The meaning of our names...

[Spiral Photo]

My DJ name is "dj Spiral", so I just use that. As far as how I got that name, I believe fractal spirals are embedded in every aspect of reality in one way or another. Anyone who has seen the movie "Pi" probably has an idea of what I mean. That movie clicked with me like crazy because it nails it.

[MrTED]

Well... my friends were giving me friendly joust and called me a sh*thead in front of my parents. My Mother asked "Why do they call you TED"... it stuck...!!!

[O_T]

O_T=Ohio Transplant=Buckeye Hillbilly-Living and Loving Ontario, Canada

[sqjaw]

My nick name came to me by way of the internet, while I was on compuserv on one of the forums , I always signed macapple :] and a friend started to call me sqjaw because of this ( :] )

thats how I became sqjaw :lol: :lol:

[tongmaster]

The Tong-Master

Griff was at the barbecue and Joel was at the barbecue and I was at the barbecue; three men standing around a barbecue, sipping beer, staring at sausages, rolling them backwards and forwards, never leaving them alone.

We didn't know why we were at the barbecue; we were just drawn there like moths to a flame. The barbecue was a powerful gravitational force, a man-magnet.

Joel said the thin ones could use a turn, I said yeah I reckon the thin ones could use a turn, Griff said yeah they really need a turn it was a unanimous turning decision.

Griff was the a true artist, he gave a couple of practice snaps of his long silver tongs, SNAP SNAP, before moving in, prodding, teasing, and with an elegant flick of his wrist, rolling them onto their little backs. A lesser tong-man would've flicked too hard; the sausages would've gone full circle, back to where they started. Nice, I said. The others went yeah.

Kevin was passing us, he heard the siren-song- sizzle of the snags, the barbecue was calling, beckoning, Kevinnnnn ...come. He stuck his head in and said any room? We said yeah and began the barbecue shuffle. Griff shuffled to the left, Joel shuffled to the left, I shuffled to the left, Kevin slipped in beside me, and we sipped our beer. Now there were four of us staring at sausages, and Griff gave me the nod, my cue.

I was second-in-command, and I had to take the raw sausages out of the plastic bag and lay them on the barbecue; not too close together, not too far apart, curl them into each other's bodies like lovers -fat ones, thin ones, herbed and continental. The chipolatas were tiny; they could easily slip down between the grill, falling into the molten hot-bead-nether world below. Carefully I laid them sideways across the grill, clever thinking.

Griff snapped his tongs with approval; there was no greater barbecue honour. P.J. came along, he said looking good, looking good ? the irresistible lure of the barbecue had pulled him in too. We said yeah and did the shuffle, left, left, left, left, he slipped in beside Kevin, and we sipped our beer.

Five men, lots of sausages. Joel was the Fork-pronger; he had the fork that pronged the tough hides of the Bavarian bratwursts and he showed a lot of promise. Stabbing away eagerly, leaving perfect little vampire holes up and down the casing. P.J. was shaking his head, he said I reckon they cook better if you don't poke them. There was a long silence, you could have heard a chipolata drop, and this newcomer was a rabble-rouser, bringing in his crazy ideas from outside. He didn't understand the hierarchy; first the Tong-master, then the Sausage-layer, then the Fork-pronger –and every one below was just a watcher. Maybe eventually they'll move up the ladder, but for now don't rock the Weber.

Dianne popped her head in; hmmm, smells good, she said. She was trying to jostle into the circle; we closed ranks, pulling our heads down and our shoulders in, mumbling yeah yeah yeah, but making no room for her. She was keen, going round to the far side of the barbecue, heading for the only available space . . . the gap in the circle where all the smoke and ashes blew. Nobody could survive the gap; Dianne was going to try. She stood there stubbornly, smoke blinding her eyes, ashes filling her nostrils, sausage fat spattering all over her arms and face. Until she couldn't take it anymore, she gave up, backed off.

Kevin waited till she was gone and sipped his beer. We sipped our beer, yeah. Griff handed me his tongs. I looked at him and he nodded. I knew what was happening, I'd waited a long time for this moment - the abdication. The tongs weighed heavy in my hands, firm in my grip - was I ready for the responsibility? Yes, I was. I held them up high and they glinted in the sun.

Don't forget to turn the thin ones Griff said as he walked away from the barbecue, disappearing toward the house. Yeah I called back, I will, I will. I snapped them twice, SNAP SNAP, before moving in, prodding, teasing, and with an elegant flick of my wrist, rolling them back onto their little bellies. I was a natural, I was the TONG-MASTER

[PhotosGuy]

There was a long silence, you could have heard a chipolata drop, and this newcomer was a rabble-rouser, bringing in his crazy ideas from outside. :D Great story! You should join a writing forum, too!

[stoneylonesome]

Fantastic true to life story, :lol: :lol: only one thing missing mate the Photos that go with it, ya gotta have photos. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[tongmaster]

Alas, I cannot take the credit for the story. When I first read it I laughed. I showed it to my brother in law and he gave me the title after a summer holiday which included many bbqs. I am sorry but the story is not very PC, unlike myself.

[huskie]

My comes from several years ago when I needed a shorter username for my fantasy football league. My daughter wanted my attention when I was trying to think of a name and so I asked her what I should use, she came up with huskie, which was her school's mascot. Wasn't to bad for a kindergartener, so I used it.

[PetKal]

My given name is Peter, thus "Pet".
Many years ago I became one of the correspondents in a classical epic poetry study society which had Kaliope (a Muse) as their mascot, thus "Kal".

[Wayland]

My surname is Waidson and in germanic / norse legend the son of Wade was Wayland the smith.

As I make my living teaching and demonstrating ancient skills including smithing it's a nickname I've had for a while.

http://www.lore-and-saga.co.uk/assets/images/borgwork.jpg

[rok]

my name is eric.. in high school it evolved into e-rock, i mispelled it once to rok and i kept it ever since

[Lord_Malone]

Officially, I'm Sergeant First Class Malone. An old Soldier of mine coined "Lord Malone". He was a French Canadian kid. Served with him during my first tour in Iraq in 2003. I always gave him a ton of taskings to do. One day he goes "Is there anything else I can do for you Lord Malone?". I just laughed. Kept the name ever since.

[Olegis]

I just found this thread ;)

My name is Oleg, but since all "Oleg" nicks on the internet are already taken, I tried to think about something else - and came up with Olegis.

[Saralonde]

OK, this sounds geekier then it really is: I found a website once that let you type in your name and it would tell you what your "elf" and "hobbit" names were. :o I tried it for fun, then pretty much forgot about it. Awhile later I was trying to register at a website and every user name I was coming up with was already taken. Then I remembered my elf and hobbit names...Saralonde sounded better than Ruby Burrows so Saralonde I became. Never found anyone else using that name!LOL

[Lord_Malone]

OK, this sounds geekier then it really is: I found a website once that let you type in your name and it would tell you what your "elf" and "hobbit" names were. :o I tried it for fun, then pretty much forgot about it. Awhile later I was trying to register at a website and every user name I was coming up with was already taken. Then I remembered my elf and hobbit names...Saralonde sounded better than Ruby Burrows so Saralonde I became. Never found anyone else using that name!LOL

I want to know what my hobbit name is. Where's the link?

[Lord_Malone]

Nevermind. Googled it.

Hobbit Name: Drogo Broadbelt of Buckland

Elven Name: Elrohir Anwamanë

http://www.chriswetherell.com/hobbit/

http://www.chriswetherell.com/elf/

;)

[Saralonde]

Ah, Lord_Malone, aka Drogo Broadbelt of Buckland aka Elrohir Anwamanë, sorry I didn't get it up in time for you but glad you found it. You definitely got some interesting names there. Wonder how many others here will admit to trying it? :)

[Lord_Malone]

Ah, Lord_Malone, aka Drogo Broadbelt of Buckland aka Elrohir Anwamanë, sorry I didn't get it up in time for you but glad you found it. You definitely got some interesting names there. Wonder how many others here will admit to trying it? :)

Probably not very many. I'm a Tolkien fan, so there's no shame in it for me. ;)

[Jon]

Ah, Lord_Malone, aka Drogo Broadbelt of Buckland aka Elrohir Anwamanë, sorry I didn't get it up in time for you but glad you found it. You definitely got some interesting names there. Wonder how many others here will admit to trying it? :)Looked at Tommy Jensen's sig lately?

Jon - AKA Oto Deepdelver AKA Findecáno Calaelen

[blacksmurf]

Ah, Lord_Malone, aka Drogo Broadbelt of Buckland aka Elrohir Anwamanë, sorry I didn't get it up in time for you but glad you found it. You definitely got some interesting names there. Wonder how many others here will admit to trying it? :)

:o

ahem...

:rolleyes:

[MrTED]

You can call me Findecáno Nénharma or Olo Sandybanks, depending on which part of the fantasy world you come from... but I didn't really try it, honestly Mum, I didn't... :oops:

[mvrekum]

Nice names you've all got :)

Mine is simple: Martin van Rekum => mvrekum

[fomoz]

i invented this nickname, i like it cause it looks cool and sounds cool.

[Rachellebee27]

My name is Kaylene, so my screen name could be misleading, but its not meant to be, it's just one I choose a while ago and it stuck and is easy for me to remember.

I just like the name "Rachelle," not said like Rachel, but Ra-Shell, really long story..., but if I had to change my name, and could pick my new one, it'd be Rachelle, and added "bee" cause I was born and raised in Utah, "the beehive state," and my # is 27, but I'm only 23.

[DwightMcCann]

My name is Kaylene

Oh, my, that's a GREAT name ... I love it! Wanna trade?

[Rachellebee27]

Oh, my, that's a GREAT name ... I love it! Wanna trade?

Thanks! Like your name too. I like it, just didn't so much a few years ago when it was an "oldies" name. I had never heard of anyone with my name that wasn't a good 30 years older than me. Now that's one of the things I really like about it, it doesn't date me so much. And now that people all over are naming their baby girls versions of the same, it's kinda fun.

[DwightMcCann]

Oh, darn, that means I'll have to trade with Lord Malone or SpeedOfDarkness or something else all weird! Well, maybe I'll just keep what I got, sigh.

[PEACHMAN]

Went into the navy reserves when I was in high school...boot camp that summer, shaved heads,too much sun one day, burned top, no hair grew back in , just fuzz....got back to high school for my senior year, somebody called me peach fuzz in class and there it began...could never get rid of that name, Peach,,,after 20 years I quit trying....;) ...but I guess now you could call me "nectareen", a peach with no fuzz!:D

[Lord_Malone]

Oh, darn, that means I'll have to trade with Lord Malone or SpeedOfDarkness or something else all weird! Well, maybe I'll just keep what I got, sigh.

Only a select few can earn the title of "Lord", Dwight. Now bow down to your lordship.

;)

[DwightMcCann]

Only a select few can earn the title of "Lord", Dwight. Now bow down to your lordship.

;)

Can you not see me already groveling? :p

[blacksmurf]

"May the Focus be with you".

uh-oh, no... that was a knights matter....
:rolleyes:

however...
http://www.vocinelweb.it/faccine/speciali/pag3/41.gif Don't underestimate the Focus.

[TigerTail]

Hi... well I picked TigerTail because that is the generic name of my seahorses... they are Hippocampus Comes, aka: Tiger Tail. See Bob in my avatar and Lucy in the background. I've had them for 3 months now and so far they're doing well!

[Choderboy]

The movie "Orgazmo" - Orgazmo's sidekick was Chodaboy.
Slight spelling change was required at some point..

[beachgirl]

Ah, Lord_Malone, aka Drogo Broadbelt of Buckland aka Elrohir Anwamanë, sorry I didn't get it up in time for you but glad you found it. You definitely got some interesting names there. Wonder how many others here will admit to trying it? :)

I tryed it, thats soo cool. OK beachgirl came about cuz i'm obsessed with water. Beach/creeks/lakes whatever. I love to swim or play in the water in any form. Sounds dumb huh? And my new hobbit name is Pearl Goldworthy (Jenny Ochoa is my rreal name) I love it.

[chemicalbro]

My favourite band is The Chemical Brothers

I am only 1 person so I'm just a chemical brother :) Bro is easier to type

[trebuchet]

http://www.castlewales.com/siege.html


The coolest siege engine ever devised.

[JawsofLife252]

My username is kinda easy, I'm a firefighter and one of the tools I use is the jaws of life- one of the stations I run out of is Station 252

[saravrose]

I'm incredibly original.. it's the e-mail i've had since I was about fourteen.. and I just don't have enough imagination to change it.. Sara-vorheese is my first name... Sara without an H because my mother got pissed at my grandfather telling her that she needed to give my twin and I biblical names and name us after our grandmothers.. So, to spite him she left the H off.. but, she did give us our grandmothers names.. but their middle ones instead of first, again to make my grandfather mad.. Anyway, there both double names.. My sister is Megan-Lorraine after our maternal grandmother who happens to be mostly Irish.. My paternal grandmother was named Helene Vorheese, I believe her middle name was her godmother's last name.. so, there is my grandmother and my oldest aunt and me.. we all got stuck with it.. But, because of the whole huge name thing we were given ridiculous nicknames.. I got luckier than my sister being called Sari.. My twin is called Muggs... unfortunately her husband is the only person that doesn't call her that.. we both tried to change it as we were going up but it never worked..

sari...

[B-Brother]

Big_Brother, the show / book you all know or hear about, but why i choose it, cuz in other online communities (even here), i leave my PC and the browser open in my fav. websites, so im always online in these places, for example, i havent closed the POTN site or logged out since my registration :p ....So Big Brother is watching you :p

[shanen2179]

Mine's pretty simple. My name is Shannon, was born the 21st day of December in 1979. :)

[thepurplepiglet]

I chose mine because for some years now I've owned-and ridden- a purple Harley Sportster, which for those who know nothing about motorcycles is the smallest (physically) of the Harley family, hence Purple Piglet!

[beano]

Mine's a nickname i picked up a few years ago. I'm balding, sunburnt head, looked like a baked bean...... A name was born! :D

[lakiluno]

the beano's kinda lost its greatness, and is now terrible

[Krapo]

Mine can sound weird (or funny) in english.
My last name is Crop (which could be a good source of nicknames on a photography forum). When I went into my engineering school in France, I went through a hazing by the sophomore students (an old French tradition which is now forbidden). To identify ourselves, we had to wear a T-shirt with our first and last name on it.
Some guy took a marker and changed Crop into Crapo (which phonetically means "toad" in French). It was filmed, and since then, all my friends call me Krapo (the spelling changed slightly).

Usually, when I tell my nickname to an english native speaker, they all have the same reaction :) They laugh, and I can hear them thinking (if only that dumb froggy knew what it means...). That makes me grin even more :D

[lakiluno]

random name generator

[beano]

the beano's kinda lost its greatness, and is now terrible

Is it still going? I haven't read it in probably 25 years lol!

[Seefutlung]

Seefutlung = Chinese = ******* (well literally it means spchinter - lol)

[Seefutlung]

Mine can sound weird (or funny) in english.
My last name is Crop (which could be a good source of nicknames on a photography forum). When I went into my engineering school in France, I went through a hazing by the sophomore students (an old French tradition which is now forbidden). To identify ourselves, we had to wear a T-shirt with our first and last name on it.
Some guy took a marker and changed Crop into Crapo (which phonetically means "toad" in French). It was filmed, and since then, all my friends call me Krapo (the spelling changed slightly).

Usually, when I tell my nickname to an english native speaker, they all have the same reaction :) They laugh, and I can hear them thinking (if only that dumb froggy knew what it means...). That makes me grin even more :D

Hey, for a frog eater you're pretty funny. Most francophies I know wouldn't laugh at themselves. ^5

-Gary-

[Mafud]

It's my name: really

[Mafud]

It's my name: really

The name "Mafud" is more famous as one of the names that migrated out of Africa with the Moors during the Crusades.
Nearly every "Mafud" of any serious reputation is in...ready for this? Spain!
No, I'm an African Muslim "Mafud", not Spanish.

[Krapo]

Hey, for a frog eater you're pretty funny. Most francophies I know wouldn't laugh at themselves. ^5

-Gary-

Thanks Gary :)

Yeah, I have a hard job trying to disprove the usual clichés about arrogant frenchies.
But hey, you have to understand us; it's not our fault if our country is at the center of the universe! ;)
J/K...

[Seefutlung]

Thanks Gary :)

Yeah, I have a hard job trying to disprove the usual clichés about arrogant frenchies.
But hey, you have to understand us; it's not our fault if our country is at the center of the universe! ;)
J/K...


hahahahahaha spoken like a true Parisan.

Au Revoir
Gary

[shanni]

My name is Shannon but when my little sister was a toddler she couldn't say it so she called me "Hanni" and it just turned into Shanni. My family and close friend have always called me Shanni.

[heatherlou]

My given name is Heather Lynn,(every girl in the US born in the 70's has the middle name of either Lynn or Ann) My sisters name is Heidi Leigh. My mother, when we were kids would call us Hebylou and Hibylee. When the yahoo came along, way back, my husband and I were picking out screen names and he suggested Hebylou. I thought is was retarded, but Heather was already taken, so I have been Heatherlou ever since.

[Carpetshark]

Carpetshark is a nickname for a domestic ferret. They are also known as Dookers - we have 5 of them!
I usually use Weezyrider because of these ferrets and a Kawasaki 1500 Nomad.

Carpetshark

[Meaty0]

My all-time favourite pet was a Burmese cat we had called Meatballs, or just Meaty for short. The name Meaty was taken already, so I chose Meaty0, because when he walked away from you (with his tail stickin' upright, like always), an "0" is what you saw:D

Now his memory lives on!


And my hobbit name is..Hambut Bramble of Willowbottom...Oh dear!

[35mm]

Couldn't think of anything that was 'non descript' so I just picked this :)

[bladepurveyor]

Bladepurveyor...I started collecting custom knives 25 years ago...then I wanted to make knives..so I started selling off most of my knife collection to buy knifemaking equipment...and I have been selling custom knives every since...;)

[Carpetshark]

He was just taking your picture!

Weezy

My all-time favourite pet was a Burmese cat we had called Meatballs, or just Meaty for short. The name Meaty was taken already, so I chose Meaty0, because when he walked away from you (with his tail stickin' upright, like always), an "0" is what you saw:D

Now his memory lives on!


And my hobbit name is..Hambut Bramble of Willowbottom...Oh dear!

[baldylox]

well im fairly bald, have been so for over 10yrs. one of my female friends thought my chrome dome was sexy as hell and a buddy said since i couldnt possible have nice locks of hair might as well call me "baldy locks of no hair" Well it got shortened and changed the spelly for style :D

[superdiver]

I go by superdiver because the nickname was giving to me during a dive tour. Someone called me superdiver after I pulled them and all their gear (if you have ever dove in alaska that would mean somehting to you) out of the water since they didnt seem to know how to dive and I didnt feel like letting someone drown, even if they were a tourist...LOL

More of a sarcastic thing then anything....LOL

[Onwuma]

So do you wear your underwear outside your pants like all superheros? :D

[superdiver]

Who said anything about underwear??





LOL...the thought of that just gives me the creeps...I cant do the camando thing...LOL

[Sittingshooter]

I use a wheelchair and take photos "sittingshooter"

[DwightMcCann]

I use a wheelchair and take photos "sittingshooter"

Welcome to POTN ... I think we have a moderator who shoots from a wheelchair, but you'd never think it to see his work (or his car) so I'll leave him anonymous.

[Jaime]

Always the adventurer, as a kid was always thrilled and amazed about the feats that Thor Heyerdahl, a Norwegian marine biologist with a great interest in anthropology, who became famous for his Kon-Tiki Expedition in which he sailed by raft 4,300 miles from South America to the Tuamotu Islands.

So I live life like the ultimate adventure, hence KonTiki.

[Kevin]

Welcome to POTN ... I think we have a moderator who shoots from a wheelchair, but you'd never think it to see his work (or his car) so I'll leave him anonymous.

Thanks for the plug Dwight.:) After 20 years of sitting and shooting it's still a blast.

[ladolcevita]

'La dolce vita' translates to 'the good life' or 'the sweet life' in Italian. To me, that's what photography should capture. A little smarmy, but true. :D

[MJEXP]

Well MJ is for Michael John and EXP is for Experience. I'm a Jimi Hendrix fan. I've been a fan since I heard "Star Spangle Banner" at Woodstock for the first time, whene it was first released on a album. :)

Peace

MJEXP

[TheSteveMadden]

I always get asked at airports and hotels if I'm "THE Steve Madden", so when Steve Madden started getting scarse as an available username... :idea: :cool:

[superdiver]

Who is Steve Madden?

[Rachellebee27]

Who is Steve Madden?

That's what I asked myself, then I googled it and apparently he's a shoe guru.

[Transonic]

I've been using the handle "Transonic" since about 10th grade... like 9 years ago. Mostly used it for online gaming etc. Now that there's such a thing as forums I use it here too.

Transonic, for those that don't know, is traveling at the speed of sound. Not supersonic, not subsonic, but transonic. ;)
Who is Steve Madden?Isn't that the name of a shoe store?

[fidelis]

My username Fidelis is a latin term meaning 'Faithful' & is also connected to the meaning of my families surname, how interesting or not as the case may be!

[landdownunder]

"Do you come from a land down under?
Where women glow and men plunder?
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover."

"I come from a land down under
Where beer does flow and men chunder
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover."

[PhotosGuy]

"...where men are men,
and sheep are..." :D

[Athena]

My username is my real name. I didn't have to be creative, my parents (hippies) took care of that. Usually its already taken by someone who thinks its cool (how annoying is THAT??), but I got lucky on this site. ;)

[Buggbairn]

Other than my passion for Scottish landscapes I have an unhealthy interest in VW Beetles, so thats where Bugg comes from :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v344/weejoe/RiversideBug.jpg

I'm born and lived all my life in Falkirk (Scotland) Rather than us being Falkirkonians or something weird like that we're all called Falkirk Bairns, Bairns is Scottish slang for Kids :D

[PAFC2004]

PAFC2004 - Port Adelaide Football Club 2004. Australian rules football team I follow.. they won the premiership in 2004.

[superdiver]

I LOVE that band!

Brings bake HS memories! Driving my dads Olds and balsting the cassett palyer....LOL Dang, we were SOOOOO COOOLLLLL!

[landdownunder]

"...where men are men,
and sheep are..." :D

You're thinking of kiwis.

[superdiver]

LOL...they say the same thing about people from Montana, where I am from...I thinks its a universal joke....LOL

[wombat777]

Wombats are short, fat, bad-tempered and stuborn. Strong as oxes and smart as rocks. They spend most of the day in bed only coming out of their warrens to eat or mate. Their personal hygine leaves a lot to be desired and they are forever stealing food.
My wife thought it appropriate.

[Athena]

That is too funny. Somewhere I have 2 photos of myself holding a wombat. I should try to find and post them. :)


edit: Here they are. This was a very sweet wombat...although from the look on Nathan's face, he's not so sure. ;)

89554

[dmodegurl]

dmodegurl - depeche mode girl. My fav band :)

[Az2Africa]

Travelled all over the world, but live in Arizona and go to Africa a lot.

[Athena]

Travelled all over the world, but live in Arizona and go to Africa a lot.

Where in Africa do you go? I used to live in Zimbabwe. :)

[NatsRoses]

I have two little girls. They are my two roses :) & name is Nathalie Rose.

[Az2Africa]

Where in Africa do you go? I used to live in Zimbabwe. :)

I lived in Nairobi for several years and ran my own Safari business. I've been to Zim a lot of times. spent time in Harare and Bulawayo both. it's a shame what is happening there. All my friends lost their land and moved out. Now I still goto Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. I'm headed to Botwana in October. Then it's back to Egypt and Ethiopia.

[Ephemeral]

Pictures capture moments, and moments are, by definition, ephemeral.

[Athena]

Now I still goto Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. I'm headed to Botwana in October. Then it's back to Egypt and Ethiopia.

I've spent some time in Tanzania. Do you go for the migration? I can't remember - what time of year is that? I always wanted to go for that, but when we left Zim it wasn't on great terms (you know the Zim story)...and I haven't been back. I'd LOVE to go to Egypt tho! :)

[tlc]

And there I was making a David Beckham connection.

(That may not make much sense to you in the US but it's quite amusing over here ;) )

N

golden balls......;-)

[tlc]

tlc , tender loving care... also my initials

[Trisha0624]

Mine stands for my nick name... Trisha and 0624 is my birthdate.

[Jamie Holladay]

24Zero = 240 for my car that I am working on. A Nissan 240SX

Jamie

[Mgdh]

Mine's just my initials. How boring - but very rarely taken on any boards.

[rssfhs]

"Do you come from a land down under?
Where women glow and men plunder?
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover."

"I come from a land down under
Where beer does flow and men chunder
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover."

I really like that song!

[guaranine]

i used to use c8h10n4o2 as a screen name but believe it or not its usually taken. c(arbon)8 h(ydrogen)10 n(itrogen)4 o(xygen)2 is the chemical formula for caffeine. guaranine is another name for caffeine, along with 1-3-7 trimethylxanthine but that one was to long to use as an everyday login.
beth

[runninmann]

25 years running, over 300 races, 26 marathons, 18 states, 7 countries, 4 continents. Running man, running mann, were taken

[Ephemeral]

i used to use c8h10n4o2 as a screen name but believe it or not its usually taken. c(arbon)8 h(ydrogen)10 n(itrogen)4 o(xygen)2 is the chemical formula for caffeine. guaranine is another name for caffeine, along with 1-3-7 trimethylxanthine but that one was to long to use as an everyday login.
beth

http://www.exterpate.com/smileys/c45.gif

Lol.

[zembu]

zembu means "everything" in Japanese.
So basically, my name means everything.

[rssfhs]

zembu means "everything" in Japanese.
So basically, my name means everything.
Just had a look through your website. Some of the photos are flipping amazing!
I grew up in S.D. by the way, a few minutes walk from S.D.S.U. And now I live in Japan. I guess we swapped countries...

yoroshiku.

[kennys350d]

my first name is kenny, and i just bought the 350d (XT).

[Mike R]

I have been using Mike for 48 yrs, I kinda like it.

[RuggerJoe]

I'm a former (recovering) college rugby player and my first name is...well...Joe.

[espressomaker]

I really like espresso! Years ago, I started out as espressoguy. But later on, I found that espressoguy was usually taken. So one day, I found myself making espresso (which happens regularly throughout the day) while giving some thought to a new name. Thought of using espressomaker and I just it for everything now cause it is never taken.

[Pete-eos]

My name errr I was put on the spot creating my DeviantArt account lol so its pretty simple!

[Onwuma]

25 years running, over 300 races, 26 marathons, 18 states, 7 countries, 4 continents. Running man, running mann, were taken

Very impressive! I thought i was doing well on my 5 mile jogs!

[superdiver]

I got to run a marathon with a gentleman who had over 250 marathons under his belt. He ran a marathon a WEEK for I dont remember how many years. Hadnt missed a day running in something like 26 FREAKING YEARS....made me wanna quit running ....LOL he had run at LEAST three marathins in every state, had run marathons on every continent except antartica, but he was trying to fugure out how to arrange that....LOL...just freaking amazing!

[xepherys]

Wow, I thought I'd already posted here... strange!

At any rate, Xepherys is a play on Zephyrus or Zephyr who is the Greek god of the West Wind. Aside from being slightly incestuous (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anemoi#West_wind), I've always been interested in this figure since a mythology class in middle school. After a few failed e-personae in the early 90's, I settles on Xepherus and the Xepherys, which I've used for uhh... 10 or 11 years now.

[rssfhs]

rssfhs stands for "Rudolf Steiner Schule Fuji Haus Sonnenschein" .
Rudolf Steiner Schule Fuji is the name of my wife's school and
Haus Sonnenschein is the name of my concert hall.

It has nothing to do with RSS feeds which were created long after
I started using that moniker.

[Athena]

Wow, I thought I'd already posted here... strange!

At any rate, Xepherys is a play on Zephyrus or Zephyr who is the Greek god of the West Wind. Aside from being slightly incestuous (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anemoi#West_wind), I've always been interested in this figure since a mythology class in middle school. After a few failed e-personae in the early 90's, I settles on Xepherus and the Xepherys, which I've used for uhh... 10 or 11 years now.

My middle name (before I was married) is Iris (Zephyr's sister). lol

Haus Sonnenschein is the name of my concert hall.

Sunshine house - what a beautiful name for a concert hall.

[xepherys]

My middle name (before I was married) is Iris (Zephyr's sister). lol
Haha, excellent. Wait, you changed your middle name when you got married? Interesting... :)

[Athena]

Haha, excellent. Wait, you changed your middle name when you got married? Interesting... :)

Yes, I didn't want FOUR names (so pretentious - haha) and I didn't want to give up my maiden name (strong woman thing) but I did want to take my husband's name (stand by your man), so I dropped Iris, and tacked his name on the end. :)

Would you expect anything OTHER than interesting from a person who's lived her whole life named ATHENA? lol

[xepherys]

Would you expect anything OTHER than interesting from a person who's lived her whole life named ATHENA? lol

Fair enough... :)

[JMHPhotography]

If I said mine is my surname would anyone believe it? :P

[ejsjrnc]

Mine is my initials and location. Got tired of gimmecky handles and wanted something that I could use anywhere, so it is my name on just about every board that i frequent.

[ned1]

Hi all,
Well mine wasn't difficult, everybody thinks I look like him,
I may even put in for royalties.

Ned ;)

[Shimpu]

"Shimpu" is the jappenese for kamikaze, or the "holy winds" which saved the Jappenese people from the mongolian invasion.

[PalmBayFlo]

My names Flo and I'm from Palm Bay, FL :lol:

[Su-Hannie]

Just used my real name :) (pronounced Sue-Honey :) )

[Reefbone]

I always thought ____bone nicknames were fun and kind of cool.. Milkbone, Hambone, T-Bone (George Castanza) etc. So since I have a Saltwater reef tank I came up with Reefbone. I use it almost everywhere. Alot of people think that it's short for Reefer as in grass but it's not... unless... nevermind. :lol:

[KasiaFan]

Um.. because I'm the world's biggest Kasia (http://www.kasiakowalska.pl/) fan.

[Stavhp]

Stav, a short version of my name(Stavros)
hp, i seriously dont know, i just put it there :D

[SamFishlock]

Well.... First name Sam, second name Fishlock, sheer genious, arn't I...

[tracer bullet]

"tracer bullet" was one of Calvin's (of Calvin & Hobbes) alter egos. I have always been a huge fan of the strip, and was often compared to Calvin by my friends. Using Calvin as an online name wasn't much fun, so I thought of another that was related. I typically used it as my log-on for playing PC shooter games like Half-Life or Unreal Torunament. When online bulletin boards became popular, I used it there as well. And I have been ever since.

[Rhinotherunt]

Well my name is Ryan... grandpa calls me Rhino...

Runt cause I am not vertically challenged, but rather vertically unwilling. ;)

[Elphaba]

Ok... don't mean to write a novella, here... but here goes:

It's from my favorite musical, Wicked, and the book "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West". Elphaba is the Wicked Witch of the West... a highly intelligent, misunderstood girl and animal crusader that was condemned instantly for her green skin and then when she wouldn't use her powers to do bad things for the Wizard (help spy on the talking animals via flying monkeys, so as to bring them back under human control), all of Oz was made to believe that she was a wicked witch. She ended up a recluse, traveling by broom, trying to do right for those that the Wizard had wronged. Where as my skin isn't green, I do have markings on my face that have brought me much teasing and hurtful words... while I don't save flying monkeys and talking animals, I do crusade for animal rights, with cats being my main focus. I'm a recluse that enjoys traveling alone (with camera in hand, mind you) and my love for the night (I'm an astronomer...) and forensics (I love a good scientific challenge and forensics offers that...) tends to make people think I am utterly strange. (I'm not strange... I prefer "eccentric".) So... I feel like I am an "Elphaba"... :)

[ZekaG]

Somewhere online I tried qwerty, it was taken. Then qwertyman, it was also reserved. I eventually had to end up with Q-man. Doesn't relate to me what's so ever.

[TooManyHobbies]

An addict crying out for help with an announcement to the world of the truth.

If there was a last name, it would be TooLittleTime.

[FireDogPhotos]

My name is derived from my two favorite things to photograph: dogs and fires. I shoot for several local volunteer fire departments and they use the photos for their websites (for PR and to brag about the cool calls they run). I have 4 dogs who roll their eyes everytime the camera comes near them! :rolleyes:

[Belmondo]

My name is derived from my two favorite things to photograph: dogs and fires. I shoot for several local volunteer fire departments and they use the photos for their websites (for PR and to brag about the cool calls they run). I have 4 dogs who roll their eyes everytime the camera comes near them! :rolleyes:

Thanks for the explanation. I thought maybe you were a Dalmation.

[kilowat]

nick name, i was given in the navy in 1965 for the life of me i can't figure it out lol

watt

[wonderferret]

My NZ friends mispronounced my dutch surname and it stuck. Had it for about 20 years now.

[Permagrin]

Thanks for the explanation. I thought maybe you were a Dalmation.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[grego]

Oh mine should be easy enough.

Greg and just added an "o" because my friend used to call me that or maybe Gregory and just took away the "RY." Whatever way sounds better in a story.

[jiggling_john]

My name is not john...

When I first used the internet back in 1997 I needed a name for email and the like and chose Jiggling_john. It's stuck with me ever since and I use it everywhere. Where does it come from? Well...

There's a welsh guy who lives next door and he's rather strange. He's nocturnal, never changes out of his pyjamas and sits in front of the tv all day, jiggling his legs up and down, wiping is brow with a grey flannel and holding a small stuffed penguin... You'd think I'd made it up, but it's true. He jiggles that much there are marks in the carpet from his feet and the sofa is going threadbare....

So, um, there you go. My real name is....

Dougal

:)

[ofdphoto]

Mine is just my 3 initials followed by my surname.

Luke
Isaac
Newton
Arms

I kid you not!

[Grooby]

typo for Groovy

[Belmondo]

typo for Groovy I like it. It has character. In fact, I like it bery much.

[srwafu]

Mine is obvious no?

Im "Slightly Rippled With A Flat Underside" - srwafu! :D

[nmmike]

Mike from New Mexico. Not a lot of imagination, but descriptive.:cool:
Mike

[BoeingBonkers]

I'm Bonkers about Boeing aircraft, well I dont really need the Boeing in there but heyho.:)

[Nortelbert]

I was a procurement specialist at Nortel... the week after I got hired, they let got the first of 60 000 people. Intead of being on the management track for supply chain/logistics as promised, I ended up being a small cog, like Dilbert; that and they fired me when my daughter was three weeks old (she's now four, you can see her here (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=208106)). So, I put the two together... and it also explains my avatar.

It's been almost four years, but I still miss the place at times.

[newfly5]

such a big thread thought I would help it.

I am a skydiver and when the new ones come in we call em newfly and since I was new to this forum when I picked it there ya go, and the 5 hell I dont really know why Its on the end of all my stuff

[Anselina]

Out and about in the great outdoors with a couple friends once, one of them commented "Oh great, this is like being with Ansel Adams!" because I was constantly in my own world with and behind the camera. She started calling me Anselina, and it just stuck, so I thought I'd use it in here. :)

[Ospi]

I needed to make up a 4 letter name for a game (i know...) so i found a word, closed my eyes and every letter it put it on was the next letter in my eventual name. I myet to come across anyone else with it :P.

[jrjphoto]

JRJphoto... it's my company (dba) which is also my name. J. R. Johnston Photography. :)

[Luckie8]

Mine is easy because I was born on Aug 8, 1978