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Mtnjim
08-26-2004, 11:22 AM
From another
thread:
"mmmmh, perhaps I should change my username to Indigo!? It sounds not bad ( at least its a much more
interesting name than just Ingo )."
Sooooo!, I have a question. there are some interesting user names around
here. Some of them I wonder "what do they mean" or "where did they come from?".
So?
By the way, mine
is: I live in the mountains east of San Diego, and I'm Jim.
camusflage
08-26-2004, 01:29 PM
Sooooo!, I have a
question. there are some interesting user names around here. Some of them I wonder "what do they mean" or "where did
they come from?".
Camus can do but Sartre is smarter. --Homer Simpson
I think my all time
favorite nom de plume is someone on a mailing list who is known as "Tsu Dho Nimh".
Mtnjim
08-26-2004, 02:11 PM
...I think my all
time favorite nom de plume is someone on a mailing list who is known as "Tsu Dho Nimh".
LOVE
it!!!!
belgareth
08-26-2004, 02:53 PM
From another
thread:
"mmmmh, perhaps I should change my username to Indigo!? It sounds not bad ( at least its a much more
interesting name than just Ingo )."
Sooooo!, I have a question. there are some interesting user names around
here. Some of them I wonder "what do they mean" or "where did they come from?".
So?
By the way, mine is: I
live in the mountains east of San Diego, and I'm Jim.
Mine was bestowed on me by some friends years ago.
I had to read the books the name came from to understand why.
ManBeast
08-26-2004, 07:47 PM
Brain of a Man. Body of a
Beast. Soul of Both.
MB
SweetBrenda
08-30-2004, 06:45 PM
We sure have some unique
nicknames around the forum..Is cool to know what they mean. Many times I've wonder about some of your names too..
What can I say about mine? *grins* I'm really not that Sweet as some might think.
:blink: I basically
couldn't think of anything better!
I like candy & SweetBrenda came to my mind...
Gegogi
08-30-2004, 07:08 PM
Gegogi means dog meat in
Korean. Once translated it appears negative to Americans as anything with "dog" in it is held in low esteem. But in
Korea dog meat is expensive and is only eaten by men in special restaurants. Dog soup is especially loved by macho
types. It's supposed to make you more virile. I haven't tried dog--never will--but once enjoyed frog legs...
SweetBrenda
08-30-2004, 07:35 PM
Gegogi
means dog meat in Korean. Once translated it appears negative to Americans as anything with "dog" in it is held in
low esteem. But in Korea dog meat is expensive and is only eaten by men in special restaurants. Dog soup is
especially loved by macho types. It's supposed to make you more virile. I haven't tried dog--never will--but once
enjoyed frog legs...Dog Soup!! :nono:
BassMan
08-30-2004, 07:51 PM
Mine is no big surprise - way too
much time spent wearing a bass.
(the instrument, not the fish).
-Bass
Holmes
08-30-2004, 08:14 PM
Mine fell none-too-gently upon me
Freshman year, when my drumming apparently reminded someone of (Santana's) Rodney Holmes. I wasn't
displeased.
So, no, nothing to do with Sherlock or Larry or Katie. Or John (unfortunately).
Bruce
08-30-2004, 08:17 PM
My handle? Well.... There is a bit
of history to it actually. It all started back in January of 1950. It was a cold snowy Chicago winter night when
churchyards yawned and hell itself breathed out contagion to this world. My mom said "You know... now could I drink
hot blood and do such naughty things etc etc" and my dad said: "Let's name him after Bruce Lee." And my mom said:
"Bruce who?" And my dad said "Never mind." And the rest is history.
Bruce (Lee) Boyd
Numanoid
08-30-2004, 08:40 PM
An old Gary Numan cd was playing
as I started the account. It was the first name that popped into my head. I'll probably change it eventually.
einstein
08-30-2004, 08:41 PM
I'm a physics major.
And Bruce
rejected my first couple of names.
Bruce
08-30-2004, 08:44 PM
I'm a physics
major.
And Bruce rejected my first couple of names.
I did? Dare I ask? :-)
B
Bruce
08-30-2004, 08:57 PM
This reminds me of an absolutely
true story.
I was sitting in a meeting once long ago at a clinic I worked at in the 70s. There was a whole room
full of people there and suddenly and unexpectedly someone asked a woman present there where she got the nickname
"Butters". Well, everyone was a little shocked because I think we had all just assumed it had something to do with
the woman's weight, which I would estimate at around a deuce, deuce and a half. I'm sure everyone just assumed it
was a take off of "Butterball" or something like that, but of course nobody ever talked about it. Then suddenly, in
the middle of the meeting, some doofus blurts out "Hey Butters, how did you get that nickname anyway?" "Whooooa,
what a jerk", we are all thinking, but without batting an eye Butters says "It's short for 'Butterfly'" and she
was dead serious. Er? You could hear a pin drop in there for what seemed like a very long time. Then doofus says
something like: "uh.. gee. I woulda thought; ya know; like; butter... um... it's sort of soft and like, ya know
and stuff. Butterfly, huh? Nice name."
Bruce
SweetBrenda
08-30-2004, 10:31 PM
This reminds me
of an absolutely true story.
I was sitting in a meeting once long ago at a clinic I worked at in the 70s. There was
a whole room full of people there and suddenly and unexpectedly someone asked a woman present there where she got
the nickname "Butters". Well, everyone was a little shocked because I think we had all just assumed it had something
to do with the woman's weight, which I would estimate at around a deuce, deuce and a half. I'm sure everyone just
assumed it was a take off of "Butterball" or something like that, but of course nobody ever talked about it. Then
suddenly, in the middle of the meeting, some doofus blurts out "Hey Butters, how did you get that nickname anyway?"
"Whooooa, what a jerk", we are all thinking, but without batting an eye Butters says "It's short for 'Butterfly'"
and she was dead serious. Er? You could hear a pin drop in there for what seemed like a very long time. Then doofus
says something like: "uh.. gee. I woulda thought; ya know; like; butter... um... it's sort of soft and like, ya
know and stuff. Butterfly, huh? Nice name."
BruceI needed a good laugh..:thumbsup:
(poor butters..)
haha
InternationalPlayboy
08-31-2004, 06:55 AM
My handle comes from
my all time favorite sitcom, which has my all time favorite character, Jethro Bodine. I hope to some day rise up to
his level of sophistication. ;) It's also a bit of irony as I tend to be a recluse at times. Though I guess it's
not a total lie as I have drunk beer south of the border on occasion.
I started using it at another board
after I found my original name, "Crunchy Frog" was too similar to another user's handle, so I asked to have it
changed there and carried it over to here. The complete title is "International Playboy and Double Naught Spy," but
that takes too long to type. :)
My handle? Well.... There is a bit of history to it
actually. It all started back in January of 1950. It was a cold snowy Chicago winter night when churchyards yawned
and hell itself breathed out contagion to this world. My mom said "You know... now could I drink hot blood and do
such naughty things etc etc" and my dad said: "Let's name him after Bruce Lee." And my mom said: "Bruce who?" And
my dad said "Never mind." And the rest is history.
Bruce (Lee) Boyd
Wow, people were aware of
Bruce Lee in 1950? I remember him in the Green Hornet show but didn't know his name until his movies reached
America in the 1970s. BTW, my middle name is Lee too.
Holmes
08-31-2004, 07:44 AM
BTW,
my middle name is Lee too.
Mine too. :)
real_wiseman
09-14-2004, 03:43 AM
I wanted to have the nick
"Wiseman", but I think it was taken already so I went for "real_wiseman".
Wiseman has been my nick in the
hacker-scene for about 6 years now...
// w
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