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Title: Screen Names
Post by: HolyCount on 28 March 2008, 21:53:38
Some of you have got intriguing screen names -- any interesting stories as to how they came about ?
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: Marie on 28 March 2008, 21:55:07
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Some of you have got intriguing screen names -- any interesting stories as to how they came about ?

YES i was given mine buy my mother and farther  :y;D ;D ;D ;D

well my first name is really Marie-Louise but i just use marie
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: TheBoy on 28 March 2008, 21:55:59
I think this may have been covered before...   ...but mine was because until recently, I was always the yougest wherever I worked, and was always called "The Boy"
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: HolyCount on 28 March 2008, 21:57:18
LOL -- Marie, 'fraid yours is self explanatory. Marie Louise sound very french revolution tho
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Post by: Jimbob on 28 March 2008, 21:57:24
Yes, been here a few times before....but always lots of new members....

Mine is just my shortened first two names
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: HGV mechanic on 28 March 2008, 21:58:27
i am a apprentice mechanic, hence learner mechanic, but not long to go now so all will change ! ;)
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: HolyCount on 28 March 2008, 21:59:36
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I think this may have been covered before...   ...but mine was because until recently, I was always the yougest wherever I worked, and was always called "The Boy"

 I apologise for repeating the subject -- but I assume there have been many new members since ( in my feeble defence).

Oooh -- to be called "The Boy" due to age -- 'fraid I am WELL past that!!! :)
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: Auto Addict on 28 March 2008, 22:00:13
My name is really Auto Addict ;)
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: Tab on 28 March 2008, 22:01:49
Mine's my nickname to a few of my mates. It came about when one of them decided to swap some letters of my last name(talbot) to tablot then got shortened to tab.
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: Tab on 28 March 2008, 22:03:21
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Some of you have got intriguing screen names -- any interesting stories as to how they came about ?

How did you come up with yours?
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: TheBoy on 28 March 2008, 22:06:50
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I think this may have been covered before...   ...but mine was because until recently, I was always the yougest wherever I worked, and was always called "The Boy"

 I apologise for repeating the subject -- but I assume there have been many new members since ( in my feeble defence).

Oooh -- to be called "The Boy" due to age -- 'fraid I am WELL past that!!! :)
I'm no longer the youngest, but even the yound lad calls me The Boy  :-/

Must be my childlike good looks ::)
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: Debs. on 28 March 2008, 22:07:20
I`m just Debs. to my friends.  :y

Dr. Deborah in real life, but that`s generally `way-too formal; I think.  ;)
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 28 March 2008, 22:08:26
Lol, mine was a registered name on another forum when I bought a Turbo DTM Calibra.....

When I came over to OOF I registered as Mark but got told to change it back to Marks DTM Calib for PR reasons  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: Elite Pete on 28 March 2008, 22:11:35
My names Frank and I drive an MV6 ::)
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: Elite Pete on 28 March 2008, 22:15:19
Very funny ;D
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Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 28 March 2008, 22:16:00
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Very funny ;D
Think you asked for that
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: Vamps on 28 March 2008, 22:17:07
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I`m just Debs. to my friends.  :y

Dr. Deborah in real life, but that`s generally `way-too formal; I think.  ;)


What sort of Dr? or should I not ask :D
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: Albatross on 28 March 2008, 22:17:53
I'm just a big bird, but Sesame Street ruined my image.


Albatross is a nick-name from school; my father was based on the other side of the world when I was a kid and I used to have to circumnavigate the globe at least once a year on holidays to see him then go onwards to see his family.
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: Albatross on 28 March 2008, 22:19:06
LOL @ MV6 Frank
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: HolyCount on 28 March 2008, 22:37:06
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Some of you have got intriguing screen names -- any interesting stories as to how they came about ?

How did you come up with yours?

500 years ago an ancestor of mine captured the Turkish Flag on behalf of the then Holy Roman Empire. In gratitute he and all of his descendants were made Counts of the Holy Roman Empire with the appellation "His / Her Excellency". Elizabeth the 1st threw him in the tower for accepting the honour, but later relented and granted him a Barony. Hence "Holy Count"
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: Debs. on 28 March 2008, 22:37:41
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I`m just Debs. to my friends.  :y

Dr. Deborah in real life, but that`s generally `way-too formal; I think.  ;)


 What sort of Dr? or should I not ask :D
;D......Don`t worry: `no need to bend over, stick out your tongue, 'cough' or tell me about your Mother!  ;) .....a Dr. of Science (Ph.D Aeronautics/Ballistics)  ::)
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: Martin_1962 on 28 March 2008, 22:49:32
Mine was the only name left available
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Post by: V6drift on 28 March 2008, 22:50:07
mine speaks for itself really,
i drive a V6 and the TC button is always off...
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: miggy on 28 March 2008, 22:52:04
I used to be a MIG pilot...... ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: HolyCount on 28 March 2008, 22:54:57
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I used to be a MIG pilot...... ;D ;D ;D

Shouldn't that be "You ARE a Mig pilot" ??
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: testuser1 on 28 March 2008, 22:59:44
I'm a user, and I test things.
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: hotel21 on 28 March 2008, 23:03:18
I've had a shed load of assorted B&B's but finally moved up in the world.....
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: Vamps on 28 March 2008, 23:26:01
Guess where I got mine from? ;D
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: MaxV6 on 28 March 2008, 23:37:31
I'm Max, and I refuse to drive anything with less than 6 cylinders....  Both cars are 3.0 V6's
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: Big_Al on 28 March 2008, 23:52:48
6' 6''   19 stones   former nightclub doorman  -- Nuff Said ! :y :y
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: Vamps on 28 March 2008, 23:54:11
Not going to argue with you then. ;D ;D ;D
could do with you to help me at work sometimes. :y
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: Big_Al on 28 March 2008, 23:56:38
Very friendly nowadays though. Mellowed in my old age.
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Post by: thewelshman on 28 March 2008, 23:59:16
Mine's because I'm not Scottish, English or Irish, and it was my CB handle when I was a LDLD  ;)
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: Gaffers on 29 March 2008, 06:55:24
Mines a nickname that has stuck since I was young.  Every now and then a soldier tries to call me it and........

WALLOP!!!

 ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: sir moanalot on 29 March 2008, 08:57:43
nearly everything pisses me off !!!! ;D
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: Elite Pete on 29 March 2008, 10:35:32
I was thinking of changing mine to Hugh G Rection  :D
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: waspy on 29 March 2008, 11:01:57
Waspy is what my old work mates used to call me, basically,because i used to have quite a sting in my tale, but now i'm very placid  ::) ::)
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: waspy on 29 March 2008, 11:02:32
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I was thinking of changing mine to Hugh G Rection  :D

 ;D ;D ;D ;D :y
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: oro on 29 March 2008, 11:06:51
I was thinking of changing mine to Hugh G Rection    ;D ;D ;D ;D

Wifes name is Rhona, our friends twins aged 2 could only say 'Oro'
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 29 March 2008, 12:02:09
Well I suppose I got my name because I am the Sensible One :y
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: Paulus on 29 March 2008, 12:58:33
I get called Paulus by all of my extended family...Not really interesting nor funny.

See if you can guess my name?
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Post by: CaptainZok on 29 March 2008, 13:02:44
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I get called Paulus by all of my extended family...Not really interesting nor funny.

See if you can guess my name?
Eric?
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: Paulus on 29 March 2008, 13:04:51
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I get called Paulus by all of my extended family...Not really interesting nor funny.

See if you can guess my name?
Eric?
;D
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: mantahatch on 29 March 2008, 14:29:46
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I`m just Debs. to my friends.  :y

Dr. Deborah in real life, but that`s generally `way-too formal; I think.  ;)


 What sort of Dr? or should I not ask :D
;D......Don`t worry: `no need to bend over, stick out your tongue, 'cough' or tell me about your Mother!  ;) .....a Dr. of Science (Ph.D Aeronautics/Ballistics)  ::)
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Hi Debs, where did you study ? I work in the AFM (Aeronautics and Flight Mechanics) dept at Southampton Uni.

My name was quite simple, I was signing up for ebay many years ago and noticed everyone had silly names and so my daily driver was a Opel Manta GTE hatchback, hence mantahatch.
Don't tell the owners of Manta coupe's but the hatch handled so much better round the bends than coupe's. (if a coupe owners read that, I have probably started world war 3)

Mike
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: mantagte on 29 March 2008, 14:38:38
if a coupe owners read that, I have probably started world war 3
 

possibly :y
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: dippydave on 29 March 2008, 15:39:39
mine's not exactly rocket science either!

when i was in freshers halls in a corridor of twelve guys, three were called Dave! one played england U21 rugby.... one was a quantity surveyor and one stuck posters on his ceiling.

Hmm, we ended up with Dippy, Detail and Big Daves..... 8-)
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: maria on 29 March 2008, 15:54:23
I am just plan old maria  ;D
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: miggy on 29 March 2008, 16:19:24
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I get called Paulus by all of my extended family...Not really interesting nor funny.

See if you can guess my name?

Jessy........... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: Debs. on 29 March 2008, 16:27:21
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Hi Debs, where did you study ? I work in the AFM (Aeronautics and Flight Mechanics) dept at Southampton Uni.

My name was quite simple, I was signing up for ebay many years ago and noticed everyone had silly names and so my daily driver was a Opel Manta GTE hatchback, hence mantahatch.
Don't tell the owners of Manta coupe's but the hatch handled so much better round the bends than coupe's. (if a coupe owners read that, I have probably started world war 3)

Mike

Hi Mike,
Graduate and Post Graduate at U.C Davis in Northern California....took a 'chair' on the faculty, then a career in aerospace research with certain well known organisations within the U.S. (nudge-nudge wink-wink; say no more!) ;)
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 29 March 2008, 16:39:29
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Hi Debs, where did you study ? I work in the AFM (Aeronautics and Flight Mechanics) dept at Southampton Uni.

My name was quite simple, I was signing up for ebay many years ago and noticed everyone had silly names and so my daily driver was a Opel Manta GTE hatchback, hence mantahatch.
Don't tell the owners of Manta coupe's but the hatch handled so much better round the bends than coupe's. (if a coupe owners read that, I have probably started world war 3)

Mike

Hi Mike,
Graduate and Post Graduate at U.C Davis in Northern California....took a 'chair' on the faculty, then a career in aerospace research with certain well known organisations within the U.S. (nudge-nudge wink-wink; say no more!) ;)

Not an electric one then ::)
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: HolyCount on 29 March 2008, 16:43:58
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Hi Mike,
Graduate and Post Graduate at U.C Davis in Northern California....took a 'chair' on the faculty, then a career in aerospace research with certain well known organisations within the U.S. (nudge-nudge wink-wink; say no more!) ;) [/quote]

Errmm ... Stargate Command ?? ::)
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: bertiecbx550 on 29 March 2008, 18:07:32
bertie as in bertie bassett cause i had it sprayed onto me bike helmet when i was a despatch rider and cbx550 cause i had 4 on the go at 1 time.... :)
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: phil her up on 29 March 2008, 18:32:52
My names Phil & when I had the omega even though it was a 2L it seemed to use alot of fuel hence 'phil her up'   :-/
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: mantahatch on 29 March 2008, 19:00:29
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if a coupe owners read that, I have probably started world war 3
 

possibly :y


I know the subject is contoversial, I just felt so much more secure in the hatch than I ever felt in my coupe. The coupe' back end would step out at anytime and with no warning, and that was with expensive Avon tyres. The hatches had really cheap Kumho tyres and you really had to push it to get the back end out, and when you did it was nicely controllable.

Just my opinion.

Mike
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: mantahatch on 29 March 2008, 19:06:19
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Hi Debs, where did you study ? I work in the AFM (Aeronautics and Flight Mechanics) dept at Southampton Uni.

My name was quite simple, I was signing up for ebay many years ago and noticed everyone had silly names and so my daily driver was a Opel Manta GTE hatchback, hence mantahatch.
Don't tell the owners of Manta coupe's but the hatch handled so much better round the bends than coupe's. (if a coupe owners read that, I have probably started world war 3)

Mike

Hi Mike,
Graduate and Post Graduate at U.C Davis in Northern California....took a 'chair' on the faculty, then a career in aerospace research with certain well known organisations within the U.S. (nudge-nudge wink-wink; say no more!) ;)

Hi Debs
The manager of our facility is American, he has just joined us in January. He spent time in California about 7+ years ago and then was at Boeing before joining us.
I understand about not mentioning things, we have numerous "confidentiality agreements" in place. Sometimes those agreements really annoy me when your at a function and people ask what you do, you have to skirt around it on broad subject, but some people keep pushing and you have to clam up and then they think your just rude.

Mike
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: kris9128 on 29 March 2008, 19:53:17
combination of first name and last 4 numbers of service number.
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: Martin_1962 on 29 March 2008, 21:32:34
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Hi Debs, where did you study ? I work in the AFM (Aeronautics and Flight Mechanics) dept at Southampton Uni.

My name was quite simple, I was signing up for ebay many years ago and noticed everyone had silly names and so my daily driver was a Opel Manta GTE hatchback, hence mantahatch.
Don't tell the owners of Manta coupe's but the hatch handled so much better round the bends than coupe's. (if a coupe owners read that, I have probably started world war 3)

Mike

Hi Mike,
Graduate and Post Graduate at U.C Davis in Northern California....took a 'chair' on the faculty, then a career in aerospace research with certain well known organisations within the U.S. (nudge-nudge wink-wink; say no more!) ;)

Hi Debs
The manager of our facility is American, he has just joined us in January. He spent time in California about 7+ years ago and then was at Boeing before joining us.
I understand about not mentioning things, we have numerous "confidentiality agreements" in place. Sometimes those agreements really annoy me when your at a function and people ask what you do, you have to skirt around it on broad subject, but some people keep pushing and you have to clam up and then they think your just rude.

Mike

A friend of mine used to work somewhere much more security concious - he was allowed to job title and to friends rough details, I knew enough to second guess what he did but not where or why ect. But he did ask my opinion on some subjects and the information was used in this job.
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: Andy B on 29 March 2008, 21:42:27
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Don't tell the owners of Manta coupe's but the hatch handled so much better round the bends than coupe's. .....

But just didn't look as good!  ::)  ::)   ;)
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: mantagte on 29 March 2008, 21:53:52
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Don't tell the owners of Manta coupe's but the hatch handled so much better round the bends than coupe's. .....

But just didn't look as good!  ::)  ::)   ;)
 

exactly :y
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 29 March 2008, 21:53:53
Mines obvious..........I drive a bus  ;)
Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: mantahatch on 29 March 2008, 22:06:09
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Don't tell the owners of Manta coupe's but the hatch handled so much better round the bends than coupe's. .....

But just didn't look as good!  ::)  ::)   ;)
 

exactly :y

mantahatch wrote on Today at 14:29:
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Don't tell the owners of Manta coupe's but the hatch handled so much better round the bends than coupe's. .....

But just didn't look as good!        

I could'nt agree more, the coupe looks fantastic, the hatch with a 400 bodykit looks just plain wrong. But then again I hate the look of all imprezza's but there is no denying it's ability.
By the way we cal subaru's, superpoos.

Mike

Title: Re: Screen Names
Post by: albitz on 29 March 2008, 23:29:21
name is albert  :-[ ,get called AL ,i sometimes flog bits of cars and bikes,hence albitz .
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Post by: Gaffers on 30 March 2008, 09:34:07
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Hi Debs, where did you study ? I work in the AFM (Aeronautics and Flight Mechanics) dept at Southampton Uni.

My name was quite simple, I was signing up for ebay many years ago and noticed everyone had silly names and so my daily driver was a Opel Manta GTE hatchback, hence mantahatch.
Don't tell the owners of Manta coupe's but the hatch handled so much better round the bends than coupe's. (if a coupe owners read that, I have probably started world war 3)

Mike

Hi Mike,
Graduate and Post Graduate at U.C Davis in Northern California....took a 'chair' on the faculty, then a career in aerospace research with certain well known organisations within the U.S. (nudge-nudge wink-wink; say no more!) ;)

Hi Debs
The manager of our facility is American, he has just joined us in January. He spent time in California about 7+ years ago and then was at Boeing before joining us.
I understand about not mentioning things, we have numerous "confidentiality agreements" in place. Sometimes those agreements really annoy me when your at a function and people ask what you do, you have to skirt around it on broad subject, but some people keep pushing and you have to clam up and then they think your just rude.

Mike

A friend of mine used to work somewhere much more security concious - he was allowed to job title and to friends rough details, I knew enough to second guess what he did but not where or why ect. But he did ask my opinion on some subjects and the information was used in this job.

It depends where I am if tell them what I do.  In a nightclub I become a dolphin trainer...  ::) ::) ::)

In Birmingstan I become a pork farmer ..  ;D ;D ;D