What's in a UserName?

[Piwoslaw]

Originally Posted by Tango Charlie

I'm glad you're not using an unpronouncable symbol, then we'd have to call you "the ecomodder formerly known as deiselbeetle."

From MP's Holy Grail:

HEAD KNIGHT: We are now... no longer the Knights Who Say Nee.
RANDOM: Nee!
HEAD KNIGHT: Shh shh. We are now the Knights Who Say Ecky-ecky-ecky-
ecky-pikang-zoom-boing-mumble-mumble.
RANDOM: Nee!
HEAD KNIGHT: Therefore, we must give you a test.
ARTHUR: What is this test, O Knights of-- Knights Who 'Til Recently
Said Nee?

[Tango Charlie]

Originally Posted by 2000neon

Take a wild guess how i came up with mine

Wow! You've got 2000 feet of neon lights on your car? It must be really bright!

[2000neon]

I can direct air traffic!

[Vman455]

"VMAN" was my vanity plate on the Viper, and also the superhero character in Queer as Folk caricaturing the "X-Men" film franchise (whose director, Bryan Singer, had an analogous character on the series whose hit film was "V-Man"). 455 was the engine displacement of my first car, a 1974 Pontiac Grandville that had been sitting behind a neighbor's garage for years.

[reb01501]

initials plus zip code. Never had a conflict

[5speed5]

When I first joined I had a 5-speed 5-cylinder Chevy Colorado. 5speed5 is short hand
for that. Now that I have a 5-spd HHR, I should be 5speed4 which is what I am on the HHR forums.

[brucepick]

I just used my name. I might change my car after a few years but I expect to keep my name.

Odd thing is, people don't expect "Pick" to be a name. It used to be fairly common among Czech Jews but the Nazis changed that.

People trying to spell my name after I say it often guess Pike or Pique. Pick is just too simple. Once someone even inserted an "r" in an inappropriate location. I just credited that to their alcohol consumption. They'd just met me and had no reason to treat me badly.

[turbovr41991]

15+ years ago, I bought a 1991 Mitsubishi 3000gt VR4 (its a twin turbo car.) So when AOL was still pay by the minute, I made the screen name turbovr41991 and have just used it for everything since.

Oddly enough most people think it relates to a 1991 Mitsubishi galant VR4 which is odd as they only made 3000 Galant VR4's and probably 30000+ 3000gt VR4's. But in the end, they are both rare all wheel drive turbo mitsubishi cars so nor much is lots in translation. lol

[Runum]

Lot's of interesting screen names here.

Runum from my old street racing days. Guys would pull up beside each other and say "Wanna runum?" I always said yes, so Runum seemed natural.

[larrybuck]

So I'm boring, predictable, but REAL!!! What else can I say? I have no need to hide!