Meaning of user name? - Page 12

janusz · 4 Oct 2008, 05:44 AM

aleck or alec, according to this infallible source....

xmailer · 4 Oct 2008, 06:12 AM

I love infallible sources. They're so....infallible. LOL

But I wonder, is there anything one can't find at least some information on at wikipedia? Although I might have to wonder who actually takes the time to write complete articles on matters of such overwhelming worldwide importance as these "common" expressions. But thanks for doing the "research" for me

janusz · 4 Oct 2008, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by xmailer

But thanks for doing the "research" for me

Don't mention it...Here is another one:

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Originally Posted by xmailer

is there anything one can't find at least some information on at wikipedia?

Yes: for example xmailer

Chipper · 5 Oct 2008, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by xmailer

I had no idea the smurfs were that old. The earliest I can recall ever hearing of them was sometime in the 1970's...or it may have even been the '80's. Perhaps they just weren't widely known in the U.S. until around that time.

I was equally surprised to find out they had been around since the 50s.

Chipper · 5 Oct 2008, 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by xmailer

I love infallible sources. They're so....infallible. LOL

Kind of like the Titanic was unsinkable. (I once saw a documentary and a women who was on the ship and was 6 yo at the time said, "The Titanic was a testimony to man's arrogance. To say that a ship is unsinkable...")

11 Oct 2008, 05:39 AM

My user name is one you see me use in many forums or as Sea Witch, Seawitch. It's also the name of my website.
An ex merchant Mariner, a Witch and an Artist who paints mostly Pagan and Marine themes, well, what chance did I stand?
Besides, it helps encourage people to go 'see wich artist' I mean!

David · 11 Oct 2008, 05:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Seawitch artist

My user name is one you see me use in many forums or as Sea Witch, Seawitch. It's also the name of my website.
An ex merchant Mariner, a Witch and an Artist who paints mostly Pagan and Marine themes, well, what chance did I stand?

Ex merchant marine or not, you should at the very least have a Sailboat called Sea Witch

Lockwood · 14 Oct 2008, 08:27 PM

Shaftspice is my usual one, a strange conjunction from a time when Isaac Hayes (... John Shaft) meant a lot to me and those pesky Spice girls seemed to be everywhere.

robert@fm · 14 Oct 2008, 11:17 PM

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...those pesky Spice girls seemed to be everywhere.

I'll tell you what they want, what they really really want... shooting.

drew · 16 Oct 2008, 10:52 PM

Do you guys remember a self help book from 1970 or so.

His name was Drew. But to my surprise even women can have that name.
Maybe even more women than men have that name.

What it means? I have no idea. Most likely there are sites explaining such.

Yesterday I longed for to see small movieclips of the Crow family.

One that look cute is named Kaja in Swedish. JackDaw or maybe JackDow in english. But in Czeck ??? it is the same name of a famous writer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Kafka his surname is the name of that bird.

The famous Shoe maker in Finland has a name that is common first name of boys. Karhu. That is same word as Bear in Swedish Bjorn.

Name is surprising.

anyway. I am so tired of writing Drew so I think of to log out and
flush the cache and delete cookies and history and start all over
with nooby as username. I'm known as nooby on Linux forums
so it would suite me good to be nooby here too.

I hope dear Moderators and Edwin has nothing against it.
I will not use drew again so no trouble with threads or anything.

nooby · 16 Oct 2008, 11:06 PM

hope it was all ok. Nooby means to be a newbie and newt and nobody
cause one have no clue and that is a very suiteable name for me.

lane · 12 Nov 2008, 02:22 AM

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Originally Posted by xmailer

What kind of a paranoid nut is reluctant to post his/her real name on a public message board???
~Xmailer

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Not me! I have my first and last name posted on this forum, driving instructions to my home, username I use in practically any service that requires choosing a username, hints about how I choose my passwords, and a link to a photo of myself with my son...
I used to have my CV posted online, but I think that is gone now. Sometime in the future I'll find time make a personal website again, and then it will probably be online again...

I'm still waiting for your CV, Ofer. I found a start here, just as you can find the source of my username here. Oddly, if you search the index for me, you would have to know that Lane is my middle name (just no street attached

). Looks as though you are an algebra chap ... I started in differential geometry and then morphed into statistics.

David · 12 Nov 2008, 02:32 AM

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I started in differential geometry and then morphed into statistics.

Does that mean that you understand 'differentiating consciousness' lane

lane · 12 Nov 2008, 02:38 AM

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Does that mean that you understand 'differentiating consciousness' lane

Nope, that is a new one on me. I could try asking my daughter, who just finished a M.Sc. in Psychology ... no, she's not helpful either. I guess that's just one of those things I'll have to take a pass on in this life.

nooby · 12 Nov 2008, 05:38 PM

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What kind of a paranoid nut is reluctant to post his/her real name on a public message board???

I was naive when I posted my real name on a board. It was a disaster.
So it has nothing to do with being paranoid at all. It is basic sound
precaution to not get stalked by nuts. Recommended by all security
advisers I've read or hear and see on Public Service.

4 Oct 2008, 05:44 AM	#166
janusz The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: EU Posts: 4,944	aleck or alec, according to this infallible source....

4 Oct 2008, 06:12 AM	#167
xmailer Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: USA Posts: 5,485	I love infallible sources. They're so....infallible. LOL But I wonder, is there anything one can't find at least some information on at wikipedia? Although I might have to wonder who actually takes the time to write complete articles on matters of such overwhelming worldwide importance as these "common" expressions. But thanks for doing the "research" for me

11 Oct 2008, 05:39 AM	#171
Seawitch artist Guest Posts: n/a	My user name is one you see me use in many forums or as Sea Witch, Seawitch. It's also the name of my website. An ex merchant Mariner, a Witch and an Artist who paints mostly Pagan and Marine themes, well, what chance did I stand? Besides, it helps encourage people to go 'see wich artist' I mean!

14 Oct 2008, 08:27 PM	#173
Lockwood Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 39	Shaftspice is my usual one, a strange conjunction from a time when Isaac Hayes (... John Shaft) meant a lot to me and those pesky Spice girls seemed to be everywhere.

16 Oct 2008, 10:52 PM	#175
drew The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,626	Do you guys remember a self help book from 1970 or so. His name was Drew. But to my surprise even women can have that name. Maybe even more women than men have that name. What it means? I have no idea. Most likely there are sites explaining such. Yesterday I longed for to see small movieclips of the Crow family. One that look cute is named Kaja in Swedish. JackDaw or maybe JackDow in english. But in Czeck ??? it is the same name of a famous writer. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Kafka his surname is the name of that bird. The famous Shoe maker in Finland has a name that is common first name of boys. Karhu. That is same word as Bear in Swedish Bjorn. Name is surprising. anyway. I am so tired of writing Drew so I think of to log out and flush the cache and delete cookies and history and start all over with nooby as username. I'm known as nooby on Linux forums so it would suite me good to be nooby here too. I hope dear Moderators and Edwin has nothing against it. I will not use drew again so no trouble with threads or anything.

16 Oct 2008, 11:06 PM	#176
nooby Essential Contributor Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Europe Posts: 474	hope it was all ok. Nooby means to be a newbie and newt and nobody cause one have no clue and that is a very suiteable name for me.