How did you choose your screen name? - Page 4

glatt · 09-26-2005, 09:34 AM

I think I mentioned this in a previous thread.

"Glatt" is German for "smooth." In college, my nickname was "smooth" and to a lesser extent, "glatt." Both were a variation of my actual last name. The added joke being that I was far from smooth.

mrnoodle · 09-26-2005, 09:40 AM

old nick from a band i was in. i lack the ability to not fool around on my guitar during breaks between practice. they had it made into a label and put it on my guitar case. it's a lame nickname, but a fine internet handle.

i also get called 'dekken'. i think it's a play off 'dokken', who was a band i was keen on in the 80s. also a lame nick, but a fine WoW name.

'derek' doesn't lend itself to snappy alterations. 'dekken,' however, will come in handy if GH ever decides to become a norwegian death metal act.

barefoot serpent · 09-26-2005, 10:14 AM

All along the watchtower, princes kept the view
While all the women came and went, barefoot servants, too.
--Bob Dylan

I always thought barefoot serpents would have been cooler...

Original name was e unibus plurum a spoonerism of the Latin phrase e pluribus unum meaning *from many, one* found on US currency.

NovemberRain · 09-26-2005, 12:12 PM

Mine doesn't really signify anything other than the fact I was born in November. I made it up without giving it much thought when I joined another board where I thought my usual moniker might not be appropriate.

Troubleshooter · 09-26-2005, 12:31 PM

Mine comes from the fact that I'm the area problem solver.

I fix cars, computers, applainces, domestic problems, minor injuries, etc.

I'm the guy everybody ends up calling when official channels run dry. If I can't fix it or answer it, I know someone who can.

Pie · 09-26-2005, 04:23 PM

I'm kinda round, and sometimes flaky. I also have 24 digits of pi memorized, but someone had that nick already...

be-bop · 09-26-2005, 04:31 PM

swiped mine from a radio show...."From Be-Bop to Hip Hop" was da title

dar512 · 09-26-2005, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by be-bop

swiped mine from a radio show...."From Be-Bop to Hip Hop" was da title

And do they actually play jazz from time to time, or is that marketing verisimilitude?

footfootfoot · 09-26-2005, 09:17 PM

When the inchinchinch was a tiny tadger I was reading him Dr Seuss's foot book. A lot.
His favorite part was "Feet feet feet. How many different feet you meet" I assume it was his favorite part because he usually laughed at the way I said feet feet feet. (like you might say beep beep beep if you were imitating an impatient, but not angry driver.)

After reading the book for the 75th time that night I felt compelled to post and had to come up with a log in name, being sleep deprived I forgot that it was feet feet feet and not footfootfoot. Now it is too late to change. Oh, I could change nicks, but my post count would return to zero and then there'd be no chance of me being regarded as the attention whore I so sorely want to be.

BigV · 09-26-2005, 10:40 PM

[hijack]Best all time Dr Seuss read to SonofV was Green Eggs and Ham. We (me, but him too) read that book to death. We read it to each other. We read alternating pages. We read it backward (the literal truth, still a fun read). We read it with made up verses. We read it in a plane we read it in a train, ok, getting carried away here... sorry. The second runner up, and a close second at that is Fox in Socks. SonofV can read much better now, and can read that tongue tangler much better than I can. He gets a kick out of my tripping tongue, laughs, then schools me. *sigh* First Dr Seuss, then the basketball court, then... One of these days I'm gonna have to break out the ol' Old Age and Treachery, just to preserve my final shred of dignity.

God, I love reading with that boy, especially Dr Seuss. And Calvin and Hobbes. Ahhhh.
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wolf · 09-27-2005, 12:56 AM

Every now and again I get to borrow my friend's children and read them their bedtime story.

Sometimes they are able to convince Aunt Teeva that since there are two girls, they deserve two stories.

dar512 · 09-27-2005, 09:07 AM

Back when I did Macintosh programming, I was reading a Mac programming magazine. There was a fairly dry technical article with a list of references at the end. Buried in the references was "Go, Dog, Go" by P. D. Eastman.

I wish I'd had the opportunity to meet this guy so I could shake his hand and tell him how much that tickled my funny bone.

plthijinx · 09-27-2005, 12:20 PM

if we do get it can we have an autographed picture, Bri?

barefoot serpent · 09-27-2005, 01:45 PM

Claudine?

lumberjim · 09-27-2005, 02:09 PM

MOLLY

09-26-2005, 09:40 AM	#2
mrnoodle bent Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: under the weather Posts: 2,656	old nick from a band i was in. i lack the ability to not fool around on my guitar during breaks between practice. they had it made into a label and put it on my guitar case. it's a lame nickname, but a fine internet handle. i also get called 'dekken'. i think it's a play off 'dokken', who was a band i was keen on in the 80s. also a lame nick, but a fine WoW name. 'derek' doesn't lend itself to snappy alterations. 'dekken,' however, will come in handy if GH ever decides to become a norwegian death metal act. __________________ Sìn a nall na cuaranan sin. -- Cha mhór is fheairrde thu iad, tha iad coltach ri cat air a dhathadh

09-26-2005, 12:12 PM	#4
NovemberRain Don't Call Me Shirley Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 79	Mine doesn't really signify anything other than the fact I was born in November. I made it up without giving it much thought when I joined another board where I thought my usual moniker might not be appropriate. __________________ "America is not a young land. She is very old. Before the white man, before the Indian, the evil was there, waiting." - William Burroughs, The Naked Lunch

09-26-2005, 12:31 PM	#5
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	Mine comes from the fact that I'm the area problem solver. I fix cars, computers, applainces, domestic problems, minor injuries, etc. I'm the guy everybody ends up calling when official channels run dry. If I can't fix it or answer it, I know someone who can. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

09-26-2005, 04:23 PM	#6
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	I'm kinda round, and sometimes flaky. I also have 24 digits of pi memorized, but someone had that nick already... __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

09-26-2005, 04:31 PM	#7
be-bop Operations Operative Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: scotland/uk Posts: 664	How did you choose your screen name swiped mine from a radio show...."From Be-Bop to Hip Hop" was da title

09-26-2005, 09:34 AM	#1
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I think I mentioned this in a previous thread. "Glatt" is German for "smooth." In college, my nickname was "smooth" and to a lesser extent, "glatt." Both were a variation of my actual last name. The added joke being that I was far from smooth.

09-26-2005, 10:14 AM	#3
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	All along the watchtower, princes kept the view While all the women came and went, barefoot servants, too. --Bob Dylan I always thought barefoot serpents would have been cooler... Original name was e unibus plurum a spoonerism of the Latin phrase e pluribus unum meaning from many, one found on US currency.

09-26-2005, 09:17 PM	#9
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	When the inchinchinch was a tiny tadger I was reading him Dr Seuss's foot book. A lot. His favorite part was "Feet feet feet. How many different feet you meet" I assume it was his favorite part because he usually laughed at the way I said feet feet feet. (like you might say beep beep beep if you were imitating an impatient, but not angry driver.) After reading the book for the 75th time that night I felt compelled to post and had to come up with a log in name, being sleep deprived I forgot that it was feet feet feet and not footfootfoot. Now it is too late to change. Oh, I could change nicks, but my post count would return to zero and then there'd be no chance of me being regarded as the attention whore I so sorely want to be. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

09-26-2005, 10:40 PM	#10
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	[hijack]Best all time Dr Seuss read to SonofV was Green Eggs and Ham. We (me, but him too) read that book to death. We read it to each other. We read alternating pages. We read it backward (the literal truth, still a fun read). We read it with made up verses. We read it in a plane we read it in a train, ok, getting carried away here... sorry. The second runner up, and a close second at that is Fox in Socks. SonofV can read much better now, and can read that tongue tangler much better than I can. He gets a kick out of my tripping tongue, laughs, then schools me. sigh First Dr Seuss, then the basketball court, then... One of these days I'm gonna have to break out the ol' Old Age and Treachery, just to preserve my final shred of dignity. God, I love reading with that boy, especially Dr Seuss. And Calvin and Hobbes. Ahhhh. [/hijack] __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

09-27-2005, 12:56 AM	#11
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Every now and again I get to borrow my friend's children and read them their bedtime story. Sometimes they are able to convince Aunt Teeva that since there are two girls, they deserve two stories. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

09-27-2005, 09:07 AM	#12
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Back when I did Macintosh programming, I was reading a Mac programming magazine. There was a fairly dry technical article with a list of references at the end. Buried in the references was "Go, Dog, Go" by P. D. Eastman. I wish I'd had the opportunity to meet this guy so I could shake his hand and tell him how much that tickled my funny bone. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

09-27-2005, 12:20 PM	#13
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	if we do get it can we have an autographed picture, Bri? __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

09-27-2005, 01:45 PM	#14
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	Claudine?

09-27-2005, 02:09 PM	#15
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	MOLLY __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

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