Why are you called.....The Great Screen Name Thread

[WileEDiver]

What can I say? I'm a Wile E. Coyote fan. Road Runner/Coyote cartoons were always my favorites back when they had cartoons instead of advertisements before the movies.

Anybody else here old enough to remember those days?

 

[carebear]

My first name is Carrie and seems as though that was a popular name the year I was born...I know quite a few Carries and actually have a few as close friends.
When we are all together it gets a bit confusing when someone says, "hey Carrie..." and we all turn around. We tried going by middle names but that got confusing and we'd forget...especially after a few coctails...
Carebear stuck...and hey, its kind of warm and fuzzy and I like it

 

[jepuskar]

women like warm and fuzzy crap like that.

Guys on the other hand dont. In highschool I had a class with 4 other Jason's in it. Teacher called Jason and 5 of us answered.

Nobody called me Jasonbear, Jasondoll, or Jasonsweetie..

I dont really remember how we settled that situation....but I think I was called.. Jasonyoustudofaman

 

[carebear]

highly doubt jasonyoustudofaman was the last nickname settled on
maybe more along the lines of jasonscynicalcuzhesnotgettingany

 

[jepuskar]

That wasnt nice..maybe you should talk to my girlfriend...she might beg the differ about that.

Besides, im cynical no matter what.

 

[Phoenix]

Hey i knew alot of carries too, but it doesnt seem to be that common overe here

I picked my name ooo, about 12 years ago (at the tender age of 9), when I first started using computers online (well, BBS and peer-2-peer modeming!) I always liked the whole symbolism of the Phoenix
it started out as Pheonix due to the inability of IRC networks to handle two people with the same nick!, after a while i got a bit fed up of everyone telling me i didnt know how to spell it, but pheo (pronounced fe-O) stuck as a short version, infact a few teachers when i was at school and people at work now call me Pheo lol!

has a bit more relevence these days, the whole getting knocked down and picking up the pieces and starting again seems all to common being an adult now, lol

 

[GlockDiver]

Newtonian Physics (specifically the 3rd one) + Glock 23 = Instant DPV.

No, j/k. The nick refers to another one of my hobbies.

 

[navy85]

I graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1985. USNA85 is the technically correct abbreviation, but no one other than service academy grads would understand...almost everyone recognizes the "Army-Navy" game, but few would recognize "USMA-USNA", and the rest would yawn.

Since I have been part of the US Navy all my life (as a dependent, college, active duty and reserve) and it relates to water, thought it would be a good fit for a SB nickname.

 

[sapphire]

when diving in southern california for any length of time :cold:

no, really, my birthstone... and I like how it sounds.

sapphire

 

[wstein]

Mine is just a knock on my last name......shortens it up and makes it sound cool =-)

Paul