USERNAMES

We've had a thread asking why people chose a particular avatar, but I've been on forums such as this for around five years now, some for a little less time, but it fascinates me why people choose their usernames. Some are obvious. You get men registering with women's names, and women registering with a man's name.

Why did you choose your username? Mine's very simple. I chose Mollie M because my name actually is Mollie, and my maiden name began with M!

Hi mollie, i chose mine because its my daughters nickname.

I have had the same one since I started using these forums, and I like to think mine is self explanatory, but for the uninitiated, I love driving always have, it being a big part of my working life, so I thought the road runner summed up what I was about, the one I use on here at present is just a wake up call to tell me I am putting on too much weight, it will be changed back shortly when I have had my yearly medical MOT

Hiya Custard! Why is your daughter's nickname Custert?

Aitch, you've always been Aitch as long as I've known you on the forums, and to me it is self-explanatory!

I chose mine 'cos I'm a natural blonde and though I'm not dizzy all the time, it sticks. It's all these bleached/highlighted brunettes/auburns/sandys who give us naturals a bad name. As for avatars - who're they???

I'd like to think that mine speaks for itself and those that know me will know that it does!

'course we do lisalee.

I know you do flower!

mine is my real name the chimps bit is because i have adopted a chimp at monkey world we whent to monkey world when we went to eastboune on holiday its a great day out and they do a great job of careing for the chimps

I chose my user name to wind Bongo up

The username I first chose was already in use.
The next name that came into my head was my Grandson's
name.
By the way, I am not a fella.

I chose mine mainly because I LOVE cats. We once had a cat many moons ago that wouldn't eat cat food and the dog next door wouldn't eat dog food, they use to change houses and eat whatever what put down there. One thing, the food was never wasted.

Chose mine cos i like mamacass

MY name was chosen Because it is my name

"john Joseph" but too long to keep typing so JJ it is

JJ

Well, this account was originally my other halves!!

We noticed when getting on buses how many people say 2 T'wiggin! Made us giggle, Even try just getting on and saying Twiggin please!....

Other half was 21 when we signed up on here (wow 4 years ago!) so thats why i'm called Twigginer21

I chose mine because every time i ring my son up i say it's sonlyme.

"Why did you choose your username?"

Which one Moll, I've had several ..

Mine was chosen at random by msn when I joined one of their forums years ago, I sometimes add marie on the end, but am always knows as emps on any forum.

My current one was chosen whilst reading a rather excellent book by Tim Severin at the time, strangely entitled Odin's Child (How spooky is that!)

Posted by: odins_child (2382)
"Why did you choose your username?"

Which one Moll, I've had several ..


Aye, I know, and I've lost count of 'em all. So, your name has nowt to do with Norse mythacological stuff then?

mine is my nickname from school

Odins Child

What I don't understand though is, why have a username, yet put your real names on in your profiles? Each to their own, of course, but I'd feel weird somebody calling me a name other than my own, on forums. It's interesting to read the origins of them though.

LOL @ XR

Thats me on the right

Aye , looks like a grumpy get as well.

LOL, I was more refering to his manhood size

The one on the right huh? Well I hope thats his paw hes sittin on.

Im sure you know why.

I think it is his paw ....

Sorry folks but I don't make a habbit of looking at the dogs bo***cks.

I know what XRH stands for!

Shhhhh !

Lol Mollie, It's very odd having people calling me Twiggy! (I'm far from a twiggy!!!)

Like some other people I have some different user names for different forums.

mines obvious aswell, my names zoe and the 24 is how old i was when i joined

I'm not inventive enough to think of different names jath.
I like my emps name though, have used it so long i couldn't change it.

I'm not inventive Emps just split personalities.

Mines self explanatory and even I cant forget it !

Some have that many they forget who they have signed on as...

"Some have that many they forget who they have signed on as"

Really ???

not sure why i chose mine

Soodymoue suits you.

Mine is because my name is Maureen, and I always get called Mo,the Jim bit is my Dad's name,but Mo suits me fine.

xrh59, Your turning into Stanley Unwin !

Remarkibold !!!

Deep joy.

Well I am Thriftymost on your banky balancer.

Wuz he a Yorkshire mon ?

Just found this........

"Unwin's parents emigrated from the United Kingdom to South Africa in the early 1900s, and Stanley was born in Pretoria in 1911. Following his father's death in 1914 his mother arranged for the family to return to the United Kingdom. By 1919, Stanley had been sent to the National Children's Home at Congleton in Cheshire."

Ended up in Vulgaria.

Well, I wanted to use Hindleyite, as I do in most other places, but I noticed it had already been taken. Some people misinterpreted my nickname as 'Hindleyak', so it kind of evolved and I use it as a backup name now.

Joanne is my first name.

I still keep my jo-anonymity, but people can call me by my real name.

That's how I feel, Joanne. First names are anonymous enough!

mines my initials

Clever, making a word out of initials!

COMPETITION Why did I choose JACQUELINE LEYLAND ?

Thinking caps!

Mine is initials as well

mine is my name and the year i was born.....not my age

Mine is lanky for lancashire the 11 is I was born on the 11th of the 11th My son gave me this when I got my first computer

Mine is named after a granada banjo which the great Earl Scruggs owned in his early days. It was made in 1934,hence the name! Only wish I could play one though, any banjo I mean not just the 1934 one

Now that is interesting, Granada. I used to love listening to Flatt & Scruggs.

Yes Mollie, a great duo. They did the theme tune for the Beverley Hillbillies. And before our good friend xrh chips in, I'm not related to Erin Well at least I don't think so

Ah but do you ever get sore eyes granada

Posted by: 1934granada (1446)
Yes Mollie, a great duo. They did the theme tune for the Beverley Hillbillies. And before our good friend xrh chips in, I'm not related to Erin Well at least I don't think so


Aye, they did that, and duelling banjos and some other good stuff as well!

Karen your the same age as me lol.

Never, Douglas

Why am I reliving deliverance at this point?

Mollie,I am Doc of the Bay.My name is Doc and I am from the Bay (whitley bay).

Ah, but your real name isn't Doc, is it Doc?

You are naughty but i like you

Am not naughty Doc, and I like you too!