My Name Is.....

brokenfingers · Apr 17, 2005

Hmmm, as I sit here and look at my fellow members, I’m struck by some of the member names and how they came about or why they’re used.

Now, I don’t know if this has been done before but since this is a new board and we’ve recently had an influx of new members I figured it wouldn’t hurt if we all ‘fess up as to how we got our user names.

Now some of us have member names that are obvious like - James D. McDonald - that need no explaining.

And some have names that we know the basis behind - like Jenna Glatzer, which is actually the anagrammed nom de plume of that famous Belgian madman - Jean G. LaRantz.

And then there’re those like William Haskins – who we all know is actually Lucifer just killing time and slumming it until the Final Showdown.

So – what’s the story behind your member name?

JAlpha · Apr 17, 2005

Oh no you don't . . . you go first Mister Brokenfingers :poke:

JAlpha

brokenfingers · Apr 17, 2005

JAlpha said:
Oh no you don't . . . you go first Mister Brokenfingers

LOL!
Actually there is one explanation here:

http://absolutewrite.com/forums/showpost.php?p=126539&postcount=16

But I guess it really has a few meanings.

It’s a reminder to myself that I can’t write, I’m not ready yet and I still have a lot to learn so all my stuff looks like it was written with broken fingers.

It’s also a reminder to myself that there is only one (1) valid excuse for me not writing at the end of the day.

Broken Fingers.

JAlpha · Apr 17, 2005

Well then Brokenfingers, I will tell you the origin of my screen name. Actually, I'm part of a secret AW sorority---Alpha, Alpha, Alpha. There's Alphabet, Alphabeter, and me JAlpha. We even have a secret pledge . . . Alpha one and one for all! (Alphabet came up with that)

Oh no. I've spoiled the secret. :Smack:

I guess I'll have to come up with some lame reason for my screen name now.

J - is for the first initial of my name & Alpha is part of the name of the town I live in. It's lame I tell ya, LAME!

JAlpha

CACTUSWENDY · Apr 17, 2005

That is sooooo lame..... Mine is very easy...(as I can not handle things that are not easy) Since I live in the Southwest ...cactus...plus my first name....Wendy.(at least it's not lame....pppsssbbbbtttt....):Smack:

Poppy · Apr 17, 2005

poppyhullings = Poppy Hullings (whoever she is, I don't really know)

brokenfingers · Apr 17, 2005

JAlpha said:
Well then Brokenfingers, I will tell you the origin of my screen name. Actually, I'm part of a secret AW sorority---Alpha, Alpha, Alpha. There's Alphabet, Alphabeter, and me JAlpha. We even have a secret pledge . . .

Now, I'm scared....

JAlpha · Apr 17, 2005

Yes, Fear us. Here's a pic of us reciting our secret plege.

"Alpha one and one for all"
I'm the one in the back row on the left--blushing. :Cheer:
JAlpha

Rose · Apr 17, 2005

My screen name is...um, unimaginative.

tjwriter · Apr 17, 2005

I started out with my first and middle initials and my last name. However, my last name is pretty rare, so I switched to this, which I use for my blog, because I am job hunting soon and I don't want people to learn too much about me.

Fractured_Chaos · Apr 17, 2005

Mine's pretty obvious. I like dragons, and I collect them.

I also like swords, and collect those, too *EG*

brokenfingers · Apr 17, 2005

Why no vowels??

Did you have to buy them like on "The Wheel of Fortune"????

Fractured_Chaos · Apr 17, 2005

brokenfingers said:
Why no vowels??

Did you have to buy them like on "The Wheel of Fortune"????

Yeah, and I didn't have enough at the time. :wag:

Actually when I originally chose this name, it was when I joined an IRC chatroom. Thing was, someone else on the server (but in another chatroom), had the name dragonlover, so I had to modify. I just got used to it, and never changed it.

JoeEkaitis · Apr 17, 2005

"JoeEkaitis" is based on my pen name "Joe Ekaitis."

My real name is Thaddeus Horatio Eberhard Fox or T.H.E. Fox for the sake of brevity. When I take off the glasses, the flesh-colored mask and the salt-and-pepper gray wig, I look like this:

Ella · Apr 17, 2005

I am regretting my screen name, because it's just frickin boring. It was my great-grandmother's name, and it's very pretty, but boring. I usually use my own name, and may get my user name changed just to cause some confusion.

wurdwise · Apr 17, 2005

I had a heck of a time finally getting a name that had something to do with words. I don't consider myself wise, I was shooting for wurdup, but it was taken, (I am talking about when I went to choose an email address) so I had to keep on, even wordwise was taken, thus the spelling. I've gotten so used to it, I just decided to use it as my name here too. Mystery solved, unless you've read the "Trivia for Dummies" thread, and then you already know I ain't wise! :wag:

reph · Apr 17, 2005

JAlpha said:
Alpha is part of the name of the town I live in.

You live in Philadalpha? The City of Brupherly Luph?

sgtsdaughter · Apr 17, 2005

mine . . . left over threads of my youth. the daughter of two sgts, who later retired. my dad continued to teach hs rotc after his army days, and in small towns down south everyone knows the newbies. hence, i was always "the sarge's daughter."

so when i signed onto email, round about a decade ago, i ended up using sgtsdaughter. that came from my dad being unable to spell any other email handle correctly--even my name. now that is odd because he is the one who named me, but i guess it takes all types.

so, i just kept on using it over the years--it's habit and strangely comforting now.
A.

mudflat_marsh_hawk · Apr 17, 2005

One morning while performing BIC excercises, I looked out the window and saw a giant bird on the front lawn under a magnolia tree. It looked something like a cross between a giant robin and a raccoon. After a trip to the library, I found out it was probably a marsh hawk. They're fairly common, but, it's the first one I'd ever seen. I was entranced. The river running through the city where I live is always spilling it's banks and very muddy; hence, mudflat.

--mudflat_marsh_hawk

Crunchy Frog · Apr 17, 2005

Crunchy Frog is from a Monty Python sketch. I just liked the sound of it.

veinglory · Apr 18, 2005

vainglory, because that's what my writing is!

veinglory, because my first book was about a vampire--and the neologism will be a more distinctive and easy to use 'nym. (google it and I float to the top like any good... well).

underthecity · Apr 18, 2005

And my screen name is a nod to my first published book. And so is my sig line.

underthecity

William Haskins · Apr 18, 2005

Crunchy Frog is from a Monty Python sketch. I just liked the sound of it.

was "ram's bladder cup" already taken?

Maryn · Apr 18, 2005

Although I like my real name, it's too unique to use online. (After someone angry over a chat ban threatened my life, I was glad to have been so cautious.)

"Maryn" was stolen from a little girl in my daughter's kindergarten class for use in a series of erotica stories I wrote in the 80s. I thought it was a nice name, easy enough to pronounce but unique.

Some of those stories have been published now, and I've use that first name as part of my pen name a couple of times, too. The original, real Maryn must be 20 now and will eventually stumble on her sexy namesake, if she hasn't already. I hope she merely thinks it's some amazing coincidence.

Maryn

Maryn · Apr 18, 2005

KTC said:
Mine are my initials.

Which I always read as "Kentucky Tied Chicken."

Maryn

My Name Is.....

Walkin' That Road

Smilie Fanatic

Walkin' That Road

Smilie Fanatic

An old, sappy, and happy one.

Me, myself and I don't know

Walkin' That Road

Smilie Fanatic

Escribo, entonces existo.

Emerging Anew

Distra-- Ooh! Shiny!

Walkin' That Road

Distra-- Ooh! Shiny!

Certified Gray Haired Geek

Fig of authority

Nearing the end of an era

volitare nequeo

Finestkind

poet

Baaa!

Baaa!