Screen names: How did you come up with yours?

[DonDaBoomVape]

Have you noticed how interesting, unusual, and often weird some of our screen names are here on ECF (and I certainly include my own silly one). How do people come up with some of these? What do they mean?

Well, I'll explain mine if you explain yours.

DonDaBoomVape: My first name is Don; I am the oldest of the Baby Boomers; and I love to vape. So: Don, the boomer who vapes ... shortened to Don the Boom vape ... then 'the' changed to 'da' to have it all roll trippingly off the tongue. And, in my signature, I add: "...bum, bum!" to fulfill the beat of: shave and a haircut...two bits.

Your turn!

Afterthought: Don't hesitate to explain your avatar, as well ... especially if your screen name is boringly straightforward.

Mine is a stock photo I found in a search of such images for the words: 'debonair' and 'cigarette.' I'm not really debonair (other than in fantasy), but I like the style of those who are (think David Niven). That long cigarette holder conveys my primary PV: a penstyle. Come to think of it, one of the things I like about the penstyle is that it is...debonair. My wife and I refer that that e-cig as "Ellie" (for elegant).

 

[lawnman3]

guess how i came up with mine he he

 

[crashtestjeep]

In 2004, i was ejected from my Jeep Wrangler, single car accident, an alligator ran in the road, I guess......Bc they did that alot in that area. I was on State road 44 between deltona, and Daytona in a swampy area by th St Johns River. I say I guess, bc my last memory after I "came to" was walking toward my Jeep, keys in hand around an hour before the accident.

I broke my skull in 4 places, all the ribs on my rt side, two went thru my rt lung, broke my collarbone, bc I was wearing a seatbelt (go figure, lol), disloacted my lft hip so bad if I turne my head left Id be looking at my left foot, among several other very traumatic injuries.

I figured if i cant laugh about it, I may as well bury myself in the misery of the aftermath. All parts working, and since I lived and Im not mangled, (although I cant move my lft eyebrow, lol) I think Ill take the laughing route! I have a few, well alot of scars, and a cool story to tell every time someoone asks me what those pills are I take all the time.

Pain pills allow me to be 100% functional and hold down a damn good job. I cant sit still and disability is for the disabled...Ill go until my engine stops, Ill rest then

Hence, the name "crashtestjeep"

 

[catwoman19]

I don't think mine needs much explaination

 

[gashin]

Mine is an old Imperial Japanese slogan that means "suffer." Gashin Shotan is the full phrase and means "Suffer privation for revenge." I used to be this overconfident, cocky kid influenced by Japanese culture and I started using that name before so I just stick with some variant of it. I don't really believe in it anymore lol because revenge is never good! I'm no longer a Japanophile either hehe but it's a unique name and I like the tone of discipline the name has, if you understand it.

 

[gashin]

I admire people like you who can make the best of their disabilities! Honestly though, I think hardships produce people with character... I've had 9 car accidents myself but have only felt the financial consequences of them but psychologically these events have built up indifference towards material losses - yours apparently has made you a stronger person who can laugh in the face of even debilitating injuries... I don't know if I could do the same in your position... I'd probably bury myself in misery as I'm that type of person... thanks for sharing.

In 2004, i was ejected from my Jeep Wrangler, single car accident, an alligator ran in the road, I guess......Bc they did that alot in that area. I was on State road 44 between deltona, and Daytona in a swampy area by th St Johns River. I say I guess, bc my last memory after I "came to" was walking toward my Jeep, keys in hand around an hour before the accident.

I broke my skull in 4 places, all the ribs on my rt side, two went thru my rt lung, broke my collarbone, bc I was wearing a seatbelt (go figure, lol), disloacted my lft hip so bad if I turne my head left Id be looking at my left foot, among several other very traumatic injuries.

I figured if i cant laugh about it, I may as well bury myself in the misery of the aftermath. All parts working, and since I lived and Im not mangled, (although I cant move my lft eyebrow, lol) I think Ill take the laughing route! I have a few, well alot of scars, and a cool story to tell every time someoone asks me what those pills are I take all the time.

Pain pills allow me to be 100% functional and hold down a damn good job. I cant sit still and disability is for the disabled...Ill go until my engine stops, Ill rest then

Hence, the name "crashtestjeep"

 

[Wakadoo]

My son gave me mine. He was a huge fan of the wiggles since he was a baby and his favorite song had this phrase in it that goes Quack-a-doo, Since he couldn't say it he said Wakadoo but in this really cute voice. Prior to that I had always gone by DeadL.

 

[jedrojam]

Well, my nickname is Jed and I love my country. Don't love the direction it's headed, but that's a story for another day. Still wouldn't live anywhere else in the world.

To Crash.... amazing story. In my book, you win.

 

[Synthesis]

Mine... It's a word I like from my chemistry class. I had originally chosen sniddidwah which was the way we pronounced the initials for "something that has nothing to do with anything", but for some reason my original registration had issues, lol. So I chose synthesis instead.

 

[sbphotog]

Mines an easy one...SB is my initials and I'm a photographer.

 

[crazyhorse]

In doing horse rescue and rehab, over the years I've had some extremely crazy horses.

 

[Deschain]

Deschain = Roland Deschain - The main character in Stephen Kings "Dark Tower" series.

I was too lazy to create any snappy smoking or vaping related nicks.


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[rfun6]

I aRe fun and there is 6 people in my family...lol

 

[Liscab]

OK, mine comes from Lisa (la lisa) the last neighborhood where I spent the best years of my life, and Cab comes from Cabrera the last name of a person related in a light way with that happiness, but witnessed the very first begin

 

[cassavetes]

John Cassavetes has always been one of my favorite filmmakers.

 

[DonDaBoomVape]

I am so glad I started this thread! I had no idea the explanations would be so interesting and, in one case, so dramatic, profound, and moving.

Thanks to all who have participated thus far! Hope it continues.

Oh, and lawnman3, my guess is that your occupation relates to groundskeeping; and that you call your lawnmower: Precious.

 

[rocketvapor]

I work in space shuttle operations, and my avatar photo is of a shuttle launch last year when we had significant cloud cover....so, as a rocket scientist, and a vaper, and with the photo, I became Rocket Vapor...OK, not very inventive, but a gimme is a gimme!

 

[Lightgeoduck]

Well I used lightgeoduck on a religious forum way back in the day light(knowledge) geo(world) Duck(well that is where the plot thickens hehe)

I like word cames(even though I can't spell hehe) like the game first last (or something like that) lightgeo and geoduck it was really funny on a religious forum...because for some odd reason noone knows what a geoduck is.... hint it isn't a duck hehe... I just have a warped sense of humor....and its more to amuZe myself (since I am my number 1 fan hehe)

 

[catlvr]

Just love my feline friends! And no I don't have 15 or 20 cats. Only 4 indoor and 1 outdoor at home and 1 at work. All rescues. I am an animal loving freak!!

 

[yoitzo]

^^ i was wondering if you started this topic Dan...
Mine's pretty simple... My name is Zoe, add a couple spaces and you get "yo it zo" say it fast "yo its zo"