Author Topic: What is the origin of your user name? (Read 168111 times)

r90s · « **on:** July 01, 2011, 04:32:46 PM »

I often wonder how members came up with their user names. Some are obvious, while others are a mystery. I signed up as 'r90s' because that is the first motorcycle I purchased (in 1976). I'm guessing there might be some interesting and/or enlightening responses to this post.

crc · « **Reply #1 on:** July 01, 2011, 04:38:01 PM »

Nothing exciting about mine, its just my initials.

Testarossa · « **Reply #2 on:** July 01, 2011, 04:47:54 PM »

I painted my valve covers red.

faffi · « **Reply #3 on:** July 01, 2011, 04:48:52 PM »

When I was 24 and began in a new job back in 1988, people seemed to find me rather old and boring so they called me FARFAR (Norwegian for Grand dad on your father's side) and shortly that was abbreviated to FAFFI. The name stuck for many years and I've retained it as my username.

Wildguzzi.com · « **Reply #3 on:** July 01, 2011, 04:48:52 PM »

Steve Scott · « **Reply #4 on:** July 01, 2011, 04:53:35 PM »

???

Turin · « **Reply #5 on:** July 01, 2011, 04:57:35 PM »

Real name, spelled phonetically.

twhitaker · « **Reply #6 on:** July 01, 2011, 05:01:03 PM »

I believe the origin of my name goes back to old England where my ancestors raised and harvested wheat. Wheat takers.

cloudbase · « **Reply #7 on:** July 01, 2011, 05:08:56 PM »

I'm a glider pilot, so cloudbase is where I hang out. Well, 500 ft. below cloudbase. Really!

Adk.IBO · « **Reply #8 on:** July 01, 2011, 05:22:33 PM »

Self employed since 1986, self employed in the adirondacks since 1989, therefore Adirondack Independent Business Owner or Adk.IBO

demills · « **Reply #9 on:** July 01, 2011, 05:26:34 PM »

My first & middle initials and last name.
Dennis E. Mills

Chuck in Indiana · « **Reply #10 on:** July 01, 2011, 05:29:35 PM »

Back in the Pleistocene, the moderators on the Guzzi list were Sheldon and Chuck in Mass. When I joined, to eliminate confusion, I was Chuck in Indiana..

Zoom Zoom · « **Reply #11 on:** July 01, 2011, 05:31:14 PM »

Some time ago, someone posted on another board with a title of "I hate my Guzzi". This person went on to elaborate about the many troubles he had with the bike, many of which took very little time and very little, or no money to resolve. This was a very long rant. Many people countered with reasons that they "loved" their Guzzi, also going to great detail about why. At the time, this was the Mr. Nevada thread of its time. After being entertained for quite a period of time, I finally posted that every time I get on my Guzzi, even after the then 25,000 miles, and hit the starter, I felt like the kid in the Mazda commercial looking over his shoulder with a grin saying Zoom Zoom. It stuck. BTW, I still feel that way about my Guzzi's. ;D

Zoom Zoom,
John Henry

daytonars97 · « **Reply #12 on:** July 01, 2011, 05:31:47 PM »

Guzzi model owned + year. This one is an obvious one.

Gliderjohn · « **Reply #13 on:** July 01, 2011, 05:32:09 PM »

As with Cloudbase, I am a glider pilot. Was having a hard time coming up with a user name so kept it simple.

Quote from Cloudbase:

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I'm a glider pilot, so cloudbase is where I hang out. Well, 500 ft. below cloudbase. Really!

So how do you measure that 500 ft.? I have had this problem of thinking that cloud is more than 500ft above and next thing you know everything is getting hazy. ;)
GliderJohn

Steve Scott · « **Reply #14 on:** July 01, 2011, 05:34:36 PM »

Quote from: twhitaker on July 01, 2011, 05:01:03 PM

I believe the origin of my name goes back to old England where my ancestors raised and harvested wheat. Wheat takers.

You're not kin to the Tazewell Co VA Whitakers are you?

Lannis · « **Reply #15 on:** July 01, 2011, 05:36:46 PM »

Quote from: Testarossa on July 01, 2011, 04:47:54 PM

I painted my valve covers red.

Oh thank goodness ... I always thought it was something else of yours that were red ... it wasn't a pretty picture! ;D

dam · « **Reply #16 on:** July 01, 2011, 05:39:02 PM »

Just my initials.

Dale

Crusty · « **Reply #17 on:** July 01, 2011, 05:39:27 PM »

When I tried to sign on a Buell forum, years ago, the name JohnJ was taken. My best friend at the time was 19 years younger than me, and he referred to me as a Crusty Old Fart, so I tried Crusty, and it took.

Kev m · « **Reply #18 on:** July 01, 2011, 05:39:39 PM »

Ya see when I was born the nurse asked what they should put on the birth certificate and...

Lee Bruns · « **Reply #19 on:** July 01, 2011, 05:40:07 PM »

My first name is Shannon, but it gets tiresome, having to correct people who seem to want to call me Shawn or Shane, or demand to speak to 'her'. So I use my middle name for everything. My wife is about the only person who calls me Shannon. Been using my middle name for many years, works fine.

pat manning · « **Reply #20 on:** July 01, 2011, 05:44:28 PM »

Quote from: Steve Scott on July 01, 2011, 04:53:35 PM

???

??? ??? ??? ??? 8)

Steph · « **Reply #21 on:** July 01, 2011, 05:52:48 PM »

Quote from: Lee Bruns on July 01, 2011, 05:40:07 PM

My first name is Shannon, but it gets tiresome, having to correct people who seem to want to call me Shawn or Shane, or demand to speak to 'her'. So I use my middle name for everything. My wife is about the only person who calls me Shannon. Been using my middle name for many years, works fine.

+1 ???
My first name is Stephane, grew up in Quebec, but it gets tiresome to correct people...

QCGoose · « **Reply #22 on:** July 01, 2011, 05:53:11 PM »

When I first got my Guzzi, I also had my '06 Ninja. Pretty imaginative, huh? ::) ;D

EDIT: Ah, that was the old name. Guess I'd better update.

"QC" = Quad-Cities.

Again, pretty imaginative lol.

rodekyll · « **Reply #23 on:** July 01, 2011, 06:00:37 PM »

My old Convert is a critter magnet. I seem to squash something on every long road trip. After the first few run-overs with it (possums, dogs, chipmunks, birds, etc) people started saying "Here comes Rodekyll" when I showed up, and the name stuck whether I liked it or not.

Orange Guzzi · « **Reply #24 on:** July 01, 2011, 06:13:27 PM »

I painted my first Guzzi (79"sp) orange. Big Bad Orange or the color of the General Lee car.

diablo45 · « **Reply #25 on:** July 01, 2011, 06:16:39 PM »

I used to play in paintball tournaments and would paint eldiablo(the devil) on my gun. So everything computer lo in related became a varient of that. The 45 comes from two of my favorite pistol calibers,45acp and 45 long colt.

Sam

ranette · « **Reply #26 on:** July 01, 2011, 06:31:29 PM »

Back in the early days of the web, before Hotmail and the like, when I signed on with my first ISP, I was allotted one email address. If I didn't include my (then)new wife in the new address it probably wouldn't have been a good idea. So Randy and Annette, predating Brangelina, Bennifer and a host of other celebrity duos, became, and has remained, Ranette.

Testarossa · « **Reply #27 on:** July 01, 2011, 06:32:33 PM »

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Oh thank goodness ... I always thought it was something else of yours that were red ... it wasn't a pretty picture!

Oy, that hurts.

Testarossa = redhead = Ferrari tradition. There have been several generations of Ferrari 12-cylinder engines in V- and boxer configurations with red valves covers. See for instance

http://www.automobilemag.com/features/collectible_classic/1003_1984_1991_ferrari_testarossa/photo_03.html

Guzziscoot · « **Reply #28 on:** July 01, 2011, 06:34:16 PM »

Very cool thread! My childhood nickname was Scoot, and then Guzzi came into my life........

Vince in Milwaukee · « **Reply #29 on:** July 01, 2011, 06:40:09 PM »

Quote from: Chuck in Indiana on July 01, 2011, 05:29:35 PM

Back in the Pleistocene, the moderators on the Guzzi list were Sheldon and Chuck in Mass. When I joined, to eliminate confusion, I was Chuck in Indiana..

My story is quite similar to this one. Before actually joining up back in the day, I checked out the board quite often. There was a Vince in New York. Since I was out in Phoenix at the time, I became Vince in Phoenix. Moving back home, and ending up in Milwaukee, I am now my current handle. Wonder what ever happened to Vince in New York?

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Author Topic: What is the origin of your user name? (Read 168111 times)

r90s

crc

faffi

Wildguzzi.com

Orange Guzzi

Guzziscoot