user names...

findus · March 20, 2011, 09:46:25 PM

why did you pick your user name ? what meaning to you does it have?

mine is findus reason ; my first name is chris and my surname is pearce, at school i was known by the teachers as chris p as there were others with the same first name
(its a good name

)
do any of you remember chris p FINDUS pancakes?? well thats where it comes from

Probs makes no sense to anybody

now tell me yours

Mustermark · March 20, 2011, 11:01:28 PM

That's too funny Findus. I do remember the ads. I used to love those but my mum wouldn't buy them very often.

So, mine is very geeky

and not funny at all. When I was 10 or 12, around the time I was trainspotting, I was also interested in physics $:-\$ and they had not long before discovered Quarks (that make up sub-atomic particles).

The word Quark was coined by physicist Murray Gell-Mann from a James Joyce poem called Finnegan's Wake. The line reads "Three quarks for Muster Mark" and since my name is Mark, I chose that a while ago for a website and have also used it on the forums.

Told you it was geeky.

findus · March 20, 2011, 11:07:51 PM

some good reasons, its amazing how life and the experience you have along the way can stick in your mind so much you name your self after the events.

i used to have another nick name when i was with the scouts it was biffa, after the bin company as i was the only one who would eat all the food that was cooked i hated to waste things and still do

ToothFairy · March 21, 2011, 01:01:56 AM

Why ToothFairy? Because Father Christmas and the Easter Bunny are only seasonal, and God would have been a bit presumptuous . . .

- Michael

cupoftea · March 21, 2011, 06:59:09 AM

My username somehow relates to my favourite form of refreshment!

michael · March 21, 2011, 07:58:50 AM

mine was my ebay username, until the other day when i changed it to my own name!

Lawrence · March 21, 2011, 08:30:29 AM

errmmmm, it's my name

Adam1701D · March 21, 2011, 08:35:09 AM

I'm captain of the Good Ship Electra...it could also be my secret Super Alter-Ego

There are some far worse ones out there...how about "Drew Peacock"?

jonclox · March 21, 2011, 09:13:01 AM

For my sins

I was a clockmaker repairer for about 38 years so the name came from my work. The misspellin of 'jon' and 'clox' was done to make it into an easy email address.
For several years I also used the name 'escapement' online but that often required explaining to people

Lawrence · March 21, 2011, 09:16:56 AM

Quote from: captainelectra on March 21, 2011, 08:35:09 AM
I'm captain of the Good Ship Electra...it could also be my secret Super Alter-Ego

Ooooh, have you got one of those fancy skin tight lycra suits with lots of gizmos attached

cloughie · March 21, 2011, 10:00:29 AM

Daves breed like rabbits,if you say Dave in a room 10 heads pop up, it`s like meerkat manor

so it`s cloughie after me uncle brian

mind you at one time I was jimpy, after my favorite toy g.p.m.g., I loved my gun :'(
cloughie

Adam1701D · March 21, 2011, 10:01:34 AM

QuoteOoooh, have you got one of those fancy skin tight lycra suits with lots of gizmos attached

No, that would frighten the horses!

cloughie · March 21, 2011, 12:11:02 PM

do`nt know about the horses but it would frighten me, I can see me having bad dreams tonight

$:-\$
cloughie

Tank · March 21, 2011, 04:11:40 PM

My name was first given to me at scouts at the age of 11, where when playing the game British Bulldog I used to flatten everyone, even the 16 year olds.

This continued at school in the rugby team, and finally came to light in my motorcycle club. So, all rather violent reasons!

OwL · March 21, 2011, 05:34:56 PM

Mine is simple, my mates say I look like an Owl, just like the one in my avatar and I can even swivel my head 360 degrees!!!(he heeee). I am also a very wise man(LoL). 729 just seems to be my lucky number, after all it's the most money i've won on a horse. Put the two together: Owl729