID:346068 Share Posted November 16, 2010 I use a nick from my days on CB radio and I just liked it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad056 Posted November 16, 2010 ID:346117 Share Posted November 16, 2010 mad056 was from when i was making my first youtube channel i wanted mad out the suggestion was mad056 so i took that and i now how mostly have the user name mad056 Everywhere Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sho-dan Posted November 16, 2010 ID:346125 Share Posted November 16, 2010 I use a nick from my days on CB radio and I just liked it.Ah, those were the days. My user name is in memory of my two pug furbabys, first three letters in their names (shogun and dang). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mona7865 Posted November 16, 2010 ID:346132 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Well, the first part is my nickname (used by family and friends - my official name is only used at the office) and the second part is a combination of the birthday of a very dear friend. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefox Posted November 16, 2010 ID:346204 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Mine is also a nic name from my CB Radio as well, I have been using Firefox for well over 30 years..... Yes even before the Firefox Browser came out....Still use the CB today..... LOL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve jones Posted November 16, 2010 ID:346213 Share Posted November 16, 2010 I've always been a bit 'off the wall' so I took the first 5 letters of my Christian name and added them to the first 5 letters of my surname... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
byte_king Posted November 16, 2010 ID:346291 Share Posted November 16, 2010 I am the king of all computer info. mwahahaha Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
yardbird Posted November 16, 2010 ID:346311 Share Posted November 16, 2010 If I find the right yard your in, make sure your not under the tree I park in.... it will happen, I love to see Gravity at work Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShyWriter Posted November 16, 2010 ID:346324 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Ah, those were the days. My user name is in memory of my two pug furbabys, first three letters in their names (shogun and dang). Mine was The Barefoot Fox (as in sly, sneaky animal - not a female not wearing shoes ).. Had a $600 (dual use) mobile/fixed with a rack system on SSB with a freq. meter and a freq. slider and 1/4 wave whip portable on the car with a dual quad direction on a rotor at home.. KAFW7577.. club was RadioMiamiFlorida (RMF177) Never ran over the 5W limit (or bled over into neighbor's TVs) although we had some a@s running 1,000 watts on channels 21/22 in our area.. (lots'a dangerous fun locating them and pushing steel pins through their RG cables to short them out and hear the finals blow out when they tried to get on the air.) The FCC did NOTHING to stop those guys running linears at 1,000 watts or more..~ShyMy son was the BALD FROG Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
yardbird Posted November 16, 2010 ID:346326 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Mine was The Barefoot Fox (as in sly, sneaky animal - not a female not wearing shoes ).. Had a $600 (dual use) mobile/fixed with a rack system on SSB with a freq. meter and a freq. slider and 1/4 wave whip portable on the car with a dual quad direction on a rotor at home.. KAFW7577.. club was RadioMiamiFlorida (RMF177) Never ran over the 5W limit (or bled over into neighbor's TVs) although we had some a@s running 1,000 watts on channels 21/22 in our area.. (lots'a dangerous fun locating them and pushing steel pins through their RG cables to short them out and hear the finals blow out when they tried to get on the air.) The FCC did NOTHING to stop those guys running linears at 1,000 watts or more..~ShyMy son was the BALD FROG thats cause the FCC is broke, me too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountaintree16 Posted November 16, 2010 ID:346361 Share Posted November 16, 2010 I love mountains, I love trees, and I don't know where I got 16 from, I just randomly picked it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefox Posted November 16, 2010 ID:346363 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Well I still run my CB and in my pickup I run a 350W, my base station runs at about 1000W.... I am in the country kinda so no bleed over to the neighbors..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff screen317 Posted November 16, 2010 Staff ID:346403 Share Posted November 16, 2010 My screenname in the past (circa 2001) was stonehenge316 (I liked the ancient wonder of the world and the 316 has biblical significance to me; still have that same name on AIM), but I started playing Runescape in ~2001 and that name was too long, so I looked around, saw my computer screen, and my first account was screen316; I think that got banned for some odd reason (that or I lost the password; dumb little kid I was!), so I took the next number over: screen317 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkSnakeKobra Posted November 16, 2010 ID:346414 Share Posted November 16, 2010 My screenname in the past (circa 2001) was stonehenge316 (I liked the ancient wonder of the world and the 316 has biblical significance to me; still have that same name on AIM), but I started playing Runescape in ~2001 and that name was too long, so I looked around, saw my computer screen, and my first account was screen316; I think that got banned for some odd reason (that or I lost the password; dumb little kid I was!), so I took the next number over: screen317I love history. It's fascinating. Something that excites the mind and brings all sorts of ideas what could have happened. Turns it into a movie in your head or a really good book. Watch the history channel regularly. Weren't we all? I've done some stupid things that were really embarrassing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noknojon Posted November 17, 2010 ID:346474 Share Posted November 17, 2010 John 3:16 (chapter 3, verse 16 of the Gospel of John) is one of the most widely quoted verses from the Christian BibleMine is a mix of my wife , daughter and my names - I used it on Yahoo for several years and it is still the same on 90% of forums - Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dec3ent Posted November 17, 2010 ID:346540 Share Posted November 17, 2010 I just it on many forums and online gaming Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lelenina Posted November 17, 2010 ID:346544 Share Posted November 17, 2010 I just thought of lelenina randomly. It just suddenly occurred to me one day that if I was going to join a forum, chat room, etc, lelenina is the name I would use. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popeye Posted November 17, 2010 Author ID:346920 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Wow! Besides the interesting Forum names there are a lot of interesting stories on how these names came about. Thanks for sharing your stories about your Forum Names. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
catscomputer Posted November 17, 2010 ID:346952 Share Posted November 17, 2010 My name is Cat and I'm here about my computer - so mine's pretty self explanatory. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eitsop22 Posted November 19, 2010 ID:347960 Share Posted November 19, 2010 The name I use on most internet forums was already taken on this one.I have been a "postman" or "letter carrier" for over 30 years so I took the short form of my occupation "postie" and my badge number "22" and reversed the digets. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eitsop22 Posted November 19, 2010 ID:347962 Share Posted November 19, 2010 PSI also have had a CB radio since the 1970s.My call sign from back when licences were required in Canada is XM422810And my handle was "postie22"I occasionaly pick up CB traffic where I am but there is no one close enough to talk to any more.I remember when all 23 then later 40 chanels would be wall to wall with traffic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolob Posted November 19, 2010 ID:347968 Share Posted November 19, 2010 noob + l = nolob Somtimes, I feel I come across as newbie but, in many cases, I'm not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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