Usernames...what made you pick yours?

[Lyndagayle]

See also this thread I started back in October.

As for my screen name: 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.

My avatar 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).*

* That's what I wrote back in October. Since then, CigEasy as come out with an eGO-like battery for the Kr8 and 901, called the Elegant. [I use it (with adapters as needed) with all my atomizers.]

I had the beat of your name totally different Don. I thought is was supposed to sound like the little "jingle" (for lack of a better term right now) from Dragnet when Officer Friday was on to something. There were no words, just a "Bum da dum dum, bum bum." Now I'm really feeling old here. Am I the only one who remembers Dragnet?

 

[coffey]

These threads are always interesting to me. I love how original everyone is. My name, on the other hand, has no great story behind it. It's simply my last name.

 

[msroulette]

These threads are always interesting to me. I love how original everyone is. My name, on the other hand, has no great story behind it. It's simply my last name.

First name isn't Paul, is it?? Nah, I wouldn't be so lucky as to have a former player of My Beloved Red Wings on this board LOL

 

[Lord Thanos]

Mine is the same as I use playing Mafia Wars on Facebook. It looks pretty fearsome when someone playing MW sees that they got snuffed by {ZCF} LORD THANOS {ZCF}. People tend to attack me much less than, say, a player named "Bob", lol!

Thanos is my favorite Marvel comics "bad guy".

 

[coffey]

First name isn't Paul, is it?? Nah, I wouldn't be so lucky as to have a former player of My Beloved Red Wings on this board LOL

Ha, nope. He's just a distant (4th cousin) relative. Although I have to say that it was cool to live in MI and be a Wings fan with my last name when he was playing.

 

[cliff5550]

Kept it simple. First name is Cliff. Born 5-5-50. Duh!

 

[msroulette]

Ha, nope. He's just a distant (4th cousin) relative. Although I have to say that it was cool to live in MI and be a Wings fan with my last name when he was playing.

And, you could so get away with wearing a Coffey jersey and have it actually be YOUR jersey! Even nowadays, I see Coffey jerseys still. I wear Gordie Howe's number at the hockey games. Even here in Colorado, I go once a year to see the Wings/Avs play in Denver. That's very cool to be related (even a few times removed).

 

[ScatRD]

I got my name by "accident".
I ride with a motorcycle club called Gypsy M/C, and we took off one weekend to go to a benefit rally and were running a bit late because some people were dragging their heels. If you don't get there early you will not get the choice camping spots to pitch tents so we were pushing pretty hard and using up a lot of fuel to do so.
We stopped at a gas station, grabbed fuel and a drink, Diet Coke for me when I'm on 2 wheels, and hit the road again. We start pushing south and next thing I know I hear someone blowing a horn, I look over my shoulder to see most of my cloths flying thru the air and "scattered" down the road behind me....
I had left the saddlebag open as I sat there enjoying my drink while waiting for everyone else and forgot to close it properly..... DUMB!!
The next day I was road named "SCAT-R-D" because you couldn't fit all the letters on the nametape on the back of my vest.

Am I the only one who remembers Dragnet?

Not at all, that and Adam-12 were pretty cool back in the day!

 

[Upinthehills]

I look over my shoulder to see most of my cloths flying thru the air and "scattered" down the road behind me....
I had left the saddlebag open as I sat there enjoying my drink while waiting for everyone else and forgot to close it properly

I did that once, lost my wallet out of my saddlebag. Fortunately, the guy behind me saw it fly out and stopped to get it. Since then, part of routine when I pull out of anywhere is to reach behind me and pull on my saddlebags to make sure they're closed, because I can never remember if I actually closed it or not.

 

[SpiritAir]

I decided to use this name because of the Spiritual Path I have been on for quite a while now....Dragonflies are a symbol of that positive change.....I LOVE dragonflies!!! Beautiful AIR creatures....
The meaning of a dragonfly....the main symbolisms of the dragonfly are renewal, positive force and the power of life in general.. Dragonflies can also be a symbol of the sense of self that comes with maturity. Also, as a creature of the wind, the dragonfly frequently represents change.. And as a dragonfly lives a short life, it knows it must live its life to the fullest with the short time it has – which is a lesson for all of us.......
The dragonfly has been a symbol of happiness, new beginnings and.change for many centuries and even though the representation of the dragonfly seems to change throughout the cultures, there are still a few things that are similar; the dragonfly means hope, change and love.....

 

[Fullback32]

These threads are always interesting to me. I love how original everyone is. My name, on the other hand, has no great story behind it. It's simply my last name.

That's cool. in my tribe (Comanche Nation of Oklahoma), "Coffey" is a well-known family name. One of my uncles, Wallace Coffey, was our recent tribal chairman. I need to ask him about how that name got into our family as it is more certainly not a Comanche word. I have to wonder if they just took it back in the day or if there is some distant side relationship to your Coffey's.

 

[msroulette]

That's cool. in my tribe (Comanche Nation of Oklahoma), "Coffey" is a well-known family name. One of my uncles, Wallace Coffey, was our recent tribal chairman. I need to ask him about how that name got into our family as it is more certainly not a Comanche word. I have to wonder if they just took it back in the day or if there is some distant side relationship to your Coffey's.

How very interesting that is..please share with us when you get an answer! I am very fascinated by the Native American culture, I worked for a tribe in Northern Michigan (Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians) I even marched on Capital Hill for their rights as a sovereign nation. Their council chair is named Bailey...also not a name I would first think as an Ottawa or Chippewa word

 

[Elendil]

So the first name is "Ben" or "Bend?" (Can anybody remember which Chevy Chase movie used that as a punchline when his character was put in prison?)

Fletch.....

 

[Tutu]

Mine has nothing in common with the dance attire. Mine means Grandmother in Hawaiian. That's what all 3 of the grand babies have always called me. I am a very proud Tutu.

 

[coffey]

That's cool. in my tribe (Comanche Nation of Oklahoma), "Coffey" is a well-known family name. One of my uncles, Wallace Coffey, was our recent tribal chairman. I need to ask him about how that name got into our family as it is more certainly not a Comanche word. I have to wonder if they just took it back in the day or if there is some distant side relationship to your Coffey's.

It is interesting as I am 1/16 Native American, although the older generation of my family is weird about talking of it. The name itself is a Anglicized version of O'Cobhthaigh, and as I understand it my family is from Cork Ireland.

 

[VaporMadness]

ReeferMadness of course

...... Madness

 

[Kid_kv]

I always goofed around with high voltage when i was a kid and still do.. 20 to 30,000 volts got boring so i built a Tesla coil, 250,000 volts is better.
The KV is short for thousand volts aka 1,000 would be 1KV, also stands for Kilovolt.

 

[cliff]

Uh..not very original but mines kinda self explanatory

 

[VaporMadness]

I always goofed around with high voltage when i was a kid and still do.. 20 to 30,000 volts got boring so i built a Tesla coil, 250,000 volts is better.
The KV is short for thousand volts aka 1,000 would be 1KV, also stands for Kilovolt.

What on earth do you do with kilo volts... watching visible arcs thru air, or perhaps freshen up the air in the basement with some ozone

 

[shellknob]

Shellknob: A small town on Table Rock Lake in Missouri. I have a cabin there.