Meaning of user name? - Page 7

robert@fm · 20 Jan 2004, 05:06 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by bplat
The first time I was in any kind of online community (the university of iowa isca bbs -- anyone been there?) I used the slightly ghoulish "Thorax".

Coincidentally, a name I use elsewhere (e.g. on newsposts) is "korax1214", as you'll see if you read the very first post in this thread.

(Korax is the boss from Hexen,, part 2 of the Serpent Riders trilogy from Ravensoft.)

Fenman · 20 Jan 2004, 05:21 AM

Me? I'm just a simple boy from the Fens.

beeboy · 20 Jan 2004, 10:32 AM

Needed a nicname to sign in with somewhere. Ended up with beeboy.
1. bill
2. billie
3. billy
4. billyboy(can she bake a cherry pie ... )
5. billieboy
6. bboy
7. beeboy

I have no bees. I know nothing about bees. Got stung last summer. I like honey.

I know I'm not a boy but the gender is right. I may be a boy at heart.

mramazan · 20 Jan 2004, 08:54 PM

My full name is Muhammad Ramazan.

So, my username is first letter of first name plus last name.

Ramazan

Adam Lachlan · 2 Feb 2004, 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mramazan
My full name is Muhammad Ramazan.

So, my username is first letter of first name plus last name.

Ramazan

Wow, and all this time I was think you were Mr Amazon!

Chipper · 3 Feb 2004, 12:21 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ReuvenNY
Why NY? I am a New Yorker by choice, love this city, and am proud of it. I use this ID on every forum, so I don't have to think twice when signing in.

ReuvenNY: I don't know how many years you have been in New York, but here's a nostalgia website you may find interesting:

www.musicradio77.com

**ReuvenNY** · 3 Feb 2004, 12:32 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Chipper
ReuvenNY: I don't know how many years you have been in New York, but here's a nostalgia website you may find interesting:

www.musicradio77.com

Thanks for the link. I live in New York since 1974.

robert@fm · 26 May 2004, 04:07 AM

*bump* (again — this kind of thread is usually sticky (hint)

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hadaso · 29 May 2004, 08:07 AM

I'm quite curious about some users' choices of userid, but I dare not ask...

DrStrabismus · 29 May 2004, 11:00 AM

J. B. Morton wrote the By the Way column in the British Newspaper The Daily Express from 1924 to 1975 under the name Beachcomber
Although largely forgotten now, his surreal style of humour was a substantial influence on the course of British comedy.

Dr Strabismus (Whom God Preserve) of Utrecht was one of his many comic characters. See for example here

gunnarj · 30 May 2004, 12:39 AM

Originally posted by Chipper
ReuvenNY: I don't know how many years you have been in New York, but here's a nostalgia website you may find interesting:

www.musicradio77.com

.....

As a (fairly) longtime member just starting to peruse the 'Off- Topic Lounge', thanks for the link to the above website.

Growing up on the east coast I was raised on WABC. Wonderful nostalgia, Chipper!

As for my user name, it is a conglomeration of my first, middle, and last names. Sorry for not being specific, I am one of those privacy nuts.

gunnarj

xmailer · 30 May 2004, 12:56 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by gunnarj
Sorry for not being specific, I am one of those privacy nuts.

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

~Xmailer

robert@fm · 30 May 2004, 01:07 AM

Your True Name is out there somewhere...

xmailer · 30 May 2004, 01:32 AM

Actually, my real name is out there "everywhere". That is, simple and "common" enough that the number of people "sharing" it, worldwide, must easily number in the many thousands (with possibly a couple dozen of them in my own city). Yet I'm still uninclined to use it publically on the Internet. Paranoid? Me?????

gunnarj · 30 May 2004, 04:29 AM

I have found all kinds of information on myself on the web, including my hospital records with all personal information listed;
luckily 99.99% of folks out there could care less who I really am.

Let me take this opportunity to thank xmailer and robert@fm for their many useful contributions to this group; and to so many others also - this is a wonderful forum - not only for its helpful aspects but for its humorous side and sense of camaraderie as well.

cheers,

gunnarj

26 May 2004, 04:07 AM	#98
robert@fm The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 4,681	bump (again — this kind of thread is usually sticky (hint))...

20 Jan 2004, 05:21 AM	#92
Fenman Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: UK (East Anglia) Posts: 737	Me? I'm just a simple boy from the Fens.

20 Jan 2004, 10:32 AM	#93
beeboy Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 551	Needed a nicname to sign in with somewhere. Ended up with beeboy. 1. bill 2. billie 3. billy 4. billyboy(can she bake a cherry pie ... ) 5. billieboy 6. bboy 7. beeboy I have no bees. I know nothing about bees. Got stung last summer. I like honey. I know I'm not a boy but the gender is right. I may be a boy at heart.

20 Jan 2004, 08:54 PM	#94
mramazan Essential Contributor Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Pakistan Posts: 416	My full name is Muhammad Ramazan. So, my username is first letter of first name plus last name. Ramazan

29 May 2004, 08:07 AM	#99
hadaso The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Holon, Israel. Posts: 4,856	I'm quite curious about some users' choices of userid, but I dare not ask...

29 May 2004, 11:00 AM	#100
DrStrabismus The "e" in e-mail Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 2,804	J. B. Morton wrote the By the Way column in the British Newspaper The Daily Express from 1924 to 1975 under the name Beachcomber Although largely forgotten now, his surreal style of humour was a substantial influence on the course of British comedy. Dr Strabismus (Whom God Preserve) of Utrecht was one of his many comic characters. See for example here

30 May 2004, 12:39 AM	#101
gunnarj Essential Contributor Join Date: May 2002 Location: Northeast, US Posts: 433	Originally posted by Chipper ReuvenNY: I don't know how many years you have been in New York, but here's a nostalgia website you may find interesting: www.musicradio77.com ..... As a (fairly) longtime member just starting to peruse the 'Off- Topic Lounge', thanks for the link to the above website. Growing up on the east coast I was raised on WABC. Wonderful nostalgia, Chipper! As for my user name, it is a conglomeration of my first, middle, and last names. Sorry for not being specific, I am one of those privacy nuts. gunnarj

30 May 2004, 01:07 AM	#103
robert@fm The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 4,681	Your True Name is out there somewhere...

30 May 2004, 01:32 AM	#104
xmailer Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: USA Posts: 5,485	Actually, my real name is out there "everywhere". That is, simple and "common" enough that the number of people "sharing" it, worldwide, must easily number in the many thousands (with possibly a couple dozen of them in my own city). Yet I'm still uninclined to use it publically on the Internet. Paranoid? Me?????

30 May 2004, 04:29 AM	#105
gunnarj Essential Contributor Join Date: May 2002 Location: Northeast, US Posts: 433	I have found all kinds of information on myself on the web, including my hospital records with all personal information listed; luckily 99.99% of folks out there could care less who I really am. Let me take this opportunity to thank xmailer and robert@fm for their many useful contributions to this group; and to so many others also - this is a wonderful forum - not only for its helpful aspects but for its humorous side and sense of camaraderie as well. cheers, gunnarj