Post by: Grandpa Shooter on July 10, 2008, 11:43:15 AM
How did you come up with yours?
Post by: Balog on July 10, 2008, 11:47:26 AM
Post by: Tallpine on July 10, 2008, 11:54:24 AM
So why did I choose that for my email?
"LonePine" was already taken
Post by: Werewolf on July 10, 2008, 11:54:44 AM
Post by: Firethorn on July 10, 2008, 11:55:38 AM
A mage who liked using fire spells
Post by: Ex-MA Hole on July 10, 2008, 11:56:54 AM
I joined THR when I moved up here, and was reading an old post about someone being a Mass-hole...picked it until I came up with a better name...over five years and counting....
I'm Ex-MA Hole on all of the forums I read, so it will be staying for a bit...
Post by: Manedwolf on July 10, 2008, 11:57:18 AM
Post by: Balog on July 10, 2008, 11:58:59 AM
It's the name of my old favorite D&D character.
A mage who liked using fire spellsto keep kids off his lawn for defensive purposes...
A mage who liked using fire spells
If real life was like DnD that'd be me. Except frost spells; less lawn damage/burning your house down, and once they're all slowed down I could go out and push em around.
Post by: K Frame on July 10, 2008, 11:59:11 AM
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Post by: BridgeRunner on July 10, 2008, 12:00:56 PM
I walk the Mackinac Bridge every Labor Day. It's a nifty Michigan thing. Ergo the BridgeWalker.
Actually I walk bridges whenever I get the chance, it's just fun.
Post by: Balog on July 10, 2008, 12:01:38 PM
Post by: BridgeRunner on July 10, 2008, 12:02:35 PM
Post by: RocketMan on July 10, 2008, 12:05:09 PM
Post by: Sawdust on July 10, 2008, 12:18:12 PM
Sawdust
Post by: RocketMan on July 10, 2008, 12:20:12 PM
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One of my hobbies is woodorking...
How do you dork wood? And how is sawdust made when one dorks wood? Or do we really want to know?
Post by: cosine on July 10, 2008, 12:22:04 PM
Post by: Perd Hapley on July 10, 2008, 12:22:28 PM
And believe it or not, I spelled both those names correctly, from memory. Now if only I could remember some useful stuff.
Post by: xavier fremboe on July 10, 2008, 12:26:06 PM
Post by: Scout26 on July 10, 2008, 12:26:58 PM
Post by: Monkeyleg on July 10, 2008, 12:29:37 PM
It made me uncomfortable when I was dating but, oddly enough, it pretty much disappeared after I was married.
Post by: Physics on July 10, 2008, 01:16:06 PM
Too bad I suck at math... 
Post by: Werewolf on July 10, 2008, 01:16:29 PM
I had a late-developing birthmark on my leg. When I was seven or so, it was about the size of a half dollar. By the time I got to junior high my leg was covered with thick black hair from about the ankle up to mid-thigh. Some guy said it looked like a monkey's leg, and I started using that as a nickname.
It made me uncomfortable when I was dating but, oddly enough, it pretty much disappeared after I was married.
Hmmmm... disappeared only after getting married? Coincidence? One wonders... It made me uncomfortable when I was dating but, oddly enough, it pretty much disappeared after I was married.
Post by: MillCreek on July 10, 2008, 01:21:51 PM
Post by: pappy on July 10, 2008, 01:31:59 PM
Post by: Perd Hapley on July 10, 2008, 01:42:22 PM
http://www.armedpolitesociety.com/index.php?topic=13462.0
Post by: Unisaw on July 10, 2008, 02:13:08 PM
Post by: Firethorn on July 10, 2008, 02:41:41 PM
If real life was like DnD that'd be me. Except frost spells; less lawn damage/burning your house down, and once they're all slowed down I could go out and push em around.
What, you didn't build fireproof?
I think the funniest thing was when the DM had my character(acting as a NPC) hire all the people out of a village - the newbie team was sent to investigate the disappearance.
At that point he was QUITE high level, as well as occasionally cranky.
Post by: Headless Thompson Gunner on July 10, 2008, 02:45:13 PM
Post by: Sergeant Bob on July 10, 2008, 02:49:19 PM
I had a late-developing birthmark on my leg. When I was seven or so, it was about the size of a half dollar. By the time I got to junior high my leg was covered with thick black hair from about the ankle up to mid-thigh. Some guy said it looked like a monkey's leg, and I started using that as a nickname.
It made me uncomfortable when I was dating but, oddly enough, it pretty much disappeared after I was married.
It made me uncomfortable when I was dating but, oddly enough, it pretty much disappeared after I was married.
I think I would've called you "Hair pants"
Post by: BPFowler on July 10, 2008, 03:32:34 PM
and Black Powder adds a little challenge to to bringing the little birdies down.
B.P. Fowler
Post by: grampster on July 10, 2008, 03:36:03 PM
Post by: Declaration Day on July 10, 2008, 04:15:31 PM
Here are the words:
A desperate situation
Forced to retaliation
The task ahead a burden
And men will suffer, that's for certain
We'll charge into the fire
The cause we must inspire
We raise our fist to tyranny
A high price; freedom is not free
The odds are stacked against us,
But with our resolve relentless,
And arrogance their weakness
Our cause is just, we won't be beaten
Upon this Declaration
Will come a grand new nation
Where men are seen as equal
Governed by, and for the people
[Chorus:]
So we make our stand and pray
On this Declaration Day
For independence I will fight,
With liberty I will defy
So we make our stand and pray
On this Declaration Day
Give me liberty or give me death,
I'll fight 'till my last breath
With virtue as our beacon
Our cause is charged as treason
Battle worn and starving
Through the hell of war we'll keep marching
The birth of our new nation
An act of desperation
We'll force King George down to his knees
Capitulation
[Chorus:]
So we make our stand and pray
On this Declaration Day
For independence I will fight
With liberty, I will defy
So we make our stand and pray
On this Declaration Day
Give me liberty or give me death
I'll fight 'till my last breath
A very good old-school metal song (released in 2003) a la Ronnie James Dio, if you like that sort of music.
Post by: Balog on July 10, 2008, 04:22:59 PM
Welcome aboard BPFowler! Have you lurked here long?
Post by: Declaration Day on July 10, 2008, 04:27:12 PM
I love Iced Earth, never realized you took your name from them DD. But comparing them to Dio? That's just... insulting.
Hey now, I didn't say Iced Earth = Dio. I said that particular song is reminiscent of old school Dio. Good to see someone else here appreciates their talent.
Post by: Balog on July 10, 2008, 04:31:41 PM
The only real version of the song I know of on YouTube, anime video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffGr4Ug9RcE
Post by: yesitsloaded on July 10, 2008, 04:35:39 PM
Post by: Declaration Day on July 10, 2008, 04:38:55 PM
Here's Declaration Day, for those who are interested:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wk0wYiUBZ20&feature=related
Post by: cassandra and sara's daddy on July 10, 2008, 04:56:04 PM
Post by: RevDisk on July 10, 2008, 05:13:24 PM
Rev is due to being an ordained Reverend. I was drunk and it seemed like a good idea at the time.
Disk came from an inside joke, sorta. I've been a computer nerd since I was quite young. And I remember a lot of random useless information. So, Disk.
Post by: Chief Squattanpoo on July 10, 2008, 05:43:43 PM
Chief Squattanpoo commands that we now all smokum Smokeless Powder of Peace through the .45 caliber Barrel of Togetherness!
Post by: Regolith on July 10, 2008, 05:51:08 PM
Post by: Nick1911 on July 10, 2008, 05:53:04 PM
Rev is due to being an ordained Reverend. I was drunk and it seemed like a good idea at the time.
Ha! I thought I was the only one who did that!
As for mine: Nick(me) registered at THR because he couldn't hit anything with a 1911!
Post by: wmenorr67 on July 10, 2008, 07:57:26 PM
Post by: Vodka7 on July 10, 2008, 08:13:56 PM
Post by: vaskidmark on July 10, 2008, 09:34:16 PM
A long, long time ago someone said that I caused others to stop dead in their tracks because of the "impertinent" questions I asked. (Now, just what did they mean by that?) Another person in the group seconded that by saying they could follow my progress by the skidmarks on the floor where folks had in fact come to a sudden stop because of some question I had asked.
Its not like I go looking for impertinent questions to ask. Society just seems to throw them my way.
My sign-off is what I say to folks when we part company.
stay safe.
skidmark
Post by: mtnbkr on July 11, 2008, 02:33:12 AM
I'd probably switch to using my real name, but it would just confuse folks who've known me online for the better part of a decade as mtnbkr, so I just stick with it.
Chris
Post by: The Annoyed Man on July 11, 2008, 02:56:21 AM
Besides,I like onions.
Post by: grampster on July 11, 2008, 04:04:06 AM
Example: wmenorr67 = wormenor (No offense, William, it just sounds like that when I read it
)Any other of you'ens do the same thing?
Post by: Ex-MA Hole on July 11, 2008, 04:17:40 AM
He said it's James.
Doh!
Post by: xavier fremboe on July 11, 2008, 04:19:13 AM
One of the amusing things about screen names is how they sound in one's mind when reading them. At least for me anyway. What I mean is that what someones screen names "sounds" like to me, doesn't necessarily "sound" like what it says.
Example: wmenorr67 = wormenor (No offense, William, it just sounds like that when I read it)
Any other of you'ens do the same thing?
dntsycnt: was "dintsykint" until I figured out it's 'don't say can't' without vowels. (At least I hope it's 'can't'). Example: wmenorr67 = wormenor (No offense, William, it just sounds like that when I read it
)Any other of you'ens do the same thing?
Never could figure out if it was Riley 'mick' or Riley 'emcee', so the Paddy thing was a welcome change.
Post by: Tuco on July 11, 2008, 04:29:51 AM
I recall removing my five-buckles on more than one occasion and dumping water out to eliminate the squish-squish-squish.
Post by: The Annoyed Man on July 11, 2008, 04:48:02 AM
Post by: Sawdust on July 11, 2008, 05:42:31 AM
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One of my hobbies is woodorking...
How do you dork wood? And how is sawdust made when one dorks wood? Or do we really want to know?
Hmmmm...you may be confusing woodorking with woodboinking.
Woodorking is just an old rec.woodworking (Usenet) term for the hobby.
Sawdust
whoturnsalotofexpensivewoodintofirewoodwithhisUnisaw
Post by: Perd Hapley on July 11, 2008, 01:59:46 PM
One of the amusing things about screen names is how they sound in one's mind when reading them. At least for me anyway. What I mean is that what someones screen names "sounds" like to me, doesn't necessarily "sound" like what it says.
Example: wmenorr67 = wormenor (No offense, William, it just sounds like that when I read it)
Any other of you'ens do the same thing?
Example: wmenorr67 = wormenor (No offense, William, it just sounds like that when I read it
)Any other of you'ens do the same thing?
Sounds like a screen name or email the .mil would give you. I think of it as "women or 67." No, that doesn't mean anything to me, either.
Post by: thebaldguy on July 11, 2008, 02:09:45 PM
Post by: Tallpine on July 11, 2008, 02:09:59 PM
One of the amusing things about screen names is how they sound in one's mind when reading them. At least for me anyway. What I mean is that what someones screen names "sounds" like to me, doesn't necessarily "sound" like what it says.
Example: wmenorr67 = wormenor (No offense, William, it just sounds like that when I read it)
Any other of you'ens do the same thing?
Example: wmenorr67 = wormenor (No offense, William, it just sounds like that when I read it
)Any other of you'ens do the same thing?
For some reason a certain member is always "Man-ed-wolf" to me instead of "Maned Wolf" - or maybe it should be "manic wolf"
Post by: LadySmith on July 12, 2008, 01:43:56 AM
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I wanted to change it quick and I wanted something memorable and bland, that didn't scream "chick on a guy-dominated board" bc that's just odd to me (no offense intended to Ladysmith, just not my style).
None taken. I've known some guys who claim the Ladysmith handle.My choice of LadySmith, in the beginning, was because I was partial to S&W products.
It has now evolved to other meanings for me.
Now I find myself striving to embody more of the "Lady" in the name while retaining the functional "Smith" persona.
Despite its diminutive grip and feminine name, LadySmith is a weapon first and foremost. Always will be.
Also..."Hunter Rose" was already taken.
Post by: Perd Hapley on July 12, 2008, 02:36:57 AM
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I've known some guys who claim the Ladysmith handle.
They "claimed your handle," huh? Sounds exciting.
Post by: LadySmith on July 12, 2008, 04:25:52 AM
They "claimed your handle," huh? Sounds exciting.
Better than my claiming...wait.Dang it, Fistful! You're going to get me in trouble.
Post by: InfidelSerf on July 12, 2008, 07:59:01 AM
It's Italian for "fast" and the 851 is the number of c.c.'s my baby is.
Post by: Ex-MA Hole on July 12, 2008, 08:16:34 AM
Also..."Hunter Rose" was already taken.
Who was hunter rose...I remember that...WAY back when...
Post by: Balog on July 12, 2008, 08:18:27 AM
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Post by: seeker_two on July 13, 2008, 03:31:38 AM
....and don't knock Internet dating. When done right, you can meet some interesting people. That's how I met my wife....
Post by: Perd Hapley on July 13, 2008, 06:32:07 AM
Post by: Lennyjoe on July 13, 2008, 07:25:03 AM
Post by: Tallpine on July 13, 2008, 07:35:02 AM
Combined my first and middle name. My cousins called me Lennyjoe since my father's name is Lenny too.
Then you should be Lenny Three
Post by: BlueStarLizzard on July 13, 2008, 10:18:33 AM
blue is my favorite color and i like stars. at one point i designed what i had hope what would become my tattoo (which i never ended up getting) which is a blue tailed skink wrapped around a 5 point blue star.
my screen name has evolved from just lzrd### to bluestarlizzard. sometimes the e is missing, but yeah, as far as i know its me and i'm the only one.
Post by: seeker_two on July 13, 2008, 12:50:02 PM
Yeah, but look how it turned out for her.
Yeah......but I can bless only one at a time....